United States Public Policy Council

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521760026
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Mc Lean, VA, USA
Phone
7036723901
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,997,593
Expenses
$2,503,338
Assets
$128,838
Liabilities
$4,233,773

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Emy Delgaudio (Chairman/Chief Executive Officer)
  • Ronald Wilcox (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Emy Delgaudio (Chairman/Chief Executive Officer): $59,910 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To engage in research, education and public awareness campaigns relating to the national security, intelligence and foreign and national policy of the United States of America, and freedom in America and the World. Also to engage in those activities relating to any domestic issues that have a bearing on those matters and transacting all lawful business permitted.

What it reported doing in 2024

The Council disseminates information concerning research, education and public awareness campaigns relating to the national security and intelligence and foreign and national policy, through newsletters, pamphlets, mailings, websites, social media, and email. Also, the Council is the principal organizer of a series of conferences held in cooperation with other organizations with a variety of speakers who focus on national security, intelligence, and domestic issues and how citizens can influence public policy issues pending at the federal level of government.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 11
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.7%; rating input score 97
  • Program expense ratio: 77.2%; rating input score 77
  • Fundraising efficiency: $9.39 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -25.3%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.05; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 32.86; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.4%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -20.8% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -17.5% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -24.6% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 96.7% of revenue deployed · 77.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 3 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $60K · 5 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.6M reported
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 10 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.