Mothers2mothers United States Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
300545760
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Phone
3239690445
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
AIDS

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,910,095
Expenses
$7,068,085
Assets
$31,902,416
Liabilities
$1,825,796

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

Leadership & pay

24 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • FRANK BEADLE DE PALOMO (PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • FRANK BEADLE DE PALOMO (PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $387,457 total reported compensation
  • CHAD RATHNER (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $271,439 total reported compensation
  • ALLISON TAMER (DIRECTOR OF INDIVIDUAL PHILANTHROPY): $187,007 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To impact the health of mothers by putting them at the heart of improving reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health. The mentor mother model empowers mothers living with HIV, through education and employment, as role models to help other women access essential services and medical care.through this mentor mother model, mothers2mothers' works with governments, local partners and communities to: eliminate HIV infections in children; reduce maternal and child mortality; advance health development of newborns and children; improve the health of women, their partners, and families; promote universal access to reproductive health and family planning; reduce stigma and discrimination; promote gender equality; support livelihood development for families and communities.

What it reported doing in 2024

During 2024, mothers2mothers united states, inc. Played a major role in raising critical funding to create health, hope, an HIV-free future, and an end to pediatric AIDS in sub-saharan africa. The funding included $263,906 in restricted revenue and $2,583,268 in unrestricted revenue.key highlights from the year included:(1) continuing to support opportunities for african women living with HIV, through the affiliate parter in south africa with more than 1,495 frontline staff across twelve countries, driving an end to mother-to-child transmission of HIV and contributing to community health, gender equality, reducing HIV-related stigma, and ensuring economic opportunity;(2) managing critical revenue diversity through focused and sustained corporate parternships through an engaged corporate advisory & development committee;(3) achieving in 2024, for the eleventh year in a row, virtual elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV for the enrolled clients, achieving a rate of 0.7%, well below the 5% established by the united nations as a benchmark for virtual elimination;(4) continuing to plan and prepare for the potential implementation of peer mentor services in the southern region of the u.s., bringing an excellent impact of m2m's african programs to america.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 70% 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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 73
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.1%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 60.1%; rating input score 60
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1.94 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • 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: Limited
    • 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; 72nd 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: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -19.6%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.51; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 26.2%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.6% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5.7% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 21.2% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.1% of revenue deployed · 60.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $387K · 24 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 30 of 31 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 9 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 5/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.