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Optimal Greening Foundation

Tax-deductible

Richmond, TX501(c)(3)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 87-3939276Revenue $51K in FY2025

On file with the IRS1270 Crabb River Rd Ste 600 Pmb 115, 77469-5635 · Richmond, TXTax-exempt since Apr 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To restore health and dignity to Africans in marginalized communities through access to clean Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services, anchored on environmental sustainability and community development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ 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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FY2025 · 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
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 4 voting members
Concern: none of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$51K
+1% vs prior year
Spent
$85K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$14K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$51K
FY2025▲ +1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$6K
FY2023$300
FY2024$50K
FY2025$51K
Net assets
$14K
FY2025▼ -71%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$4K
FY2023−$235
FY2024$48K
FY2025$14K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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% · $81K Management & general 1% · $1K Fundraising 4% · $4K

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
Osenkere Iyahen
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Adewole Longe
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Oje Longe
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sean Murray
Director
$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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides clean water, sanitation, and hygiene to improve health and dignity in African communities.

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1 program · $80K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The WASH program consists of infrastructure development and capacity building for local community members. Project Sustainable Water for Future Transformation (SWIFT) was developed under the program. The project drilled two industrial boreholes and installed water treatment facilities and solar systems to power WASH facilities.

$80Kprogram 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
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$51K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$51K
Money outPt IX
$85K
Ln 25
Programscol B$81K
Managementcol C$1K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$14K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14K
Total assetsLn 16$14K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$51K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$51K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$14K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$14K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$14K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$14K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49K$14K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$49K$14K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$49K$14K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$80K$80K
Legal feesLn 11b$235$235
Accounting feesLn 11c$400$400
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$360$360
Information technologyLn 14$629$629
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$100$100
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$85K$81K$1K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $51K$85K−$35K$14K 990 PDF
FY2024 $50K$48K 990 PDF
FY2023 $300−$235 990 PDF
FY2022 $6K$4K 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 $50,744 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $50,000$50,744
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $135$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $50,135$50,744
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,000$80,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $535$3,560
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $480$1,724
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,015$85,284
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $48,120−$34,540
Part VI · Governance 0 of 4 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $50,744 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$50,744
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$50,744
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$50,744
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $85,284 across 9 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $80,000$80,000
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $235$235
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $400$400
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $3,560$3,560
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $360$360
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $629$629
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $100$100
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $80,635 · Management $1,089 · Fundraising $3,560$85,284
Part X · Balance sheet $14,112 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $48,652$14,112
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $48,652$14,112
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $48,652$14,112
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $48,652$14,112
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,112 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$50,744
XI-2 Total expenses$85,284
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$34,540
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$48,652
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,112

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

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