Totals
- Total revenue
- $4,545,076
- Total expenses
- $4,293,538
- Contributions and grants received
- $4,116,426
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $428,650
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $17,954,444
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $46,605
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $17,907,839
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $4,062,703
- Management and general expenses
- $230,768
- Fundraising expenses
- $67
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $4,062,703
Program services were 94.6% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$4,116,426
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3 · Investment income
total $428,650 · excluded $428,650
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $19,419 · management and general $19,419
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11g · Fees: other
total $191,992 · management and general $191,992
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13 · Office expenses
total $17,482 · program services $17,482
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17 · Travel
total $48,972 · program services $34,048 · management and general $14,857 · fundraising $67
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23 · Insurance
total $5,857 · program services $5,857
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES
total $3,236,023 · program services $3,236,023
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24b · Other expenses: FOREIGN EXCHANGE
total $598,392 · program services $598,392
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24c · Other expenses: MATERIALS
total $170,901 · program services $170,901
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24d · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN
total $4,500 · management and general $4,500
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $901,920 · end of year $323,940
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $7,109,276 · end of year $9,492,183
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,386,043 · end of year $1,110,000
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $181,064 · end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $254,914 · end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $47,418 · end of year $225
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$0
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$0
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $82,459 · end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0 · end of year $6,642,994
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $19,360 · end of year $385,102
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $77,471 · end of year $30,756
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $0 · end of year $15,849
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $113,685 · end of year $0
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $8,414,149 · end of year $16,530,690
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,377,149 · end of year $1,377,149
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
EARTHENABLE WORKS TO SOLVE THE HOUSING CRISIS IN AFRICA BY REVOLUTIONIZING THE RURAL HOUSING INDUSTRY THROUGH INNOVATIVE, AFFORDABLE, AND SUSTAINABLE HOME-BUILDING SOLUTIONS. ITS MISSION IS TO CREATE HEALTHIER, SAFER, AND CLIMATE-RESILIENT HOMES THAT IMPROVE THE WELL-BEING OF FAMILIES AND STRENGTHEN THRIVING COMMUNITIES.
Activities or mission (Part I)
PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE, AFFORDABLE, AND HEALTHY HOME SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING CRISIS IN AFRICA
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IN 2024, EARTHENABLE CONTINUED DELIVERING SUSTAINABLE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING SOLUTIONS ACROSS EAST AFRICA, DIRECTLY IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS FOR 38,381 PEOPLE THROUGH EARTHEN FLOORS, PLASTERS, AND OTHER HEALTHY BUILDING MATERIALS. THE ORGANIZATION EXPANDED IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS PROPRIETARY EARTHEN FLOOR TECHNOLOGY, WHICH IS 70% MORE AFFORDABLE AND EMITTING 96% LESS CARBON THAN CONCRETE. EARTHENABLE SUPPORTED THE COMPLETION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THOUSANDS OF HOUSING SOLUTIONS AS PART OF ITS BROADER IMPACT OF OVER 35,000 PROJECTS TO DATE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO TRAINED LOCAL MASONS USING ITS ESTABLISHED CURRICULUM THAT ENABLES BUILDERS TO EARN 23 TIMES THE MEDIAN LOCAL INCOME, STRENGTHENING LIVELIHOODS AND COMMUNITY CAPACITY. OPERATING PRIMARILY FROM NYAMATA, RWANDA AND ACTIVE IN RWANDA, KENYA, AND UGANDA, EARTHENABLE'S WORK CONTINUES TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS, IMPROVE HOME QUALITY, AND CONTRIBUTE TO HEALTHIER, SAFER LIVING ENVIRONMENTS ACROSS THE REGION.
Expenses $4,062,703
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Gayatri DatarGAYATRI DATAR
CEO AND CO-FOUNDER
- Total calculated
- $103,672
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $98,198
- Other
- $5,474
- Hours/week
- 0.25 + 45 related
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Julie McBrideJULIE MCBRIDE
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25 + 45 related
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Sylvia MwangiSYLVIA MWANGI
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25 + 45 related
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Jane OtimaJANE OTIMA
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25 + 45 related
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Anant GuptaANANT GUPTA
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25 + 45 related
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Nathalie MpakaNATHALIE MPAKA
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25 + 45 related
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Muthoni KarimiMUTHONI KARIMI
COO
- Total calculated
- $95,281
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $90,229
- Other
- $5,052
- Hours/week
- 0.25 + 45 related
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Denis NyanjaDENIS NYANJA
CFO THRU 06/30/2024
- Total calculated
- $63,064
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $61,765
- Other
- $1,299
- Hours/week
- 0.25 + 45 related
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Rose GoldrickROSE GOLDRICK
CTO
- Total calculated
- $102,327
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $96,920
- Other
- $5,407
- Hours/week
- 0.25 + 45 related
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Lina Ng'NjaLINA NG'NJA
COS
- Total calculated
- $65,481
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $61,929
- Other
- $3,552
- Hours/week
- 0.25 + 45 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.
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.
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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EARTHENABLE RWANDA LTD
HOUSING IMPROVEMENTS · RW · 100% owned · share of income $1,039,322 · share of assets $545,495 · controlled entity
Directly controlled by EARTHENABLE INC
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EARTHENABLE UGANDA LTD
HOUSING IMPROVEMENTS · UG · 100% owned · share of income $2,041,888 · share of assets $244,773 · controlled entity
Directly controlled by EARTHENABLE INC
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EARTHENABLE KENYA
HOUSING IMPROVEMENTS · KE · 100% owned · share of income $131,370 · share of assets $35,409 · controlled entity
Directly controlled by EARTHENABLE INC
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 30 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202513349349300606
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