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Cafe El Zapote INC

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Ames, IA501(c)(3)Since 2018International EIN 83-1704124Revenue $128K in FY2024

On file with the IRScafeelzapote.com810 Gaskill Dr, 50014-7815 · Ames, IATax-exempt since Dec 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Cafe El Zapote, Inc. shall be operated for charitable and educational purposes and operate as a non-profit with the purpose of improving sustainable farming practices among people in developing countries through outreach assistance including immersion trips and creation of markets for their agricultural products in Iowa and surrounding states.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
1¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
0.8%
of spending
Concern: 1% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$13K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 89% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
29 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 29.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$126
0.09% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$128K
Spent
$50K
To programs
0.8%
Net assets
$138K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2020.

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

Where the money goes

1 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 1% · $400 Management & general 99% · $50K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $13K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Tim Mooney
President and Director
$13,200Pt VII · Sec A
Brandon Walls
Vice President and Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sheryl Montabon
Treasurer and Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Monica Reinken
Secretary and Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Diane Lyaon
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tim Mooney’s $13K as President and Director is at the 11th 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.

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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

Cafe El Zapote INC is an international affairs nonprofit based in Ames, IA, formed in 2018.

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3 programs · $138K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

General operations of the organization including sales of imported coffee from Honduras and Uganda. We sell green coffee to local business who roast and sell our coffee as stand alone or part of mixed coffee blends We also sell roasted coffee in the community of coffee.

$116Kprogram expense
02

Educational and immersion trips to Honduras and/or Uganda. These trips provide cultural exchange, educational opportunities for the participants and our partner farm organizations.

$21Kprogram expense
03

Educational trips to visit Honduras and/or Uganda to visit coffee farmers and our distribution chain.

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
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$12K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$128K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$111K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Money outPt IX
$50K
Ln 25
Programscol B$400
Managementcol C$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$138K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$123K
Total assetsLn 16$138K
LiabilitiesLn 26$126
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$111K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Total revenueLn 12$128K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$123K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$123K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$138K
LiabilitiesLn 26$126
Net assetsLn 32$138K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K$123K
Total assetsLn 16$67K$138K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$126
Net assetsLn 32$61K$138K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$400$400
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$13K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0$0
TravelLn 17$33K$33K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$50K$400$50K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $128K$50K$77K$138K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $127,808 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $41,162$110,702
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $48,660$17,106
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $89,822$127,808
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,200$400
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$13,200
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $77,169$36,857
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $78,369$50,457
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,453$77,351
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $127,808 across 3 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $17,106 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$110,702
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$110,702
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$127,808
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $50,457 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $400$400
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $13,200$13,200
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,000$1,000
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $0$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $32,542$32,542
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $3,315$3,315
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $400 · Management $50,057 · Fundraising $0$50,457
Part X · Balance sheet $138,478 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $66,559$122,561
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $474$11,599
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $419$4,318
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $67,452$138,478
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,451$126
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,451$126
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $61,001$138,352
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $67,452$138,478
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $138,352 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$127,808
XI-2 Total expenses$50,457
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$77,351
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$61,001
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$138,352

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

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