Yazda

What it reported doing in 2024

(Code: IOM23) Return of Displaced in Nineveh - Yazda joined forces with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to support the return and reintegration of displaced people in Nineveh Plains and West Nineveh. This USAID-funded project utilizes a multi-pronged approach for a sustainable return, encompassing: * Livelihood and Economic Independence: Helping returnees establish themselves financially. * Access to Services: Ensuring returnees have the resources they need. * Social Cohesion: Fostering a sense of community among returnees. * Psychosocial Support (PSS): Providing mental health services to those who have experienced trauma. * Diaspora Engagement: Connecting returnees with Yazidi communities abroad. * Administrative Support: Assisting returnees with navigating bureaucracy. To oversee these activities, Yazda opens a new office in Sinune, focusing on large collective villages north of Sinjar and Sinjar City itself. Mental Health Services: Two Psychosocial Support Therapists are hired in Sinune to begin case management and provide support sessions in 2021. Livelihood Support: Thirteen locations are chosen for livelihood support, including nine villages on the north side (Khanasor, Sinune, Dugre, Duhola, Borek, Gubhal, Zorava, Hardan) and three on the south side (Sinjar City, Sulagh, Wardiya, Bashiqa, Bahzani). Yazda aims to establish 90 small businesses within two years and offer vocational training to select communities. Education Support: Recognizing the importance of education, Yazda assesses vulnerable schools and allocates monthly stipends for teachers and school supplies to eight schools since December 2018. Community Engagement: Yazda collaborates with six youth groups whose goals align with the project's objectives. These groups receive funding for training and capacity building in exchange for support with information gathering, community outreach, and promoting safe return through advocacy and social media. Yazidi Survivor Network A separate initiative, the Yazidi Survivor Network (YSN), funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, empowers survivors of the ISIS Genocide. YSN provides a platform for survivors to share their experiences, advocate for justice and human rights, and fight for essential programs and services.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 87.9%; rating input score 88
• Program expense ratio: 94.9%; rating input score 95
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Fail
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Pass
  • Conducts site visits: Pass
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 63.6%; rating input score 64; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 62.5%; rating input score 62; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • 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: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 7.4%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.33; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.3%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 32.6% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings