World Carp Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
912085449
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Englewood Cliffs, NJ, USA
Phone
2014084395
Rating
49
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Protestant
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$244,716
Expenses
$912,310
Assets
$749,793
Liabilities
$164,025

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HYUNG KI KIM (PRESIDENT/TR)

Highest reported compensation

  • HYUNG KI KIM (PRESIDENT/TR): $140,000 total reported compensation
  • INSOO KIM (VICE PRESIDE): $40,000 total reported compensation
  • WENDILYN B MAGBANUA (SECRETARY): $33,000 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

World carp is an international campus-based organization that raises young leaders of character who live for the greater good and build a culture of true love. We strive for personal excellence through challenging our limitations and practicing a principled lifestyle. We believe that enduring relationships, based on the model of true family, will build toward lasting peace whithin the larger community and the world. Through serving the campus community, we advocate and develop moral and ethical relationships in preparation for family life and career.

What it reported doing in 2024

In the year 2024 world carp inc. Held 3 major seasonal leadership training conferences, 20 x weekly team building workshops, 4 x vision seminars and 24 x volunteer projects were accomplished throughout the year. Seasonal (quarterly) leadership workshops the winter leadership conference was held in ffwpu church atlanta, ga. The event initially started on december 30, 2023, and continueduntil january 4, 2024. After the new year's celebration, the following day the year 2024 started with an exciting korean classical yut game. A total of 25participants including staff who joined together. In the afternoon the participants did a fun winteractivity at margarita ville resort in buford, ga. Ysp asia president mr. Ronnie sodusta gave a zoom presentation entitled "youth, find your purpose". In the afternoon, the participants visited the king center, one of the museums dedicated to dr. Martin luther king. The next day, iltp volunteered on a service project coordinated byhands-on atlanta, packing food to be given away to families in need.during the workshop, each participant had a chance to give their testimony from past training experience. The spring leadership development conference was held in the nj north haledon family church from march 24to may 31, 2024. During the workshop about 20 participants hadhomestay experience at mrs. Sato's kea elder family, edgewater, nj for 2 weeks and pastor higuchi's family, leonia, nj for 1 week each. During the workshop the participants had attended diverse activities and programs. March 24, 2024: iltp participants had the pleasure of visiting the kea church, accompanied by our director mr. Kim. Meeting the korean brothers and sisters brought them immense joy. Following that, they had the opportunity to visit the historic tarrytown New York-belvedere family church, one of our oldest churches. Pastor justine kindly took the time to share some fascinating insights about the church's history.the participants were also delighted to capture the beauty of the place through stunning photographs. March 31, 2024: iltp had a wonderful easter celebration at the family church of Connecticut and elizabeth family church of New Jersey. It was first time for the volunteers visiting the church and the state too. They enjoyed doing fun activities like egg hunting, egg battles, and egg painting. And most importantly, it's good to remember the true meaning of easter - the rebirth brought to us by our lord jesus christ. April 5, 2024: incredible iltp teams visited american nation's symbol of liberty and freedom: the statue of liberty and heart of world's trades and dreams - New York's times square. For most of participants it was a first- time experience. Braving the wind of the upper bay on the miss New Jersey ship, we traveled to the statue of liberty museum, learning the history of the famous monument and feeling the spirit of unity of america. April 12,2024: the participants are present at the blue dragon event in the kea family church. Before this happened, they've witnessed such a beautiful rainbow that simply symbolized hope. They're truly hopeful as they received beautiful inspiration from our true mother. Indeed, youthis the hope. Today is a good reminder to recognize who we really are without faltering. So happy to have discovered the true heart of our beloved true mother. April 25,2024: reflecting on the tour of the franklin roosevelt museum offers profound insight to the life and legacy of one of america's most influential presidents. Iltp participants amiable demeanor led them to engage with anyone they encountered including the security staff at the entrance, who were interested in the program and even attempted to learn their different languages. This resulted in a pleasant conversation. Inside the museum, they explored each station equipped with a theater offering glimpses into the history surrounding the president. Everyone was struck by the immense challenges fdr faced during his presidency, from the gr

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 95% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

MIXED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 49
  • Accountability: 5
  • Sustainability: 15
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 52.2%; rating input score 52
  • Fundraising efficiency: $0.85 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 0%; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 11
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -272.8%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.82; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.22; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 26.6%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.4% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.4% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 52.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 4 board members independent · 1 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $476K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $140K · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 29 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes foreign activity
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 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.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 7 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 52/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 7 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 5/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 35/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 13/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 19/100.