Sozo International INC: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 20-0166014)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$855K
FY2021	$1.1M
FY2022	$536K
FY2023	$348K
FY2024	$140K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$828K
FY2021	$574K
FY2022	$697K
FY2023	$689K
FY2024	$254K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$79K
FY2021	$616K
FY2022	$455K
FY2023	$114K
FY2024	$0

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

87%

Program services 87% · $718K Management & general 10% · $85K Fundraising 3% · $25K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Geoff Bunting

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Plese

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brad Ricca

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Josh Mushlock

Board Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 at-risk families with education, health, and economic programs for lasting change.

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1 program · $718K · in their own filed words · FY2020

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To create economic opportunities for third world nations by providingthe basic necessities needed to allow individuals to start businessesand earn income including adult EDUCATION/TRAINING and PROVIDINGEQUIPMENT/TOOLS; provide educational opportunities and adequateeducational facilities to increase levels of literacy for children inneed…

$718Kprogram 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

Uncharted International INCFY2024$87K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$87K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$855K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$855K

Money outPt IX

$828K

Ln 25

Programscol B$718K

Managementcol C$85K

Fundraisingcol D$25K

Owns and owesPt X

$79K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$70K

Total assetsLn 16$79K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

4

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$855K

Total revenueLn 12$855K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$70K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$70K

Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$6K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K

Total assetsLn 16$79K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$79K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$23K	$70K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$7K	$3K
Total assetsLn 16	$64K	$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$11K	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$53K	$79K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$204K	$115K	$67K	$22K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$18K	$12K	$4K	$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$12K	$7K	$4K	$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$21K	$19K	$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$3K	$3K	$575
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$5K	$5K	$884
Office expensesLn 13	$6K	$5K	$931
Information technologyLn 14	$3K	$3K	$558
OccupancyLn 16	$10K	$9K	$731
TravelLn 17	$11K	$10K	$969
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$4K	$3K	$765
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$4K	$4K
InsuranceLn 23	$4K	$3K	$914
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$524K	$522K	$2K
All other expensesLn 24e	−$1K	−$1K	$5
Total functional expensesLn 25	$828K	$718K	$85K	$25K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025	$140K	$254K	−$114K	$0	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024	$348K	$689K	−$341K	$114K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023	$536K	$697K	−$161K	$455K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 11, 2022	$1.1M	$574K	$536K	$616K	990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 22, 2021	$855K	$828K	$27K	$79K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $854,848 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,062,020$854,848

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $164$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,062,184$854,848

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $523,475$233,740

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $691,120$594,308

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,214,595$828,048

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$152,411$26,800

Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members5

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 $854,848 across 4 lines filed

VIII-1d Related organizations$204,580

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$650,268

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$854,848

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$854,848

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $828,048 across 15 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $114,855 · Management $67,020 · Fundraising $22,340$204,215

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,939 · Management $4,349 · Fundraising $1,450$17,738

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,880 · Management $3,680 · Fundraising $1,227$11,787

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $18,885 · Management $2,410$21,295

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,547 · Management $575$3,122

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,584 · Management $884$5,468

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,691 · Management $931$5,622

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,555 · Management $558$3,113

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,140 · Management $731$9,871

IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,074 · Management $969$11,043

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,165 · Management $765$3,930

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,560$3,560

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,369 · Management $914$4,283

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $522,386 · Management $1,692$524,078

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$1,082 · Management $5−$1,077

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $717,548 · Management $85,483 · Fundraising $25,017$828,048

Part X · Balance sheet $79,453 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $22,600$70,014

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $34,620$6,400

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,599$3,039

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $63,819$79,453

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,166$0

X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $52,653$79,453

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $52,653$79,453

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $63,819$79,453

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $79,453 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$854,848

XI-2 Total expenses$828,048

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$26,800

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$52,653

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$79,453

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Sozo International INC FY2020 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Sozo International INC

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV