Asian Womens Leadership University Project Inc Awlu Project Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
990365801
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2013
Forms available
Form 990 2013
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
9174003810
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Leadership Development

Reported finances

Revenue
$124,559
Expenses
$155,709
Assets
$162,969
Liabilities
$26,224

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Barbara Hou (President, Board of Directors)

People named in this filing

  • SHARMILA MONA SINHA (CHAIR OF THE BOARD)
  • Barbara Hou (President, Board of Directors)
  • HOON ENG KHOO (DIRECTORS)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To establish the asia women's leadership university ('awlu') a top level liberal arts women's university in asia for promising women. With smith college (ma, USA) as the chief academic planning partner, the asian women's leadership university will combine american-style liberal arts education with a leadership and entrepreneurship curriculum that is relevant to asia

What it reported doing in 2013

Awlu project engaged mila devenport during 2013 : as a project coordinator. The scope of mila's assistance included (1) drafting and management of documents relating to fundraising, development and the application for the license for awlu (2) communications with internal members and external parties, including through marketing materials, newsletters and webside, (3) back office and logistics for awlu project, and (4) other development activities including research, land site visits and assistance at events. The activities of barbara hou, the president of awlu project, incuded (1) speaking at events and networking to raise awareness of awlu project and for fundraising, (2) maintenance and management of relationships with internal members and external parties, and (3) attention to the development activities and operations of awlu.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.1%; rating input score 80
  • Program expense ratio: 64%; rating input score 64
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.82 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -25%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.05; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.16; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80.1% of revenue deployed · 64% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 16 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $96K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 17 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 23/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 10/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 31/100.