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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by INDEGO AFRICA PROJECT.

Totals

Total revenue
$616,422
Total expenses
$547,208
Contributions and grants received
$441,659
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,321
Other revenue
$172,442
Total assets, end of year
$306,064
Total liabilities, end of year
$95,355
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$210,709
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$499,541
Management and general expenses
$33,131
Fundraising expenses
$14,536
Program service expenses (Part III)
$499,541

Program services were 91.3% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $441,659

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,321 · excluded $2,321

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $6,601

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $1,512

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $5,089 · excluded $5,089

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $251,834

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $135,819

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $116,015 · excluded $116,015

  • 11a · Other revenue: EMPLOYEE RETENTION TAX

    total $51,338 · related or exempt $51,338

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $51,338

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $110,094 · program services $103,488 · management and general $4,404 · fundraising $2,202

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $183,884 · program services $172,851 · management and general $7,355 · fundraising $3,678

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $16,766 · program services $15,089 · management and general $503 · fundraising $1,174

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $20,009 · program services $18,585 · management and general $707 · fundraising $717

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $40,045 · program services $20,023 · management and general $18,020 · fundraising $2,002

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $36,010 · program services $32,409 · fundraising $3,601

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $4,799 · program services $4,607 · management and general $96 · fundraising $96

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,281 · program services $3,117 · management and general $164

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $49,042 · program services $47,080 · management and general $981 · fundraising $981

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,119 · program services $1,063 · fundraising $56

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,712 · program services $1,898 · management and general $814

  • 24a · Other expenses: RWANDA EDUCATIONAL PROG

    total $44,967 · program services $44,967

  • 24b · Other expenses: MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM

    total $8,834 · program services $8,834

  • 24c · Other expenses: GHANA EDUCATION PROGRAM

    total $8,076 · program services $8,076

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $6,640 · program services $6,640

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $10,930 · program services $10,814 · management and general $87 · fundraising $29

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $127,029 · end of year $178,850

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $45,699 · end of year $18,311

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $55,724 · end of year $45,315

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,475 · end of year $6,127

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,850 · end of year $57,461

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $28,914 · end of year $30,403

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $63,995 · end of year $13,341

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,245 · end of year $51,611

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $137,642 · end of year $181,785

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,981 · end of year $28,924

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

INDEGO AFRICA PROJECT, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, HAS BEEN PROPELLING THE CREATION, GROWTH, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES IN AFRICA SINCE 2007, PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT THROUGH A GLOBAL MARKET FOR THEIR HANDMADE PRODUCTS AND INVESTING IN THEIR EDUCATION. OVER 2,000 ARTISANS HAVE PARTNERED WITH INDEGO AFRICA SINCE ITS INCEPTION. WHAT BEGAN AS A MODEL TO EMPOWER AND EDUCATE WOMEN IN POST-GENOCIDE RWANDA, HAS GROWN INTO A COMMITMENT TO HELP WOMEN, YOUTH, AND REFUGEES ACROSS AFRICA BECOME SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

INDEGO AFRICA PROJECT, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, HAS BEEN PROPELLING THE CREATION, GROWTH, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES IN AFRICA SINCE 2007, PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT THROUGH A GLOBAL MARKET FOR THEIR HANDMADE PRODUCTS AND INVESTING IN THEIR EDUCATION. OVER 2,000 ARTISANS HAVE PARTNERED WITH INDEGO AFRICA SINCE ITS INCEPTION. WHAT BEGAN AS A MODEL TO EMPOWER AND EDUCATE WOMEN IN POST-GENEOCIDE RWANDA, HAS GROWN INTO A COMMITMENT TO HELP WOMEN, YOUTH, AND REFUGEES ACROSS AFRICA BECOME SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS.

  • OUR VOCATIONAL & BUSINESS TRAINING PROGRAM HELPS UNEMPLOYED YOUTH AND REFUGEES BUILD THE SKILLS TO INTEGRATE AND SUCCEED IN THE GLOBAL ARTISAN ECONOMY WITH THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES:MASTER A SPECIFIC HANDICRAFT TECHNIQUEFORM, REGISTER AND RUN AN INDEPENDENT WOMAN-OWNED COOPERATIVE BUSINESS BECOME INDEGO AFRICA SUPPLIERS AND PRODUCE HANDMADE GOODS FOR THE EXPORT MARKETOPEN BANK ACCOUNTS FOR THEIR BUSINESSES WITH INCOME EARNEDJOIN THE IGICERI CREDIT UNION IN RWANDA, FOUNDED BY GRADUATES OF INDEGO'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IMPROVED LIVELIHOODS FOR THEMSELVES AND FINANCIAL ABILITY TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES.

    Expenses $499,541

  • MARKET ACCESS:PROVIDING ARTISANS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO EARN STEADY, SUSTAINABLE INCOME IS A KEY ELEMENT OF INDEGO'S MARKET-BASED IMPACT MODEL AND INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN. BY EXPLAINING PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND CONDUCTING QUALITY CONTROL OUR PRODUCTION TEAMS IN AFRICA HELP REINFORCE OUR PARTNERS' PRACTICAL SKILLS WITH THE ONSITE GUIDANCE THEY NEED TO CREATE HIGH QUALITY PRODUCTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL EXPORT MARKET. INDEGO ACTED SWIFTLY WHEN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WAS DECLARED IN MARCH 2020 AND THROUGHOUT 2021 AND 2022 TO COUNTER-ACT THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON OUR ARTISAN PARTNERS, INCLUDING LOCKDOWNS IN THEIR COUNTRIES AND SHUTTERED STORES IN THE US WHERE THEIR PRODUCTS ARE SOLD. WE CREATED AN ARTISAN LIVELIHOOD PROTECTION FUND TO SUPPORT STEADY ORDERS, DESPITE LACK OF CLIENT DEMAND, WITH INDEGO BEARING THE COMMERCIAL RISK OF BUILDING UP INVENTORY.

  • BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP:INDEGO AFRICA BELIEVES THAT EDUCATING WOMEN IS THE KEY TO LONG-TERM EMPOWERMENT AND SOCIAL CHANGE. THROUGH CUSTOMIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INDEGO'S PARTNERS DEVELOP THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THEY NEED TO RUN AND SCALE THEIR OWN BUSINESSESS, BECOME EMPOWERED ENTERPRENEURS, AND DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS, PAUSED DURING THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC DUE TO LOCKDOWNS IN RWANDA, RESUMED IN JANUARY 2021.

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • KAREN YELICK

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $9,300
    From this org
    $9,300
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40 + 40 related

  • JOSEPH OWENS

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

  • MATTHEW MITRO

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 10 related

  • CHRISTOPHER BIROSAK

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 5 related

  • RYAN LESTER

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 5 related

  • LYNDSAY ABRAMS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 5 related

  • CONOR FRENCH

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 5 related

  • STEPHEN FORESTA

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 5 related

  • ALEXANDRA KENNEDY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 5 related

  • ELIZABETH LYNCH

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 5 related

  • PUNEET MANSHARAMANI

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 5 related

  • SELOM TETTEH

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 5 related

  • SAPNA SHAH

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $100,793
    From this org
    $100,793
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40 + 40 related

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
2022
Filed
14 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202333189349302528

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