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Caring Response-Madagascar Foundation

EIN 31-1805595 · Cincinnati, OH

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceFair50 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF THE POOR OF TOAMASINA, MADAGASCAR EMPHASIZING LITERACY, SANITATION, HYGIENE, HEALTHCARE AND ECONOMIC SELF DEVELOPMENT. ESPECIALLY TARGETING WOMEN AND GIRLS TO OVERCOME THEIR CHALLENGES.

Income
$229,814
Spending
$200,623
Spent on programs
95%
Reserves
16.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 99%
Employees
0

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 88% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 16.2 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 13% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 14% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    95% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 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

Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    9 of 9 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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)
  1. $10,000 spent. ENSURING THE WELLBEING OF YOUNG GIRLS THIS PROJECT ACHIEVED PHENOMENAL SUCCESS IN 2024. ALL 300 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM STAYED IN SCHOOL, AND ALL 60 OF THE YOUNG MOTHERS WHO PARTICIPATED COMPLETED VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING OPTIONS LIKE SEWING, DRESSMAKING, CULINARY ARTS, SOAPMAKING AND MANUFACTURING ECOLOGICAL CHARCOAL WERE SO APPEALING THAT 120 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THESE CLASSES ALSO SO THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE A WAY TO EARN EXTRA MONEY DURING THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS.
  2. $57,644 spent. ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM THE ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BE AT THE HEART OF CRMF PROGRAMMING. 1,093 ADULTS ENROLLED IN ONG ST. GABRIEL'S FREE, NEIGHBOR- HOOD-BASED ADULT LITERCY CLASSES IN 2024, WITH AN ASTOUNDING 822 - 75% - SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE PROGRAM LAST YEAR. COMPUTER LITERACY PROGRAM ONG ST. GABRIEL TRAINED 280 PEOPLE IN BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS LAST YEAR, EXCEEDING ITS 2024 GOAL OF ENROLLING 225. YOUNG PEOPLE ARE CLAMORING FOR THIS COURSE, UNDERSTANDING THAT I.T. SKILLS ARE INCREASINGLY VITAL TO WINNING WELL-PAID JOBS. ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM THE ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BE AT THE HEART OF CRMF PROGRAMMING. 1,093 ADULTS ENROLLED IN ONG ST. GABRIEL'S FREE, NEIGHBOR- HOOD-BASED ADULT LITERCY CLASSES IN 2024, WITH AN ASTOUNDING 822 - 75% - SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE PROGRAM LAST YEAR. COMPUTER LITERACY PROGRAM ONG ST. GABRIEL TRAINED 280 PEOPLE IN BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS LAST YEAR, EXCEEDING ITS 2024 GOAL OF ENROLLING 225. YOUNG PEOPLE ARE CLAMORING FOR THIS COURSE, UNDERSTANDING THAT I.T. SKILLS ARE INCREASINGLY VITAL TO WINNING WELL-PAID JOBS.
  3. $6,000 spent. WOMEN'S SELF-HELP GROUPS THE GOAL OF THE SELF-HELP GROUPS IS TO PROVIDE LITERACY PROGRAM GRADUATES WITH A PATH TO ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY. BY WORKING TOGETHER AND POOLING THEIR SAVINGS, THE GROUPS BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR LOANS THAT CAN BE INVESTED IN CREATING SMALL BUSINESSES. OUR ST. GABRIEL PARTNERS MENTORED 32 ACTIVE WOMEN'S SELF-HELP GROUPS TOTALING 340 LITERATE WOMEN IN 2024, CONNECTING MANY TO SPECIALIZED TRAINING. 88% OF THE MEMBERS ACHIEVED FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE THROUGH THEIR OWN ENTERPRISES, INCLUDING SEWING, RAISING CROPS AND LIVESTOCK, FOOD PROCESSING, AND RESTAURANTS. THEIR SUCCESS IS LIFE- CHANGING, PARTICULARLY FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
  4. $117,592 spent. THE MODEL HEALTHY VILLAGE INITIATIVE AS IN THE PREVIOUS MODEL HEALTHY VILLAGES, THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH BY BRINGING CLEAN WATER, HYGIENE EDUCATION, SAFE SANITATION, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY SMOKELESS OVENS TO AN ENTIRE FOKONTANY AND ITS CLUSTER OF SMALL VILLAGES AND HAMLETS. IN 2024, CRMF FUNDING EQUIPPED SKILLED HEALTH EDUCATORS - ALL OF THEM FROM TOAMASINA - TO ORGANIZE HYGIENE EDUCATIONS AND TO PROVIDE EVERY HOUSEHOLD WITH WATER FILTERS, LATRINES, HANDWASH KITS, AND THE KNOWLEDGE TO USE AND MAINTAIN THEM. JUST ONE YEAR INTO IMPLEMENTING THE PROJECT IN THE REMOTE VILLAGE OF AMBODISAINA IVONDRO, THE COMMUNITY RATE OF OPEN DEFECATION DROPPED FROM 81.6% TO 6.4%. DATA COLLECTED DURING OUR PAST MHV PROJECTS HAVE SHOWN THAT THE INTRODUCTION OF THE BASIC HYGIENE MEASURES MENTIONED ABOVE HAS SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED BOTH SCHOOL ABSENTEEISM AND THE RATE OF INFECTIOUS DIARRHEA AMONG THE OVERALL POPULATION. IN ADDITION, THE USE OF THE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY SMOKELESS OVEN HAS REDUCED THE OCCURRENCE OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE. MEDICAL EDUCATION THROUGH CRMF'S SAVING THE LIVES OF MOTHERS AND BABIES PROGRAM AT THE ANKIRIHIRY CSB II, OUR 2024 OBSTETRIC TEAM TRAINED 20 MIDWIVES IN EPISIOTOMY AND THE REPAIR OF 3RD AND 4TH DEGREE LACERATIONS. AS A RESULT, THE CSB MIDWIVES REDUCED THE CLINIC'S EPISIOTOMY RATE TO BELOW 15% AS RECOMMENDED BY WHO GUIDELINES. ALSO IN 2024, SEVEN MALAGASY MEDICAL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE INTERNAL MEDICINE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ASSOCIATION SANTE POUR TOUS (AST) AND THE VONJY MEDICAL CENTER. AS PART OF THEIR THEORETICAL AND CLINICAL INTENSIVE, THE STUDENTS, SUPERVISED BY CRMF VOLUNTEER DOCTORS, OFFERED FREE CONSULTATIONS AND MEDICATIONS TO 135 OF TOAMASINA'S MOST NEEDY RESIDENTS.
  5. THE MODEL HEALTHY VILLAGE INITIATIVE AS IN THE PREVIOUS MODEL HEALTHY VILLAGES, THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH BY BRINGING CLEAN WATER, HYGIENE EDUCATION, SAFE SANITATION, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY SMOKELESS OVENS TO AN ENTIRE FOKONTANY AND ITS CLUSTER OF SMALL VILLAGES AND HAMLETS. IN 2024, CRMF FUNDING EQUIPPED SKILLED HEALTH EDUCATORS - ALL OF THEM FROM TOAMASINA - TO ORGANIZE HYGIENE EDUCATIONS AND TO PROVIDE EVERY HOUSEHOLD WITH WATER FILTERS, LATRINES, HANDWASH KITS, AND THE KNOWLEDGE TO USE AND MAINTAIN THEM. JUST ONE YEAR INTO IMPLEMENTING THE PROJECT IN THE REMOTE VILLAGE OF AMBODISAINA IVONDRO, THE COMMUNITY RATE OF OPEN DEFECATION DROPPED FROM 81.6% TO 6.4%. DATA COLLECTED DURING OUR PAST MHV PROJECTS HAVE SHOWN THAT THE INTRODUCTION OF THE BASIC HYGIENE MEASURES MENTIONED ABOVE HAS SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED BOTH SCHOOL ABSENTEEISM AND THE RATE OF INFECTIOUS DIARRHEA AMONG THE OVERALL POPULATION. IN ADDITION, THE USE OF THE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY SMOKELESS OVEN HAS REDUCED THE OCCURRENCE OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE. MEDICAL EDUCATION THROUGH CRMF'S SAVING THE LIVES OF MOTHERS AND BABIES PROGRAM AT THE ANKIRIHIRY CSB II, OUR 2024 OBSTETRIC TEAM TRAINED 20 MIDWIVES IN EPISIOTOMY AND THE REPAIR OF 3RD AND 4TH DEGREE LACERATIONS. AS A RESULT, THE CSB MIDWIVES REDUCED THE CLINIC'S EPISIOTOMY RATE TO BELOW 15% AS RECOMMENDED BY WHO GUIDELINES. ALSO IN 2024, SEVEN MALAGASY MEDICAL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE INTERNAL MEDICINE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ASSOCIATION SANTE POUR TOUS (AST) AND THE VONJY MEDICAL CENTER. AS PART OF THEIR THEORETICAL AND CLINICAL INTENSIVE, THE STUDENTS, SUPERVISED BY CRMF VOLUNTEER DOCTORS, OFFERED FREE CONSULTATIONS AND MEDICATIONS TO 135 OF TOAMASINA'S MOST NEEDY RESIDENTS.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 2002.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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