Human Resource Certification Institute Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
472243621
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Alexandria, VA, USA
Phone
5715516700
Rating confidence
Limited

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$22,825,712
Expenses
$22,138,227
Assets
$40,006,860
Liabilities
$8,278,518

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

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • AMY SCHABACKER DUFRANE EDD SPHR C (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • AMY SCHABACKER DUFRANE EDD SPHR C (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $960,576 total reported compensation
  • DAVID MEGINLEY (CHIEF REVENUE & LEARNING OFFICER): $552,413 total reported compensation
  • ELIZABETH HAIGHT (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $390,708 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To enable people and organizations to discover, develop, and demonstrate their fullest potential through innovative learning and certification in the ever-evolving world of hr.

What it reported doing in 2024

Certification: the institute conducts certification examinations in order to recognize professionals who have demonstrated knowledge and expertise in human resource management. These expenses are related to the exam development and administration of eight credentials from early career to senior-level hr practice. The institute utilizes professional examination companies to support the exam development and testing process, and subject matter experts to write and peer review exam content at each stage of the process. The institute offers world-class learning dedicated to helping professionals achieve new competencies that drive business results. The learning courses are based on proven practices and knowledge gaining techniques that help hr professionals in their day-to-day responsibilities. Through these learning courses, professionals can receive recertification credit that can be applied to a certification, demonstrating the commitment to continuing competence. The institute also certifies organizations by validating organizational hr processes to global standards. Once certified, organizations continue to document their commitment to continual improvement in hr processes through annual reviews and periodic recertification.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 95% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 61
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 6 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.81; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.21; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 15.4%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 8 of 9 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $961K · 17 people listed · 6 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $5.5M reported
  • Consistency: 11 of 11 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes foreign activity and executive pay
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 9 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 46/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 58/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 58/100.