Harlem Mothers Stop Another Violent End Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
260847222
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2020, Form 990-N 2014
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
9178421206
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Crime Prevention

Reported finances

Revenue
$245,004
Expenses
$308,335
Assets
$12,658
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Jackie Rowe-Adams (President)

People named in this filing

  • Jackie Rowe-Adams (President)
  • Joseph Kelly (Chief Financial Officer)
  • Ronald Williams (Chair)

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

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

Overview

Mission

Harlem Mothers S.A.V.E. has a mission to prolong the life of youth by preventing violence its social causes and costs. Efforts are divided into three areas: victim services education and activism.

What it reported doing in 2024

Community Engagement: Harlem Mothers S.A.V.E. conducted alternative to violence programming that provided positive reinforcement to youth and the community at-large. The TRIE Neighborhood Initiative allowed us to increase civic engagement among youth. In conjunction with The Peoples Money youth conducted outreach for NYCs First city-wide Participatory Budgeting process. Harlem Mothers S.A.V.E. provided education conducted workshops and direct civic engagement projects. The annual summer Play Street included hosting youth engaged in summer employment activities for the Play Street. The Play Street included intergenerational programs chess tournaments and other positive fun engagement. The organization hosted and participated in rallies press conferences and other events to include the National Crime Victims Rights Week National Day of Remembrance Walk Harlem is Healing project National Night Out. Harlem Mothers S.A.V.E. conducted its annual Halloween and Turkey give-away events for community residents.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 91% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 63
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 59
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 77.5%; rating input score 77
  • Program expense ratio: 61.6%; rating input score 62
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -25.8%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.04; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.5% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 18.8% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 38.6% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 77.5% of revenue deployed · 61.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 5 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $190K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 41 of 41 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.