Develop Africa EIN 20-3836551

Develop Africa

EIN  20-3836551 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Johnson City, TN
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides education and resources to empower African communities for self-reliance and positive change.
Leadership
Sylvester Renner · President/Executive Director · $25K
Money in and out
$405K revenue, $385K expenses
Bottom line
83% program efficiency

Provides education and resources to empower African communities for self-reliance and positive change. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $405K in revenue, $385K in expenses, and $10K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$405K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$385K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$10K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $20K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +100% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+5%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +176% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$405K
FY2024▲ +28%
Expenses
$385K
FY2024▲ +14%
Total assets
$37K
FY2024▲ +15%
Total liabilities
$27K
FY2024▼ -35%
Total revenue
$405K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$385K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$10K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$20K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$37K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $145K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Partnerships in Education Programs

provide educational support to schools and groups; funds provide scholarships covering school-related expenses, enabled care for basic needs such as schooling, uniforms, etc.; provide mentoring support to youth; create real and lasting change for families and communities.

$95Kprogram expense
02

Vocational and Small Business Development Programs

provide small business, skills training and interest-free microfinance loans to small businesses as well as computer and vocational training--equipping and empowering lives so they can become equipped and self-sufficient.

$41Kprogram expense
03

Health and Disaster Relief

provide short-term relief and psycho-social support to disaster-affected beneficiaries; provide treated mosquito nets to children and adults to prevent malaria; provide breast cancer support.

$9Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDevelop Africa
EINHdr · item D20-3836551
Principal addressHdr · item CJohnson City, TN
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q33)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2006

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Executive Director
$25,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sylvester Renner’s $25K as President/Executive Director is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Sylvester Renner$25,000$32,500$26,000$18,500

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$405K
Investment income$1
Total revenueLn 12$405K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.08
Program services83%$319K
Management & general9%$36K
Fundraising8%$30K
Total functional expensesLn 25$385K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$19K
Total assetsLn 16$37K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$27K
Total net assetsLn 32$10K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $19K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $385K · Less non-cash grants $101K · Cash operating expenses/yr $284K
0.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $319K · Total expenses $385K
83%
Management & General
Management & general $36K · Total expenses $385K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $30K · Total expenses $385K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $31K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $382K
$0.08 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $405K · Total revenue $405K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $405K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $405K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1 · Total revenue $405K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $385K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $405K · Prior year $316K
+28%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $223K · FY2024 $405K
+16%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $10K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $405K · Expenses $385K
+5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $37K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $10K · Total assets $37K
28%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $37K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sylvester Renner · Reported title President/Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $25K · Total expenses $385K
6%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $385K
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Revenue growth 28%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$102K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$405K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$316K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$425K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$354K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$223K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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