Totals
- Total revenue
- $502,791
- Total expenses
- $553,096
- Contributions and grants received
- $427,715
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $11
- Other revenue
- $75,065
- Total assets, end of year
- $232,537
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $76,753
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $155,784
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $498,313
- Management and general expenses
- $34,506
- Fundraising expenses
- $20,277
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $498,313
Program services were 90.1% 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.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1c · Fundraising events
$57,896
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$369,819
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3 · Investment income
total $11 · excluded $11
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$1,500
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$57,896
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$15,007
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$13,507 · excluded -$13,507
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$205,025
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$116,453
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $88,572 · excluded $88,572
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $68,332 · program services $63,549 · management and general $2,050 · fundraising $2,733
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $257,795 · program services $239,749 · management and general $7,734 · fundraising $10,312
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $13,370 · program services $12,033 · management and general $401 · fundraising $936
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $3,613 · program services $3,356 · management and general $128 · fundraising $129
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $40,962 · program services $20,481 · management and general $18,433 · fundraising $2,048
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11g · Fees: other
total $19,105 · program services $17,746 · management and general $674 · fundraising $685
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $18,112 · program services $16,301 · fundraising $1,811
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13 · Office expenses
total $4,553 · program services $4,097 · management and general $319 · fundraising $137
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14 · Information technology
total $2,871 · program services $2,727 · management and general $144
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16 · Occupancy
total $48,646 · program services $43,782 · management and general $3,405 · fundraising $1,459
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17 · Travel
total $4,763 · program services $4,763
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23 · Insurance
total $3,790 · program services $2,653 · management and general $1,137
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24a · Other expenses: RWANDA EDUCATIONAL PROG
total $23,728 · program services $23,728
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24b · Other expenses: MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM
total $12,992 · program services $12,992
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24c · Other expenses: GHANA EDUCATION PROGRAM
total $12,796 · program services $12,796
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24d · Other expenses: CONTRACT LABOR
total $12,000 · program services $12,000
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24e · All other expenses
total $5,668 · program services $5,560 · management and general $81 · fundraising $27
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $178,850 · end of year $150,573
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $18,311 · end of year $1,540
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $45,315 · end of year $48,119
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $6,127 · end of year $9,353
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $57,461 · end of year $22,952
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $30,403 · end of year $37,590
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $13,341 · end of year $22,061
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $51,611 · end of year $17,102
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $181,785 · end of year $155,784
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $28,924 · end of year $0
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
INDEGO AFRICA PROJECT, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, HAS BEEN PROPELLING THE CREATION, GROWTH, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES IN AFRICA SINCE 2007, PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT THROUGH A GLOBAL MARKET FOR THEIR HANDMADE PRODUCTS AND INVESTING IN THEIR EDUCATION. OVER 2,500 ARTISANS HAVE PARTNERED WITH INDEGO AFRICA SINCE ITS INCEPTION. WHAT BEGAN AS A MODEL TO EMPOWER AND EDUCATE WOMEN IN POST-GENOCIDE RWANDA, HAS GROWN INTO A COMMITMENT TO HELP WOMEN, YOUTH, AND REFUGEES ACROSS AFRICA BECOME SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
INDEGO AFRICA PROJECT, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, HAS BEEN PROPELLING THE CREATION, GROWTH, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES IN AFRICA SINCE 2007, PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT THROUGH A GLOBAL MARKET FOR THEIR HANDMADE PRODUCTS AND INVESTING IN THEIR EDUCATION. OVER 2,500 ARTISANS HAVE PARTNERED WITH INDEGO AFRICA SINCE ITS INCEPTION. WHAT BEGAN AS A MODEL TO EMPOWER AND EDUCATE WOMEN IN POST-GENEOCIDE RWANDA, HAS GROWN INTO A COMMITMENT TO HELP WOMEN, YOUTH, AND REFUGEES ACROSS AFRICA BECOME SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS.
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VOCATIONAL & BUSINESS TRAINING:OUR PROGRAMS HELP UNEMPLOYED YOUTH AND REFUGEES BUILD THE SKILLS TO INTEGRATE AND SUCCEED IN THE GLOBAL ARTISAN ECONOMY WITH THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES:- MASTER MULTIPLE HANDICRAFT TECHNIQUES THROUGH RETRAINING. WE PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR ARTISAN PARTNERS TO CONTINUOUSLY REFRESH, REFINE AND EXPAND THEIR SKILLS THROUGH RETRAINING WORKSHOPS AND GAIN EXPOSURE TO A VARIETY OF TECHNIQUES AND FIBERS.- FORM, REGISTER AND RUN AN INDEPENDENT WOMAN-OWNED COOPERATIVE BUSINESS WITH BANK ACCOUNT SET UP.- BECOME INDEGO AFRICA SUPPLIERS AND PRODUCE HANDMADE GOODS FOR THE EXPORT MARKET.- IMPROVE LIVELIHOODS FOR THEMSELVES AND FINANCIAL ABILITY TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES.- PROVIDE ACCESS TO CAPITAL THROUGH THE IGICERI CREDIT UNION IN RWANDA, FOUNDED BY GRADUATES OF INDEGO'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY.
Expenses $125,183
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MARKET ACCESS:PROVIDING OUR ARTISAN PARTNERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO EARN STEADY, SUSTAINABLE INCOME IS A KEY ELEMENT OF INDEGO'S MARKET-BASED IMPACT MODEL AND INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN. TO FURTHER INCREASE THE WORK AVAILABLE FOR THE ARTISANS BEYOND OUR EXISTING WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS, IN 2021 WE ADDED A THIRD DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL FOR HIGH VOLUME CUSTOM ORDERS FOR MAJOR BRANDS. OUR PRODUCTION TEAMS IN AFRICA TRAVEL TO AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH OUR ARTISAN PARTNERS TO EXPLAIN PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND CONDUCT QUALITY CONTROL REVIEWS, AND PREPARE FOR MONTHLY AIR CARGO SHIPMENTS TO THE U.S. THIS HELPS REINFORCE OUR PARTNERS' PRACTICAL SKILLS WITH THE ONSITE GUIDANCE THEY NEED TO CREATE HIGH QUALITY PRODUCTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL EXPORT MARKET.
Expenses $318,862 · Revenue $88,572
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BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP:INDEGO AFRICA BELIEVES THAT EDUCATING WOMEN IS THE KEY TO LONG-TERM EMPOWERMENT AND SOCIAL CHANGE. THROUGH CUSTOMIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INDEGO'S PARTNERS DEVELOP THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THEY NEED TO RUN AND SCALE THEIR OWN BUSINESSES, BECOME EMPOWERED ENTREPRENEURS, AND DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
Expenses $54,268
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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KAREN YELICK
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $15,000
- From this org
- $15,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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JOSEPH OWENS
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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MATTHEW MITRO
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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CHRISTOPHER BIROSAK
VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
RYAN LESTER
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
LYNDSAY ABRAMS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
JARAMOGI ADAMS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
STEPHEN FORESTA
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
CONOR FRENCH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
HELEN GUGLE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
ALEXANDRA KENNEDY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
SIERRA VISHER KROHA
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
ELIZABETH LYNCH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
PUNEET MANSHARAMANI
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
DANIEL SACKS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
SELOM TETTEH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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SAPNA SHAH
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $53,332
- From this org
- $53,332
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 4 November 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.1
- Source object
- 202423099349301277
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