International Communications For

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN: 208258106
IRS 990-EZ coverage: 2011–2011
Forms available: Form 990 2010, Form 990-EZ 2011
Location: Washington, DC, USA
Phone: 2026288188
Rating: 64
Verdict: SUPPORTED
Rating confidence: Moderate
Sector: Media, Communications Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue: $28,249
Expenses: $33,746
Assets: $412,385

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The organization works to promote information sharing, communications and collaboration among professionals, organizations and the general population by facilitating professionalism, strong management skills, and training programs.

What it reported doing in 2011

Loans were made to media organizations in Armenia in order to strengthen them and to promote the growth of democracy in Armenia. The loans are intended to ensure the long-term financial and editorial independence of the media organizations, and to ensure that Armenian citizens can play an active part in the country's transition to democracy, free markets and civil society. Loans will generally be repaid over 5 years. Loan principal and interest payments are transferred into a trust account for future loans to Armenian media outlets.

Operating model

Revenue model: Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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 - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

Financial Efficiency: 58
Transparency & Controls: 82
Sustainability: 38
Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

Mission deployment rate: 62%; rating input score 62
Program expense ratio: 51.9%; rating input score 52

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

Operating margin: -19.5%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 12.22; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

Program expense growth: Limited
Revenue growth: -8% per year; rating input score 0; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: -24.9% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Details

Where the money goes: 62% of revenue deployed · 51.9% of spending went to programs
Governance: Filed governance answers
Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $18K in reported program spending
Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
Schedules: 1 filed schedules
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.

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Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 52/100.
High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.