Howard University International

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
472591463
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2019
Forms available
Form 990 2019
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2028066100
Rating
52
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
University or Technological Institute

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,000,184
Expenses
$3,428,390
Assets
$456,873
Liabilities
$7,485,663

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • WAYNE A I FREDERICK MD (PRESIDENT, HOWARD UNIVERSI)
  • DR ANTHONY WUTOH (HUI PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • WAYNE A I FREDERICK MD (PRESIDENT, HOWARD UNIVERSI): $1,669,415 total reported compensation
  • SHELLY MCDONALD PINKETT MD (OFFICER): $450,412 total reported compensation
  • DR ANTHONY WUTOH (HUI PRESIDENT): $424,687 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Howard university international, inc. (hui) was incorporated during fiscal year 2013 and was formed by howard university, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) university as a district of columbia nonprofit corporation to engage in educational, scientific, and research activities around the world. Howard university serves as the sole member of hui.

What it reported doing in 2019

Howard university global initiative nigeria, ltd./gte. (hugin) was incorporated effective november 12, 2013 as a not for profit entity registered in nigeria. Hugin is incorporated as a limited by guarantee entity. Hugin is a wholly controlled subsidiary of the howard university, under the umbrella of hui, and carries out the mission of providing and extending public health services through expanded engagement with the nigerian public and its communities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 39
  • Accountability: 23
  • Sustainability: 8
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 82.9%; rating input score 83
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 56
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -71.4%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.13; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 16.38; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.3%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -8.6% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -12.9% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 82.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $2.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $1.7M · 5 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $248K reported
  • Consistency: 17 of 17 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes foreign activity and executive pay
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2018 to 2019
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 4/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.