Philippine-american Friendship Community Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
223118750
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Jersey City, NJ, USA
Phone
2014798941
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Commemorative Events

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$154,036
Expenses
$164,584
Assets
$60,171
Liabilities
$8,500

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

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOYCE CASTILLO (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CONSTANCIA S UY (CHAIR ON CBL)
  • ROXANNE CAJIGAS (ADVISORY BOA)
  • JESSAMYN BONAFE (SECRETARY)

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 deliver to jersey city and nearby residents a colorful annual parade and festival in celebration of the philippine american friendship day. To enhance better understanding of the filipino culture and activities. Be of service to the community and the general public in order to gain for themselves that recognition due to them as an ethnic group in the united states of america. To enhance the integration of filipinos into mainstream america by engaging in socio-cultural, charitable and educational undertakings.

What it reported doing in 2025

Cultural parade and festival- to celebrate culture and diversity, historical friendship between united states and the philippines. To sustain a closer relationship among filipino americans and to preserve the filino cultural heritage for future generation of filipino americans. The annual parade and festival held in the month of june showcases the filipino culture to mainstream america through decorated floats, folk dances, arts and exhibits, assortment of native dishes, varieties of music, community organizations, businesses and local talents.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% 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. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 27
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 97.4%; rating input score 97
  • Fundraising efficiency: $160.84 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 25%; rating input score 25; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6.8%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.37; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.14; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.4% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.3% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 97.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 40 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $160K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 18 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2025
  • 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 25/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 23/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 19/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 19/100.