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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$6.0M 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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FY2020 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.4M a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$6.0M
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $7.6M
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30.8M
72% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 72% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$133.1M
Spent
$128.5M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$12.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$133.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$133.1M
FY2021$174.3M
FY2022$160.6M
FY2023$156.3M
FY2024$181.8M
FY2025$106.2M
Expenses
$128.5M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$128.5M
FY2021$169.5M
FY2022$160.3M
FY2023$154.1M
FY2024$178.6M
FY2025$106.9M
Net assets
$12.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12.0M
FY2021$17.2M
FY2022$11.1M
FY2023$11.5M
FY2024$15.1M
FY2025$14.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1971.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $110.0M Management & general 14% · $18.4M Fundraising 0% · $28K

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

51 people listed on the 990; $6.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO (thru 07/19)
$428,514Pt VII · Sec A
CEO of Smart Power Myanmar
$346,668Pt VII · Sec A
COO, Pgmf
$320,606Pt VII · Sec A
Country Director Kenya
$310,370Pt VII · Sec A
Regional VP
$276,502Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Party South Africa
$265,922Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director -Pgmf
$262,433Pt VII · Sec A
Global Country Director
$254,216Pt VII · Sec A

Maria Barton Thru 1124’s $300K as Gc & Chief Ethics & Compli Officer is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 88 $100M+ 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Caroline Anstey$247,461$467,310$467,310$467,310$335,357—
Mark Viso————$222,820$428,514
Leslie F Mitchell———$416,986$209,095—
Richard Harrsion———$348,694$353,565—
Richard Harrison——$285,903——$346,668
Fahmid Bhuiya—————$320,606
Fahmid Karim Bhuiya MD———$300,538$310,678—
Leslie Mitchell—————$310,370

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

Empowers marginalized communities globally by strengthening local governance, transforming markets, and supporting civil society organizations to improve livelihoods, health, and civic engagement.

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3 programs · $58.5M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Kipya Kizazi

Caring for children and empowering young people (P3756)PACT enables millions of tanzanian orphans and vulnerable children (ovc) and young people affected by hiv and their caregivers to utilize age appropriate hiv-related and other services for improved care, health, nutrition, education, protection, livelihoods and psychological…

$36.6Mprogram expense
02

Z-chpppact implements usaid's flagship zambia community hiv prevention project in 14 targeted districts in zambia, working closely with and strengthening a range of local organizations and institutions to accelerate progress in the fight against hiv and aids.

$13.0Mprogram expense
03

Advancing community empowerment in southeastern myanmar (acesm)pact, in partnership with local and international partners, implements usaid's flagship myanmar integrated local governance project in 3,113 villages in the country's southeast region.

$8.9Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Elluminate INCFY2024$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$7.6M
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Grants paid · 153 grants · $134.0M · 2019–2024
The Asia FoundationCA · FY2024$4,882,632
Family Health International INCNC · FY2024$1,251,782
Internews NetworkCA · FY2024$723,116
Viamo PbcFY2024$473,387
Gisa INCNY · FY2024$359,367
Aga Khan Foundation USADC · FY2024$242,641
Accountability Lab INCDC · FY2024$209,148
OmdenaFY2024$138,342
Palladium FoundationUT · FY2024$55,267
Search for Common GroundDC · FY2024$50,624
Technoserve INCVA · FY2024$32,565
Solidaridad North AmericaCA · FY2024$31,231
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$133.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$125.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$7.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$121K
Money outPt IX
$128.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$110.0M
Managementcol C$18.4M
Fundraisingcol D$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$12.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26.7M
Total assetsLn 16$42.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
51
listed · VII A
PaidVII A29
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$125.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$125.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$121K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7.3M
Gains on assetsLn 7−$1.2M
Total revenueLn 12$133.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6K
SavingsLn 2$26.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$26.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$907K
Other assetsLn 15$6.5M
Total assetsLn 16$42.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30.8M
Net assetsLn 32$12.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5170
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14.3M$26.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.4M$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$907K
Total assetsLn 16$30.7M$42.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23.4M$30.8M
Net assetsLn 32$7.3M$12.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$8.9M$8.9M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$50.6M$50.6M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$7.6M$5.0M$2.5M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$26.1M$18.8M$7.3M$4K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3.0M$1.9M$1.2M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5.7M$4.8M$901K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.3M$1.5M$872K
Legal feesLn 11b$363K$192K$171K
Accounting feesLn 11c$493K$154K$339K
Investment management feesLn 11f$236K$236K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3.5M$2.6M$931K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$2.9M$2.3M$583K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$1.5M$261K$1.2M
OccupancyLn 16$4.7M$2.1M$2.6M
TravelLn 17$2.7M$2.2M$440K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8.4M$8.3M$113K
InterestLn 20$217K$139$217K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$276K$1K$274K
InsuranceLn 23$287K$36K$250K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24−$1.2M$450K−$1.7M
Total functional expensesLn 25$128.5M$110.0M$18.4M$28K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $106.2M$106.9M−$723K$14.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $181.8M$178.6M$3.2M$15.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $156.3M$154.1M$2.2M$11.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $160.6M$160.3M$217K$11.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $174.3M$169.5M$4.7M$17.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $133.1M$128.5M$4.7M$12.0M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $133,146,280 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $120,650,222$125,885,510
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,626$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $288,563−$1,105,330
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,738,600$8,366,100
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $123,687,011$133,146,280
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $52,189,846$59,533,478
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $45,154,679$44,644,596
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $25,583,242$24,311,131
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $122,927,767$128,489,205
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $759,244$4,657,075
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $133,146,280 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$125,874,855
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,655
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$125,885,510
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $120,603$120,603
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$1,225,933−$1,225,933
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,255,676 · Excluded from tax $110,424$8,366,100
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,255,676 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$994,906$133,146,280
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $128,489,205 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $8,915,289$8,915,289
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $50,618,189$50,618,189
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $5,016,546 · Management $2,538,558$7,555,104
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $18,780,923 · Management $7,290,455 · Fundraising $3,793$26,075,171
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,855,837 · Management $1,170,410$3,026,247
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,751,548 · Management $900,534 · Fundraising $1,127$5,653,209
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,463,079 · Management $871,786$2,334,865
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $191,519 · Management $171,484$363,003
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $153,522 · Management $339,451$492,973
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $235,730$235,730
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,597,429 · Management $931,030 · Fundraising $8,422$3,536,881
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,254,386 · Management $583,255 · Fundraising $14,475$2,852,116
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $261,227 · Management $1,231,920$1,493,147
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,137,498 · Management $2,558,321$4,695,819
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,226,825 · Management $439,959$2,666,784
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,321,551 · Management $113,303$8,434,854
IX-20 InterestPrograms $139 · Management $216,530$216,669
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,480 · Management $274,436$275,916
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $36,456 · Management $250,304$286,760
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $449,538 · Management −$1,689,059−$1,239,521
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $110,032,981 · Management $18,428,407 · Fundraising $27,817$128,489,205
Part X · Balance sheet $42,828,323 assets, 15 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $156,370; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,096$5,816
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $14,256,192$26,696,081
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,781,484$4,301,627
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,417,220$1,503,962
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,053,857$906,801
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,391,343$2,793,549
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,426,245$6,464,117
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $30,717,412$42,828,323
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,482,737$16,430,847
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,212,794$9,321,351
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,455,026$2,038,974
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,449,905$30,790,520
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,267,507$12,037,803
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,267,507$12,037,803
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $30,717,412$42,828,323
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,037,803 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$133,146,280
XI-2 Total expenses$128,489,205
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,657,075
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,267,507
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$113,221
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,037,803

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