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.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$48K 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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FY2023 · 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
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$48K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.9 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
$5K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$428K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$315K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$631K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$428K
FY2023▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$186K
FY2021$275K
FY2022$393K
FY2023$428K
FY2024$638K
FY2025$930K
Expenses
$315K
FY2023▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$95K
FY2021$166K
FY2022$271K
FY2023$315K
FY2024$407K
FY2025$701K
Net assets
$631K
FY2023▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$293K
FY2021$402K
FY2022$524K
FY2023$631K
FY2024$844K
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2023 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 Sep 2014.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $228K Management & general 25% · $78K Fundraising 3% · $10K

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; $48K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$48,150Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Claire Fedele$65,000$52,965$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.

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1 program · $228K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Education

The shade campus is located on 30 acres in a village outside of shinyanga, tanzaia supporting and educating over 120 families in classes for children from pre-kindergarten to 2ND grade. Teachers use an aged-based curriculum to offer core subjects in english, math, science, bible, and SPORTS/PHYSICAL education.

$228Kprogram expense

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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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$428K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$381K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$45K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$315K
Ln 25
Programscol B$228K
Managementcol C$78K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$631K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$259K
Total assetsLn 16$636K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$381K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$45K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$428K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$139K
SavingsLn 2$121K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$259K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$369K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$636K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$631K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$325K$259K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5K$7K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$196K$369K
Total assetsLn 16$527K$636K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$524K$631K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$48K$19K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$637$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$2K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$12K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$8K$2K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$39K$39K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$172K$165K$5K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$242$242
Total functional expensesLn 25$315K$228K$78K$10K

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 Viewing $428K$315K$113K$631K 990 PDF
FY2022 $393K$271K$121K$524K 990 PDF
FY2021 $275K$166K$109K$402K 990 PDF
FY2020 $186K$95K$91K$293K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $428,068 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $373,436$380,876
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,099$44,554
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21$2,638
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $392,556$428,068
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $49,718$52,332
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $221,651$262,595
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $271,369$314,927
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $121,187$113,141
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $428,068 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$380,876
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$380,876
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $44,554$44,554
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,638$2,638
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $44,554 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,638$428,068
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $314,927 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $19,260 · Management $28,890$48,150
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $4,182$4,182
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $637 · Management $3,691$4,328
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,912 · Management $10,155$12,067
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $11,700 · Fundraising $7,600$19,300
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,409$1,409
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $6,183$6,183
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,836 · Management $6,303$8,139
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $38,761$38,761
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $165,218 · Management $4,982 · Fundraising $1,966$172,166
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $242$242
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $227,624 · Management $77,737 · Fundraising $9,566$314,927
Part X · Balance sheet $636,319 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $324,529$138,519
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$120,889
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $195,956$368,638
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,007$6,735
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,017$1,538
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $526,509$636,319
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $728$2,428
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,276$2,769
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,004$5,197
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $372,323$579,897
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $151,182$51,225
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $523,505$631,122
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $526,509$636,319
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $631,122 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$428,068
XI-2 Total expenses$314,927
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$113,141
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$523,505
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$493
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$6,017
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$631,122

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