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Independent multimedia organization dedicated to exploring every aspect of china's engagement with africa.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 85-4202622) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $167K a year · 24% of revenue · last 4 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
80% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$168K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
16.1 mo
of spending, in cash
16.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9K
0.7% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.7% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 4 voting members
2 of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.2M
+55% vs prior year
Spent
$725K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +55%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$245K
FY2023$536K
FY2024$767K
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$725K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$203K
FY2023$484K
FY2024$654K
FY2025$725K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +57%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$79K
FY2023$130K
FY2024$811K
FY2025$1.3M

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

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2022.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $580K Management & general 18% · $131K Fundraising 2% · $14K

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; $168K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$113,901Pt VII · Sec A
$53,861Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eric Olander’s $114K as President is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Eric Olander$113,901$119,464
Christian Geraud Neema Byamungu$53,861—

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

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3 programs · $580K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Independent multimedia research organization dedicated to exploring every aspect of china's engagement in africa and across the developing world.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 85-4202622) · Dispute this line
$409Kprogram expense
02

Amplifying iplc voices in the nickel mining discourse in indonesia - with almost 60% of the world's nickel reserves, indonesia is at the center of the global competition for critical minerals.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 85-4202622) · Dispute this line
$110Kprogram expense
03

Amplifying southeast asian voices in the global discourse about development and sustainability - southeast asia contributes just 6% of the world's carbon emissions, yet it is the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 85-4202622) · Dispute this line
$61Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$114K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$725K
Ln 25
Programscol B$580K
Managementcol C$131K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$971K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$114K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$3K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$971K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$971K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$305K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$4K
Intangible assetsLn 14$2K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$760K$971K
Total assetsLn 16$813K$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$811K$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$167K$133K$23K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$22K$21K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$7K$865$433
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$413K$365K$48K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$670$50$620
Office expensesLn 13$16K$9K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$26K$19K$6K$726
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$417$417
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$66K$45K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$256
Total functional expensesLn 25$725K$580K$131K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 25, 2026 $1.2M$725K$463K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Sep 24, 2025 $767K$654K$113K$811K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 19, 2024 $536K$484K$51K$130K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 27, 2023 $245K$203K$42K$79K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments F · Foreign O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $1,187,637 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $660,000$1,067,972
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $107,103$114,212
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0−$2,520
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$7,973
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $767,103$1,187,637
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $273,342$197,942
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $380,746$527,178
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $654,088$725,120
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $113,015$462,517
Part VI · Governance 2 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,187,637 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,067,972
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,067,972
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $114,212$114,212
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$2,520−$2,520
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,973$7,973
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $119,665 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,187,637
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $725,120 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $132,855 · Management $22,788 · Fundraising $11,309$166,952
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $20,541 · Fundraising $1,798$22,339
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,353 · Management $865 · Fundraising $433$8,651
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $364,842 · Management $47,852$412,694
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $50 · Management $620$670
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,620 · Management $7,209$15,829
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $3,950$3,950
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,395 · Management $6,055 · Fundraising $726$26,176
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $417$417
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $45,412 · Management $20,398$65,810
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,376 · Management $256$1,632
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $580,320 · Management $130,534 · Fundraising $14,266$725,120
Part X · Balance sheet $1,282,542 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $760,103$970,905
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$305,358
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$4,197
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $2,520$2,082
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $812,623$1,282,542
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,726$9,128
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,726$9,128
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $600,244$868,605
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $210,653$404,809
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $810,897$1,273,414
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $812,623$1,282,542
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,273,414 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,187,637
XI-2 Total expenses$725,120
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$462,517
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$810,897
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,273,414

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

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