Institute for Intergovernmental Research

What it reported doing in 2024

Regional information sharing systems (riss) - $422,146 expenses; $0 revenues; $0 grants - provide support to riss, which is a national program of regionally oriented services designed to enhance the ability of local, state, federal and tribal criminal justice agencies to identify, target and combat crimes of all types spanning multijurisdictional, multistate and sometimes international boundaries; to facilitate rapid exchange and sharing of information among the agencies pertaining to know suspected criminals or criminal activity; and to enhance coordination and communication among agencies that are in pursuit of criminal activities determined to be interjurisdictional in nature. Riss offers services, tools and resources to aid law enforcement and criminal justice entities to identify, disrupt and prevent terrorist and criminal activities, and to promote officer safety. Information sharing programs - $977,639 expenses; $0 revenues: $0 grants - iir provides support for the global justice information sharing effort to facilitate the broad scale exchange of pertinent justice and public safety data, as well as the promotion of standards-based electronic information exchange in a secure and trusted environment. Coordinates with state, local, tribal and federal law enforcement and homeland security agencies, including fusion center, to develop, disseminate and support enterprise-wide information exchange standards and processes that can enable jurisdictions to effectively share critical information in emergency situations, as well as support the day-to-day operations of agencies throughout the nation. National sex offender registries - $992,020 expenses; $0 revenues; $0 grants - provide support, coordination, and technical assistance for the dru sjodin national sex offender public website, the sex offender registration and notification act exchange portal and the tribe and territory sex offender registry system. Office on violence against women - $ 1,231,060 expenses: $0 revenues; $0 grants. - provide support, coordination, technical assistance and training to assist in the development of effective strategies to reduce violence against women and administer justice for and strengthen services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Other programs - $2,433,328 expenses; $179,500 revenues; $45,596 grants. - provide support and technical assistance to other criminal justice related programs.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 80.5%; rating input score 80
• Program expense ratio: 80.3%; rating input score 80
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 25%; rating input score 25; 6th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -0.3%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.22; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.88; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 11.1%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 11% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings