National Strategy Information Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
131973342
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2014
Forms available
Form 990 2014
Location
Bethesda, MD, USA
Phone
2024290129
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Peace and Security

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$175,569
Expenses
$392,710
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DR ROY GODSON (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR)
  • HERB MAGIDSON (VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • DR ROY GODSON (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR): $554,275 total reported compensation
  • JEFFREY BERMAN (VP/TREASURER/DIRECTOR): $243,580 total reported compensation
  • OMER PACE (SECRETARY/ASSISTANT TREASURER): $3,092 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

See schedule othe national strategy information center, inc. (the center) is a nonprofit organization that undertakes innovative, results-oriented research and educational programs to enhance security in the united states and promote democracy and the rule of law abroad. The center seeks to achieve a multiplier effect by developing programs that can become independent and self-sustaining. The center's collaboration with educators, government officials, and civil society leaders in the united states and abroad translates its research findings into meaningful contributions to policy and programs.

What it reported doing in 2014

Culture of lawfulness - the center is developing the capacity of local and national governmental and civil society leaders to foster widespread societal support for the rule of law. These leaders, their organizations, and their constituencies become champions of a culture of lawfulness and engender support for the personnel and institutions charged with upholding the rule of law.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 85% 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. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 73
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 1
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 76.1%; rating input score 76
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -123.7%; rating input score 1; 1st 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: 204%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -97.4% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -25.4% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -33.2% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 76.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 10 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $299K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $554K · 12 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2010 to 2014
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 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.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 0/100.