Mavuno

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
465627434
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2020
Forms available
Form 990 2019, Form 990-EZ 2020, Form 990-N 2014
Location
Bowie, MD, USA
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$157,425
Expenses
$186,542
Assets
$94,663

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • John Kavyavu (Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • John Kavyavu (Executive Director)
  • Corry MacFarland (Board Chair)
  • Brock Leach (Board Secretary)

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 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

MavunoempowerslocalleaderstoendextremepovertyeneasternDRCongo.WeenvisionapeacefulandprosperousCongowhereallpeoplehavetheopportunitytocreatetheirownfuture.Weundertakegrassrootseconomicempowermentprograms, providingagriculturaldevelopmentservices.

What it reported doing in 2020

Mavunoprovided20sessionsoftrainingto600farmersin6villages.TheyformtheirownVillageSavings&LoanAssociations(VSLA)andcreatevillagecommunityfarmswiththehelpfthenewlytrainedagro-pastoraltrainersandmentorsfromtheserespectivevillages.The20sessiontrainingisconductedintheircommunityfarmsandpreparethemtodrivetheirowneconomicdevelopment.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 15
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 71.5%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 60.3%; rating input score 60

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -18.5%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.51; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 16.8%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -9.6% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 71.5% of revenue deployed · 60.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $112K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 30/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 24/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.