See part III, line 1.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.3M 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
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
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.0M a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.3M
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $10.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 10.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $4.4M
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.1M
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.3M
-58% vs prior year
Spent
$11.3M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$20.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$9.3M
FY2023▼ -58%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$11.6M
FY2022$22.1M
FY2023$9.3M
FY2024$11.8M
FY2025$13.5M
Expenses
$11.3M
FY2023▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$7.6M
FY2022$9.4M
FY2023$11.3M
FY2024$14.9M
FY2025$15.2M
Net assets
$20.2M
FY2023▼ -11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$10.0M
FY2022$22.7M
FY2023$20.2M
FY2024$17.7M
FY2025$16.0M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending March 2023) · 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 Jun 2008.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $9.1M Management & general 19% · $2.2M

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

19 people listed on the 990; $1.3M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President, Exec. Dir. & Co-Founder
$215,451Pt VII · Sec A
Sec. (until 10/22), VP Strat. & Partnerships
$184,776Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Internal Operations
$181,440Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Strategy
$144,374Pt VII · Sec A
Dir., Ops. & Organizational Effectiveness
$139,507Pt VII · Sec A
Dir., Communications (from 1/22)
$132,319Pt VII · Sec A
Head, Accounting
$127,944Pt VII · Sec A
Dir., Global Finance (until 9/22)
$123,206Pt VII · Sec A

Rikin Gandhi’s $250K as CEO & Board President is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Rikin Gandhi$250,068$242,667$215,451$185,308$167,588
John Collery$241,613$190,394———
Alesha Miller$215,346$199,565$184,776$148,820$75,716
Giovanna Masci$207,418$199,717$181,440$164,071$149,223
Ryan Owen$180,000————
Eric Firnhaber$176,673$174,562$132,319——
Christina Casagrande$173,825————
Lok-Yee J Wong$173,098$163,500———

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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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

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Digital green is creating a world where farmers use technology and data to build prosperous communities. We're utilizing insights gained from our long history of delivering community video-based advisory and recent developments in large language models to boost the cost-effectiveness of public extension systems with an ai assistant for…

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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
Openai INCFY2024$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 14 funders$4.4M
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Grants paid · 18 grants · $4.3M · 2020–2024
Precision Development INCMA · FY2024$246,650
One Acre FundIL · FY2024$7,000
Precision Development INCMA · FY2023$636,339
Cornell UniversityNY · FY2023$52,878
Precision Development INCMA · FY2022$588,147
Cornell UniversityNY · FY2022$75,700
Dimagi INCFY2022$57,249
Precision Development INCMA · FY2021$452,145
Dimagi INCFY2021$184,960
Precision Development INCMA · FY2020$642,082

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$385K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$366K
Money outPt IX
$11.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.1M
Managementcol C$2.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$20.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.5M
Total assetsLn 16$22.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$366K
Investment incomeLn 3$385K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$166
Total revenueLn 12$9.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$187K
SavingsLn 2$9.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K
Other assetsLn 15$239K
Total assetsLn 16$22.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M
Net assetsLn 32$20.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14.9M$9.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.8M$10.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K$17K
Total assetsLn 16$24.6M$22.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M$2.1M
Net assetsLn 32$22.7M$20.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.0M$1.0M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$2.1M$2.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$883K$724K$159K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.3M$2.2M$1.1M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$49K$30K$19K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$312K$202K$111K
Payroll taxesLn 10$53K$37K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$19K$11K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$61K$7K$54K
Investment management feesLn 11f$35K$35K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.7M$1.3M$342K
Office expensesLn 13$74K$60K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$214K$139K$75K
OccupancyLn 16$105K$89K$16K
TravelLn 17$738K$631K$107K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$423K$366K$58K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$10K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$36K$2K$34K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$272K$196K$76K
All other expensesLn 24e$95$95
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.3M$9.1M$2.2M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $13.5M$15.2M−$1.7M$16.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $11.8M$14.9M−$3.0M$17.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $9.3M$11.3M−$2.0M$20.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $22.1M$9.4M$12.7M$22.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $11.6M$7.6M$4.1M$10.0M 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $9,341,403 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $21,536,050$8,590,728
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $563,305$365,986
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $279$384,689
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $22,099,634$9,341,403
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,658,714$3,108,509
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,654,243$4,560,112
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,043,053$3,658,657
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,356,010$11,327,278
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $12,743,624−$1,985,875
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $9,341,403 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,362,509
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,228,219
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,590,728
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $365,986$365,986
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $384,855$384,855
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$166−$166
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $365,986 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $384,689$9,341,403
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,327,278 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,029,183$1,029,183
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $2,079,326$2,079,326
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $724,273 · Management $158,602$882,875
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,188,385 · Management $1,074,272$3,262,657
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $29,919 · Management $19,314$49,233
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $201,615 · Management $110,650$312,265
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $37,031 · Management $16,051$53,082
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $11,227 · Management $8,066$19,293
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,421 · Management $53,574$60,995
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $35,269$35,269
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,325,238 · Management $341,921$1,667,159
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $60,236 · Management $14,030$74,266
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $138,605 · Management $75,131$213,736
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $88,734 · Management $15,855$104,589
IX-17 TravelPrograms $630,871 · Management $107,292$738,163
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $365,888 · Management $57,538$423,426
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,744 · Management $3,974$13,718
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,086 · Management $34,199$36,285
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $196,122 · Management $75,541$271,663
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $95$95
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,125,999 · Management $2,201,279 · Fundraising $0$11,327,278
Part X · Balance sheet $22,334,356 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,343,812$186,810
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $11,542,226$9,337,722
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$1,248,635
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $775,050$1,055,406
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $7,616$74,427
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $113,958$120,928
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $26,050$16,770
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,756,753$10,054,771
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,664$238,887
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $24,571,129$22,334,356
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,446,828$1,617,336
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $446,501$513,181
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,893,329$2,130,517
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $16,020,684$15,774,328
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,657,116$4,429,511
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $22,677,800$20,203,839
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $24,571,129$22,334,356
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,203,839 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,341,403
XI-2 Total expenses$11,327,278
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,985,875
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$22,677,800
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$488,086
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,203,839

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