Shade FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Great Falls, VA501(c)(3)Since 2014InternationalEIN 47-1489275

Shade is a Christian organization empowering children, families, and communities affected by albinism and other vulnerabilities in Tanzania.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$42K 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $149K a year · 31% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$42K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $115K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$275K
+48% vs prior year
Spent
$166K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$402K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$275K
FY2021▲ +48%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$186K
FY2021$275K
FY2022$393K
FY2023$428K
FY2024$638K
FY2025$930K
Expenses
$166K
FY2021▲ +75%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$95K
FY2021$166K
FY2022$271K
FY2023$315K
FY2024$407K
FY2025$701K
Net assets
$402K
FY2021▲ +37%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$293K
FY2021$402K
FY2022$524K
FY2023$631K
FY2024$844K
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · 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

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $103K Management & general 38% · $63K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $42K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director/Interim Chair
$42,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Claire Fedele’s $65K as Executive Director is at the 60th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Claire Fedele$65,000$52,965————
Claire Fedele——$48,150$45,000$42,000$35,500

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Brings Christ's love and hope to people with albinism in Tanzania.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $103K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Education the shade school is situated on 10.5 acres of land in shinyanga, tanzania andsupports students from our local area enrolled in two classes, a baby class and a middleclass. Aged from three to four years, students attend a half-day of school where they aretaught in english, eat breakfast, get a healthy afternoon snack, and take a…

$103Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $36K · 2020–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$35,500

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$275K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$275K
Investment incomeLn 3$34
Money outPt IX
$166K
Ln 25
Programscol B$103K
Managementcol C$63K
Owns and owesPt X
$402K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$204K
Total assetsLn 16$403K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$275K
Investment incomeLn 3$34
Total revenueLn 12$275K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$204K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$204K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$199K
Other assetsLn 15$500
Total assetsLn 16$403K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$402K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$184K$204K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$110K$199K
Total assetsLn 16$294K$403K
LiabilitiesLn 26$992$1K
Net assetsLn 32$293K$402K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$42K$42K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$150$150
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$5K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$379$379
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$17$17
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$34K$34K
InsuranceLn 23$133$133
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$68K$65K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$274$274
Total functional expensesLn 25$166K$103K$63K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $930K$701K$229K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $638K$407K$231K$844K 990 PDF
FY2023 $428K$315K$113K$631K 990 PDF
FY2022 $393K$271K$121K$524K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $275K$166K$109K$402K 990 PDF
FY2020 $186K$95K$91K$293K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $275,246 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$275,212
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$275,212
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $34$34
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $34$275,246
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $165,799 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $42,000$42,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $3,947$3,947
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $150$150
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,826 · Management $6,361$11,187
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $379$379
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $6,032$6,032
IX-17 TravelManagement $17$17
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $33,623$33,623
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $133$133
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $64,603 · Management $3,454$68,057
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $274$274
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $103,185 · Management $62,614 · Fundraising $0$165,799
Part X · Balance sheet $403,375 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $184,056$203,955
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $109,807$198,920
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $293,863$403,375
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $992$399
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$658
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $992$1,057
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $191,645$388,635
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $101,226$13,683
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $292,871$402,318
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $293,863$403,375
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $402,318 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$275,246
XI-2 Total expenses$165,799
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$109,447
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$292,871
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$402,318

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