International Trauma and Disaster Institute Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 043412237
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2013
- Forms available
- Form 990 2013
- Location
- Boston, MA, USA
- Phone
- 6177263597
- Rating
- 75
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- International Health Development
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $23,842
- Expenses
- $29,538
- Assets
- $0
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- SUSAN MILLER BRIGGS MD MPH (PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR)
People named in this filing
- SUSAN MILLER BRIGGS MD MPH (PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR)
- CAROLE A LYONS RN (DIRECTOR & TREASURER)
- CHRISTINE CURCI PHD (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 2013. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To establish the international trauma and disaster institute as an academic center of excellence for disaster preparedness and response. The institute focuses on the full-spectrum of natural and man-made complex humanitarian emergencies, including terrorism. The institute partners with international academic organizations and non-profit entities in preparedness and response activities. It is at the forefront in developing multidisciplinary training programs and manuals to train medical response personnel in the basics of medical and public health disaster care.
What it reported doing in 2013
Sponsorship in conjunction with the panamerica trauma society of the international traveling fellowship. This fellowship is designed to allow individuals from the socitey to attend the annual panamerica trauma society meeting, including the advanced disaster medical response course. Publication of the second edition of the advanced disaster medical response manual for providers (december 2013) cine-med, inc.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- 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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 84
- Transparency & Controls: 83
- Accountability: 70
- Sustainability: 24
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 86.1%; rating input score 86
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 6th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- 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: -23.9%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: -20.5% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 21.4% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 86.1% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $25K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 11 of 12 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2010 to 2013
- 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 34/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.