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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by VISIONS GLOBAL EMPOWERMENT.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,416,322
Total expenses
$1,459,299
Contributions and grants received
$1,373,344
Grants paid
$1,108,188
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$8,715
Other revenue
$34,263
Total assets, end of year
$344,365
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,619
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$331,746
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,356,786
Management and general expenses
$91,913
Fundraising expenses
$10,600
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,356,786

Program services were 93.0% 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

    $1,373,344

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $79,209

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $8,715 · related or exempt $8,715

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $37,239

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $5,573

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $31,666 · excluded $31,666

  • 11a · Other revenue: CHANGE IN VALUE OF INV

    total $2,597 · related or exempt $2,597

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,597

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $33,975 · program services $33,975

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $1,074,213 · program services $1,074,213

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $88,323 · program services $33,729 · management and general $50,594 · fundraising $4,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $103,886 · program services $99,755 · management and general $4,131

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $14,366 · management and general $14,366

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $19,775 · program services $3,587 · management and general $9,588 · fundraising $6,600

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $12,593 · program services $12,593

  • 17 · Travel

    total $28,532 · program services $26,657 · management and general $1,875

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,401 · program services $660 · management and general $1,741

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $22,926 · program services $22,776 · management and general $150

  • 24b · Other expenses: TRAINING COSTS

    total $16,687 · program services $16,687

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $12,292 · program services $6,343 · management and general $5,949

  • 24d · Other expenses: ACCOMMODATION

    total $11,342 · program services $11,342

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $17,988 · program services $14,469 · management and general $3,519

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $187,388 · end of year $112,469

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $219,231 · end of year $230,367

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $1,529 · end of year $1,529

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $30,496 · end of year $12,529

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,929 · end of year $90

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $374,723 · end of year $331,746

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

VISIONS STRIVES TO ENABLE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP AND TECHNOLOGY. VISIONS IS ESPECIALLY FOCUSED ON ENABLING SOCIAL CHANGE IN COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY POVERTY, CONFLICT AND DISABILITY THROUGH EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY. WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE ALL PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION, ARE EMPOWERED TO REALIZE THEIR UNIQUE ASPIRATIONS, AND ARE EQUIPPED TO MAKE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR WORLD. CURRENTLY, VISIONS OPERATES IN 5 COUNTRIES - ETHIOPIA, INDIA, SRI LANKA, NICARAGUA AND THE U.S.

Activities or mission (Part I)

VISIONS STRIVES TO ENABLE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP AND TECHNOLOGY. VISIONS IS SPECIALLY FOCUSED ON ENABLING SOCIAL CHANGE IN COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY POVERTY, CONFLICT AND DISABILITY THROUGH EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY. WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE ALL PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION, ARE EMPOWERED TO REALIZE THEIR UNIQUE ASPIRATIONS, AND ARE EQUIPPED TO MAKE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR WORLD. CURRENTLY, VISIONS OPERATES IN 5 COUNTRIES - ETHIOPIA, INDIA, SRI LANKA, NICARAGUA AND THE U.S.

  • ESCUELA VERA ANGELITA (NICARAGUA)A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT BOARDING SCHOOL FOR YOUTH FROM UNDERSERVED & VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. THIS MODERN SCHOOL CAMPUS LIES ON A 437-ACRE PROPERTY IN THE COMMUNITY OF SAN RAMON, MATAGALPA, NICARAGUA. INTENDED TO ULTIMATELY SERVE YOUTH FROM GRADES 5-12, THE SCHOOL IS CURRENTLY FOR GRADE 10 STUDENTS ONLY. THE CAMPUS IS LOCATED IN A SECURE SECTION OF THE ALMOST ENTIRELY SELF-SUFFICIENT VERA ANGELITA ESTATE, WHICH IS ALSO HOME TO A FULL-FLEDGED FARM, COFFEE PLANTATION, BOTANICAL GARDENS, ONSITE HOUSING FOR STAFF & GUESTS, PLANT NURSERY, AND NATURE RESERVE."

    Expenses $815,423 · Grants $807,950

  • 2. INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTVISIONS NURTURES PARTNERSHIPS WITH DOZENS OF LOCAL CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE THE CHANGE-MAKERS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES - THE LOCALLY-ROOTED, INNOVATIVE PROBLEM SOLVERS AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS SERVING THE MOST VULNERABLE AND DISADVANTAGED IN THEIR AREA. IN 2021, VISIONS PROVIDED SUPPORT BOTH FOR ONGOING OPERATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW INFRASTRUCTURE OR ACTIVITIES OF SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING VITAL NONPROFIT EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES TO THOSE IN GREATEST NEED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $64,147 · Grants $64,147

  • 3. DEAF EDUCATION & EMPOWERMENT (ETHIOPIA)VISIONS PROVIDES A HOLISTIC SET OF SUPPORT SERVICES (INCLUDING EDUCATION, HEALTH, LIVELIHOODS DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY ADVOCACY, INTERPRETATION, LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, ETC.) TO YOUTH LIVING WITH HEARING LOSS IN ETHIOPIA THROUGH OUR VISIONS CENTER FOR THE DEAF AND VISIONS ACADEMY SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, BOTH OF WHICH ARE BASED IN HAWASSA, SIDAMA REGION, ETHOPIA.

  • Expenses $477,216 · Grants $236,090

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Tamara Lafarga

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $4,000
    From this org
    $4,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Ismat Ismael

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mary Grace Hamme

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Meera Pathmarajah

    CO-FOUNDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Gregory Buie

    CO-FOUNDER

    Total calculated
    $84,324
    From this org
    $84,324
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    60

  • Shahnaz Van Deventer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carol Hollingsworth

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Samuel Epstein

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shyamala Nagendran

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Valentine Hollingsworth

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brooke Beardslee

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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

  • ANAHEIM FAMILY YMCA

    $33,975

    FOR LOCAL YOUTH EDUCATION / WELL BEING / CHILDCARE PROGRAMMING GENERAL SUPPORT IN ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503219349322865

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