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EASTERN CONGO INITIATIVE

EIN 45-4103655 STILLMAN VLY, IL

Revenue 2024
$1,388,613
Expenses 2024
$3,237,385

Program services were 41.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P12
Classification
1000
Street
8847 N KISHWAUKEE RD

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

EASTERN CONGO INITIATIVE (ECI) IS THE FIRST U.S. BASED ADVOCACY AND GRANT-MAKING INITIATIVE WHOLLY FOCUSED ON WORKING WITH AND FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC). ECI'S MISSION IS TO INCREASE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF INVESTMENTS INTO DRC THROUGH SUPPORTING INNOVATIVE CONGOLESE LED SOLUTIONS, DEVELOPING COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS, AND DRIVING INCREASED ATTENTION AND PUBLIC POLICY CHANGE THROUGH GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY AND HIGHLY TARGETED MEDIA ACTIVITIES. WE ENVISION A VIBRANT DRC ABUNDANT WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, WHERE A ROBUST CIVIL SOCIETY CAN FLOURISH. ECI BELIEVES THAT LOCAL, COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACHES ARE ESSENTIAL TO CREATING A SUSTAINABLE AND SUCCESSFUL SOCIETY IN EASTERN CONGO. WE BELIEVE THAT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS COMBINED WITH ADVOCACY DRIVES INCREASED ATTENTION AND PUBLIC POLICY CHANGE, CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF DRC.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • WATER ACTIVITIES: THROUGH OUR ASILI SOCIAL ENTERPRISE PLATFORM, ECI PROVIDES AFFORDABLE, CONSISTENT ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER AT MEMBERSHIP-BASED KIOSKS IN SOUTH KIVU.

    Expenses $644,298 · Revenue $151,461

  • GRANTMAKING, BUILDING MARKETS, AND ADVOCACY: ECI WORKS WITH THE MOST INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN EASTERN DRC TO FIND CONGOLESE SOLUTIONS TO CONGOLESE CHALLENGES. WE PROVIDE GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO HELP OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS CREATE SUSTAINABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ACCESS TO JUSTICE, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, AND ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND INFORMATION. WE CONNECT CONGOLESE FARMERS WITH GLOBAL MARKETS FOR COFFEE AND COCOA. AND WE ADVOCATE RELENTLESSLY, IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD, TO INCREASE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF INVESTMENT IN THE LIMITLESS POTENTIAL OF THE DRC.

    Expenses $349,975 · Grants $349,975

  • HEALTH ACTIVITIES: ANOTHER ASILI SERVICE IS WORLD-CLASS PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES AT COMMUNITY CLINICS, AT PRICES LOCAL FAMILIES CAN AFFORD.

    Expenses $346,930 · Revenue $105,138

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • BEN AFFLECK

    CO FOUNDER-BOARD PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • MUADI MUKENGE

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • WHITNEY WILLIAMS

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • MVEMBA DIZOLELE

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related

  • HUGUES EFOLE

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • NIMA TAGHAVI

    PAST TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related

  • MAURA O'NEILL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • ABRAHAM LENO

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 11/24)

    Total calculated
    $243,061
    From this org
    $148,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $94,661
    Hours/week
    10.15 + 29.85 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,400
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,904
    Nontaxable benefits
    $85,757
    Filer's total
    $243,061

  • IBRAHIMA BOKOUM

    FINANCE AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $146,050
    From this org
    $115,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,050
    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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $1,388,613
    Expenses
    $3,237,385
    Contributions
    $1,019,240
    Grants paid
    $349,975
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $4,952,288
    Expenses
    $5,157,548
    Contributions
    $4,764,652
    Grants paid
    $586,927
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $5,430,160
    Expenses
    $3,930,814
    Contributions
    $5,249,076
    Grants paid
    $344,516

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,435,607
    Expenses
    $3,152,272
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,833,187

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,705,397
    Expenses
    $2,657,685
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,316,127

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,319,226
    Expenses
    $2,198,402
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,347,860

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,044,032
    Expenses
    $772,210
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,583,763

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,551,070
    Expenses
    $2,213,201
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,690,195

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,501,091
    Expenses
    $2,531,703
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,886,202

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,458,542
    Expenses
    $1,959,188
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,921,919

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,844,731
    Expenses
    $3,730,428
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,395,092

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,639,167
    Expenses
    $3,286,288
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,161,537

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $949,150
    Assets (EOY)
    $878,435

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

  • EASTERN CONGO INITIATIVE - DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC)

    TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF CONGO TO FORGE THEIR OWN PATH TO STABILITY AND PEACE. · CG · controlled entity

  • ALIGHT

    501(C)(3) · ALIGHT BUILDS A MEANINGFUL LIFE FOR AND WITH THE DISPLACED · MN

  • QUESTSCOPE LTD

    501(C)(3) · HUMANITARIAN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS · IL · controlled entity

  • QUESTSCOPE

    N/A · HUMANITARIAN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS · UK

  • ORAM - ORGANIZATION FOR REFUGEE ASYLUM & MIGRATION

    501(C)(3) · HUMANITARIAN EDUCATION AND SUPPORT · CA · controlled entity

Declared as related by

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Related partnerships on its 2024 return

  • ASILI HOLDINGS LLC

    RELATED · TO BUILD HEALTHIER, RESILIENT AND MORE FUNCTIONAL COMMUNITIES · DE · 51% owned

Related corporations and trusts on its 2024 return

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.