Saving Grace in Uganda Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Saving grace children's village -provided a prestigious education, three nutritious meals a day for 965 community students enrolled in saving grace primary school. -provided 88 students with scholarships to attend saving grace primary school. -farming and sustainability -transitioned from raising pigs to raising goats and sheep, reducing farm costs. -our dairy farm provided milk for all school and village meals, with surplus sold to sustain the ministry. -grew and sold bananas, corn, and vegetables. -staff and resources: --purchased two motorcycles for staff field ministry. --purchased a van to transport children and staff. --supported 105 dedicated sgu staff members. Community development -conducted a community medical camp, treating 100 people for utis, open wounds, and bacterial, fungal, and viral infections. -built four deep borehole wells, supplying clean drinking water to over 4,000 people who had been sharing a water ditch with animals -provided 4,356 pounds of seeds and farming instruction to villagers facing food insecurity. -distributed 2,456 farm tools to villagers, helping 988 families grow crops for food and profit. -distributed food and relief items (beans, posho, soap, sugar, and salt) to over 1,000 people in desperate need. -provided business start-up training and materials to 110 women in extreme poverty, enabling them to support their families and reduce the number of children forced to live on the streets. -provided medical support by facilitating access to health facilities grants for this program service accomplishment were utilized as follows: school fees, supplies, visits 106,384 ugandan admin expenses (incl. Vehicles) 94,993 ugandan salaries 58,013 village food 22,097 village supplies & housing 26,909 farming/wells/seeds 29,795

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 82.3%; rating input score 82
• Program expense ratio: 99.6%; rating input score 100
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
  • 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: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 17.4%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.46; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 10% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 12.9% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 12.7% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings