Strongminds Inc.
Strongminds Inc.
515 VALLEY ST STE 200
Maplewood NJ 07040-1389
Maplewood NJ | IRS ruling year: 2013 | EIN: 46-2090059
SEE PART III, LINE 1.
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515 VALLEY ST STE 200
Maplewood NJ 07040-1389
Maplewood NJ | IRS ruling year: 2013 | EIN: 46-2090059
SEE PART III, LINE 1.
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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.
This overall score is calculated from multiple beacon scores: 95% Accountability & Finance, 5% Culture & Community. Learn more about our criteria and methodology.
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The IRS is significantly delayed in processing nonprofits' annual tax filings (Forms 990). As a result, the Accountability & Finance score for Strongminds Inc. is outdated and the overall rating may not be representative of its current operations. Please check with the charity directly for any questions you may have.
Strongminds Inc. has earned a 100% for the Accountability & Finance beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of a charity's financial health (financial efficiency, sustainability, and trustworthiness) and its commitment to governance practices and policies.
This Accountability & Finance score represents IRS Form 990 data up until FY 2020, which is the most recent Form 990 currently available to us.
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Charity Navigator looks for at least 3 board members, with more than 50% of those members identified as independent (not salaried).
The presence of an independent governing body is strongly recommended by many industry professionals to allow for full deliberation and diversity of thinking on governance and other organizational matters.
Source: IRS Form 990
An Audit, Review, or Compilation provides important information about financial accountability and accuracy. Organizations are scored based on their Total Revenue Amount:
Total Revenue Amount | Expectation to Receive Credit |
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$1 million or higher | Expected to complete an audit |
$500,000 - $1 million | Expected to complete an audit, review, or compilation |
Less than $500,000 | No expectation (removed from scoring methodology) |
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a conflict of interest policy on the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy protects the organization and by extension those it serves, when it is considering entering into a transaction that may benefit the private interest of an officer, director and/or key employee of the organization.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form 990 that the organization has this process in place as an accountability and transparency measure.
An official record of the events that take place during a board meeting ensures that a contemporaneous document exists for future reference.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a document retention and destruction policy per the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy establishes guidelines for the handling, backing up, archiving and destruction of documents. These guidelines foster good record keeping procedures that promote data integrity.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a whistleblower policy per the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy outlines procedures for handling employee complaints, as well as a confidential way for employees to report financial or other types of mismanagement.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for a website on the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency metric.
Nonprofits act in the public trust and reporting publicly on activities is an important component.
Source: IRS Form 990
The Liabilities to Assets Ratio is determined by Total Liabilities divided by Total Assets (most recent 990). This ratio is an indicator of an organization’s solvency and/or long-term sustainability.
Liabilities to Assets Ratio | Amount of Credit Received |
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Less than 50% | Full Credit |
50% - 59.9% | Partial Credit |
60% or more | No Credit |
Source: IRS Form 990
The Program Expense Ratio is determined by Program Expenses divided by Total Expense (average of most recent three 990s). This measure reflects the percent of its total expenses a charity spends on the programs and services it exists to deliver.
Program Expense Percentage | Amount of Credit Received |
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70% or higher | Full Credit |
60% - 69.9% | Partial Credit |
50% - 59.9% | Zero Points for Program Expense Score |
Below 50% | Zero Points for Both Program Expense AND Liabilities to Assets Scores |
Source: IRS Form 990
This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
No Data Available
Key Persons data is currently unavailable for this organization. This data is only available if this charity has at least one year of electronically-filed Form 990 data filed within the last six years.
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
Activities:
Activity data not reported from the IRS
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 (Strongminds Inc.) or EIN (462090059) in the 'Search Term' field.
Not Currently Scored
Strongminds Inc. cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
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.
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Strongminds Inc. reported its largest program on its FY 2020 Form 990 as:
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
STRONGMINDS IS A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE FOUNDED IN 2013 THAT PROVIDES LIFE-CHANGING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO IMPOVERISHED AFRICAN WOMEN. SINCE MANY AFRICAN WOMEN CANNOT EVEN BEGIN TO TACKLE ISSUES LIKE PO ... (More)
STRONGMINDS IS A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE FOUNDED IN 2013 THAT PROVIDES LIFE-CHANGING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO IMPOVERISHED AFRICAN WOMEN. SINCE MANY AFRICAN WOMEN CANNOT EVEN BEGIN TO TACKLE ISSUES LIKE POVERTY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UNTIL THEY OVERCOME DEPRESSION, STRONGMINDS PROVIDES TREATMENT FOR WOMEN WHO SUFFER FROM THIS PERVASIVE AND DEBILITATING MENTAL ILLNESS. BY PROVIDING GROUP TALK THERAPY DELIVERED BY COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS, STRONGMINDS IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION SCALING A COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTION TO THE DEPRESSION EPIDEMIC IN AFRICA. IN 2020 WE LAUNCHED A NEW PHONE-BASED GROUP TELETHERAPY PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT DURING COVID-19. THROUGH TELETHERAPY WE TREATED DEPRESSION IN APPOXIMATELY 11,000 INDIVIDUALS IN UGANDA AND ZAMBIA, BRINGING OUR ORGANIZATION TOTAL TO 80,000 PEOPLE TREATED SINCE OUR FOUNDING. (Less)
Strongminds Inc. has earned a 100% for the Culture & Community beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's culture and connectedness to the community it serves.
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100% of beacon score
This organization reported that it is collecting feedback from the constituents and/or communities it serves. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations that engage in inclusive practices, such as collecting feedback from the people and communities they serve, may be more effective.
Who are the people you serve with your mission? Describe briefly.
We serve low-income women and adolescents in Uganda and Zambia, who would otherwise have no access to mental health care.
How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person), Paper surveys, Case management notes
How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
With whom does your organization share the feedback you got from the people you serve?
Our staff, Our board, Our funders, Our community partners
How has asking for feedback from the people you serve changed your relationship with them or shifted power - over decisions, resources, rules or in other ways - to them?
We have been able to use participatory input from our clients to refine our therapy programs to better serve our audiences (adolescents, women, refugees), and to better deliver our program through in-person and phone-based modalities.
What challenges does your organization face in collecting feedback from the people you serve?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Briefly describe a recent change that your organization made in response to feedback from the people you serve.
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, we surveyed 12,000 former clients to see how the pandemic was affecting them. For those who needed further therapy, we offered invitations to join free teletherapy. We also learned that the pandemic was causing an increase in anxiety and general stress. As a result, we incorporated specific anxiety modules into our therapy curriculum. We also launched a broad-based, multi-media education campaign to provide the general public with supportive mental health messages in Uganda and Zambia. In 2020, we also piloted phone-based teletherapy. To determine its efficacy, we did extensive follow-up interviews with clients to find out what worked and what didn't. Their positive response encouraged us to continue offering teletherapy in 2021.
This organization has not provided information regarding the Equity Practices it is presently implementing. As such, the organization has not earned a score on this metric. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations implementing effective equity policies and practices can enhance a nonprofit's decision-making, staff motivation, innovation, and effectiveness.
Strongminds Inc. 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.
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