E-Collaborative for Civic Education Corp FY2020 filing

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Bethesda, MD501(c)(3)Since 2009InternationalEIN 27-3638741

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To leverage technology to promote democracy & human rights internationally. Ecce's flagship project, tavaana, holds a vision for a free & open iranian society, one in which every iranian enjoys equality, justice, & the full spectrum of civil & political liberties.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$106K 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$106K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$89K
89% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 89% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$725K
Spent
$725K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$11K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$725K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$725K
FY2021$794K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$917K
Expenses
$725K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$725K
FY2021$766K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$944K
Net assets
$11K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11K
FY2021$39K
FY2022$66K
FY2023$98K
FY2024$100K
FY2025$72K

From the FY2020 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2011.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $639K Management & general 12% · $87K Fundraising 0% · $3

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

4 people listed on the 990; $106K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Director
$106,095Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Akbar Atri’s $118K as President/Director is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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
Akbar Atri$118,341$122,461$121,504$117,295$107,586$106,095

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

E-Collaborative for Civic Education Corp is an international affairs nonprofit based in Bethesda, MD, formed in 2009.

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2 program services account for $639K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Near Eastern Affairs Assistance Coordination Office

Tavaanatech: a free, safe internet as #iranprotests: the project under this grant aims to position technology for democracy and social change in iran. Program accomplishments include: - distributed to iranian society at large reliable circumvention tools, together with public training and individualized tech support services on how to…

$540Kprogram expense
02

U.s. Department of State/Drl

Tavaana: democratic education for a democratic iran:the project under this grant aims to liberalize and make inclusive education to help reverse the marginalization of large swaths of SOCIETY.PROGRAM accomplishments include: - improved the ability of teachers to integrate alternative, participatory pedagogic techniques into their…

$99Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$725K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$723K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$725K
Ln 25
Programscol B$639K
Managementcol C$87K
Fundraisingcol D$3
Owns and owesPt X
$11K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$79K
Total assetsLn 16$99K
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$723K
Government grantsLn 1e$723K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$725K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$79K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$79K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$99K
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K
Net assetsLn 32$11K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 65
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$46K$79K
Total assetsLn 16$116K$99K
LiabilitiesLn 26$106K$89K
Net assetsLn 32$11K$11K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$124K$109K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$122K$119K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$6K$15
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$25K$786
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$17K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$91K$32K$59K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$36K$35K$537
Office expensesLn 13$15K$14K$520$1
Information technologyLn 14$96K$96K$11
OccupancyLn 16$38K$36K$3K
TravelLn 17$638$606$32
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K$359
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$147K$142K$4K$2
Total functional expensesLn 25$725K$639K$87K$3

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $917K$944K−$28K$72K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.4M$1K$100K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.4M$33K$98K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.0M$27K$66K 990 PDF
FY2021 $794K$766K$28K$39K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $725K$725K−$57$11K 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 $725,200 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$722,884
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$90
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$722,974
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,226$2,226
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,226$725,200
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $725,257 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $108,720 · Management $14,825$123,545
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $119,131 · Management $2,745$121,876
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,184 · Management $15$6,199
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $25,126 · Management $786$25,912
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,725 · Management $1,038$17,763
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $31,933 · Management $58,851$90,784
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $35,403 · Management $537$35,940
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,346 · Management $520 · Fundraising $1$14,867
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $96,417 · Management $11$96,428
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,711 · Management $2,594$38,305
IX-17 TravelPrograms $606 · Management $32$638
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,132 · Management $359$6,491
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $142,184 · Management $4,323 · Fundraising $2$146,509
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $638,618 · Management $86,636 · Fundraising $3$725,257
Part X · Balance sheet $99,243 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $46,078$79,030
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $50,878$3,742
X-4 Accounts receivable$4,324
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,361$8,484
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,883$3,663
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $116,200$99,243
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $96,717$60,750
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,835$27,902
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $105,552$88,652
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,648$10,591
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,648$10,591
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $116,200$99,243
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,591 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$725,200
XI-2 Total expenses$725,257
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$57
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,648
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,591

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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