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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: July 2024 Expires: July 2026

Health Volunteers Overseas

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
Accreditation seal
(202) 296-0928
1900 L Street NW, Suite 310
Washington, DC, 20036
https://hvousa.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Health Volunteers Overseas meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to improve the availability and quality of health care through the education, training and professional development of the health workforce in resource-scarce countries."

Year, State Incorporated:
1986, DC

Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO) projects focus on building health care worker capacity by delivering appropriate educational programs to local health care professionals. Education and training are provided in a variety of ways. Each of the training models (short and long-term volunteers at the project sites, virtual training, and scholarships for local providers) address specific needs at the project sites in order to improve the availability and quality of health care at their institute. The traditional model recruits volunteers for short-term assignments (1 week - 2 months) at project sites. Some needs require a longer, concentrated period of assistance, as in setting up a new department or field of study. HVO’s Feinberg Fellowship provides funding for extended periods of on-site volunteer service, to address these long-term training needs. When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down travel in 2020, HVO accelerated its use of virtual training. As a result, many projects now have access to lessons, resources, and contact with volunteers through an e-learning platform interface. HVO also funds scholarships for young professionals at project sites. They are eligible to apply for funding to attend international conferences or intensive training in another country. These opportunities aim to accelerate their learning and expand their network of professional colleagues, and the scholars are expected to share what they have learned with their colleagues when they return home.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, Health Volunteers Overseas's program expenses were:

Program services - other: $817,795

In-kind program services: $1,879,978

Total Program Expenses: $2,697,773

Chief Executive
April Pinner, MSPH, RD, Executive Director

Chair of the Board
Carla Smith, MD,PhD

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon

Board Size
15

Paid Staff Size
10

*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Note: Ms. Pinner's compensation is not currently available. In 2022, the highest compensated employee was the former Executive Director, Nancy Kelly, who received $181,023.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Radio, Print advertisements

Fundraising costs were 3% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $2,560,449, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Health Volunteers Overseas's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Source of Funds
In-kind contributions $1,879,978
Contributions $680,471
Other income $6,795
Investment income, net $-741,743
Total Income $1,825,501

Programs: 90% Fundraising: 3% Administrative: 7%

Total Income $1,825,501
Total expenses: $2,993,370
  Program expenses $2,697,773
  Fundraising expenses $84,783
  Administrative expenses $210,814
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-1,167,869
Beginning Net Assets $7,772,700
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $6,604,831
Total Liabilities $1,206,352
Total Assets $7,811,183

Note: According to HVO's 2022 audited financial statements, the organization received in-kind contributions totaling $1,879,978 in the form of teaching and training.

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance