The Organization's purpose is to transform the lives of women and children in Sub-Saharan Africa

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 13 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $541K
Looks good: 4 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
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.7M
+111% vs prior year
Spent
$3.8M
To programs
99%
Net assets
$376K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.7M
FY2024▲ +111%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$449K
FY2021$568K
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$3.7M
Expenses
$3.8M
FY2024▲ +131%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$586K
FY2021$440K
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$3.8M
Net assets
$376K
FY2024▼ -15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$66K
FY2021$194K
FY2023$440K
FY2024$376K

From the FY2024 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 May 2010.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $3.8M Management & general 1% · $39K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President/Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowering women and children in Sub-Saharan Africa to transform their lives.

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1 program · $3.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

TeamLift, Inc and St. Marys Secondary School for Girls graduated its fifth class of 145 students in July 2024 One-hundred percent of the graduates passed the Malawi college entrance exam. St Marys Secondary remains one of the highest-ranked educational institutions in the country, and remain committed to educating young women whose…

$3.8Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$541K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$3.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.8M
Managementcol C$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$376K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$215K
Total assetsLn 16$376K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Total revenueLn 12$3.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$215K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$215K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$161K
Total assetsLn 16$376K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$376K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$340K$215K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$99K$161K
Total assetsLn 16$440K$376K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$440K$376K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$3.7M$3.7M
Legal feesLn 11b$990$0$990$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$0$2K$0
TravelLn 17$16K$16K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$0$34K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.8M$3.8M$39K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $3.7M$3.8M−$65K$376K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.8M$1.6M$127K$440K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $568K$440K$128K$194K 990 PDF
FY2020 $449K$586K−$136K$66K 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 $3,726,093 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,764,641$3,715,881
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,226$10,212
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,766,867$3,726,093
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,627,645$3,735,332
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $11,940$55,421
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,639,585$3,790,753
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $127,282−$64,660
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,726,093 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,715,881
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,715,881
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$10,212
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,212 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,726,093
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,790,753 across 6 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $3,735,332$3,735,332
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $990 · Fundraising $0$990
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,450 · Fundraising $0$2,450
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,028 · Fundraising $0$2,028
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,398 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$16,398
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $33,555 · Fundraising $0$33,555
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,751,730 · Management $39,023 · Fundraising $0$3,790,753
Part X · Balance sheet $375,723 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $340,383$214,630
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $99,203$161,093
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $439,586$375,723
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $65,531−$50,288
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $374,055$426,011
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $439,586$375,723
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $439,586$375,723
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $375,723 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,726,093
XI-2 Total expenses$3,790,753
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$64,660
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$439,586
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$797
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$375,723

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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