We work with Tanzanian women Artisans as they create beautiful, handmade artisan products. We provide a fair wage for their exceptional work, along with unique opportunities which enrich their lives and those of their families (this includes clean water accessible to them and their families, access to tools and equipment for micro-business, school fees and uniforms, and English lessons). Ultimately, after expenses, proceeds from artisan products are invested in US charities which invest in clean water, girls education, and women and children's health. We have no paid employees and though costs for starting up the organization have been higher (with potential for revenue from artisan products uncertain) we endeavor to ensure that we are achieving important social good for the Artisans and the charitable beneficiaries.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15K a year · 8% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $14K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 4 voting members
Concern: none of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$256K
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$265K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$53K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$256K
FY2025▲ +28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$128K
FY2023$216K
FY2024$200K
FY2025$256K
Expenses
$265K
FY2025▲ +67%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$109K
FY2023$207K
FY2024$158K
FY2025$265K
Net assets
$53K
FY2025▼ -34%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$46K
FY2023$38K
FY2024$80K
FY2025$53K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2016.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $245K Management & general 7% · $20K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
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Questions the 990 asks

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

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Empowers Tanzanian women artisans with fair wages and opportunities, funding US charities for clean water, education, and health.

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3 programs · $245K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Period Outreach & Menstrual Health Initiative (uhurupads)

Operated the 'UhuruPads' initiative, Africa's first compostable sanitary pad production and humanitarian distribution program based in East Africa (Tanzania). This initiative directly provides dignified employment for local women who manufacture eco-friendly, 100% compostable menstrual pads.

$121Kprogram expense
02

Artisan Program

Our commitment to female empowerment and economic mobility has a deep and lasting impact on the 30 women Artisans currently engaged in our program in East Africa (Tanzania), allowing them to structurally exit poverty while preserving their rich cultural heritage.

$78Kprogram expense
03

Scholarship Program

Driven by the foundational belief and Swahili proverb, 'Elimu ni mali ambayo adui hawezi kuiteka'-Education is a possession that no enemy can take-our Scholarship Program provides critical academic access and educational enrichment to young women and the children of our local community partners in East Africa (Tanzania), supporting 5…

$46Kprogram 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 2 funders$14K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$256K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$209K
Other incomeLn 4–11$47K
Money outPt IX
$265K
Ln 25
Programscol B$245K
Managementcol C$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$53K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$59K
Total assetsLn 16$59K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$209K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Other incomeLn 4–11$47K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$256K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$59K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$59K
Total assetsLn 16$59K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$53K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 660
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K$59K
Total assetsLn 16$88K$59K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$80K$53K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$880$880
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$46K$46K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$798$0$798$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$0$3K$0
Office expensesLn 13$10K$0$10K$0
Information technologyLn 14$3K$0$3K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$68K$68K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$599$0$599$0
InterestLn 20$841$0$841$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$290$0$290$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$132K$131K$595$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$265K$245K$20K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $256K$265K−$9K$53K 990 PDF
FY2024 $200K$158K$42K$80K 990 PDF
FY2023 $216K$207K$8K$38K 990 PDF
FY2022 $128K$109K$19K$46K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $256,484 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $222,237$209,186
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$22,065$47,298
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $200,172$256,484
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $32,925$46,744
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 $125,516$218,386
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $158,441$265,130
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $41,731−$8,646
Part VI · Governance 0 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $256,484 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $47,298 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$209,186
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$209,186
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $47,298 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$256,484
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $265,130 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $880$880
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $45,864$45,864
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $798 · Fundraising $0$798
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,820 · Fundraising $0$1,820
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $2,571 · Fundraising $0$2,571
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $9,523 · Fundraising $0$9,523
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $2,771 · Fundraising $0$2,771
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $67,575 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$67,575
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $599 · Fundraising $0$599
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $841 · Fundraising $0$841
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $290 · Fundraising $0$290
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $131,003 · Management $595 · Fundraising $0$131,598
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $245,322 · Management $19,808 · Fundraising $0$265,130
Part X · Balance sheet $58,890 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $66,908$58,890
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 $18,231$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,950$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $88,089$58,890
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,564$6,128
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-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,564$6,128
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $79,525$52,762
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $79,525$52,762
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $88,089$58,890
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $52,762 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$256,484
XI-2 Total expenses$265,130
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,646
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$79,525
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$18,117
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$52,762

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