Red Dot Foundation Global FY2025 filing

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Baltimore, MD501(c)(3)Since 2017InternationalEIN 82-1206435

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Ending violence against women and girls using crowdsourced data, community engagement, and institutional accountability.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
44¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · 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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $28K a year · 15% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
44%
of spending
Concern: 44% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 40% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 40% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $55K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
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
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Revenue
$176K
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$151K
To programs
44%
Net assets
$142K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$176K
FY2025▲ +27%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$66K
FY2023$225K
FY2024$138K
FY2025$176K
FY2025$189K
Expenses
$151K
FY2025▼ -6%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$144K
FY2024$161K
FY2025$151K
FY2025$214K
Net assets
$142K
FY2025▲ +21%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$59K
FY2023$140K
FY2024$117K
FY2025$142K
FY2025$116K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending March 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2017.

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

Where the money goes

44 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 44% · $67K Management & general 56% · $85K

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; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President CEO
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Advisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Advisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Advisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Advisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elsa Marie Dsilva’s $60K as President CEO is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2025
Elsa Marie Dsilva$60,000$60,000

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

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

Combating violence against women and girls through data, community action, and holding institutions accountable.

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3 programs · $67K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Collaboration

RDFG analyzes data collected by the safecity platform to develop key insights, produces research on prevention strategies, and supports other organizations through trainings, workshops, and technology development.

$27Kprogram expense
02

Safecity

Red dot foundation global (RDFG) works at the intersection of gender, technology, communications, data, and urban planning through its flagship program, safecity. Safecity is a platform that crowdsources personal stories of sexual harassment and abuse in public spaces.

$22Kprogram expense
03

Advocacy

RDFG works with the international community on fostering change in the global environment through connections with the united nations and by partnering with other global organizations. RDFG also engages in social media campaigns to develop awareness and understanding of gender-based violence, personal rights, and strategies for bystander…

$18Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$55K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$176K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$169K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Money outPt IX
$151K
Ln 25
Programscol B$67K
Managementcol C$85K
Owns and owesPt X
$142K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$142K
Total assetsLn 16$142K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$169K
Government grantsLn 1e$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Total revenueLn 12$176K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$142K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$142K
Total assetsLn 16$142K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$142K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$117K$142K
Total assetsLn 16$117K$142K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$117K$142K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$60K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$41K$41K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$20K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$18K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$70$70
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$2K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$151K$67K$85K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Viewing $176K$151K$25K$142K 990 PDF
FY2024 $138K$161K−$23K$117K 990 PDF
FY2023 $225K$144K$81K$140K 990 PDF
FY2022 $66K$59K 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $176,018 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$8,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$160,518
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$168,518
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,500$7,500
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,500 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$176,018
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $151,264 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $60,000$60,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $4,243$4,243
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $40,777$40,777
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,110$1,110
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,420$20,420
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $18,000$18,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,819$3,819
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $70$70
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,505 · Management $1,320$2,825
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $66,521 · Management $84,743 · Fundraising $0$151,264
Part X · Balance sheet $141,562 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $116,808$141,562
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $116,808$141,562
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $116,808$141,562
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $116,808$141,562
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $141,562 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$176,018
XI-2 Total expenses$151,264
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,754
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$116,808
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$141,562

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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