Drp is a nonprofit and media development organization that works with people in low and middle income countries running community based media organizations, including Radio stations. Developing Radio Partners brings the most important development information to those hardest to reach in sub-saharan africa and across the world, using the most widely used medium--Radio--by enriching the programming of community based Radio stations. We train journalists about climate-smart agriculture, health for women and youth through workshops, weekly bulletins on timely issues with a problem statement and solutions and production tips. We provide funds for community activities and on-site mentoring. By providing much-needed training, drp helps Radio stations and other media organizations live up to their potential of being powerful agents for positive change.

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79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$70K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $74K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$27K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$448K
+122% vs prior year
Spent
$279K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$185K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$448K
FY2022▲ +122%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$171K
FY2021$202K
FY2022$448K
FY2023$147K
FY2024$258K
FY2025$174K
Expenses
$279K
FY2022▲ +45%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$193K
FY2022$279K
FY2023$230K
FY2024$261K
FY2025$202K
Net assets
$185K
FY2022▲ ×11
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$6K
FY2021$16K
FY2022$185K
FY2023$102K
FY2024$99K
FY2025$85K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2004.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $220K Management & general 9% · $25K Fundraising 12% · $34K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$70,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Emeritus (nonvot
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Charles Rice’s $70K as President & CEO is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M education 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Charles Rice$70,000$70,000$70,000$70,000$52,500$46,667

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Enriching community radio programming by training journalists and offering workshops.

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1 program · $220K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Developing radio partners is a us-based nonprofit media development organization that works with people running community based radio stations in developing countries. We provide them with the skills, content and methodologies they need to bring reliable information services on development topics to their listeners.

$220Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$74K
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$448K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$447K
Other incomeLn 4–11$106
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Money outPt IX
$279K
Ln 25
Programscol B$220K
Managementcol C$25K
Fundraisingcol D$34K
Owns and owesPt X
$185K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$160K
Total assetsLn 16$212K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$447K
Government grantsLn 1e$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Other incomeLn 4–11$106
Total revenueLn 12$448K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$135K
SavingsLn 2$25K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$160K
Total assetsLn 16$212K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
Net assetsLn 32$185K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 616
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$72K$160K
Total assetsLn 16$73K$212K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K$27K
Net assetsLn 32$16K$185K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$49K$10K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$4K$818$818
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$190K$161K$8K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$660$441$99$120
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$675$675
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$3K$5K$597
Total functional expensesLn 25$279K$220K$25K$34K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $174K$202K−$28K$85K 990 PDF
FY2024 $258K$261K−$4K$99K 990 PDF
FY2023 $147K$230K−$83K$102K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $448K$279K$169K$185K 990 PDF
FY2021 $202K$193K$9K$16K 990 PDF
FY2020 $171K−$6K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $447,599 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $201,629$447,491
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$2
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$106
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $201,631$447,599
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $56,727$75,453
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $136,007$203,568
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $192,734$279,021
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,897$168,578
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $447,599 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$6,090
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$441,401
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$447,491
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2$2
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $106$106
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $108$447,599
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $279,021 across 6 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,000 · Management $10,500 · Fundraising $10,500$70,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,817 · Management $818 · Fundraising $818$5,453
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $161,290 · Management $7,684 · Fundraising $21,000$189,974
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $441 · Management $99 · Fundraising $120$660
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,149 · Management $675 · Fundraising $675$4,499
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,783 · Management $5,055 · Fundraising $597$8,435
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $220,480 · Management $24,831 · Fundraising $33,710$279,021
Part X · Balance sheet $211,741 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $46,516$135,237
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $25,002$25,004
X-4 Accounts receivable$50,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,500$1,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $73,018$211,741
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,900$2,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $56,586$26,731
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$6,568$75,010
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $23,000$110,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,432$185,010
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $73,018$211,741
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $185,010 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$447,599
XI-2 Total expenses$279,021
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$168,578
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,432
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$185,010

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