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World Pediatric Project

Heal A Child. Change The World

Richmond, VA   |  https://www.worldpediatricproject.org

Mission

World Pediatric Project is a nonprofit humanitarian organization linking worldwide pediatric surgical, diagnostic and preventative resources to heal children in developing countries. World Pediatric Project also helps build local health care capacity - saving kid's lives now and transforming pediatric health outcomes for years to come.

Ruling year info

2000

CEO

Vafa Akhavan

Main address

7201 Glen Forest Drive, #304

Richmond, VA 23226 USA

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Formerly known as

International Hospital for Children

EIN

54-1953305

NTEE code info

Public Health Program (E70)

Nonprofit Management (S50)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

US Referrals Program

This program brings 75-100 children per year to the US for life-saving surgery.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

This program sends 45-50 surgical teams/year to countries in the Caribbean and Central America for one week at a time to conduct diagnostic clinics and perform surgeries in a broad range of surgical sub-specialties

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

This program organizes and conducts training in country for nurses and surgeons to enhance their skills and capacity to serve their indigenous pediatric populations

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

Where we work

Awards

Award of Merit for Integrated Marketing and Communications Plan 2012

The Richmond Chapter of The Public Relations Society of America

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

# of patients served each fiscal year

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Children and youth

Related Program

International Teams Program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

Annual data is for FY ending June 30th of subsequent year (ex - 2020 covers through FY ending June 30, 2021).

# of medical services provided

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Children and youth

Related Program

International Teams Program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

Annual data is for FY ending June 30th of subsequent year (ex - 2020 covers through FY ending June 30, 2021).

# of healthcare workers participating in training programs

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Capacity Building Program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Annual data is for FY ending June 30th of subsequent year (ex - 2020 covers through FY ending June 30, 2021).

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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World Pediatric Project

Board of directors
as of 08/17/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Todd Purdy

Julian Metts, Jr

Rusty Keeley

John Lancaster

Todd Purdy

Sanjeev Dutta

David Hall

Nancy Grasso

Diane Leopold

Jennifer McKean

Ernesto Mena

Linda Norman

Bruce Thomas

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 7/31/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Decline to state
Sexual orientation
Decline to state
Disability status
Decline to state

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 07/31/2023

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Policies and processes
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.