Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2013.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
10 people listed on the 990.
Jason Miles’s $3K as President is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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.
See Sew Powerful executive salaries →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
Supports Zambian schools, children, and families through Christian ministry.
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Purse Program
The sew powerful purse program is a women and girls' empowerment program. The team members are trained to sew and to make soap, and are paid for their work. These items are packed in purses made by donors around the world, and delivered to local girls via health class.
Feeding & Training Program
Activities are conducted in three program methods. First, the "3 esthers farm" focuses on providing fresh food to our partner schools. Second, the tikondane gardens program focuses on teen empowerment by having teens manage backyard gardens for the widows and vulnerable households in our service area.
Academic Success Program
This program assists needy students with scholarships and helps fund vocational training instructors and teachers.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY22 | End FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $70K | $113K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $512K | $464K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $652 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $512K | $463K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $941K | $941K | ||
| Management feesLn 11a | $24K | $7K | $17K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $5K | $494 | $4K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $6K | $6K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $4K | $167 | $4K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $4K | $4K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $411 | $411 | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $18K | $15K | $3K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.0M | $964K | $28K | $11K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 5, 2025 | $1.7M | $1.8M | −$36K | $928K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 | $1.4M | $943K | $501K | $964K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2023 | $954K | $1.0M | −$49K | $463K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 13, 2022 | $716K | $576K | $140K | $512K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 28, 2021 | $768K | $447K | $321K | $372K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $953,976 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 5 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $953,976 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,002,936 across 8 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $464,146 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $463,494 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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