Nationalities Service Center of Philadelphia

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
231352336
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Phone
2158938400
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Ethnic, Immigrant Centers

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,093,927
Expenses
$3,088,494
Assets
$8,776,186
Liabilities
$1,255,091

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARGARET O' SULLIVAN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - UNTIL 7/7/25)
  • CLAUDIA PORRETTI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - CURRENT)

People named in this filing

  • BRIAN KIM (BOARD CHAIR)
  • ANDREW KHOURI (1ST VICE CHAIR AND DEVELOP)
  • KELLY GERMAN KUSCHEL ESQ (2ND VICE CHAIR AND NOMINAT)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To welcome and empower immigrants to thrive in our communities and pursue a just future.

What it reported doing in 2025

Immigrant & refugee resettlement services: founded in 1922, nsc welcomes individuals and families from around the globe who seek refuge, hope, and opportunity in the philadelphia area, including refugees, asylees, and victims of human trafficking, domestic violence, and torture. Through a wide range of integrated, trauma-informed services, including housing assistance; health access; food; wellness and mental health treatment; legal services; job readiness, placement, and skills upgrading; english language learning, nsc works with a range of public and private partners to help newcomers create safe, healthy, and self-sustaining lives for themselves and their families. Each year our team of compassionate, experienced, and culturally balanced staff and volunteers deliver these wholistic supports to approximately 2,400 individuals from over 100 countries, including afghanistan, ukraine, syria, democratic republic of congo.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 70% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 88% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

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 liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.7%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 83.2%; rating input score 83
  • Fundraising efficiency: $28.63 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.2%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.84; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.14; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.7% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.7% of revenue deployed · 83.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 19 of 19 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $2.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 21 people listed
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 27/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 42/100.