National Association of Passport and Visa Services

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
300247913
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2015
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2015
Location
Silver Spring, MD, USA
Phone
3016502321
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Business and Industry

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$12,785
Expenses
$18,440
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ROBERT L SMITH JR (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • PORTER BRIGGS (PRESIDENT/TREASURER)
  • JAN DVORAK (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ROBERT L SMITH JR (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • PORTER BRIGGS (PRESIDENT/TREASURER)
  • JAN DVORAK (VICE PRESIDENT)

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 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To represent the interests of the u.s. Passport and visa service industry. To improve communication with the department of state and foreign consulates, to address the industry's common problems and to promote the benefits of using the industry's services to consumers and businesses. Improve the perception of businesses, consumers, embassies and the u.s. Passport agency concerning the invaluable services of the industry.

What it reported doing in 2015

To improve communication with the department of state and foreign consultates with regards to u.s. Passports and visas. To improve the perception of businesses, consumers, embassies and the u.s. Passport agency concerning the invaluable services of the industry.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 13
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 94.4%; rating input score 94

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -44.2%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -48.5% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -54.2% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -99.1% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 94.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $17K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2013 to 2015
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 12/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.