Edu-odyssey Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
831256184
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Parkville, MD, USA
Rating
55
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$525,972
Expenses
$441,695
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Lauren Cockrell (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Lauren Cockrell (Vice President)
  • Jennifer Myers (Managing Director)
  • Erdal Kucukyalcin (Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To enable students from all backgrounds the chance to experience cultures abroad through immersive, guided study programs abroad Our goal is to provide academically and financially accessible opportunities to broaden global citizenship

What it reported doing in 2024

The Psychology Study Abroad Program is an educational and cultural initiative designed to provide undergraduate and graduate students with immersive learning experiences in the field of psychology while engaging with diverse cultures and communities abroad. The program integrates academic coursework, experiential learning, and cultural exchange, allowing participants to observe, analyze, and engage with psychological practices, mental health systems, and community-based interventions in the host country. Through structured classroom instruction, site visits to local organizations, and supervised fieldwork, students gain a broadened understanding of human behavior, cross-cultural mental health practices, and social dynamics. The program emphasizes intercultural competence, ethical research practices, and critical thinking, fostering students growth as informed global citizens and future professionals in psychology. The program aligns with the Organizations mission to advance education, promote cultural understanding, and provide transformative learning experiences. All revenues from participant tuition are reinvested to support program operations, scholarships, and further educational initiatives, ensuring accessibility and broad public benefit.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 69% 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

MIXED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 53
  • Accountability: 30
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82.3%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 98%; rating input score 98
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 16%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

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

Details

  • Where the money goes: 82.3% of revenue deployed · 98% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 4 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $433K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $10K reported
  • Consistency: 39 of 39 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes foreign activity
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.