Aec's mission is to support african entrepreneurs to grow their businesses to create jobs, improve livelihoods, and develop lasting economic development in their communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
21¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$344K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.9M a year · 20% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
21%
of spending
Concern: 21% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$344K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $68.9M
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.1M
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.0M
+42% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
21%
Net assets
$10.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$6.0M
FY2021▲ +42%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.3M
FY2021$6.0M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$14.8M
FY2024$15.9M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2021▲ +199%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$699K
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$9.2M
FY2023$8.9M
FY2024$16.7M
Net assets
$10.3M
FY2021▲ +28%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.1M
FY2021$10.3M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$11.0M
FY2024$10.3M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2013.

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Where the money goes

21 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 21% · $438K Management & general 78% · $1.6M Fundraising 1% · $22K

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; $344K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Founder & CEO
$172,235Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder & COO
$172,235Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julienne Oyler’s $303K as Co-Founder & CEO is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 345 $10–100M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Julienne Oyler$303,393$339,292$179,500$172,235$138,778
Sara Leedom$303,393$329,017$179,500$172,235$138,778

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

Programs and updates

Empowers African entrepreneurs to grow businesses, create jobs, and foster community economic development.

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3 programs · $438K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Aec continued to provide training and consulting to small businesses across rwanda, kenya, and ethiopia, inclduing to refugee entrepreneurs. In total, we worked with more than 30,000 buisness in 2021, and opened new operations in ethiopia to provide these services to refugee entreprenuers.

$219Kprogram expense
02

Aec's role as providing low-cost investment to small businesses continued to be a core part of our social mission to ensure financial inclusion for those excluded from mainstream finance. Aec provide investment to refugees, including making available grants, loans, and sharia-compliant products for muslim entreprenuers, ensuring that…

$206Kprogram expense
03

As part of a collaborative partnership with southern new hampshire university, aec supported the education initiatives of the gem hub that allow refugee students around the world to access quality on-line instruction.

$13Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$45K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$438K
Managementcol C$1.6M
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$11.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$619K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$228
Other incomeLn 4–11$45K
Total revenueLn 12$6.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$258K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
Other assetsLn 15$10.1M
Total assetsLn 16$11.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$10.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$8.7M$11.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$649K$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$8.1M$10.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$344K$241K$86K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$47K$33K$12K$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$5K$2K$322
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$10K$4K$732
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$9K$3K$638
Accounting feesLn 11c$42K$10K$31K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$103K$94K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$7K$2K$174
Information technologyLn 14$11K$5K$6K$557
OccupancyLn 16$3K$2K$172$172
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$22K$22K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.5M$0$1.5M$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$438K$1.6M$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $15.9M$16.7M−$759K$10.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $14.8M$8.9M$5.9M$11.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.9M$9.2M−$3.3M$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $6.0M$2.1M$4.0M$10.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.3M$699K$3.6M$8.1M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $6,049,617 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,136,211$4,427,205
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,085,900$1,577,650
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $120$228
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $33,995$44,534
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,256,226$6,049,617
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 $453,778$425,403
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $244,965$1,662,857
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $698,743$2,088,260
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,557,483$3,961,357
Part VI · Governance 8 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,049,617 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $44,534 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$619,271
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,807,934
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,427,205
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,577,650 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,577,650
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $228$228
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,622,184 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $228$6,049,617
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,088,260 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $241,129 · Management $86,118 · Fundraising $17,224$344,471
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $32,964 · Management $11,773 · Fundraising $2,355$47,092
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,504 · Management $1,609 · Fundraising $322$6,435
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,254 · Management $3,662 · Fundraising $732$14,648
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,930 · Management $3,189 · Fundraising $638$12,757
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $10,188 · Management $31,434$41,622
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $94,067 · Management $8,434$102,501
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,781 · Management $1,942 · Fundraising $174$8,897
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,013 · Management $5,571 · Fundraising $557$11,141
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,333 · Management $172 · Fundraising $172$2,677
IX-17 TravelManagement $6,174$6,174
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $21,856$21,856
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $1,467,989 · Fundraising $0$1,467,989
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $438,019 · Management $1,628,067 · Fundraising $22,174$2,088,260
Part X · Balance sheet $11,434,782 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $468,627$1,113,619
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $710,071$257,584
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,562,303$10,063,579
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,741,001$11,434,782
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $43,906$180,540
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $480,184$922,060
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $649,090$1,102,600
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,091,911$10,332,182
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,091,911$10,332,182
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,741,001$11,434,782
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,332,182 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,049,617
XI-2 Total expenses$2,088,260
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,961,357
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,091,911
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,721,086
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,332,182

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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