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
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Sears | President | 2023-2025 | $46,427 | $92,462 | 1 |
Unpaid officers and directors · 2 people
| Name | Latest title | Years | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bala Venkatachalam | Treasurer | 2023-2025 | 1 |
| Rachel Glennerster | Clerk | 2023-2025 | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $46K · 1 employee · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Sears | President | 10 | $46,427 | $0 | $0 | $46,427 | 1 |
| Bala Venkatachalam | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rachel Glennerster | Clerk | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $46K · 1 employee · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Sears | President | 10 | $46,035 | $0 | $0 | $46,035 | 1 |
| Bala Venkatachalam | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rachel Glennerster | Clerk | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Sears | President | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Bala Venkatachalam | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rachel Glennerster | Clerk | 0 | $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 | ||||||||
| $950,681 | $1,183,871 | $46,585 | $46,585 | $950,681 | $0 | $46,427 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $860,100 | $590,309 | $279,775 | $279,775 | $860,100 | $0 | $46,036 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE GOOD NATION FOUNDATION INC | Public charity | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 | $10,000 | 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 · $1,183,871 spent · pay $239,566 · grants $0 · events $332
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Total | $1,183,871 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990 · $590,309 spent · pay $433,399 · grants $0 · events $100
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $328,192 | $328,192 | - | - | 55.6% | |
| Fees: other services | $85,106 | $84,886 | $165 | $55 | 14.4% | |
| 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 | $590,309 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $16 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $16 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $16 | 100% |