International Center for Dialogue Initiatives Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
842324967
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2129671100
Rating
59
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Peace and Security

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,049,382
Expenses
$294,716
Assets
$2,166,480
Liabilities
$8,335

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

  • JAMAL BENOMAR (BOARD CHAIR)
  • YOUNES ABOUYOUB (SECRETARY)
  • OMAR MAKHFI (TREASURER)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

International centre for dialogue initiatives is the first independent platform in the mena region that is dedicated to mediation, conflict prevention, conflict resolution, and promoting dialogue.

What it reported doing in 2024

Icdi has developed the first platform in north africa and the middle east that seeks to facilitate the following:-assess and rethink current mediation processes in the region.-conduct research on the sources of political impasses and the best ways to resolve them.-convene brainstorming meetings inviting stakeholders, including un and regional and international experts.-support track one and track two diplomatic initiatives with policy-specific research, if and as requested.-develop policy ideas for conflict prevention in countries with deficits in governance.-produce research and analytical papers, op-ends, and other think pieces.-maintain a depository of policy research on mediation and conflict prevention in the region.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 95% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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

MIXED - Most voting board members are independent and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 38
  • Transparency & Controls: 55
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 90
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 21.6%; rating input score 22
  • Program expense ratio: 63.3%; rating input score 63
  • Fundraising efficiency: $13.48 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
  • 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: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: 71.9%; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.35; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.4% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 145.8% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.6% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 21.6% of revenue deployed · 63.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $186K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 22/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 47/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.