She-can Global Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

///Overview/// SHE-CAN's unique program focuses on low-opportunity young women from four post-conflict countries - Rwanda, Cambodia, Liberia, and Guatemala. It begins with recruiting the best and brightest low-opportunity potential leaders through an extensive in-country vetting process, matching each with a team of 5 U.S. mentors who help her secure a U.S. college scholarship and flourish on campus. Throughout college, SHE-CAN equips scholars with leadership training, provides support with entrepreneurial projects, and widens their network at home to ensure they return ready to drive meaningful change. SHE-CAN partners with top U.S. colleges that commit to awarding full tuition, room & board scholarships. SHE-CAN covers all non-scholarship costs (flights, health insurance, computers, etc.). This alleviates any potential financial burden on the family. Our scholars come from families at the bottom of the socioeconomic pyramid - market sellers, farmers, teachers and factory workers - with an average family income of $4,477 (USD) per year. 12 of our 19 Guatemalan scholars come from Indigenous communities. SHE-CAN breaks endemic cycles of inequity. Since 2011, 132 SHE-CAN scholars have won full scholarships to selective U.S. colleges totaling over $41M. Our graduates are now stepping into influential careers, including roles such as Minister of State at Rwanda's Ministry of Infrastructure, Operations and Strategies Specialist at One Acre Fund Rwanda to fight deforestation in Africa, and Engagement Program Manager at Energy Lab Cambodia, actively growing the development of clean energy markets in Southeast Asia. ///Our Programs and Activities/// //Extensive In-Country Vetting// The SHE-CAN journey begins with an online application followed by a rigorous two-week, in-country recruitment process led by 3 staff members and 5 mentors. With 500 applicants across Liberia, Guatemala, and Cambodia in 2024/2025, SHE-CAN's in-country presence and scholar demand continues to grow. //Mentor Program// This program lies at the heart of our mission, pairing each scholar with a dedicated team of 5 U.S. mentors. These mentors provide emotional and practical support throughout the scholar's five-year journey. Assistance includes college application guidance, leadership coaching, internship and employment advising, academics, budgeting, and health and wellness. Mentorships evolve into lifelong relationships with networking, job placement assistance, family connection, and shared impact. //College Preparation// SHE-CAN provides each scholar selected with extensive country-specific college preparation courses and college academic and language exams for her college application. //Scholarship Coalition Colleges// We have cultivated relationships with 37 colleges that have provided scholarships covering full tuition plus room & board. A total of 17 of the 37 supportive colleges have made long-term commitments to SHE-CAN, ensuring they will hold a scholarship for one or more SHE-CAN scholars year after year. These 17 colleges make up our SHE-CAN Scholarship Coalition and include: Babson College, Beloit College, Bentley University, Bennington College, Bucknell University, Denison University, Gettysburg College, Lafayette College, Loyola University Chicago, Muhlenberg College, Occidental College, Reed College, Rhodes College, Scripps College, Syracuse University, University of Portland, and University of San Francisco. //Leadership Training/Experience// Leadership preparation is integrated into every stage of our program. The first step to becoming a SHE-CAN scholar is to complete a leadership project at home. They also receive extensive leadership training, engage in public speaking events, and participate in goal setting with their mentors. The pinnacle of our leadership training is our annual three-day, in-person Leadership Summit that takes place in the SF Bay Area. The summit allows scholars to meet leaders from our network who inspire and motivate the

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 75.8%; rating input score 76
• Program expense ratio: 77%; rating input score 77
• Fundraising efficiency: $5.61 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 88.2%; rating input score 88; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 71.4%; rating input score 71; 12th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 1.7%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.62; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.14; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 13.4%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 17.9% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 16.6% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 19.6% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings