Totals
- Total revenue
- $383,569
- Total expenses
- $276,864
- Contributions and grants received
- $394,450
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- -$10,881
- Total assets, end of year
- $262,263
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $40,150
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $222,113
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $228,962
- Management and general expenses
- $32,461
- Fundraising expenses
- $15,441
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $235,303
Program services were 82.7% 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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1a · Federated campaigns
$0
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1b · Membership dues
$0
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1c · Fundraising events
$8,522
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1d · Related organizations
$0
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$0
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$385,928
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$0
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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6a · Gross rents
real property $0 · personal property $0
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0 · personal property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0 · related or exempt $0
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $0 · other assets $0
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $0 · other assets $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $0 · other assets $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$0
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$8,522
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$10,894
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$10,894
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9a · Gaming: gross income
$0
-
9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$63
-
10b · Cost of goods sold
$50
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $13
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11d · All other revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0 · program services $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0 · program services $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0 · program services $0
-
4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0 · program services $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $77,170 · program services $77,170
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0 · program services $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $0 · program services $0
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0 · program services $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $0 · program services $0
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $0 · program services $0
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11a · Fees: management
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $0 · program services $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $0 · program services $0
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0 · program services $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $10,804 · fundraising $10,804
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0 · program services $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $2,468 · program services $2,468 · management and general $0
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $90 · program services $0 · fundraising $90
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13 · Office expenses
total $11,331 · program services $5,625 · management and general $5,706
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14 · Information technology
total $1,029 · management and general $1,029
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17 · Travel
total $45,474 · program services $27,284 · management and general $13,643 · fundraising $4,547
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23 · Insurance
total $2,357 · management and general $2,357
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24a · Other expenses: Project Materials
total $100,927 · program services $100,382 · management and general $545
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24b · Other expenses: Grant Writing
total $7,454 · management and general $7,454
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24c · Other expenses: Student/Supervisor Stipend
total $12,002 · program services $12,002
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24e · All other expenses
total $5,758 · program services $4,031 · management and general $1,727
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $83,101 · end of year $188,563
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $18,000 · end of year $12,500
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$68,000
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$6,800
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $55,210 · end of year $61,200
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $47,000 · end of year $40,150
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $24,311 · end of year $42,113
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $90,000 · end of year $180,000
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29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
Our mission is to work with underprivileged communities in the United States to alleviate the suffering caused by inadequate access to electricity, education, clean drinking water, a heat source, and a proper food source. Our Objectives are to provide youth with opportunities to succeed in life, restore the water gap on the Navajo Reservation and around the country, and help communities become their own solution. More specifically, Fundamental Needs builds off-grid water systems on the Navajo Reservation via an after-school program where we teach/hire high school students how to build and install our systems in their own community. This provides homeowners with access to clean running water and electricity. Additionally, we run an entrepreneurship course to teach high school students how to start and run a business.
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Build and install off-grid water systems on the Navajo Reservation through an after school program. This project identifies households that lack running water and installs water systems that include water tanks, solar-powered water pumps, water heaters, and greywater gardens. Along with this, we are providing vocational training to local high school students at Rock Point Community School and Navajo preparatory School. Students are trained on the skills necessary to work with us on installing off-grid water systems for households in their community. Students are exposed to topics including plumbing, electrical/solar, agriculture, and financial literacy before receiving hands-on experience working in the field. After completing the initial curriculum, students have the opportunity to earn money installing off-grid water systems and greywater gardens for Fundamental Needs. This year we installed 50 (40 systems in Arizona and 10 systems in New Mexico) systems in families homes and helped 25 students build skills for future employment. Additionally, this program looks to schedule and deliver water to families and elders.
Expenses $230,303 · Grants $311,000
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Fundamental Needs is piloting an Entrepreneurship Program in Cortez, CO, as a proof of concept before expanding it to other communities. The program teaches high school juniors and seniors the basics of starting and operating a business. Students will develop skills for success, including writing, speaking, and acting professionally, while being exposed to various companies and owners through mentorships, tours, and guest speakers. Each topic in the 15-week curriculum will be complemented by a year-long group project to build and launch a business the following semester. Upon completion of the first semester, students will be given the opportunity to pitch to investors who can help them realize their businesses and acquire seed funding. The program is set to launch in the spring semester of 2024 with the Southwest Open School (SWOS) in Cortez, Colorado. SWOS is an alternative school focused on helping at-risk students complete a high school education and providing pathways to future opportunities. In the Fall, we will expand the program to Montezuma Cortez High School and Dolores High school. To help ensure success, the University of Colorado Boulders Business School and Fort Lewis College are collaborating with us by providing access to resources and a professor on our advisory board. The advisory board will provide oversight, guidance, and support to our educators and students.
Expenses $5,000 · Grants $15,000
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Justice Ramos
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $37,170
- From this org
- $37,170
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40 + 40 related
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Jennie Ramos
Project Manager
- Total calculated
- $14,200
- From this org
- $14,200
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20 + 20 related
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Eileen Holiday
Community Liaison AZ
- Total calculated
- $15,500
- From this org
- $15,500
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 30 + 30 related
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Kashon Harrison
Community Liaison NM
- Total calculated
- $10,300
- From this org
- $10,300
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20 + 20 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.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 5 February 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v4.0
- Source object
- 202420369349301607
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