World Affairs Council of Northern California
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 941156356
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2015–2023
- Forms available
- Form 990 2023
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Phone
- 4152934630
- Rating
- 81
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $1,881,506
- Expenses
- $8,140,265
- Assets
- $0
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
31 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- PHILIP YUN (PRESIDENT AND CEO)
Highest reported compensation
- PHILIP YUN (PRESIDENT AND CEO): $318,605 total reported compensation
- SAMARA DUN (VP OF DEV., COMM., AND MARKETING): $137,599 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The mission of the organization is to engage the public in the exploration of issues and opportunities that transcend borders.
What it reported doing in 2023
The world affairs council of northern California engages the public in the exploration of issues and opportunities that transcend borders. With over 100 programs per year, it convenes thought leaders, change makers and engages citizens to share ideas, learn from each other and engage in conversations that matter. Founded in 1947 world affairs remains one of the most vibrant global affairs organizations on the west coast. Programs include: global policy forum; the education program serving students and educators, the awards dinner, a weekly radio program airing on npr stations, podcasts and multi-media offerings on the organization's website.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 70% of its reported program spending out as grants.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
The verdict
STRONG - 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: 85
- Transparency & Controls: 91
- Accountability: 88
- Sustainability: 6
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 87.4%; rating input score 87
- Fundraising efficiency: $1.94 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
- Compensation committee: Pass
- Independent consultant: Pass
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
- Written employment contract: Missing
- Compensation survey or study: Pass
- Board or committee approval: Pass
- 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: 96.4%; rating input score 96; 26th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: Pass
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -332.6%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 5.6%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -11% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -10.7% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 87.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 27 of 28 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $7.1M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $319K · 31 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $129K reported
- Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
- Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
- Filing history: 8 filing years from 2015 to 2023
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
- 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.
- Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 5/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 52/100.