Sustainable Livelihoods Relief Organization
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 473131741
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2021–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2022, Form 990-N 2018
- Location
- Lewiston, ME, USA
- Phone
- 2073447882
- Rating
- 82
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Human Service Organizations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $163,534
- Expenses
- $248,534
- Assets
- $61,862
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- ABDISALAN ABDI (PRESIDENT)
Highest reported compensation
- JAMA MOHAMED (EXECUTIVE DI): $14,750 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Sustainable livelihoods relief organization (slro) is dedicated to empowering new mainers to build sustainable futures by providing holistic support, fostering community connections, providing resources, opportunity and preserving cultural heritage. We recognize that sustainable livelihoods are built on more than just financial stability or access to essential services; it requires a foundation of support that includes community engagement, cultural preservation, and opportunities for personal growth. Our programs, from workforce development to accessible food initiatives, educational workshops, mentorship, community building events, are designed to uplift our community members, helping them to feel a strong sense of belonging while creating pathways toward independence and opportunity.
What it reported doing in 2024
Youth sustainable development initiative: this initiative helps young people become community leaders by providing mentorship and professional skill-building. A key part of this is the "pathway to dreams" after-school program, which connects youth with community leaders in various fields. Another testament to our success is our support for isuken, a somali bantu farm-to-table worker-cooperative food truck. Isuken embodies our commitment to economic development and workforce integration. This women-owned cooperative shares the culinary and agricultural talents of somali bantu farmers and cooks with the broader community. Isuken has become a beloved food truck at events, farms, festivals throughout Maine, providing fresh, locally grown food prepared lovingly by its cooperative members.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Grant-funded. 77% 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
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 88
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 74
- Sustainability: 20
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 97.6%; rating input score 98
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: Fail
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -52%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.25; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 5.9%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -0% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 27.1% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 97.6% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $242K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $15K · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2021 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- 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.
- Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 32/100.