Rise Relief Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
851269943
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2021
Location
Plano, TX, USA
Phone
4692145288
Rating
60
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community, Neighborhood Development

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$404,817
Expenses
$474,637
Assets
$373,422
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BALKISSOU NINGBINNIN (President)

People named in this filing

  • BALKISSOU NINGBINNIN (President)
  • BANI NINGBINNIN (Chairman)
  • EL-FADEL NINGBINNIN (Treasurer)

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

Rise relief's primary mission is providing clean water to underserved communities in benin and nigeria, with a vision to expand across africa.

What it reported doing in 2024

-- Benin: Solar-Powered Water ProjectsIn 2024, Rise Relief responded to this urgent need by funding 34 solar-powered water projects across rural and underserved communities in Benin. These initiatives provided sustainable access to clean and safe drinking water, directly impacting the lives of over 36,900 individuals and improving health and hygiene outcomes throughout the region.-- Benin: Food Relief DistributionIn 2024, Rise Relief provided critical food assistance to vulnerable communities in Benin, where poverty and food insecurity remain widespread challenges. The organization distributed over 35,000 lbs of dry grainsincluding corn, beans, rice, and sorghumalong with 4,000 liters of cooking oil. This large-scale distribution supported more than 4,000 individuals, helping to combat hunger, improve nutrition, and support food security in areas facing extreme hardship.-- Nigeria: Solar-Powered Water ProjectsIn 2024, Rise Relief funded 14 solar-powered water projects across Nigeria, delivering sustainable and safe water access to over 16,150 individuals. These efforts have directly contributed to improved health, sanitation, and quality of life in underserved communities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 75% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency & Controls: 51
  • Accountability: 0
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 96.9%; rating input score 97
  • Fundraising efficiency: $47.11 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -17.2%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.79; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 78.4% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 46.5% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 51.8% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 96.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 7 board members independent · 0 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $460K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 17 of 18 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 16/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.