Network for Africa
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR INDIVIDUALS IN NEED IN AFRICA; THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN AFRICA; AND THE PREVENTION OF ILL HEALTH IN AFRICA.
- Income
- $57,404
- Spending
- $34,454
- Reserves
- 17.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $2,000, director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- NETWORK FOR AFRICA UK (N4A UK): N4A UK ADMINISTERS SEVERAL PROJECTS IN AFRICA, ALL WITH THE GOAL OF REBUILDING COMMUNITIES, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL LEADERS, AFTER WAR AND GENOCIDE, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON WOMEN AND CHILDREN. THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:RWANDA: N4A WORKS WITH SURVIVORS FUND (SURF) TO PROVIDE COUNSELING FOR SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE, IN PARTICULAR THE 1994 GENOCIDE IN RWANDA. AFTER THE GENOCIDE IN 1994, THOUSANDS OF ORPHANS MISSED SCHOOL, OFTEN LIVING ON THE STREET, CARING FOR GROUPS OF YOUNGER ORPHANS (CHILD-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS). ADDRESSING TRAUMA, ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IS CRUCIAL IF A COMMUNITY IS TO REBUILD. ALTHOUGH THE GENOCIDE WAS 25 YEARS AGO, THE RWANDAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH ESTIMATES 35% OF SURVIVORS HAVE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. SURF BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE UNEMPLOYED SCHOOL DROPOUTS; YOUNG WOMEN WITH UNPLANNED BABIES - A PARTICULARLY LONELY, ISOLATED AND VULNERABLE GROUP WHO DESPAIR OF LIFE; RAPE SURVIVORS; SOME WITH CRIPPLING SOCIAL ANXIETY; AND SOME WITH HIV. THE SURF PROJECT INCLUDES A HOLISTIC PACKAGE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING TO HELP SURVIVORS ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD.UGANDA AND SIERRA LEONE: N4A WORKS WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS, INCLUDING THE ORGANIZATIONS BNUU AND CONFORTI, TO STRENGTHEN MENTAL HEALTH PROVISION BY WORKING WITH AND DEVELOPING EXISTING HEALTH STRUCTURES. PROJECTS CONSISTS OF EXTENSIVE TRAINING NOT ONLY FOR PROJECT STAFF, BUT ALSO FOR VILLAGE HEALTH TEAMS, LOCAL COUNSELORS, HEALTH CENTER STAFF, AND KEY COMMUNITY LEADERS SUCH AS TEACHERS AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS, EQUIPPING THEM TO BUILD KNOWLEDGE, RAISE AWARENESS AND ENSURE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY. A KEY PART OF THE TRAINING IS COMMUNITY EDUCATION SESSIONS, DESIGNED TO RAISE AWARENESS AND SHARE POSITIVE MESSAGES ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS, THEREBY REDUCING STIGMA ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO SEEK TREATMENT. OUR PROGRAM FOLLOWS THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION'S MENTAL HEALTH GAP ACTION PLAN (MHGAP) FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROVISION IN POOR COUNTRIES. IN ADDITION, BENEFICIARIES FORM SELF-HELP GROUPS IN ORDER TO ADVOCATE FOR BETTER MENTAL HEALTH PROVISION, RAISE THE PROFILE OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND WORK TOGETHER TO START INCOME GENERATING LIVELIHOODS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2008.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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