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SOS Children's Villages - USA

CharityWatch rating issued
February 2025

B-
CharityWatch Rating
Our independent rating based
on a number of factors.
 
65%
Program Percentage
Amount spent on programs
relative to overhead.
 
$31
Cost to Raise $100
Amount spent to raise
$100 of contributions.
Ratings & Metrics

Contact Information

SOS Children's Villages - USA
1620 I Street NW
Suite 220
Washington, DC 20006

Other Names

None

Tax Status

501(c)3

Website

www.sos-usa.org

Stated Mission

Protects orphaned & abandoned children, with an aim to ensure every child belongs to a family & grows up with love, respect, & security across 136 countries, including the United States.

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Ratings & Metrics

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Data based on Fiscal Year Ended 12/31/2023

Program Percentage: 65%

The percentage of SOS Children's Villages - USA's cash budget it spends on programs relative to overhead (fundraising, management, and general expenses).

$6,800,000

Calculated Total Expenses

(rounded)

 

Cost to Raise $100: $31

How many dollars SOS Children's Villages - USA spends on fundraising to raise each $100 of contributions.

$5,400,000

Calculated Total Contributions

(rounded)

Joint Costs

SOS Children's Villages - USA's rating was adjusted for Joint Costs. If you are a donor who considers direct mail, telemarketing, and other Joint Cost solicitations to be true charitable programs, the below efficiency ratios, which were not adjusted for joint costs, may better reflect your goals.

Program % Cost to Raise $100
70% $24
Accounting rules allow charities to report some telemarketing, direct mail, and other solicitation costs as Program expenses. CharityWatch believes that most donors do not consider a charity's solicitation activities to be the Programs they are intending to support with their donations. We therefore adjust such expenses out of a charity's reported Program expense and add it to Fundraising expense prior to calculating its rating.

Government Funding

0% to 24%

Percentage of cash revenue
coming from government sources

 

Financial Documents

Entity Document Type Tax ID
SOS Children's Villages - USA Audited Financial Statements 13-6188433
SOS Children's Villages - USA IRS Form 990 13-6188433
Entity: SOS Children's Villages - USA
Document Type: Audited Financial Statements
Tax ID: 13-6188433
Entity: SOS Children's Villages - USA
Document Type: IRS Form 990
Tax ID: 13-6188433

Governance & Transparency

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CharityWatch evaluates certain criteria related to a charity's Governance and Transparency. Donors may want to consider a charity's willingness to be open and transparent with CharityWatch to be a good litmus test for determining its commitment to public accountability.
SOS Children's Villages - USA
meets governance benchmarks.
 
SOS Children's Villages - USA
meets transparency benchmarks.
Transparency
Provides Financial Information
Audit Accessibility
Governance: Policies
Reports regularly & consistently monitoring & enforcing compliance with a written Conflict of Interest Policy
Reports required, annual disclosure by officers, directors, and key staff of interests that could give rise to conflicts
Reports having a written Whistleblower Policy
Reports having a written Document Retention and Destruction Policy
Governance: Financials
Reports providing copy of tax form to all board members prior to filing it with IRS
Reports that financial statements were audited by an independent accountant
Governance: Board of Directors
Reports at least 5 voting board members
51% or more of voting board members reported as independent
Reports documenting minutes of board and board committee meetings
Privacy Policy
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Top Salaries

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  Name Title Compensation
1 Jill Nosach CEO $293,650
2 Jennifer Ellwanger Director of Philanthropy $124,334
1
Name: Jill Nosach
Title: CEO
Compensation: $293,650
2
Name: Jennifer Ellwanger
Title: Director of Philanthropy
Compensation: $124,334

Analysts' Notes

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CharityWatch Analysts perform an in-depth analysis of charities' audited financial statements and IRS tax filings, and often review other documents such as state filings, annual reports, and fundraising contracts during their evaluations. Below are select notes that CharityWatch believes may be of interest to donors.

According to the SOS Children's Villages - USA (SOS) tax filing for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, SOS reports re: Compensation, Supplemental Information (IRS Form 990, Schedule J, Part III):

Regarding severance payments to officers, directors, trustees, key employees and highest compensated employees (Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a):

"Thomas Tepper

Severance

$44,031"

[Thomas Tepper, Past VP, Finance and Operations, had total reported compensation of $46,112 during 2023 (IRS Form 990, Part VII, Section A)].

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