Adara Development (usa) EIN 98-0634789

Adara Development (usa)

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Connects businesses with impoverished communities, providing health, education, and essential services. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.9M in revenue, $983K in expenses, and $2.0M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2009
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · International
Location
Seattle, WA
Website
www.adaragroup.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$1.9MFY2025
Expenses
$983K
Net assets
$2.0M
People
7
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  98-0634789 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Seattle, WA Founded 2009
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Connects businesses with impoverished communities, providing health, education, and essential services.
Leadership
Audette Exel · President
Money in and out
$1.9M revenue, $983K expenses
Bottom line
97% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$983K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $904K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.97 Management & general $0.03
Program efficiency
97%
of spending reaches programs▲ +14% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -38% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+48%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +34% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2025▼ -9%
Expenses
$983K
FY2025▼ -26%
Total assets
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +62%
Total liabilities
$846
FY2025▼ -99%
Total revenue
$1.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$983K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$904K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B97%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $885K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Maternal Newborn Child Health

Programme Support. Our goal is to reduce preventable maternal and newborn deaths in Uganda. We are working to strengthen maternal, newborn and child health services in low-resource settings through AdaraNewborn - our evidence-based, high-impact model of maternal and newborn care.

$354Kprogram expense
02

Remote Community Development

Programme Support. Our work is focused in two remote geographies of Nepal: The Humla district in the Himalayas and the region of Ghyangfedi. Built on decades of partnership and deep local knowledge, the model strengthens systems and builds capacity - ensuring change is locally led, sustainable and transformative.

$279Kprogram expense
03

Remote Community Development (Humla) -Adara's Remote Community Development work makes a significant contribution to ending the preventable deaths of women, children and disadvantaged people in isolated communities through quality healthcare and improved access to quality education for disadvantaged children and youth.

$252Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAdara Development (usa)
EINHdr · item D98-0634789
Principal addressHdr · item CSeattle, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.adaragroup.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2009
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q33)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2011

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heidi Nakamura’s $154K as Senior Newborn Advisor is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1170 $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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Heidi Nakamura$153,891$137,018$128,867
Brooke Magnusson$145,978$122,843$114,368
Evangeline Dittman$109,305
Molly Macguffie$101,279
Andrea Cunningham$100,857

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.8M · 98%
Other revenue$40K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$1.8M
Other revenue2%$40K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.97 Management & general $0.03
Program services97%$954K
Management & general3%$29K
Total functional expensesLn 25$983K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$110K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$846
Total net assetsLn 32$2.0M
Months of cash on handcomputed1.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $110K · Operating expenses/yr $983K
1.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $954K · Total expenses $983K
97%
Management & General
Management & general $29K · Total expenses $983K
3%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $983K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.3M
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.8M · Total revenue $1.9M
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $1.9M
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.9M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $1.9M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $983K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.9M · Prior year $2.1M
-9%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $745K · FY2025 $1.9M
+20%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.9M · Expenses $983K
+48%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.0M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.0M · Total assets $2.0M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.0M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Audette Exel · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $983K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $3 · Total expenses $983K
<0.01%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 97%
Overhead ratio 3%
Revenue growth -9%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$257K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $38K · 2020–2021
University of WashingtonFY2021$24,381
University of WashingtonFY2020$13,287

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.9M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$2.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$808K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$947K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$986K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$745K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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