Foundation for Academic & Cultural Exchange

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
931113175
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Sherwood, OR, USA
Phone
5036255781
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Promotion of International Understanding

Reported finances

Revenue
$11,683
Expenses
$16,947
Assets
$38,707

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARYANNE AZDINE (President)

People named in this filing

  • MARYANNE AZDINE (President)
  • CAROLINE RICHARDS (Treasurer)
  • JANE USATIN (Director)

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

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

Overview

Mission

The organization hopes to achieve a better understanding of cultural differences through an exchange program, hosting students from foreign countries who experience living with host families and participating in community activities.

What it reported doing in 2024

In Oregon: the organization serves Oregon youth facility - specifically incarcerated youth in a rural facilty in burns and florence, Oregon. These youth are isolated and under served because of the geographical location of the prison and their circumstances. Our programs provide a bridge of hope between their past and what they may be able to make of their future, encouraging activities and relationships that healthy communities take for granted, such as organizing accomplishments big and small, developing social and relationship skills, setting realistic and positive goals, wants vs. Needs, and appropriate forms of self-expression and sharing. Internationally: the organization continued its project in mexico at a rural school of 200 students, providing science lab support, supplies and books, both to the school's library and classroom sets of books, to foster literacy.through eritrea project the organization will assist 3 families, allowing them to ensure their children are able to continue attending school by helping with food, books, uniforms and school supplies.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 97% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 97
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 92.9%; rating input score 93

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -45.1%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.28; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -3.5% per year; rating input score 0; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5% per year; rating input score 0; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.8% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 92.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $16K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.