Joseph & Elizabeth Quansah Foundation
Joseph & Elizabeth Quansah Foundation
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2262 MORGAN DR
Auburn AL 36830-7710
Auburn AL | IRS ruling year: 2019 | EIN: 84-3539460
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2262 MORGAN DR
Auburn AL 36830-7710
Auburn AL | IRS ruling year: 2019 | EIN: 84-3539460
Mission not available
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Joseph & Elizabeth Quansah Foundation cannot currently be evaluated by our Accountability & Finance methodology due to only having one year of electronically-filed IRS Form 990 data. But please note, that the IRS is significantly delayed in processing nonprofit's annual tax filings. That may mean that this entity has electronically filed additional Forms 990 but they have yet to be processed and made public by the IRS.
To ensure year-to-year consistency the Encompass Rating System's Finance & Accountability beacon analyzes the three-year average of some data provided through the IRS 990.
Charity Navigator currently only has one year of consecutive e-filed Forms 990 from the IRS for Joseph & Elizabeth Quansah Foundation under the EIN: 84-3539460.
Before Charity Navigator can evaluate Joseph & Elizabeth Quansah Foundation, Joseph & Elizabeth Quansah Foundation will need to e-file for additional fiscal years.
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No Data Available
Revenue and expense data is not available 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.
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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:
Private non-operating foundation (BMF foundation code: 04)
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 (Joseph & Elizabeth Quansah Foundation) or EIN (843539460) in the 'Search Term' field.
Not Currently Scored
Joseph & Elizabeth Quansah Foundation 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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Joseph & Elizabeth Quansah Foundation has earned a 88% 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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30% 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 excellence but underserved Ghanaian college students in Ghana, West Africa.
How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person), Other means
How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects
With whom does your organization share the feedback you got from the people you serve?
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?
Getting feedback from our scholarship recipients and our Ghanaian representatives has helped JEQ Foundation to structure its programs such as mentoring sessions, academic advising, and even scholarships package to address the needs of our current and prospective recipients. For our nonprofits, feedback from scholarship recipients, and our Ghanaian representatives is crucial to the performance and growth of our nonprofits. It helps to tell our story and cause to our existing and potential donors.
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.
Paying It Forward is the only mandatory condition for receiving JEQ Foundation's scholarship. The goal is for recipients to give back to their local communities after gainful employment but in one of our zoom listening sessions early this year, we added a mandatory 15 hours community services that we require all our scholarship recipients to perform outside their colleges, churches and mosques to Pay It Forward to their local communities and also impact lives in their own small ways. This new addition came about as a result of our quarterly advisory and listening session we have for our recipients. We realized that this mandatory community service will help our recipients to establish networks for potential employment after graduating from college and will also give them experience.
70% of beacon score
This organization's score of 83 is a passing score. The organization reported that it is implementing 4 Equity Practices. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations implementing effective equity policies and practices can enhance a nonprofit's decision-making, staff motivation, innovation, and effectiveness.
Equity Practices (1/7) | |
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We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race. | |
We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and/or portfolios. | |
We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization/'s programs, portfolios, and the populations served. | |
We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support. | |
We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders. | |
We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured | |
We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization. |
Equity Policies and Procedures (3/7) | |
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We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity. | |
We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions. | |
We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization. | |
We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board. | |
We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability. | |
We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team. | |
We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization. |
Joseph & Elizabeth Quansah Foundation has earned a 100% for the Leadership & Adaptability beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
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The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission
To provide tuition, housing scholarships, and laptops to poor but excellent students in Ghana, West Africa.
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
To reach as many underserved students in Ghana as we can, to help them on their path to higher education and realize their potential.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: Reach as many underserved college students
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Two: Bridge the gap between rural and urban regions in Ghana with regard to access to quality education.
Goal Type: This goal reflects our commitment to further our advocacy work for our organization and or cause area.
Goal Three: Expand awareness of our Foundation's programs and services in Alabama and beyond
Goal Type: New program(s) based on observed changes in needs among our constituencies/communities served.
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
Our leaders are volunteers, and so they offer their time and money at no cost to the Foundation.
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
Strategic Partnerships
Thought Leadership
Raising Awareness
Community Building
Policy Advocacy
We collaborate with local groups such as sorority groups, academic institutions, social media, and other Ghanaian media outlets and industries to mobilize our efforts.
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
We used social media, email campaigns, zoom, and in-person Covid-19 protocol annual fundraiser last year to raise funds for our programs.
Impact & Results
Accountability & Finance
Culture & Community
Leadership & Adaptability
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