Project Ethiopia: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 35-2575284)

Sue Wilkes’s $15K as Executive Director is at the 12th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Sue Wilkes	$14,624	$14,624	$54,850	$58,500	$58,475

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 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $180K · in their own filed words · FY2023

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In 2023, Project Ethiopia completed two rural primary school buildings consisting of four rooms each and serving a total of 420 students a day in grades K-8. We painted the interior walls and distributed solar powered lanterns with cell phone chargers to 200 households so that now more than 1,100 adults and children are benefitting from…

$180Kprogram 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

National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$25K

Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$16K

Mightycause Charitable FoundationFY2024$12K

Fahey Family FoundationFY2024$500

Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$53K

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By the numbers

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The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$274K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$269K

Investment incomeLn 3$5K

Money outPt IX

$211K

Ln 25

Programscol B$180K

Managementcol C$17K

Fundraisingcol D$14K

Owns and owesPt X

$271K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$271K

Total assetsLn 16$271K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

10

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a9

IndependentVI 1b9

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$269K

Government grantsLn 1e$14K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Investment incomeLn 3$5K

Total revenueLn 12$274K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$152K

SavingsLn 2$119K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$271K

Total assetsLn 16$271K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$271K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 51

VolunteersI 625

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

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$209K	$271K
Total assetsLn 16	$209K	$271K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$400	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$208K	$271K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$158K	$158K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$15K	$7K	$3K	$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$18K	$9K	$4K	$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$3K	$2K	$615	$922
Accounting feesLn 11c	$2K		$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$8K	$585	$5K	$2K
Information technologyLn 14	$3K		$2K	$816
TravelLn 17	$4K	$4K
InsuranceLn 23	$2K		$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$211K	$180K	$17K	$14K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$268K	$219K	$48K	$319K	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$274K	$211K	$63K	$271K	990 PDF
FY2022	$256K	$268K	−$12K	$208K	990 PDF
FY2021	$269K	$255K	$15K	$220K	990 PDF
FY2020	$261K	$197K	$64K	$220K	990 PDF

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 $274,087 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $254,147$268,852

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,523$5,235

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $255,670$274,087

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $180,200$157,643

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $64,499$35,696

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $22,954$17,881

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $267,653$211,220

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$11,983$62,867

Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9

VI-1b Independent voting members9

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $274,087 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$14,000

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$254,852

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$268,852

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,235$5,235

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,235$274,087

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $211,220 across 9 lines filed

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $157,643$157,643

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $7,312 · Management $2,925 · Fundraising $4,387$14,624

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,999 · Management $3,600 · Fundraising $5,399$17,998

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,537 · Management $615 · Fundraising $922$3,074

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,599$1,599

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $585 · Management $4,828 · Fundraising $2,463$7,876

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,151 · Fundraising $816$2,967

IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,902$3,902

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,537$1,537

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $179,978 · Management $17,255 · Fundraising $13,987$211,220

Part X · Balance sheet $271,300 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $42,859$151,849

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $165,974$119,451

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $208,833$271,300

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $400$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $208,433$271,300

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $208,433$271,300

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $208,833$271,300

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $271,300 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$274,087

XI-2 Total expenses$211,220

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$62,867

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$208,433

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$271,300

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