Saha Global INC FY2020 filing

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To reduce water borne disease in impoverished, rural communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$102K 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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FY2020 · 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 $993K a year · 43% 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
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
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
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $205K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$57K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
Spent
$904K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$579K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$6.3M
Expenses
$904K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$904K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$579K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$579K
FY2021$901K
FY2022$702K
FY2023$501K
FY2024$5.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $689K Management & general 11% · $104K Fundraising 12% · $112K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $102K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Executive Director
$101,579Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Board Chairman
$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
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Katherine Cincotta’s $126K as President/Executive Direct is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Katherine Cincotta$125,604$122,156$111,579$99,310$101,579
Kathryn Padgett$113,764————

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides clean water solutions to prevent disease in poor, rural areas.

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3 programs · $689K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Customer Care (formerly Called Monitoring)

Saha's ghanaian customer care team provided long-term mentoring, training and support to all saha water businesses. This team also takes frequent water samples to test water quality at both the water businsses and in people's homes.

$283Kprogram expense
02

Implementing New Water Businesses

Saha's ghanaian implementation team opened 37 new water businesses that provide clean water access to 12,778 new people. Due to the covid 19 pandemic restrictions, implementation of new water businesses were paused at the end of march 2020.

$218Kprogram expense
03

Other program services include new village scouting and research & development. See comment in part iii, 4a regarding impact of covid 19 on other program services. Resources from the scouting and research & development operations were refocused at the end of march 2020 to support the programs initiated to sustain existing water…

$187Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Money outPt IX
$904K
Ln 25
Programscol B$689K
Managementcol C$104K
Fundraisingcol D$112K
Owns and owesPt X
$579K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$624K
Total assetsLn 16$636K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$624K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$624K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$443
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$11K
Other assetsLn 15$529
Total assetsLn 16$636K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K
Net assetsLn 32$579K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 67
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$297K$624K
Total assetsLn 16$305K$636K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$57K
Net assetsLn 32$296K$579K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$102K$102K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$115K$20K$34K$60K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$8K$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$45K$5K$39K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$47K$47K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$267K$267K
Office expensesLn 13$42K$31K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$14K$14K$370
TravelLn 17$91K$91K$114
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$144K$144K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$7K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$904K$689K$104K$112K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Jun 26, 2025 $6.3M$1.5M$4.8M$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 26, 2024 $1.4M$1.6M−$201K$501K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 7, 2023 $1.2M$1.4M−$198K$702K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 6, 2022 $1.4M$1.1M$322K$901K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 29, 2021 $1.2M$904K$283K$579K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,187,262 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $922,521$1,187,262
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $922,521$1,187,262
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $177,972$233,949
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $48,000$47,400
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $559,954$623,082
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $785,926$904,431
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $136,595$282,831
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $1,187,262 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,187,262
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,187,262
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,187,262
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $904,431 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $101,579$101,579
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $20,289 · Management $34,478 · Fundraising $59,958$114,725
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,648 · Management $5,180 · Fundraising $4,817$17,645
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,400 · Management $39,337$44,737
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $47,400$47,400
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $266,741$266,741
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,225 · Management $10,947$42,172
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,572 · Management $370$13,942
IX-17 TravelPrograms $91,115 · Management $114$91,229
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $11,244$11,244
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $143,810$143,810
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,231 · Management $1,976$9,207
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $688,610 · Management $103,646 · Fundraising $112,175$904,431
Part X · Balance sheet $635,620 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $297,109$623,893
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,000$443
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,419$10,755
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $485$529
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $305,013$635,620
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,997$16,850
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payable$39,923
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,997$56,773
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $274,461$289,421
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $21,555$289,426
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $296,016$578,847
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $305,013$635,620
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $578,847 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,187,262
XI-2 Total expenses$904,431
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$282,831
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$296,016
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$578,847

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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