Inter Society Color Council

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
146021344
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$7,185
Expenses
$18,144
Assets
$81,876

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Dr Jennifer Kruschwitz (President)
  • Ms Rachel Schwen (President Elect)
  • Ms Maggie Maggio (Past President)

People named in this filing

  • Dr Jennifer Kruschwitz (President)
  • Ms Rachel Schwen (President Elect)
  • Ms Amy Woolf (Secretary)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To stimulate and coordinate the work being done by the various members leading to the description and specification of color by those members. To promote the practical application of this work to the color problems arising in science art history and industry for the benefit of the public at large. To promote communications between technically oriented specialists in color and creative workers in art design and education so as to facilitate more effective use of color by the public through dissemination of information about color in both scientific and artistic applications. To promote educational activities and the interchange of ideas on the subject of color and appearance among its members and the public generally. To cooperate with other organizations both public and private to accomplish these objectives for the direct and indirect enjoyment and benefit of the public at large.

What it reported doing in 2025

Color Impact 2025 three days of fascinating keynotes thought-provoking presentations hands-on workshops short courses field trips and special events. Explore adjacent interests and spark ideas in a way unique to this multi-disciplinary conference. Learn from attendees from around the world and from across the spectrum of color disciplines including Science Industry Education Art & Design.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 81% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 57% for direct work, and 43% for grants.

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 total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 43.8%; rating input score 44

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -152.5%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.51; rating input score 82; 82nd 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: 13.6% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -22.2% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.8% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 43.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $8K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 44/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.