Mission: Founded in 1990 as Doctors of the World-USA, HealthRight International mobilizes the health sector to promote and protect these and other basic human rights and civi ... (More)
HealthRight International is a 501(c)(3) organization, with an IRS ruling year of 1995, and donations are tax-deductible.
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This charity's score is 91.59, earning it a 4-Star rating. Donors can "Give with Confidence" to this charity.
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Finance: 88.80 View details
Accountability & Transparency: 96.00 View details
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Source: IRS Form 990
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Source: IRS Form 990
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Source: IRS Form 990
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Source: IRS Form 990
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Source: IRS Form 990
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Source: IRS Form 990
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Source: IRS Form 990
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This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
Presented here are this organizations key compensated staff members as identified by our analysts. This compensation data includes salary, cash bonuses and expense accounts and is displayed exactly how it is reported to the IRS. The amounts do not include nontaxable benefits, deferred compensation, or other amounts not reported on Form W-2. In some cases, these amounts may include compensation from related organizations. Read the IRS policies for compensation reporting
Current CEO and Board Chair can be found in the Leadership & Adaptability report below.
Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2019
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
Described in section 170(b)1)(a)(vi) of the Code (BMF activity code: 994)
Gifts, grants, or loans to other organizations (BMF activity code: 602)
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)
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)
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Due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, we give charities such as this one the opportunity to share the story of COVID's impact on them. Charities may submit their own pandemic responses through their nonprofit portal.
Program Delivery
Fundraising Capacity
Revenue
Grants Received
Our grant yield declined by about 50% due to many funders putting grants on hold or shifting funds to specifically COVID-related programs. We also applied and received the PPP loan and thus were able to employ a full staff.
Due to social distancing we had to cease most of our direct service programs. Wherever possible, we adapted these programs to provide remote services instead, which has proven successful and in some cases has broadened our reach compared to pre-COVID numbers.
Many of our programs, especially those providing psychosocial services, began doing so via video or phone calls. As vaccination rates increase, they are slowly returning to in-person visits where possible, but are continuing virtual services for those who are unable to come in person, which has also increased the accessibility of our programs going forward.
Our US-based program, which provides medical services to immigrants seeking asylum and other immigration aid, has high standards of confidentiality which in the past necessitated in-person visits and consultations. This increased the burden for our volunteer clinicians. During the pandemic, we developed systems to allow for remote consultations while retaining the same level of confidentiality. This allows our volunteers to complete more cases for the same or less amount of work, since they no longer have to travel to see clients. Moreover, clients - who often have limited access to transportation - now face fewer obstacles to receiving services.
This score estimates the actual impact a nonprofit has on the lives of those it serves, and determines whether it is making good use of donor resources to achieve that impact.
HealthRight International cannot currently be evaluated by our Encompass Rating 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.
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HealthRight International reported its largest program on its FY 2019 Form 990 as:
Spent in most recent FY
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Ukraine Programs
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
Uganda Programs
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
Kenya Programs
This score 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 score earned by HealthRight International is a passing score. This score has no effect on the organization's Star Rating.
Encompass Rating V4 provides an evaluation of the organization's Leadership & Adaptability through the nonprofit organization submitting a survey response directly to Charity Navigator.
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s mission
Expand equitable access to quality health systems for marginalized communities.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
The gap in health outcomes between marginalized populations and the general population is eliminated.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: Establish a complete program portfolio in all countries by 2023
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Two: Grow existing programs in all countries, expanding communities and geography reach, supported by new grants
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Three: Strengthen quality assurance and integrated, evidence-based programming
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
We are currently piloting a system to promote the involvement of field staff in program development. Often those on the ground have great ideas for how to improve local systems or otherwise assist the communities they know. Until recently, there was no clear system for these folks to present their ideas to the organizational leadership and many of these innovations were not realized. Our new system outlines a clear path and encourages staff at all levels to contribute their ideas for programs and projects. This allows those with initiative and ingenuity to take a leadership role in the organization and has the potential to provide an accelerated path to leadership for those with the necessary drive to do so.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
Strategic Partnerships
Networks of Collective Impact Efforts
Thought Leadership
Raising Awareness
Community Building
HealthRight core approach is to systematically link health systems with community structures and community members to ensure sustainable impact. This means most of our programmatic work happens in collaboration with local partners and governments to ensure the longevity and sustainability of our work. Moreover, through our staff of researchers and ties to various universities, we regularly present at academic conferences on the impacts and lessons gained from our projects.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
The common theme in adapting to the pandemic was continuing to provide as many services as possible while protecting our clients and staff. In Ukraine, we have been operating mobile teams to support survivors of gender-based violence since 2015, including in the conflict-affected eastern regions where mobile teams may be the only social service available to vulnerable women and girls. Each mobile team consists of three professionals – psychologists and social workers – who identify, screen and provide psychological first aid and counseling to GBV survivors. They also collaborate with government service centers, and provide comprehensive case management including social support and referrals for additional legal, health or rehabilitation services. The teams even work with the clients’ partners and perpetrators of violence (with their consent) to find long-term solutions to the problems. In 2019, our mobile teams identified and assisted 19,466 survivors of violence. Since the stay-at-home measures began in Ukraine, the requests for remote assistance – via telephone or Skype – have increased more than threefold. The teams transitioned seamlessly to this new system, continuing to provide essential services to their clients throughout the pandemic. When conducting necessary home visits, for example for emergency support, the teams use all available safety measures. Similarly in Uganda, our teams of psychosocial counselors who provide services to refugees who have suffered trauma, began using telephone sessions to stay in contact with their clients when the government implemented a travel ban. Our Human Rights Clinic in New York created systems to allow their volunteer clinicians to consult with survivors of violence who are seeking immigration relief in the U.S. to continue providing these services while maintaining confidentiality. FYI, our annual report is best viewed online at https://healthright.org/annual-report-2020/
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
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Executive Director
Chair
This score provides an assessment of the organization's culture and connectedness to the community it serves. Learn more about how and why we rate Culture & Community.
HealthRight International is currently not eligible for a Culture & Community score because we have not received its Constituent Feedback or Diversity, Equity & Inclusion data. Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to fill out the How We Listen and Equity Practices sections of their Candid profile.
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DEI data are not available for this organization. Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to fill out the Equity Strategies section of their Candid profiles to update their data.
Charity Navigator believes nonprofits that engage in practices that promote greater diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within their organizations and the communities they serve, may be more effective. We've partnered with Candid to document and assess the DEI practices implemented by the organization.
This organization reported that it is collecting feedback. However, it did not respond to one or more survey questions, and therefore is not eligible for a score on this metric. (View our beacon methodology.)
Here's how this organization is listening and learning from the people it serves:
Focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person), Community meetings or town halls
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
Our staff, Our community partners
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time
Note: The organization did not respond to this question.
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. We've partnered with Candid to survey organizations about their feedback practices. Nonprofit organizations can fill out the How We Listen section of their Candid profile to receive a rating.
Learn more about the methodology.
Like the overall Encompass Rating System, the Culture & Community Beacon is designed to evolve as metrics are developed and ready for integration. Our partnership with Feedback Labs and Candid, and other partners including Fund for Shared Insight, GlobalGiving, and Keystone Accountability, enables us to launch the first version of this beacon with Constituent Feedback information collected on Candid's site.
Feedback practices have been shown to support better Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion outcomes, an essential area of assessment that we intend to further expand and develop in the future. Feedback Labs has documented several studies which indicate that beyond achieving organizational goals, nonprofits that are attentive and responsive to concerns and ideas raised by beneficiaries establish stronger relationships with the people they serve, promote greater equity, and empower constituents in ways that can help to ensure better long-term outcomes. You can find resources to help nonprofits improve their feedback practices here.
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