The Equip Foundation FY2021 filing

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Kailua Kona, HI501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 99-0339365Revenue $584K in FY2021

On file with the IRSequipfoundation.org75-5660 Kopiko St Ste C7 Pmb 162, 96740-3122 · Kailua Kona, HITax-exempt since Mar 1999Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Equip Foundation works to develop leaders and communities in both the developed and developing world. Our projects emphasize skills development, appropriate technology, local partnering and empowering the marginalized.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$57K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $41K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$57K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $345K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$584K
+63% vs prior year
Spent
$356K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$560K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$584K
FY2021▲ +63%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$358K
FY2021$584K
FY2022$464K
FY2023$612K
FY2024$649K
Expenses
$356K
FY2021▼ -0.8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$358K
FY2021$356K
FY2022$531K
FY2023$644K
FY2024$575K
Net assets
$560K
FY2021▲ +69%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$332K
FY2021$560K
FY2022$478K
FY2023$463K
FY2024$535K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1999.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $271K Management & general 10% · $37K Fundraising 14% · $48K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $57K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary and Treasurer
$57,435Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Donald S Cook’s $54K as Secretary and Treasurer is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Donald S Cook$54,000$56,500$48,000$57,435$42,000

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

Develops leaders and communities worldwide through skills training and empowering marginalized groups.

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2 programs · $271K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Hands on Houses

The program focusses on developing and providing effective housing solutions for marginalized people in rural communities. In 2021, despite the significant constraints of the coronavirus and lockdowns, Hands on Houses provided 15 new homes in south Asia.

$268Kprogram expense
02

Grants for medical and food relief to rural communities as a response to coronavirus conditions.

$3Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$584K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$584K
Investment incomeLn 3$23
Money outPt IX
$356K
Ln 25
Programscol B$271K
Managementcol C$37K
Fundraisingcol D$48K
Owns and owesPt X
$560K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$563K
Total assetsLn 16$571K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$584K
Government grantsLn 1e$79K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$23
Total revenueLn 12$584K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$126K
SavingsLn 2$437K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$563K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$571K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$560K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$372K$563K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$376K$571K
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$332K$560K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$23K$23K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$57K$46K$11K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$137K$96K$12K$29K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$15K$2K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$10K$1K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$932$932
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$393$393
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$245$490
Information technologyLn 14$6K$4K$595$1K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$18K$2K$4K
TravelLn 17$21K$15K$2K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$304$304
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$31K$3K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K$201$403
Total functional expensesLn 25$356K$271K$37K$48K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $649K$575K$74K$535K 990 PDF
FY2023 $612K$644K−$31K$463K 990 PDF
FY2022 $464K$531K−$67K$478K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $584K$356K$229K$560K 990 PDF
FY2020 $358K$358K−$573$332K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $584,441 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $357,827$584,418
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $19$23
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $357,846$584,441
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $24,008$23,169
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $239,101$229,851
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $95,310$102,570
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $358,419$355,590
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$573$228,851
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $584,441 across 11 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$79,360
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$505,058
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$584,418
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $23 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$23
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $23 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$584,441
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $355,590 across 16 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $23,169$23,169
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,948 · Management $11,487 · Fundraising $0$57,435
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $96,137 · Management $11,900 · Fundraising $28,874$136,911
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,726 · Management $2,104 · Fundraising $4,207$21,037
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,127 · Management $1,447 · Fundraising $2,894$14,468
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $7,232$7,232
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $932$932
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $393$393
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,418$1,418
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,715 · Management $245 · Fundraising $490$2,450
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,167 · Management $595 · Fundraising $1,191$5,953
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,217 · Management $2,176 · Fundraising $4,352$24,745
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,678 · Management $2,097 · Fundraising $4,194$20,969
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $304$304
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,557 · Management $3,355 · Fundraising $0$33,912
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,658 · Management $201 · Fundraising $403$4,262
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $271,028 · Management $36,539 · Fundraising $48,023$355,590
Part X · Balance sheet $570,759 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $74,359$125,935
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $297,445$437,200
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,374$7,624
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
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 $376,178$570,759
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,946$624
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
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 $36,250$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,435$9,737
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $44,631$10,361
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $331,547$560,398
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $331,547$560,398
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $376,178$570,759
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $560,398 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$584,441
XI-2 Total expenses$355,590
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$228,851
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$331,547
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$560,398

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