Us China Business Council

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237275160
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2024290340
Rating confidence
Limited

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$7,567,214
Expenses
$7,863,305
Assets
$10,670,716
Liabilities
$4,833,968

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

Leadership & pay

59 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CRAIG ALLEN (PRESIDENT (UNTIL 12/31/24))
  • SEAN STEIN (PRESIDENT (FROM 11/4/24))
  • DAVID THOMAS (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • CRAIG ALLEN (PRESIDENT (UNTIL 12/31/24)): $572,286 total reported compensation
  • DAVID THOMAS (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT): $346,650 total reported compensation
  • GLORIA GONZALEZ-MICKLIN (VP, PROGRAMS & STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS): $223,242 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The united states china business council's primary purpose is to represent american companies that do business in china and expand the us-china commercial relationship to the benefit of its membership and the us economy.

What it reported doing in 2024

Uscbc's services encompass four key areas: information/research--uscbc's staff in Washington, beijing, and shanghai provides research and analysis on critical topics of business concern, and also responds to member company requests on nearly any china-related subject. Advocacy--uscbc has advocated for its member companies' interests in both the us and china to advance business opportunities and to promote a stable and expanded us-china commercial relationship. Programs--uscbc's programs offer member firms numerous opportunities to engage with us and prc government officials, private-sector specialists, and fellow member firms in a variety of settings. Communications & publications--our publications and special reports provide the us business community with leading information and analysis on china's trade and investment environment. In addition, uscbc engages with media organizations to communicate the importance of the us-china commercial relationship.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 81% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 62
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: 93.9%; rating input score 94; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 56
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.9%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.36; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.45; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 23.6%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 11.1% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 38 of 38 board members independent · 5 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $572K · 59 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $499K reported
  • Consistency: 14 of 14 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 48/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 9/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 23/100.