Totals
- Total revenue
- $4,952,288
- Total expenses
- $5,157,548
- Contributions and grants received
- $4,764,652
- Grants paid
- $586,927
- Program service revenue
- $2,000
- Investment income
- $46,051
- Other revenue
- $139,585
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,433,157
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $947,098
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $7,486,059
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,563,447
- Management and general expenses
- $1,246,039
- Fundraising expenses
- $348,062
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,563,447
Program services were 69.1% 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
$830,064
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$3,934,588
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2a · Program service revenue: DONOR TRIPS EDUCATION
total $2,000 · related or exempt $2,000
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3 · Investment income
total $46,051 · excluded $46,051
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$0
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$830,064
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$82,643
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$82,643 · excluded -$82,643
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$204,256
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$132
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $204,124 · related or exempt $204,124
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS
total $11,957 · excluded $11,957
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11b · Other revenue: REVERSAL OF PRIOR YR.
total $5,619 · excluded $5,619
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11c · Other revenue: EXCHANGE RATE FEES
total $528 · excluded $528
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11e · Other revenue, total
$18,104
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $586,927 · program services $586,927
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $216,425 · program services $43,285 · management and general $86,570 · fundraising $86,570
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,085,795 · program services $501,259 · management and general $474,416 · fundraising $110,120
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $65,371 · program services $39,603 · management and general $21,722 · fundraising $4,046
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $277,083 · program services $162,559 · management and general $92,955 · fundraising $21,569
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $102,970 · program services $57,372 · management and general $35,051 · fundraising $10,547
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11b · Fees: legal
total $31,242 · program services $11,551 · management and general $19,657 · fundraising $34
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $73,459 · program services $12,056 · management and general $61,403
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11g · Fees: other
total $491,879 · program services $299,334 · management and general $191,151 · fundraising $1,394
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $159,778 · program services $149,952 · management and general $4,375 · fundraising $5,451
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13 · Office expenses
total $164,281 · program services $84,305 · management and general $32,851 · fundraising $47,125
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14 · Information technology
total $7,125 · program services $4,336 · management and general $2,769 · fundraising $20
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16 · Occupancy
total $101,994 · program services $87,983 · management and general $14,011
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17 · Travel
total $356,273 · program services $173,476 · management and general $128,434 · fundraising $54,363
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $36,977 · program services $27,525 · management and general $4,422 · fundraising $5,030
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $180,891 · program services $180,891
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23 · Insurance
total $32,439 · program services $5,023 · management and general $27,416
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24a · Other expenses: CONSTRUCTION
total $852,124 · program services $852,124
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24b · Other expenses: FOR. CURRENCY EXCHANGE
total $175,213 · program services $175,213
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24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT PURCHASE
total $64,159 · program services $31,717 · management and general $30,896 · fundraising $1,546
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24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
total $61,834 · program services $58,446 · management and general $3,388
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24e · All other expenses
total $33,309 · program services $18,510 · management and general $14,552 · fundraising $247
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $6,070,929 · end of year $2,235,349
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $3,546,051
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $561,041 · end of year $136,270
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $21,973
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $118,555 · end of year $342,238
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $31,248 · end of year $158,972
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$3,125,523
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,127,946
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $2,178,468 · end of year $1,997,577
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $41,947 · end of year $16,700
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $424,437 · end of year $846,412
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $15,763 · end of year $100,686
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $6,321,416 · end of year $5,834,533
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,262,545 · end of year $1,651,526
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
EASTERN CONGO INITIATIVE (ECI) IS THE FIRST U.S. BASED ADVOCACY AND GRANT-MAKING INITIATIVE WHOLLY FOCUSED ON WORKING WITH AND FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC). ECI'S MISSION IS TO INCREASE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF INVESTMENTS INTO DRC THROUGH SUPPORTING INNOVATIVE CONGOLESE LED SOLUTIONS, DEVELOPING COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS, AND DRIVING INCREASED ATTENTION AND PUBLIC POLICY CHANGE THROUGH GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY AND HIGHLY TARGETED MEDIA ACTIVITIES. WE ENVISION A VIBRANT DRC ABUNDANT WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, WHERE A ROBUST CIVIL SOCIETY CAN FLOURISH. ECI BELIEVES THAT LOCAL, COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACHES ARE ESSENTIAL TO CREATING A SUSTAINABLE AND SUCCESSFUL SOCIETY IN EASTERN CONGO. WE BELIEVE THAT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS COMBINED WITH ADVOCACY DRIVES INCREASED ATTENTION AND PUBLIC POLICY CHANGE, CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF DRC.
Activities or mission (Part I)
SEE PART III, LINE 1.
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GRANTMAKING, BUILDING MARKETS, AND ADVOCACY: ECI WORKS WITH THE MOST INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN EASTERN DRC TO FIND CONGOLESE SOLUTIONS TO CONGOLESE CHALLENGES. WE PROVIDE GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO HELP OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS CREATE SUSTAINABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ACCESS TO JUSTICE, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, AND ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND INFORMATION. WE CONNECT CONGOLESE FARMERS WITH GLOBAL MARKETS FOR COFFEE AND COCOA. AND WE ADVOCATE RELENTLESSLY, IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD, TO INCREASE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF INVESTMENT IN THE LIMITLESS POTENTIAL OF THE DRC.
Expenses $2,164,410 · Grants $586,927
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WATER ACTIVITIES: THROUGH OUR ASILI SOCIAL ENTERPRISE PLATFORM, ECI PROVIDES AFFORDABLE, CONSISTENT ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER AT MEMBERSHIP-BASED KIOSKS IN SOUTH KIVU.
Expenses $911,730 · Revenue $147,851
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HEALTH ACTIVITIES: ANOTHER ASILI SERVICE IS WORLD-CLASS PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES AT COMMUNITY CLINICS, AT PRICES LOCAL FAMILIES CAN AFFORD.
Expenses $487,307 · Revenue $58,273
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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BEN AFFLECK
CO FOUNDER-BOARD PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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MUADI MUKENGE
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
WHITNEY WILLIAMS
VICE-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
MVEMBA DIZOLELE
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 0.5 related
-
HUGUES EFOLE
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
NIMA TAGHAVI
PAST TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 0.5 related
-
MAURA O'NEILL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
ABRAHAM LENO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $233,686
- From this org
- $201,867
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $31,819
- Hours/week
- 10.15 + 29.85 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $188,622
- Bonus
- $13,245
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,144
- Nontaxable benefits
- $22,675
- Filer's total
- $233,686
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 7
- DURING THE YEAR ABRAHAM LENO RECEIVED A PERFORMANCE BASED BONUS OF $13,245.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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EASTERN CONGO INITIATIVE - DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC)
TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF CONGO TO FORGE THEIR OWN PATH TO STABILITY AND PEACE. · CG · controlled entity
Directly controlled by EASTERN CONGO INITIATIVE
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501(C)(3) · ALIGHT BUILDS A MEANINGFUL LIFE FOR AND WITH THE DISPLACED · MN
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501(C)(3) · HUMANITARIAN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS · IL · controlled entity
Directly controlled by ALIGHT
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N/A · HUMANITARIAN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS · UK
Directly controlled by ALIGHT
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ORAM - ORGANIZATION FOR REFUGEE ASYLUM & MIGRATION
501(C)(3) · HUMANITARIAN EDUCATION AND SUPPORT · CA · controlled entity
Directly controlled by ALIGHT
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Related partnerships
Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.
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ASILI HOLDINGS LLC
RELATED · TO BUILD HEALTHIER, RESILIENT AND MORE FUNCTIONAL COMMUNITIES · DE · 51% owned
Directly controlled by EASTERN CONGO INITIATIVE
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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C · SOCIAL ENTERPRISE · DE
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 14 February 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202530459349300113
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