Liabilities / Assets
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Siviq Scores
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Liabilities / Revenue
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Net Margin
81st percentile
Higher net margin than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
76th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
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Revenue Growth
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Balance Sheet
Assets
$67,250
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Net Assets
$67,250
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Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
$171,144
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Expenses
$126,417
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Net Income
$44,727
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
- Signed
- Apr 8, 2019
- Return Version
- 2018v3.1
- Gross Receipts
- $171,144
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Provide access to clean water in Malawi, Africa - accomplished by drilling boreholes, repairing pumps,installing solar systems for drinking and irrigation, provide training, menstrual hygiene education, distribution of essential supplies (i.e. soap, buckets, etc) and disaster relief.
To provide access to clean water for those in developing countries (ie. Malawi, Africa). This is accomplished by drilling new boreholes and/or repairs to existing boreholes.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| see attached | $0 | $103,446 |
| Mercy James Institute for Pediatric Surgery and Intensive Care. Drilled new borehole and installedsolar water system. Impacted 1,639 in 2018. | $0 | $12,740 |
| Muonekera School located in rural Blantyre. Drillednew borehole, which provided fresh water to 315students. | $0 | $5,356 |
| Chisumbu School - Drilled new borehole, which providsfresh water to 577 people (212 students + 73households. | $0 | $4,801 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cynthia Harnist Rood | Executive Director | FT | $0 | - | - |
| Bonnie Darrow | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| Sapna Abrol | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Formidable Joy
- EIN
- 82-2477103
- Phone
- 3233334718
- Address
- 7819 Torreyson Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90046-1228
Signing Officer
- Name
- Cynthia H Rood
- Title
- Founder/Executive Director
- Phone
- 3233334718
- Signed
- 2019-04-08
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Jennifer Thielbahr
- Address
- 11 W Crockett St 304, Seattle, WA 98119
- Preparer
- Jennifer Thielbahr
- Phone
- 3108045100
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Pt III, Line 31
“Other Program Services. We work with local organizations to identify schools, villages and health care centers in need of clean water. In 2018, we worked on 36 water projects. This included drilling 32 new boreholes (water wells), repairing three malfunctioning pumps and sponsored our first set of biosand filters. Our projects can be found in 14 schools, 17 villages and three water points within Dzaleka Refugee Camp. In addition, we installed our first solar water system at Mercy James Centre for Pediatric Surgery and Intensive Care (the only modern children's hospital in the country). In total, we impacted 30,191 individuals in 2018.”
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Drilling Expenses 126343.”
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Bank/Service Charges 74.”
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Filings
Displayed year
2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $67,250
- Liabilities
- -
- Net assets
- $67,250
- Revenue
- $171,144
- Expenses
- $126,417
- Net income
- $44,727