We equip agrarian and craft-based entrepreneurs in asia who are committed to restoring vulnerable communities through redemptive venture creation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ 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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FY2019 · 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $37K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $235K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$503K
Spent
$593K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$135K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$503K
FY2019
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$503K
FY2020$669K
FY2021$726K
FY2022$484K
FY2023$577K
FY2024$410K
Expenses
$593K
FY2019
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$593K
FY2020$582K
FY2021$749K
FY2022$609K
FY2023$581K
FY2024$475K
Net assets
$135K
FY2019
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$135K
FY2020$222K
FY2021$201K
FY2022$74K
FY2023$70K
FY2024$5K

From the FY2019 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1999.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $521K Management & general 9% · $55K Fundraising 3% · $18K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sam Parakkal’s $42K as Executive Director is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Melody Murray———$80,347$85,665
Sam Parakkal$33,400$54,655$54,000——
Rachel Meisel—$34,650$46,200$42,541—
Rachel Miesel————$30,726

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowering Asian entrepreneurs to rebuild communities through sustainable business ventures.

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2 programs · $538K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Assess needs of small villages in south and southeast asia for the purpose of creating jobs by training the asians to produce and market products in order to stabilize their lives.

$311Kprogram expense
02

Accelerate social businesses in asia, training and equipping asian entrepreneurs to create positive change in their communities.

$228Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $18K · 2024–2024

By the numbers

The FY2019 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$503K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$503K
Money outPt IX
$593K
Ln 25
Programscol B$521K
Managementcol C$55K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$135K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$138K
Total assetsLn 16$138K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$503K
Total revenueLn 12$503K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$138K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$138K
Total assetsLn 16$138K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$135K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY19End FY19
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$226K$138K
Total assetsLn 16$228K$138K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$225K$135K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$265K$265K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$158K$124K$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$9K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$77K$77K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$570$2K
Office expensesLn 13$829$829
Information technologyLn 14$3K$1K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$38K$16K$5K$17K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$14K$14K
InterestLn 20$673$673
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$1K$609
Total functional expensesLn 25$593K$521K$55K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $410K$475K−$65K$5K 990 PDF
FY2023 $577K$581K−$3K$70K 990 PDF
FY2022 $484K$609K−$125K$74K 990 PDF
FY2021 $726K$749K−$23K$201K 990 PDF
FY2020 $669K$582K$87K$222K 990 PDF
FY2019 Viewing $503K$593K−$91K$135K 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
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Part I · Summary $502,748 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $634,640$502,748
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $634,640$502,748
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $177,214$265,328
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $185,626$170,406
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $98,890$157,569
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $461,730$593,303
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $172,910−$90,555
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $502,748 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$502,748
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$502,748
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$502,748
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $593,303 across 14 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $265,328$265,328
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $123,627 · Management $34,670$158,297
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,457 · Management $2,652$12,109
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $76,949$76,949
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $7,124$7,124
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,175$7,175
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $570 · Management $1,640$2,210
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $829$829
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,021 · Management $2,242$3,263
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,000$6,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,859 · Management $4,642 · Fundraising $17,210$37,711
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $13,911$13,911
IX-20 InterestManagement $673$673
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,115 · Fundraising $609$1,724
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $520,961 · Management $54,523 · Fundraising $17,819$593,303
Part X · Balance sheet $138,209 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $226,087$138,209
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $227,750$138,209
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$641
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,007$2,771
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,007$3,412
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $224,743$134,797
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $227,750$138,209
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $134,797 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$502,748
XI-2 Total expenses$593,303
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$90,555
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$224,743
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$134,797

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