The International Center in New York Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 131946733
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2012
- Forms available
- Form 990 2012
- Location
- New York, NY, USA
- Phone
- 2122559555
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Ethnic, Immigrant Centers
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $570,198
- Expenses
- $656,568
- Assets
- $70,990
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
12 people listed
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
See schedule othe international center's mission is to teach newcomers conversational english and american culture through a well-trained volunteer force and to ease their transition from newcomer to new yorker. The center's mission is based on the core belief that to communicate effectively in english is the foundation for immigrants and other newcomers to become active and contributing members of american society. The center has created a unique learning community where english is practiced through innovative programs, including one-to-one conversation partnerships between english speaking volunteers and foreign-born members. The partnerships create a bond of trust that facilitates learning and fosters friendship and understanding of american life. Volunteers learn about other cultures, which deepens their knowledge and appreciation of people from other parts of the world and for the diverse communities where they live and work.
What it reported doing in 2012
See schedule oin 2012, in addition to its unique conversation partnership program, the international center offered variety activities, such as discussion ("open enrollment") classes (both skills based and content based), practical and training workshops, esol (english for speaker of other languages) structured courses and other cultural events. While the focus in most classes is on communicative competence, a number of classes are also thematically defined. Content was enriched by new topics dealing with aspects of american culture, including american values and traditions, media and entertainment, art appreciation, and training for success in the world or work. In the area of structured courses, with an eight or ten-week syllabus, covering all language skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking), as well as a range of topics dealing with american life and culture, particularly notable have been programs in civic education, focusing on discussion of the us constitution and the bill of rights, and writing classes, conducted by a number of professional writers and writing instructors. Member writings from these classes have been published in the center news spring/summer edition, and in the literacy review, published by the New York university gallatan writing program.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
The verdict
- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 88
- Sustainability: 28
- Growth: 0
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: Limited
- Program expense ratio: Limited
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- 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: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -15.1%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.11; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: -36.4% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -61.1% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
- Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $497K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
- Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2010 to 2012
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 5/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.