Chennault Council for International

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521654193
IRS 990-PF coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2024
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2023470516
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
International Exchange, N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,384,472
Expenses
$274,966

Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Overview

Mission

International Exchange, N.E.C.

What it reported funding in 2024

The foundation reported 4 grants totaling $52,908. The stated grant purposes included support for educational programs and researchlibrary for chinese studies., support for educational project for rural schools in prc., and sponsor of the 2025 lt. general claire l.chennault awards, which was awarded as afaculty recognition award to two members of theteaching staff of wrnmmc, determined by aselection committee of wrnmmc based onpre-determined criteria.sponsor of the 2025 lt. general clairel. chennault award for outstanding psychiatryfaculty, which is awarded to one faculty memberof wrnmmc who actively participates in thetraining of residents & fellows in the nationalcapital consortium psychiatry general residencyor fellowship training programs. the award isdetermined by a selection committee of wrnmmcbased on pre-determined criteria., plus 1 other reported purpose.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 92% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from contributions.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The foundation combined direct charitable work with grants to other organizations or people.
  • Includes asset-sale income: Asset-sale income is shown separately from recurring resources when classifying the revenue model.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes to charitable grants and the filing identifies who received its grants. A relatively small share of spending goes to grants and the filing reports one or more activities that warrant closer review.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 75
  • Cost Efficiency: 19
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 94
  • Endowment Health: 97

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 75.3%; rating input score 75; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 19.2%; rating input score 19; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: 17 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Pass
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Fail
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Pass
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Grants to individuals: Pass
    • Grants to organizations: Fail
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 10; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 109.13; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: 75.3% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 97th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 10 of 10 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 9 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Cost Efficiency: Grant expense ratio scored 19/100.
  • Review — Compliance: Part VII-B activity disclosures: 2 of 19 not reported.