Cohere USA INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 82-4244279)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$35K
FY2021	$26K
FY2022	$9K
FY2024	$52K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$25K
FY2021	$24K
FY2022	$3K
FY2024	$35

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$24K
FY2021	$26K
FY2022	$32K
FY2024	$24K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2018.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

100%

Program services 100% · $35

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Kubana Alexis

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karine W Massart

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Roman Matatov

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kellie Leeson

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Janice Stucke

Treasurer

$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 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers urban refugees and displaced people through support, advocacy, and global networking.

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3 programs · $35 · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Capacity Building

Refugee-led organizations (RLOs) hold the potential to deliver innovative and radical solutions to their communities. Cohere has developed a capacity strengthening and sharing course with our partners with over 18 modules which aims to strengthen their organizational capacity through sessions in leadership, management, resources, finance…

$35program expense

02

Reframe

Cohere has developed an innovative online platform to provide opportunities for donors to donate directly to refugee-led organizations across the world. Whether it is a large grant from institutional donors, or an individual donor who would like to give $10 per month to a refugee-led organization, we have built a platform to enable them…

Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

03

Direct Funding

In 2022, Cohere gave refugee-led organizations across East Africa $500,000 of funding to support their community initatives and grow their organizations. When refugee-led organizations have the power to decide how their money is used they tend to make the best decisions.

Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

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

Dr Bronners Family FoundationFY2024$100K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$52K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$52K

Money outPt IX

$35

Ln 25

Programscol B$35

Owns and owesPt X

$24K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24K

Total assetsLn 16$24K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

5

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a4

IndependentVI 1b4

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$52K

Total revenueLn 12$52K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$24K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$24K

Total assetsLn 16$24K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$24K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 66

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$22K	$24K
Total assetsLn 16	$22K	$24K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$22K	$24K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$35	$35
Total functional expensesLn 25	$35	$35	$0	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025	$52K	$35	$52K	$24K	990 PDF
FY2023	Not on file
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 13, 2023	$9K	$3K	$6K	$32K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 5, 2022	$26K	$24K	$2K	$26K	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 14, 2021	$35K	$25K	$10K	$24K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $52,500 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grants$52,500

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenue$52,500

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expenses$35

I-18 Total expenses$35

I-19 Revenue less expenses$52,465

Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4

VI-1b Independent voting members4

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $52,500 across 4 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$52,500

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$52,500

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$52,500

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $35 across 1 line filed

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35$35

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $35 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$35

Part X · Balance sheet $24,312 assets, 6 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $21,847$24,312

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $21,847$24,312

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $21,847$24,312

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $21,847$24,312

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $21,847$24,312

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,312 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$52,500

XI-2 Total expenses$35

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$52,465

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$21,847

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$50,000

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$24,312

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Cohere USA INC

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Cohere USA INC

Capacity Building

Reframe

Direct Funding

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV