Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2009.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $454K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Angela a Odour’s $133K as Executive Director is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angela a Odour | $133,206 | $117,971 | — | $116,500 | $110,000 |
| Irene Wairimu | — | — | $112,845 | $126,319 | $120,967 |
| Declan a Ottaro | $114,637 | $97,431 | — | $87,625 | $82,500 |
| David Carballo | — | — | — | $105,517 | $84,000 |
| Daniel Odongo | $104,973 | — | — | — | — |
| David Losada | $101,511 | $102,402 | — | — | — |
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.
See Ushahidi INC executive salaries →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
Builds tools for people to share and map events, giving them a voice globally.
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Ushahidi Platform
The ushahidi platform helps communities turn information into action with an intuitive and accessible crowdsourcing and mapping tool. By enabling the rapid collection, management and analysis of crowdsourced information, ushahidi empowers everyone-individuals, community groups, governments, activists, organizations-to create meaningful…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-2652079) · Dispute this lineGeneral Programs
Ushahidi provides technical set-up, survey design, a variety of targeted trainings, metrics and analysis, programmatic management, ongoing technical support, and custom feature development to organizations.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-2652079) · Dispute this lineUchaguzi
Uchaguzi is a customized deployment of the ushahidi platform to monitor the kenyan general election. The project is convened by ushahidi and other partners. The aim of uchaguzi is to help kenya have a free, fair, peaceful, and credible general election.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-2652079) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
The auditor reported 14 findings: a material weakness in money controls, questioned costs.
The auditor reported 5 findings: a material weakness in money controls.
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.6M | $171K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $221K | |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $26K | $34K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $2.2M | $862K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $21K | $24K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $2.2M | $838K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $248K | $203K | $11K | $34K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $921K | $755K | $40K | $126K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $97K | $61K | $36K | $189 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $21K | $21K | ||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $7K | $7K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $67K | $1K | $66K | |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $102K | $89K | $13K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $7K | $4K | $2K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $67K | $48K | $16K | $4K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $2K | $639 | $2K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $11K | $11K | $272 | |
| TravelLn 17 | $162K | $96K | $19K | $47K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $8K | $5K | $3K | |
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $0 | |||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $18K | $18K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $12K | $12K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $155K | $134K | $19K | $2K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.9M | $1.4M | $284K | $212K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 19, 2026 | $532K | $1.9M | −$1.4M | $838K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 7, 2024 | $319K | $1.7M | −$1.3M | $1.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Dec 11, 2023 | $339K | $1.8M | −$1.5M | $3.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 1, 2022 | $5.5M | $1.3M | $4.3M | $4.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2021 | $907K | $1.2M | −$322K | $227K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $532,372 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $532,372 across 13 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,905,295 across 17 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $861,690 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $837,552 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2024 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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