Trust for Civil Society in Central And
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 522250772
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2012–2012
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2012
- Location
- Washington, DC, USA
- Phone
- 2027453950
- Rating
- 81
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Single Organization Support
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $1,041
- Expenses
- $1,468,313
- Assets
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
8 people listed
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To support the activities of, perform the functions of, and carry out the purposes of the german marshall fund of the united states. It helps americans and europeans learn from each other and from other industrial societies how to best serve their economic, social, cultural, and political development. It operates a grant-making program in central and eastern europe for the purposes of economic development, fostering democracy, the environment, immigration and integration.
What it reported doing in 2012
The cee trust grant making activity is designed to work for the achievement of the mission and the founding objectives of the cee trust.the strategic framework of the cee trust, adopted in 2005, placed strong emphasis on the role of civil society organizations as entities working for the public good.accordingly, for the recent years, the cee trust was offering support to the civil society by encouraging the organizations to address real societal problems and challenges. In 2006 the board and the staff identified four critical issues, which have served to frame the field of intervention. In 2013, the critical issues were the same as in the previous years: - accountability, transparency, and effectiveness of public institutions;- strengthening the civic support for democracy and promoting real participatory democracy;- reframing social solidarity;- strengthening the civic sectorthe cee trust in 2013: the operational plan for the year 2013 was approved by the cee trust board in november 2012. As the cee trust finalized the grant-making activity in december 2012, the plan included the following main activities:1. Monitoring and evaluation of the cee trust grants awarded in the previous years.2. Strategic planning for the final 3 projects selected by the board in november 2012;3. Participation on a moderate scale in international organizations;4. Critical reflection and consolidation of knowledge and expertise of the cee trust as part of its exit strategy (on a limited scale). Activities: in 2013, the cee trust was focused on it closure and issues connected with its deregistration.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Investment-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 63% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 96
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 0
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 88.5%; rating input score 88
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -140,948.3%; 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: Limited
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 88.5% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.3M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $252K · 8 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- 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.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.