Nadia's Initiative Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

Program focus areasfor decades, the yazidi community in sinjar, iraq has suffered from resource deprivation, inadequate service provision, forced land removals, and underrepresentation in the region's local governance and security forces. This targeted marginalization by the iraqi state left them vulnerable to isis' attacks in 2014, which destroyed 80% of sinjar's public and private infrastructure. Since 2019, the organization has worked to sustainably rebuild sinjar by laying the foundations for the community to not only survive but thrive. In line with a grassroots approach to sustainable development, the organization works with the local community and a variety of implementing partners to design, support, and implement projects that promote the restoration and improvement of education, healthcare, livelihoods, wash (water, sanitation, and hygiene), women's empowerment, and cultural preservation. All of the organization's programs are community-driven and survivor-centric, aiming to foster long-term peacebuilding in the region and reduce the community's reliance on foreign aid.1) health - the healthcare sector in sinjar was in a beleaguered state prior to isis' invasion, with few specialized doctors and services available to residents. Since the destruction in 2014, hospitals have had to rely heavily on support from international organizations to provide basic care. The organization is working to improve the region's healthcare sector by rebuilding hospitals and primary health centers, providing them with critical supplies, furniture, and medical equipment, and training specialized staff to provide survivor-centered, trauma-informed care. Improving the region's healthcare reduces the community's long-term vulnerability.2) education - access to quality education is critical to empowering marginalized communities to build better futures. Sinjar's education sector has long suffered neglect, with dilapidated school buildings and a severe lack of teachers resulting in students receiving infrequent, inadequate education in unsafe environments. The organization is improving education in sinjar by rebuilding and furnishing primary, middle, and secondary schools, providing students with school supplies, investing in early childhood and post-secondary education, and constructing school libraries throughout the region. Ensuring access to quality education facilitates the healing process for children who have survived conflict and protracted displacement.3) livelihoods - sinjar has historically been a farming region - 75% of its pre-2014 income was based in agriculture. Isis attempted to destroy the community's livelihoods by burning down farms, polluting boreholes, and stealing and vandalizing farming equipment, all of which threaten the region's food security. Roads and electrical networks were also destroyed during years of fighting to liberate the region. Small business owners in sinjar have struggled greatly to resume their livelihoods in the aftermath of such extensive destruction. The organization is restoring the region's commerce, transportation, and trade by holistically rebuilding farmlands, supporting small business owners, constructing new roads and public works, and restoring electrical networks.4) wash - access to clean water is a basic human right, yet it is a rare resource in a water scarce region like sinjar. Returnees to sinjar must grapple with destroyed and polluted water, sanitation, and hygiene (wash) infrastructure. Few can afford to purchase bottled water. Many face severe health issues resulting from consuming contaminated water. To counter this, the organization is rebuilding the wash infrastructure in villages, schools, clinics, and farms throughout sinjar. Reconstruction work is complemented by water management trainings and hygiene awareness sessions aimed at empowering the community to independently manage their own water sources and lead healthier lives.5) cultural preservation - for centuries, yazidis ha

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 77.9%; rating input score 78
• Fundraising efficiency: $4.52 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Pass
  • Conducts field audits: Pass
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Pass
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• 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: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 27th 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: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Fail
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -246.1%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.81; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 30.3%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -13.5% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings