Just One International Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
834463312
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Des Plaines, IL, USA
Phone
6082122922
Rating
64
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other

Reported finances

Revenue
$706,659
Expenses
$589,393
Assets
$476,827
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DARRELL MADELINE SCHWARTZ (CEO & PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • DARRELL MADELINE SCHWARTZ (CEO & PRESIDENT): $58,000 total reported compensation
  • JOSEPH SCHWARTZ (Philanthropy Director): $41,433 total reported compensation
  • MARCO FUENTES (COMMUNITY DEVLOPMENT DIRECTOR): $32,936 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Just One International is a nonprofit committed to breaking cycles of poverty through education. We believe education is the key to empowering families to rise above their circumstances. Our model is simple: to partner with families and holistically support scholars through secondary education and into stable careers. If scholars land placement into professional-level jobs, families will be better positioned for generations to come.

What it reported doing in 2024

Pila Project - The Pila Project worked to provide clean, running water to families in need. In Honduras, direct access to water is not a given. It is expensive and scarce with many homes going weeks without direct access to water. Pilas change that reality. A pila serves as a family's primary source of water collection. They allow them to store water to use for cooking, bathing, and washing dishes and clothes. In Honduras, plumbing and in-home running water are uncommon amenities, making day-to-day tasks difficult and even unsafe. Just One's pilas are designed to connect to government-provided water systems and collect rainwater, effectively closing the gap between families and clean water.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 53% for direct work, and 47% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - 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 the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 53
  • Transparency & Controls: 65
  • Accountability: 77
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 51.7%; rating input score 52
  • Program expense ratio: 62.9%; rating input score 63
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.26 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • 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: 4 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 44
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • 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: 16.6%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.81; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 28.5%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 33.7% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 37.2% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 37.3% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 51.7% of revenue deployed · 62.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 4 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $371K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $58K · 8 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 52/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 7 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 28/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.