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Funsepa US

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Santa Monica, CA501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 46-0810539Revenue $33K in FY2024

On file with the IRSfunsepa.org1299 Ocean Ave Ste 333, 90401-1057 · Santa Monica, CATax-exempt since Nov 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To support Funsepa, Guatemalas leading educational NGO, working to improve the quality of education by bringing computers and technology to over 600,000 students and training over 90,000 teachers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 15% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
56 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 55.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $49K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 10 voting members
Concern: none of 10 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$33K
-64% vs prior year
Spent
$33K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$154K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$33K
FY2024▼ -64%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$88K
FY2021$245K
FY2022$79K
FY2023$91K
FY2024$33K
Expenses
$33K
FY2024▼ -58%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$192K
FY2022$78K
FY2023$80K
FY2024$33K
Net assets
$154K
FY2024▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$63K
FY2021$116K
FY2022$117K
FY2023$129K
FY2024$154K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2012.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $25K Management & general 25% · $8K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Carolina Paiz
President & Sec
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Salvador Paiz
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Wilmar Mejia
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Maria Herrera
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Wilson
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paula Arrojo
Director
$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

Brings computers and technology to Guatemalan students and trains teachers to improve education quality.

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3 programs · $25K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

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$25Kprogram expense
02

Investigation-research studies conducted by the foundation to analyze the effectiveness of computer donations to the FOLLOWING:1) students-by analyzing and comparing the funsepa schoolsto those that do not have access to COMPUTERS2) teachers and their enhanced education tools since acquiring a computer through funsepa

Pt IX · col B
03

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Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2023
Sandy Hill FoundationFY2023$40K
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$7K
Robin Smith Charitable TrustFY2023$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$49K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$33K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$33K
Money outPt IX
$33K
Ln 25
Programscol B$25K
Managementcol C$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$154K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$154K
Total assetsLn 16$154K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$33K
Total revenueLn 12$33K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$154K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$154K
Total assetsLn 16$154K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$154K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$154K$154K
Total assetsLn 16$154K$154K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K$0
Net assetsLn 32$129K$154K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$25K$25K
Management feesLn 11a$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$33K$25K$8K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $33K$33K−$27$154K 990 PDF
FY2023 $91K$80K$11K$129K 990 PDF
FY2022 $79K$78K$1K$117K 990 PDF
FY2021 $245K$192K$53K$116K 990 PDF
FY2020 $88K$63K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $33,160 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $91,163$33,160
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $91,163$33,160
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $32,000$25,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $500$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $47,361$8,187
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $79,861$33,187
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,302−$27
Part VI · Governance 0 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $33,160 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$33,160
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$33,160
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$33,160
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $33,187 across 3 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $25,000$25,000
IX-11a Management feesManagement $1,194$1,194
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,993$6,993
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $25,000 · Management $8,187 · Fundraising $0$33,187
Part X · Balance sheet $153,769 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $153,795$153,769
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $153,795$153,769
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $25,159$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,159$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $128,636$153,769
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $153,795$153,769
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $153,769 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$33,160
XI-2 Total expenses$33,187
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$27
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$128,636
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$25,159
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$153,769

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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