14 Plus Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 2012InternationalEIN 45-5559740Revenue $520K in FY2025

On file with the IRS14plusfoundation.org14 Wall Street 2nd Floor, 10005-2141 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Nov 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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14+ Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, was founded in 2012 by Joseph Mizzi and Nchimunya Wulf to fund the development, building and operation of schools and orphanages for children in rural African communities.The organization and its initiatives are centered on the following core beliefs: empowering children through education; volunteerism and working with others to realize common goals; achieving a meaningful engagement with the communities it serves; the importance of arts-based education; and that quality design can inspire and make a difference.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $107K a year · 19% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $113K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$130K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$520K
-25% vs prior year
Spent
$434K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$429K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$520K
FY2025▼ -25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$690K
FY2021$301K
FY2022$153K
FY2023$679K
FY2024$690K
FY2025$520K
Expenses
$434K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$715K
FY2021$244K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$508K
FY2024$443K
FY2025$434K
Net assets
$429K
FY2025▲ +25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$160K
FY2021$217K
FY2022−$75K
FY2023$96K
FY2024$343K
FY2025$429K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending April 2025) · 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 2012.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $419K Management & general 3% · $14K Fundraising 0% · $922

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Ceo&co-Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Exec.dir&co-Fdr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Ops
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Programs and updates

Builds and operates schools and orphanages in rural African communities.

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1 program · $419K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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1.Construction of teachers housing at Mwabwindo School location in Zambia, Africa2.Ongoing support of school operations for both Chipakata Childrens Academy and Mwabwindo School (administrators, teacher and staff salaries, uniforms, books, student meal program, supplies, training, etc.).

$419Kprogram 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
$520K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$653K
Investment incomeLn 3$7
Money outPt IX
$434K
Ln 25
Programscol B$419K
Managementcol C$14K
Fundraisingcol D$922
Owns and owesPt X
$429K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$339K
Total assetsLn 16$559K
LiabilitiesLn 26$130K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$653K
Investment incomeLn 3$7
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$520K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$339K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$339K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$162K
Total assetsLn 16$559K
LiabilitiesLn 26$130K
Net assetsLn 32$429K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$216K$339K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$469K$559K
LiabilitiesLn 26$126K$130K
Net assetsLn 32$343K$429K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$367K$367K
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$0
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$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$131$131
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$752$639$113
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$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$55K$51K$4K$922
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$434K$419K$14K$922

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $520K$434K$86K$429K 990 PDF
FY2024 $690K$443K$247K$343K 990 PDF
FY2023 $679K$508K$171K$96K 990 PDF
FY2022 $153K−$75K 990 PDF
FY2021 $301K$244K$57K$217K 990 PDF
FY2020 $690K$715K−$25K$160K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $519,803 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $747,854$653,473
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6$7
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$57,488−$133,677
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $690,372$519,803
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$367,322
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $443,227$66,302
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $443,227$433,624
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $247,145$86,179
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $519,803 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$653,473
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$653,473
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $7$7
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$133,677
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7$519,803
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $433,624 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $367,322$367,322
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 fees$0
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 servicesManagement $7,030$7,030
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $131$131
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $639 · Management $113$752
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 $3,313$3,313
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $50,606 · Management $3,548 · Fundraising $922$55,076
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $418,698 · Management $14,004 · Fundraising $922$433,624
Part X · Balance sheet $558,902 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $216,112$338,972
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $55,000$55,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,354$3,265
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $196,226$161,665
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $468,692$558,902
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $125,615$129,645
X-25 Other liabilities$1
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $125,615$129,646
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $264,985$364,248
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $78,092$65,008
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $343,077$429,256
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $468,692$558,902
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $429,256 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$519,803
XI-2 Total expenses$433,624
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$86,179
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$343,077
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$429,256

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

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