Maji Development Coalition

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Bringing development to improve lives in Maji, Ethiopia

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$7K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $22K
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
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$294K
+92% vs prior year
Spent
$157K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$295K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$294K
FY2025▲ +92%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$152K
FY2022$149K
FY2023$147K
FY2024$153K
FY2025$294K
Net assets
$295K
FY2025▲ +86%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$185K
FY2022$215K
FY2023$183K
FY2024$158K
FY2025$295K

From the FY2025 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 Oct 2019.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $128K Management & general 14% · $21K Fundraising 5% · $9K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $7K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$7,200Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Caroline Kurtz’s $7K as Executive Director is at the 6th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Caroline Kurtz$7,200$7,200$2,474$7,937$6,863

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

Maji Development Coalition is an international affairs nonprofit based in Portland, OR, formed in 2020.

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3 programs · $8K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Program management in Maji, field travel and women's development

$7Kprogram expense
02

Ongoing work to purchase and install home solar equipment and lanterns

$954program expense
03

Purchased and installed pumping equipment for the Maji town water system

Pt IX · 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$22K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$294K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$293K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$157K
Ln 25
Programscol B$128K
Managementcol C$21K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$295K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$292K
Total assetsLn 16$295K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$293K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$294K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$214K
SavingsLn 2$78K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$292K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$295K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$295K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$128K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$154K$292K
Total assetsLn 16$159K$295K
LiabilitiesLn 26$800$0
Net assetsLn 32$158K$295K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$128K$128K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$449$449
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$0$1K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$157K$128K$21K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 28, 2026 $294K$157K$137K$295K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 21, 2025 $153K$158K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 18, 2024 $147K$183K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 10, 2023 $149K$215K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 13, 2022 $152K$185K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $294,149 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$292,568
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$1,581
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$294,149
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$127,541
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$7,200
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$22,613
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$157,354
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$136,795
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $294,149 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$292,568
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$292,568
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $1,581 · Excluded from tax $0$1,581
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $1,581 · Excluded from tax $0$294,149
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $157,354 across 8 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $127,541$127,541
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $7,200$7,200
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,200$7,200
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,490$1,490
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $8,513$8,513
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $449$449
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,889$3,889
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $1,072 · Fundraising $0$1,072
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $127,541 · Management $21,300 · Fundraising $8,513$157,354
Part X · Balance sheet $295,217 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $131,565$214,181
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $22,153$78,184
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,504$2,852
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $159,222$295,217
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $800$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $158,422$295,217
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $158,422$295,217
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $159,222$295,217
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $295,217 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$294,149
XI-2 Total expenses$157,354
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$136,795
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$158,422
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$295,217

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

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