Edunations is devoted to building schools and a future for the forgotten children across africa, beginning in sierra leone. This is achieved by connecting resources from affluent societies with the needs of the poor to provide education, opportunity and hope.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $10K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$565
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$27K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$477K
FY2021$799K
FY2022$855K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$500K
FY2021$810K
FY2022$863K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$27K
FY2025▲ +35%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$67K
FY2021$56K
FY2022$49K
FY2023$44K
FY2024$20K
FY2025$27K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2008.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $1.4M Management & general 6% · $97K Fundraising 5% · $76K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $102K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$64,896Pt VII · Sec A
Former President
$37,249Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dana Kaltenberger’s $65K as US Director is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dana Kaltenberger$64,896$45,000———
Samuel Sesay$37,249$45,596$47,096$34,988$22,160

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Builds schools and provides education, opportunity, and hope for children in Africa.

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3 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Quality classroom instruction edunations is committed to building and supporting schools to make education free and accessible to children across africa who otherwise would not receive one. We provide our students with qualified, trained teachers, textbooks, education materials, and school supplies.

$855Kprogram expense
02

Boarding program this program houses and feeds all of our senior secondary students on a daily basis. Our students come from our edunations schools in all six communities. Good nutrition is a key element of a healthy mind and body and critical to the education of every child.

$293Kprogram expense
03

Other Programs Include

Wash program - promotes health and wellness by providing access to clean water, personal hygiene stations and latrines for students and teachers. Psychosocial & social support program - provides orphan care, counseling and grief support. Healthcare - provides access to healthcare for students at our rokassa medical clinic.

$243Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Investment incomeLn 3$841
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$97K
Fundraisingcol D$76K
Owns and owesPt X
$27K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K
Total assetsLn 16$28K
LiabilitiesLn 26$565
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$329K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$120K
Investment incomeLn 3$841
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$859
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$23K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$23K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$28K
LiabilitiesLn 26$565
Net assetsLn 32$27K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K$23K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$21K$28K
LiabilitiesLn 26$527$565
Net assetsLn 32$20K$27K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$13K$13K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$54K$54K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$547K$465K$31K$50K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$4K$3K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$10K$0$10K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$0$22K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$0$473$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$0$0$8K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$0$7K$0
OccupancyLn 16$1K$0$1K$0
TravelLn 17$14K$2K$4K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$0$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$871K$853K$17K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.4M$97K$76K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.6M$7K$27K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.2M−$23K$20K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$1.0M−$5K$44K 990 PDF
FY2022 $855K$863K−$7K$49K 990 PDF
FY2021 $799K$810K−$11K$56K 990 PDF
FY2020 $477K$500K−$23K$67K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,571,367 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,146,953$1,546,229
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $228−$18
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $50,323$25,156
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,197,504$1,571,367
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $6,500$13,112
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $463,186$610,899
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $751,164$940,300
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,220,850$1,564,311
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$23,346$7,056
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,571,367 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$120,195
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,426,034
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$329,442
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,546,229
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $841$841
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$859−$859
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $25,156$25,156
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $25,138$1,571,367
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,564,311 across 14 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $13,112$13,112
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,560 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$53,560
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $465,433 · Management $31,270 · Fundraising $50,264$546,967
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,611 · Management $2,593 · Fundraising $4,168$10,372
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $10,000 · Fundraising $0$10,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $22,029 · Fundraising $0$22,029
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $473 · Fundraising $5,985$6,458
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $7,534$7,534
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $6,817 · Fundraising $0$6,817
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $1,200 · Fundraising $0$1,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,298 · Management $4,235 · Fundraising $7,672$14,205
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,351 · Fundraising $0$1,351
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $853,367 · Management $17,339 · Fundraising $0$870,706
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,391,381 · Management $97,307 · Fundraising $75,623$1,564,311
Part X · Balance sheet $27,790 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,174$23,112
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $522$4,678
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,696$27,790
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $527$565
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $527$565
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,075$5,242
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $15,094$21,983
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $20,169$27,225
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,696$27,790
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $27,225 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,571,367
XI-2 Total expenses$1,564,311
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,056
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$20,169
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$27,225

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