Academics Without Borders EIN 98-1184500 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Academics Without Borders FY2020 filing

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Empowers developing nations through higher education by expanding and creating universities and programs. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $302K in revenue, $209K in expenses, and $408K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Canada
Website
www.awb-usf.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$302KFY2020
Expenses
$209K
Net assets
$408K
People
15
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  98-1184500 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Canada
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers developing nations through higher education by expanding and creating universities and programs.
Leadership
Arshad Ahmad · Director
Money in and out
$302K revenue, $209K expenses
Bottom line
45% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$302K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$209K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$408K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $93K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.45 Management & general $0.54 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
45%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
37.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+31%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$302K
FY2020
Expenses
$209K
FY2020
Total assets
$661K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$253K
FY2020
Total revenue
$302K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$209K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$408K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$93K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$661K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B45%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $94K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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The purpose of AWB is to support developing countries develop and expand institutions of higher education by sending volunteers to work on projects in those institutions and in ministries of higher education.

$94Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAcademics Without Borders
EINHdr · item D98-1184500
Principal addressHdr · item CCanada,
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.awb-usf.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item M
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b15
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
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$292K · 97%
Investment income$10K · 3%
Contributions & grants97%$292K
Investment income3%$10K
Total revenueLn 12$302K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.45 Management & general $0.54 Fundraising $0.01
Program services45%$94K
Management & general54%$113K
Fundraising1%$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$209K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$649K
Total assetsLn 16$661K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$253K
Total net assetsLn 32$408K
Months of cash on handcomputed37.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $649K · Operating expenses/yr $209K
37.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $94K · Total expenses $209K
45%
Management & General
Management & general $113K · Total expenses $209K
54%
Fundraising
Fundraising $1K · Total expenses $209K
0.7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $1K · Solicited contributions $292K
$0.00 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $292K · Total revenue $302K
97%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $302K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $302K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $10K · Total revenue $302K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $209K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $302K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $408K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $302K · Expenses $209K
+31%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $661K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $408K · Total assets $661K
62%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $661K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Arshad Ahmad · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $209K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $209K
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 45%
Overhead ratio 54%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.5%
Investment management fee ratio 0.1%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

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.

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$283K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$165K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$266K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$370K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$302K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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