Engage Now Africa Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
454100494
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2011
Location
Foxboro, MA, USA
Phone
5085499955
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Relief

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,435,863
Expenses
$4,464,179
Assets
$265,043
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LYNETTE GAY (PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR)
  • JENNIFER HOGGE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • JENNIFER HOGGE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $170,365 total reported compensation
  • DIANA BINGHAM (TREASURER AND DIRECTOR): $55,466 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Ena's mission is to heal, rescue, and lift our brothers and sisters in africa. Our purpose is to provide resources and training to vulnerable populations, enabling them to become self-reliant and substantially improve their lives. We accomplish our mission by developing greater capacity in the individuals and communities we serve. We focus on the fundamental building blocks that lead to individual self-reliance, including clean water, sanitation, health, education, micro-credit, and other income-generating activities that strengthen families and build communities.

What it reported doing in 2024

In 2024, ena advanced its mission to heal, rescue, and lift vulnerable individuals and families across ghana, sierra leone, ethiopia, and namibia. Through strategic partnerships and on-the-ground collaboration, ena has implemented high-impact programs addressing health, human trafficking, literacy, economic empowerment, and education, positively affecting the lives of millions.heal: ena constructed and inaugurated four maternal health centers in ghana, ethiopia, and sierra leone, serving 82,850 women and children with life-saving pre- and post-natal care. Over 1,118 babies were safely delivered, and 50,000 patients received care through our clinics in ghana, ethiopia and sierra leone. Our clean water initiative brought safe drinking water to 362,678 people in 15 communities, including five solar-powered boreholes in ghana and sierra leone. In ethiopia, 377 individuals regained their sight through cataract surgeries. Our malnutrition program in sierra leone rehabilitated 77 children, achieving a 51% improvement in nutritional outcomes, and educated 76 mothers on sustainable nutrition practices.rescue: ena's end modern slavery program rescued and rehabilitated 167 trafficking victims and provided human trafficking prevention training to over 140,000 students and community members in ghana and ethiopia. More than four million people were reached via radio and television awareness campaigns throughout ghana. Prevention efforts extended to 151 communities, and ena hosted a regional anti-trafficking conference to strengthen cross-sector collaboration. Rescue stories include girls trafficked from nigeria and a child labor survivor in ghana, both now reintegrated and enrolled in school with full support.lift: ena enrolled 5,868 adults, 70% of whom were women, in literacy and vocational training across 219 communities in ghana and sierra leone. Through our income-generating activities (iga) program in ethiopia, 250 women launched small businesses and received loans, training, and mentorship. Four new schools were built in ghana and ethiopia, providing safe and quality education to 1,040 children annually, thus contributing to a cumulative total of 19,829 students empowered through ena schools. Additionally, our albinism initiative in ghana provided medical aid to 26 individuals and reached 1,505 people through community education and awareness initiatives.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 93% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 64
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96%; rating input score 96
  • Program expense ratio: 95.4%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: $50.27 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • 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: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Pass
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.6%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.06; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.1%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 96% of revenue deployed · 95.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 5 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $170K · 6 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 6 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 31/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 53/100.