Global Roots Louisville

Legal name: Somali Community Of Louisville Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
611319971
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2015
Location
Louisville, KY, USA
Phone
(502) 384-0000
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Secondary, High School
Affiliation
Islam

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$334,497
Expenses
$292,466
Assets
$62,966
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ABDULLAHI AFRAH (BOARD PRESIDENT)
  • FARHAN ABDI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • ABDULLAHI AFRAH (BOARD PRESIDENT)
  • ABDINAJIB ABDI (BOARD MEMBER)
  • BURHAN AHMED (BOARD 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

To empower immigrant and refugee communities in Louisville by providing culturally responsive services, expanding access to education, wellness, economic opportunity, and leading community-driven initiatives that promote stability, integration, resilience, and long-term success.

What it reported doing in 2024

SCL programs reduce barriers for the Somali community in Louisville, and others who may benefit from our culturally-adapted approach. 2025 highlights include: We are currently serving 65 students in Mentors and Meals, an after-school program offering homework help, enrichment activities, and a summer program in collaboration with JCPS. SCL Mental Health Program has provided workshops and support to 2,350 participants. Our Drug Prevention Program has led workshops for 745 youth and 240 adults, provided Narcan overdose prevention training, and distributed 550 Narcan kits. Our innovative new Elevate Vocational Training program (in partnership with Catholic Charities) helps New Americans gain hands-on warehouse training and English language skills and connects them with employers; 125 people have completed the intensive four-week program so far. SCL also provides resume and job application assistance and coordinates job fairs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 61
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 54
  • Sustainability: 51
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 57.3%; rating input score 57
  • Program expense ratio: 65.5%; rating input score 65
  • Fundraising efficiency: $42.23 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 83.3%; rating input score 83; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12.6%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.22; rating input score 12; 12th 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: -29.4% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -14.9% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -57.6% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 57.3% of revenue deployed · 65.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 6 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported · 0 of 6 affiliation controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $192K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 57/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 12/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.