Our mission is to bridge the world of business and the world of people in extreme poverty, and to support vulnerable communities with health, education and other essential services

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$129K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $289K a year · 23% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$129K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $257K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$123K
52% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 52% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$745K
Spent
$711K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$115K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$745K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$745K
FY2021$986K
FY2022$947K
FY2023$808K
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$711K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$711K
FY2021$962K
FY2022$918K
FY2023$808K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$983K
Net assets
$115K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$115K
FY2021$139K
FY2022$168K
FY2023$339K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$2.0M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2011.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $601K Management & general 15% · $109K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $129K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director of Global Health
$128,867Pt VII · Sec A
President/ Acting CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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 1169 $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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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects businesses with impoverished communities, providing health, education, and essential services.

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3 programs · $434K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Maternal Newborn Child Health

Programme Support. Adara's work in Maternal Newborn Child Health makes a significant contribution to ending the preventable deaths of women, children, adolescents, and in particular, newborns.

$356Kprogram expense
02

Remote Community Development

Programme Support. Adara Development (Nepal) - project office: Project planning, implementation, capacity building, monitoring and evaluation of all Nepal partner organisations and projects. Assisting partner organisations with registration and compliance requirements and ensuring that all partners are exercising good governance.

$47Kprogram 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.

$31Kprogram expense

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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 · 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

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$745K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$522K
Other incomeLn 4–11$223K
Money outPt IX
$711K
Ln 25
Programscol B$601K
Managementcol C$109K
Owns and owesPt X
$115K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$211K
Total assetsLn 16$238K
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$522K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Other incomeLn 4–11$223K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$745K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6K
SavingsLn 2$206K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$211K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$238K
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
Net assetsLn 32$115K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$98K$211K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$45K$25K
Total assetsLn 16$153K$238K
LiabilitiesLn 26$73K$123K
Net assetsLn 32$81K$115K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$13K$13K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$218K$218K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$401K$339K$62K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$5K$1K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$26K$5K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$636$0$636$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$439$2K$0
Information technologyLn 14$3K$600$3K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$130$130$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$760$275$485$0
InterestLn 20$4K$0$4K$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$23K$0$23K$0
InsuranceLn 23$712$0$712$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$187$3K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$711K$601K$109K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.9M$983K$904K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.1M$1.3M$743K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $808K$808K$61$339K 990 PDF
FY2022 $947K$918K$29K$168K 990 PDF
FY2021 $986K$962K$24K$139K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $745K$711K$34K$115K 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 $745,177 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $266,630$522,236
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,950$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $351,550$222,941
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $620,130$745,177
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $105,490$230,868
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $424,779$437,163
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $83,947$42,675
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $614,216$710,706
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,914$34,471
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $745,177 across 15 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$522,236
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$522,236
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $222,941 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$222,941
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $222,941 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$745,177
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $710,706 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $13,287$13,287
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $217,581$217,581
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $338,751 · Management $62,015 · Fundraising $0$400,766
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,587 · Management $1,288 · Fundraising $0$5,875
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,595 · Management $4,927 · Fundraising $0$30,522
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $5,358 · Fundraising $0$5,358
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $636 · Fundraising $0$636
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $439 · Management $2,459 · Fundraising $0$2,898
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $600 · Management $2,619 · Fundraising $0$3,219
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $130 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$130
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $275 · Management $485 · Fundraising $0$760
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $3,568 · Fundraising $0$3,568
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $22,584 · Fundraising $0$22,584
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $712 · Fundraising $0$712
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $187 · Management $2,623 · Fundraising $0$2,810
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $601,432 · Management $109,274 · Fundraising $0$710,706
Part X · Balance sheet $238,141 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,860$5,822
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $93,612$205,526
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,961$1,025
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,087$1,256
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $44,946$24,512
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $153,466$238,141
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,819$1,568
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $1,273$415
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$65,700
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $69,413$55,026
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $72,505$122,709
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $80,961$115,432
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $153,466$238,141
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $115,432 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$745,177
XI-2 Total expenses$710,706
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$34,471
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$80,961
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$115,432

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