Numbersusa Support Organization

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
821341354
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Arlington, VA, USA
Phone
7038168820
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$20,162
Expenses
$1,028,976
Assets
$78,888
Liabilities
$240

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ROY H BECK (INTERIM CO-CEO)
  • ANNE MANETAS (COO/INTERIM CO-CEO)
  • JAMES MASSA (CEO (THROUGH SEPT 2024))

Highest reported compensation

  • JAMES MASSA (CEO (THROUGH SEPT 2024)): $411,238 total reported compensation
  • EDDIE HUEY (CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER): $253,342 total reported compensation
  • ANNE MANETAS (COO/INTERIM CO-CEO): $248,049 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Numbersusa support organization advances and supports the work of numbersusa education and research foundation through programs such as educational media campaigns and the creation of internet-based tools to educate its 9 million members, the public, media and public officials about federal immigration policies.

What it reported doing in 2024

Public education: the support organization's primary program is public education about the effects of u.s. Immigration policy on jobs, wages, immigration-driven population change, environment, and quality of life through the use of messages on social media, internet-based tools and videos, television, radio, and social media advertising, and hosting educational conferences.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 90% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 8
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 98.4%; rating input score 98
  • 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: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -5,003.5%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.08; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 37.3%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -7.1% per year; rating input score 0; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -61.3% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -31.9% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 98.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 8 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $411K · 18 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $991K reported
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • 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 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 9/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 32/100.