philanthropy.org | 990 Resource | FAQ Verify yourself
Sign in

Zoz Amba Foundation FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Angwin, CA501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 81-2112716Revenue $495K in FY2023

On file with the IRS260 Sky Oaks Dr, 94508-9630 · Angwin, CATax-exempt since Oct 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

This page gets seen. Tell your story. Claim this org.

Community development in rural ethiopia

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

Before you give

FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% 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
3
named funders · $61K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 1 voting members
Looks good: 1 of 1 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$495K
+222% vs prior year
Spent
$432K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$64K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$495K
FY2023▲ +222%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$136K
FY2021$169K
FY2022$153K
FY2023$495K
FY2024$255K
FY2025$238K
Expenses
$432K
FY2023
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$432K
FY2024$312K
FY2025$249K
Net assets
$64K
FY2023▲ ×43
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10K
FY2021$7K
FY2022$2K
FY2023$64K
FY2024$8K
FY2025−$3K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim
You’re viewing the FY2023 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2016.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $427K Management & general 1% · $5K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? The org can add a note here. Claim this org to fix it.

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Adugnaw Worku
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Patrick Benner
Director; Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Katy Van Asdale
Director; Se
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gilbert Muth
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
See Zoz Amba Foundation executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

Something off? The org can add a note here. Claim this org to fix it.

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

Empowers rural Ethiopian communities through development initiatives.

Questions for Zoz Amba Foundation

Tap to ask. Zoz Amba Foundation sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Zoz Amba Foundation answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

3 programs · $427K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Feminine pads

$215Kprogram expense
02

Built 3 girls dorms.

$146Kprogram expense
03

Water well construction.

$66Kprogram 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
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$50K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$6K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$61K
See all 3 funders →

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

Download 990
from philanthropy.org
1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$495K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$495K
Investment incomeLn 3$7
Money outPt IX
$432K
Ln 25
Programscol B$427K
Managementcol C$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$64K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K
Total assetsLn 16$64K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$495K
Investment incomeLn 3$7
Total revenueLn 12$495K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$64K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$64K
Total assetsLn 16$64K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$64K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2K$64K
Total assetsLn 16$2K$64K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$2K$64K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$925$925
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$427K$427K$320
All other expensesLn 24e$233$233
Total functional expensesLn 25$432K$427K$5K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $238K$249K−$11K−$3K 990 PDF
FY2024 $255K$312K−$56K$8K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $495K$432K$63K$64K 990 PDF
FY2022 $153K$2K 990 PDF
FY2021 $169K$7K 990 PDF
FY2020 $136K$10K 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $494,532 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$494,525
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$7
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$494,532
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$431,678
I-18 Total expenses$431,678
I-19 Revenue less expenses$62,854
Part VI · Governance 1 of 1 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1
VI-1b Independent voting members1
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 $494,532 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$494,525
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$494,525
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $7$7
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7$494,532
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $431,678 across 4 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $925$925
IX-17 TravelManagement $3,200$3,200
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $427,000 · Management $320$427,320
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $233$233
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $427,000 · Management $4,678 · Fundraising $0$431,678
Part X · Balance sheet $64,355 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,501$64,355
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,501$64,355
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,501$64,355
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,501$64,355
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $64,355 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$494,532
XI-2 Total expenses$431,678
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$62,854
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,501
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$64,355

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.