Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2011.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $261K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Eshe Hamme’s $120K as Employee is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eshe Hamme | $120,308 | — | — | — |
| Elizabeth Rae Ricketts | $70,254 | $42,800 | $24,525 | $1,650 |
| James Branson Skinner | $70,166 | $42,800 | $24,525 | $1,650 |
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.
See The or Foundation Ltd executive salaries →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 15aYes
Programs and updates
Creates alternatives to the dominant fashion model.
Questions for The or Foundation Ltd
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We operate a paid apprenticeship program for young women leaving the dangerous job of head carrying secondhand clothing, which includes healthcare and education. We provide emergency relief for members of the secondhand clothing market in Ghana who encounter crisis.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 27-1488092) · Dispute this lineOur Stop Waste Colonialism campaign has established a new precedent for Extended Producer Responsibility, one that does not simply offset the cost of waste management within a linear economy but rather that funds the transition to true circularity.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 27-1488092) · Dispute this lineWe organize citizen scientists to perform weekly beach monitoring reports, tracking textile tentacles across a seven kilometer swath of Accra's beaches. Building on these findings we conduct weekly water and air sampling analysis along with regular passive air pollution monitoring in order to track the flow of waste pollution across the…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 27-1488092) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $2.7M | $1.3M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $10.8M | |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $7.9M | $12.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $13K | $12K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $7.9M | $12.6M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $925K | $925K | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $2.1M | $2.1M | ||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $126K | $126K | ||
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $180K | $59K | $120K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $31K | $31K | ||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $25K | $25K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $121K | $44K | $76K | |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $622K | $619K | $3K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $11K | $9K | $1K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $9K | $9K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $478K | $473K | $5K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $42K | $39K | $3K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $284K | $272K | $13K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $53K | $45K | $6K | $2K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $5.0M | $4.6M | $409K | $2K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 | $8.4M | $5.0M | $3.3M | $12.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 | $7.9M | $4.1M | $3.8M | $7.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 11, 2025 | $5.5M | $1.1M | $4.4M | $4.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 27, 2022 | $270K | $243K | $28K | $67K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 3, 2021 | $91K | $38K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $8,379,584 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,379,584 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,031,129 across 14 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $12,648,200 assets, 14 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,636,107 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2024 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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