Cifal Atlanta Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
201997034
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2017
Forms available
Form 990 2017
Location
Kennesaw, GA, USA
Phone
7702175604
Rating
50
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Economic Development

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$105,433
Expenses
$148,569
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • MS SERENA R NEWHALL (EXECUTIVE DI): $70,983 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide government authorities and civil society leaders of countries, with special emphasis in the western hemisphere, with a forum to exchange strategies, tools and best practices in support of the united nations millenium development goals.

What it reported doing in 2017

Airports conference - the airport and economic development program helps airport decision makers share innovative strategies to maximize the contribution of airports to the long-term economic growth objectives of the region. Cooperation and coordination between governments and airport management are key factors of success for economic development initiatives that position airports as optimal gateways and business zones. Participants will share best practices to strategically position airports as global engines of economic growth.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 40% for direct work, and 60% for grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 36
  • Transparency & Controls: 76
  • Accountability: 63
  • Sustainability: 4
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 45.4%; rating input score 45
  • Program expense ratio: 32.2%; rating input score 32
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 94.8%; rating input score 95; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: No; rating input score 0
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -40.9%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 47.8%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -11.7% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -27.5% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -29.7% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 45.4% of revenue deployed · 32.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 1 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $48K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $71K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 20 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2010 to 2017
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 45/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 32/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Major donor itemization scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 4/100.