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Kobo INC

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Cambridge, MA501(c)(3)International EIN 37-1934868Revenue $2.9M in FY2024Latest return filed Nov 12, 2025

On file with the IRSkobotoolbox.orgCambridge, MATax-exempt since Feb 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To host and maintain kobotoolbox, a data collection, management, and visualization platform used globally for humanitarian actions and to support open-source data systems and technology for global development, peace, human rights and humanitarian action.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 37-1934868) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $28K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
90% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$161K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 62% of similar orgs
Pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
Cash reserves
3.2 mo
of spending, in cash
3.2 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $500K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$983K
88% of total assets
Liabilities are 88% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
7 of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
In line with peersDifferent from peersFar from peersNo peer rangeNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$2.9M
+54% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$130K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.9M
FY2024▲ +54%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$551K
FY2021$591K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.9M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2024▲ +65%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$141K
FY2021$821K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$3.0M
Net assets
$130K
FY2024▼ -55%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$500K
FY2021$447K
FY2022$266K
FY2023$292K
FY2024$130K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2020.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $2.7M Management & general 10% · $293K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $161K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Tino Kreutzer
Chief Operating Officer
$160,695Pt VII · Sec A
Phuong Pham
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kam Morshed
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bob Kitchen
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tino Kreutzer’s $161K as Chief Operating Officer is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Tino Kreutzer$160,695$167,825$120,454$80,762

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

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

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1 program · $2.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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In 2024, kobo inc. Supported more than 250,000 kobotoolbox users from more than 32,000 organizations who collected over 250 million survey submissions in over 220 countries and territories worldwide. Kobo inc.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 37-1934868) · Dispute this line
$2.7Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
Conrad N Hilton FoundationFY2023$500K
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$11
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$500K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.7M
Managementcol C$293K
Owns and owesPt X
$130K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$811K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$983K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$2.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$811K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$811K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$11K
Accounts receivableLn 4$235K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$48K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$983K
Net assetsLn 32$130K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$581K$811K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3K$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$4K
Total assetsLn 16$721K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$429K$983K
Net assetsLn 32$292K$130K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$161K$161K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$382K$331K$52K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$24K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$26K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$104K$104K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$25K$12K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$38K$19K$19K
Office expensesLn 13$35K$19K$17K
Information technologyLn 14$528K$528K
TravelLn 17$28K$17K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$900$900
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.7M$1.6M$59K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$2.7M$293K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2025 $2.9M$3.0M−$162K$130K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $1.9M$1.8M$25K$292K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $1.0M$1.2M−$181K$266K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $591K$821K−$230K$447K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 17, 2021 $551K$141K$411K$500K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $2,862,987 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,291,319$1,082,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $560,115$1,778,485
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,946$2,502
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,854,380$2,862,987
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $341,303$600,943
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,488,045$2,424,529
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,829,348$3,025,472
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $25,032−$162,485
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,862,987 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,082,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,082,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,778,485$1,778,485
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,502$2,502
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,778,485 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,502$2,862,987
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,025,472 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $160,695$160,695
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $330,625 · Management $51,577$382,202
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,245 · Management $4,524$28,769
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,872 · Management $3,405$29,277
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,090$4,090
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $103,743$103,743
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,478 · Management $12,813$25,291
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,999 · Management $19,251$38,250
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,803 · Management $16,682$35,485
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $527,652$527,652
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,957 · Management $11,412$28,369
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $900$900
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,254$5,254
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,596,238 · Management $59,257$1,655,495
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,732,564 · Management $292,908 · Fundraising $0$3,025,472
Part X · Balance sheet $1,112,646 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $580,819$810,582
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$11,440
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $109,887$235,146
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $27,712$48,315
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$3,730
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,636$3,433
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $721,054$1,112,646
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $175,647$266,362
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $253,780$716,345
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $429,427$982,707
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $291,627$75,009
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$54,930
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $291,627$129,939
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $721,054$1,112,646
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $129,939 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,862,987
XI-2 Total expenses$3,025,472
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$162,485
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$291,627
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$797
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$129,939

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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