Community Solutions for Africas De

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
061730297
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2015
Forms available
Form 990 2015, Form 990-EZ 2012
Location
Osseo, MN, USA
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Cultural Exchange

Reported finances

Revenue
$88,997
Expenses
$149,056
Assets
$288,369
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SMART BAITANI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • SMART BAITANI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • PASTOR BEN SWANSON (BOARD CHAIR)
  • JESSICA BAITANI (BOARD SECRETARY)

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 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Help liberate tanzanians from poverty; empower tanzanians to become economically independent; build partnerships that create community development through the support of projects involving micro-enterprise, health, education and culture

What it reported doing in 2015

One woman one goat (owog) programs in tanzania: refurbished the kagondo owog- one women, one goat farm in partnership with rotary international (www.rotaty.org). Currently, the goat farm can harbor up to 200 goats and provide training to over 100 women on site. Furthermore, cosad were able to breed more hybrid goats for 200+ women of kangabusharo and bugabo as a result of rotary clubs in USA and cosad tanzania. In partnership with you the minneapolis based global citizen network nonprofit organization and the fair school high school students cosad was able to expand buy 12 goats and support 10 widows in the kagondo village. Service included building of goat pennies and water infrastructure (wrs-water retention systems). The goat care taker/manager was also refurbished to include a working office space, electricity and basic office furniture.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 42% for direct work, and 58% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 94.8%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 15th 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; 64th 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: -67.5%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.93; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 24.5% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -15.8% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 26.9% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 94.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $141K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 14 of 16 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2013 to 2015
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 24/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grants require schedule f did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 35/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.