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Washington DC | IRS ruling year: 1971 | EIN: 23-7116952
Organization Mission
Founded in 1970, Africare, a leader among organizations assisting Africa, has more projects on the continent than any other U.S.-based charity. Africare works to imp ... (More)
Founded in 1970, Africare, a leader among organizations assisting Africa, has more projects on the continent than any other U.S.-based charity. Africare works to improve the quality of life for the people of Africa. Our programs address needs in four principal areas: health and HIV/AIDS, food security and agriculture, water and sanitation, and emergency and humanitarian assistance. Africare places communities at the center of development in the belief that only through strong communities can Africa feed itself, develop and manage its natural resources, provide adequate education and vocational training, address people's needs for health care and disease prevention, achieve economic well-being and live in peace. Since its founding, Africare has delivered well over $800 million in assistance - over 2,500 projects - to 36 countries Africa-wide. (Less)
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This charity's score is 100%, earning it a Four-Star rating. If this organization aligns with your passions and values, you can give with confidence.
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| Date Published | Form 990 FYE | Overall Score | Overall Rating |
| Rating Version: 2.1 | |||
| 5/1/2021 | 2019 | 70.49 |  |
| 10/1/2019 | 2018 | 75.09 | |
| 7/1/2019 | 2017 | 80.96 |  |
| 12/21/2018 | 2017 | 78.62 | |
This organization received multiple star ratings within this fiscal year, due to an update to its Accountability and Transparency data and/or the receipt of an amended Form 990. | |||
| 12/1/2018 | 2017 | 78.21 | |
| 9/1/2018 | 2017 | 70.72 | |
| 12/22/2017 | 2016 | 78.21 | |
| 11/1/2016 | 2015 | 80.34 | |
| 6/1/2016 | 2014 | 82.57 | |
| Rating Version: 2.0 | |||
| 11/1/2015 | 2014 | 80.29 | |
| 12/1/2014 | 2013 | 86.42 | |
| 10/1/2013 | 2012 | 95.96 | |
| 9/1/2012 | 2011 | 96.09 | |
| 11/1/2011 | 2010 | 94.18 | |
| 9/20/2011 | 2009 | 91.92 | |
| Rating Version: 1.0 | |||
| 12/22/2010 | 2009 | 88.58 | |
| 12/1/2009 | 2008 | 85.41 | |
| 10/1/2008 | 2007 | 85.60 | |
| 9/1/2007 | 2006 | 85.30 | |
| 4/1/2007 | 2005 | 94.38 | |
| 12/1/2005 | 2004 | 89.78 | |
| 9/1/2004 | 2003 | 92.89 | |
| 6/9/2003 | 2002 | 94.16 | |
| 10/15/2002 | 2001 | 92.98 | |
| 4/15/2002 | 2000 | 75.74 | |
Not Currently Scored
Africare cannot currently be evaluated by our Accountability & Finance methodology because they have e-filed less than three full IRS Form 990s in the past six fiscal years
We recognize that organizations may skip e-filing on certain years, while otherwise meeting our methodology. However, we do not believe it appropriate to rate an organization based on this limited amount of data.
This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
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Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Foundation Status:
Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Africare) or EIN (237116952) in the 'Search Term' field.
Score
This beacon estimates the actual impact a charity has on the lives of those it serves, and determines whether it is making good use of donor resources to achieve that impact.
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Program
Mwanzo Bora Nutrition Program
Activities
The Mwanzo Bora Nutrition Program promoted healthy behaviors like exclusive breastfeeding for infants and eating a diversified diet via multimedia channels, community events, community health workers and peer support groups.
Program Type
Community Health
Beneficiaries Served
Children and youth (0-19 years);parents;economically disadvantaged, low-income and poor people
Program Geography
Tanzania
Time Period of Data
9/1/11 to 8/31/18
Outcomes: Changes in the lives of those served by a nonprofit. They can be caused by the nonprofit.
Costs: The money spent by a nonprofit and its partners and beneficiaries.
Impact: Outcome caused by a nonprofit relative to its cost.
Cost-effectiveness: A judgment as to whether the cost was a good use of resources to cause the outcome.
Outcome Metric
A case of stunting prevented.
Outcome Data Source
Ratings are based on data the nonprofit itself collects on its work. We use the most recent year with sufficient data. Typically, this data allows us to calculate direct changes in participants' lives, such as increased income.
Outcome data collected through the nationally representative Demographic and Health Surveys, which showed the prevalence of stunting (height-for-age) among children under age 5 in Africare's three main zones of influence before and five years into the program.
Method for Attributing Outcomes
We don't know if the observed changes were caused by the nonprofit's program or something else happening at the same time (e.g., a participant got a raise). To determine causation, we take the outcomes we observe and subtract an estimate of the outcomes that would have happened even without the program (i.e., counterfactual outcomes).
To estimate the counterfactual, Africare drew on rates of stunting in comparable non-participating zones of Tanzania. Participating and non-participating zones were similar in baseline stunting prevalence and mothers' practice of breastfeeding.
Cost Data Source
After estimating the program's outcomes, we need to determine how much it cost to achieve those outcomes. All monetary costs are counted, whether they are borne by a nonprofit service deliverer or by the nonprofit’s public and private partners.
Cost information for this program was collected from nonprofit reporting and form 990 data from the IRS.
Cost Calculation
This impact rating was produced using a previous methodology that is not updated to reflect inflation, and we are therefore unable to generate a dollar-specific cost calculations.
We calculate impact, defined as the change in outcomes attributable to a program divided by the cost to achieve those outcomes.
Impact Calculation
This impact rating was produced using a previous methodology that is not updated to reflect inflation, and we are therefore unable to generate a dollar-specific impact calculations.
Benchmark for Rating
Impact & Results score of this program is based on the incremental cost to prevent stunted growth of a child due to malnutrition. If the program prevents stunted growth in one child for less than the GDP per capita of the country of operation, it is deemed highly cost-effective and earns a score of 100. If the program prevents a case of stunted growth for less than three times GDP per capita, it is considered cost-effective and earns a score of 80. If the program prevents stunted growth for more than three times GDP per capita, it earns a score of 65.
Determination
Highly cost-effective
Not Currently Scored
Africare cannot currently be evaluated by our Culture & Community methodology because we have not received data from the charity regarding its Constituent Feedback or Equity Practices strategies.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
Not Currently Scored
Africare cannot currently be evaluated by our Leadership & Adaptability methodology because we have not received data from the charity regarding its leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
Impact & Results
Accountability & Finance
Culture & Community
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