UASC International

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
813769086
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Columbia, SC, USA
Rating
52
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$250,896
Expenses
$246,414
Assets
$4,482
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Carrie Washington (Vice Chairman/Vice President)
  • Abd'Allah Adesanya-Kollie (Board Chairman/President)
  • Lashia Washington (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Lashia Washington (Executive Director): $46,212 total reported compensation
  • Kiauntae Washington (Director of Institutional Advancement): $24,558 total reported compensation
  • Carrie Washington (Vice Chairman/Vice President): $21,915 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to cultivate a thriving community teaching farm that grows food, builds leadershipthrough educative experiences, and promotes sustainability through affordable housing &transportation and alternative therapies to support wellbeing.

What it reported doing in 2024

We built a community greenhouse for UASC International to teach local families how to grow their own food and adopt sustainable practices. The project included constructing a low-cost, climate-appropriate greenhouse using recycled and locally sourced materials. We held hands-on workshops on seed selection, soil building, composting, water-efficient irrigation, and seasonal planting. Participants learned organic pest management and crop rotation to boost yields and soil health. Youth and womens groups were prioritized in training to strengthen community ownership and livelihoods. A seed bank and shared tool library were established to ensure long-term access and reduce costs. Monitoring and troubleshooting sessions helped farmers adapt techniques to local conditions. We created simple record-keeping templates so households can track yields and resource use. The greenhouse now serves as a demonstration site and training hub for neighboring communities. Overall, the project increased food security, promoted sustainable practices, and fostered local capacity and cooperation.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 61% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 9
  • Transparency & Controls: 89
  • Accountability: 91
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 10.4%; rating input score 10
  • Program expense ratio: 10.6%; rating input score 11
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.8%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.02; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 46.4%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 200% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5.9% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -148.8% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 10.4% of revenue deployed · 10.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $26K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $46K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 15 of 16 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 10/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 11/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 44/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 4/100.