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Engage Now Africa Inc

EIN 45-4100494 · Foxboro, MA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair62 out of 100GovernanceStrong90 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

ENA'S MISSION IS TO HEAL, RESCUE, AND LIFT OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN AFRICA. OUR PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND TRAINING TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, ENABLING THEM TO BECOME SELF-RELIANT AND SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVE THEIR LIVES. WE ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION BY DEVELOPING GREATER CAPACITY IN THE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. WE FOCUS ON THE FUNDAMENTAL BUILDING BLOCKS THAT LEAD TO INDIVIDUAL SELF-RELIANCE, INCLUDING CLEAN WATER, SANITATION, HEALTH, EDUCATION, MICRO-CREDIT, AND OTHER INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES THAT STRENGTHEN FAMILIES AND BUILD COMMUNITIES.

Income
$4.4 million
Spending
$4.5 million
Spent on programs
95%
Reserves
0.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 99%
Employees
3
Volunteers
10
Highest pay
$170,365, executive director

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

Fair: 62 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 7% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    95% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 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

Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 49% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    4 of 5 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (1)
  1. $4.3 million spent. IN 2024, ENA ADVANCED ITS MISSION TO HEAL, RESCUE, AND LIFT VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACROSS GHANA, SIERRA LEONE, ETHIOPIA, AND NAMIBIA. THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND ON-THE-GROUND COLLABORATION, ENA HAS IMPLEMENTED HIGH-IMPACT PROGRAMS ADDRESSING HEALTH, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, LITERACY, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, AND EDUCATION, POSITIVELY AFFECTING THE LIVES OF MILLIONS.HEAL: ENA CONSTRUCTED AND INAUGURATED FOUR MATERNAL HEALTH CENTERS IN GHANA, ETHIOPIA, AND SIERRA LEONE, SERVING 82,850 WOMEN AND CHILDREN WITH LIFE-SAVING PRE- AND POST-NATAL CARE. OVER 1,118 BABIES WERE SAFELY DELIVERED, AND 50,000 PATIENTS RECEIVED CARE THROUGH OUR CLINICS IN GHANA, ETHIOPIA AND SIERRA LEONE. OUR CLEAN WATER INITIATIVE BROUGHT SAFE DRINKING WATER TO 362,678 PEOPLE IN 15 COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING FIVE SOLAR-POWERED BOREHOLES IN GHANA AND SIERRA LEONE. IN ETHIOPIA, 377 INDIVIDUALS REGAINED THEIR SIGHT THROUGH CATARACT SURGERIES. OUR MALNUTRITION PROGRAM IN SIERRA LEONE REHABILITATED 77 CHILDREN, ACHIEVING A 51% IMPROVEMENT IN NUTRITIONAL OUTCOMES, AND EDUCATED 76 MOTHERS ON SUSTAINABLE NUTRITION PRACTICES.RESCUE: ENA'S END MODERN SLAVERY PROGRAM RESCUED AND REHABILITATED 167 TRAFFICKING VICTIMS AND PROVIDED HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION TRAINING TO OVER 140,000 STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN GHANA AND ETHIOPIA. MORE THAN FOUR MILLION PEOPLE WERE REACHED VIA RADIO AND TELEVISION AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS THROUGHOUT GHANA. PREVENTION EFFORTS EXTENDED TO 151 COMMUNITIES, AND ENA HOSTED A REGIONAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING CONFERENCE TO STRENGTHEN CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION. RESCUE STORIES INCLUDE GIRLS TRAFFICKED FROM NIGERIA AND A CHILD LABOR SURVIVOR IN GHANA, BOTH NOW REINTEGRATED AND ENROLLED IN SCHOOL WITH FULL SUPPORT.LIFT: ENA ENROLLED 5,868 ADULTS, 70% OF WHOM WERE WOMEN, IN LITERACY AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING ACROSS 219 COMMUNITIES IN GHANA AND SIERRA LEONE. THROUGH OUR INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES (IGA) PROGRAM IN ETHIOPIA, 250 WOMEN LAUNCHED SMALL BUSINESSES AND RECEIVED LOANS, TRAINING, AND MENTORSHIP. FOUR NEW SCHOOLS WERE BUILT IN GHANA AND ETHIOPIA, PROVIDING SAFE AND QUALITY EDUCATION TO 1,040 CHILDREN ANNUALLY, THUS CONTRIBUTING TO A CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF 19,829 STUDENTS EMPOWERED THROUGH ENA SCHOOLS. ADDITIONALLY, OUR ALBINISM INITIATIVE IN GHANA PROVIDED MEDICAL AID TO 26 INDIVIDUALS AND REACHED 1,505 PEOPLE THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND AWARENESS INITIATIVES.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since August 2012.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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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