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Ethio Beteseb Media

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Germantown, MD501(c)(3)Religion EIN 86-1419620Revenue $72K in FY2024

On file with the IRS12410 Milestone Center Dr Ste 600, 20876-7102 · Germantown, MDTax-exempt since Oct 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Produce professional analysis, news, commentary, reports, and research on religious and spiritual, social, economic, and cultural issues in Ethiopia and the Diaspora.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers.
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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 31% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $97K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$72K
-48% vs prior year
Spent
$105K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$155K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$72K
FY2024▼ -48%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$131K
FY2022$68K
FY2023$140K
FY2024$72K
Expenses
$105K
FY2024▲ +155%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$41K
FY2024$105K
Net assets
$155K
FY2024▼ -18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$75K
FY2022$90K
FY2023$188K
FY2024$155K

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 Oct 2022.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $89K Management & general 16% · $17K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Surafel Asrat
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fitsum Dori
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

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Analyze and report on Ethiopian religious, social, economic, and cultural issues.

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1 program · $68K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Ethio Beteseb Media provided humanitarian support to 347 families affected by religious conflict in Shashemene, Ethiopia.By leveraging community engagement and advocacy, Ethio Beteseb Media ensured equitable assistance, fostering resilience and recovery among affected individuals.

$68Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Paypal Charitable Giving FundFY2023$97K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$97K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$72K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$46K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26K
Money outPt IX
$105K
Ln 25
Programscol B$89K
Managementcol C$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$155K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$170K
Total assetsLn 16$170K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$46K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$72K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$170K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$170K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$170K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$155K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$205K$170K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$205K$170K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$188K$155K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$68K$68K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21$21
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K$384
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$2K$4K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$257$257
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$20K$10K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$941$0$941$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$105K$89K$17K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $72K$105K−$33K$155K 990 PDF
FY2023 $140K$41K$98K$188K 990 PDF
FY2022 $68K$90K 990 PDF
FY2021 $131K$75K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $72,327 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $136,911$26,100
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,821$46,227
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $139,732$72,327
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$67,894
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $41,286$37,368
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $41,286$105,262
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $98,446−$32,935
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $72,327 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $46,227 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$26,100
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$26,100
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$72,327
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $105,262 across 10 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $67,894$67,894
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $21$21
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,970 · Management $384$6,354
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,638$1,638
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,496 · Management $3,666$6,162
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,059$2,059
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $257$257
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,220 · Management $9,716$19,936
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $941 · Fundraising $0$941
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $88,639 · Management $16,623 · Fundraising $0$105,262
Part X · Balance sheet $170,428 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $204,997$170,428
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $204,997$170,428
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,982$15,347
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $188,015$155,081
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $204,997$170,428
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $155,081 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$72,327
XI-2 Total expenses$105,262
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$32,935
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$188,015
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$155,081

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

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