Metrics for Management
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO CREATE EVIDENCE-BASED AND STANDARDIZED PERFORMANCE MEASURES TO IMPROVE HEALTH SERVICES IN LOW AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES.
- Income
- $1.7 million
- Spending
- $1.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 70%
- Reserves
- 6.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 69%
- Employees
- 8
- Highest pay
- $218,713, 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
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1570% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 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
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 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
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 (4)
- $541,114 spent. RID Malaria provides support to the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria, and the global malaria community, to improve indicator definitions, data collection, and data use, at the Global Fund and by Principal Recipients. Through improved, standardized, and streamlined data collection, and guidance to ensure effective use of limited resources for this purpose, the program will impact monitoring and evaluation efforts in malaria programs globally.
- $195,257 spent. Contracted services provided to FHM-Engage, a USAID supported global initiative to improve the market environment for greater private sector participation, leading to increased access to and use of high quality products and services to improve maternal, child and reproductive health. The project provided targetted research studies and market analyses, data visualizations on contraceptive availability and market opportunity, and market intelligence support, in Ghana, Kenya and Nepal.
- $54,833 spent. Equity seeks to improve program management, service delivery and health outcomes by making it easy for programs to assess client wealth distribution. The EQUITYTOOL enables programs to rapidly evaluate their effectiveness at reaching their target population. The assest to income estimator (A2IE) allows comparison of how much an individual or household make per day, month, or year in over 55 low and middle- income countries.
- Expenses: $283592.00 including grants of: $0.00 Revenue: $288074.00
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 November 2014.
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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