World Aid New York Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
134049576
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2011
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2011
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2127657267
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Relief

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$47,248
Expenses
$38,242
Assets
$8,094

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purpose of world aid New York, inc. ("world aid") is to provide humanitarian aid primarily to children and youth in poverty-stricken areas of the world. World aid's efforts are focused on short-term relief and long-term care, including shelter, food, clothing, medical care, and education and training.

What it reported doing in 2011

India: provided funds to a local non-profit for the care of orphans and vulnerable children. Provided funds for the drilling of a well used to provide fresh water to a local orphanage. Funded a short-term medical clinic for the treatment of women trapped in the commercial sex trade.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 93% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 72
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 65.6%; rating input score 66
  • Program expense ratio: 81%; rating input score 81

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 19.1%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.21; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -169% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -101.7% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 138% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 65.6% of revenue deployed · 81% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $31K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2010 to 2011
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 16/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.