Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$17,258,795

Total expenses

$15,190,520

Contributions and grants received

$16,959,889

Grants paid

$1,818,381

Program service revenue

$69,819

Investment income

$188,655

Other revenue

$40,432

Total assets, end of year

$18,233,700

Total liabilities, end of year

$14,344,163

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$3,889,537

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$14,444,543

Management and general expenses

$745,977

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$14,444,543

Program services were 95.1% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• ACELI AFRICA'S TARGET IS TO UNLOCK $1.6B IN PRIVATE SECTOR LENDING FOR INCLUSIVE AGRICULTURAL SMES IN EAST AFRICA THROUGH YEAR-END 2030. WITH ACCESS TO LENDING, AGRICULTURAL SMES CAN DRIVE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PRODUCTIVITY AND MARKET ACCESS OF SMALLHOLDERS, WHILE CREATING JOBS ACROSS THE VALUE CHAIN. DURING OUR FIRST FOUR YEARS OF OPERATIONS (SEPTEMBER 2020-DECEMBER 2024), 42 ACTIVE ACELI LENDING PARTNERS REGISTERED LOANS TOTALING $283M ACROSS THE INITIAL FOUR FOCUS COUNTRIES (KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA) AND NEWLY, ZAMBIA. OF THESE LOANS, 61% ARE TO NEW BORROWERS (DEFINED AS NOT HAVING RECEIVED A LOAN OF $25K+ FROM ANY LENDER IN THE PRIOR THREE YEARS), 57% MEET OUR HIGH STANDARD FOR PROVIDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES TO WOMEN, 69% CONTRIBUTE TO FOOD SECURITY IN AFRICA, AND 17% MEET OUR CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT IMPACT BONUS. THE SMES RECEIVING ACELI-SUPPORTED LOANS HAVE CREATED MARKET ACCESS FOR 1.5M SMALLHOLDER FARMER SUPPLIERS AND EMPLOYMENT FOR 52K FULL-TIME WORKERS.AS OF DECEMBER 2024, 42 LENDERS HAD SIGNED LEGAL AGREEMENTS WITH ACELI AND AN ADDITIONAL 8 WERE IN NEGOTIATIONS OR IN THE PROCESS OF SIGNING. OF THE 42 ACCREDITED LENDERS, THREE-QUARTERS ARE COMMERCIAL BANKS OR NON-BANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DOMICILED IN EAST AFRICA. ACELI AFRICA'S TARGET IS TO INCREASE ADDRESSABLE DEMAND BY PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO OVER 1000 AGRICULTURAL SMES THROUGH YEAR-END 2030 TO IMPROVE THEIR CAPACITY TO ACCESS AND MANAGE FINANCE. ACELI OFFERS A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR EARLY-STAGE AGRICULTURAL SMES WITH ANNUAL REVENUES OF $50K-500K, LIMITED ACCESS TO FINANCE, AND BASIC NEEDS IN BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. OUR PARTNERS IMPLEMENT THE HYBRID TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES A SERIES OF WEBINARS AND COLLABORATION IN A PEER LEARNING NETWORK PAIRED WITH INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING FOR THE LEADERSHIP TEAM FROM EACH AGRI-SME AS WELL AS IN-PERSON KICK OFF SESSIONS FOR NETWORKING. THE SELECTED SMES ARE LOCATED ACROSS ALL FOUR FOCUS COUNTRIES. OVERALL, PARTICIPATING SMES PROVIDE POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE PROGRAM. WE HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED AND LAUNCHED OUR TA OFFERING FOR GROWTH AND LATE-STAGE AGRICULTURAL SMES THAT HAVE OUTGROWN THE BASIC NEEDS OF EARLY-STAGE SMES BUT STILL STRUGGLE TO QUALIFY FOR AND/OR MANAGE FINANCING (ANNUAL REVENUES OF $500K-$5M). OUR OFFERING IS TARGETED TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC BARRIERS, INCLUDING INTERNAL OPERATIONS, DATA MANAGEMENT, AND MANAGERIAL CAPACITY. TECHNOSERVE IS THE SERVICE PROVIDER FOR GROWTH-STAGE SME COHORTS. IN LIGHT OF THE DIVERGENT AND SPECIFIC NEEDS OF LATE-STAGE SMES, WE HAVE CONTRACTED SEVEN PROVIDERS ACROSS ACELI'S FOUR FOCUS COUNTRIES TO OFFER CUSTOMIZED TO TA TO LATE-STAGE SMES. INTERESTED SMES UNDERGO A DIAGNOSTIC AND ARE OFFERED A VOUCHER THAT COVERS A PORTION OF THE COST OF TA.

  Expenses $14,310,706 · Grants $1,818,381

• ACELI AMERICAS FACILITATES LEARNING EXCHANGE THROUGH AN ADVISORY PARTNERSHIP WITH A MEXICAN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION TO DESIGN A LOCAL INCENTIVE FACILITY, COA. ACELI PROVIDES STRATEGIC SUPPORT TO INFORM COA'S SET-UP AND DESIGN AND GATHERS LEARNING TO INFORM FUTURE ACELI ADVISORY.

  Expenses $70,454

• CSAF CONVENES AN ALLIANCE OF LENDING INSTITUTIONS TO BUILD AN INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL MARKET FOR SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (SMES) IN THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR. MEMBERS SHARE LEARNING, DEVELOP INDUSTRY STANDARDS, AND ENGAGE OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO FACILITATE MARKET GROWTH, PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE LENDING PRACTICES, AND STRENGTHEN THE SME ECOSYSTEM.

  Expenses $61,530 · Revenue $65,069

• OTHER ADVISORY PROGRAMS

  Expenses $1,853 · Revenue $4,750

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

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

• THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT INCUBATOR INC

  $5,772

  GENERAL SUPPORT

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.

• THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT INCUBATOR INC

  501(C)(3) · DESIGN AND LAUNCH SERVICES FOR NEW SOCIAL IMPACT ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTNERS · NY

• GDI SOLUTIONS INC

  501(C)(3) · FACILITATE GRANT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES · DE

  Directly controlled by THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT INCUBATOR INC

• ISF ADVISORS INC

  501(C)(3) · SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF FOOD SYSTEMS AND AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY · DC

  Directly controlled by THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT INCUBATOR INC

• COLIBRI CATALYST INC

  501(C)(3) · ACCELERATES AND INCREASES THE FLOW OF CAPITAL TO REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE · DE

  Directly controlled by THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT INCUBATOR INC

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.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

13 October 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

202512879349301526

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