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Core Tanzania FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Seattle, WA501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 81-4338205

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.
99¢ 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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FY2023 · 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
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.2 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
$77
0.02% 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
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Revenue
$290K
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$224K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$388K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$290K
FY2023▲ +16%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$141K
FY2021$214K
FY2022$250K
FY2023$290K
FY2024$320K
FY2025$336K
Expenses
$224K
FY2023▼ -5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$292K
FY2021$3K
FY2022$235K
FY2023$224K
FY2024$245K
FY2025$233K
Net assets
$388K
FY2023▲ +20%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$96K
FY2021$308K
FY2022$322K
FY2023$388K
FY2024$464K
FY2025$568K

From the FY2023 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

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $222K Management & general 0% · $131 Fundraising 1% · $2K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lisa Ondrejcek
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assegid Asfaw
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steve Burdick
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Lindberg
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mariko Kakiuchi
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • 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.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $222K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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CORE is committed to high quality education in rural Tanzania. We provide 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.

$222Kprogram expense

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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$55K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$48K
C G Charitable FundFY2024$35K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$6K
Cigna FoundationFY2024$285
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$144K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$290K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$282K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$224K
Ln 25
Programscol B$222K
Managementcol C$131
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$388K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$378K
Total assetsLn 16$388K
LiabilitiesLn 26$77
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$282K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$737
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Total revenueLn 12$290K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$81K
SavingsLn 2$298K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$378K
Total assetsLn 16$388K
LiabilitiesLn 26$77
Net assetsLn 32$388K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$319K$378K
Total assetsLn 16$322K$388K
LiabilitiesLn 26$114$77
Net assetsLn 32$322K$388K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$220K$220K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$131$620
Information technologyLn 14$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$224K$222K$131$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $336K$233K$104K$568K 990 PDF
FY2024 $320K$245K$76K$464K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $290K$224K$66K$388K 990 PDF
FY2022 $250K$235K$14K$322K 990 PDF
FY2021 $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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $290,247 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$282,439
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$737
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$282,439
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $7,808 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$7,808
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,808 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$290,247
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $224,210 across 4 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $220,023$220,023
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $1,061$1,061
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,375 · Management $131 · Fundraising $620$3,126
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $222,398 · Management $131 · Fundraising $1,681$224,210
Part X · Balance sheet $388,442 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $318,902$80,538
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$297,809
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,470$4,382
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $70$5,713
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $322,442$388,442
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $114$77
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $114$77
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $322,328$388,365
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $322,328$388,365
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $322,442$388,442
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $388,365 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$290,247
XI-2 Total expenses$224,210
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$66,037
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$322,328
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$388,365

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

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