New Life International Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
352118454
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Underwood, IN, USA
Phone
8127527474
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
International Development
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,976,867
Expenses
$2,862,568
Assets
$5,523,828
Liabilities
$10,243

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Duvon B McGuire (President & Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Duvon B McGuire (President & Executive Director): $117,431 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and community development initiatives are implemented through technological innovation to deliver accessible safe water, disinfectants, and wound care antiseptic solutions, with a primary focus on developing countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean (LAC). Volunteer programs for youth and communities are provided to contribute toward making a positive change.

What it reported doing in 2024

WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene): Leveraging its technology knowhow, New Life International provides affordable and easy to maintain water purifiers (H2Auto Water Purification System) and produce hypochlorous for antiseptics and disinfectants (H2Auto Hypochlorous Systems) through partners or direct intervention. Education: Fund scholarship for students in disadvantaged communities from primary up to higher studies. Research and development: Invest in research and development to drive innovation that help address the global water, sanitation, hygiene and health challenges. Community development, volunteering and church: Collaborate with church, communities, and individual volunteers to strengthen community engagement and development through microloans, microenterprises, agriculture projects, training and mentoring. New Life International is aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10 and 17.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 96% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 86% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 58
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 70.8%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 72.5%; rating input score 73
  • Fundraising efficiency: $57.7 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Pass
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • 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: 57.1%; rating input score 57; 9th 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: Pass
    • 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: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.8%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.93; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.1%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12.9% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.8% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.9% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 70.8% of revenue deployed · 72.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 7 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $117K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and grants
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 57/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 6 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 47/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.