Hope for Our Sisters Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
454248034
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2022, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Wakefield, MA, USA
Phone
7818831114
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Development

Reported finances

Revenue
$158,041
Expenses
$158,535
Assets
$57,082

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Brooke Sulahian (President and Director)

People named in this filing

  • Brooke Sulahian (President and Director)
  • Cara Brooks (Clerk and Director)
  • Daphne Chang (Treasurer and Director)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Fistula, prevention, treatment and empowerment, currently, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nepal and Angola.

What it reported doing in 2024

HFOS provided funds to Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeonsfor fistula prevention and Dr/Surgeon Trainingto Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 77.3%; rating input score 77
  • Program expense ratio: 77%; rating input score 77

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.3%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.36; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.3%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.9% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 77.3% of revenue deployed · 77% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $122K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 32/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 29/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.