Education for Employment

What it reported doing in 2025

Since its inception in 2016, efe-saudi arabia has connected saudi youth with employment skills and opportunities while providing businesses with skilled young talent. Efe-saudi arabia develops practical training programs aligned with workforce requirements, preparing job-ready and retainable employees. In 2025, efe-saudi arabia completed phase ii of the "league of women it" project with the jpmorgan chase foundation, providing entry-level job training & placement (jtp) in ict skills. Efe-saudi arabia also completed its second project with ccc: the economic development for saudi young women phase ii program, an intensive five-day training initiative designed exclusively for young women, equipping them with essential professional, interpersonal, and digital skills to enhance their employability and workplace performance. Furthermore, efe-saudi arabia completed the "build your future your way" program, funded by the hyatt hotels corporation, delivering a comprehensive five-day learning experience in riyadh and jeddah that equipped beneficiaries with the behavioral, professional, and interpersonal competencies needed for workplace success and employment in the hospitality sector. Under the "future-ready mena: future of work skills and digital readiness in mena" project, funded by the caterpillar foundation, efe saudi arabia equipped unemployed saudi youth with employability and digital skills through a market-driven, 35 hour training in riyadh, culminating in direct employer engagement and interviews. Conducted in bahrain by the efe-saudi arabia team, the amazon web services program, funded by aws, targeted bahraini young men and women, with a strong emphasis on inclusivity and equal opportunity, including youth with disabilities. It was delivered through a five-day intensive, in-person format combining interactive workshops, practical simulations, and individual mentoring sessions. Furthermore, the snapchat augmented reality (ar) hackathon, funded by snapchat and its local saudi office, was a two-day immersive, hands-on training event designed to equip saudi youth with the skills to create ar experiences using snapchat's lens studio. Under the "beauty for a better life" program, funded by the loral foundation, efe-saudi arabia trained unemployed saudi women, equipping them with the technical, professional, and interpersonal skills required to succeed in the beauty and retail sectors. Lastly, in collaboration with the saudi kickboxing federation, the tomouhi excellence training program was designed to empower saudi female referees with the skills and competencies needed to obtain accreditation from both local and international federations.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 70.8%; rating input score 71
• Program expense ratio: 70.8%; rating input score 71
• Fundraising efficiency: $14.81 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Fail
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Fail
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• 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: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -0%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.75; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.16; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 22.9%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -2.2% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 4.2% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings