Consultative Group on International Science & Tech for Rural Poor
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 270150824
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2010–2010
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2010
- Location
- Schaumburg, IL, USA
- Phone
- 3129098890
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Community Coalitions
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $0
- Expenses
- $8,000
- Assets
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2010. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2010. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Consultative Group on International Science & Technology for Rural Poor (CGIST) is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purpose, within the meaning of Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or the corresponding provisions of any subsequent federal tax (the "Code"), including for such purpose the making of distributions to other organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c) (3) of the Code.
What it reported doing in 2010
The program installed water disinfection systems on 10 rural water supply systems in 10 villages of Wu'qi, Yanchang, Yichuan and An'sai counties, Shaanxi province, part of a pilot project to tackle rural drinking water safety issues in China. The ten water supply systems will supply more than 20,000 local residents with microbiologically safe water.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- No positive adjusted resources. The filing reports no positive adjusted operating resources.
- 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: 12
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 0
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: Limited
- Program expense ratio: 12.5%; rating input score 12
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: Limited
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: Limited
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 12.5% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 8 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules
- 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.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 12/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
- Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.
- High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.