To empower the people of malawi, africa to implement sustainable, community driven solutions that promote human advancement

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $95K a year · 32% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $96K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$321K
Spent
$416K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$674K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$321K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$321K
FY2021$484K
FY2022$238K
FY2023$244K
FY2024$220K
FY2025$269K
Expenses
$416K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$416K
FY2021$456K
FY2022$849K
FY2023$256K
FY2024$190K
FY2025$178K
Net assets
$674K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$674K
FY2021$700K
FY2022$87K
FY2023$75K
FY2024$105K
FY2025$196K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2010.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $361K Management & general 13% · $53K Fundraising 0% · $1K

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

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
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Director
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Director
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Director
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers Malawians to create sustainable, community-led solutions for human advancement.

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2 programs · $316K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Education & Youth Support

Covers the costs associated with school for over 100 students throughout the local area. We assist the community in building high quality educational environments for students. We support local nursery, primary & secondary schools.

$269Kprogram expense
02

Health & Nutrition

Initiated a school feeding program at 2 local nursery & 2 local primary schools. The school feeding program provides a nutritious meal of fortofied porridge to students. The ingredients are given to mothers' groups who cook & distribute the porridge to the children.

$47Kprogram expense

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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
$321K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$321K
Investment incomeLn 3$149
Money outPt IX
$416K
Ln 25
Programscol B$361K
Managementcol C$53K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$674K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$183K
Total assetsLn 16$674K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$321K
Investment incomeLn 3$149
Total revenueLn 12$321K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$183K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$183K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$488K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$674K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$674K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$258K$183K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2K$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$438K$488K
Total assetsLn 16$768K$674K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$768K$674K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$264K$264K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1$1
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$55K$35K$20K
TravelLn 17$365$257$108
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$23K$23K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$74K$40K$33K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$416K$361K$53K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $269K$178K$91K$196K 990 PDF
FY2024 $220K$190K$30K$105K 990 PDF
FY2023 $244K$256K−$12K$75K 990 PDF
FY2022 $238K$849K−$611K$87K 990 PDF
FY2021 $484K$456K$28K$700K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $321K$416K−$95K$674K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $320,833 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $532,625$320,684
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $271$149
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $532,896$320,833
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $220,003$263,514
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $51,431$54,945
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $121,407$97,359
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $392,841$415,818
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $140,055−$94,985
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $320,833 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$320,684
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$320,684
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $149$149
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $149 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$320,833
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $415,818 across 6 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $263,514$263,514
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1$1
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $34,959 · Management $19,985$54,944
IX-17 TravelManagement $257 · Fundraising $108$365
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $23,175$23,175
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $39,729 · Management $32,727 · Fundraising $1,363$73,819
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $361,378 · Management $52,969 · Fundraising $1,471$415,818
Part X · Balance sheet $673,896 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $257,909$182,970
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $437,865$488,401
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,707$2,525
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $70,332$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $767,813$673,896
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $652,298$670,260
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $115,515$3,636
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $767,813$673,896
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $767,813$673,896
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $673,896 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$320,833
XI-2 Total expenses$415,818
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$94,985
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$767,813
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,068
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$673,896

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