Green Empowerment works with local partners around the world to strengthen communities by delivering renewable energy and safe water.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$87K 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $65K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$87K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.0M
56% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 56% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.7M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$800K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.7M
FY2024▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$2.8M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2024▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.7M
Net assets
$800K
FY2024▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$608K
FY2021$681K
FY2022$460K
FY2023$733K
FY2024$800K
FY2025$896K

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 Jan 1998.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $2.4M Management & general 4% · $93K Fundraising 5% · $142K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $87K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$87,083Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrea Johnson’s $73K as Executive Di is at the 14th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Andrea Johnson$73,268$87,083$96,891$92,683$72,442$71,200

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

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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

Delivers renewable energy and safe water to strengthen communities globally.

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1 program · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Since 1997, green empowerment (ge) has worked with in-country partners around the world to implement clean water and energy projects. Ge collaborates with indigenous peoples, rural communities, and local organizations in 13 countries to develop sustainable projects that improve health outcomes, build climate change resilience, advance…

$2.4Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K
Investment incomeLn 3$43K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$93K
Fundraisingcol D$142K
Owns and owesPt X
$800K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$876K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$81K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K
Investment incomeLn 3$43K
Total revenueLn 12$2.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$35K
SavingsLn 2$841K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$876K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$874K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$800K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 622
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$1.4M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$815K$876K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$874K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$691K$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$733K$800K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.4M$1.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$87K$66K$6K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$406K$309K$28K$70K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$93K$71K$6K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$26K$2K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$40K$5K$25K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$1K$2K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$15K$10K$3K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$23K$17K$1K$4K
TravelLn 17$71K$64K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$4K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$444K$426K$14K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$860$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.4M$93K$142K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.8M$2.7M$86K$896K 990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 5, 2025 $2.7M$2.6M$67K$800K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 25, 2024 $2.8M$2.6M$273K$733K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $1.9M$2.1M−$154K$460K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 21, 2022 $1.6M$1.5M$41K$681K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 5, 2021 $1.6M$1.5M$74K$608K 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
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Part I · Summary $2,702,462 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,745,862$2,608,963
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $36,089$52,607
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $53,349$43,456
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $694−$2,564
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,835,994$2,702,462
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,063,244$1,399,148
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $776,446$621,159
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $723,160$615,613
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,562,850$2,635,920
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $273,144$66,542
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $2,702,462 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$81,036
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,527,927
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,608,963
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $52,607$52,607
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $43,456$43,456
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$8,610
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $6,046$6,046
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $52,607 · Excluded from tax $49,502$2,702,462
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,635,920 across 13 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,399,148$1,399,148
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $66,254 · Management $5,915 · Fundraising $14,913$87,082
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $308,850 · Management $27,576 · Fundraising $69,521$405,947
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $71,094 · Management $6,348 · Fundraising $16,003$93,445
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,389 · Management $2,356 · Fundraising $5,940$34,685
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,795 · Management $24,730 · Fundraising $10,248$39,773
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,028 · Management $1,729 · Fundraising $10,141$12,898
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,256 · Management $3,121 · Fundraising $1,244$14,621
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,473 · Management $1,433 · Fundraising $3,834$22,740
IX-17 TravelPrograms $64,207 · Fundraising $6,770$70,977
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,621 · Management $5,240$8,861
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $426,412 · Management $13,597 · Fundraising $3,838$443,847
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $860 · Management $1,036$1,896
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,400,387 · Management $93,081 · Fundraising $142,452$2,635,920
Part X · Balance sheet $1,827,210 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $298,004$34,897
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $516,757$840,801
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $598,659$70,219
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,375$7,366
X-11 Publicly traded securities$873,927
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,423,795$1,827,210
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $39,524$23,529
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $651,304$1,004,172
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $690,828$1,027,701
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $577,074$586,785
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $155,893$212,724
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $732,967$799,509
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,423,795$1,827,210
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $799,509 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,702,462
XI-2 Total expenses$2,635,920
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$66,542
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$732,967
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$799,509

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