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World Affairs Forum INC

Stamford, CTUnknown exempt organizationEIN 06-1018103Revenue $39K in FY2023

On file with the IRSworldaffairsforum.org110 Prospect Street 21 · Stamford, CT

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Promote greater understanding of foreign policy issues and provide a Forum where opinions may be voiced to foreign policy leaders.

78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 13 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $35K a year · 41% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $9K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$379
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$39K
-68% vs prior year
Spent
$55K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$971
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$39K
FY2023▼ -68%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$120K
FY2021$63K
FY2022$119K
FY2023$39K
Expenses
$55K
FY2023▼ -67%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$163K
FY2021$96K
FY2022$168K
FY2023$55K
Net assets
$971
FY2023▼ -94%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$99K
FY2021$65K
FY2022$17K
FY2023$971

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $43K Management & general 22% · $12K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sara L Tucker
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Frank R Bria
Board Members
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tim Daniels
Board Members
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steven Kolenberg
Board Members
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Maudie Long
Board Members
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gregory Mills
Board Members
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Wendy Skratt—$60,000
Jessica Anderson$51,250—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates the public and hosts discussions on foreign policy with leaders.

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1 program · $43K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Programs are offered to both members and general public as well as through grants for specific educational programs to the community

$43Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2019
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2019$9K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$9K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$39K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$38K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$730
Money outPt IX
$55K
Ln 25
Programscol B$43K
Managementcol C$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$971
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1K
Total assetsLn 16$1K
LiabilitiesLn 26$379
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$38K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$730
Total revenueLn 12$39K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1K
LiabilitiesLn 26$379
Net assetsLn 32$971
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16K$1K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$17K$1K
LiabilitiesLn 26$540$379
Net assetsLn 32$17K$971
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$32K$22K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$2K$818
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$2K$842
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$23$23
InterestLn 20$17$17
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$55K$43K$12K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $39K$55K−$16K$971 990 PDF
FY2022 $119K$168K−$48K$17K 990 PDF
FY2021 $63K$96K−$33K$65K 990 PDF
FY2020 $120K$163K−$42K$99K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $38,704 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $85,324$37,974
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,393$730
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $23,724$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $119,447$38,704
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $65,130$34,867
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $102,373$19,637
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $167,503$54,504
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$48,056−$15,800
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $38,704 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$14,262
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$23,712
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$37,974
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $730$730
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $730 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$38,704
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $54,504 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $21,972 · Management $10,340$32,312
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,737 · Management $818$2,555
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,789 · Management $842$2,631
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,146$2,146
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,761$9,761
IX-17 TravelPrograms $23$23
IX-20 InterestPrograms $17$17
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,869$1,869
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,190$3,190
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $42,504 · Management $12,000 · Fundraising $0$54,504
Part X · Balance sheet $1,350 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $15,811$1,350
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,500$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,311$1,350
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $540$379
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $540$379
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,771$971
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,311$1,350
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $971 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$38,704
XI-2 Total expenses$54,504
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$15,800
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,771
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$971

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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