Pii Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
921201579
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Denver, CO, USA
Phone
7207380774
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$291,555
Expenses
$281,475
Assets
$10,131
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Robert William Hicken (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Robert William Hicken (President): $2,500 total reported compensation
  • Patrick J Faraday (Chairman): $2,500 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The PII Foundation is committed to funding and resourcing humanitarian initiatives that deliver Virtual Care for the Most Vulnerable anywhere, anytime. By leveraging technology and partnerships, we strive to eliminate barriers to healthcare access, ensuring that individuals affected by crises, isolation, or systemic challenges receive the critical medical support they need, regardless of location.

What it reported doing in 2025

The Ukrainian CrisisCare Telehealth Service provided critical medical and mental health support to individuals affected by the ongoing crisis, delivering 27,135 consultations to 14,688 patients globally. A dedicated team of 75 certified medical professionals, including physicians, psychologists, specialists, and support providers, ensured comprehensive and continuous care across a wide range of health needs. The program delivered 4,522 hours of free consultations, offering both immediate and ongoing support for physical and psychological health concerns. This initiative demonstrated rapid response capability and scalability, reinforcing the Foundation's commitment to delivering high-quality, accessible healthcare during humanitarian emergencies.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% 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. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 28
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.4%; rating input score 96
  • Program expense ratio: 99.8%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 10th 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: 0%; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.5%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.04; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.8%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 30.7% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 57.8% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.7% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 96.4% of revenue deployed · 99.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 2 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $281K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $2K · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 13 of 14 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grants require schedule f did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 4/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 44/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 33/100.