Ibu Foundation FY2022 filing

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Charleston, SC501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 27-4660946Revenue $341K in FY2022

On file with the IRSibumovement.org183 B King St, 29401-2223 · Charleston, SCTax-exempt since Jan 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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IBU Foundation provides female artisans with tools and training needed to enhance their craft and rise out of poverty and into successful artisan enterprise.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$55K 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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FY2022 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $48K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$55K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% 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
$341K
+178% vs prior year
Spent
$275K
To programs
60%
Net assets
$164K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$341K
FY2022▲ +178%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$245K
FY2021$123K
FY2022$341K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2023$612K
FY2024$913K
Expenses
$275K
FY2022▲ +36%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$140K
FY2021$202K
FY2022$275K
FY2023$775K
FY2023$667K
FY2024$1.0M
Net assets
$164K
FY2022▲ +51%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$188K
FY2021$109K
FY2022$164K
FY2023−$202K
FY2023$212K
FY2024$143K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending May 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2013-10-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2015.

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

Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $165K Management & general 12% · $32K Fundraising 28% · $78K

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; $55K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$55,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Beth Lin’s $120K as Chief Executive Ofiicer is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Beth Lin$120,000—————
Susan Walker—$81,026$75,000———
Hannah Blatt———$55,000$42,308$33,675

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers women artisans with skills and tools to build successful businesses and escape poverty.

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3 programs · $60K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Provided funding for Awamaki Cooperative for a new workspace in Peru. This space will hold 25 Awac Phuna artisans and will be used as a center to store materials, hold meetings and workshops, host tourists and prospective customers, and a store to sell their products.

$20Kprogram expense
02

Provided funding for 1,000 supply kits to women artisans in Kenya from the BeadWORKS cooperative so they could continue to live their pastoral lifestyle while still working on their craft. These bead kits included pliers, wire cutters, needles, and thread which will be used in creating their beautiful beaded products.

$20Kprogram expense
03

Provided funding for a new workspace in Peru at Mothers in Action -MIA- cooperative so the artisans could have a space to hold training sessions and oversee quality control while having their kids in a nearby playroom.

$20Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$341K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$319K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$17
Money outPt IX
$275K
Ln 25
Programscol B$165K
Managementcol C$32K
Fundraisingcol D$78K
Owns and owesPt X
$164K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$168K
Total assetsLn 16$168K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$319K
Investment incomeLn 3$17
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Total revenueLn 12$341K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$168K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$168K
Total assetsLn 16$168K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$164K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$113K$168K
Total assetsLn 16$113K$168K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$109K$164K
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$142K$142K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$55K$18K$18K$18K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$13K$2K$10K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$2K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$307
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$115$115
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$305$305
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$39K$39K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$275K$165K$32K$78K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $913K$1.0M−$99K$143K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$775K$249K−$202K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $341K$275K$67K$164K 990 PDF
FY2021 $123K$202K−$79K$109K 990 PDF
FY2020 $245K$140K$105K$188K 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
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $341,480 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $122,826$319,076
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15$17
I-11 Other revenue$22,387
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $122,841$341,480
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $111,371$142,100
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $68,105$72,900
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $22,682$59,673
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $202,158$274,673
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$79,317$66,807
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $341,480 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $22,387 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$319,076
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$319,076
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $17$17
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17$341,480
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $274,673 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 recipientsPrograms $142,100$142,100
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $18,333 · Management $18,334 · Fundraising $18,333$55,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,451 · Fundraising $10,266$12,717
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $1,000$1,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $4,183$4,183
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,602$1,602
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,623$3,623
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,839 · Fundraising $5,605$7,444
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $3,721$3,721
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,719$1,719
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,854 · Fundraising $307$2,161
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $115$115
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceFundraising $305$305
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Fundraising $38,983$38,983
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $164,738 · Management $32,415 · Fundraising $77,520$274,673
Part X · Balance sheet $168,039 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $112,732$168,039
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $112,732$168,039
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $4,165$4,165
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,165$4,165
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $108,567$163,874
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $112,732$168,039
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $163,874 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$341,480
XI-2 Total expenses$274,673
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$66,807
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$108,567
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$11,500
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$163,874

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