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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
46¢ 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $236K a year · 38% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
46%
of spending
Concern: 46% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 35% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 35% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $540K
Looks good: 8 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
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Revenue
$471K
+43% vs prior year
Spent
$288K
To programs
46%
Net assets
$551K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$471K
FY2022▲ +43%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$330K
FY2022$471K
FY2023$679K
FY2024$815K
FY2025$842K
Expenses
$288K
FY2022▲ +76%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$163K
FY2022$288K
FY2023$450K
FY2024$511K
FY2025$547K
Net assets
$551K
FY2022▲ +50%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$368K
FY2022$551K
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.4M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2014.

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Where the money goes

46 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 46% · $133K Management & general 38% · $110K Fundraising 16% · $45K

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director & Program Directo
$100,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director & Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ming Richie’s $106K as Executive Director is at the 85th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Ming Richie$106,090$103,000$100,000$100,000

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 15aNo

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1 program · $133K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Provide education to low income communities

$133Kprogram 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$471K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$446K
Investment incomeLn 3$29K
Money outPt IX
$288K
Ln 25
Programscol B$133K
Managementcol C$110K
Fundraisingcol D$45K
Owns and owesPt X
$551K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$349K
Total assetsLn 16$551K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$446K
Investment incomeLn 3$29K
Gains on assetsLn 7$27K
Total revenueLn 12$471K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$349K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$349K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$202K
Total assetsLn 16$551K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$551K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 630
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$282K$349K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$85K$202K
Total assetsLn 16$368K$551K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$368K$551K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$74K$74K
Management feesLn 11a$95K$95K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$622$622
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$105K$59K$45K
Total functional expensesLn 25$288K$133K$110K$45K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $842K$547K$295K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $815K$511K$304K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $679K$450K$229K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $471K$288K$183K$551K 990 PDF
FY2021 $330K$163K$167K$368K 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
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Part I · Summary $471,268 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $318,119$446,470
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,062$28,636
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0−$3,838
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $330,181$471,268
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $139,540$73,548
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $23,725$214,426
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $163,265$287,974
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $166,916$183,294
Part VI · Governance 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
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 $471,268 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$446,470
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$446,470
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $1,667$1,667
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business $26,969$26,969
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business −$3,838−$3,838
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $24,798 · Excluded from tax $0$471,268
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $287,974 across 6 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $73,548$73,548
IX-11a Management feesManagement $95,171$95,171
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $622$622
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $5,485$5,485
IX-17 TravelManagement $8,580$8,580
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $59,076 · Fundraising $45,492$104,568
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $132,624 · Management $109,858 · Fundraising $45,492$287,974
Part X · Balance sheet $551,107 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $282,478$349,171
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $85,335$201,936
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $367,813$551,107
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $367,813$551,107
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $367,813$551,107
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $551,107 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$471,268
XI-2 Total expenses$287,974
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$183,294
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$367,813
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$551,107

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