World Taste and Smell Day Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
881902767
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Millbrook, NY, USA
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Education N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$35,171
Expenses
$35,998
Assets
$7,835

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Mindy Yang (CEO and Treasurer)

People named in this filing

  • Stephanie Feuer (Board Chair)
  • Mindy Yang (CEO and Treasurer)
  • Jenna Troyli (Board Member)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The World Taste & Smell Associations primary exempt purpose is to advance public education awareness research and interdisciplinary collaboration related to taste smell flavor perception sensory wellness and the chemical senses through educational programming research initiatives events media and community engagement.

What it reported doing in 2025

The organization developed and hosted educational programming focused on taste smell sensory wellness flavor perception and interdisciplinary sensory science. Activities included the Global Taste & Smell Summit online educational classes public discussions and community engagement initiatives designed to increase awareness and understanding of sensory health and the chemical senses. Programs served researchers healthcare professionals industry participants creatives and members of the public.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 89% 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 65
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 65.6%; rating input score 66
  • Program expense ratio: 63.9%; rating input score 64

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2.4%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.22; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 77.6% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 74.7% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 30% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 65.6% of revenue deployed · 63.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $23K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 38/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 19/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.