To transform lives and empower communities by providing lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, disease and under-education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$72K 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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FY2020 · 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 $16K a year · 3% 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
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $88K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$69K
169% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 169% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$324K
Spent
$341K
To programs
70%
Net assets
−$28K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$324K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$324K
FY2021$466K
FY2022$371K
FY2023$546K
FY2024$627K
Expenses
$341K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$341K
FY2021$422K
FY2022$329K
FY2023$579K
FY2024$583K
Net assets
−$28K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$28K
FY2021$17K
FY2022$59K
FY2023$26K
FY2024$69K

From the FY2020 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 Sep 2014.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $239K Management & general 19% · $66K Fundraising 11% · $36K

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; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$72,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Beatrice Williamson’s $72K as Executive Director is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Beatrice Williamson$72,000$80,308$63,692$72,000$72,000

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Transforms lives and empowers communities by solving poverty, hunger, disease, and under-education.

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1 program · $239K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Empowered and supported Africans through healthy feeding programs, a medical clinic, care for HIV positive individuals through the Living Positive program, in-house visits and medical care, and education.

$239Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$88K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$324K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$324K
Investment incomeLn 3$221
Money outPt IX
$341K
Ln 25
Programscol B$239K
Managementcol C$66K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
−$28K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$41K
Total assetsLn 16$41K
LiabilitiesLn 26$69K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$324K
Investment incomeLn 3$221
Total revenueLn 12$324K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$21K
SavingsLn 2$20K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$41K
Total assetsLn 16$41K
LiabilitiesLn 26$69K
Net assetsLn 32−$28K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$36K$41K
Total assetsLn 16$37K$41K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K$69K
Net assetsLn 32−$5K−$28K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$514$514
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$148K$148K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$27K$33K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$2K$3K$923
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$29K$10K$6K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$27K$19K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$2K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$20K$14K$5K$1K
TravelLn 17$14K$12K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$279$279
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$781$781
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K$513
Total functional expensesLn 25$341K$239K$66K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $627K$583K$43K$69K 990 PDF
FY2023 $546K$579K−$33K$26K 990 PDF
FY2022 $371K$329K$43K$59K 990 PDF
FY2021 $466K$422K$45K$17K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $324K$341K−$17K−$28K 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 $323,939 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $406,502$323,718
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$221
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $27,613$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $434,115$323,939
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $178,928$148,894
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $98,667$81,745
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $176,284$109,919
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $453,879$340,558
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$19,764−$16,619
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $323,939 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$323,718
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$323,718
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $221$221
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $221 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$323,939
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $340,558 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $514$514
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $148,380$148,380
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $26,941 · Management $32,572 · Fundraising $12,487$72,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $3,915$3,915
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,992 · Management $2,915 · Fundraising $923$5,830
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,260$4,260
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,037 · Management $5,971 · Fundraising $13,163$29,171
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,914 · Fundraising $8,174$27,088
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,502 · Management $2,999$4,501
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,368$1,368
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,733 · Management $5,423 · Fundraising $1,197$20,353
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,283 · Management $1,573$13,856
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $279$279
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,558$1,558
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $781$781
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,248$3,248
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,943 · Management $513$3,456
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $238,607 · Management $66,007 · Fundraising $35,944$340,558
Part X · Balance sheet $40,858 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $36,238$20,637
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$20,221
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $37,019$40,858
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $42,363$36,245
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $42,363$68,864
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$5,344−$28,006
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$5,344−$28,006
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $37,019$40,858
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$28,006 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$323,939
XI-2 Total expenses$340,558
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$16,619
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$5,344
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$6,043
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$28,006

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