Pact

Legal name: Pact Inc

Overview

Mission

Pact fosters thriving, resilient, and engaged communities that are leading their own development.

What it reported doing in 2023

Ukraine public health systems recovery & resiliencethe public health system resilience and recovery activity assisted the government of ukraine (gou) to improve core national and regional public health capacities to address health challenges during wartime and in the post-war future. The project strengthened the gou's capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to public health threats; sustain critical public health services during crisis; protect the health of all ukrainians including vulnerable and marginalized populations; and expand mental health support to veterans and war affected populations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 96% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 47% for direct work, and 53% for grants.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
132702768
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2023
Official website data refreshed
Aug 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-T 2023
Headquarters
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
+1-202-466-5666
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
International Development

Official website

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 81
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 85.5%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $116,154.63 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Pass
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Pass
    • Conducts site visits: Pass
    • Requires grant agreements: Pass
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.7%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.41; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.79; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.9%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.5% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 7 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 39 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 84% of revenue deployed · 85.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $152.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $506K · 22 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $203K reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 37 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 annual filings from 2009 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 30 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 20 filed related-organization links
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • CAROLINE ANSTEY (PRESIDENT & CEO (THRU 6/24)): $506,371 total reported compensation
  • CRISTINE BETTERS (SVP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT): $340,436 total reported compensation
  • MICHELE LAIRD (SR. VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS): $331,850 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2023.