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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by WEROBOTICS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,703,881
Total expenses
$1,092,282
Contributions and grants received
$1,673,874
Grants paid
$71,415
Program service revenue
$27,026
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$2,981
Total assets, end of year
$1,494,424
Total liabilities, end of year
$199,222
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,295,202
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$871,482
Management and general expenses
$174,181
Fundraising expenses
$46,619
Program service expenses (Part III)
$871,482

Program services were 79.8% 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

    $1,673,874

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $300,150

  • 2a · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $25,045 · related or exempt $25,045

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONSULTING

    total $1,981 · related or exempt $1,981

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $2,981 · related or exempt $2,981

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,981

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $71,415 · program services $71,415

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $90,000 · management and general $90,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $137,780 · program services $68,525 · management and general $29,068 · fundraising $40,187

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $22,242 · program services $11,040 · management and general $4,770 · fundraising $6,432

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $4,516 · management and general $4,516

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $33,313 · program services $33,313

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $313,915 · program services $268,088 · management and general $45,827

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $171 · program services $171

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,212 · program services $5,212

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $344,428 · program services $344,428

  • 17 · Travel

    total $34,246 · program services $34,246

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $27,763 · program services $27,763

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $372 · program services $372

  • 24a · Other expenses: REGISTRATION FEES

    total $4,085 · program services $4,085

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $1,858 · program services $1,858

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

    total $798 · program services $798

  • 24d · Other expenses: PAYROLL FEES

    total $168 · program services $168

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $170,380 · end of year $285,204

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,125 · end of year $1,205,020

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,513 · end of year $4,200

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $0

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,077,450 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $14,168 · end of year $4,557

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $511,319 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $43,378 · end of year $194,665

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $647,503 · end of year $570,019

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $36,100 · end of year $725,183

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO SHIFT POWER FROM THE GLOBAL BACK TO THE LOCAL BYENSURING THAT LOCAL EXPERTS WITH LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AND LIVED EXPERIENCEHAVE THE LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THEY SEEK TO IMPLEMENT TECHNOLOGYFOR GOOD PROJECTS THEMSELVES. WE CO-CREATE AND FACILITATE A NETWORK OF LOCAL KNOWLEDGE HUBS IN AFRICA, ASIA AND LATIN AMERICA TO BUILD ON EXISTING EXPERTISE IN DRONES, DATA AND AI, THE FLYING LABS NETWORK. THE GOAL OF FLYING LABS IS TO ACCELERATE THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF HUMANITARIAN, HEALTH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LOCALLY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO USE TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE A FUTURE WHERE LOCAL COMMUNITIES CAN USE ROBOTICS FOR SOCIAL GOOD.

  • WEROBOTICS IS AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT INVESTS IN LOCALEXPERTS AND ENTREPRENEURS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES AROUND THE USE OFROBOTICS FOR POSITIVE SOCIAL IMPACT. THE ORGANIZATION ACHIEVES ITSMISSION THROUGH THE GROWING NETWORK OF "FLYING LABS" WHICH AREKNOWLEDGE HUBS LED ENTIRELY BY LOCAL PROFESSIONALS WHO SCALEHUMANITARIAN AID, GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTALPROTECTION EFFORTS THROUGH THE USE OF AUTONOMOUS ROBOTICS.

    Expenses $871,482 · Grants $71,415 · Revenue $30,007

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Linet Kwamboka

    BOARD CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 0.25 related

  • Jackie Chimhanzi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 0.25 related

  • Chrisanta Muli

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 0.25 related

  • Adriana Espinel Sanchez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 0.25 related

  • Jonathan Makuwira

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 0.25 related

  • Lorenzo Martelletti

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 0.25 related

  • Renee Welch

    PRESIDENT/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $90,000
    From this org
    $90,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Sonja Betschart

    VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $136,135
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $136,135
    Hours/week
    10 + 10 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.

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.

  • WEROBOTICS (SWITZERLAND)

    SEE PART VII · SZ

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202521339349309347

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