To promote mutual understanding between the people of NC and the International community through education, cultural exchange, arts and the celebration of achievements.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
36¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$48K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
36%
of spending
Concern: 36% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$48K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $143K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$182K
66% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 66% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$209K
Spent
$216K
To programs
36%
Net assets
$95K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$209K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$209K
FY2022$369K
FY2023$303K
FY2024$236K
FY2025$325K
Expenses
$216K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$216K
FY2022$234K
FY2023$337K
FY2024$282K
FY2025$292K
Net assets
$95K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$95K
FY2022$230K
FY2023$196K
FY2024$150K
FY2025$183K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1988.

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Where the money goes

36 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 36% · $79K Management & general 54% · $117K Fundraising 10% · $21K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $48K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$47,925Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leila Bekri’s $77K as Executive Director is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Leila Bekri$76,862$70,160$69,207$62,691$47,925

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

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

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Fosters international understanding through education, cultural exchange, arts, and celebrating achievements.

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3 programs · $79K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Global Ties

Plan and conduct tours of the area for foreign visitors and guests in the U.S.

$61Kprogram expense
02

International focus presents a 3 day festival featuring ethnic exhibits, music, bazaars and cultural demonstrations serving the international community. It also serves as an international resource center.

$9Kprogram expense
03

Fee for service programs, community partnership programs, etc.

$8Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Global Ties USFY2024$98K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$143K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$209K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$197K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12K
Money outPt IX
$216K
Ln 25
Programscol B$79K
Managementcol C$117K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$95K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$276K
Total assetsLn 16$276K
LiabilitiesLn 26$182K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$197K
Government grantsLn 1e$97K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12K
Total revenueLn 12$209K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$79K
SavingsLn 2$197K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$276K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$276K
LiabilitiesLn 26$182K
Net assetsLn 32$95K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6110
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$97K$276K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$102K$276K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$182K
Net assetsLn 32$100K$95K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$15K$36K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$63K$16K$38K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$901$2K$541
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$3K$6K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$977$977
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$58K$42K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$2K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$216K$79K$117K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 29, 2026 $325K$292K$34K$183K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 13, 2025 $236K$282K−$46K$150K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024 $303K$337K−$34K$196K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $369K$234K$135K$230K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Dec 10, 2021 $209K$216K−$7K$95K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $209,352 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $279,613$197,028
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $126,414$12,324
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $406,027$209,352
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 $181,436$137,368
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $255,607$78,552
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $437,043$215,920
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$31,016−$6,568
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $209,352 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$96,918
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$100,110
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$197,028
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,324$12,324
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,324 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$209,352
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $215,920 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $15,041 · Management $36,100 · Fundraising $9,025$60,166
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $15,704 · Management $37,690 · Fundraising $9,422$62,816
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $901 · Management $2,162 · Fundraising $541$3,604
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,696 · Management $6,469 · Fundraising $1,617$10,782
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,050$2,050
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,080$7,080
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $977$977
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,899$3,899
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $42,173 · Management $15,701$57,874
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,197 · Management $4,475$6,672
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $78,712 · Management $116,603 · Fundraising $20,605$215,920
Part X · Balance sheet $276,411 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $97,170$79,255
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$197,156
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $101,939$276,411
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,624$181,858
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $100,315$94,553
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $100,315$94,553
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $101,939$276,411
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $94,553 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$209,352
XI-2 Total expenses$215,920
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$6,568
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$100,315
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$806
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$94,553

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