To support and equip the poor and vulnerable young adults in Rwanda by offering hope and opportunity through vocational training. Rwanda Rise provides competency in 6 government accredited vocational training programs leading to graduation and professional certification in Auto Mechanics, Culinary Arts, Hairdressing, Masonry and Construction, Sewing and Tailoring, and Welding.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
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Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $102K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 9 voting members
Concern: none of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$452K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$451K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$114K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$452K
FY2024▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$294K
FY2021$303K
FY2022$425K
FY2023$479K
FY2024$452K
FY2025$582K
Expenses
$451K
FY2024▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$323K
FY2021$286K
FY2022$399K
FY2023$502K
FY2024$451K
FY2025$539K
Net assets
$114K
FY2024▲ +0.9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$85K
FY2021$109K
FY2022$136K
FY2023$113K
FY2024$114K
FY2025$156K

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $379K Management & general 4% · $18K Fundraising 12% · $53K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Treasurer
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Chairperson
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Secretary - Volunteer Executive Director
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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Provides vocational education to empower poor and vulnerable people in Rwanda with economic opportunities.

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2 programs · $379K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Vocational Schools

Rwanda rise has vocational training programs in 2 locations in rwanda. Hope vocational training center (HVTC) was established in 2008 in the community of masaka, a town on the edge of the kigali metro area, the capital city of rwanda, and later in the village of rugendabari in the eastern province of rwanda.

$259Kprogram expense
02

Campus and Program Expansion

In 2024 we were awarded a grant from a local rotary club and rotary international for new classroom computers and to replace the computers in our computer lab. The new lab will have 45 computer stations for our students, and each classroom will a computer for the teaching materials and a projector for audio visual presentations.

$120Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$102K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$452K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$468K
Investment incomeLn 3$443
Money outPt IX
$451K
Ln 25
Programscol B$379K
Managementcol C$18K
Fundraisingcol D$53K
Owns and owesPt X
$114K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$117K
Total assetsLn 16$117K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$468K
Investment incomeLn 3$443
Total revenueLn 12$452K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$117K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$117K
Total assetsLn 16$117K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$114K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$116K$117K
Total assetsLn 16$116K$117K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$113K$114K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$284K$284K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$50K$30K$5K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$2K$413$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$14K$11K$3K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$5K$1K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$2K$266$798
Office expensesLn 13$21K$10K$1K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$5K$759$2K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$12K$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$366$0$0$366
InsuranceLn 23$2K$728$182$909
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$12K$0$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$451K$379K$18K$53K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $582K$539K$43K$156K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $452K$451K$993$114K 990 PDF
FY2023 $479K$502K−$23K$113K 990 PDF
FY2022 $425K$399K$26K$136K 990 PDF
FY2021 $303K$286K$17K$109K 990 PDF
FY2020 $294K$323K−$29K$85K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $451,594 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $501,391$468,200
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$443
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$22,253−$17,049
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $479,138$451,594
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $328,315$284,450
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $51,972$54,138
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $122,012$112,013
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $502,299$450,601
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$23,161$993
Part VI · Governance 0 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $451,594 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$468,200
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$468,200
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $443$443
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$17,049−$17,049
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$16,606$451,594
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $450,601 across 13 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $284,450$284,450
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,000 · Management $5,000 · Fundraising $15,000$50,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,483 · Management $413 · Fundraising $1,242$4,138
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $11,400 · Management $2,850 · Fundraising $0$14,250
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,462 · Management $1,365 · Fundraising $2,274$9,101
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,599 · Management $266 · Fundraising $798$2,663
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,004 · Management $1,459 · Fundraising $9,376$20,839
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,552 · Management $759 · Fundraising $2,276$7,587
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,119 · Management $6,059 · Fundraising $6,060$24,238
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,118 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,118
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $366$366
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $728 · Management $182 · Fundraising $909$1,819
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,977 · Management $0 · Fundraising $15,055$27,032
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $378,892 · Management $18,353 · Fundraising $53,356$450,601
Part X · Balance sheet $117,485 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $115,881$117,485
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $115,881$117,485
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,332$3,943
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,332$3,943
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $112,549$113,542
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $112,549$113,542
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $115,881$117,485
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $113,542 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$451,594
XI-2 Total expenses$450,601
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$993
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$112,549
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$113,542

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