International Wine & Food Society Washington DC

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
800211917
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2015
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2015
Location
Bethesda, MD, USA
Phone
3013706962
Rating
40
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$50,936
Expenses
$33,907
Assets
$308,386
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Steven Greenwald (President)
  • Karim Iman (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Steven Greenwald (President)
  • Karim Iman (Vice President)
  • Ray Sobrino (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The primary purpose of The International Wine and Food Society, Washington, D.C. Chapter are: (1) To promote, foster, and encourage the culinary arts and particularly the techniques of cooking by spit, rotisserie, barbecue, broiling and grilling. (2) To collect and disseminate information with respect to the preparations and serving of food and the enjoyment, tasting and understanding of wines. (3) To encourage educational institutions to teach all phases of the culinary arts and (4) To support the educational and charitable activities of The International Wine and Food Society

What it reported doing in 2015

Promoted, fostered, and encouraged the culinary arts and particularly the techniques of cooking by spit, rotisserie, barbecue, broiling and grilling. Disseminated information with respect to the preparations and serving of food as well as information and education on the enjoyment, tasting and understanding of wines. Supported the educational and charitable activities of The International Wine and Food Society.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 83
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 33.4%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 9.1; rating input score 92; 92nd 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 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2013 to 2015
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.