Georgetown University Alumni Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521170825
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2015
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2026873604
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$657,063
Expenses
$531,415
Assets
$7,412,162
Liabilities
$135,399

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

Leadership & pay

130 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KELLY MULVOY MANGAN (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
  • FITZ LUFKIN (PRESIDENT)
  • JULIA FARR (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • GAIL GILLIS-LOUIS (PRESIDENT-ELECT)

Highest reported compensation

  • JOHN DEGIOIA (APPOINTED GOVERNOR - EX OF): $1,947,390 total reported compensation
  • BOB GROVES (APPOINTED GOVERNOR - EX OF): $1,228,708 total reported compensation
  • R BARTLEY MOORE (APPOINTED GOVERNOR - EX OF): $808,109 total reported compensation

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 university alumni association is to generate goodwill and support for the university and to foster a lifelong connection among alumni, our alma mater and the global georgetown community.

What it reported doing in 2024

The georgetown university alumni association (guaa) will live out its mission in the 2022 - 2025 presidential term by focusing on three strategic priorities. These priorities were developed by the guaa's leadership, in close partnership with the board of governors, to ensure all hoyas feel at home and connected to the alumni community.(1)engagement - enhance the intrinsic value of the guaa for our alumni by: fortifying the guaa through investment in services and resources that enable sustainable advancement of the guaa's mission; developing innovative, creative alumni-centered forums, programs, and content; expanding alumni access to meaningful programming, volunteer opportunities, and guaa resources.(2) diversity, equity, & inclusion - foster a more inclusive and connected community that allows alumni to be their whole selves by: ensuring justice and equity across all alumni engagement and outreach activities; leading efforts to create an inclusive environment; building and expanding guaa communities, alumni alliances, and affinity groups.(3) communication - elevate awareness of and inspire connection to the guaa by: strengthening alumni understanding of guaa's brand and mission; clarifying the breadth of programs and resources the guaa offers the georgetown alumni community; highlighting guaa contributions to georgetown university and celebrating the ways the guaa promotes and enhances the alumni experience.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 74% for direct work, and 26% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 61
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.9%; rating input score 69
  • Program expense ratio: 67.3%; rating input score 67
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 19.1%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 13.95; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 72.1%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -4.2% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.6% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 68.9% of revenue deployed · 67.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 58 of 58 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $358K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $1.9M · 130 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: CEO compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 1/100.