Operation Fistula: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 35-2326522)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.3M
FY2021	$857K
FY2022	$613K
FY2023	$503K
FY2024	$512K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$832K
FY2021	$1.1M
FY2022	$926K
FY2023	$423K
FY2024	$638K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$729K
FY2021	$514K
FY2022	$200K
FY2023	$281K
FY2024	$155K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2008.

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Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

99%

Program services 99% · $823K Management & general 1% · $7K Fundraising 0% · $3K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Seth Cochran

Board Member & CEO

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anthony Ross

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jacquelyn Maclennan

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elissa Fink

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Fund medical providers to offer free surgery for women with obstetric fistula.

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1 program · $823K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

In 2020 we mapped 18,123 KM2 of madagascar, reached more than 50,000 people through our community outreach efforts, and funded treatment for 345 women. This work was driven by our madagascar team, who were hired and set up as operation fistula's global service center in 2020.

$823Kprogram 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

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.3M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$2K

Money outPt IX

$832K

Ln 25

Programscol B$823K

Managementcol C$7K

Fundraisingcol D$3K

Owns and owesPt X

$729K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M

Total assetsLn 16$1.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$385K

PeoplePt VI, VII

4

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a4

IndependentVI 1b4

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$2K

Total revenueLn 12$1.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$259K

SavingsLn 2$852K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M

Total assetsLn 16$1.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$385K

Net assetsLn 32$729K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$366K	$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16	$366K	$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$77K	$385K
Net assetsLn 32	$290K	$729K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$363K	$363K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$111K	$111K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$9K	$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$3K		$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$178K	$177K	$692
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$3K	$3K
Office expensesLn 13	$4K	$4K	$335
Information technologyLn 14	$6K	$4K	$2K
OccupancyLn 16	$18K	$18K	$194
TravelLn 17	$58K	$58K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$10K	$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$67K	$66K	$585
All other expensesLn 24e	$2K	−$532	−$197	$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$832K	$823K	$7K	$3K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$512K	$638K	−$126K	$155K	990 PDF
FY2023	$503K	$423K	$80K	$281K	990 PDF
FY2022	$613K	$926K	−$313K	$200K	990 PDF
FY2021	$857K	$1.1M	−$215K	$514K	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$1.3M	$832K	$439K	$729K	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 I · Summary $1,271,063 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $597,146$1,269,111

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,794$1,952

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $599,940$1,271,063

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $578,268$362,989

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $9,406$120,860

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $157,931$348,277

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $745,605$832,126

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$145,665$438,937

Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4

VI-1b Independent voting members4

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 $1,271,063 across 4 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,269,111

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,269,111

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,952$1,952

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,952$1,271,063

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $832,126 across 13 lines filed

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $362,989$362,989

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $111,419$111,419

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,441$9,441

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,000$3,000

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $177,120 · Management $692$177,812

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,511$2,511

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,088 · Management $335$4,423

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,903 · Management $2,425$6,328

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,680 · Management $194$17,874

IX-17 TravelPrograms $58,077$58,077

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,518$9,518

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $66,289 · Management $585$66,874

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$532 · Management −$197 · Fundraising $2,589$1,860

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $822,503 · Management $7,034 · Fundraising $2,589$832,126

Part X · Balance sheet $1,113,383 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $191,021$258,883

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $174,542$852,162

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $485$2,338

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $366,308$1,113,383

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $76,720$384,858

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $76,720$384,858

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $289,588$728,525

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $366,308$1,113,383

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $728,525 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,271,063

XI-2 Total expenses$832,126

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$438,937

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$289,588

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$728,525

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

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Operation Fistula FY2020 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Operation Fistula

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV