The George E Brown United Statesmexico Foundation for Science Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
980143306
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2022212316
Rating
62
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Exchange, N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,642,539
Expenses
$2,265,087
Assets
$16,736,014
Liabilities
$1,447,376

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • EUGENIO MARIN AGUILAR (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • EUGENIO MARIN AGUILAR (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $145,285 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The george e brown united states/mexico foundation for science, inc is an organization that strives to strengthen scientific and technological exchange between mexico and the united states through the promotion of joint research and development projects.

What it reported doing in 2024

Economic development based on innovation. This program included the following projects for 2024:1. National acceleration program for mexican companies.2. Academy for women entrepreneurs (awe)3. Evaluation, consultancy and training for the ifs global markets - food supplier development program, which is based on the food safety guidelines of gfsi.4. Mapping the semiconductor supply chain to detect opportunities and enablers for mexican companies5. Inclusive energy innovation prize - solar utilization and commercialization for energy efficiency devices (succeed).6. Open innovation ecosystem for caldas local government (colombia).7. Market study cleantech canada - mexico8. Creation of ceprodi-4.0 estado de mxico to boost the competitiveness of its companies in the automotive, plastics and logistics sectors that responds to the demands of mexican companies in these sectors, as well as metalworking and other manufacturing industries y through the adoption of technologies of industry 4.0, using the capacities of the innovation ecosystem that exists in the state.9. Manufacturing reshoring initiative for the south Texas border region

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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 - Most voting board members are independent and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 53
  • Transparency & Controls: 55
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 76
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 56.2%; rating input score 56
  • Program expense ratio: 65.5%; rating input score 66
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
  • 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: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 14.3%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.39; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.5%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -16.7% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -13.3% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -5.3% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 56.2% of revenue deployed · 65.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $145K · 13 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $501K reported
  • Consistency: 29 of 30 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2014 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 56/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.