Totals
- Total revenue
- $824,264
- Total expenses
- $668,927
- Contributions and grants received
- $890,055
- Grants paid
- $406,073
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $2,761
- Other revenue
- -$68,552
- Total assets, end of year
- $574,846
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $106,604
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $468,242
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $469,508
- Management and general expenses
- $88,321
- Fundraising expenses
- $111,098
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $469,508
Program services were 70.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1c · Fundraising events
$264,712
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$625,343
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$18,152
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3 · Investment income
total $2,761 · excluded $2,761
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$11,700
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$264,712
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$80,252
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$68,552 · excluded -$68,552
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $406,073 · program services $406,073
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $123,083 · program services $54,150 · management and general $16,835 · fundraising $52,098
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $6,980 · program services $344 · management and general $2,095 · fundraising $4,541
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $9,883 · program services $4,057 · management and general $1,464 · fundraising $4,362
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $47,009 · management and general $47,009
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11g · Fees: other
total $14,195 · program services $3,514 · management and general $6,952 · fundraising $3,729
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13 · Office expenses
total $22,816 · management and general $2,679 · fundraising $20,137
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16 · Occupancy
total $3,116 · program services $870 · management and general $1,105 · fundraising $1,141
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17 · Travel
total $5,070 · program services $365 · management and general $2,385 · fundraising $2,320
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $12,136 · fundraising $12,136
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20 · Interest
total $2,128 · management and general $2,128
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23 · Insurance
total $2,072 · management and general $2,072
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24a · Other expenses: LICENSES/PERMITS/FEES
total $14,366 · program services $135 · management and general $3,597 · fundraising $10,634
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $304,303 · end of year $469,569
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $93,020 · end of year $17
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $48,710 · end of year $73,164
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $12,863 · end of year $32,096
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,864
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,864
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $13,604 · end of year $7,580
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19 · Deferred revenue
end of year $10,000
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $132,387 · end of year $89,024
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $260,405 · end of year $375,852
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $52,500 · end of year $92,390
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
IN RWANDA, THE WORD "KOMERA" MEANS "BE STRONG, HAVE COURAGE." KOMERA WAS FOUNDED TO DEVELOP SELF-CONFIDENT YOUNG WOMEN THROUGH EDUCATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND HEALTH PROGRAMMING.
Activities or mission (Part I)
KOMERA DEVELOPS SELF-CONFIDENT YOUNG WOMEN THROUGH EDUCATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND HEALTH.
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EDUCATION: KOMERA SPONSORS SCHOLARS WITH FULL ROOM, BOARD, AND TUITION AT A PUBLIC BOARDING SCHOOL IN RWANDA. DURING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS, SCHOLARS ATTEND WORKSHOPS WHERE THEY RECEIVE TRAINING ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, CAREER, COUNSELING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND HOW TO BE LEADERS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. ONCE STUDENTS FINISH SCHOOL, THEY ATTEND THE POST-SECONDARY TRANSITION PROGRAM (PSTP). THE PSTP TRAINS THEM IN ENGLISH, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, AND HELPS THEM APPLY TO UNIVERSITIES. KOMERA ALSO SUPPORTS THE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION OF SELECT SCHOLARS.
Expenses $168,815 · Grants $146,007
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HEALTH: HEALTH AND WELLNESS ARE DEEPLY INGRAINED IN THE WORK AT KOMERA. KOMERA HAS A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND SPORT AT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS FOR BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS TO COME TOGETHER ON AN EQUAL PLAYING FIELD, LEARNING GENDER NORMS AND DYNAMICS OF POWER, AND USING SPORT AS A TOOL FOR CONFIDENCE BUILDING AND TEAMWORK.
Expenses $152,544 · Grants $131,934
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LEADERSHIP CENTER: DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024, KOMERA EXPANDED PROGRAMS IN THE KOMERA LEADERSHIP CENTER, WHICH IS OPERATED BY KOMERA RWANDA, AN NGO REGISTERED LEGALLY IN RWANDA AND FUNDED SOLELY BY KOMERA, INC. THE KOMERA LEADERSHIP CENTER OPENED ITS DOORS IN AUGUST 2022 AS THE HOME FOR KOMERA PROGRAMMING AND A HUB TO SERVE THE NEARLY 30,000 PEOPLE IN THE RURAL DISTRICT OF KAYONZA IN RWANDA. THE SPACE FEATURES AN EDUCATION HALL WITH VOCATIONAL TRAINING, CAREER GUIDANCE, AN ICT LAB, AS WELL AS MENTORSHIP AND LEADERSHIP SUPPORT FOR YOUNG WOMEN. COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING ADDRESSES CHALLENGES FACED BY YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE CENTER IS A SHARED SPACE FOR COLLECTIVE ACTIVISM. THE SPACE SERVES A VULNERABLE POPULATION OF TEEN MOTHERS WITH A BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, AS WELL AS CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES AND PARENTS TO WORK ON THEIR COOPERATIVE BUSINESSES. THE HEALTH POST PROVIDES ESSENTIAL SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS COUNSELING SERVICES TO WOMEN AND GIRLS IN THE COMMUNITY.
Expenses $119,830 · Grants $103,640
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COMMUNITY
Expenses $28,319 · Grants $24,493
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Kristen GengaroKRISTEN GENGARO
CO-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Ali SamadiALI SAMADI
CO-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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John HagartyJOHN HAGARTY
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Margaret ButlerMARGARET BUTLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Larkin CallaghanLARKIN CALLAGHAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Consolee NishimweCONSOLEE NISHIMWE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Cristina PatelCRISTINA PATEL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Victoria ReeseVICTORIA REESE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jessica RiveraJESSICA RIVERA
DIRECTOR (THRU FEB 2024)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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David WrightDAVID WRIGHT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Lauren MasonLAUREN MASON
MANAGING DIRECTOR (THRU JAN 2024)
- Total calculated
- $85,111
- From this org
- $74,833
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,278
- Hours/week
- 40
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Jacquelyn SpadeJACQUELYN SPADE
DEV.&COMM. MGR/INT. MD(AS OF 1/2024)
- Total calculated
- $65,672
- From this org
- $57,200
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,472
- Hours/week
- 40
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 24 February 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202530569349300218
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