Coafrica

Tax-deductible

Salt Lake Cty, UT501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 84-3824286

Unleash the power of education for all african children by constructing classrooms in partnership with local communities. By creating an international coalition of sponsors, local mentors, and community, coafrica facilitates the construction of needed classrooms. Our goal is to enable every interested community to meet the classroom needs of their children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $150K a year · 14% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 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
$50K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 64% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $75K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$598
0.09% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$662K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$689K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$629K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$662K
FY2024▲ +9%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$128K
FY2021$665K
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$609K
FY2024$662K
Expenses
$689K
FY2024▼ -56%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$593K
FY2022$845K
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$689K
Net assets
$629K
FY2024▼ -4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$31K
FY2021$103K
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$656K
FY2024$629K

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 Apr 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% · $653K Management & general 5% · $35K Fundraising 0% · $1K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$40,114Pt VII · Sec A
$9,870Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marci Romney’s $40K as Director 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marci Romney$40,114$35,954———
Marci Romney——$35,008$27,158$8,463
Vimbai Tembo$9,870————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Builds classrooms in Africa with communities to educate all children.

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1 program service account for $653K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Provide funding for classroom construction in Africa.

$653Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$75K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $2.6M · 2021–2024
Build a School in AfricaMA · FY2024$240,757
Build a School in AfricaMA · FY2023$1,237,300
Build a School in AfricaMA · FY2022$676,000
Build a School in AfricaMA · FY2021$309,060

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$662K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$641K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Money outPt IX
$689K
Ln 25
Programscol B$653K
Managementcol C$35K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$629K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$84K
Total assetsLn 16$630K
LiabilitiesLn 26$598
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$641K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Total revenueLn 12$662K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19K
SavingsLn 2$65K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$84K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$546K
Total assetsLn 16$630K
LiabilitiesLn 26$598
Net assetsLn 32$629K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
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$59K$84K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$598K$546K
Total assetsLn 16$657K$630K
LiabilitiesLn 26$537$598
Net assetsLn 32$656K$629K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$241K$241K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$332K$332K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$50K$25K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$22K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$892$892
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$1K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$25K$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$689K$653K$35K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $662K$689K−$27K$629K 990 PDF
FY2023 $609K$1.6M−$953K$656K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.4M$845K$1.5M$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $665K$593K$72K$103K 990 PDF
FY2020 $128K$31K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $661,854 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$641,265
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$641,265
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $20,589$20,589
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20,589$661,854
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $688,866 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $240,757$240,757
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $331,878$331,878
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,992 · Management $24,992$49,984
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $22,221$22,221
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,937$5,937
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,750$1,750
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $892$892
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,299 · Management $1,634$2,933
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,403$1,403
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,657$5,657
IX-17 TravelPrograms $25,454$25,454
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $652,538 · Management $34,925 · Fundraising $1,403$688,866
Part X · Balance sheet $629,615 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $49,870$18,668
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,074$65,340
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $597,670$545,607
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $656,614$629,615
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $537$598
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $537$598
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $656,077$629,017
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $656,077$629,017
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $656,614$629,615
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $629,017 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$661,854
XI-2 Total expenses$688,866
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$27,012
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$656,077
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$48
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$629,017

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

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