Nation Builders Lead Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
371480554
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Rabun Gap, GA, USA
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Family Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$72,000
Expenses
$78,166
Assets
$43,841

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

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Mason West III (Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Mason West III (Executive Director)
  • Shamica West (Director of Operations)

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 mission of the Nation Builders Lead Program is to foster global collaboration among international students through immersive exchanges focused on technological innovation. By uniting diverse young minds the program cultivates cross-cultural understanding practical problem-solving and leadership skills. Participants jointly design develop and implement technological prototypes addressing real-world challenges preparing them to be leaders capable of leveraging innovation for sustainable global development.

What it reported doing in 2024

Nation Builders Hackathon: In partnership with Microsoft and the Technology Association of Georgia this dynamic event united youth participants from Atlanta and Brussels. Teams collaborated intensively to create innovative technology solutions addressing pressing societal issues showcasing their prototypes to tech industry professionals and global stakeholders.

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 81% 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.3%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 76.8%; rating input score 77

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -8.6%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.56; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 51.8% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 32.5% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.3% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83.3% of revenue deployed · 76.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $60K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 32/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.