To support and promote education and empowerment programs in the Dominican Republic children and young adults, especially girls. (Continued on Schedule O) We promote health and education improvements, opportunities for achieving sustainable economic development, increasing standards of living, strengthening community infrastructure and assisting in the relief of poverty.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$128K 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
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 $1K a year · under 1% 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
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
$128K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$55K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$591K
Spent
$614K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$158K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$591K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$591K
FY2021$775K
FY2022$903K
FY2023$815K
FY2024$812K
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$614K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$614K
FY2021$742K
FY2022$976K
FY2023$775K
FY2024$787K
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$158K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$158K
FY2021$192K
FY2022$119K
FY2023$159K
FY2024$184K
FY2025$276K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2009.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $404K Management & general 14% · $85K Fundraising 20% · $125K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $128K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$128,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (beginning October 2020)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patricia Thorndike Suriel’s $149K as Executive Director is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Patricia Thorndike Suriel$148,950$144,612$140,400$135,012$135,012$128,500

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers young girls in the Dominican Republic through education and support programs.

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1 program · $404K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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We create sustainable solutions to end generational poverty by educating and empowering girls and inspiring the international community to join the global movement. Our vision is to create a model that can be adapted around the world for a holistic girls' education and empowerment program to end generational poverty.

$404Kprogram 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$25K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$591K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$490K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$101K
Money outPt IX
$614K
Ln 25
Programscol B$404K
Managementcol C$85K
Fundraisingcol D$125K
Owns and owesPt X
$158K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$189K
Total assetsLn 16$214K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$490K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$101K
Total revenueLn 12$591K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$189K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$189K
Total assetsLn 16$214K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K
Net assetsLn 32$158K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6265
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$95K$189K
Total assetsLn 16$190K$214K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$55K
Net assetsLn 32$181K$158K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$233K$233K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$196K$59K$39K$98K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$71K$40K$16K$16K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$8K$450$450
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$606$3K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$6K$3K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$12K$647
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$1K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$5K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$37K
All other expensesLn 24e$95$25$70
Total functional expensesLn 25$614K$404K$85K$125K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$1.2M−$10K$276K 990 PDF
FY2024 $812K$787K$25K$184K 990 PDF
FY2023 $815K$775K$40K$159K 990 PDF
FY2022 $903K$976K−$73K$119K 990 PDF
FY2021 $775K$742K$33K$192K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $591K$614K−$23K$158K 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 $590,957 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $537,587$490,112
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $536,410$100,845
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,073,997$590,957
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $376,548$233,321
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $287,130$297,447
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $270,955$83,161
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $934,633$613,929
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $139,364−$22,972
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $590,957 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$490,112
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$490,112
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $100,845$100,845
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $100,845 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$590,957
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $613,929 across 15 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $233,321$233,321
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $58,841 · Management $39,227 · Fundraising $98,068$196,136
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $39,575 · Management $15,514 · Fundraising $15,514$70,603
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,500 · Management $450 · Fundraising $450$8,400
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $606 · Management $3,320 · Fundraising $3,618$7,544
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,793 · Management $3,056 · Fundraising $5,915$14,764
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,982$3,982
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,730$11,730
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,002 · Management $647$12,649
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,863$3,863
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,783 · Fundraising $1,141$3,924
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,302$1,302
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,861 · Management $3,302$8,163
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $37,453$37,453
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $25 · Fundraising $70$95
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $404,037 · Management $85,116 · Fundraising $124,776$613,929
Part X · Balance sheet $213,611 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $95,100$188,611
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $95,000$25,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $190,100$213,611
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,928$3,391
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$52,020
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,928$55,411
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $60,172$133,200
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $121,000$25,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $181,172$158,200
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $190,100$213,611
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $158,200 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$590,957
XI-2 Total expenses$613,929
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$22,972
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$181,172
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$158,200

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