Ushahidi makes crowdsourcing, visualization and interactive mapping tools for social good, giving people a voice to share what happened, when and wherever they are in the world. That mission is in the Ushahidi, which means testimony in swahili.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$318K 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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FY2023 · 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 $46K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$318K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $273K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$21K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$319K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
66%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$319K
FY2023▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$907K
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$339K
FY2023$319K
FY2024$532K
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2023▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.9M
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2023▼ -45%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$227K
FY2021$4.5M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$838K

From the FY2023 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 Mar 2009.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $1.1M Management & general 20% · $328K Fundraising 14% · $228K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $318K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$117,971Pt VII · Sec A
$102,402Pt VII · Sec A
$97,431Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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.

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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

Programs and updates

Builds tools for people to share and map events, giving them a voice globally.

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4 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

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, and organizations-to create…

$766Kprogram expense
02

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, and organizations-to create…

$766Kprogram expense
03

General Programs

Ushahidi provides technical set-up, survey design, a variety of targeted training, metrics and analysis, programmatic management, ongoing technical support, and custom feature development to organizations.

$250Kprogram expense
04

General Programs

Ushahidi provides technical set-up, survey design, a variety of targeted training, metrics and analysis, programmatic management, ongoing technical support, and custom feature development to organizations.

$250Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Nethope INCFY2024$55K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$273K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$319K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$291K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$328K
Fundraisingcol D$228K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$291K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$319K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $532K$1.9M−$1.4M$838K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $319K$1.7M−$1.3M$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $339K$1.8M−$1.5M$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.5M$1.3M$4.3M$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $907K$1.2M−$322K$227K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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

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