Mission Support for the Archdiocese of Tororo
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 473992479
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2016–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2020
- Location
- New Orleans, LA, USA
- Phone
- 5042617888
- Rating
- 78
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Single Organization Support
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $485,977
- Expenses
- $383,526
- Assets
- $362,592
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- LINDA S HERRICK (PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR)
- YVETTE FOUCHI (VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR)
People named in this filing
- REVEREND DEOGRATIAS OPADA EKISA (SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR)
- LINDA S HERRICK (PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR)
- YVETTE FOUCHI (VICE PRESIDENT AND 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. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Raising funds for the mission work of the catholic archdiocese of tororo, in uganda.
What it reported doing in 2025
During the year 205, priests from the archdiocese of tororo in uganda, spoke at various catholic churches to which the archdiocese of tororo had been invited, in the catholic dioceses of baton rouge, boston, buffalo, detroit, el paso, fort worth, hartford, indianapolis, lake charles, lincoln, norwich, orlando, paterson, san angelo, san francisco, wilmington de. They raised about $200,000. Most of this money was disbursed to the archdiocese of tororo in uganda for its social and spiritual work. Also, a mail campaign at christmas time to various donors containing a description of the work of the archdiocese of tororo throughout the year generated about $250,000. Some of these donors also specified that their donations were for specific ministries in the archdiocese of tororo. This money was disbursed to the archdiocese of tororo as indicated.
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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 78
- Transparency & Controls: 80
- Accountability: 76
- Sustainability: 62
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 73.7%; rating input score 74
- Program expense ratio: 93.4%; rating input score 93
- Fundraising efficiency: $21.04 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
- Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
- Requires narrative reports: Pass
- Conducts field audits: Limited
- May suspend future funding: Limited
- Requires financial reports: Limited
- Conducts site visits: Limited
- Requires grant agreements: Limited
- May require repayment: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 21.1%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.95; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 73.7% of revenue deployed · 93.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $358K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and grants
- Filing history: 9 filing years from 2016 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- 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.
- Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 56/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 39/100.