Pact is a nonprofit organization that builds evidence-based, data-driven, and community-led solutions for human development (continued in schdule o)

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% 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 · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 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
$40.7M
70% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 70% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$174.3M
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$169.5M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$17.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$174.3M
FY2021▲ +31%
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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
$169.5M
FY2021▲ +32%
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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
$17.2M
FY2021▲ +43%
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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 FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · 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

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $144.9M Management & general 15% · $24.7M Fundraising 0% · $17K

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
MD, Smart Power Myanmar
$353,565Pt VII · Sec A
Pres & CEO (beg 03/2020)
$335,357Pt VII · Sec A
$310,678Pt VII · Sec A
Gc & Chief Compliance Off.
$277,972Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$258,258Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Social Invest. & Alt Fin.
$245,393Pt VII · Sec A
Regional VP
$245,180Pt VII · Sec A
Country Director/Cop, Thailand
$240,611Pt 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 · $62.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Kipya Kizazi

Caring for children and empowering young peoplepact 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 wellbeing.

$37.8Mprogram expense
02

Z-chpppact implements usaid's flagship zambia community hiv prevention project in 11 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.

$14.8Mprogram expense
03

Advancing community empowerment in southeastern myanmar (acesm) pact, in partnership with 57 local and three international partners, implements usaid's flagship myanmar integrated local governance project in 3,414 villages across the country's southeast region.

$10.0Mprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$174.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$167.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$6.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$494K
Money outPt IX
$169.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$144.9M
Managementcol C$24.7M
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$17.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38.3M
Total assetsLn 16$57.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$40.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
39
listed · VII A
PaidVII A28
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$167.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$154.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$494K
Investment incomeLn 3$51K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6.5M
Gains on assetsLn 7−$93K
Total revenueLn 12$174.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$37K
SavingsLn 2$38.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$38.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M
Other assetsLn 15$6.1M
Total assetsLn 16$57.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$40.7M
Net assetsLn 32$17.2M
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26.7M$38.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.8M$3.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$907K$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$42.8M$57.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30.8M$40.7M
Net assetsLn 32$12.0M$17.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$15.5M$15.5M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$62.5M$62.5M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3.1M$1.2M$1.9M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$34.8M$26.3M$8.5M$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3.4M$3.3M$47K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5.5M$2.2M$3.3M$420
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.1M$1.5M$573K$170
Legal feesLn 11b$209K$114K$95K
Accounting feesLn 11c$424K$205K$218K
Investment management feesLn 11f$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7.2M$5.4M$1.8M$8K
Office expensesLn 13$1.2M$900K$260K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$2.0M$886K$1.1M
OccupancyLn 16$4.8M$2.0M$2.8M
TravelLn 17$2.7M$2.7M$23K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15.1M$15.1M$9K
InterestLn 20$183K$52$183K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$317K$23$317K
InsuranceLn 23$329K$63K$266K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.8M$3.0M−$118K
All other expensesLn 24e$5.3M$2.0M$3.4M
Total functional expensesLn 25$169.5M$144.9M$24.7M$17K

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 Viewing $174.3M$169.5M$4.7M$17.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $174,259,770 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $125,885,510$167,277,502
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$494,076
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$1,105,330−$41,464
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,366,100$6,529,656
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $133,146,280$174,259,770
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $59,533,478$77,991,821
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $44,644,596$48,850,295
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $24,311,131$42,693,590
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $128,489,205$169,535,706
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,657,075$4,724,064
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $174,259,770 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$4,409,427
VIII-1e Government grants$154,023,149
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,844,926
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$167,277,502
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $494,076$494,076
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $51,047$51,047
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$92,511−$92,511
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,032,905 · Excluded from tax $496,751$6,529,656
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,526,981 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $455,287$174,259,770
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $169,535,706 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $15,451,374$15,451,374
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $62,540,447$62,540,447
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,164,465 · Management $1,939,016$3,103,481
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $26,346,815 · Management $8,478,639 · Fundraising $2,226$34,827,680
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,315,094 · Management $46,504$3,361,598
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,179,399 · Management $3,289,761 · Fundraising $420$5,469,580
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,514,908 · Management $572,878 · Fundraising $170$2,087,956
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $113,587 · Management $94,935$208,522
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $205,449 · Management $218,305$423,754
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $16,000$16,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,442,878 · Management $1,791,971 · Fundraising $8,362$7,243,211
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $900,399 · Management $260,380 · Fundraising $6,283$1,167,062
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $886,389 · Management $1,114,675$2,001,064
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,004,246 · Management $2,800,996$4,805,242
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,654,422 · Management $22,894$2,677,316
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $15,136,387 · Management $8,519$15,144,906
IX-20 InterestPrograms $52 · Management $183,264$183,316
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $23 · Management $316,548$316,571
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $63,344 · Management $265,575$328,919
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,967,210 · Management −$117,843$2,849,367
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,976,291 · Management $3,352,049$5,328,340
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $144,863,179 · Management $24,655,066 · Fundraising $17,461$169,535,706
Part X · Balance sheet $57,821,489 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $144,247; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,816$37,131
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $26,696,081$38,226,493
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,301,627$6,030,926
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,503,962$1,693,466
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $906,801$2,119,509
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,793,549$3,263,709
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$156,370
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,464,117$6,149,638
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $42,828,323$57,821,489
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,430,847$22,089,296
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $9,321,351$12,809,934
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,038,974$5,742,941
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $30,790,520$40,657,154
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $12,037,803$17,164,335
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,037,803$17,164,335
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $42,828,323$57,821,489
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $17,164,335 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$174,259,770
XI-2 Total expenses$169,535,706
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,724,064
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,037,803
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$291,990
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$129,263
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$239,741
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$17,164,335

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