African & American Friendship Associatio

What it reported doing in 2012

The organization's main focus is on their foreign trained health professionals (fthp) program. This program strides to promote economic self-sufficiency and advancement of immigrants who are foreign trained healthcare professionals in Minnesota. The organization ensures that they get support to prepare and pass the licenser exams and practice in their healthcare profession in the united states. So far, the organization has registered over 200 foreign trained professionals from asia, africa, eastern europe, and latin and central america.integrating fthp for self sufficiency project: the organization, in partnership with women's initiative for self empowerment (wise), as the lead agency through a grant from the federal office of refugee resettlement (orr) provide information & education, mentorship, scholarship and advocacy to refugees in Minnesota who are foreign trained health care professionals.alternative career pathway for fthp women project: this is a project founded by women's foundation of Minnesota to wise in partnership with the organization. The goal of this project is to affect shifts in institutions and policies and thereby increase equality for foreign trained professional women in Minnesota.fthp advocacy project: funding from the headwaters foundation for justice enables the organization to disseminate information and provide educational activities, increasing/enhancing the power and advocacy skills of fthp and their immigrant community for system change and social justice. Headwaters' funding further facilitates the involvement and participation of community leaders, healthcare institutions and providers, and state legislators.fthp eliminating health disparities project: this project is funded by the park nicollet foundation to promote self sufficiency and advancement of foreign trained health professionals, in order to assist timely and effective integration of new americans into Minnesota healthcare system. The project provides recruitment, orientations, matching of professionals and peer mentors with healthcare professionals.fthp mentorship project: this project is funded by the park nicollet foundation to promote self sufficiency and advancement of foreign trained health professionals, in order to assist timely and effective integration of new americans into Minnesota healthcare system. The project provides recruitment, orientations, matching of professionals and peer mentors with healthcare professionals.international medical graduates residency project: the international medical graduates residency project a one year project funded by medtronic foundation through dr. Pat walker of the university of Minnesota, medical school in partnership with the organization. The aim of the project was to research and document best practice to enhance access to medical residency in Minnesota by foreign trained physicians.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: Limited
• Program expense ratio: Limited
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 60th 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: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • 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: -7.8%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.04; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.09; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: Limited
• Revenue growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -52.8% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings