World Next Door Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
264103641
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2013
Forms available
Form 990 2013, Form 990-EZ 2012, Form 990-N 2008
Location
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Phone
3177975185
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Promotion of International Understanding

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$200,656
Expenses
$226,735
Assets
$5,228
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BARRY RODRIGUEZ (PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • BARRY RODRIGUEZ (PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $38,345 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

World next door, inc. Uses photojournalism to inform and educate the general public about social injustices (AIDS, hunger, poverty, unclean water, homelessness, etc.) locally and around the world and to create inspiration to give more of their time, money, and resources to remedy and eliminate such injustices.

What it reported doing in 2013

In 2013-2014, world next door, inc. Was successful in carrying out our exempt purposes. World next door took a total of seven international trips to nepal, bangladesh, haiti, cuba, guatemala, and kenya. During these trips, world next door, inc. Was able to spread the word about organizations like tiny hands international nepal, oasis bangladesh, nehemiah vision ministries, echocuba, saber y gracia, tumaini church, tumaini kwa watoto, and zanaafrica via our digital magazine.

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 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 62
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 74
  • Sustainability: 22
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 73%; rating input score 73
  • Program expense ratio: 64.6%; rating input score 65
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -13%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.02; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 16.9%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -142.8% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 73% of revenue deployed · 64.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $147K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $38K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 18/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 25/100.