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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $244,149 | $821,680 | $674,414 | $5,824,135 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 23% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyaninga Child Development Center | Support of the Mobility Hub - a bamboo wheelchair production center for PWDs in rural Kyaninga District. | $12,500 | 2024 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rachael Knapp Richards | Executive Dir. | 30.00 | $163,062 |
| Erik Schultz | Treasurer | 1.00 | $0 |
| Tale Finnanger | Chairman | 1.00 | $1,500 |
| Shanu Bashuna | Director |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $5,812,959 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $321,955 | $756,248 | $866,321 | $6,402,599 | $6,390,486 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $515,854 | $853,948 | $829,439 | $6,861,610 | $6,824,779 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $314,011 | $639,565 | $865,603 | $7,176,005 | $7,162,876 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $3,037,281 | $523,747 | $493,041 | $7,496,207 | $7,488,431 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $868,212 | $350,660 | $767,600 | $4,977,878 | $4,974,895 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $1,746,256 | $362,873 | $294,768 | $4,464,029 | $4,428,614 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $141,493 | $377,855 | $311,768 | $3,079,572 | $3,075,569 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $102,749 | $377,375 | $201,317 | $3,306,557 | $3,303,712 |
| Alternative secondary school program for previously ineligible students |
| $12,500 |
| 2023 |
| Gulu Persons Disabled Network | Assembly, production & distribution of wheelchairs & mobility aids; Small workshop development for adjustments & replacements; & Staff salaries for persons with disabilities in Gulu, Uganda. | $12,500 | 2024 |
| Girl Up InitiativeSanta Barbara, CA | Womens vocational, life skills, and leadership training for at risk young women in Kampala slums | $12,500 | 2023 |
| The Action Foundation | Disability center grant supporting mobility devices, PT, inclusive education, parent caregiver trainings on wheelchair maintenance, nutrition, entrepreneurship | $12,500 | 2022 |
| Girls to Lead Africa | Leadership training for adolescent girls to run for student council | $12,500 | 2021 |
| Street Business SchoolBoulder, CO | Entrepreneurship training for marginalized women in East Africa | $12,500 | 2022 |
| Young Strong Mothers Foundation | Preventive education materials for Adolescent Girls and Tailoring Equipment for young Tanzanian mothers in the Vocational Training Center for Out of school young mothers in Morogoro. | $12,500 | 2024 |
| Amplify Girls IncNew York, NY | multiple agency building programs including education support, leadership, mentorship, IT skills for young women in Rwanda | $12,500 | 2023 |
| Girl Up InitiativeSanta Barbara, CA | Womens vocational, life skills, leadership training for at risk young women in Kampala slums | $12,500 | 2022 |
| Bulogo Women's Group | Empowering women to become entrepreneurs in Kamuli Ditrict, including funding for personnel/trainers, transportation, start up grants for trained women, equipment and training materials, and entrepreneurial vocational skills project associated costs. | $12,500 | 2024 |
| Bulogo Women's Group | Entrepreneurship training for 250 women in Eastern Uganda using SBS | $12,500 | 2022 |
| Street Business SchoolBoulder, CO | Entrepreneurship training for marginalized women in East Africa | $12,500 | 2024 |
| Girl Up InitiativeSanta Barbara, CA | Womens vocational, life skills, leadership training for at risk young women in Kampala slums | $12,500 | 2021 |
| Jifindishe | Independent study support for nontraditional learners to complete the Tanzanian National Exam - a 2-3 year program with teachers, classrooms, outdoor space and debate opportunities | $12,500 | 2024 |
| AkiraChix | 9 month Tech Leadership program for adolescent girls | $12,500 | 2023 |
| Friends of Transitions GuatemalaMill Valley, CA | Wheelchair manufacturing and provision and follow up support for children and adults w disabilities in Guatemala | $12,500 | 2024 |
| SHE InnovatesNew York, NY | Womens Empowerment | $12,500 | 2017 |
| Girls to Lead Africa | Leadership training for adolescent girls to run for student council | $12,500 | 2022 |
| A Leg To Stand OnNew York City, NY | Wheelchairs assistive devices for people w/disabilities | $12,500 | 2022 |
| Omawa | Grandmothers empowerment program providing training resources for piggery project, agriculture, mushrooms, sewing. | $12,364 | 2021 |
| Creative Action InstituteIpswich, MA | Womens Empowerment - Leadership, mentorship and coaching for adolescent girls and their mentors in East Africa through a 5-day summit and on-going support of community action events. Quarterly coaching support for mentors mentor distance-coaching for comunity advocacy. | $12,000 | 2019 |
| Girls to Lead Africa | Leadership training for adolescent girls to run for school council | $12,000 | 2023 |
| Creative Action InstituteIpswich, MA | Womens Empowerment -Leadership, mentorship, and coaching for adolescent girls and their mentors in East Africa through a 5-day summit and ongoing support of community action events | $12,000 | 2018 |
| Heshima KenyaChicago, IL | Womens Empowerment | $12,000 | 2016 |
| 1.00 |
| $1,500 |
| Preben Schultz | Director | 1.00 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202433119349101918
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202323109349101617
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202202789349100615
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202112879349100946
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202001969349101225
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201921359349102067
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201831359349103873
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201721359349102437
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