Emergency Assistance Foundation, Inc.

What it reported doing in 2025

Unforeseen expenses can be devastating for many families. In the aftermath of disasters (like hurricanes) and personal hardships (like fleeing domestic abuse), emergency assistance foundation's (eaf) relief funds provide essential financial assistance, and hope, on the path to recovery. Since its inception in 2011, eaf has helped more than 436,000 individuals and families with grants totaling over $360 million.(continued on schedule o)for all its relief funds, eaf objectively manages all activities, including accepting donations, objectively reviewing grant applications, and awarding and distributing grants, while also maintaining legal and regulatory compliance. Eaf aims to keep administrative costs low in order to maximize dollars sent to those in need.filling a void in traditional disaster response, eaf rapidly responds to disasters occurring around the world, quickly putting money directly into the hands of those impacted. When disaster strikes, eaf's global team, located across ten time zones, is ready to mobilize instantly.eaf is committed to providing best-in-class grant applicant support, striving to make the entire process as seamless and stress-free as possible. A multilingual applicant support team provides compassionate human interaction, supported by advanced technology. Applicants can reach out 24/7 through a variety of channels and can easily track the real-time status of their applications using a proprietary platform, which provides additional transparency and peace-of-mind throughout the process.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 62.9%; rating input score 63
• Program expense ratio: 95.6%; rating input score 96
• Fundraising efficiency: $99.52 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 18th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Fail
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Pass
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 99.7%; rating input score 100; 50th 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; 65th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 39.5%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.31; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 10.3% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 10.2% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 17.9% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings