Save the Children Federation Inc

“Delegation to management company during 2023, the organization contracted chief human resources officer (chro) duties on an interim basis to an unrelated organization, hanold associates. Under the agreement, neela seenandan was compensated $172,500 as acting chro through february 12, 2023.”

“The form 990 was reviewed by the audit committee of the board on july 26, 2024, then sent to the entire board for review prior to the november 15, 2024 filing date.”

“Under its bylaws and conflict of interest policy, save the children's trustees, officers, and other employees are required to promptly disclose any potential conflicts of interest, in writing. All trustees, officers, and other key employees are also required to submit an annual disclosure form to the secretary of the corporation or designee, who verifies their submission and maintains records of any potential conflicts. In the event that a transaction poses a potential conflict of interest for any officer or trustee, the bylaws provide for the trustees' full consideration of all material facts and circumstances to determine whether the transaction is fair, reasonable, and in the corporation's best interests. In the event that a transaction poses a potential conflict of interest for a key employee other than an officer, the employee's supervisor and/or other relevant decision makers are charged with ensuring that the employee does not take part in decision making regarding the transaction.”

“The executive committee of the board, consisting of independent board members, conducts an annual review and approval process of the compensation of those employees in positions having a significant level of influence within the organization, as defined by the internal revenue service. The purpose of this process, known as an intermediate sanctions/excess benefits review, is to ensure that no such person is receiving excessive compensation (including salary, any incentive compensation, and benefits). The committee meets the rebuttable presumption established by the irs through the following process: 1) the committee obtains the compensation of individuals performing similar services in similar organizations in determining that the compensation of persons reviewed at save the children is roughly comparable and reasonable. That comparability data is assembled using externally developed benchmarking surveys, as well as comparable organization 990s and annual reports; 2) the committee meets to review this external compensation data with the compensation of these individuals at save the children and to make determinations about the reasonableness of such compensation; 3) determinations of the committee and the basis for such determinations are recorded contemporaneously in the written minutes of that meeting. These determinations are shared with the full board of trustees; and 4) compensation is also reviewed by independent external advisors in a tri-annual intermediate sanctions exercise that includes an analysis of senior leadership salaries using industry benchmarking data. The most recent analysis was performed in 2022. In all cases, the increases in compensation were within market-standard salary ranges. There were not acts of private inurement.”

“Document availability save the children makes its governing documents and financial statements available on its public website and its conflict of interest policy available upon request.”

“Organization's mission save the children believes every child deserves a future. Since our founding over 100 years ago, we've changed the lives of over 1 billion children. In the united states and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn, and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach. We do whatever it takes for children every day and in times of crisis transforming their lives and the future we share. Our full report on 2023 highlights can be found in our annual report, available on our website.”

“Program service accomplishments health & nutrition program - in response to the global hunger crisis, save the children remained relentless in fighting for children's survival and well-being. We delivered lifesaving health and nutrition services, made sure children had access to clean water, and worked with partners and governments to build health systems ready for the next challenge. Total health & nutrition program srvcs expenses: 264,462,729 including grants to other agencies: 246,543,036 related program revenue: 569,477”

“Program service accomplishments child poverty - save the children delivered cash and voucher assistance, enabling families to make positive shifts in coping strategies and improvements in their children's nutrition. Globally, we continued to use our digital cash platform, influenced final text regarding children's rights, and contributed to the creation of national social protection policies, projects, and programs. Total child poverty program services expenses: 258,017,057 including grants to other agencies: 233,687,572 related program revenue: 1,147,159”

“Program service accomplishments education - in the last decade, save the children has worked with more children to make sure they get a quality education than any other global nonprofit, helping millions of children fulfill their right to learn. We helped reduce the number of out-of-school children by one-third since 2000, helping hundreds of millions more children get the education they deserve. Global education results - save the children helped children experiencing inequality and discrimination to access education through integrated measures such as cash programming, child protection case management, and behavior change. Many children have fallen behind or are missing out on education altogether because of disruptions due to conflict and other crises. We addressed this learning gap by expanding our catch-up clubs to more countries. We continued to develop our learning tree application, resulting in improvements for children in literacy, numeracy, and social and emotional learning. U.s. Education results - save the children engaged in traditional in-person programming with deeper relationships in the communities where we work. Our frontline staff continued to innovate and adapt their education, hunger, and resilience approaches to keep connected with families in rural communities across america. We help more children in rural areas get ready for kindergarten than any other non-profit. Our signature early steps to school success program is designed to meet the unique challenges facing children living in poverty in remote places kids who would otherwise be left behind. We regularly visit families at home, providing learning activities and monitoring progress, resulting in significant vocuabulary gains and more supportive parenting. Total education program services expenses: 170,387,577 including grants to other agencies: 126,897,513 related program revenue: 283,415”

“Child protection every child, everywhere, deserves to grow up safe and supported. Save the children puts child protection at the center of all its work, especially in times of crisis and conflict, when children are most vulnerable. We lead the world in protecting children in conflict and war zones, identifying their needs, advocating for their safety, and giving physical and mental health support, particularly when they are displaced and alone. We helped reduce child marriage worldwide by nearly one-third since 1990 - that's tens of millions more girls empowered to stay in school or transition to work, and to make marriage and motherhood decisions for themselves. Global child protection - save the children reached millions of children with activities to support access to inclusive and gender-sensitive child protection and mental health and psychosocial support services. Total child protection program services expenses: 61,583,391 including grants to other agencies: 58,570,462 related program revenue: 118,771”

“Program development and public policy support our program activities are carried out with the help of programmatic roles and programmatic support functions. These more general roles are responsible for the technical development, oversight/monitoring, and quality of our programs for children. Global advocacy results - at the core of our work is the belief that children's voices deserve to be heard, their rights realized, and their issues given top priority. Save the children action network (scan), our political voice for kids founded in 2014, has mobilized a movement of local volunteers and online supporters to advocate tirelessly on behalf of children. U.s. Advocacy results and the highlights of our 2023 public policy and advocacy efforts are available in our annual report. Total prog. Dev. And public policy prog. Svcs expenses: 56,651,343 including grants to other agencies: 6,851,607 related program revenue: 14,624”

“Child rights governance save the children worked with partners to contribute to important legislative changes. Features of legislation are available in our annual report. Total child rights governance program services expenses: 3,570,447 including grants to other agencies: 3,537,178 related program revenue: 7,548”

“Net asset transfers to scus head start programs inc. -2,210,196.”