Iranian-american Community of Northern California

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
202510040
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2013
Forms available
Form 990 2013
Location
Albany, CA, USA
Phone
5103758000
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Ethnic, Immigrant Centers

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$62,480
Expenses
$62,367
Assets
$1,871
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • AHMAD MOEINIMANESH (CEO)

People named in this filing

  • AHMAD MOEINIMANESH (CEO)
  • MOZAFAR HONARMAND (CFO)
  • ABI VAHDATINIA (SECRETARY)

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

The mission of the iranian-american community of northern California is to promote freedom and democracy in iran and be the voice of the oppressed people of iran using rallies, conferences, and congressional outreach.

What it reported doing in 2013

The iranian american community of northern California (iacnc) is a grassroots organization of iranian-americans, who aspire for a democratic, secular and non-nuclear republic iran in the future. The iacnc has been formed for the purpose of engaging in wide ranging activities in California and nationwide to promote the cause of democracy, human rights, religious tolerance, and cultural and artistic diversity in iran as well as to ensure the safety and security of political refugees and asylum-seekers and to protect them from persecution and harassment.in pursuit of this endeavor it engages in activities to inform, educate and enlighten the public at large and interested parties about humanitarian, cultural, educational and artistic matters that relate to the middle east and beyond.these activities primarily include outreach to local organizations, faith community centers and leaders, human rights groups, artistic and cultural associations and entities, research institutions, legislators, the united nations, and regional as well as national media. The iacnc members also occasionally reach out to their representatives in the house and the senate and contact relevant u.s. Government agencies in pursuit of their objectives. To this end, iacnc strives to arrange private and public meetings, symposiums, seminars, panel discussions, forums, and press conferences as well as indoor and outdoor events to draw attention to these matters and engage public officials to address issues of concern.

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: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.3%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 87.5%; rating input score 87
  • 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: 0.2%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.03; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -131.3% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -32.5% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.3% of revenue deployed · 87.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $55K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 13 of 14 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2012 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • 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.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 4/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 56/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.