Totals
- Total revenue
- $102,019
- Total expenses
- $110,888
- Contributions and grants received
- $84,850
- Grants paid
- $62,514
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Membership dues (line 3)
- $0
- Investment income (line 4)
- $0
- Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
- $0
- Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
- $17,169
- Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
- not reported
- Other revenue (line 8)
- not reported
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,981
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $53,435
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- -$50,454
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $0
Program services were 0.0% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.
Mission and programs · 2024
Primary exempt purpose
Preserve International exists to fight hunger and minimize the burden of seasonal poverty in East Africa through the provision of innovative, rurally-minded food preservation technology and training to reduce post-harvest crop loss. We also endeavor to spread awareness of food waste reduction practices in the U.S. through education and training on seasonal eating and safe food preservation techniques.
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Preserve International, through its on-the-ground organization in Uganda, trained over 300 smallholder farmers, primarily women and refugee-led groups in the Bidi Bidi Settlement and surrounding areas of Yumbe District. Trainings included techniques in solar dehydration, water bath canning, and improved storage practices to reduce post-harvest loss. The organization deployed Sparky dryers, a locally designed solar and biofuel-powered food dehydrator, to help preserve seasonal harvests like mangoes, tomatoes, and leafy greens. These efforts enabled participants to preserve food for household nutrition and generate year-round income by selling dried goods during the off-season. In 2024, Preserve International launched a Train-the-Trainer model, equipping 15 lead trainers from refugee and host communities with deep knowledge of food preservation and storage techniques. These trainers then supported over 25 community-based agricultural groups, expanding reach and reducing dependence on outside facilitation. This model, implemented under the oversight of the U.S. organization, built local capacity and allowed for sustained impact across multiple sub-counties in Yumbe District.
Grants $62,514
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part IV
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Jenna Sigman
Director of Outreach and Engagement
- Total calculated
- $9,550
- Compensation
- $2,718
- Benefit plans
- $6,832
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 15
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Elizabeth Jordan-Flight
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $25,000
- Compensation
- $25,000
- Benefit plans
- $0
- Expense account
- $0
- Hours/week
- 35
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Yo Li
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
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Christie Eckler
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Heather Smith
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
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Maegan Stevens-Liska
Board of Directors
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990_ez
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 13 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202531339349205063
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