COOKSTOVE PROJECT INC
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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $127K · expenses $114K · assets $168K
- EIN
- 46-4547004
- Address
- 24 LINK DRIVE, ROCKLEIGH, NJ 07647-2503
- Website
- www.cookstoveproject.org
- NTEE code
- Z99
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2014
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Provide clean cookstoves for rural families in Nepal and Uganda.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 11 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
11 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Sommer | Board Member & President | 2021-2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Megumi Ueda | Board Member & Treasurer | 2023-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mike Sommer | Board Member & Secretary | 2023-2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sheri Reuter | Board Chair | 2021-2025 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mark Johnson | Board Member | 2021-2025 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Susan Condit | Board Member | 2021-2025 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jeff Cadge | Board Member | 2021-2025 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Hakan Ayanoglu | Board Member | 2021-2025 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Megumi Udea (former) | Board Member & Treasurer | 2021-2022 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Michael Sommer (former) | Board Member & Sect | 2021-2022 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mary Seacor (former) | Board Member | 2021 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Sommer | Board Member & President | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Megumi Ueda | Board Member & Treasurer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mike Sommer | Board Member & Secretary | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sheri Reuter | Board Chair | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mark Johnson | Board Member | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Susan Condit | Board Member | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jeff Cadge | Board Member | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Hakan Ayanoglu | Board Member | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Sommer | Board Member & President | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Megumi Ueda | Board Member & Treasurer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mike Sommer | Board Member & Secretary | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sheri Reuter | Board Chair | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mark Johnson | Board Member | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Susan Condit | Board Member | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jeff Cadge | Board Member | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Hakan Ayanoglu | Board Member | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Sommer | Board Member & President | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Megumi Ueda | Board Member & Treasurer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mike Sommer | Board Member & Secretary | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sheri Reuter | Board Chair | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mark Johnson | Board Member | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Susan Condit | Board Member | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jeff Cadge | Board Member | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Hakan Ayanoglu | Board Member | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Sommer | Board Member & President | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Megumi Udea | Board Member & Treasurer | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Michael Sommer | Board Member & Sect | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sheri Reuter | Board Chair | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mark Johnson | Board Member | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Susan Condit | Board Member | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jeff Cadge | Board Member | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Hakan Ayanoglu | Board Member | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 9 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Sommer | Board Member & President | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Megumi Udea | Board Member & Treasurer | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Michael Sommer | Board Member & Sect | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sheri Reuter | Board Chair | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mark Johnson | Board Member | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Susan Condit | Board Member | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mary Seacor | Board Member | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jeff Cadge | Board Member | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Hakan Ayanoglu | Board Member | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $127,079 | $113,874 | $167,968 | $167,968 | $116,790 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $100,582 | $104,373 | $154,622 | $154,622 | $95,582 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $104,213 | $78,182 | $157,121 | $157,121 | $106,195 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $80,454 | $75,148 | $129,790 | $129,790 | $78,985 | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $73,992 | $60,742 | $124,484 | $124,484 | $70,352 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $24,675 in all, tax years 2015 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DELAWARE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2015 | 1 | $10,000 | 2015 | $10,000 | show |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $7,926 | 2023 | $7,926 | show |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $5,495 | 2023 | $5,495 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “COOKSTOVE PROJECT INC” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $640 | 2023 | $111 | show |
| GE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “COOKSTOVE PROJECT INC” | 2022-2023 | 2 | $614 | 2023 | $269 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2025 · Form 990 · $113,874 spent · pay $0 · grants $79,400 · events $15,254
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants outside the US | $79,400 | $79,400 | - | - | 69.7% | |
| Other (as described) | Project Contract | $23,950 | $23,950 | - | - | 21.0% |
| Travel | $6,668 | $6,000 | $668 | - | 5.9% | |
| Office expenses | $3,245 | $1,885 | $1,360 | - | 2.8% | |
| Fees: accounting | $500 | - | $500 | - | 0.4% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $111 | - | $111 | - | 0.1% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income $20,458 | $15,143 | reported apart | |||
| Total | $113,874 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990 · $104,373 spent · pay $0 · grants $81,482 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants outside the US | $81,482 | $81,482 | - | - | 78.1% | |
| Other (as described) | Project Contract | $18,840 | $18,840 | - | - | 18.1% |
| Office expenses | $2,661 | $1,054 | $1,607 | - | 2.5% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $890 | - | $890 | - | 0.9% | |
| Fees: accounting | $500 | - | $500 | - | 0.5% | |
| Total | $104,373 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $78,182 spent · pay $0 · grants $63,805 · events $10,491
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants outside the US | $63,805 | $63,805 | - | - | 81.6% | |
| Other (as described) | Project Contract | $11,140 | $11,140 | - | - | 14.2% |
| Office expenses | $2,837 | $1,647 | $1,190 | - | 3.6% | |
| Fees: accounting | $400 | - | $400 | - | 0.5% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income $5,775 | $10,491 | reported apart | |||
| Total | $78,182 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $75,148 spent · pay $0 · grants $63,535 · events $5,621
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $63,535 | 84.5% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $9,600 | 12.8% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,112 | 1.5% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $901 | 1.2% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $5,621 | reported apart |
| Total | $75,148 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $60,742 spent · pay $0 · grants $49,850 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $49,850 | 82.1% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $7,800 | 12.8% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $2,311 | 3.8% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $781 | 1.3% | |
| Total | $60,742 | 100% |