Georgetown International Relations Association Incorporated

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
520895972
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2029367472
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Promotion of International Understanding

Reported finances

Revenue
$591,488
Expenses
$621,903
Assets
$807,014
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Julie Johnson (Chief Executive Officer, April 2024 - April 2025)
  • Kevin Piraino (Chief Executive Officer, April 2025 - April 2026; NCSC LII Secretary-General)
  • JieXin Ching (Chief Operations Officer, April 2025 - April 2026; NAIMUN LXII Executive Director)
  • Cynthia Lu (NCSC LII Executive Director)
  • Kate Satterfield (NCSC LIII Executive Director)
  • Mark Manaois (NAIMUN LXIII Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Julie Johnson (Chief Executive Officer, April 2024 - April 2025)
  • Kevin Piraino (Chief Executive Officer, April 2025 - April 2026; NCSC LII Secretary-General)
  • Daniel Wachman (Chief Operations Officer, April 2024 - April 2025)

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

The mission of the Georgetown International Relations Association is to promote youth education in global affairs through a series of Model UN conferences and related programming in Washington, D.C. and around the world by creating new opportunities for youth to explore international affairs.

What it reported doing in 2024

The North American Invitational Model United Nations (NAIMUN) is a Model United Nations conference for high school students which takes place annually in February. February 2025 marked the 62nd iteration of the conference. NAIMUN draws roughly 3000 high school students from around the country and world to participate in 40 committees, each designed to enhance students' understanding of a given international affairs topic. Some committees simulate actual organs of the United Nations, while others focus on smaller governing bodies or corporate boards across a wide array of historical timelines. Each of these simulations provides its participants with a chance to enhance their research, public speaking, and critical thinking skills as they work in pursuit of a common problem. NAIMUN is staffed by roughly 250 Georgetown University student volunteers.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 94% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 86% 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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 12
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 94.8%; rating input score 95; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -5.1%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.3; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.8% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.7% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 15 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $622K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 22 people listed
  • Consistency: 41 of 42 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 24/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 51/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.