Phandeeyar ("creation place") is a community tech hub that is spearheading the development of Myanmar's tech & social innovation ecosystem. Phandeeyar does this in two ways: by helping change agents use technology to increase their impact; and by building the country's pool of startups and tech talent.

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63¢ 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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FY2024 · 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
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 $132K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $155K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$56K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
63%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2024▼ -16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$448K
FY2022$986K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$877K
FY2022$602K
FY2023$945K
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$743K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2016.

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Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $712K Management & general 37% · $424K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director and Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jes Kaliebe Petersen’s $101K as CEO is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1169 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Jes Kaliebe Petersen$100,510$143,803
Patrick Romanet$83,133$123,391

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 15aYes

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Empowers change agents with tech and builds Myanmar's startup talent.

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3 programs · $697K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Safe Internet Phandeeyar helps change agents, such as civil society groups, independent media and and civic and social entrepreneurs, integrate technology into their work to increase their impact. We ran workshops, seminars, and meetups to help independent voices thrive in Myanmar's digital media environment.

$360Kprogram expense
02

Social Capacity

To support the local organizations from Myanmar to be more digitally capable through secure, performant and sustainable digital infrastructures, skills and knowhow to help them using technology to increase the impact of their community-support works meanwhile increasing their digital and organisational Capabilities

$249Kprogram expense
03

Phandeeyar Services. Phandeeyar is building the pool of local technical talent and digitally enabled enterprises that can develop the digital products and services that Myanmar needs. We support promising businesses, and through our flagship projects help aspiring entrepreneurs to launch their companies.

$88Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$155K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $53K · 2020–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$21,750
Unitemized GrantFY2020$31,685

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$67K
Other incomeLn 4–11$846
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$712K
Managementcol C$424K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$604K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$67K
Other incomeLn 4–11$846
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$254K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$254K$254K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K$56K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$110K$43K$67K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$444K$290K$154K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$88K$904$87K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$18K$0$18K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$0$13K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K$7K$16K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$488$0$488$0
Office expensesLn 13$21K$5K$16K$0
Information technologyLn 14$393K$361K$32K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$2K$0$2K$0
TravelLn 17$23K$5K$18K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$485$240$245$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$0$0$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$712K$424K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.1M$29K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$945K$447K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $986K$602K$384K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $448K$877K−$429K$743K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$1.7M$227K$1.2M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,166,228 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,368,634$1,098,404
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $22,910$66,978
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$846
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,391,544$1,166,228
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 $547,648$642,282
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $396,998$494,554
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $944,646$1,136,836
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $446,898$29,392
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $1,166,228 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $67,824 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$604,332
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$494,072
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,098,404
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $67,824 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,166,228
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,136,836 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,987 · Management $66,829 · Fundraising $0$109,816
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $290,022 · Management $154,291 · Fundraising $0$444,313
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $904 · Management $87,249 · Fundraising $0$88,153
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $17,640 · Fundraising $0$17,640
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $12,873 · Fundraising $0$12,873
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,347 · Management $16,093 · Fundraising $0$23,440
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $488 · Fundraising $0$488
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,993 · Management $16,127 · Fundraising $0$21,120
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $360,866 · Management $32,352 · Fundraising $0$393,218
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $1,839 · Fundraising $0$1,839
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,091 · Management $18,360 · Fundraising $0$23,451
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $240 · Management $245 · Fundraising $0$485
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $712,450 · Management $424,386 · Fundraising $0$1,136,836
Part X · Balance sheet $1,651,352 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,279,834$1,284,853
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $10,995$57,228
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $42,169$47,968
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,009$7,243
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $254,060$254,060
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,590,067$1,651,352
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,979$56,262
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,979$56,262
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,567,088$1,595,090
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,567,088$1,595,090
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,590,067$1,651,352
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,595,090 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,166,228
XI-2 Total expenses$1,136,836
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$29,392
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,567,088
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−$1,390
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,595,090

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