Rahma Worldwide

What it reported doing in 2024

Health and nutrition: rahmas activities encompass education/behavior change, general health, medical supplies and pharmaceuticals, infant and young child feeding, and response to acute malnutrition. Education initiatives are conducted in countries such as syria, yemen, palestine, lebanon, turkey, kenya, and others across the african continent. Emergency response: rahma focuses on addressing the immediate lifesaving needs of populations in crisis locations. This includes providing clean water, sanitation, food security, temporary shelter, household items, and emergency medical assistance. Programs include, but are not limited to- emergency response to displacement in north syria, and in north syria, and yemen: provided food, household items, and heating kits to families displaced from war. Food items included flour, rice, dates, olives, jam, olive oil, cooking oil, sugar and others. Emergency food and non-food items to internally displaced persons in yemen: distributed dry food packs and hygiene items to displaced families such as rice, sugar, tomato paste, tea, bulgur, lentils, chickpeas, beans, cooking oil, olive oil, salt. In addition providing access to clean safe water, sanitation, hygiene items. Orphans sponsorship: rahmas sponsorship program focuses primarily on monthly support to orphans to supplement their basic needs, such as food, education, health care and clothing. Rahma supported more than 5,000 orphans in 5 countries. Water, sanitation & hygiene: includes activities related to environmental health, hygiene promotion, sanitation, and water supply. Health and nutrition: rahmas health and nutrition programs focus on improving access to medical care, essential nutrition, and pharmaceutical supplies. Activities include public health education, infant and young child feeding initiatives, and medical aid across countries such as syria, yemen, gaza, lebanon, turkey, kenya, and others in africa. In 2024, rahma continued to provide lifesaving medical supplies and support hospitals and clinics with medications, equipment, and nutritional aid to combat malnutrition and disease. Rahmas emergency programs deliver rapid response to communities affected by crises, natural disasters, and conflicts. Interventions included food security programs, distribution of emergency food and non-food items, provision of clean water and sanitation, and temporary shelter assistance for displaced families in gaza, yemen, and northern syria. Thousands of families benefited from essential relief supplies, hygiene kits, and emergency medical assistance. Rahmas orphan sponsorship program provides monthly financial support for orphans to meet basic needs, including food, education, clothing, and healthcare. In 2024, rahma supported thousands of orphans across five countries, ensuring consistent access to education and wellbeing support through community-based initiatives. Rahmas wash programs promote access to clean and safe water while improving sanitation and hygiene awareness. Projects included the installation of water wells, water trucking in drought-affected regions, and hygiene promotion campaigns that improve community health and reduce the spread of waterborne diseases in yemen, kenya, and syria. Rahmas education programs aim to empower children and youth affected by conflict and poverty through access to quality learning opportunities. In 2024, rahma supported schools, teacher training, and student sponsorships across syria, lebanon, and gaza. The organization provided educational materials, rehabilitated classrooms, and launched tutoring initiatives for underprivileged students, including programs to support students in gaza. These efforts help students overcome learning gaps, stay in school, and build brighter futures for themselves and their communities. Rahmas medical missions bring volunteer doctors and healthcare specialists from around the world to provide lifesaving surgeries and medical care in underserved regions. In 2024, rahma o

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 54.7%; rating input score 55
• Program expense ratio: 79.8%; rating input score 80
• Fundraising efficiency: $11.16 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 84.6%; rating input score 85; 0th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Fail
  • Requires narrative reports: Fail
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Fail
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 0%; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th 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: Fail
  • 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: 31.4%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.7; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0.7%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -1.3% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 31.1% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings