A Chance to Thrive International Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
464494994
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2020
Forms available
Form 990 2020, Form 990-N 2015
Location
San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone
2108545489
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Services N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$46,727
Expenses
$67,297
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RICHARD SWALLOWS (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • GRETCHEN BAUMGARTEN (BOARD MEMBER)
  • LISA WARD (BOARD MEMBER)
  • COLEEN DOUGLAS (BOARD MEMBER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Cti is a faith-based, humanitarian organization dedicated to the physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being of vulnerable young, single mothers and their children in moldova. Beneficiaries receive psychological counseling, medical care, and necessary shelter and are trained in parenting, relationship, and networking skills, as well as self-defense. Our vision is as follows: "for every child a chance to thrive, for every family a foundation." objectives of cti are: to provide for the basic needs of young, single mothers and their children through on-going sponsorships and emergency interventions. To promote educational and economic opportunities by providing vocational training to young, single mothers. To work with our faith partners to protect vulnerable children and youth from sex trafficking. To work with our faith partners to improve the lives of people with disabilities. To seek, cultivate, and obtain revenues for developing and expanding the entire cti program.

What it reported doing in 2020

A chance to thrive international moldolva - eastern europe40 beneficiaries trained in parenting, relationships, networking and occupational skills; provided monthly food / financial / medical assistance and psychological counseling. Helped beneficiaries finish high school and provided housing for 4 families in chisinau.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 93% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - 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 some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 69
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 23
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 99.2%; rating input score 99
  • Fundraising efficiency: $177.67 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 81.8%; rating input score 82; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th 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: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -44%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -13.5% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -19% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -46.1% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 99.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $67K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 15 of 17 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2017 to 2020
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 7 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 33/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.