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The purpose of the organization is the humanization of mankind and the care of our planet. This objective is pursued through initiating, running, assisting and promoting activities aimed at protecting the environment, education, international development, and cooperation.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 94-3371033) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$359K 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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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $206K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
92% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$359K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
8.1 mo
of spending, in cash
8.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$911K
20% of total assets
Liabilities are 20% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
6 of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$4.7M
+0.6% vs prior year
Spent
$4.6M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$3.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.7M
FY2025▲ +0.6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$4.7M
FY2025$4.7M
Expenses
$4.6M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.7M
FY2025$4.6M
Net assets
$3.7M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$3.7M

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 Apr 2002.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $4.3M Management & general 4% · $208K Fundraising 3% · $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

8 people listed on the 990; $359K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Site & Transportation Supe
$129,902Pt VII · Sec A
President
$126,691Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$102,847Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Hilmy Rajab’s $130K as Site & Transportation Supe is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Keld Duus$126,691$126,258$120,339$108,381$140,160$85,654
Hilmy Rajab$129,902$134,028————
Sophia Duus$102,847$102,496————

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

Promotes environmental protection, education, and international cooperation to humanize people and care for the planet.

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1 program · $4.3M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

1) running a clothes recycling program collecting 4,000 tons of clothing.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 94-3371033) · Dispute this line
$4.3Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16
Grants paid · 4 grants · $1.4M · 2021–2024

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$67K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Money outPt IX
$4.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.3M
Managementcol C$208K
Fundraisingcol D$142K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$911K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$67K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Gains on assetsLn 7$11K
Total revenueLn 12$4.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.1M
Accounts receivableLn 4$134K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$113K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$91K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$410K
Other assetsLn 15$675K
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$911K
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$1.0M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$4.6M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M$3.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$126K$410K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$911K
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M$3.7M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.0M$1.0M
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$359K$268K$92K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.2M$88K
Payroll taxesLn 10$255K$226K$15K$14K
Management feesLn 11a$3K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$21K$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$42K$42K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$167K$160K$7K
TravelLn 17$236K$236K$534
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$41K$41K
InsuranceLn 23$279K$273K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$688K$684K$1K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$215K$178K$6K$30K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.6M$4.3M$208K$142K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 24, 2026 $4.7M$4.6M$43K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 30, 2025 $4.7M$4.7M−$81K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 30, 2024 $4.7M$4.2M$446K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 17, 2023 $4.7M$4.4M$302K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 19, 2022 $4.3M$3.8M$490K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 29, 2021 $3.5M$3.4M$33K$2.5M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support C · Political and lobbying D · Assets and endowments F · Foreign M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,683,910 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,621,902$4,603,723
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $33,422$78,355
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$1,832
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,655,324$4,683,910
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,168,290$1,049,820
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,872,175$1,864,452
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,695,498$1,726,663
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,735,963$4,640,935
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$80,639$42,975
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $4,683,910 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,603,723
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,603,723
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,603,723
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $66,874$66,874
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $11,481$11,481
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,832$1,832
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,481 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $68,706$4,683,910
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,640,935 across 16 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,049,820$1,049,820
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $267,625 · Management $91,815$359,440
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,161,660 · Fundraising $88,414$1,250,074
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $226,391 · Management $14,543 · Fundraising $14,004$254,938
IX-11a Management feesManagement $2,846$2,846
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $21,263$21,263
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,500$20,500
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $42,000$42,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,321$3,321
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,947$10,947
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $159,978 · Management $7,188$167,166
IX-17 TravelPrograms $235,844 · Fundraising $534$236,378
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $41,052$41,052
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $272,708 · Fundraising $6,149$278,857
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $683,856 · Management $1,204 · Fundraising $2,467$687,527
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $178,145 · Management $6,242 · Fundraising $30,419$214,806
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,291,347 · Management $207,601 · Fundraising $141,987$4,640,935
Part X · Balance sheet $4,570,239 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,380,604$3,146,297
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $70,307$134,374
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $166,857$113,370
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $120,943$91,363
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $126,254$410,156
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $919,311$674,679
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,784,276$4,570,239
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $224,704$220,017
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $943,486$691,161
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,168,190$911,178
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,616,086$3,659,061
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,616,086$3,659,061
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,784,276$4,570,239
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,659,061 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,683,910
XI-2 Total expenses$4,640,935
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$42,975
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,616,086
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,659,061

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