Core Tanzania FY2021 filing

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Seattle, WA501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 81-4338205Revenue $214K in FY2021

On file with the IRScoretanzania.org6709 Earl Ave Nw, 98117-5930 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since Jan 2018Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is to increase access to high quality education in rural Tanzania. CORE provides support to Twegashe Integral Development, a Tanzanian NGO. Our current project is the construction and operation of Twegashe Primary School in the village of Bushasha in northwestern Tanzania.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ 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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $54K a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
1272 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 1271.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $144K
Looks good: 5 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
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$214K
+52% vs prior year
Spent
$3K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$308K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$214K
FY2021▲ +52%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$141K
FY2021$214K
FY2022$250K
FY2023$290K
FY2024$320K
FY2025$336K
Expenses
$3K
FY2021▼ -99%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$292K
FY2021$3K
FY2022$235K
FY2023$224K
FY2024$245K
FY2025$233K
Net assets
$308K
FY2021▲ +221%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$96K
FY2021$308K
FY2022$322K
FY2023$388K
FY2024$464K
FY2025$568K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2018.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $3K Management & general 2% · $50 Fundraising 2% · $43

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Builds and operates a primary school in rural Tanzania to improve education access.

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1 program · $3K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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CORE Tanzania provides grants to Twegashe Integral Development (TID), a Tanzanian NGO, whose current major program is to construct and operate Twegashe Primary School in Bushasha Village, Tanzania. The construction of the K-3 Phase of Twegashe Primary School was fully completed in early 2021.

$3Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$214K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$214K
Investment incomeLn 3$203
Money outPt IX
$3K
Ln 25
Programscol B$3K
Managementcol C$50
Fundraisingcol D$43
Owns and owesPt X
$308K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$283K
Total assetsLn 16$308K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$214K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$203
Total revenueLn 12$214K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$283K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$283K
Total assetsLn 16$308K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$308K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 624
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$96K$283K
Total assetsLn 16$96K$308K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$96K$308K
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$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K$50$43
Total functional expensesLn 25$3K$3K$50$43

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $336K$233K$104K$568K 990 PDF
FY2024 $320K$245K$76K$464K 990 PDF
FY2023 $290K$224K$66K$388K 990 PDF
FY2022 $250K$235K$14K$322K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $214K$3K$212K$308K 990 PDF
FY2020 $141K$292K−$151K$96K 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 $214,489 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $140,741$214,286
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $226$203
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $140,967$214,489
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $290,343$1,357
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 $1,289$1,314
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $291,632$2,671
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$150,665$211,818
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $214,489 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$214,286
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,204
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$214,286
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $203 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$203
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $203 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$214,489
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,671 across 4 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 $1,357$1,357
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,221 · Management $50 · Fundraising $43$1,314
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,578 · Management $50 · Fundraising $43$2,671
Part X · Balance sheet $307,848 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $96,030$283,094
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$20,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$4,754
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $96,030$307,848
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $96,030$307,848
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $96,030$307,848
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $96,030$307,848
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $307,848 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$214,489
XI-2 Total expenses$2,671
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$211,818
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$96,030
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$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$307,848

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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