Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance (Gaia)

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
943364364
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Oakland, CA, USA
Phone
4154617196
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Exchange, N.E.C.
Affiliation
Interfaith

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,918,847
Expenses
$2,412,481
Assets
$1,175,567
Liabilities
$54,928

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

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TODD SCHAFER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • TODD SCHAFER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $178,539 total reported compensation
  • MOLLY BROSTROM (PROGRAM AND GRANTS MANAGER): $103,754 total reported compensation
  • DOUGLAS BOZICK (DIRECTOR OF FINANCE): $79,512 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Gaia strengthens healthcare in underserved african communities.gaia believes that everyone deserves access to quality healthcare, no matter where they live or who they are. In partnership with government and local communities, we strengthen health systems by filling gaps in the healthcare grid now and increasing capacity for the long term.

What it reported doing in 2024

Health workforce development -ucsf global health sciences global action in nursing (gain)- this program supports the hiring of expert nurse mentors to oversee training, mentorship and research in blantyre district health facilities, to develop a clinical mentorship and nursing leaders fellowship program at the national level, and finally to support education, licensure and transition to employment for financially needy nursing students in malawi.nursing program - the organization supports admitted nursing students with comprehensive scholarships to nursing programs to ensure on time graduation, licensure and deployment to work in health facilities.human resources for health ("hrh") - under the hrh program, the organization supports additional nurses with scholarships, new graduates with fellowship opportunities, nursing education institutions with clinical mentors to improve the quality of education provided, nursing regulatory bodies with supervision support and oversight, and finally the malawi government with health worker tracking and distribution.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 74% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • 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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 72
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 67%; rating input score 67
  • Program expense ratio: 80.4%; rating input score 80
  • Fundraising efficiency: $8.95 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Limited
    • Conducts field audits: Limited
    • May suspend future funding: Limited
    • Requires financial reports: Limited
    • Conducts site visits: Limited
    • Requires grant agreements: Limited
    • May require repayment: Limited
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 17.3%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.49; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 15%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.4% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.1% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -7.9% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 67% of revenue deployed · 80.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $179K · 21 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 34/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 17/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 19/100.