Answer is a non-religious, non-partisan organization dedicated to helping the people of nepal address problems of poverty through education, primarily by providing educational sponsorships for impoverished students, especially low-caste.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 35 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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FY2025 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $147K a year · 32% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$56K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 10.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $75K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
0.3% 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
$373K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$301K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$373K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$367K
FY2021$945K
FY2022$322K
FY2023$377K
FY2024$385K
FY2025$373K
Expenses
$301K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$203K
FY2021$314K
FY2022$415K
FY2023$317K
FY2024$340K
FY2025$301K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$669K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2025 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 Nov 2007.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $239K Management & general 20% · $61K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $56K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer
$55,823Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Durham’s $56K as Treasurer is at the 52nd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisa Durham$55,823$52,021$49,416$34,269$43,363$30,228

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

Programs and updates

Provides educational sponsorships to impoverished Nepali students to combat poverty.

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1 program · $239K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Revenue is from amounts received from sponsors. Grants are for tuition and school supply payments to schools for students.

$239Kprogram 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 FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$373K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$270K
Investment incomeLn 3$104K
Money outPt IX
$301K
Ln 25
Programscol B$239K
Managementcol C$61K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$250K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$270K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$27K
Investment incomeLn 3$104K
Total revenueLn 12$373K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$250K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$250K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 635
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$287K$250K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$994K$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$239K$239K
Management feesLn 11a$56K$56K
Accounting feesLn 11c$875$875
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$951$951
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$876$876
Total functional expensesLn 25$301K$239K$61K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $373K$301K$73K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $385K$340K$45K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $377K$317K$61K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $322K$415K−$93K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $945K$314K$630K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $367K$203K$164K$669K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $373,309 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $295,005$269,876
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $89,945$104,058
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$323−$625
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $384,627$373,309
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $279,750$239,414
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $52,021$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,875$61,087
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $339,646$300,501
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $44,981$72,808
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $373,309 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$26,786
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$243,090
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$269,876
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $104,058$104,058
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$625−$625
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $103,433$373,309
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $300,501 across 7 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $239,414$239,414
IX-11a Management feesManagement $55,823$55,823
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $875$875
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,084$1,084
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,478$1,478
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $951$951
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $876$876
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $239,414 · Management $61,087 · Fundraising $0$300,501
Part X · Balance sheet $1,353,335 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $286,627$250,257
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,475$5,262
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $994,377$1,097,816
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,287,479$1,353,335
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $11,652$4,700
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,652$4,700
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,275,827$1,348,635
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,275,827$1,348,635
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,287,479$1,353,335
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,348,635 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$373,309
XI-2 Total expenses$300,501
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$72,808
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,275,827
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,348,635

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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