Engineers Without Borders- International FY2021 filing

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Denver, CO501(c)(3)Since 2002InternationalEIN 59-3821454Revenue $238K in FY2021

On file with the IRSewb-international.org1031 33rd Street Ste 173, 80205-2729 · Denver, COTax-exempt since Sep 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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EWB International seeks to promote collaboration of the global EWB movement. Together we work towards a sustainable world, where engineering enables long-term positive social and economic development, for the benefit of people and the environment everywhere.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$36K 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$36K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $238K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$49K
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$238K
+471% vs prior year
Spent
$261K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$75K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$238K
FY2021▲ +471%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$42K
FY2021$238K
FY2022$204K
FY2023$192K
FY2024$262K
FY2025$490K
Expenses
$261K
FY2021▲ +217%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$82K
FY2021$261K
FY2022$121K
FY2023$191K
FY2024$244K
FY2025$485K
Net assets
$75K
FY2021▼ -23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$98K
FY2021$75K
FY2022$159K
FY2023$160K
FY2024$178K
FY2025$182K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2010-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2012.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $192K Management & general 26% · $69K

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; $36K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Director to 30th Sept
$35,800Pt VII · Sec A
Director to 24th Sept / Exec Director from 1st Oct
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Katie Cresswell-Maynard’s $5K as Executive Director is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Katie Cresswell-Maynard$5,000$60,000$35,200——
Wendy Cowan———$35,800$39,960

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

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Connects engineers globally to build sustainable solutions for social and environmental development.

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1 program · $192K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Grant distributions to member associations, to develop their capacity to assist disadvantaged communities.

$192Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$238K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$238K
Money outPt IX
$261K
Ln 25
Programscol B$192K
Managementcol C$69K
Owns and owesPt X
$75K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$125K
Total assetsLn 16$125K
LiabilitiesLn 26$49K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$238K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$238K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$125K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$125K
Total assetsLn 16$125K
LiabilitiesLn 26$49K
Net assetsLn 32$75K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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$150K$125K
Total assetsLn 16$150K$125K
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K$49K
Net assetsLn 32$98K$75K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$192K$192K
Management feesLn 11a$61K$61K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$327$327
Total functional expensesLn 25$261K$192K$69K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $490K$485K$5K$182K 990 PDF
FY2024 $262K$244K$18K$178K 990 PDF
FY2023 $192K$191K$1K$160K 990 PDF
FY2022 $204K$121K$83K$159K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $238K$261K−$23K$75K 990 PDF
FY2020 $42K$82K−$41K$98K 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 I · Summary $237,866 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $41,665$237,866
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 $41,665$237,866
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $28,500$191,709
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 $53,807$69,093
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $82,307$260,802
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$40,642−$22,936
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
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 $237,866 across 9 lines filed
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$237,866
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$237,866
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$237,866
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $260,802 across 4 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $191,709$191,709
IX-11a Management feesManagement $61,370$61,370
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,396$7,396
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $327$327
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $191,709 · Management $69,093 · Fundraising $0$260,802
Part X · Balance sheet $124,808 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $150,494$124,808
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $150,494$124,808
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $52,152$49,402
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $52,152$49,402
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $98,342$75,406
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $98,342$75,406
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $150,494$124,808
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $75,406 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$237,866
XI-2 Total expenses$260,802
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$22,936
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$98,342
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$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$75,406

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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