Partners With Ethiopia
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
We support Ethiopian-based organizations working to educate and empower children, women, and communities impacted by poverty.
- Income
- $245,748
- Spending
- $218,279
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- 3.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 5
- Highest pay
- $26,000, executive director/president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 71% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 11% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 42% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Independent board
5 of 250 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (4)
- $85,202 spent. We support the H.O.P.E. Sponsorship program of the local NGO we support. We recruit sponsors, manage their donations, and grant the donation to the NGO. In 2024 over 230 children were sponsored. The sponsorship funding we grant ran three project sites that offer the children a 6 day a week drop-in program. Children receive a daily meal, hygiene supplies monthly, and educational supplies for school throughout the school year, a school uniform, supplemental clothing/shoes, and medical care as needed. The funding pays for all the services to the children, it pays the facility rent for the drop-in center, and covers the salaries/expenses of running the program and having staff. Additionally, 170 more children who were unsponsored participated in the program.
- $51,250 spent. We support a local NGO in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia called I Care Ethiopia. We sent funding to them for their administrative use, and education, and food support. We also provided them with a grant for their women's empowerment program that was used for income generating activities for women giving them training and support to find a job or start a small business. We also provided funding for them to open a free daycare center for the women to use for their children.
- $11,500 spent. We support a US-based 501(c)3 called Streets of Hope. They have a program in Sodo, Ethiopia. The funding we grant them goes to their 501(c)3) organization and is then transferred to their program in Ethiopia. They help over 130 vulnerable families in Ethiopia.
- $70,327 spent. Other grants and overall expenses from Part IX
Source: Form 990 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2012.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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