Cell Society International
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 272894577
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2012–2013
- Forms available
- Form 990 2013, Form 990-EZ 2011
- Location
- La Jolla, CA, USA
- Phone
- 8584504640
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- International Democracy & Civil Society Development
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $199,620
- Expenses
- $209,191
- Assets
- $8,975
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- STEVEN R COHEN MD (CEO)
People named in this filing
- STEVEN R COHEN MD (CEO)
- MARK HEDRICK (CFO)
- KIYOSHI KUROKAWA (DIRECTOR)
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 expand the global use of regenerative cell therapies through science, policy and education.
What it reported doing in 2013
Hosting annual clinical meeting to offer a unique opportunity for multidisciplinary, international, clinical collaboration designed to enhance understanding and thought provoking insight into treatments and cures for disease and agonizing medical conditions.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- 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 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: NotEnoughData
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 76
- Sustainability: 34
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: Limited
- Program expense ratio: Limited
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- 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: -4.8%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.04; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: 28.3% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -54.6% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
- Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $115K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2012 to 2013
- 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.
Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.
- Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 30/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
- High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.