Send a Cow INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Arlington, VA501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 46-4096938

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To raise awareness and support in the united states for rural communities and farming families in africa.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
52¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$76K 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
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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
52%
of spending
Worth a look: 52% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$76K
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $71K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$297K
+65% vs prior year
Spent
$238K
To programs
52%
Net assets
$66K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$297K
FY2021▲ +65%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$180K
FY2021$297K
FY2022$545K
FY2023$484K
FY2024$345K
FY2025$503K
Expenses
$238K
FY2021▲ +18%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$202K
FY2021$238K
FY2022$538K
FY2023$561K
FY2024$318K
FY2025$400K
Net assets
$66K
FY2021▲ ×10
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7K
FY2021$66K
FY2022$73K
FY2023−$4K
FY2024$23K
FY2025$127K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

52 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 52% · $123K Management & general 5% · $11K Fundraising 43% · $103K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $76K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Exec. Dir. of US Development
$75,721Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director - Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Coburn’s $11K as Executive Director (former) is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
J Michael Coburn—$90,976$87,500$75,721
Michael Coburn$10,973———

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

Supports rural African communities and farming families by raising awareness and aid in the United States.

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1 program service account for $123K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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To help other qualifying organizations sustain AND/OR create programs pertaining to economic growth and development in africa

$123Kprogram expense

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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$71K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$297K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$297K
Money outPt IX
$238K
Ln 25
Programscol B$123K
Managementcol C$11K
Fundraisingcol D$103K
Owns and owesPt X
$66K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$72K
Total assetsLn 16$72K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$297K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$297K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$72K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$72K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$72K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$66K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22K$72K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$22K$72K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$7K$66K
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$123K$123K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$98K$98K
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$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$373
Information technologyLn 14$6K$3K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
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$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$238K$123K$11K$103K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $503K$400K$103K$127K 990 PDF
FY2024 $345K$318K$27K$23K 990 PDF
FY2023 $484K$561K−$77K−$4K 990 PDF
FY2022 $545K$538K$7K$73K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $297K$238K$60K$66K 990 PDF
FY2020 $180K$202K−$22K$7K 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 FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $297,426 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$297,426
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$297,426
VIII-3 Investment income$0
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$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$297,426
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $237,712 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $123,003$123,003
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffFundraising $98,489$98,489
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 feesFundraising $1,100$1,100
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,217$3,217
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,273 · Fundraising $373$4,646
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,945 · Fundraising $3,302$6,247
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
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 $1,010$1,010
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $123,003 · Management $11,445 · Fundraising $103,264$237,712
Part X · Balance sheet $72,282 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $21,567$72,033
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $263$249
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $21,830$72,282
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,291$6,029
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,291$6,029
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,539$66,253
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,539$66,253
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $21,830$72,282
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $66,253 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$297,426
XI-2 Total expenses$237,712
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$59,714
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,539
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$66,253

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

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