Interexchange Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
133449415
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2129240446
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Exchange, N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$23,465,174
Expenses
$21,414,239
Assets
$44,217,222
Liabilities
$6,195,214

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

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHRISTINE LA MONICA-LUNN (CEO, PRESIDENT)
  • NICOLE SANTOMASSO (COO, VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • CHRISTINE LA MONICA-LUNN (CEO, PRESIDENT): $347,409 total reported compensation
  • NICOLE SANTOMASSO (COO, VICE PRESIDENT): $239,137 total reported compensation
  • LEE ANDREWS (CFO, TREASURER): $226,450 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Interexchange is dedicated to promoting cultural awareness and international understanding through a wide range of work and travel, camp, language, volunteer, professional training, internship, and au pair programs within the united states and around the world. Our goal is to create affordable and exciting cultural exchange programs with an unparalleled level of support. We take great pride in the professionalism and service of our staff, many of whom have lived or worked overseas. Because of this global perspective, we are better able to ensure a rewarding and enriching experience for everyone.

What it reported doing in 2025

Au pair USA - the organization placed new participants between the ages of 18-26 with american host families providing live-in childcare for their children. The organization also oversaw the extension of current au pairs with host families for an additional 6, 9 or 12 months after successful completion of their first year in the USA. In addition to administrative services rendered, the organization also completes an extensive selection and evaluation process including intensive personal interviews with both the au pairs and host families, pre-departure information sessions and an intensive four-day arrival orientation including childcare and safety training programs, plus supervision and a national support network of local coordinators. This program offers a unique opportunity for cross-cultural exchange. The au pairs are able to improve their english language skills and see the united states from an ideal vantage point, living within an american family. Host parents and their children can have long-term benefits through exposure to another culture and language. Interexchange maintains strategic cooperation with recruiting agencies in countries around the world to ensure a high quality and diversity of au pair applicants.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 94% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 60
  • Transparency & Controls: 78
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 51
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 63.9%; rating input score 64
  • Program expense ratio: 72.2%; rating input score 72
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 70%; rating input score 70; 11th 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: 8.7%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.06; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.14; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.2% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 63.9% of revenue deployed · 72.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 10 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 6 filed program accomplishments · $15.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $347K · 18 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $1M reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 35 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes grants and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 10 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.

Key Signals

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

  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 55/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 53/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 25/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.