Saage International

Tax-deductible

Fort Collins, CO501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 83-3616308

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Organizational development and management strategic planning intercultural education and crossborder engagement

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 3 employees.
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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15K a year · 3% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 64% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names 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
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Revenue
$564K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$533K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$140K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$564K
FY2024▲ +9%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$259K
FY2023$518K
FY2024$564K
Expenses
$533K
FY2024▲ +6%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$261K
FY2023$504K
FY2024$533K
Net assets
$140K
FY2024▲ +236%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$28K
FY2023$42K
FY2024$140K

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 May 2020.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $507K Management & general 5% · $25K

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; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$40,000Pt VII · Sec A
$40,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Koenig’s $40K as CEO is at the 36th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
David Koenig$40,000$36,833$9,250

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 organizations, plans strategy, and fosters intercultural education and crossborder engagement.

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4 program services account for $1.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Educational Development Programs

The organizations educational initiatives provide unique opportunities for both students and education professionals to establish academic and community partnerships that encourage the exploration of cultural diversity and provide the opportunity to share common experiences.

$499Kprogram expense
02

Educational Development Programs

The Organization delivers viewpoint- neutral training that strengthens participant ability to detect and resist foreign propaganda and disinformation. In FY 2024, two consecutive media-literacy awards and one participant training program supported instruction in source verification, analytic tradecraft, and responsible online engagement…

$498Kprogram expense
03

Community Development Programs

The organizations core values include belief in strengthening communities and belief in a grassroots approach to solving community problems. Developing an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of democratic citizens while building the capacity, confidence, and skills of program participants is at the heart of the organizations…

$9Kprogram expense
04

Community Development Programs

Using non-federal funds, the Organization supported small workshops that built practical skills in communication, coalition-building, and civic problem-solving. Activities were merit-based, open to eligible participants, and conducted in compliance with federal nondiscrimination requirements.

$9Kprogram expense

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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 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$564K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$564K
Investment incomeLn 3$4
Money outPt IX
$533K
Ln 25
Programscol B$507K
Managementcol C$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$140K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$140K
Total assetsLn 16$140K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$564K
Government grantsLn 1e$534K
Investment incomeLn 3$4
Total revenueLn 12$564K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$140K
Total assetsLn 16$140K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$140K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $564K$533K$32K$140K 990 PDF
FY2023 $518K$504K$14K$42K 990 PDF
FY2022 $259K$261K−$1K$28K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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

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