The Duke of Edinburgh's Award International (USA) Ltd

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
274258290
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2016
Official website data refreshed
Jun 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2016
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
6468543352
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$277,902
Expenses
$1,264,393
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KIM STANDISH (PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY)
  • SUZANNE CURRIE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • SUZANNE CURRIE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $120,943 total reported compensation
  • JOHN HOWE (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $49,460 total reported compensation
  • JACQUELINE CHUAN (FINANCE AND OPERATIONS MANAGER): $48,547 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The duke of edinburgh's international award program USA- New York metropolitan area (nyma) is a regional chapter of the duke of edinburgh's international award (the award). The award is designed to recognize youth achievement for young people aged 14 to 24.

What it reported doing in 2016

Since 1956, the award has been the global leader in non-formal education; helping over 8 million youth acquire personal development skills through community engagement, goal setting, and trying new experiences. Using a structured framework, the award is inclusive in nature; available to all youths aged 14 - 24 regardless of circumstance of background. Each participant creates a program unique to his or her preferences/interests and skill level, making each experience individualized and non-competitive. Since its establishment, the New York metropolitan area chapter has been dedicated to replicating this successful model in the greater New York metropolitan region. The award is currently being run in over 27 award sites with more than 300 participants.

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 64% 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. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 77
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 3
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 49.8%; rating input score 50
  • Fundraising efficiency: $2.13 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Limited
    • Conducts field audits: Limited
    • May suspend future funding: Limited
    • Requires financial reports: Limited
    • Conducts site visits: Limited
    • Requires grant agreements: Limited
    • May require repayment: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 79th 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 56
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -355%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 17.3%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 13.5% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -8.3% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -20.7% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 49.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 5 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $630K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $121K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2012 to 2016
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 50/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 10/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 24/100.