Unifying people and mobilizing resources to expand quality eductional opportunities in Niger

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$80K 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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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$41K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$779K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$757K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$169K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$779K
FY2024▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$491K
FY2021$596K
FY2022$736K
FY2023$712K
FY2024$779K
Expenses
$757K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$530K
FY2021$578K
FY2022$744K
FY2023$686K
FY2024$757K
Net assets
$169K
FY2024▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$112K
FY2021$131K
FY2022$119K
FY2023$146K
FY2024$169K

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 Apr 2009.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $661K Management & general 9% · $67K Fundraising 4% · $28K

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

30 people listed on the 990; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$79,702Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kara Vanderkamp’s $80K as Executive Di is at the 71st 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kara Vanderkamp$79,702$72,527$72,781$64,544$61,490
Mary Shannon———$28,400$5,600
Linda Haveman—$11,217$10,483$10,116$5,100

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

Unifying people and mobilizing resources to expand quality educational opportunities in Niger.

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4 programs · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Quality Education Support

The organization provides funds that are used for primary and secondary school and higher education assistance, school supplies, student health and nutrition, food, uniforms, teacher training and technology.

$360Kprogram expense
02

Construction

The organization works with partners in niger towards the construction of schools in niger. Funds are used for the structure, grounds, latrines, solar power installation, well construction and other necessary buildings and structures, as well as equipment and furniture.

$301Kprogram expense
03

Construction

The organization works with partners in niger towards the construction of schools in niger. Funds are used for the structure, grounds, latrines, solar power installation, well construction and other necessary buildings and structures, as well as equipment and furniture.

$183Kprogram expense
04

Quality Education Support

The organization provides funds that are used for primary and secondary school and higher education assistance, school supplies, student health and nutrition, food, uniforms, teacher training and technology.

$179Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$779K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$777K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$757K
Ln 25
Programscol B$661K
Managementcol C$67K
Fundraisingcol D$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$169K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$123K
Total assetsLn 16$210K
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K
PeoplePt VI, VII
30
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$777K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$779K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$123K
Total assetsLn 16$210K
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K
Net assetsLn 32$169K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $779K$757K$22K$169K 990 PDF
FY2023 $712K$686K$26K$146K 990 PDF
FY2022 $736K$744K−$8K$119K 990 PDF
FY2021 $596K$578K$18K$131K 990 PDF
FY2020 $491K$530K−$38K$112K 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 14 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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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