London Center for Policy Research Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
133616191
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2021
Forms available
Form 990 2021
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2122279822
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Science and Technology N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$610,888
Expenses
$695,274
Assets
$3,564
Liabilities
$75,500

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANTHONY SHAFFER (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • ANTHONY SHAFFER (PRESIDENT): $153,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Challenge conventional wisdom where appropriate, add texture to the current deliberations on national security and foreign policy issues and build support for positions that further the national interest and the interest of key allies.

What it reported doing in 2021

Created project sentinel a new effort focused on the bill of rights and a return of us governance to a form more in line with the founding fathers2nd amendment support continued work with sig sauer on safe and effective gun ownership as protected by the 2nd amendmentexpanded covid discussions and education, to include engagement on vaccine and military readiness issues, as well as academic papers to educate parents regarding covid 19 vaccination of children and the detrimental effects of vaccine mandates on members of the us military and federal bureaucracyexpansion of the thought to action podcast a series of programs where we discussed current and critical issues as they relate to national security and economic development regarding the united states and the world hosted by lcpr president tony shaffer and lcpr senior fellow tim wilson. The scope of subjects increased to include the world economic forum, environmental studies issues, national security issues and special guests that highlighted their academic works on key policy issues. Continued national security educational programs regarding terrorism threat, emp, resilience/survival and internal security, to include engagement with and advice to the pentagon internal threat officesthe full range of fellows and board members were frequently on radio and tv for media appearances on newsmax, trt world, epoch times, the hill tv, fox businessarticles and editorials were published by lcpr leadership, board and fellows in: Washington times, american spectator, asia times, american thinker, western journalthe study and engagement with public and private businesses on cyber operations, threats and issues that relate to protection of digital activities and informationcontinued the partnership with rutgers business school to identify threats and challenges to the supply chain as observed during the covid pandemic, as well as follow-up engagements to establish alternative sources and methods to create supply chain resilience

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 66% of its reported program spending out as grants.

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 expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 67
  • Sustainability: 6
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 97.8%; rating input score 98
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -13.8%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.01; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 21.18; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 22%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.1% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -27.5% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 97.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 8 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $680K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $153K · 9 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2014 to 2021
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 9/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 12/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.