To catalyze change in east africa and beyond through the use of media

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $44K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$148K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $350K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$656K
-63% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$719K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$656K
FY2024▼ -63%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$297K
FY2021$979K
FY2022$984K
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$656K
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +40%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$855K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$874K
FY2023$842K
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$719K
FY2024▼ -42%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$383K
FY2021$183K
FY2022$293K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$719K

From the FY2024 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 Nov 2016.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $963K Management & general 17% · $200K Fundraising 2% · $19K

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; $148K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$148,472Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Falzone’s $148K as Executive Director is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Paul Falzone$148,472$128,000$117,425$110,000$108,693

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

Programs and updates

Catalyzes change in East Africa and beyond using media.

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3 programs · $939K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Television series produced in partnership your rights activity. The series is identifying and advocating for the removal of specific constraints within the enabling enviroment for media and digital technology.

$662Kprogram expense
02

N*gen (next generation TV) is africas first science TV show for kids. Filmed across kenya, nigeria, tanzania, south africa and uganda, its goals are to elevate girls and women. Increase trust in science and scientists, and help give people the critical thinking tools to fight misinformation.

$183Kprogram expense
03

Wanji Games uses basic telephony to provide interactive, educational learning through spoken audio. This allows a geographically remote audience with limited literacy access to salient information in their own spoken language through appropriate technology.

$94Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$350K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$656K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$558K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$59K
Investment incomeLn 3$39K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$963K
Managementcol C$200K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$719K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$682K
Total assetsLn 16$721K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$558K
Government grantsLn 1e$495K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$59K
Investment incomeLn 3$39K
Total revenueLn 12$656K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$682K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$682K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$826
Total assetsLn 16$721K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$719K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 66
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$682K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$514$826
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$721K
LiabilitiesLn 26$540K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$719K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$148K$104K$39K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$134K$90K$40K$4K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$6K$2K$264
Other employee benefitsLn 9$44K$33K$9K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$16K$6K$575
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$0$1K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$0$34K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$711K$684K$27K$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$555$3K$749
OccupancyLn 16$2K$0$2K$0
TravelLn 17$35K$10K$21K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$23$23$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$37K$19K$15K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$963K$200K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $656K$1.2M−$526K$719K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.8M$842K$952K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $984K$874K$111K$293K 990 PDF
FY2021 $979K$1.2M−$200K$183K 990 PDF
FY2020 $297K$855K−$558K$383K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $655,501 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,545,016$558,266
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $245,920$58,527
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,230$38,708
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,794,166$655,501
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $407,377$357,291
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $434,474$824,662
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $841,851$1,181,953
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $952,315−$526,452
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $655,501 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$495,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$63,266
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$558,266
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$58,527
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$38,708
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $97,235 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$655,501
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,181,953 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $104,020 · Management $39,320 · Fundraising $5,132$148,472
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $89,609 · Management $40,312 · Fundraising $4,147$134,068
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,520 · Management $2,270 · Fundraising $264$8,054
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $33,485 · Management $9,454 · Fundraising $1,188$44,127
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,236 · Management $5,759 · Fundraising $575$22,570
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,496 · Fundraising $0$1,496
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $34,300 · Fundraising $0$34,300
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $683,816 · Management $26,792 · Fundraising $0$710,608
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $555 · Management $3,362 · Fundraising $749$4,666
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $1,967 · Fundraising $0$1,967
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,446 · Management $20,589 · Fundraising $3,631$34,666
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $23 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$23
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $18,939 · Management $14,784 · Fundraising $3,213$36,936
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $962,649 · Management $200,405 · Fundraising $18,899$1,181,953
Part X · Balance sheet $721,176 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,219,096$681,887
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $561,531$15,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,613$23,463
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $514$826
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,785,720$721,176
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,972$1,880
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $525,000$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $539,972$1,880
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,245,748$719,296
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,245,748$719,296
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,785,720$721,176
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $719,296 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$655,501
XI-2 Total expenses$1,181,953
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$526,452
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,245,748
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$719,296

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