North Carolina Education Society Corp
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 994212498
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2024–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990 2025
- Location
- Raleigh, NC, USA
- Phone
- 3364913078
- Rating
- 57
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Educational Services and Schools - Other
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $274,698
- Expenses
- $148,192
- Assets
- $160,451
- Liabilities
- $13,944
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
2 people listed
Highest reported compensation
- SHIJUN ESPINOZA (EXECUTIVE DI): $30,000 total reported compensation
- WENJIA FAN (EXECUTIVE DI): $30,000 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
North Carolina education society, corp. Is committed to bridging the gap between american education and the rest of the world. As a dedicated non- profit organization, our goal is to create meaningful connections that enrich both local and global learning experiences. We offer a variety of programs designed to broaden horizons and foster cross-cultural understanding. Our study abroad opportunities give students and educators the chance to explore new perspectives and build global relationships. We also host educational workshops for international educators, partnering with North Carolina universities to share innovative teaching practices and insights. These workshops aim to enhance educational quality worldwide and encourage collaborative learning. Additionally, we provide american educators with exciting opportunities to visit schools and universities abroad, promoting professional development and cultural exchange. Through these efforts, nces is committed to nurturing a more connect
What it reported doing in 2025
Expanding global learning through study abroad and cross-cultural programs. Enchancing educational quality with international workshops on innovative practices, and it promoting professional development and cultural exchange for educators worldwide.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 87% 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
MIXED - A large share of total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and a relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 63
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Accountability: 5
- Sustainability: 58
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 53.7%; rating input score 54
- Program expense ratio: 99.2%; rating input score 99
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 15th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: Fail
- Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 46.1%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.08; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 40.5%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: 200% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 155.7% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 53.7% of revenue deployed · 99.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 0 of 2 board members independent · 1 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $147K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $30K · 2 people listed
- Consistency: 20 of 21 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 54/100.
- High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 7 not reported.
- Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 43/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 6/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 23/100.