Tanager brings people together to co-create new ways of realizing life-changing economic opportunity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$883K 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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $191K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$883K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $7.7M
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8.6M
95% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 95% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.5M
+61% vs prior year
Spent
$10.2M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$427K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$10.5M
FY2021▲ +61%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.5M
FY2021$10.5M
FY2022$10.2M
FY2023$11.7M
FY2024$13.1M
Expenses
$10.2M
FY2021▲ +60%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.4M
FY2021$10.2M
FY2022$11.1M
FY2023$11.5M
FY2024$11.8M
Net assets
$427K
FY2021▲ +219%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$134K
FY2021$427K
FY2022−$416K
FY2023−$162K
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2021 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1993.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $9.2M Management & general 10% · $1.0M

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

18 people listed on the 990; $883K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$257,809Pt VII · Sec A
$185,873Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director
$122,858Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director
$114,503Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director
$102,380Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$100,009Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sergio Rivas’s $270K as President is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 345 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sergio Rivas$269,574$259,887$37,575——
Ana Bilik——$197,804$257,809$258,121
Romain Kenfack$250,345$144,209$188,652$185,873$165,035
Joseph Boulier$179,237$158,194$126,834$114,503$113,028
Elizabeth Leonhardt$150,059$108,424———
Mayu Mishina$130,524————
Sarah Sahlaney—$130,156$113,258$102,380—
Morgan Mercer$127,315————

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects people to create new economic opportunities that change lives.

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3 programs · $9.2M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Tanager implemented eleven capacity development of smallholder farmer projects in seven countries: burkina faso, ethiopia, india, kenya, mozambique, nigeria, & tanzania.

$4.2Mprogram expense
02

Tanager implemented fifteen sustainable sourcing projects in five countries: ethiopia, india, kenya, mali, & mozambique.

$2.7Mprogram expense
03

Tanager implemented ten youth development, gender, and nutrition mainstreaming projects in seven countries: burkina faso, colombia, ethiopia, kenya, mali, nigeria, & tanzania.

$2.3Mprogram 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
Acdi VocaFY2024$1.7M
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$7.7M
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.5M
Money outPt IX
$10.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.2M
Managementcol C$1.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$427K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.7M
Total assetsLn 16$9.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.5M
Total revenueLn 12$10.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$320K
SavingsLn 2$8.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$83K
Total assetsLn 16$9.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.6M
Net assetsLn 32$427K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12.4M$8.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$38K$83K
Total assetsLn 16$12.8M$9.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.7M$8.6M
Net assetsLn 32$134K$427K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$2.9M$2.9M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$883K$525K$358K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$1.9M$130K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$95K$95K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.1M$1.1M$42K
Payroll taxesLn 10$78K$78K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$2K$339
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.2M$1.0M$213K
Information technologyLn 14$71K$71K
OccupancyLn 16$287K$229K$57K
TravelLn 17$471K$471K$143
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$69K$22K$46K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$213K$209K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$744K$744K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.2M$9.2M$1.0M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $13.1M$11.8M$1.3M$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.7M$11.5M$168K−$162K 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.2M$11.1M−$881K−$416K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $10.5M$10.2M$293K$427K 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.5M$6.4M$110K$134K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $10,504,714 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,511,254$10,504,714
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,511,254$10,504,714
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $626,725$2,874,788
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,705,579$4,245,780
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,069,114$3,091,305
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,401,418$10,211,873
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $109,836$292,841
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $10,504,714 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,504,714
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,504,714
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$10,504,714
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,211,873 across 15 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $2,874,788$2,874,788
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $525,069 · Management $358,364$883,433
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,949,849 · Management $129,964$2,079,813
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $94,578$94,578
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,067,970 · Management $42,085$1,110,055
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $77,901$77,901
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,280 · Management $339$2,619
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,535 · Management $2,231$3,766
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,018,018 · Management $212,548$1,230,566
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $71,013$71,013
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $229,326 · Management $57,271$286,597
IX-17 TravelPrograms $470,882 · Management $143$471,025
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $22,349 · Management $46,393$68,742
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $209,436 · Management $3,328$212,764
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $744,213$744,213
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,186,728 · Management $1,025,145 · Fundraising $0$10,211,873
Part X · Balance sheet $9,056,030 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $440,953$320,468
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $11,996,065$8,352,469
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $273,625$240,482
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $55,348$59,517
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $38,204$83,094
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,804,195$9,056,030
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $396,182$583,465
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $11,989,509$7,880,223
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $284,602$165,599
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,670,293$8,629,287
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $133,902$426,743
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $133,902$426,743
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,804,195$9,056,030
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $426,743 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,504,714
XI-2 Total expenses$10,211,873
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$292,841
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$133,902
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$426,743

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