Operation Walk- Women Orthopaedist Global Outreach

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
271513907
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2009
Location
Roanoke, VA, USA
Phone
8445889646
Rating
56
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Health - General and Rehabilitative N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$272,267
Expenses
$30,804
Assets
$909,093
Liabilities
$69,669

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ROBYN J HAKANSON MD (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • AMANDA MARSHALL-RODRIGUEZ MD (DIRECTOR)
  • KATHLEEN HOGAN MD BEG 82024 (DIRECTOR)
  • ROBYN J HAKANSON MD (PRESIDENT)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To empower, educate and engage women and their larger community in developing countries around the world: empower - provide free life-altering orthopaedic surgery that eliminates debilitating arthritis and restores disabled joints so that women can reclaim their ability to care for themselves, their families and communities. Educate - train in-country surgeons and other healthcare professionals in specialized orthopaedic skills and technologies so they can improve the health of their patients. Engage - provide role models for girls and young women by promoting the importance of education and helping to expand their understanding of what a woman can accomplish.

What it reported doing in 2024

The wogo surgeons travel to the mission city for a pre-trip session where they meet with local surgeons and healthcare professionals to coordinate logistical details. They work with local medical professionals to screen, evaluate and take x-rays of potential surgical candidates. The surgeons and the support team spend about a week in the mission city. All surgeries are performed during the first few days of the trip to ensure that the wogo team is on hand to monitor outcomes and treat any complications. The goal is to perform as many joint reconstruction surgeries, as time and donations allow. For patients, the surgical procedure involves pre and post operative patient education and a two-to- four day stay in the hospital. Rehabilitation is the focus of the latter part of the week. Physical therapists conduct classes for patients and their families teaching and demonstrating safe techniques. Local physical therapists are trained to continue the healing process for these patients after the wogo team returns to the united states. The surgeons and team members participate in an outreach activity towards the end of each trip after surguries are complete. This is usually with the assistance of another non-profit and its staff, souls4soles, distributing shoes and clothing to those in need. A trip did not take place in 2024, but expenses were incurred to prepare for 2025's trip to tanzania.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 70% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 23
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 87
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 7.5%; rating input score 7
  • Program expense ratio: 32.2%; rating input score 32
  • Fundraising efficiency: $49.07 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 76; 76th 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: 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: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • 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: 88.7%; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 29.51; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -14.9% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -15.8% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 7.5% of revenue deployed · 32.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $10K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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: Mission deployment rate scored 7/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 32/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 29/100.