Us Central Asia Education Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
010896501
IRS 990-PF coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2013, Form 990-PF 2024
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2028008560
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards

Reported finances

Revenue
$26,744
Expenses
$116,490

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

Overview

Mission

Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards

What it reported funding in 2024

The foundation reported 2 grants totaling $50,889. The stated grant purposes included as part of its commitment to its graduates , us-caef supports its alumni through events, seminars, and newsletters. us-caef supports the us department of state graduating fellows by providing a graduation reception and graduation booklets, which the us department of state program does not provide. and in 2024, the u.s. department of state funded another four-year sch0larship program for central asian students to attend auca. however, the grant was canceled by the dos in spring 2025. to assist the dos students in continuing their education at auca, u.s.-caef has entered into a grant agreement with auca to pay the living expenses (stipends, medical insurance, housing allowance, travel for internships) for these students..

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 96% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The foundation combined direct charitable work with grants to other organizations or people.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes to charitable grants and the filing identifies who received its grants. A relatively small share of spending goes to grants and assets provide a limited cushion relative to annual grants.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 100
  • Cost Efficiency: 44
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 98
  • Endowment Health: 25

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 100%; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 43.7%; rating input score 44; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: 18 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 95
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Pass
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Fail
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Pass
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Grants to individuals: Pass
    • Grants to organizations: Pass
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 10; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 10.71; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: At least 100% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 25th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 10 of 10 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 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.

  • Moderate — Cost Efficiency: Grant expense ratio scored 44/100.
  • High — Endowment Health: Endowment-health comparison scored 25/100.
  • Review — Compliance: Part VII-B activity disclosures: Compensation paid to a disqualified person not reported.