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Tawasaw FY2023 filing

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Oakland, CA501(c)(3)Youth Development EIN 85-0949909Revenue $477K in FY2023

On file with the IRS3349 International Blvd Apt 3, 94601-3056 · Oakland, CATax-exempt since Feb 2022Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To uplift through mentorship & education

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $421K a year · 47% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $485K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$477K
+667% vs prior year
Spent
$253K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$273K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$477K
FY2023▲ +667%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$62K
FY2023$477K
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$253K
FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$253K
FY2024$693K
Net assets
$273K
FY2023▲ +456%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$49K
FY2023$273K
FY2024$891K

From the FY2023 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2022.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $226K Management & general 4% · $11K Fundraising 6% · $16K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Sadia Azeem
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Morad Hararah
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alaeddin Albakri’s $10K as CEO is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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1 program · $226K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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$226Kprogram 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
Good Planet FoundationFY2024$200K
Paypal Charitable Giving FundFY2024$126K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$93K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$36K
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$25K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$485K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$477K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$338K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$139K
Money outPt IX
$253K
Ln 25
Programscol B$226K
Managementcol C$11K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$273K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$279K
Total assetsLn 16$279K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$338K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$139K
Total revenueLn 12$477K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$279K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$279K
Total assetsLn 16$279K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$273K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49K$279K
Total assetsLn 16$49K$279K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$6K
Net assetsLn 32$49K$273K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$600$600
OccupancyLn 16$15K$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$15K$12K$2K$759
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$778$778
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$137K$137K
All other expensesLn 24e$84K$69K$356$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$253K$226K$11K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.3M$693K$618K$891K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $477K$253K$224K$273K 990 PDF
FY2022 $62K$49K 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
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Part I · Summary $476,851 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $62,186$338,093
I-9 Program service revenue$138,758
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $62,186$476,851
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,503$252,959
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $13,503$252,959
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $48,683$223,892
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $476,851 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$338,093
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$338,093
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $138,758$138,758
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $138,758 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$476,851
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $252,959 across 6 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $600$600
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,637 · Management $7,638$15,275
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,148 · Management $2,278 · Fundraising $759$15,185
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $778$778
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $136,909$136,909
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $68,662 · Management $356 · Fundraising $15,194$84,212
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $226,134 · Management $10,872 · Fundraising $15,953$252,959
Part X · Balance sheet $279,344 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $49,153$279,344
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $49,153$279,344
X-25 Other liabilities$6,299
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$6,299
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $49,153$273,045
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $49,153$273,045
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $49,153$279,344
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $273,045 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$476,851
XI-2 Total expenses$252,959
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$223,892
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$49,153
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$273,045

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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