World Meeting Of Families - Philadelphia

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
461237617
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2015
Forms available
Form 990 2015
Location
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Phone
2155874540
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Roman Catholic
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$24,248,840
Expenses
$45,367,932
Assets
$447,533
Liabilities
$284,528

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Robert Ciaruffoli (President of the Board)
  • Dr Rosalie Mirenda (Board Vice-President)
  • Donna Farrell (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Donna Farrell (Executive Director): $205,581 total reported compensation
  • Jack O'Brien (Sr Director of Events): $192,579 total reported compensation
  • Thomas Dugan (Director of Technology): $146,427 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The World Meeting of Families ("WMOF") was conceived by Saint Pope John Paul II in 1992 to explore the critical role the family plays in society and to provide families the opportunities to discuss the challenges and blessings that all families share. The primary goal of the WMOF is to strengthen the sacred bonds of family unity across the globe. The first WMOF event took place in 1994, the International year of the family. Every three years since 1994, families from all over the world are invited by the Holy Father to attend this global gathering. At the conference, families share their thoughts, dialogue and prayers, working together to grow as individuals and family units. Families participate in discussion groups of the Christian family's role in the church and society, led by many distinguished speakers. Past WMOF locations have included Rome, Italy; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Manila, Philippines; Valencia, Spain; Mexico City, Mexico; and Milan Italy. Philadelphia, United States, a c

What it reported doing in 2015

All revenue and expenses pertain to the activities of the World Meeting of Families event. These activities include but are not limited to: 1) Undertaking the activities of or relating to the Eighth World Meeting of Families to be held in the geographic confines of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, including, but not limited to, planning and paying the costs associated with holding the Eighth World Meeting of Families, including the WMOF Congress, the papal visit and Festival of Families, within the geographic confines of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, and conducting the activities of the Eighth World Meeting of Families; and 2) Engaging in all activities properly related to the foregoing, including, but not limited to, soliciting, accepting and/or receiving gifts, contributions, devises, or bequests, in any form, investing and reinvesting such gifts, contributions, devises, or bequests, and distributing such gifts, contributions, devises, or bequests in furtherance of the religious, charitable, and educational work of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to help finance and offset the costs of holding the Eighth World Meeting of Families, including the WMOF Congress, the papal visit and Festival of Families, within the geographic confines of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 93
  • Transparency & Controls: 65
  • Accountability: 37
  • Sustainability: 11
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 83.4%; rating input score 83
  • Fundraising efficiency: $188.44 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • 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: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -87.1%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.01; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.64; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.2%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 154% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5.2% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -193% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 83.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 5 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $37.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $206K · 13 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2014 to 2015
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 27 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Whistleblower policy not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 25/100.