Maalgo Project
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Supporting education through sustainable change in poor, rural communities of Ghana.
- Income
- $208,717
- Spending
- $155,254
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- 27.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 96%
- Employees
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 88% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 27.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 26% of income.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Weak: 19 out of 100. Higher than 3% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Independent board
5 of 250 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no 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
0 of 5Reports that it does not keep minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
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, 2025, 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 (3)
- $104,515 spent. Education ProgramThis project is to resource the community schools with teaching and learning material, and related items aimed at optimizing the potential of teachers and students in the community. This program consists of: Maintaining the community library that was built by Maalgo Initiative in 2009; Collecting and shipping school supplies from the USA; Supplementing the textbook supplies for students; Sponsoring teacher in-service training. In 2023, this project constructed 8 new classrooms for primary school children.
- $39,231 spent. Lunch programThis program aims to provide basic nutrition for children who would otherwise go hungry at school or fail to come to school because they are too hungry to do so. A committee at the village representing parents and teachers supervise the program. The food is bought from locals or from nearby markets and parents volunteer to cook at the school. No one involved in this is paid except for services such as transportation of the food. The Maalgo project sends money to a partner organization (The Maalgo Initiative) which manages the disbursement through its own bank account.
- Water Programfunds are spent on: Drilling the well to find potable water that is sufficiently accessed by 600 families daily; Laying the pipes from the well to the storage tanks; Construction of shed for storage tanks; Construction of overheard tanks that distribute water through spigots at a centralized location; and Fence wall to secure water facility.Funds are used to pay for material and labor to execute the project. The Maalgo project sends money to a partner organization (The Maalgo Initiative) from the community of Vea. Maalgo Initiative is a community based nonprofit organization recognized and licensed by the Ghana Registrar General. It operates under the laws of Ghana but coordinates with The Maalgo Project to be sure that funds from the latter are used responsibly. A member of the Maalgo Initiative is the project director and contracts artisans to do carry out the various aspects of the project such as geological drilling, water testing, pump installation, building of wall and tower.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2013 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2013.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 2025.
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 September 2014.
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 October 21, 2026.
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