Management Sciences for Health Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Women and child health, and otherhealthy women, children, and adolescents are the foundation of universal health coverage. Working at entry level of the health systems, msh partners with countries and communities to develop and implement locally- led solutions to reach women- across the continuum from pre-pregancy through postpartum - and children - from birth through chldhood adolescence - with affordable, high-quality primary care. We strengthen skills, knowledge, policies, and practices that bring lasting change in the availability, quality, accountability, affordability, and life-saving impact of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health services, in even the most vulnerable communities. Msh strengthens governance as the backbone of a sustainable, responsive health systems, and supports empowered women in taking on leadership and demanding accountability. We foster sustainable institutional change - strengthened leadership, better - supported health workers, people-centered care models, and evidence-informed quality improvement - so that health systems can consistently deliver high-quality care that is used and that improves health outcomes. We introduce and scale up new interventions and innovations, including in health system organiation and financing to support accessible, affordable, sustainable services.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 72.6%; rating input score 73
• Program expense ratio: 71%; rating input score 71
• Fundraising efficiency: $15,287.75 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Fail
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Fail
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 96.9%; rating input score 97; 30th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th 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: 0%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.44; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.37; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 7.1%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -9.3% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -5.9% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 2% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings