Somebody Cares America/Intl

What it reported doing in 2024

Somebody cares america (sca) provides resources for relief of victims of personal crisis and natural disasters. During 2024, the organization provided: hurricane beryl responded to devastation brought by beryl in both the carribean and brazoria county, tx. Sca partnered with the association of evangelical churches st. Vincent grenadines to provide groceries, hygiene and other essential items to families affected by the storm and supported clean up efforts on the island of mayreau with partner cri. The sca network also served 1,750 hot meals in brazoria county in communities without power, distributed 1.5k in gift cards and 96 comfort bears to families and helped 2 affected families with home repairs. Hurricane helene partnered with churches and local organizations in fl, ga, nc and tn to provide immediate relief and on-going assistance in communities affected by helene. In 2024 alone sca and network partners received, sent and helped distributed more than 120 truckloads of relief and recovery supplies filled with everything from food, water, hygiene items and cleaning supplies to generator, and building supplies; served 23,000 hot meals; provided over 10k in gift cards; supported volunteer team bases to acquire a forklift, housing and generators for extended operations. Provided grants to churches undertaking relief operations in their communities to help with response expenses. Hurricane milton supported a network of churches in central Florida provide relief and recovery services in communites impacted by milton. This included helping procure and distribute 9+ truckloads of food, drinks, cleaning and hygiene supplies, generators and other essential items to individuals and families recovering, distributing 1.75k worth of gift cards; serving over 11,000 hot meals, and helping churches with response expenses. Various other response efforts -shipped 50 ukrainian audio bible to ukraine for distribution to soldiers and displaced people. -provided 3k in gift cards for distribution through our high plains chapter to families impacted by the wildfires. -provided 500 in gift cards for distribution through a partner church to families impacted by the tornados that ripped through port arthur, tx. -partnered with our jasper newton county chapter to respond to flooding in southeast Texas; distributing gift cards (2k), socks and cleaning supplies as well as provide funds (18k) to assist with repairs to homes that sustained water damage. -continued helping families in pine island, fl recover from hurricane ian by providing over 28k in grants to 16 families to acquire appliances and essential furniture so they can move back into repaired homes. -granted christ church roswell with a 1k grant to provide food, water and other essentials to those forced to flee Arizona wildfires.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 62.5%; rating input score 63
• Program expense ratio: 79.8%; rating input score 80
• Fundraising efficiency: $14.74 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Fail
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Pass
  • Requires financial reports: Fail
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 61%; rating input score 61; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 75%; rating input score 75; 16th 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: 22.2%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.43; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.2; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 19.8%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 10.6% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings