Lao Global Heritage Alliance

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
843513762
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Manassas, VA, USA
Phone
5714262236
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Cultural, Ethnic Awareness
Affiliation
Buddhism

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,138
Expenses
$11,608
Assets
$47,531
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

People named in this filing

  • David Phommavong (Board of Director)
  • Bounchanh Senthavong (Board of Director)
  • Sen Panthavong (Board of 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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Lao Global Heritage Alliance was established, by the concerned Lao Community in the Washington DC Area, with the mission to: 1) Help Promote Lao Community Cohesiveness. 2) Help the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Activities in non-profit 501(c)(3) Charitable Organization to include the Wat Lao Temple. 3) Help Provide and encourage the Transparency of Financial Management, Organizational Management, Board of Directors' Elections in non-profit 501(c)(3) Charitable Organization to include the Wat Lao Temple.

What it reported doing in 2024

During 2024, LGHA has focused on supporting legal cases/events that led to accomplishing its main goal to help the Lao community in the DMV area to have voting rights and they have the opportunity to come vote for Board Members of a Wat Lao temple. This is a historical event that united the community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 83% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -180.5%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.09; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -22.9% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 17.8% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $12K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.