Amoud Foundation for Education and Development does not meet the following 6 Standards for Charity Accountability:
Standard 1 (Oversight of Operations and Staff)
Organizations shall have a board of directors that provides adequate oversight of the charity's operations and its staff. Indication of adequate oversight includes, but is not limited to, regularly scheduled appraisals of the CEO's performance, evidence of disbursement controls such as board approval of the budget, fund raising practices, establishment of a conflict of interest policy, and establishment of accounting procedures sufficient to safeguard charity finances.
Amoud Foundation does not meet this Standard because its board of directors does not:
- Review the performance of the Chief Executive Officer at least once every two years.
Standard 6 (Board Policy on Effectiveness)
Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.
Amoud Foundation does not meet this Standard because:
- The board of directors does not have a written policy stating that, at least every two years, an appraisal be done assessing the organization’s performance and effectiveness and determining future actions required to achieve its mission.
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.
Amoud Foundation does not meet this Standard because:
- The organization has not completed an effectiveness assessment in the last two years.
Standard 12 (Detailed Functional Breakdown of Expenses)
Include in the financial statements a breakdown of expenses (e.g., salaries, travel, postage, etc.) that shows what portion of these expenses was allocated to program, fund raising, and administrative activities. If the charity has more than one major program category, the schedule should provide a breakdown for each category.
Amoud Foundation does not meet this Standard because, in the organization's 2019 audited financial statements, the detailed functional breakdown of expenses:
- Only included one program service category. It did not include a detailed breakdown of expenses for each of its major program activities including emergency aid, food aid, education, health care, orphans, and water is life.
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.
Amoud Foundation does not meet this Standard because, when the organization provided 2020 budget information, it indicated that the budget:
- 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.
Amoud Foundation does not meet this Standard because the 2019 annual report did not include:
- A roster of the organization's board of directors.
- The organization's financial information that matches the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019.
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:
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Amoud Foundation for Education and Development meets the remaining 13 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Year, State Incorporated
1998, TX
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Also Known As
Amoud Foundation
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Stated Purpose
"to relieve the suffering of the poor in the Horn of Africa by establishing hospitals, schools, orphanages, wells, and other emergency relief."
Amoud Foundation for Education and Development (Amoud Foundation) reports that it provides humanitarian support within the Horn of Africa. The organization offers access to healthcare, educational programs, emergency and food aid, orphan support, and builds wells in drought prone areas. In 2019, Amoud Foundation states that it distributed more than two million meals to poor families, built 236 waters wells, constructed three schools and two libraries, and delivered two containers of school supplies and equipment.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, Amoud Foundation for Education and Development's program expenses were:
| Water wells |
$737,447 |
| Books for Africa |
$528,000 |
| Food |
$413,460 |
| Healthcare |
$164,079 |
| Education |
$159,030 |
| Udhiya/Qurbani |
$158,965 |
| Miscellaneous programs |
$135,076 |
| Drought relief |
$127,450 |
| Community outreach |
$61,269 |
| Orphanages |
$52,900 |
| Charity |
$51,625 |
| Emergency water trucks |
$47,800 |
| General public |
$25,000 |
| Baylor Medical |
$16,879 |
| Ethiopia/Philippines |
$10,000 |
| Medwish |
$8,048 |
| Agriculture |
$6,025 |
| UMR |
$5,000 |
| Zakat |
$2,160 |
| Total Program Expenses: |
$2,710,213 |
*2019 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Internet, Invitations to fund raising events, Planned giving arrangements, Telephone appeals
Fundraising costs were 13% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $3,807,938 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 Amoud Foundation for Education and Development's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019.
| Source of Funds |
| Grants and contributions |
$3,225,011 |
| In-kind contributions |
$582,927 |
| Total Income |
$3,807,938 |
- Programs: 78%
- Fundraising: 14%
- Administrative: 8%
| Total Income |
$3,807,938 |
| Program expenses |
$2,710,213 |
| Fundraising expenses |
$482,789 |
| Administrative expenses |
$284,265 |
| Other expenses |
$0 |
| Total expenses: |
$3,478,323 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses |
$329,615 |
| Beginning Net Assets |
$1,619,045 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets |
$-19,900 |
| Ending Net Assets |
$1,928,760 |
| Total Liabilities |
$3,164 |
| Total Assets |
$1,931,924 |
Note 1: As noted in the above financial section, "other changes in net assets" refers to depreciation.
Note 2: According to Amoud Foundation's 2019 audited financial statements, the organization received $582,927 in contributed goods and services including educational books ($528,000), medical equipment (29,927), and general supplies ($25,000).