The Ama Foundation FY2020 filing

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Berkeley, CA501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 36-4478880Revenue $209K in FY2020

On file with the IRSama-foundation.orgPo Box 7075, 94707-0075 · Berkeley, CATax-exempt since May 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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AMA FOUNDATION SUPPORT A permanent care home in Nepal for at-risk children who have been abandoned, trafficked or have lost their home and family to poverty, drug/alcohol abuse or illness.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ 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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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
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 $177K a year · 41% 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
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $129K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$209K
Spent
$184K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$260K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$209K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$209K
FY2021$261K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$184K
FY2024$294K
Expenses
$184K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$184K
FY2021$217K
FY2022$235K
FY2023$356K
FY2024$297K
Net assets
$260K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$260K
FY2021$307K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2002.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $153K Management & general 12% · $23K Fundraising 4% · $8K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Boardchair-21
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman (2020)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Provides a permanent care home in Nepal for at-risk children.

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1 program · $153K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Operation of home ama ghar in kathmandu, nepal that provides food,clothing, shelter, medical care, and education to nepali children who are orphaned, abandoned, or under privileged.

$153Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $122K · 2020–2020
Individual RecipientFY2020$122,156

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$209K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$105K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$104K
Investment incomeLn 3$152
Money outPt IX
$184K
Ln 25
Programscol B$153K
Managementcol C$23K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$260K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$259K
Total assetsLn 16$260K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$104K
Investment incomeLn 3$152
Other incomeLn 4–11$105K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$3K
Total revenueLn 12$209K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$244K
SavingsLn 2$15K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$259K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$265
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$260K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$260K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 62
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$143K$259K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$100K$265
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$243K$260K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$243K$260K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$122K$122K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$30K$15K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$329$329
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$15K$2K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$872$417$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$184K$153K$23K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $294K$297K−$2K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $184K$356K−$172K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$235K$989K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $261K$217K$44K$307K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $209K$184K$24K$260K 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 $208,571 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $203,848$103,937
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $31,558−$2,941
I-11 Other revenue$107,575
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $235,406$208,571
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $169,493$122,156
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $77,195$62,122
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $246,688$184,278
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$11,282$24,293
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $208,571 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$103,937
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$103,937
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $152$152
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$3,093−$3,093
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $107,575$107,575
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $104,634$208,571
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $184,278 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $122,156$122,156
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $15,000 · Management $15,000$30,000
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $329$329
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,398$4,398
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,102$1,102
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,405 · Management $1,583 · Fundraising $4,857$21,845
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $872 · Management $417 · Fundraising $3,159$4,448
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $153,433 · Management $22,829 · Fundraising $8,016$184,278
Part X · Balance sheet $259,534 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $130,566$244,383
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $12,884$14,886
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $99,605$265
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $243,055$259,534
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $140,552$153,785
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $102,503$105,749
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $243,055$259,534
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $243,055$259,534
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $259,534 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$208,571
XI-2 Total expenses$184,278
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,293
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$243,055
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$7,814
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$259,534

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

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