Friends of Joseph Ukpo Hospital and Research Institute

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
300842806
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2018
Location
Omaha, NE, USA
Phone
4025757030
Rating
92
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$78,675
Expenses
$92,828
Assets
$28,067
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Rev Msgr James Gilg (Director and President)

People named in this filing

  • Rev Msgr James Gilg (Director and President)
  • Rev Fr Dr Andrew Ekpenyong (Director and Secretary)
  • Dr Nicholas Maxwell (US and Intl Partnerships Director)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Charitable activities. Friends of JUHRI constructs and funds the running of 100% free and high quality health care facilities in rural south-south Nigeria where poverty is endemic. Skills acquisition (sewing, catering, information and computer technology, nursing) and research activities which all promote health are supported.

What it reported doing in 2025

(A) 100 per cent FREE and HIGH QUALITY healthcare for 4,108 new patients/visits at Site 1 (female to male ratio of about 68:32), in 275 days of 2025 at Site 1; 3289 patients at Site 2. At both sites, care services included consultations, ultrasound/lab tests, drugs, surgeries, etc, all free of charge. The Joseph Ukpo Hospitals & Research Institutes (JUHRI), Monthly patient visits at Site 1: Jan 375, Feb 260, Mar 188, April 227, May 265, June 308, July 350, Aug 306, Sep 414, Oct 433, Nov 319, Dec 333. YEAR TOTAL 3778. Monthly Patient visits at Site 2: Jan 215, Feb 222, Mar 232, April 266, May 282, June 306, July 268, August 349, Sept 300, Oct 270, Nov 265, Dec 240, YEAR TOTAL 3215. Site 1, is at Afua, Ibiono Ibom, Akwa Ibom State and Site 2 is at Esuk Mbat, Akpabuyo, Cross River State, both in Nigeria. (B). Skills Acquisition Center at Site 1: Continuation of training (100% free) of 4 seamstresses and 6 caterers. Free ICT training of over 45 secondary school pupils/students in ICT. (C). Purchase of 8 brand new laptops, digital cameras and several equipment to digitize our operations and upgrade our diagnostic labs. (D). During 7th and 3rd anniversaries of Site 1 and Site 2 respectively, upgrading of key service deliveries at both sites including expanded ICT unit at Site 1, more surgical equipment at Site 2, JUHRI-manufactured germicides and antiseptics for communities hosting both sites. (E). Feb 13th, 2025, was World Day of the Sick and JUHRI celebrated by organizing her 23rd Mobile Clinic Outreach to Okpok Ikpa, a remote village in Odukpani LGA, Cross River State, in partnership with the Catholic Health and Medical Workers Guild of the Archdiocese of Calabar. 168 villagers received 100% free and high quality care. See details at https://www.juhri.org/monthly-updates. As on Dec 31st, 2025, we had a total of 33 paid staff at both sites(8 nurses, 4 admin, 2 lab scientists, 1 lab tech, 4 orderlies, 4 security, 4 health associates, 1 research fellow, 2 part time physicians (paid), 2 hospital chaplains and 1 facility technician. Please see https://www.juhri.org/monthly-updates. There are several volunteer physicians from nearby tertiary health facilities who are not paid. These unpaid volunteer physicians are mainly professors of medicine and supervise the work of our paid physicians, nurses, laboratory scientists, technicians, etc.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 96.1%; rating input score 96

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -18%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.3; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -6.7% per year; rating input score 0; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.6% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 19.2% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 96.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $89K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • 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: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 23/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.