Albert B Sabin Vaccine Institute Inc

Overview

Mission

To make vaccines more accessible, enable innovation and expand immunization across the globe.

What it reported doing in 2024

Global ImmunizationThe Sabin Vaccine Institute works to increase vaccine uptake and equitable access worldwide. Through education, capacity building, and applied research, Sabin strengthens national and community systems to turn vaccines into vaccinations. Programs empower local immunization leaders, improve surveillance and data use, and advance evidence-based approaches for vaccine delivery and confidence. Sabin's Boost community connects global immunization professionals; its Vaccine Acceptance & Delivery and Applied Epidemiology teams address behavioral, social, and scientific barriers. Sabin also leads global coalitions such as the HPV Consortium and Coalition Against Typhoid to expand the use of underutilized vaccines.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 99% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 93% 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.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
061389829
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2028428610
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 88
  • Accountability: 96
  • Sustainability: 15
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 98.3%; rating input score 98
  • Program expense ratio: 89.9%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: $0.21 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 6 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • 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; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 25th 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: -11%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.34; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.39; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.2%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.8% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -4.6% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 98.3% of revenue deployed · 89.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 14 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $35.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $551K · 23 people listed · 6 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $21.8M reported
  • Consistency: 38 of 38 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 annual filings from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 13 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 4 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.

Leadership & pay

23 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Finan Amy (CEO): $551,392 total reported compensation
  • Gupta Anuradha (President): $459,000 total reported compensation
  • Lopez Antonio Gonzalez (VP): $412,167 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.