Episcopal Relief and Development

What it reported doing in 2024

Sustainable developmentthe organization partners with locally-led organizations around the world to advance lasting change in communities impacted by injustice, poverty, disaster and climate change through an inclusive, comprehensive, forward-looking approach that builds on a community's existing strengths, assets and resources. Using the sustainable development goals ("sdgs") as a framework, the organization creates long-term development strategies, demonstrating a measurable impact in the following interconnected priority areas: (see schedule o)women and girls: everyone deserves to live free from violence in a society where they are treated with dignity and respect. Together with local partners, the organization equips faith leaders and other trusted change agents to confront harmful social norms and behaviors, preventing and responding to violence against women and girls and advancing women's empowerment.early childhood development: the quality of care that children receive during the first 1,000 days of life affects them in ways that last a lifetime. In partnership with local faith leaders and change agents, the organization promotes nurturing care that fosters responsive caregiving, good health and nutrition, and early learning and play, while working to reduce unhealthy environmental factors like poverty, malnutrition and exposure to violence.climate resilience: extreme weather events like heat waves, droughts and floods are leaving millions of people without food and water. Often, those most at risk are isolated, rural, subsistence farming households, far from basic support services. An extensive faith network allows the organization and local partners to provide the skills training, information and access to financial resources households need to recover from and adapt to rising climate risks and uncertainty.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 94.8%; rating input score 95
• Program expense ratio: 83.4%; rating input score 83
• Fundraising efficiency: $10.17 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Fail
  • Conducts field audits: Pass
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Pass
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 99.9%; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 21st 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: -8.3%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.17; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.18; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 7.5%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 1% per year; rating input score 100; 13th percentile among comparable filings