Tfl-us Incorporated

What it reported doing in 2025

The goal of tfl-us is to raise funds with the minimum amount of expenses possible. To that extent, members of the board contacted their friends to raise the larger donations, while a couple of events were also held in space (a person's office, a store, a gallery) lent for the evening by generous members of the lebanese-american community, at no cost to tfl-us. A couple of small get-togethers also allowed high potential donors to hear the vision and success to date of teach for lebanon from its ceo. These get-togethers were held in private homes and were typically fully or largely subsidized by the host. At the present time, tfl-us, incorporated operates mostly by word of mouth, through the efforts of its directors, and through social networking, to reach potential donors. Tfl-us, incorporated expanded its reach beyond New York, and beyond individuals to NGO's, foundations and the us government. There are large and prosperous lebanese communities in major regions of the us such as new england, the midwest, the bay area in California, southern California, Texas, Florida, and North Carolina. Tfl was granted $460,761 through the end of 2025.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 82.3%; rating input score 82
• Program expense ratio: 76.5%; rating input score 76
• Fundraising efficiency: $5.67 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 24; 24th 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: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Fail
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Pass
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
• 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: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • 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: Fail
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -7.6%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.63; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 15.9% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings