1000 Days

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
471062064
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2020
Forms available
Form 990 2020, Form 990-N 2014
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2029698257
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Birth Defects and Genetic Diseases

Reported finances

Revenue
$328,745
Expenses
$2,407,049
Assets
$67,078
Liabilities
$45,543

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CINDY HUANG (PRESIDENT AND CHAIR)
  • KATHRYN STEPHENS (INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • KATHRYN STEPHENS (INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $149,240 total reported compensation
  • BLYTHE THOMAS (INITIATIVE DIRECTOR): $139,932 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

1,000 days is the leading not-for-profit organization working in the u.s. And around the world to ensure women and children have the healthiest first 1,000 days. We work with global leaders and grassroots communities of parents to make the 1,000 days between a woman's pregnancy and her child's 2nd birthday a window of opportunity to build healthier, brighter futures.

What it reported doing in 2020

Public education - 1,000 days works to empower parents and caregivers to give their kids the healthiest possible start. 1,000 days works with leading nutrition experts to compile and translate evidence-based recommendations on infant and toddler feeding into practical and accessible resources for today's millennial parents.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 64% 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

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 6
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 91.4%; rating input score 91
  • 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: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • 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: -632.2%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.03; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.68; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 12%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -33% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -24% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 91.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $2.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $149K · 8 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $149K reported
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2015 to 2020
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 10/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 32/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.