Develop our technologies and global ground teams to encourage the use of technology in offline and disconnected communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$176K 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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FY2021 · 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 $19K a year · 4% 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
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$176K
to officers and key staff · 37% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 37% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$499K
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$476K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$662K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$499K
FY2021▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$607K
FY2021$499K
FY2022$380K
FY2023$465K
FY2024$627K
Expenses
$476K
FY2021▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$550K
FY2021$476K
FY2022$437K
FY2023$378K
FY2024$641K
Net assets
$662K
FY2021▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$691K
FY2021$662K
FY2022$604K
FY2023$693K
FY2024$684K

From the FY2021 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 Sep 2009.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $393K Management & general 9% · $42K Fundraising 9% · $42K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $176K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$176,238Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeremy Schwartz’s $167K as Executive Director is at the 97th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeremy Schwartz$167,461$176,670$159,565$176,238$141,522
Romeo Rodriguez—$34,750———

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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1 program · $393K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Operate STORE.WORLDPOSSIBLE.ORG and RACHELFRIENDS.ORG. Form and graduate social entrepreneurs to teach technology in their local communities and develop sustainable organizations

$393Kprogram 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$5K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$499K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$505K
Money outPt IX
$476K
Ln 25
Programscol B$393K
Managementcol C$42K
Fundraisingcol D$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$662K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$662K
Total assetsLn 16$662K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$505K
Total revenueLn 12$499K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$662K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$662K
Total assetsLn 16$662K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$662K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6500
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$503K$662K
Total assetsLn 16$693K$662K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$0
Net assetsLn 32$691K$662K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$61K$61K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$176K$141K$18K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$55K$44K$6K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$27K$21K$3K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$20K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$13K$2K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$74$60$7$7
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$960$120$120
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$434$434
OccupancyLn 16$36K$29K$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$168$168
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$73K$59K$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$476K$393K$42K$42K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $627K$641K−$14K$684K 990 PDF
FY2023 $465K$378K$87K$693K 990 PDF
FY2022 $380K$437K−$58K$604K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $499K$476K$23K$662K 990 PDF
FY2020 $607K$550K$58K$691K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $499,412 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $392,021$504,999
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $215,448−$5,587
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $607,469$499,412
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $51,163$60,738
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $429,767$299,140
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $68,688$116,081
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $549,618$475,959
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $57,851$23,453
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $499,412 across 3 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$5,587 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$504,999
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$504,999
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$5,587 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$499,412
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $475,959 across 12 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $60,738$60,738
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $140,990 · Management $17,624 · Fundraising $17,624$176,238
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $44,282 · Management $5,535 · Fundraising $5,535$55,352
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $21,387 · Management $2,673 · Fundraising $2,673$26,733
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,534 · Management $2,442 · Fundraising $2,442$24,418
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,119 · Management $1,640 · Fundraising $1,640$16,399
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $60 · Management $7 · Fundraising $7$74
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $960 · Management $120 · Fundraising $120$1,200
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,477 · Management $434 · Fundraising $434$4,345
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,507 · Management $3,563 · Fundraising $3,563$35,633
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,342 · Management $168 · Fundraising $168$1,678
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $58,521 · Management $7,315 · Fundraising $7,315$73,151
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $392,917 · Management $41,521 · Fundraising $41,521$475,959
Part X · Balance sheet $661,672 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $502,724$661,672
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $692,965$661,672
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,937$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $616,028$586,672
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $75,000$75,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $691,028$661,672
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $692,965$661,672
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $661,672 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$499,412
XI-2 Total expenses$475,959
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$23,453
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$691,028
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$52,809
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$661,672

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