World Coatings Council Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
522389486
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2024626272
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Business and Industry

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$184,060
Expenses
$172,570
Assets
$108,043
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Tom Bowtell (President)
  • Monica Alcala-Saavedra (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Tom Bowtell (President)
  • Monica Alcala-Saavedra (Vice President)
  • Michael W Johnson (Secretary-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. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purposes for which the Council is organized include operating to promote and represent the common business interest of and improve the business conditions among members of the global paint, coatings, and printing ink industries. With respect to international issues, the Council's mission includes facilitating an exchange of views among members and acting as a forum within which global strategies may be developed and ensuring representation of the paint, coatings, and printing ink industries on key issues with international implications.

What it reported doing in 2025

Antifouling Coatings Committee (AFCC): The World Coatings Council monitors regulatory activities affecting marine coatings and active substances in countries and regions worldwide, including the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and countries in South America, Central America, and Asia. Membership in AFCC is open to all paint companies that manufacture antifouling coatings, as well as suppliers of active ingredients, biocides, or raw materials that are used in antifouling coatings.AFCC was formed to (1) monitor activity that impacts regulations governing the marketing and use of antifouling products, including activity that is undertaken by national governments, international organizations, NGOs, or research institutions; (2) exchange information about regulatory developments around the world; (3) agree on common industry positions; and (4) engage with relevant regulatory bodies to advocate for regulations and policies that accord with the membership's positions.WCC AFCC also engages on behalf of the global industry at the International Maritime Organization (IMO). WCC was granted NGO-accredited status at the IMO in 2007. The IMO is the United Nations' global standard-setting authority that regulates the safety, security, and environmental performance of international shipping and commerce, along with environmental issues particularly affecting the marine environment. Its regulatory reach extends to marine coatings. WCC AFCC participates as industry representatives and subject matter experts at various IMO meetings. WCC AFCC is currently focused on activities related to the IMO's AFS Convention, biofouling management, in-water cleaning standards, and marine plastic litter.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% 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: 90
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 0

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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 6.2%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.63; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -0.4% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -5.9% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 16 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $125K reported
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 49/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 29/100.