To enable change in developing nations through information technology.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers and 18 employees.
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
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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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $219K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $6.0M
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11.1M
66% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 66% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.7M
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$10.5M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$5.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.7M
FY2025▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$13.6M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$7.4M
FY2023$11.6M
FY2024$9.4M
FY2025$7.7M
Expenses
$10.5M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.5M
FY2021$6.6M
FY2022$7.6M
FY2023$9.2M
FY2024$11.0M
FY2025$10.5M
Net assets
$5.8M
FY2025▼ -33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11.7M
FY2021$8.3M
FY2022$8.0M
FY2023$10.3M
FY2024$8.7M
FY2025$5.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Jan 2002.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $8.8M Management & general 16% · $1.7M

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

19 people listed on the 990; $1.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
CEO (nonvoting)
$254,337Pt VII · Sec A
COO (nonvoting)
$169,241Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Programs
$147,016Pt VII · Sec A
CFO (nonvoting)
$141,879Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Software Devel
$140,677Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director of Program
$116,759Pt VII · Sec A
$116,225Pt VII · Sec A
$112,683Pt VII · Sec A

Joshua Powell’s $254K as CEO (nonvoting) is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joshua Powell$254,337$233,280$192,043$186,771$186,269$174,795
Vanessa Goas$169,241$160,000$146,414$137,833$134,353$133,034
Nurhan Kocaoglu$147,016$143,500————
Hamadoun Cisse$141,879$125,060$116,857$111,797$109,056$106,547
Fernando Ferreyra$140,677$135,232$124,692$121,940$119,032$118,396
Sarah Orton-Vipond$112,683$123,500$110,851———
Beverly Mbu$116,759$110,250————
Andrea Ulrich$116,225—————

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 15aYes

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3 programs · $8.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Effective Service Delivery (esd)

DG builds digital tools through an agile, user-centered process, and delivers stable, powerful systems to inform decisions. Each system is built using open source, modular components making them easy to adopt, maintain, and scale. DG'S decision-making tools drive initiatives in data management systems and mel, health, and agriculture.

$6.0Mprogram expense
02

Opengov Hub (ogh)

Through the open gov hub, we aim to increase the impact of the global open governance movement by facilitating learning, innovation, and collaboration among organizations in this field. The open gov hub brings together close to 100 organizations (and over 300 individuals) to share resources and work together in a variety of ways (in…

$1.4Mprogram expense
03

Organizational Data Strategy and Global Policy (dsp)

DG collaborates with governments, agencies, and international organizations to prioritize smart investments in data; incentivize and empower data users; and strengthen the impact of data in decision-making.

$978Kprogram 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
Ford FoundationFY2024$500K
CnfaFY2024$306K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$6.0M
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$175K
Money outPt IX
$10.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.8M
Managementcol C$1.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$5.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$16.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$102K
Other incomeLn 4–11$175K
Total revenueLn 12$7.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M
Other assetsLn 15$6.6M
Total assetsLn 16$16.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.1M
Net assetsLn 32$5.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.2M$2.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$22.2M$16.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.5M$11.1M
Net assetsLn 32$8.7M$5.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$693K$472K$221K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.0M$1.3M$630K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$72K$49K$23K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$194K$132K$62K
Payroll taxesLn 10$186K$127K$59K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$79K$13K$66K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5.0M$4.8M$256K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$3K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$44K$42K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$214K$137K$77K
OccupancyLn 16$909K$790K$119K
TravelLn 17$479K$461K$17K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$103K$97K$6K
InterestLn 20$24K$24K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$198K$198K
InsuranceLn 23$84K$84K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$223K$148K$75K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.5M$8.8M$1.7M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $7.7M$10.5M−$2.8M$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $9.4M$11.0M−$1.7M$8.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.6M$9.2M$2.3M$10.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.4M$7.6M−$262K$8.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.2M$6.6M−$3.4M$8.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $13.6M$6.5M$7.1M$11.7M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $7,703,953 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,802,469$4,896,098
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,333,687$2,531,404
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $170,844$101,878
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $49,695$174,573
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,356,695$7,703,953
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 $2,908,639$3,121,636
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,120,059$7,415,231
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,028,698$10,536,867
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,672,003−$2,832,914
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,703,953 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,896,098
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,896,098
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,531,404$2,531,404
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $101,878$101,878
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $174,573$174,573
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,531,404 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $276,451$7,703,953
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,536,867 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $472,114 · Management $221,162$693,276
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,345,755 · Management $630,418$1,976,173
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $49,308 · Management $23,099$72,407
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $132,102 · Management $61,883$193,985
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $126,525 · Management $59,270$185,795
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,224$3,224
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $12,541 · Management $66,133$78,674
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,786,307 · Management $256,386$5,042,693
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,459 · Management $1,192$4,651
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $42,185 · Management $1,784$43,969
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $136,879 · Management $76,822$213,701
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $789,744 · Management $119,341$909,085
IX-17 TravelPrograms $461,280 · Management $17,290$478,570
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $97,073 · Management $6,337$103,410
IX-20 InterestManagement $23,927$23,927
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $197,582$197,582
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $83,507$83,507
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $147,754 · Management $74,954$222,708
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,530$9,530
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,810,138 · Management $1,726,729 · Fundraising $0$10,536,867
Part X · Balance sheet $16,908,497 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,222,937$2,947,900
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $7,478,719$5,638,530
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $96,730$84,450
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $111,611$141,823
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,647,234$1,449,652
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,637,747$6,646,142
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $22,194,978$16,908,497
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,903,130$1,630,508
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,279$27,874
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,629,712$8,445,050
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,535,121$11,081,554
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$1,299,924−$1,621,688
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,959,781$7,448,631
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,659,857$5,826,943
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $22,194,978$16,908,497
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,826,943 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,703,953
XI-2 Total expenses$10,536,867
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,832,914
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,659,857
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,826,943

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