RI Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
208853659
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2124201500
Rating
91
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$49,482
Expenses
$91,792
Assets
$2,841,993
Liabilities
$370

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Dr Med Prof Christoph Gutenbrunner (President)
  • Madam Haidi Zhang (President (part year) /Member)

People named in this filing

  • Dr Med Prof Christoph Gutenbrunner (President)
  • Hon Susan Parker (Treasurer)
  • Madam Haidi Zhang (President (part year) /Member)

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

RI Foundation (RIF) is a supporting organization to Rehabilitation International (RI). RIF was established with the sole purpose of supporting the goals, purposes, priorities, and programs of Rehabilitation International.

What it reported doing in 2024

RI Foundation (RIF) is a supporting organization to Rehabilitation International (RI). RIF was established with the sole purpose of supporting the goals, purposes, priorities, and programs of Rehabilitation International. The RI Foundation supports RI by paying for occupancy costs, liability insurance, 50% of the directors & officers' insurance, monthly condominium costs and the pro-rated use of electricity, special assessments associated with the building's renovations, and capital improvements, if needed. The RI Foundation's annual contributions are included in the annual operations budget.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 80.7%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -85.5%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 30.96; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 80.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $74K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 37/100.