Wonderbag Org FY2022 filing

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Mill Valley, CA501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 82-4218562Revenue $44K in FY2022

On file with the IRSwonderbagworld.com2 Starboard CT, 94941-3210 · Mill Valley, CATax-exempt since Mar 2018Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To engage in activities that help lift people out of poverty, improve health, and protect the environment with the Wonderbag, a clean cooking solution.

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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FY2022 · 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
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $10K a year · 10% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 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
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names 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
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$44K
-43% vs prior year
Spent
$84K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$23K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$44K
FY2022▼ -43%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$188K
FY2021$78K
FY2022$44K
FY2023$485
FY2024$132K
FY2025$1K
Expenses
$84K
FY2022▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$169K
FY2021$88K
FY2022$84K
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
FY2025Not on file
Net assets
$23K
FY2022▼ -68%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$71K
FY2021$71K
FY2022$23K
FY2023$18K
FY2024$6K
FY2025$7K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $81K Management & general 3% · $3K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary, Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides clean cooking solutions to lift people from poverty, improve health, and protect the environment.

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3 programs · $81K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Grant in the form of non-cash assistance of Wonderbags, heat-retention slow cookers, to Kliptown Youth Program to help lift people out of poverty and improve the environment. Expenses include packaging and transportation of Wonderbags

$62Kprogram expense
02

Grants to organizations to lift people out of poverty in Malawi, Uganda, Europe, and the United States

$10Kprogram expense
03

Retail sales of Wonderbags in North America generates funds used to make grants, purchase, and distribute more Wonderbags used to lift people out of poverty

$9Kprogram 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 1 funder$100K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$44K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$33K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11K
Money outPt IX
$84K
Ln 25
Programscol B$81K
Managementcol C$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$23K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K
Total assetsLn 16$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Other incomeLn 4–11$33K
Total revenueLn 12$44K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$23K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$23K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$23K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$62K$23K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$62K$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$62K$23K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3K$3K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$70K$70K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K$6K$823$0
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$121$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$84K$81K$3K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1K$7K 990 PDF
FY2024 $132K$6K 990 PDF
FY2023 $485$18K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $44K$84K−$39K$23K 990 PDF
FY2021 $78K$88K−$10K$71K 990 PDF
FY2020 $188K$169K$20K$71K 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $44,259 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $41,072$11,240
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $36,481$33,019
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $77,553$44,259
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $79,093$72,581
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 $8,702$11,062
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $87,795$83,643
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$10,242−$39,384
Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $44,259 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $33,019 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
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$11,240
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,240
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $33,019 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$44,259
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $83,643 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,564$2,564
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $70,017$70,017
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,147 · Management $823 · Fundraising $0$6,970
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,386 · Management $121 · Fundraising $0$2,507
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,585 · Fundraising $0$1,585
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $81,114 · Management $2,529 · Fundraising $0$83,643
Part X · Balance sheet $22,613 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $61,769$22,613
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $228$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $61,997$22,613
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $61,997$22,613
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $61,997$22,613
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $61,997$22,613
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $22,613 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$44,259
XI-2 Total expenses$83,643
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$39,384
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$61,997
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$22,613

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