Hanns R Neumann Stiftung North America Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
273382700
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
5122245006
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Economic Development

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$837,086
Expenses
$805,721
Assets
$797,493
Liabilities
$484,769

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • JENS SORGENFREI (DIRECTOR): $285,000 total reported compensation
  • MICHAEL OPITZ (DIRECTOR): $210,000 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Support smallholder farmers towards being economically self-sufficient and in acquiring entrepreneurial skills that enable them to become competitive in a globalized economy; initiate, implement and scale-up best practice projects in tropical agricultural communities worldwide; comprehensively protect natural resources and address the challenges associated with climate change and biodiversity; and contribute to the establishment of improved economic, environmental and social framework conditions on both a national and an international level.

What it reported doing in 2024

The starbucks project accelerating gender empowerment and equality for women and female youth in western honduras aims to increase 1,850 women economic opportunities, transform traditional gender norms and promote social empowerment and improved health outcomes for women and female youth in ocotepeque, copn and lempira, focusing on two components: healthy homes and inclusive households and women's economic empowerment and bridging regional gender gaps (2023 - 2025).the j.m.s. Project empowering smallholder farming communities: strengthening livelihoods and climate resilience in uganda brings together a group of dedicated partners from the private and public sector to improve the livelihoods of coffee farming families in uganda by making them more competitive, inclusive and climate resilient, based on sustainable practices. The project aims to improve the livelihoods of 3000 coffee farming households inclusive of 600 youth in rakai district by making them more competitive, inclusive and climate resilient, based on sustainable practices over the project implementation period (2024-2026).the peet's project towards regenerative and profitable production in indonesia in the dairi district, north sumatra, promotes sustainable arabica coffee production through training on good agricultural practices, integrated pest management, soil health, biodiversity, and labor standard compliance. Over 3,300 coffee-farming households (with around 52% women participation) benefit from capacity building, awareness activities, and hands-on field training to improve yields, income, and environmental sustainability. The project runs as a multi-year continuation of the hrns-peet's coffee program over the project implementation period 2024-2027.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 95% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 62
  • Accountability: 55
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 94.1%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 97.7%; rating input score 98
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • 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; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 33.3%; rating input score 33; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 86
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Limited
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.7%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.99; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.61; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 94.1% of revenue deployed · 97.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 1 of 3 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $787K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $285K · 3 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 33/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 47/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Document-retention policy not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 42/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 13/100.