Awana International

Nonprofit profile at a glance

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Amounts in USD.

11 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

To support the work of Awana Clubs International.

To evangelize and disciple children and youth internationally through support of bible based club programs, events, and activities.

Revenue model: Affiliate-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions from related organizations.
Distribution model: Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
- Compensation committee: Pass
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
- Written employment contract: Missing
- Compensation survey or study: Pass
- Board or committee approval: Pass
Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
- Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
- Requires narrative reports: Fail
- Conducts field audits: Fail
- May suspend future funding: Fail
- Requires financial reports: Pass
- Conducts site visits: Fail
- Requires grant agreements: Fail
- May require repayment: Fail
Grant itemization coverage: 99.3%; rating input score 99; 34th percentile among comparable filings
Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Related-party transparency: Limited

Independent voting board: 71.4%; rating input score 71; 12th percentile among comparable filings
Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: Pass
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Operating margin: 0%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
Officer compensation ratio: 1.9%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Program expense growth: Limited
Revenue growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: Limited

Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
Governance: 5 of 7 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4.7M in reported program spending
Leadership: top reported pay $187K · 11 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed
Consistency: 26 of 27 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and executive pay
Filing history: 4 filing years from 2009 to 2012
Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
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.

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

High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 6 of 8 not reported.
Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 36/100.
High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.