Hias Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

International program service accomplishments: hias delivers critical services to forcibly displaced populations that provide relief from crisis, and support them in rebuilding their lives with dignity. (continued on schedule o)as a result of their experiences - from uprooting their lives to surviving or witnessing violence - many refugees need urgent services as well as long-term support in order to gain greater stability and rebuild their lives.hias partners closely with domestic and international leadership, like the u.s. Department of state and the united nations high commissioner for refugees, as well as refugee agencies and human rights groups. Our well-established partnerships enable us to share our expertise, achieve our advocacy objectives, and maximize our impact. Legal status is critical for refugees. Without legal status, refugees are forced to live on the margins of society, lacking healthcare, education, dignified work, or safe shelter - sometimes for generations. In response to the hundreds of thousands of sudanese refugees who have fled to eastern chad, hias has employed a multifaceted approach centered on risk mitigation, responsive action, and proactive prevention to combat sex-based violence. Within the 2025 calendar year, over 13,000 people have been reached through encouraging a supportive environment for healing and mental health and psychosocial support (mhpss) services such as counseling and community training on how to recognize and respond to emotional distress. Collaborating closely with community stakeholders, hias delivered child protection services and organized awareness campaigns. Hias has directly assisted over 43,000 children through this work. Moreover, hias has directly and indirectly reached over 33,000 people in chad with cash-based interventions and cash and voucher assistance giving beneficiaries the flexibility to meet their own needs while supporting local economies. Examples of hias' impact in the 2025 calendar year: - hias reached nearly 567,000 people worldwide, including the provision of direct services to nearly 320,000 individuals. - hias' mhpss reached over 73,000 people both directly and indirectly. - hias' programs for the prevention of violence against women and girls reached over 80,000 people both directly and indirectly. - hias reached over 81,000 people with legal protection activities globally. - in 2025 calendar year, hias provided cash and voucher assistance to meet the basic needs of forcibly displaced people, reaching over 54,000 people globally.- in 2025, hias provided resettlement support resettling 2,213 refugees in the united states. - in chad, hias administered services to over 257,700 people fleeing violence in sudan and other conflict areas. Hias staff conducted protection activities addressing violence against women and girls reaching over 20,400 people in displaced communities.- in israel, hias is one of the leading legal aid providers for displaced persons, where they served over 1,100 displaced persons directly through legal assistance and representation including palestinians and other refugees facing the threat of deportation in the wake of the ongoing conflict and in the context of war. - in kenya, hias served over 900 people directly with community-based approaches to both individual and group mhpss support. - in venezuela, hias met the water, sanitation, and hygiene needs of over 4,200 displaced people and host populations. - in mexico, hias supported over 1,000 with mhpss; and provided over 3,500 with services to prevent sex-based violence and mitigate its impact. - in ecuador, hias' economic inclusion programs reached over 1,100 people directly through its flagship graduation model approach. Over 19,600 individuals were reached through cash and voucher assistance to meet their basic needs.- in costa rica, hias supported nearly 6,700 individuals directly and indirectly through legal protection programs. - in panama, over 23,000 people were reached wi

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 82.2%; rating input score 82
• Program expense ratio: 78.3%; rating input score 78
• Fundraising efficiency: $17.26 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Fail
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Pass
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 95.8%; rating input score 96; 49th 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: -5.4%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.64; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.53; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.7%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 14.1% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 13.2% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings