United Irish Cultural Center Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

A - during 2024, the center significantly expanded its cultural programming to reflect the vibrancy of the irish and irish american community in san francisco. Highlights of the year included hosting book talks with local irish american authors, exhibitions by local artists, acclaimed theatre productions, weekly traditional irish music sessions, irish language classes, and regular cils and feiseanna that brought hundreds of community members together to dance and socialize.our youth programming grew to serve 105 local children through the irish center annual summer camp and our youth music program, preparing the next generation of irish cultural leaders.we also introduced trad fest west, our first-ever summer traditional music festival in june, which drew enthusiastic crowds and performers from across the region. We continued many of our signature eventsthe winter music festival in january, st. Brigids celebration in february, st. Patricks festival in march and rock the gates in august. B - the center continues to sponsor its scholarship program for children and young adults in the san francisco bay area community headed to high school and college. The center solicits scholarship donations from community members, then matches those donations to scholarship applications. In 2024, the center awarded $71,00 in scholarships to 69 young adults matriculating to various schools nationwide. C - within the center is the patrick j. Dowling library dedicated to the preservations of books and other artifacts documenting culture and history. The library, located on the ground floor of the uicc, contains more than 5,000 titles on a number of subjects regarding ireland and irish america: archeology, architecture, art, biography, cooking, crafts, genealogy, history (ancient and modern), immigration, literature (novels, poetry, plays and short stories), music (including music scores), mythology and folklore, religion, sports, and travel. We also focus on the irish diaspora and its impact on the development of California from the early 1800s to today. The library also has 500+ books written in the irish language. In 2024, the cost to maintain and staff the library was $26k. D - beginning in 2021, the center launched an effort to rebuild its landmark destination building in san franciscos sunset district. The center engaged architects, engineers and builders to prepare preliminary plans. In addition, the center began raising funds to pay initial design costs and building permit application fees. The new building plans were fully approved in october 2024. As of 12/31/24, the center received pledges totaling $1.92m from 136 donors, of which $1.86 was funded by 12/31/24. The balance to be funded by 12/31/25. Total costs incurred in 2021-2024 for new building design was $1.15m.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 49.5%; rating input score 49
• Program expense ratio: 68.8%; rating input score 69
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 22.8%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.24; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 4.9%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 14.6% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 17.8% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 28.4% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings