Thrive Global Consulting Nfp

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
810785838
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Wheaton, IL, USA
Phone
6305805750
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Relief

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$163,554
Expenses
$153,804
Assets
$119,845
Liabilities
$8,222

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • TESSA SMITH (Director)
  • PATRICIA FROST (Director)
  • CHARITH DENSON (Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Provide free or low-cost consulting services to grow and manage non-profit organizations in developing countries.

What it reported doing in 2024

Thrive global consulting (thrive) provided, several not-for-profit organizations free consulting and coaching services to help them succeed in achieving their objectives. Consulting includes both virtual and in-person contact between several times per year, depending on the needs of the local organization. Travel remained limited throughout the fiscal year for various reasons, but these services continued virtually. The services thrive provided included:- one-on-one wholistic leadership support focused on life-work balance, preventing burnout, and creating healthy work environments- strategic planning- grant writing services- training in core principles of effective work among vulnerable populations and how to incorporate them into diverse program models- leadership retreats- local networking, community-building, and collaboration opportunitiesin addition to these consulting services, thrive provided financial support to partnered projects: art for change social justice encounters for artistsart for change (afc) provides opportunities for artists to engage with marginalized people and the issues of social justice that affect them. In fy23 afc strengthened strategic relationships in the north of india. Ashish foundation for the differently abled (afda) wholistic intervention for people with autismashish center serves students with autism spectrum disorder (asd) in dwarka, new delhi. This year students took part in science, art math, reading, typing, and cooking classes alonside occupational and speech therapy sessions. Afda also continued to develop their staff and found ways to support parents through workshops and one-on-one meetings.truth centered transformation rural development in south and southeast asiacontinued to support trainers to teach basic community development skills to villages in numerous provinces. The trainings have been going smoothly.ignite 6:8 - serves the vulnerable and promotes justice. In the fiscal year ignite 6:8 continued to partner with local organizations to promote social justice and to provide trainings to individuals and organizations wanting to learn more about social justice issues and how to engage with the vulnerable in their communities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - 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 the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 69
  • Accountability: 47
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.8%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 92.3%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: $66.22 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 19th 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: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Pass
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 64%; rating input score 64; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 60%; rating input score 60; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: 6%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.78; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 32.1% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.8% of revenue deployed · 92.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 5 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $142K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 20 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2018 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 6 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 53/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 30/100.