The Council of Irish Associations of Greater Bergen County Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 263815620
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2012–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Bergenfield, NJ, USA
- Phone
- 2013063770
- Rating
- 76
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $25,957
- Expenses
- $31,857
- Assets
- $47,873
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
11 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- DEIRDRE SPOLLEN-LARAIA (PRESIDENT)
- JOHN O'MALLEY (VICE PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- PATRICK F HEENEY (FINANCIAL SECRETARY)
- PETER QUINN (TRUSTEE)
- BERNADETTE MCCABE (TRUSTEE)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The council of irish associations of greater bergen county, inc. Was incorporated in the state of New Jersey. The council was established for recognizing, showcasing, and advancing the irish and irish american culture in its many facets in bergen county and in northern New Jersey. The council aims to foster and promote the traditions of ireland and irish americans in language, history, music, dance, theater, prose, poetry, sports, the arts and industry. The council coordinates the activities of both the member organizations and the council so as to afford the greatest benefits to the irish and irish merican community in greater bergen county.
What it reported doing in 2024
Each year the council commemorates and pays tribute to those who lost their lives during the great hunger (an gorta mor). The recognition is conducted in ceremony at the bergen county courthouse and pays tribute to the legacy of the famine which includes a strong appreciation amongthe irish people including issues such as food security and a strong commitment to humanitarian aid and relief. It also resulted, through emigration, in the formation of many diaspora communities-the irish abroad.the council conducts annually an essay writing contest among high school seniors in bergen county, New Jersey, who intend to enter college. The content is focused on the interests of increasing awareness of irish culture while showing insight into the selected topic.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 63% 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. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 82
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 42
- Growth: 0
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 88.3%; rating input score 88
- Program expense ratio: 72%; rating input score 72
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -22.7%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.5; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -12.9% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -10.8% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -2% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 88.3% of revenue deployed · 72% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $23K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 11 filing years from 2012 to 2024
- 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.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 58/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.