Afghan American Alliance of Georgia Corp

What it reported doing in 2024

Impact of our Programs: ESL Classes. 5 semesters of ESL classes hosted since January 2024 in partnership with GSU.. Provided a total of 250 seats for students.. Offered on-site childcare through CDF Action at Early Learning Scholars.. Provided transportation incentives to ensure accessibility.. Placement test results show an impressive 80% growth in student learning outcomes.Qalam Workshops. Held 46 QALAM workshops with guest speakers, including experts, community leaders, and partner organizations.. Reached over 1,380 community members through these sessions.. Offered essential skills, resources, and guidance for navigating daily life in the U.S.Direct Services. Our team has 3,204 direct services, including:. Assistance with public benefits, school enrollment, low-cost internet, and Obamacare enrollment.. Driving permit, license, passport, and Social Security applications, as well as doctor appointments.. Resume building, job applications, and referrals to partner organizations.2467 Mobile Devices were distributed to the Afghan community since last year.. Coordinated 13,221 donations and household items, and distributed 31,535 diapers.Drive to Thrive. Hosted 187 Virtual classes in Dari and 189 in Pashto.. Served 476 Afghan clients.. 425 clients successfully received their learners permit licenses and were provided transportation to the appointments by our staff and volunteers.. 219 graduates awarded 3 hours of free driving practice through our Ethaar partnership.Sew-Zan Program. Hosted over 60 workshops, empowering 75 Afghan women in a 6-month cohort, guiding them from the initial steps to successfully managing their own businesses.. Each participant was equipped with business cards, a personalized online store setup, business plans, logos, commercial sewing machines, payment devices, professional product photos, and marketing materials.. 35 participants registered their businesses as LLCs with the State of Georgia.. Actively participated in 12 local markets, generating 100% profit for the businesses.. Hosted 13 successful businessowners as speakers to share their experiences and journeys.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 75.8%; rating input score 76
• Program expense ratio: 74.3%; rating input score 74
• Fundraising efficiency: $10.86 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• 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: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • 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: -2.1%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.38; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 87.4% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 37.9% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -16% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings