Help Darfur Now Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
203673789
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2013
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2013
Location
Roseland, NJ, USA
Phone
9738652474
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Women's Rights

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,669
Expenses
$4,121
Assets
$60,250

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TANYA SIMON (CO-PRESIDENT)
  • NINA SCHWARTZ (CO-PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • TANYA SIMON (CO-PRESIDENT)
  • NINA SCHWARTZ (CO-PRESIDENT)
  • ARIELLE WISOTSKY (CO-VICE PRES)

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 2013. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The organization is organized and is operated exclusively for charitable, religious, educational and scientific purposes within the meaning of the IRS code section 501(c)(3).

What it reported doing in 2013

The organization raised funds that were donated to other 501(c)(3) charities which provided on site aid such as food, shelter and medical care to the victims of the atrocities occurring in the darfur region of sudan, africa.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 94% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 90.4%; rating input score 90
  • Program expense ratio: 36.4%; rating input score 36

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -146.9%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 14.62; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -40.1% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -34.8% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -4.4% per year; rating input score 0; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 90.4% of revenue deployed · 36.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $2K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2010 to 2013
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.