Iowa City Foreign Relations Council

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
421240939
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Iowa City, IA, USA
Phone
3196002588
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Research Institutes and Public Policy Analysis

Reported finances

Revenue
$78,775
Expenses
$73,732
Assets
$24,122
Liabilities
$1,502

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SUNDAY GOSHIT (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • SANDRA MORROW (SECRETARY)
  • THAIS WINKLEBLACK (TREASURE)
  • DIMY DORESCA (VICE PRESIDE)

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

Overview

Mission

The Iowa city foreign relations council is an independent, non-partisan organization that hosts speaker programs, community forums, and educational experiences to help iowans better understand international issues and foster global engagements

What it reported doing in 2024

The Iowa city foreign relations council(icfrc) hosted over 25 public forums and educational events during the 2024-25 fiscal year. These programs featured expert speakers addressing international and global topics such as democracy, climate resilience, migration, public health, and us foreign policy. Highlights included the "democracy at a crossroads" series (7 events) and "climate resilience" series (4 events), which drew strong attendance and community engagement. Events were held in-person and livestreamed, reaching more than 1,700 in-person attendees and over 1,400 virtual participants. Icfrc partnered with the university of Iowa, filmscene, the stanley center for peace and security, and other organizations to broaden access and impact. Programs are free and open to the public, furthering icfrc's mission to promate international understanding and global awareness.

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. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.2%; rating input score 68
  • Program expense ratio: 72.9%; rating input score 73

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 6.4%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.33; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 54.3%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 68.2% of revenue deployed · 72.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $54K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 22/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 57/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 20/100.