CharityWatch's rating of Alight also includes the financial activities of its related entities, which are consolidated in the Alight audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023. The related entities include: Kuja Kuja, Inc., Questscope, LTD. (U.S.) and Questscope (UK); Organization for Refuge, Asylum and Migration (ORAM); Eastern Congo Initiative and Affiliate (ECI); and Upwardly Global. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the audit consolidation. According to the Alight consolidated audit of March 31, 2023 (Note 1 re: Organization):
"The [audited] consolidated financial statements include the operations of Alight, one for-profit organizations [sic], and several non-profit organizations (collectively, related entities) in which Alight's Board of Directors maintain control through governance arrangements with each organization. The agreements with the related entities allow each of the organizations to retain their unique identities, values and leadership, while leveraging each entities [sic] strengths and unique qualities... Kuja Kuja, Inc. is a for-profit majority owned organization incorporated as a Delaware C-corporation to operate as a for-profit social enterprise. As of March 31, 2023 and 2022, Alight held 583,700 shares of Kuja Kuja's Common Stock representing 82.739% equity and voting ownership. Two individuals and two organizations own the remaining 17.261% equity and voting ownership, which represents the noncontrolling interest in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Questscope, LTD. is a non-profit organization with registration in the United States. Questscope, LTD. is a supporting organization for Questscope. Questscope is a UK registered charity under the United Kingdom Articles of Charitable Companies. Questscope is also legally registered to conduct business in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Jordan). Both Questscope, LTD. and Questscope receive grants and contributions to manage educational and refugee programs in Jordan and Syria. ORAM – Organization for Refuge, Asylum and Migration (ORAM), is a non-profit organization incorporated in 2008 in the state of California and registered in Germany. ORAM advocates for the protection and well-being of extremely vulnerable LGBTIQ asylum seekers and refugees globally and is recognized as the first international non-profit to assist people fleeing persecution based on their sexual orientation or gender identity and has since become a thought leader in LGBTIQ migration. ECI – Eastern Congo Initiative and Affiliate (ECI) is a public charity incorporated in 2011 in the state of Washington and registered in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). ECI is the first U.S. based advocacy and grant making initiative wholly focused on working with and for the people of the DRC. ...Asili is a social enterprise organization in the DRC that supports water, medical care, and agricultural services to local communities. ECI's mission is to increase the quality and quantity of investments into DRC through Congolese led solutions, collaborative partnerships, and by promoting public policy changes through grassroots advocacy..."
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