Women's Congressional Staff Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
830938084
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
4014515344
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Support N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$166,885
Expenses
$176,297
Assets
$198,184

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

People named in this filing

  • SARAH LONARDO (CHAIR OF THE)
  • RASHEEDAH THOMAS (VICE CHAIR)
  • HARMONY BARBERA (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

To increase the number of women staffers in senior positions on capitol hill, and to provide grants for women congressional interns.

What it reported doing in 2024

The annual event is the primary award reception event of the wcsf for the purpose of awarding scholarships to female congressional interns. The event features a keynote speaker and an honorary award.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 53% for direct work, and 47% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Expenses are high relative to revenue and assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82.1%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 77.7%; rating input score 78

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -5.6%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.12; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 41.5% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -6.6% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 82.1% of revenue deployed · 77.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $137K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 21/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.