Give to Learn to Grow Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
815201491
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Santa Monica, CA, USA
Phone
3103887919
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$951,279
Expenses
$969,269
Assets
$316,531
Liabilities
$13,689

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARIAM AL KASSAB (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • BARWAKO NALAYEH (CFO/SECRETARY/TREASURER): $115,253 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to partner with our community to support and enhance the lives of underprivileged children around the world by providing the resources for education, inspiring them to grow, and empowering them to give back. We've also been fortunate enough to provide free education, meals, supplies & school uniforms to over 1000 displaced nomadic children in east africa. Along the way we have also built two schools and currently building our third. We also provided educational supplies to the local public schools in east africa; medical supplies; teacher training programs; water distribution.

What it reported doing in 2024

Schools: the give to learn to grow foundation has established schools, maternal & child health (mch) clinics, and libraries in nomadic areas of east africa. As of now, we have launched programs aimed at facilitating access to quality education and healthcare for nomadic children and their families, while also creating opportunities for a successful transition into independent, healthy adulthood. This, in turn, contributes to a brighter future for the entire community. Math & literacy: literacy and math classes will be conducted daily for children and youth to bring them up to grade level and keep them on track with requirements for their age groups.emotional intelligence training: our program teaches kids emotional intelligence: how to recognize feelings, understand where they come from, and how to deal with them. Self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and social skills training are reviewed in classroom curriculum. Kids also learn how to practice happy habits, and meditation, in order to thriveworkshops: led by trained staff and volunteers on the latest computers with software programs that will provide participants with the 21st century technological skills to build competency and seed innovation. Art classes: art classes will be held as an outlet for children to express their feelings and unlock their artistic potential. Artists will offer drawing and painting events where children can get in touch with their creativity.service: service learning teaches kids empathy while giving them an educational experience. Through service learning, students get a chance to give back to their communities and discover how they can make a difference.

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 94% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and the filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 65
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.3%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 86.7%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: $268.33 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Fail
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 49.1%; rating input score 49; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.9%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.33; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11.9%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 14.1% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -35% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -28.6% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.3% of revenue deployed · 86.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 3 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $840K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $115K · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 8 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 49/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 30/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 15/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Audit committee oversight not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 31/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 54/100.