Tupaddy for Education in Sierra Leone West Africa
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Education for children in Sierra Leone.
- Income
- $84,155
- Spending
- $93,396
- Reserves
- 0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
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 (2)
- $83,637 spent. See Schedule O
- The elementary school (grades 1 through 6) in Bumban village has 360 students & 8 teachers & has been operational for many years. Each of the 8 teachers was provided a monthly bonus to supplement their salary, as an incentive to teach more enthusiastically. For 6th grade students appearing for the high-school entrance examination, the examination fee of $5 per student was paid.Bumban High School has an enrollment of 300 students in 7th- 12th & a total staff of 18 people. All salaries of the school staff & operating & maintenance expenses of the school are paid by Tupaddy for Education.A nutritious mid-day meal was provided to all the students & staff of the Elementary & High School on all regular school days.Gasoline for the generator was provided so that it could generate electricity for the High School & the Staff quarters for a few hours each day.Construction of a Multi-purpose hall, with additional classrooms attached, was started in September 2018 and completed in April 2019.
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 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 May 2013.
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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