Africa Minigrid Developers Association INC

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Amda is an advocacy organization for off grid renewable energy utilities that works with donors, financiers, policy-makers, governments, and other stakeholders to build the decentralized utility sector in Africa and ensure universal electrification for everyone in Africa.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 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
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $40K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$240K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $218K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
$1.4M
+39% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$501K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +39%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$527K
FY2021$894K
FY2022$584K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +63%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$503K
FY2021$540K
FY2022$664K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$863K
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$501K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$288K
FY2021$642K
FY2022$561K
FY2023$300K
FY2024$470K
FY2025$501K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2019.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $1.2M Management & general 10% · $143K Fundraising 2% · $22K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $240K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$120,150Pt VII · Sec A
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Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Paul Ouko’s $120K as COO is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 731 $1–10M public & societal benefit 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jessica Stephens——$55,667$126,150$118,338$112,500
Olamide Niyi-Afuye$120,150$123,060————
John Paul Ouko$120,150$40,090————
Aaron Leopold————$16,500$87,000
Grace Perkins—$20,750$49,710———

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Develops clean energy networks for African economies and citizens.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Act as a consensus organization with decentralized utility stakeholders. Specifically, provides research and analysis for sectoral growth and provides advocacy to donors and governments on enabling environments for minigrids throughout africa including financing and regulatory structures.

$1.2Mprogram 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
ClaspFY2024$218K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$218K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$143K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$501K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$461K
Total assetsLn 16$506K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$461K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$461K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$506K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$501K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 68
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$223K$461K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$490K$506K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$470K$501K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$950K$950K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$240K$180K$60K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$27K$21K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$277$277
Other employee benefitsLn 9−$2K−$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$138K$82K$56K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$915$1K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$31K$3K$5K$22K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.2M$143K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.4M$31K$501K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$863K$170K$470K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$1.3M−$262K$300K 990 PDF
FY2022 $584K$664K−$80K$561K 990 PDF
FY2021 $894K$540K$354K$642K 990 PDF
FY2020 $527K$503K$24K$288K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,434,159 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,033,193$1,434,159
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,033,193$1,434,159
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $480,000$950,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $202,686$265,120
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $180,104$187,707
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $862,790$1,402,827
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $170,403$31,332
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $1,434,159 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$7,179
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,426,980
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,434,159
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,434,159
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,402,827 across 12 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $950,000$950,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $180,218 · Management $60,082$240,300
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $21,255 · Management $5,788$27,043
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $277$277
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms −$2,500−$2,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,750$3,750
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $82,387 · Management $55,553$137,940
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $915 · Management $1,425$2,340
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $10,284$10,284
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,398 · Management $5,156 · Fundraising $22,203$30,757
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,478$1,478
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,158$1,158
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,237,428 · Management $143,196 · Fundraising $22,203$1,402,827
Part X · Balance sheet $506,394 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $223,190$461,131
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $262,915$42,964
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,457$2,299
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $489,562$506,394
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,605$5,105
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,605$5,105
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $469,957$501,289
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $489,562$506,394
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $501,289 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,434,159
XI-2 Total expenses$1,402,827
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$31,332
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$469,957
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$501,289

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

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