Under the Same Sun Foundation USA FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Canada501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 68-0680719Revenue $516K in FY2021

On file with the IRSunderthesamesun.com/home.phSurrey Bc V3r 0n9, 00000-0000 · CanadaTax-exempt since Sep 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Primary exempt purpose is to promote the wellbeing of persons disadvantaged by disability and/or poverty

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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 by treaty
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $34K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $200K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$17K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$516K
Spent
$657K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$81K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$516K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$516K
FY2022$370K
FY2023$373K
FY2024$553K
FY2025$324K
Expenses
$657K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$657K
FY2022$414K
FY2023$346K
FY2024$493K
FY2025$397K
Net assets
$81K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$81K
FY2022$38K
FY2023$65K
FY2024$125K
FY2025$52K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 2010.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $582K Management & general 11% · $75K

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 · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair/CEO/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Helps people with disabilities and poverty improve their lives.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

UTSS USA donated funds to affiliates, UTSS Fund and UTSS Charities International, who provide significant aid to charitable causes, including children with albinism

Pt IX · col B

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$150K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$200K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$516K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$516K
Money outPt IX
$657K
Ln 25
Programscol B$582K
Managementcol C$75K
Owns and owesPt X
$81K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$98K
Total assetsLn 16$99K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$516K
Total revenueLn 12$516K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1
SavingsLn 2$98K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$98K
Total assetsLn 16$99K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
Net assetsLn 32$81K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$237K$98K
Total assetsLn 16$237K$99K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$17K
Net assetsLn 32$222K$81K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$582K$582K
Management feesLn 11a$58K$58K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$657K$582K$75K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $324K$397K−$73K$52K 990 PDF
FY2024 $553K$493K$60K$125K 990 PDF
FY2023 $373K$346K$27K$65K 990 PDF
FY2022 $370K$414K−$43K$38K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $516K$657K−$141K$81K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $515,825 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $394,386$515,825
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,017$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $396,403$515,825
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $367,070$581,687
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 $10,794$75,303
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $377,864$656,990
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $18,539−$141,165
Part VI · Governance 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $515,825 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$110,887
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$404,938
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$515,825
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$515,825
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $656,990 across 5 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $581,687$581,687
IX-11a Management feesManagement $58,091$58,091
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,297$5,297
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,760$7,760
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $4,155$4,155
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $581,687 · Management $75,303 · Fundraising $0$656,990
Part X · Balance sheet $98,516 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$1
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $236,648$98,200
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $443$315
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $237,091$98,516
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $9,000$9,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,739$8,329
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,739$17,329
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $222,352$81,187
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $222,352$81,187
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $237,091$98,516
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $81,187 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$515,825
XI-2 Total expenses$656,990
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$141,165
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$222,352
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$81,187

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