Lotus Humanitarian Aid Foundation C/o Richard Gariepy

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
352267166
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2018
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2018
Location
Ketchum, ID, USA
Phone
2087264824
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Relief

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$58,968
Expenses
$109,884
Assets
$88,588

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOHN WARD (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • RICHARD GARIEPY (VICE PRES -)
  • LE THI QUYNH TRANG (DIRECTOR)
  • ERIC RASMUSSEN (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 2018. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The foundations primary purpose is to provide aid to needy individuals, families and small communities in central viet nam and central mexico with an eye towards connecting donors, staff and beneficiaries on a personal, considerate and helpful level.

What it reported doing in 2018

Stay-in-school scholarship program - this program is designed to assist children from poor families who cannot afford school. Stay-in school scholarships were offered to 19 children from first grade through high school. Educational support was also provided for 6 university students.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 17
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 65.4%; rating input score 65

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -86.3%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.81; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.6%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.5% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.1% per year; rating input score 0; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -4.1% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 65.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $72K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2011 to 2018
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 8/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 42/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.