Funders Concerned About AIDS Inc

Overview

Mission

Fcaa informs, connects, and supports philanthropy to mobilize resources to end the global HIV pandemic and build the social, political and economic commitments necessary to attain health, human rights, and justice for all.

What it reported doing in 2024

Funders concerned about AIDS (fcaa) is the only global network dedicated to mobilizing philanthropic leadership, resources, and advocacy to end the HIV epidemic. For nearly 40 years, fcaa has been the hub for HIV philanthropy-tracking funding, analyzing trends, and convening donors to strengthen collective impact. Our annual philanthropic support to address HIV and AIDS report is the most comprehensive source of data on HIV-related philanthropy worldwide.through donor strategy groups, convenings, and technical assistance, fcaa provides funders a trusted space to align strategies, share knowledge, and respond to emerging challenges. We prioritize elevating marginalized communities and under-resourced regions, from the u.s. South to the global south and east.today, fcaa engages more than 50 philanthropic member organizations whose investments sustain thousands of organizations engaged in HIV research, prevention, care, human rights, and advocacy. We are recognized as a leading voice in convening, advocacy, and resource mobilization to advance an AIDS-free future.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 100% of its reported program work directly.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
133869632
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Washington, DC, USA
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution

Official website

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and most voting board members are independent. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and the filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 53
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.3%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 84.8%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $17.14 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited
  • Public monitoring controls: Limited
  • Public policy transparency: Limited
  • Public financial transparency: Limited
  • Impact reporting controls: Limited
  • Public relationship transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • Public governance controls: Limited
  • Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.8%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 1.48; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 38.2%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 81.3% of revenue deployed · 84.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $739K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $206K · 16 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 annual filings from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.