Black Sea-atlantic Democracy Partnership Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
262875257
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2014
Forms available
Form 990 2014
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2023334936
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
International, Foreign Affairs, and National Security N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$881
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

  • GERALD MULLINS (CHAIRMAN)
  • WILLIAM REUTHER (TREASURER)
  • ANDREW ASHER (DIRECTOR / GENERAL COUNSEL)

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 2014. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

First and foremost, the organization sees promotion of and respect for the rule-of-law to be of key significance to the social and economic development of the region. The organization's staff will undertake short and long-term projects that will provide support for educational and artistic programs to help explain the importance of rule-of-law for the region's continued prosperity. This activity involves the participation by the organization staff in public debate on issues concerning security, free-markets and the rule-of-law. This activity is key to the non-profit mission of the organization.

What it reported doing in 2014

Public education regarding socio-economic development throughout the black sea and caucuses regions. In addition to the promotion and advocacy of this region's maturing social and economic landscape, the organization also devotes about 25% of its time to education through general outreach to the public. This activity is an important aspect of the non-profit mission because other good actors in the region and the u.s. May need to be made aware of its mission objectives and the regional profile.

Operating model

Revenue model
No positive adjusted resources. The filing reports no positive adjusted operating resources.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 30
  • Sustainability: 8
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 9th 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: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -51.4% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -58.4% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 3 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 10 of 10 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2010 to 2014
  • 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: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.