A Self-help Assistance Program

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
680257525
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2012, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Peachtree City, GA, USA
Phone
7706327451
Rating
92
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Development

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$38,420
Expenses
$38,375
Assets
$12,736
Liabilities
$654

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

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Elizabeth Bara (President and Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Elizabeth Bara (President and Executive Director)
  • Charles Harris Jr (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To cultivate self-reliance and foster cross-cultural understanding.

What it reported doing in 2024

Tools for Empowerment: Accepted donations of trade tools and equipment from the local community in GA and provided volunteer opportunities for clubs, schools and missions to come together to repair & refurbish these tools. A 40 ft. container of refurbished tools and equipment was donated to The Salesian Missions Vocational training centers in The Dominican Republic - improving hands on education and helping hundreds of young families increase their income and become self-reliant. Also new building tools were provided to establish a building club in Mt. Dewa Secondary school and 20 sewing machines were provide to out of school adolescents - to help families in Mutare Zimbabwe generate income.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 97
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.9%; rating input score 97
  • Program expense ratio: 97%; rating input score 97

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.1%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.33; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -15.9% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -9.6% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 96.9% of revenue deployed · 97% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $37K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 46/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 21/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.