Sostenica INC

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Cambridge, MA501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 23-3061896Revenue $20K in FY2024

On file with the IRSsostenica.org175 Richdale Ave, 02140-3352 · Cambridge, MATax-exempt since Nov 2001Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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SosteNica empowers the people of Nicaragua to achieve financial security and healthy lives within vibrant, sustainable communities through microcredit, technical assistance, and outreach to low income smallholder farmers and school children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 3 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $120K a year · 56% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
39 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 39.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $35
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.5M
204% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 204% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$20K
-68% vs prior year
Spent
$3K
To programs
0%
Net assets
−$760K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$20K
FY2024▼ -68%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$495K
FY2021$297K
FY2022$198K
FY2023$63K
FY2024$20K
Expenses
$3K
FY2024▼ -99%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$674K
FY2021$366K
FY2022$318K
FY2023$309K
FY2024$3K
Net assets
−$760K
FY2024▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$439K
FY2021−$410K
FY2022−$530K
FY2023−$777K
FY2024−$760K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2001.

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

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Management & general 100% · $3K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph Denicola’s $19K as Executive Director is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 167 <$100K 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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Joseph Denicola$18,720$38,000$60,000

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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II11 listed

Programs and updates

Empowers Nicaraguan farmers and children with microcredit and training for financial security and healthy communities.

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2 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Research strategies for sustainable agriculture in rural Nicaragua and train local farmers in strategies developed. Research into occupational risk factors of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) among a cohort of Central American workers affecting clients of SosteNica. Program suspended during 2022.

Pt IX · col B
02

Microlending in Nicaragua. Due to political and economic issues in Nicaragua, this program did not receive any interest income nor did it pay dividends to investors in the program.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$35

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$20K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20K
Money outPt IX
$3K
Ln 25
Managementcol C$3K
Owns and owesPt X
−$760K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10K
Total assetsLn 16$730K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20K
Total revenueLn 12$20K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10K
Other assetsLn 15$720K
Total assetsLn 16$730K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32−$760K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 63
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$13K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$733K$730K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32−$777K−$760K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$0$3K$0
Office expensesLn 13$61$0$61$0
Information technologyLn 14$267$0$267$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$3K$0$3K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $20K$3K$17K−$760K 990 PDF
FY2023 $63K$309K−$246K−$777K 990 PDF
FY2022 $198K$318K−$121K−$530K 990 PDF
FY2021 $297K$366K−$69K−$410K 990 PDF
FY2020 $495K$674K−$179K−$439K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $20,080 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $15,450$20,080
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $47,569$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $63,019$20,080
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $309,194$3,132
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $309,194$3,132
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$246,175$16,948
Part VI · Governance 7 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $20,080 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$20,080
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$20,080
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$20,080
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,132 across 3 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,804 · Fundraising $0$2,804
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $61 · Fundraising $0$61
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $267 · Fundraising $0$267
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $3,132 · Fundraising $0$3,132
Part X · Balance sheet $730,156 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,390$10,257
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $719,899$719,899
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $733,289$730,156
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $1,112,650$1,091,310
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,509,920$1,489,839
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$776,631−$759,683
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$776,631−$759,683
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $733,289$730,156
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$759,683 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$20,080
XI-2 Total expenses$3,132
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,948
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$776,631
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$759,683

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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