New York City Global Partners Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
133307833
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2016
Forms available
Form 990 2016
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2123199300
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Promotion of International Understanding

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$34,190
Expenses
$38,661
Assets
$2,793
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TIMOTHY A WILKINS (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • TIMOTHY A WILKINS (PRESIDENT)
  • PENNY ABEYWARDENA (TREASURER)
  • DAVID N DINKINS (DIRECTOR)

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 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

New York city global partners, inc. (the organization"), is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization housed in the mayor's office for international affairs. As a leading international city, New York engages in partnerships with cities around the world on a variety of issues. Global partners serves as a unique tool to showcase the innovations being implemented in New York, while creating opportunities to learn from other global cities and driving innovation around modern urban challenges.

What it reported doing in 2016

The organization undertakes the following activities: global partners junior - global partners junior is a program of nyc global partners which connects nearly 1,000 underserved nyc youth ages 9-13 with 2,000 peers in classrooms from over 30 international cities through an online platform and original curriculum. Global partners junior empowers students to brainstorm solutions for making lasting changes in their communities and to see themselves as global citizens making a local impact. Students address urban challenges through community action projects, sharing best practices and learning from their international peers. Project-based learning and online communications reinforce vital literacy and critical-thinking skills while building students' identities as global citizens. Not only do these activities enhance students' curiosity about the world and respect for cultural diversity, but also develop participants' positive sense of community and ability to become ambassadors for their city. Students use technology to communicate ideas to diverse audiences as they learn to use word-processing programs, digital design, and video editing software. Now in its thirteenth year, the program has operated in 58 cities around the world, from beijing to mumbai; lima to moscow. In New York city, global partners junior is offered in public schools and after-school programs, which are operated by the New York city department of parks & recreation and the New York city housing authority.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 73% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 63
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 73.9%; rating input score 74
  • Program expense ratio: 65.3%; rating input score 65
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -13.1%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.07; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -61.2% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -43.5% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -51% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 73.9% of revenue deployed · 65.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $25K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 19 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2011 to 2016
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 7/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 44/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.