Edpowerment INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Mahwah, NJ501(c)(3)Since 2010InternationalEIN 27-2017667

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To provide educational trainings, sponsorships, and related support for neglected students, community members and schools in severely impoverished villages outside of Moshi, Tanzania.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ 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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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
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $28K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $120K
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
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$175K
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$148K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$194K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$175K
FY2021▼ -21%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$222K
FY2021$175K
FY2022$166K
FY2023$158K
FY2024$241K
FY2025$268K
Expenses
$148K
FY2021▼ -32%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$217K
FY2021$148K
FY2022$119K
FY2023$148K
FY2024$194K
FY2025$236K
Net assets
$194K
FY2021▲ +17%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$167K
FY2021$194K
FY2022$241K
FY2023$251K
FY2024$298K
FY2025$329K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2010.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $139K Management & general 6% · $9K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director/Sec
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/VP
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Treas
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowering neglected students and community members with education and support in impoverished Tanzanian villages.

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3 programs · $139K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Kiwoce Open School

Edpowerment funded staff and rental costs of the school that offers secondary school equivalency courses and other skills training to teens underserved by the formal system. In addition, edpowerment funded the saturday boys and girls club that provides motivational and educational programs for over 100 local teens.

$74Kprogram expense
02

Tomorrow's Scholar-Leader Sponsorship Program

In 2021, edpowerment expanded its sponsorship offerings to include higher-education support for secondary school graduates whose studies were discontinued because of extreme hardship these are called discovery sponsorships and they brought our total 2021 sponsorship enrollment to 30 students at secondary, college, university and…

$53Kprogram expense
03

Expenses for general program management

$12Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$175K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$129K
Other incomeLn 4–11$46K
Money outPt IX
$148K
Ln 25
Programscol B$139K
Managementcol C$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$194K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$194K
Total assetsLn 16$194K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$129K
Other incomeLn 4–11$46K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$175K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$194K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$194K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$194K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$194K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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$167K$194K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$167K$194K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$167K$194K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$72K$72K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$61K$54K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$6K$4K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$148K$139K$9K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $268K$236K$32K$329K 990 PDF
FY2024 $241K$194K$47K$298K 990 PDF
FY2023 $158K$148K$10K$251K 990 PDF
FY2022 $166K$119K$47K$241K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $175K$148K$28K$194K 990 PDF
FY2020 $222K$217K$5K$167K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $175,307 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$128,929
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$128,929
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$46,378
VIII-12 Total revenue$175,307
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $147,717 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $72,207$72,207
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,000$1,000
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $54,137 · Management $6,829$60,966
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,775$7,775
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,425 · Management $1,344$5,769
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $138,544 · Management $9,173 · Fundraising $0$147,717
Part X · Balance sheet $194,200 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $166,613$194,200
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $166,613$194,200
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $166,613$194,200
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $166,613$194,200
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $166,613$194,200
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $194,200 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$175,307
XI-2 Total expenses$147,717
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$27,590
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$166,613
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$3
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$194,200

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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