Tip Global Health
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Ihangane Project achieves lasting improvements in health outcomes, beginning in Rwanda, by promoting community-driven solutions that strengthen national health systems. The successful solutions we co-create with local communities are shared with the national government.
- Income
- $1.6 million
- Spending
- $1.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 68%
- Reserves
- 3.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 2
- Highest pay
- $168,741, directorco-ceo
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
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1568% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 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
Weak: 40 out of 100. Higher than 3% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 (5)
- $715,489 spent. E-Heza: TIPs E-Heza Data Solutions is a digital application that can be used on a smartphone or tablet designed by and for the frontline health worker. E-Heza captures essential data at the point of care to improve the health of mother and child by providing frontline health workers with immediate insights to help personalize information and advice, and help the mother track the well-being of her child. That data is automatically linked to the Ministry of Health database, providing timely and accurate data reports for better public health policy decision making. Since 2018, E-Heza has improved quality of care for over 112,000 mothers and children, and by 2023 will reach over 250,000 patients across Rwanda. With endorsement from Rwandas Minister of Health, TIP is working to scale E-Heza throughout Rwanda to serve as a foundation for all of primary care.
- $99,726 spent. Aheza Fortified Food (AFF): provides consistent, affordable fortified porridge to hospitals, nongovernmental orgs, and community members while subsidizing the cost of free distribution to the highest risk children. Nutrition is an essential component of adequate primary care; health centers have long struggled with stock outs of fortified porridge and commercial products are often too expensive for rural families to access. AFF is a social enterprise established by TIP in 2015 to address stock outs of porridge needed to treat childhood malnutrition. Porridge is sold in bulk to NGOs, governments and social enterprises who then provide the porridge to their beneficiaries for free or low cost. Profits from Aheza sales subsidize the cost of free distribution of porridge to high risk children in Ruli. Since its launch in 2015, TIPs Aheza program has provided over 7 million servings of porridge to over 100,000 Rwandans, 95% of whom are high-risk for malnutrition.
- $90,642 spent. Womens Association and Hope Initiative. Hope Initiative: The Ihangane Project is conducting research on the influence of hope on health outcomes. We began by identifying an objective tool for measurement, called the Herth Hope index. We worked with healthcare workers and healthcare recipients to ensure that this index- originally established in the United States- would be valid and reliable in the Rwandan context. We are conducting an in depth analysis of influencers of hopelessness and hopefulness in health care systems and will identify interventions based upon this analysis. Our first objective is to demonstrate the ability to increase hopefulness among healthcare workers and healthcare recipients. Ultimately, we will demonstrate that hopefulness is critical to improvements in health outcomes and that it must be considered in the design of effective health systems.
- $68,271 spent. Community Health Innovation: We work with over 1000 Community Health Workers, over 6000 farmers, community members and local government across Gakenke District to improve village-level primary health care delivery and to address social determinants of health for the most vulnerable.
- $59,892 spent. Clinical Care Innovation: The Ihangane Project works with local healthcare workers and the Rwanda Ministry of Health to improve the quality of direct patient care services by ensuring that frontline healthcare workers have the tools they need to successfully deliver primary healthcare. We have co-created tools such as E-Heza Data Solutions, the TIP Education Model and the 5 Pillars of Quality Improvement Framework alongside frontline healthcare workers to overcome barriers and celebrate improvements in processes and health outcomes. E-Heza is a point of care digital health record designed by and for the health care worker, used to improve quality of maternal-child care by making it easier for nurses to do their jobs, for mothers to track the wellbeing of their children, and for ministry officials to receive data in real-time.
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 August 2008.
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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