The Well Project Inc a Not for Profit Co Co Underwood & Roberts Pllc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 260073030
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2011–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Raleigh, NC, USA
- Phone
- 8886169355
- Rating
- 84
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- AIDS
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $1,132,501
- Expenses
- $1,609,153
- Assets
- $280,262
- Liabilities
- $19,533
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
10 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- KRISTA MARTEL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
Highest reported compensation
- KRISTA MARTEL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $148,400 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The Well Project is a non-profit organization whose mission is to change the course of the HIV/AIDS pandemic through a unique and comprehensive focus on women and girls across the gender spectrum.
What it reported doing in 2024
2024 Accomplishments In addition to disseminating our educational resources through our website (reaching ~1.1 million users in 2024), we disseminate our education/information via in-person/virtual conferences, newsletters, printed materials, and online webinars/livestreams (which also continue to accrue views on Facebook and YouTube).- Reviewed, updated, and disseminated 112 English fact sheets, 51 Spanish fact sheets, 33 English slide sets and 22 Spanish slide sets- Developed 6 new fact sheets (4 of them launching simultaneously in English and Spanish):- What Health Screenings Can Help Me Age Positively? (Women Like Us: Aging Positively)- US Immigration and HIV: The Basics - Immigration to the US, Women, and HIV: Facts and Resources- Mental and Behavioral Health, Women, and HIV (SHE/HER/THEY) (WRI 2023 related output)- Black Women, Racism, and HIV in the US (SHE/HER/THEY) (WRI 2023 related output)- Collected Resources by and for Black Women Living with HIV (SHE/HER/THEY) (WRI 2023 related output)- Developed new educational resources for healthcare providers Providing for Women's Well-Being: A Sexual Health Conversation Guide for Clinicians to integrate HIV prevention into womens wellness including infographics and a conversation guide. (SHE/HER/THEY)- Attended, presented, and/or exhibited at 10 conferences - CROI 2024: Bridgette Picou attended the conference in person and published two recaps of conference presentations; Olivia G. Ford attended virtually and contributed one recap - International Workshop on HIV & Women 2024: Ciarra Covin and CAB member Kim Canady attended the conference in person and presented the poster Flourishing With HIV: A Roadmap for Women and Girls and disseminated The Well Project materials at table: Krista Martel also attended the conference (CityMatCH subcontract)- AIDSWatch 2024: Ciarra Covin and Olivia G. Ford and CAB member Heather OConnor attended the in-person conference and presented a session titled Updated Infant Feeding Recommendations for US Parents Living with HIV (BEEEBAH)- Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit: Bridgette Picou attended the in-person summit and pre-summit PrEP in Black America, where she assisted in one of the workshops during the pre-summit (SHE/HER/THEY)- Iris House Annual Women as the Face of AIDS Summit: CAB member Masonia Traylor, Ciarra Covin, Olivia G. Ford, and Krista Martel attended and disseminated printed materials at the conference- NIH HIV & Women Scientific Workshop: Centering the Health of Women in HIV Research: Ciarra Covin spoke on a panel at this virtual Community Perspective session Pregnancy and Breastfeeding/Chestfeeding (BEEEBAH)- SYNChronicity 2024: The 10th Annual National Conference for HIV, HCV, STIs, Harm Reduction, and LGBTQ Health (SYNC 2024): Olivia G. Ford attended in person, distributed print materials, and was a co-presenter for Unveiling HIV: Challenging Assumptions on Molecular Surveillance and Criminalization (BEEEBAH)- CityMatCH Leadership and MCH Epidemiology Conference September 2024: Ciarra Covin attended in person with CAB members Kim Canady and Masonia Traylor and presented Intersections of Being a Black Mother, Advocate, and Person Living with HIV for the plenary as well and distributed materials to attendees (SHE/HER/THEY)- 2024 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment: Ciarra Covin and Olivia G. Ford attended in person, distributed materials, and presented The Well Projects poster Updated Infant Feeding Recommendations for US Parents Living with HIV: Empowering Patient/Provider Partnership & Communication (BEEEBAH)- The SHE Is Womens Conference: Bridgette Picou facilitated this in-person convening, presented as a speaker, and distributed relevant resources for women living with HIV - Published 29 articles to the News/Press/Events section of our website on program events, statements and articles featuring The Well Project team/CAB, a few highlights include: - Ashley's Story - An Informed Journey Toward Breastfeeding (
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 98% 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.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
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 fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 86
- Transparency & Controls: 94
- Accountability: 79
- Sustainability: 14
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 76.7%; rating input score 77
- Fundraising efficiency: $12.06 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
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: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- 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: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
- 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: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -42.1%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.17; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 9.2%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 8.4% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 76.7% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.2M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $148K · 10 people listed
- Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- Filing history: 12 filing years from 2011 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
- 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 8 not reported.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 44/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 4/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 39/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 48/100.