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88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
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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
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$1.0M
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $1.6M
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.2M
97% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 97% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.9M
-26% vs prior year
Spent
$3.9M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$60K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.9M
FY2024▼ -26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$5.3M
FY2024$3.9M
Expenses
$3.9M
FY2024▼ -26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$3.9M
Net assets
$60K
FY2024▲ +605%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$384K
FY2021$148K
FY2022−$9K
FY2023$8K
FY2024$60K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2019.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $3.4M Management & general 10% · $389K Fundraising 2% · $89K

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

24 people listed on the 990; $1.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$218,672Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Programs
$184,922Pt VII · Sec A
CFO, Corporate Secretary, Treasurer
$143,772Pt VII · Sec A
Program Lead, St4n
$133,365Pt VII · Sec A
Program Lead, Hmhb
$130,471Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Technical Specialist (left 9/30/24)
$113,992Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Program Manager
$105,017Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$5,925Pt VII · Sec A

Saskia Osendarp’s $219K as Executive Director is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Saskia Osendarp$218,672$225,805$227,075$204,961$193,724
Tanuja Rastogi—$170,593$190,904——
Martina Van Liere$184,922————
Marti Van Liere—$182,294$167,689——
Curtis Tyler——$159,431$142,646$3,450
Megan Bourassa—$149,720$102,527——
Debra Petrasek$143,772$126,197———
Cecilia Fabrizio$133,365$129,810$129,873——

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

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3 programs · $3.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The Micronutrient Data Innovation Alliance (DInA) co-organized a regional meeting with the Learning Network on Nutritional Surveillance and the Anaemia Action Alliance to discuss and learn how better use of data can lead to more effective assessment of the multifactorial determinants of Anaemia in Africa.

$1.7Mprogram expense
02

The Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Consortium (HMHB) hosts two Technical Advisory Groups composed of renowned scientists who continue to publish new evidence and guidance documents on maternal nutrition interventions: Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS) and balanced energy-protein supplements.

$1.1Mprogram expense
03

The Standing Together for Nutrition Consortium (ST4N) published the Global Resilience Report in partnership with UNICEF and the World Food Programme, which summarizes the impact and lessons of the poly-crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, conflicts, and climate events, leading to crucial policy recommendations to safeguard nutrition during…

$318Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$1.6M
Grants paid · 2 grants · $108K · 2024–2024
Emory UniversityGA · FY2024$97,498
University of California DavisFY2024$10,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$125K
Investment incomeLn 3$69
Money outPt IX
$3.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.4M
Managementcol C$389K
Fundraisingcol D$89K
Owns and owesPt X
$60K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$362K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$125K
Investment incomeLn 3$69
Total revenueLn 12$3.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.8M
SavingsLn 2$247K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.1M
Other assetsLn 15$99K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$60K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 615
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$8K$60K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$108K$108K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$293K$293K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$690K$508K$119K$63K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$895K$825K$70K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$42K$38K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$61K$58K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$129K$109K$12K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$116K$116K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$18K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$896K$868K$29K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$166$166
Office expensesLn 13$23K$23K$217
Information technologyLn 14$38K$22K$16K
TravelLn 17$448K$448K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$34K$34K
InsuranceLn 23$22K$3K$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$43K$43K$484$0
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.9M$3.4M$389K$89K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $3.9M$3.9M$51K$60K 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.3M$5.2M$18K$8K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.8M$3.0M−$157K−$9K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.5M$2.0M$566K$148K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$2.0M−$444K−$384K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,912,337 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,153,089$3,787,069
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,100,698$125,199
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$69
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $75$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,253,862$3,912,337
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,000$401,457
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,083,625$1,816,960
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$18,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,142,417$1,624,669
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,236,042$3,861,086
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $17,820$51,251
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $3,912,337 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$362,370
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,424,699
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,787,069
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $125,199$125,199
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $69$69
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $125,199 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $69$3,912,337
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,861,086 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $107,998$107,998
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $293,459$293,459
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $508,236 · Management $118,744 · Fundraising $63,295$690,275
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $824,694 · Management $70,382$895,076
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $38,241 · Management $3,313$41,554
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $57,663 · Management $3,277$60,940
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $109,340 · Management $11,683 · Fundraising $8,092$129,115
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $116,141$116,141
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $18,000$18,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $867,609 · Management $28,555$896,164
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $166$166
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,149 · Management $217$23,366
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $22,064 · Management $16,165$38,229
IX-17 TravelPrograms $448,400$448,400
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $34,261$34,261
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,255 · Management $18,778$22,033
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $42,535 · Management $484 · Fundraising $0$43,019
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,440 · Management $1,450$2,890
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,382,344 · Management $389,355 · Fundraising $89,387$3,861,086
Part X · Balance sheet $2,281,922 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,739,974$1,815,090
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,175$247,491
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $496,468$5,246
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,150$115,542
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $116,878$98,553
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,356,645$2,281,922
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $312,978$91,876
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,035,190$2,130,318
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,348,168$2,222,194
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,477$59,728
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,477$59,728
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,356,645$2,281,922
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $59,728 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,912,337
XI-2 Total expenses$3,861,086
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$51,251
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,477
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$59,728

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