Huairou Commission Women Homes & Community

Overview

Mission

Huairou Commission (HC) is a global network facilitating local-global program and policy advocacy initiatives that empower and strengthen a social movement of 100 grassroots womens groups & NGOs working to improve economic conditions & advance sustainable development and gender equality in 42 countries. Huairous significant activity was providing flexible program monies to grassroots women led member groups to run food security, care work and other mutual self-help resilience efforts. Fifty two (52) local women-led organizations received $1,288,624 to formalize their public roles in recovery

What it reported doing in 2024

Huairou program services focused on reducing: poverty, discrimination against women and the socio-economic impact of Covid-19 and climate disasters in poor communities. Vulnerability-reduction activities (food & livelihood security, community information & partnership initiatives with government officials & agencies to reduce risks) produced program and policy advocacy achievements validated by UN &other agencies responsible for reducing poverty, gender inequality and disaster risks.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 64% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 82% of its reported program spending out as grants.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
061805406
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Phone
7183888915
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Relief

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,950,208
Expenses
$2,957,574
Assets
$1,898,224
Liabilities
$168,877

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and the filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 68
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.4%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 87.1%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: $49.59 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Pass
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Pass
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 57.7%; rating input score 58; 17th 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.2%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.64; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.7%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.4% of revenue deployed · 87.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $106K · 16 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 25 current checks pass · 3 findings to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 11 annual filings from 2013 to 2024
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 5 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 58/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 32/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule D expense reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule D revenue reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 43/100.

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Glenn Dolcemascolo (Program Director): $106,260 total reported compensation
  • Sandra Schilen (Executive Director & non Voting Governing Council Dir.): $81,113 total reported compensation
  • Violet Shivutse (Chair): $10,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024.