Coalition for American Public Diplomacy and Leadership

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
871717943
IRS 990 coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2024
Location
Portland, ME, USA
Phone
9197098029
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$323,364
Expenses
$248,798
Assets
$82,375
Liabilities
$86,759

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CARMEN IEZZI MEZZERA (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (EX OFFICIO))

Highest reported compensation

  • CARMEN IEZZI MEZZERA (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (EX OFFICIO)): $217,690 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purpose of the coalition for american public diplomacy and leadership is to strengthen and expand the us department of state's bridgeusa programs by:(1) educating key constituents on the history and power of bridgeusa programs to advance u.s. Public diplomacy, national security, and economic prosperity, and (2) cultivating a global network of supporters who promote best practices in bridgeusa program delivery.

What it reported doing in 2025

Capdl supported members by convening 16 webinars in 2025 to share best practices and tell the story of bridgeusa. It hosted one in-person workshop in miami, fl to convene 20 members of the area community working on or interested in bridgeusa exchange programs. Capdl's executive director spoke at 4 conferences to educate key stakeholders. Capdl convened three member working groups to generate best practices for the intern, trainee, summer work travel, and high school categories. Capdl also released a research paper looking at how bridgeusa programs distinctly contribute to us public diplomacy, economic prosperity, and national security, created handouts to explain the power of bridgeusa to prospective participants and hosts, and delivered a weekly member email grounded in education, best practices sharing, and storytelling.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 74
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 69.2%; rating input score 69
  • Program expense ratio: 89.9%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • 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: 23.1%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.33; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.05; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 87.5%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 69.2% of revenue deployed · 89.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $224K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $218K · 12 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 18/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 3/100.