Direct Action for Women Now World-wide Inc Formerly Indias Daughters Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
461896414
IRS 990-PF coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2017, Form 990-PF 2024, Form 990-N 2014
Location
Cambridge, MA, USA
Phone
6173351520
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Private Grantmaking Foundations

Reported finances

Revenue
$246,023
Expenses
$151,099

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

Overview

Mission

Private Grantmaking Foundations

What it reported funding in 2024

The foundation reported 3 filed grant rows totaling $120,276. The stated grant purposes included supported programs and campus-based workshops by mava (men against violence and abuse). the focus was to train young adults to recognize and respond to violence within family and surroundings., supported expansion of operations on-site in india to address gender-based violence., and supported grassroots efforts in ending violence against women through awareness, training, and advocacy with local partner bmcs in rajasthan..

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 95% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from contributions.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The foundation distributed 82% of its reported charitable disbursements as grants.
  • Includes asset-sale income: Asset-sale income is shown separately from recurring resources when classifying the revenue model.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes to charitable grants and the filed numbers largely add up. Assets provide a limited cushion relative to annual grants.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 100
  • Cost Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 100
  • Endowment Health: 10

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 100%; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 79.6%; rating input score 80; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Foundation activity disclosures: 19 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Pass
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Pass
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Individual grants for travel, study or similar purposes: Pass
    • Grants outside qualifying charitable organization categories: Pass
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 9; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 1.88; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: At least 100% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 10th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2018 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Endowment Health: Endowment-health comparison scored 10/100.