International Education Aid Service

What it reported doing in 2025

Help educate's program has three tiers of volunteer work. The scholarship process begins with our local nicaraguan selection committee that functioned in 4 small communities in the country of nicaragua: el jicaral, el riito, apali nuevo and ococona. This committee selects impoverished high school students to receive help educate's university scholarships based on four metrics, 1. Great academic histories 2. Community service 3. Financial need 4. Career aspirations. Once the selection committee determines which students have qualified to receive a help educate university scholarship, the student's names are presented to our management team and a letter is sent to the administrators at our partner universities. Cost of a full-year university scholarship in nicaragua is 500 per student, per year. During our student's university academic careers the selection committee is responsible for monitoring their academic performance. Additionally, the selection committee assists with organizing and promoting volunteer and internship opportunities. The second tier of volunteer work is our management team. The management team is responsible for carrying out daily operations. This includes but is not limited to developing internal policy with the board (such as organization bylaws etc), developing website content, promotional materials, fundraising, budget development, overseeing selection committee activities, and identifying and collaborating with partner organizations such as the united states peace corps. The management team is responsible for making sure that the funding and infrastructure are in place to select scholarship recipients and to provide the required funding. The third tier of volunteer work is the board of directors. There are presently eight volunteer board members. The board members oversee the long-term development of help educate. Board members may participate in day-to-day operational activities as required by subcommittee participation. The board is required to participate with quarterly meetings. The board also approves annual budget proposals, elects or reelects senior management staff, raises funds, and represents help educate in their local communities.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 91.2%; rating input score 91
• 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -226,311.1%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

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