World Affairs Council-Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky EIN 27-0660682

World Affairs Council-Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky

EIN  27-0660682 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Highland Heights, KY
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects communities with global affairs through education, exchange, and cultural awareness.
Leadership
Michelle Harpenau · President & CEO · $90K
Money in and out
$382K revenue, $409K expenses
Bottom line
75% program efficiency

Connects communities with global affairs through education, exchange, and cultural awareness. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $382K in revenue, $409K in expenses, and $488K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$382K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$409K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$488K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$26K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
75%
of spending reaches programs▼ -1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
14.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -16% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-7%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -122% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$382K
FY2024▼ -23%
Expenses
$409K
FY2024▲ +19%
Total assets
$493K
FY2024▼ -3%
Total liabilities
$6K
FY2024▲ +457%
Total revenue
$382K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$409K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$488K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$26K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$493K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B75%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 414
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $307K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

To build international awareness and global understanding. Program include global skills education and teacher training working with over 12,000 students in the region; curriculum development across 20 private and public schools, 203 international visitors, 18 foreign affairs events, connection and opportunities in foreign countries.

$307Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWorld Affairs Council-Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky
EINHdr · item D27-0660682
Principal addressHdr · item CHighland Heights, KY
WebsiteHdr · item Jglobalcincinnati.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MKY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2009

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a14
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b14
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$89,652Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michelle Harpenau$89,652$87,430$82,259
Michelle Harpenau$76,488$73,872

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$239K · 62%
Program service revenue$123K · 32%
Investment income$17K · 4%
Other revenue$3K · 1%
Contributions & grants62%$239K
Program service revenue32%$123K
Investment income4%$17K
Other revenue1%$3K
— government grantsLn 1e$123K
Total revenueLn 12$382K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.03
Program services75%$307K
Management & general22%$90K
Fundraising3%$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$409K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$107K
Total assetsLn 16$493K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$6K
Total net assetsLn 32$488K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $484K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $409K · Less non-cash grants $9K · Cash operating expenses/yr $399K
14.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $307K · Total expenses $409K
75%
Management & General
Management & general $90K · Total expenses $409K
22%
Fundraising
Fundraising $12K · Total expenses $409K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $22K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $114K
$0.19 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $239K · Total revenue $382K
62%
Government reliance
Government grants $123K · Total revenue $382K
32%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $123K · Total revenue $382K
32%
Investment reliance
Investment income $17K · Total revenue $382K
+4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $123K · Total expenses $409K
30%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $382K · Prior year $499K
-23%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $245K · FY2024 $382K
+12%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $488K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $382K · Expenses $409K
-7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $493K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $488K · Total assets $493K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $377K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $493K
76%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Michelle Harpenau · Reported title President & CEO · Highest reported compensation $90K · Total expenses $409K
22%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $286K · Total expenses $409K
70%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 75%
Overhead ratio 22%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth -23%
Investment management fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$382K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$499K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$306K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$328K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$245K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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