International Dominican Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
721505381
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Metairie, LA, United States
Phone
(504) 836-8180
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Roman Catholic
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$27,122,697
Expenses
$7,329,247
Assets
$68,206,312
Liabilities
$325,923

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • REV CORWIN LOW OP (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MOST REV GERARD TIMONER OP (HONORARY MEMBER)
  • VERY REV CHRISTOPHER FADOK OP (DIRECTOR)
  • VERY REV ALLEN MORAN OP (DIRECTOR)

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

The International Dominican Foundation is the Order of Preachers charitable foundation established by the Master of the Order and governed by a Board of Directors inspired by the zeal of St. Dominic to preach and teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world. Founded in 2002, the International Dominican Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides support to Dominican academic universities, institutes and programs throughout the world.

What it reported doing in 2024

Ecole biblique and french school of archaeology is the centre of biblical study and archaeology that produced the jerusalem bible and edits the revue biblique. Founded by the dominican marie-joseph lagrange in 1890, the ecole continues to offer scholars of the bible and the archaeology of the holy land a unique venue to study, teach, and publish. There are 20 dominican friars assigned to the ecole and approximately 40 postgraduates from different parts of the world in residence. Situated in east jerusalem, the ecole students and staff witness the inter-religious context of the modern world not as a subject of study only but as a real life experience. This sensitivity to different cultural and religious contexts has inspired the community to begin a new bible project called bible en ses traditions, best. Best will not be yet another catholic bible, but one that can be read catholically, that is with equal attention given to the scriptural text and the tradition(s) of reception, including jewish, protestant, and orthodox readings. Grants were given to the ecole biblique and french school of archaeology in jerusalem.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 91% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 97% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of total spending goes to programs and most voting board members are independent. 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: 63
  • Transparency & Controls: 55
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 95
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 34.8%; rating input score 35
  • Program expense ratio: 97%; rating input score 97
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4,999.14 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: 0%; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • 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: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 73%; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 9.31; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 29.4% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 25.4% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 20.6% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
  • Where the money goes: 34.8% of revenue deployed · 97% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $7.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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: Mission deployment rate scored 35/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.