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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: August 2025 Expires: August 2027

T1International

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
7 14 16
(802) 922-4780
Post Office Box 13344
Portland, OR, 97213
https://www.t1international.com/
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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

T1International does not meet the following 3 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 7 (Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness)
Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions.

T1International does not meet this Standard because:

  • The organization has not completed an effectiveness assessment in the last two years.

Standard 14 (Budget)
Have a board-approved annual budget for its current fiscal year, outlining projected expenses for major program activities, fund raising, and administration.

T1International does not meet this Standard because, when the organization provided 2025 budget information, it indicated that the budget:

  • Did not identify total projected program service expenses.
  • Did not identify total projected fundraising expenses.
  • Did not identify total projected administrative expenses.

Standard 16 (Annual Report)
Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.

T1International does not meet this Standard because the 2024 annual report did not include:

  • A roster of the board of directors.
  • The organization's 2024 financial information as shown in its 2024 audited financial statements.

The BBB Wise Giving Alliance requested but did not receive complete information from the organization and is unable to verify the organization's compliance with the following Standard(s) for Charity Accountability: 1, 3, 15, 19

T1International meets the remaining 13 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to support local communities by giving them tools they need to stand up for their rights so that access to insulin and diabetes supplies becomes a reality for all."

Year, State Incorporated:
2019, MN

Also Known As:
T1International USA

T1International reports that it works to raise awareness, build leaders, share data, and organize so that individuals have affordable access to insulin. The organization states that it has 41 chapters across the United States with volunteer advocates who work to educate the public about diabetes.

For the year ended December 31, 2024, T1International's program expenses were:

Program services $263,908
Total Program Expenses $263,908

Chief Executive
Shaina Kasper, Executive Director

Compensation*
$77,000

Chair of the Board
Melissa Passarelli

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Associate Director of Implementation and Systems Building, Help Me Grow National Center

Board Size
10

Paid Staff Size
5

*2024 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Note: Former Executive Director Elizabeth Pfiester received $89,575 in compensation from a related organization.

Method(s) Used:
Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Planned giving arrangements, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)

Fundraising costs were 17% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $346,414, 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 T1International's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Source of Funds
Contributions and grants $346,414
Other income $220,566
Total Income $566,980

Programs: 67% Fundraising: 15% Administrative: 18%

Total Income $566,980
Total expenses: $394,285
  Program expenses $263,908
  Fundraising expenses $58,224
  Administrative expenses $72,153
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $172,695
Beginning Net Assets $334,979
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $507,674
Total Liabilities $17,026
Total Assets $524,700

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance