Council of the Americas Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

In 2024, council of the americas hosted in-person, hybrid, and virtual high-level programs with audiences across the western hemisphere to foster dialogue on regional issues. The council continued to fulfill its mission by strengthening hemispheric ties through both public forums and private meetings, as well as through its online content such as podcasts, explainers, poll trackers, and a guide to 2024 latin american elections. In 2024, coa's programming covered a wide range of themes, including sustainability, technology, anti-corruption efforts, regional relations with the united states, elections in latin america, trade, and economic and political prospects in the americas. The organization livestreamed 12 programs.through its signature latin american cities conferences, coa cohosted and continued to offer an unparalleled platform for public and private exchanges where top government officials, business leaders, and investors discussed some of the most pressing issues facing the region. Held in person, the conferences focused on chile, mexico, argentina, guatemala and brazil. They featured keynote remarks and panel discussions on topics such as energy transition, job creation, opportunities for technological innovation, and economic activity through foreign investment. Prominent speakers at the conferences included ministers, governors, ambassadors, senior representatives from multilateral organizations, ceos, and leading entrepreneurs and innovators. Among the top officials featured at the 2024 latin american cities conferences were guatemala's president bernardo arevalo; guatemala's minister of economy gabriela garcia-quinn; guatemala's minister of public finances jonathan menkos; mexico's then-secretary of economy raquel buenrostro; mexico's then-secretary of finance and public credit rogelio ramirez de la o; chile's minister of finance mario marcel; chile's then-u.s. Ambassador to chile bernadette m. Meehan; ceo of prime energia chile jose arosa; president of banco do brasil tarciana medeiros; brazil's executive secretary of the ministry of women maria helena guarezi; argentina's president javier milei; argentina's minister of security patricia bullrich; and argentina's chief of the cabinet of ministers guillermo francos.the latin american cities conference buenos aires was coa's most-attended conference in the region, with 871 people at the event.in conjunction with the public latin american cities conferences, the council organized and hosted several invitation-only elite events to convene local and international corporate members and guests with senior hemispheric officials and business leaders for intimate, off-the-record programs. These programs provide an ideal setting for coa's members and constituents to engage with invited guests on investment opportunities and critical hemispheric issues. Also in 2024, coa cohosted an exclusive program in mexico city with then-presidential candidate claudia sheinbaum, who spoke about her economic plans for the country and her vision for investment, job creation, and security.as part of the presidents of the americas series, coa hosted programs for latin american heads of state for an opportunity to speak on their countries' investment opportunities and current economic and political environments. In 2024, coa cohosted private in-person programs with panama's president jose raul mulino; paraguay's president santiago pena; suriname's president chan santokhi; guyana's president irfaan ali; ecuador's president daniel noboa; guatemala's president bernardo arevalo; el salvador's president nayib bukele; colombia's president gustavo petro and the dominican republic's president luis abinader. For over 50 years, council of the americas' annual Washington conference on the americas has been the premier event on the region, bringing together presidents, secretaries and ministers, and senior leaders from the public and private sectors. In 2024, to kick-off the 54th annual Washington confer

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: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
• Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 98%; rating input score 98; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 0.5%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.73; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.91; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 20%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: Limited
• Revenue growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings