Croatian American Society

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
742611076
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2009
Location
Belle Chasse, LA, USA
Phone
5045830247
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$714,787
Expenses
$570,195
Assets
$6,709,213
Liabilities
$1,224,310

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANTHONY CIBILICH (PRESIDENT)
  • ANITA COGNEVICH (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • KATHERINE PELAS (GENERAL MANAGER): $22,660 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

This organization was formed for the purpose of promoting and advancing croatias heritage and croatian people in the world and for the purpose of conducting other nonprivate activity with members of the organization. The purpose of promoting and advancing the croatian people and heritage of croatia is accomplished as follows: 1. Assist croatia with material aid which will sustain it as it creates and builds a free and democratic society. 2. Promote democratic institutions and the welfare of the people in croatia by supporting educational opportunities for all citizens of croatia. 3. Unite croatian-americans for the purpose of mutual assistance and cooperation in achieving croatias goal of democratic self-determination. 4. Educate croatian-americans and the citizens of Louisiana and people across the united states about the history, culture and contemporary situation of croatia. 5. Support efforts of other groups interested in promoting freedom in croatia.

What it reported doing in 2025

Ladies luncheon - a social function provided to the women of the croatian american society members and community to promote croatian food, dance, and heritage.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 66% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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 - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 59
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 71
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 60.6%; rating input score 61
  • Program expense ratio: 75.7%; rating input score 76
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • 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: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 20.2%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 11.77; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.18; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 17.4% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 13.6% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 19.4% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 60.6% of revenue deployed · 75.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $432K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $23K · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2013 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 27/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 52/100.