Sub-Saharan African Youth and Family Service in Minnesota
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PROVIDE HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO AFRICANS IN MINNESOTA
- Income
- $916,254
- Spending
- $826,226
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 17.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 89%
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 28
- Highest pay
- $101,995, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 17.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 10% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 23% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 94% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (10)
- $144,758 spent. ELIMINATING HEALTH DISPARITIES INITIATIVE (EHDI) IN 2024, SAYFSM SUCCESSFULLY STRENGTHENED ITS TEAM AND PARTNERSHIPS TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVES. ALONGSIDE ONGOING OUTREACH EFFORTS, TWO FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND TWO MEDIA OUTLETS ACTIVELY COLLABORATED WITH SAYFSM TO DELIVER CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE HEALTH EDUCATION. INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS SHARED THEIR PERSONAL STORIES AT THREE FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED MEDIA OUTLETS, HELPING TO REDUCE HIV-RELATED STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION. THROUGH TARGETED OUTREACH AT COMMUNITY HUBS SUCH AS FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIAL EVENTS, OVER 3,021 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED IN-PERSON HIV/STI EDUCATION AT LEAST ONCE. MASS EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS VIA SATELLITE TV, FACEBOOK, AND YOUTUBE REACHED APPROXIMATELY 86,158 COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
- $128,578 spent. COMMERCIAL TOBACCO EQUITY PROJECT SAYFSM SUPPORTS AFRICAN-BORN COMMUNITIES BY PROMOTING ACCESS TO CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE EDUCATION AND COUNSELING AIMED AT REDUCING COMMERCIAL TOBACCO DISPARITIES. IN 2024, SAYFSM: - CONDUCTED 54 CAMPAIGNS AND OUTREACH EFFORTS THAT INCLUDED POLICY ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION. - INTEGRATED THE HOPE INITIATIVE WITH EXISTING PROJECTS TO INCREASE IMPACT AND EFFICIENCY. - OBSERVED GROWING COMMUNITY OPENNESS TO DISCUSSING TOBACCO USE A MARKED IMPROVEMENT FROM PREVIOUS YEARS. - ENGAGED FOUR MAIN COMMUNITY AND MEDIA PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
- $125,789 spent. MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT: SAYFSM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE CASE MANAGEMENT TO MEET THE LONG-TERM NEEDS OF AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS. MEDICAL CASE MANAGERS CONDUCT INDIVIDUALIZED ASSESSMENTS AND CARE PLANS, HELPING CLIENTS ACCESS MEDICAL SERVICES, MANAGE TREATMENT, AND ADDRESS NEEDS SUCH AS HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, AND INSURANCE. IN 2024: - 39 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. - 44 CLIENTS RECEIVED NON-MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
- $115,184 spent. HIV/AIDS OUTREACH AND TESTING: SAYFSM EDUCATES COMMUNITIES ABOUT HIV PREVENTION AND RISK REDUCTION THROUGH OUTREACH AT COMMUNITY EVENTS, CHURCHES, YOUTH GATHERINGS, AND MEDIA OUTLETS. THE PROGRAM DEVELOPS AND DISSEMINATES CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE EDUCATION MATERIALS TO EFFECTIVELY REACH AFRICAN-BORN POPULATIONS. IN 2024: - 185 INDIVIDUALS WERE TESTED FOR HIV A 62% INCREASE FROM 2023. - 108 OUTREACH EVENTS WERE CONDUCTED, REACHING 5,020 INDIVIDUALS (VIA ZOOM AND IN-PERSON). - 3 FOCUS GROUPS (44 PARTICIPANTS) AND 4 SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS (80 YOUTH PARTICIPANTS) WERE HELD. - 4,102 MALE CONDOMS AND 1,468 PREMIUM LUBRICANTS WERE DISTRIBUTED. - MASS MEDIA OUTREACH REACHED AN ESTIMATED 119,405 DUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS VIA SATELLITE TV, FACEBOOK, AND YOUTUBE. - 34 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED MNSURE APPLICATION ASSISTANCE, WITH 6 REFERRED TO INSURANCE BROKERS FOR FURTHER SUPPORT.
- $55,231 spent. PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT GROUP: SAYFSM FACILITATES CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SUPPORT GROUPS FOR AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS. FACILITATORS CREATE SAFE, EMPOWERING ENVIRONMENTS THAT PROMOTE HEALTH EDUCATION, SELF-CARE, AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING. PARTICIPANTS LEARN STRATEGIES TO REDUCE RISK OF TRANSMISSION AND SUPERINFECTION, MAINTAIN TREATMENT ADHERENCE, AND SAFELY DISCLOSE THEIR HIV STATUS. IN 2024, 40 UNDUPLICATED HIV-POSITIVE ADULTS PARTICIPATED MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
- $49,933 spent. HIV SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES AND DIVERSE MEDIA CAMPAIGN: SAYFSM SCREENED 44 CLIENTS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS FOR URGENT NEEDS AND PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT BASED ON FAMILY SIZE AND DEPENDENTS. THE DIVERSE MEDIA CAMPAIGN COMPLEMENTED OTHER HIV EDUCATION INITIATIVES BY FOCUSING ON ADVOCACY, STIGMA REDUCTION, AND HEALTH PROMOTION. FIFTY (50) POSTERS FEATURING PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV WERE PRODUCED IN FIVE LANGUAGESENGLISH, SOMALI, SWAHILI, OROMO, AND AMHARICAND DISPLAYED IN PUBLIC SPACES THROUGHOUT THE TWIN CITIES.
- $48,769 spent. MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING: SAYFSM PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH OR AFFECTED BY HIV. SERVICES ARE OFFERED BY A LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST BOTH AT THE SAYFSM OFFICE AND DURING SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS. IN 2024, 40 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS RECEIVED COUNSELING MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
- $37,460 spent. COVID-19 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND DIVERSITY MEDIA PROJECT: SAYFSM CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH THROUGH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY MEDIA TO EDUCATE AND CONNECT INDIVIDUALS WITH COVID-19 RECOVERY RESOURCES. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS: - 4,000 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED TRUSTED, MULTILINGUAL INFORMATION FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (MDH) BASECAMP RESOURCES. - 21 FAITH LEADERS, HEALTH VOLUNTEERS, AND MEDIA STAFF WERE TRAINED TO SHARE CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY RELEVANT VACCINE AND RECOVERY INFORMATION. - 4,000 EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS WERE DISTRIBUTED FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION. - 25 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE REFERRED TO SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH CARE, FOOD SHELVES, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER SOCIAL RESOURCES.
- $31,351 spent. WOMENS SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM UNDER ONE ROOF: THIS PROGRAM EMPOWERS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE WOMEN THROUGH SKILLS TRAINING AND HEALTH EDUCATION. PARTICIPANTS LEARN SEWING, QUILTING, FIBER SPINNING, AND WEAVING, WHILE ALSO RECEIVING EDUCATION ON HIV/AIDS AND RELATED HEALTH TOPICS. THE PROGRAM HELPS WOMEN BUILD CONFIDENCE, INDEPENDENCE, AND OVERALL WELLBEING. IN 2024, SAYFSM SERVED 54 WOMEN AND ENGAGED 16 VOLUNTEERS IN PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.
- $26,387 spent. MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION: SAYFSM PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT TO ENSURE CLIENTS CAN ACCESS HEALTHCARE, PHARMACIES, AND SUPPORT GROUPS WITHOUT INTERRUPTION. IN 2024, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE INCLUDED: - 448 BUS CARDS - 16 TAXI VOUCHERS - 577 AGENCY VAN RIDES, TOTALING 7,102 MILES
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2003.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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