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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: November 2024 Expires: November 2026

SIUT North America

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
7
6671 Southwest Freeway, Suite 466
Houston, TX, 77074

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

SIUT North America does not meet the following 1 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.

SIUTNA does not meet this Standard because:

  • The organization has not performed an effectiveness assessment within the last two years.

SIUT North America meets the remaining 19 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to provide grants for purchase of medicine and medical equipment to non-profit hospitals and institutions for treatment of kidney and liver disorders, transplants, oncology, gastrointestinal, and other specialized medical services."

Year, State Incorporated:
2000, TX

Also Known As:
Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation

SIUT North America (SIUTNA) reports that it is dedicated to health-related humanitarian causes, with its major focus on helping Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) Pakistan secure medical funds so all patients are treated free of charge and without discrimination. In 2023, the organization states that its grants allowed 3.5 million patients to receive care and gifted SIUT Pakistan with a versius robotic surgical system.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, SIUT North America's program expenses were:

Program services: $4,153,000

Total Program Expenses: $4,153,000

Chief Executive
Sarah W. Sher, Executive Director

Chair of the Board
Syed Meraj Nazar

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
President, SIUT North America

Board Size
7

Paid Staff Size
8

*2022 compensation, as reported by the organization, includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Radio, Special events, Telemarketing, Foundation grants, Corporate solicitation

Fundraising costs were 9% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $4,460,009 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 SIUT North America's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Source of Funds
Contributions $4,460,009
Interest income $29,180
Total Income $4,489,189

Programs: 89% Fundraising: 8% Administrative: 2%

Total Income $4,489,189
Total expenses: $4,652,030
  Program expenses $4,153,000
  Fundraising expenses $385,950
  Administrative expenses $113,080
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-162,841
Beginning Net Assets $1,054,092
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $891,251
Total Liabilities $68,608
Total Assets $959,859

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance