Inter American Foreign Evangelical Missionaries Cultural Association
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 980684039
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2016–2023
- Forms available
- Form 990 2023, Form 990-N 2015
- Location
- Miami, FL, USA
- Phone
- 5027764080
- Rating
- 69
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Primary, Elementary Schools
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $910,699
- Expenses
- $833,084
- Assets
- $837,120
- Liabilities
- $155,849
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- LILY STONE (PRESIDENT)
- JOYCE TYSON (VICE PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- CHARLES COLLINS (MEMBER)
- HELAINE WALTON (MEMBER)
- BETTIE COLSON (MEMBER)
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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The vision of ias is to be an authentic christian community, unified by our common faith in jesus christ. Our english environment, small class sizes, and college preparatory program will adequately prepare students for success at the university level. Together we strive to create a positive school atmosphere that has student achievement as its focus. Our desire is to see students impact their communities as purposeful and responsible citizens and leaders.
What it reported doing in 2023
An excellent education enables students to grow academically, socially, spiritually and physically in an english immersion environment that prepares each student for success at the university level. Christ-centeredness permeates all aspects of the educational program as faith and learning are integrated through an unswerving commitment to biblical principles. A dedication to civic responsibility based on the belief that everyone possesses inherent worth and value and has the potential to make a positive impact on the world. A commitment to integrity in our accounting, administration, communication and instructional practices. An intentional program that fosters authentic community among staff, teachers and students and extends beyond as students are encouraged and given opportunities to serve others in the surrounding community.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- 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
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: 73
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 41
- Sustainability: 54
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 79.2%; rating input score 79
- Program expense ratio: 86.6%; rating input score 87
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 50%; rating input score 50; 11th 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: 8.5%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -0.3% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -1.3% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 79.2% of revenue deployed · 86.6% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 2 of 4 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $721K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 15 of 15 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 8 filing years from 2016 to 2023
- 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.
- Review — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 50/100.
- High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 43/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 34/100.