National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
133530740
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2126140023
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Health

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,913,153
Expenses
$1,979,895
Assets
$837,628
Liabilities
$470,715

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SHIRLEY TORHO (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • SHIRLEY TORHO (CEO): $187,274 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Through robust outreach efforts and education, black health provides information to its targeted population on disease prevention, early testing and disease management; affirm that health is the priority of our community and that community members play the most significant role in managing their health. Advocacy ensures that there are always people in our community prioritizing the issues that impact us the most. We raise the banner and speak loudly, proudly and consistently, highlighting issues that impact black communities and drawing attention to the urgency of solving access to care and the elimination of disease. Committed to policy changes and legislative decisions that increase funding for preventative testing, address existing health care crises, and maintain affordable treatment and care for improved quality of life.

What it reported doing in 2024

Nys AIDS institute community mobilization programthe community mobilization program (cmp) seeks to change the attitudes and behaviors of communities as they relate to HIV/sti/hcv prevention through the implementation of community mobilization, health education, policy awareness, and information sharing/dissemination. The primary goal of the initiative is to build community wide knowledge and support to reduce HIV transmission, increase the percentage of people living with HIV who know their status, and link HIV-positive persons to care.activities supported include increasing awareness; building community support for safer behaviors by influencing norms, attitudes and practices; providing priority communities with information about HIV/sti/hcv policy changes and local issues; identifying gaps and community needs and collaborating with direct service providers to implement a strategic response; and establishing and/or working with local leadership networks and statewide planning bodies to mobilize the community around HIV/sti/hcv issues. Cmp-funded organizations engage in strategic communication and use the most appropriate messaging and communication channels (forums, social media, etc.) to achieve initiative objectives.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 97% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 70
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 25
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 95.7%; rating input score 96
  • Program expense ratio: 92.5%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • 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: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.5%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.42; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.56; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9.5%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.5% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 95.7% of revenue deployed · 92.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $187K · 11 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 27/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 20/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Document-retention policy not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 14/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 39/100.