South Sudanese Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
834476088
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Moorhead, MN, USA
Phone
4843663285
Rating
64
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community, Neighborhood Development

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,191,261
Expenses
$1,235,686
Assets
$42,691
Liabilities
$543,881

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MATUOR ALIER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • MATUOR ALIER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $62,400 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of south sudanese foundation (ssf) is to be a life-changing, transformative community for new american families where everyone encounters reminders of love for our community and moves forward together in our new home of fargo-moorhead. Since our founding in 2015, we have supported and uplifted over 9,000 refugees, immigrants, and families from the south sudanese, somalian, nepalese, congolese, kurdish, iraqi, and bhutanese communities.

What it reported doing in 2023

Ssf organizational services (general operating)the goal is to provide the support needed to eliminate immediate and long-term barriers to family success. This includesa. Immediate relief, such as food, signing up for social services programs (such as government benefits, mortgage/rent assistance, transportation), translation and form-filling services, and overall case management; b. Promoting community health and access to healthcare; c. Community-oriented cultural activities designed to promote social inclusion and maintain meaningful cultural traditions; d. Employment and career/workplace development; e. Adult education & english language courses; f. Legal assistance; g. Referral services; h. Financial literacy information. Major achievements during 2022:1. 86% of registrants of program complete program2. Food pantry - 500 boxes food/month to 120 families, 3. Adult esl classes - 55 adult students/monthly, 24 financial literacy classes - 120 served, 4. Workforce dev: 120 ged, 40 cna certificate, 45 forklift certificate, 60 passed citizenship exams, 5. After school/summer program - 750 children/yr,

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 70% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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 most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 46
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 69
  • Sustainability: 20
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 52.5%; rating input score 53
  • Program expense ratio: 50.6%; rating input score 51
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • 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: -3.7%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.03; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 12.74; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 15.7% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 37.7% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -26.9% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 52.5% of revenue deployed · 50.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 2 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $626K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $62K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 53/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 51/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 28/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 53/100.