New Global Citizens

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
202531183
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2014
Forms available
Form 990 2014
Location
Tempe, AZ, USA
Phone
4809212602
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Youth Development - Business

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$403,479
Expenses
$416,264
Assets
$280,652
Liabilities
$95,734

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

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • QIANA PATTERSON (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • JENNIFER VOLLMANN (EXEC. DIR.): $73,000 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

New global citizens activates individuals to use their knowledge and skills to impact the global community. We achieve our mission through unique and innovative inquiry-based programs which introduce students to global issues and help them develop into compassionate and well-informed leaders.

What it reported doing in 2014

Ngc provides students with a concrete way to create community change, develop global competencies, and build 21st century skills, e.g. Critical thinking, communication, and collaboration. Ngc works primarily with students in grades 6-12 grade. Our program often serves as the first educational introduction young people have to global awareness and service. Through the use of online curricula and resources, project-based learning, and service, ngc students are taking action locally to impact communities around the globe through fundraising, advocacy, and community foundation. By participating in the program, students develop a global awareness and skill set that prepares them to think critically, collaborate, communicate, lead, and solve problems in the world today. In fy 2015, ngc expanded the classroom programs cirriculum content by 16 units across a multitude of subjects and bolstered their allignment to common core standards, which will enable more educators and students to access the materials nationwide.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 77% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 64
  • Transparency & Controls: 69
  • Accountability: 86
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.6%; rating input score 69
  • Program expense ratio: 66.5%; rating input score 66
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.28 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

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

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.2%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.67; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.34; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 17.5%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.2% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.1% per year; rating input score 0; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 68.6% of revenue deployed · 66.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 18 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $277K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $73K · 18 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2009 to 2014
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 33/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 32/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 20/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 24/100.