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EMPOWER LEARNING AFRICA USA INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $951K · expenses $1.2M · assets $47K

EIN
92-2014591
Address
4 JAY ST, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139-3705
NTEE code
B02
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2023
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Mission

Support foundational literacy and numeracy in Africa

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
David Sears President2023-2025 $46,427$92,462 1
Unpaid officers and directors · 2 people
NameLatest titleYearsOrganizations
Bala Venkatachalam Treasurer2023-2025 1
Rachel Glennerster Clerk2023-2025 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $46K · 1 employee · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
David Sears President10 $46,427$0$0 $46,4271
Bala Venkatachalam Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Rachel Glennerster Clerk0 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $46K · 1 employee · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
David Sears President10 $46,035$0$0 $46,0351
Bala Venkatachalam Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Rachel Glennerster Clerk0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
David Sears President4 $0-$0 $01
Bala Venkatachalam Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
Rachel Glennerster Clerk0 $0-$0 $01

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 Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$950,681$1,183,871 $46,585$46,585 $950,681$0 $46,42710
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$860,100$590,309 $279,775$279,775 $860,100$0 $46,03610
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,000$16 $9,984$9,984 $10,000$0 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $10,000 in all, tax years 2023 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
THE GOOD NATION FOUNDATION INC Public charity Exact 2023 1$10,000 2023$10,000
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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 · $1,183,871 spent · pay $239,566 · grants $0 · events $332
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Direct program services in Africa $437,665$437,665$0$0 37.0%
Fees: other services $390,756$377,204$13,552- 33.0%
Other salaries and wages $146,999$146,999$0$0 12.4%
Information technology $59,168$47,334$5,917$5,917 5.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $46,427$27,856$13,928$4,643 3.9%
Other employee benefits $32,016$31,243$580$193 2.7%
Fees: management $30,000$30,000-- 2.5%
Travel $20,240$20,240$0$0 1.7%
Payroll taxes $14,124$12,972$864$288 1.2%
Insurance $3,115$3,115-- 0.3%
Other (as described)Publication expenses $2,700$2,700$0$0 0.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $332$199$100$33 0.0%
Other (as described)Business Licenses and Fees $262$0$262$0 0.0%
Other (as described)Bank service charges $67$0$67- 0.0%
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2024 · Form 990 · $590,309 spent · pay $433,399 · grants $0 · events $100
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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Other employee benefits $54,839$54,839-- 9.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $46,036$27,621$13,811$4,604 7.8%
Travel $24,867$24,867-- 4.2%
Information technology $19,189$15,351$1,919$1,919 3.3%
Fees: legal $18,549$18,549-- 3.1%
Fees: management $9,000$9,000-- 1.5%
Payroll taxes $4,332$2,599$1,300$433 0.7%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $100$100-- 0.0%
All other expenses $99-$99- 0.0%
Total$590,309100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $16 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16 100.0%
Total$16100%

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