Amazwi Global FY2024 filing

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Grand Rapids, MI501(c)(3)Since 2020Arts & CultureEIN 85-4202622Revenue $767K in FY2024

On file with the IRSchinaglobalsouth.com625 Kenmoor Ave, 49546-2395 · Grand Rapids, MITax-exempt since Feb 2022Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$119K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
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
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$119K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 4 voting members
Fine: 2 of 4 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$767K
+43% vs prior year
Spent
$654K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$811K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$767K
FY2024▲ +43%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$245K
FY2023$536K
FY2024$767K
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$654K
FY2024▲ +35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$203K
FY2023$484K
FY2024$654K
FY2025$725K
Net assets
$811K
FY2024▲ +523%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$79K
FY2023$130K
FY2024$811K
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2024 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2022.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $530K Management & general 17% · $110K 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; $119K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$119,464Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Explores China's engagement with Africa through independent multimedia.

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3 programs · $530K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

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

$230Kprogram expense
02

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.

$200Kprogram expense
03

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.

$100Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$767K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$660K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$107K
Money outPt IX
$654K
Ln 25
Programscol B$530K
Managementcol C$110K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$811K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$760K
Total assetsLn 16$813K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$660K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$107K
Total revenueLn 12$767K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$760K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$760K
Total assetsLn 16$813K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$811K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 64
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$414K$760K
Total assetsLn 16$418K$813K
LiabilitiesLn 26$287K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$130K$811K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$152K$134K$10K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$113K$99K$7K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$8K$914$457
Legal feesLn 11b$512$512
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$231K$188K$43K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$29K$1K$28K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$1K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$100$100
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$210$210
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$102K$92K$10K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$654K$530K$110K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$725K$463K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $767K$654K$113K$811K 990 PDF
FY2023 $536K$484K$51K$130K 990 PDF
FY2022 $245K$203K$42K$79K 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
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Part I · Summary $767,103 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $535,780$660,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$107,103
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $535,780$767,103
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 $126,883$273,342
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $357,566$380,746
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $484,449$654,088
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $51,331$113,015
Part VI · Governance 2 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $767,103 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$660,000
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$660,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $107,103 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$107,103
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $107,103 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$767,103
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $654,088 across 14 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $133,787 · Management $9,886 · Fundraising $7,870$151,543
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $99,461 · Management $7,349 · Fundraising $5,850$112,660
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,768 · Management $914 · Fundraising $457$9,139
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $512$512
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,760$6,760
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $187,704 · Management $43,369$231,073
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,667$1,667
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,393 · Management $27,569$28,962
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,142 · Management $3,454$4,596
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $100$100
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,046$5,046
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $210$210
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $92,251 · Management $9,569 · Fundraising $0$101,820
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $530,219 · Management $109,692 · Fundraising $14,177$654,088
Part X · Balance sheet $812,623 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $414,411$760,103
X-4 Accounts receivable$50,000
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $2,730$2,520
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $417,615$812,623
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,726
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,508$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $287,387$1,726
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $130,228$600,244
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$210,653
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $130,228$810,897
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $417,615$812,623
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $810,897 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$767,103
XI-2 Total expenses$654,088
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$113,015
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$130,228
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$567,654
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$810,897

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

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