Foundation for Healthier Senegal

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
843287179
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2022, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Madison, MS, USA
Phone
9085317390
Rating
94
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$73,179
Expenses
$74,335
Assets
$108,189
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TALLA CISSE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • TALLA CISSE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • SALOUM CISSE (BOARD MEMBER)
  • MAHA BAALBAKI (BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 02/24))

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

To improve health outcomes for rural and underserved women throughout senegal by increasing access to reproductive maternal and child health services through community participatory action. Our vision is to provide a professional health worker within walking distance of everyone.

What it reported doing in 2024

Fohsen advanced its mission to improve maternal, neonatal, and community health in underserved regions of senegal through community health worker (chw) training, digital health innovation, and health systems strengthening. Our programs directly support low-income rural families who lack consistent access to essential primary care services.- chws completed over 5,000 home visits during this period (estimated), including pregnancy follow-ups, malnutrition screening for children, and referrals for urgent care.-fohsen supported local health posts with improved referral pathways, resulting in an estimated 70% increase in timely clinical follow-ups among families reached by chws.chws submitted more than 4,000 health data entries (estimated) capturing maternal health indicators, childhood illness, nutrition status, and referral outcomes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 51
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.8%; rating input score 97
  • Program expense ratio: 95.3%; rating input score 95

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.6%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.46; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 28.5% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.4% per year; rating input score 0; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 96.8% of revenue deployed · 95.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $71K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 41/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 57/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.