Hepatitis Foundation International

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
223337679
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2014
Forms available
Form 990 2014
Location
Silver Spring, MD, USA
Rating
57
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Diseases of Specific Organs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$438,593
Expenses
$346,167
Assets
$770,838
Liabilities
$43,266

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • IVONNE F CAMERON (CEO & BOARD SECRETARY)

Highest reported compensation

  • IVONNE F CAMERON (CEO & BOARD SECRETARY): $34,733 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

HFI works to eradicate chronic hepatitis for 400 million people globally. HFI is also dedicated to increasing and promoting health and wellness as well as reducing the incidence of preventable liver related chronic diseases and lifestyles. Continuation in Schedule O.

What it reported doing in 2014

HFI is recognized worldwide as an innovative leader in its 20 plus years of contributing to the availability of accurate information about the liver, viral hepatitis and other liver related health issues. HFI is a strong propenent for accelerating health research, in hopes of shortnening the length of time cures for hepatitis and other liver related diseases are discovered. HFI conducts research across the national health database and collects self reported data on the determinants of a patients health an dunmet medical needs to provide additional programs and services. HFI partners with key entities to develop innovative, cutting edge tools to provide patient centered research to assist individuals, patients and their health care providers to make more informed health decisions and to move to optimal health.

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 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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 25
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 69
  • Sustainability: 66
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 26.3%; rating input score 26
  • Program expense ratio: 33.3%; rating input score 33
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • 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: 21.1%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.23; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 26.3% of revenue deployed · 33.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 2 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $115K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $35K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 26/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 33/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 34/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 42/100.