Codespa America FY2022 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 2011InternationalEIN 45-5419038Revenue $1.3M in FY2022

On file with the IRScodespa-america.org1050 Connecticut Ave Nw Unit 66235, 20035-7562 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Jul 2013Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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We are on a mission to elevate 10 million people from poverty to prosperity in the most underserved regions of latin America, africa, and asia through our community-led, scalable approach to rural market development and empowering entrepreneurs by providing them access to knowledge, markets, and financial services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$100K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $24K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$63K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+141% vs prior year
Spent
$504K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$682K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2022▲ +141%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$466K
FY2021$527K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$492K
FY2024$145K
FY2025$417K
Expenses
$504K
FY2022▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$495K
FY2021$513K
FY2022$504K
FY2023$631K
FY2024$660K
FY2025$417K
Net assets
$682K
FY2022▲ ×10
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$97K
FY2021−$82K
FY2022$682K
FY2023$543K
FY2024$28K
FY2025$28K

From the FY2022 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 Jul 2013.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $348K Management & general 20% · $100K Fundraising 11% · $56K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$100,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michelle Hnizda’s $120K as Executive Director is at the 89th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michelle Riestra———$100,000$100,000$125,000
Michelle Hnizda$120,000$120,000$120,000———

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Alleviates poverty globally by creating income-generating opportunities through market-based solutions.

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3 programs · $348K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Promoting entrepreneurship, employment, community savings and credit groups to provide economic and capital opportunities to the families of huaral, per phase 2 total $1 million in the first phase of our project aimed at promoting entrepreneurship, employment, community savings, and credit in the vulnerable communities of huaral, we…

$248Kprogram expense
02

Contribution to the economic recovery of 200 families from the effects of pandemic lockdowns and the armed conflict and illicit economies in the municipalities of miranda and tumaco - COLOMBIA.TOTAL : $125,000.00THE project is dedicated to fostering licit economies as a means to support the livelihoods of 200 small producers who have…

$55Kprogram expense
03

Market consolidation and small businesses development for indigenous textile artisans as a source for alternative employment and income for vulnerable women, peru and BOLIVIA.THE project aims at the competitive consolidation of the textile productionactivities initiated in a previous project, continuing working in improving professional…

$45Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$24K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$415
Money outPt IX
$504K
Ln 25
Programscol B$348K
Managementcol C$100K
Fundraisingcol D$56K
Owns and owesPt X
$682K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$44K
Total assetsLn 16$745K
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$415
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$44K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$44K
Total assetsLn 16$745K
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K
Net assetsLn 32$682K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 612
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$36K$44K
Total assetsLn 16$64K$745K
LiabilitiesLn 26$147K$63K
Net assetsLn 32−$82K$682K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$108K$14K$76K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$989$5K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$40K$40K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$328K$306K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$5K$7K
TravelLn 17$8K$860$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$0$28K−$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25$504K$348K$100K$56K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $417K$417K$64$28K 990 PDF
FY2024 $145K$660K−$515K$28K 990 PDF
FY2023 $492K$631K−$139K$543K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.3M$504K$765K$682K 990 PDF
FY2021 $527K$513K$15K−$82K 990 PDF
FY2020 $466K$495K−$29K−$97K 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
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,268,760 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $526,847$1,268,345
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $380$415
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $527,227$1,268,760
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 $114,783$116,007
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $397,920$387,959
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $512,703$503,966
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $14,524$764,794
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,268,760 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,268,345
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,250
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,268,345
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $415$415
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $415$1,268,760
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $503,966 across 7 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $14,011 · Management $75,665 · Fundraising $18,681$108,357
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $989 · Management $5,342 · Fundraising $1,319$7,650
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $40,194$40,194
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $305,719 · Fundraising $22,525$328,244
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,068 · Fundraising $6,770$11,838
IX-17 TravelManagement $860 · Fundraising $6,823$7,683
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,542 · Management −$27,542$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $348,261 · Management $99,587 · Fundraising $56,118$503,966
Part X · Balance sheet $745,150 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $35,903$44,437
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $25,120$699,721
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,306$992
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $64,329$745,150
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $165$2,610
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $54,648$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $65,558$60,197
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $26,409$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $146,780$62,807
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$82,451−$132,765
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$815,108
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$82,451$682,343
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $64,329$745,150
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $682,343 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,268,760
XI-2 Total expenses$503,966
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$764,794
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$82,451
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$682,343

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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