Through heart-centered, female-and-youth-led solutions we holistically uplift our community with education, health, livelihood, and social services- promoting hope and agency to amplify the voices which will lead us into a more just and equitable future.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ 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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FY2025 · 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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $21K a year · 10% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $67K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$244K
+49% vs prior year
Spent
$243K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$134K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$244K
FY2025▲ +49%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$108K
FY2022$124K
FY2023$212K
FY2024$164K
FY2025$244K
Expenses
$243K
FY2025▲ +70%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$171K
FY2024$143K
FY2025$243K
Net assets
$134K
FY2025+0.4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$64K
FY2022$72K
FY2023$113K
FY2024$134K
FY2025$134K

From the FY2025 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 Jul 2010.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $216K Management & general 11% · $28K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair of Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowering Zambian youth, especially girls, with education, training, and support for a violence-free future.

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3 programs · $190K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Scholarship Services

Currently sponsoring 300 vulnerable youth to go to school in Kasama, Zambia. Sponsorship includes school fees, tutoring, school supplies, boarding (in some cases), and extracurricular and supplementary activities.

$100Kprogram expense
02

Resource Center Services

Provision of free Computer, English, Literacy classes to Zambian women and youth. Services provided to more than 1,500 vulnerable individuals, including 150 trained in computers, 50 in English, and 50 in literacy. Resource center also provides a library and free access to computer lab/internet.

$50Kprogram expense
03

Health Services

Provision of free health services to Kasama (Zambia) residents, including free family planning, sexual/reproductive health, and HIV/AIDs services. Also providing outreach to girls and boys clubs, including 1,500 participants, focusing on ending Gender Based Violence, and training youth about Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights.

$40Kprogram 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 FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$244K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$244K
Investment incomeLn 3$95
Money outPt IX
$243K
Ln 25
Programscol B$216K
Managementcol C$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$134K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$93K
Total assetsLn 16$136K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$244K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$95
Total revenueLn 12$244K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$93K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$93K
Total assetsLn 16$136K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$134K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$108K$93K
Total assetsLn 16$134K$136K
LiabilitiesLn 26$707$1K
Net assetsLn 32$134K$134K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$216K$216K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$10K$0$10K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$48$0$48
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$24$24
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$0$5K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$243K$216K$28K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $244K$243K$562$134K 990 PDF
FY2024 $164K$143K$21K$134K 990 PDF
FY2023 $212K$171K$41K$113K 990 PDF
FY2022 $124K$72K 990 PDF
FY2021 $108K$64K 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 $243,815 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $163,143$243,720
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $165$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $316$95
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $163,624$243,815
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $115,697$215,589
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $8,621$10,530
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $62$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $18,561$17,134
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $142,941$243,253
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $20,683$562
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $243,815 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$243,720
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$243,720
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $95 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$95
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $95 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$243,815
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $243,253 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $215,589$215,589
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $10,482$10,482
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $48$48
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $24$24
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,474$4,474
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,819$1,819
IX-17 TravelManagement $6,035$6,035
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $4,782 · Fundraising $0$4,782
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $215,589 · Management $27,664 · Fundraising $0$243,253
Part X · Balance sheet $135,529 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $26,000; see the IRS return.
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $107,608$92,576
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $26,876$16,953
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $134,484$135,529
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $707$1,190
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $707$1,190
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $51,353$41,636
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $82,424$92,703
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $133,777$134,339
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $134,484$135,529
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $134,339 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$243,815
XI-2 Total expenses$243,253
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$562
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$133,777
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$134,339

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