Etta Projects collaborates with communities, creating sustainable solutionsto improve health, sanitation, and clean water.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $80K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$549K
+40% vs prior year
Spent
$464K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$270K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$549K
FY2021▲ +40%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$391K
FY2021$549K
FY2022$471K
FY2023$567K
FY2024$643K
FY2025$623K
Expenses
$464K
FY2021▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$451K
FY2021$464K
FY2022$490K
FY2023$594K
FY2024$631K
FY2025$503K
Net assets
$270K
FY2021▲ +47%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$184K
FY2021$270K
FY2022$251K
FY2023$225K
FY2024$236K
FY2025$367K

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 Sep 2003.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $352K Management & general 19% · $88K Fundraising 5% · $24K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
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Director
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Vice Preside
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Director
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Dino Maccari’s $74K as Executive Director is at the 67th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Pennye Nixon—$82,885$66,250
Dino Maccari$74,089——

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

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1 program · $352K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Programs providing solutions to enhance the health of residents of bolivia.

$352Kprogram 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
$549K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$509K
Other incomeLn 4–11$41K
Investment incomeLn 3$103
Money outPt IX
$464K
Ln 25
Programscol B$352K
Managementcol C$88K
Fundraisingcol D$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$270K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$184K
Total assetsLn 16$275K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$509K
Government grantsLn 1e$72K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$653
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$46K
Investment incomeLn 3$103
Other incomeLn 4–11$41K
Total revenueLn 12$549K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$184K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$184K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$67K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$275K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$270K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 610
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$150K$184K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3K$7K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$72K$67K
Total assetsLn 16$237K$275K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$184K$270K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$222K$161K$47K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K$7K$6K$360
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$3K$11K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$24$24
TravelLn 17$23K$22K$1K$35
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K$12K$367
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$18K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$93K$93K
All other expensesLn 24e$57K$37K$13K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$464K$352K$88K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $623K$503K$119K$367K 990 PDF
FY2024 $643K$631K$12K$236K 990 PDF
FY2023 $567K$594K−$26K$225K 990 PDF
FY2022 $471K$490K−$19K$251K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $549K$464K$86K$270K 990 PDF
FY2020 $391K$451K−$60K$184K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $549,154 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $345,314$508,535
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $182$103
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $45,405$40,516
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $390,901$549,154
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $295,501$250,985
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $155,284$212,596
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $450,785$463,581
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$59,884$85,573
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $549,154 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$45,924
VIII-1e Government grants$71,675
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$390,936
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$653
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$508,535
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $103$103
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $40,516$40,516
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $103 · Excluded from tax $40,516$549,154
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $463,581 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $160,801 · Management $47,450 · Fundraising $13,853$222,104
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,137 · Management $6,186 · Fundraising $360$13,683
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,200 · Management $10,806 · Fundraising $1,192$15,198
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $24$24
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,940 · Management $1,096 · Fundraising $35$23,071
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,761 · Management $367$12,128
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,606$1,606
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,295$18,295
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,394$7,394
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $92,670$92,670
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $36,611 · Management $12,609 · Fundraising $8,188$57,408
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $352,415 · Management $87,538 · Fundraising $23,628$463,581
Part X · Balance sheet $274,890 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $150,184$183,838
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,673$8,081
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,155$7,367
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $71,611$66,972
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,633$6,727
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,109$1,905
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $237,365$274,890
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,934$5,077
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $53,334$5,077
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $184,031$269,813
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $237,365$274,890
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $269,813 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$549,154
XI-2 Total expenses$463,581
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$85,573
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$184,031
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$209
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$269,813

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