Somali Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
431844824
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2011
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2011
Location
Kansas City, MO, USA
Phone
8164830130
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Ethnic, Immigrant Centers

Reported finances

Revenue
$79,911
Expenses
$168,576
Assets
$25,612

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Cultural transition facilitation: the mission of the somali foundation is to assist east african refugees and other immigrants to adjust socially to the united states and live in economic security and good health by providing services, education and advocacy while honoring their culture. The east african health care initiative for Kansas city provided medical translation and interpretation, transportation to healthcare providers, health education, and advocacy. These services are critical to teh immigrant/refugee clients, whose chief barrier to healthcare provision is language. In 2010 somali foundation inc provided 342 unduplicated health care access users with 1000 health care access encounters. In addition to health care, there were 653 social services users in computer, immigration, school enrollments, housing, employment, affidavit letters, attorney referrals, and other services critical to teh somli and eastern african refugee community.

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

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 revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 97
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 7
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 93.2%; rating input score 93

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -111%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.15; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 40.9% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -41.7% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -126.3% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 93.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $157K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $34K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2010 to 2011
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

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  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 13/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.