Equip Mozambique
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Empowering the next generation of Mozambican leaders to transform their nation
- Income
- $244,568
- Spending
- $239,001
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 2.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 86%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 12
- Highest pay
- $71,500, 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
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 11% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 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: 94 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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)
- $63,285 spent. Our flagship innovation, Juris, was selected as one of the 15 grantee projects under the African Union Civic Tech Fund 2.0, joining an esteemed group of organizations from across the continent. Juris is a pioneering digital platform and in-person engagement initiative aimed at simplifying and demystifying Mozambican laws and promoting access to justice for all. A groundbreaking achievement in 2024 was our formal partnership with the Mozambican government's Anti-Corruption Department. We became the first local non-profit organization to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with this department. This collaboration underscores our shared commitment to transparency, justice, and the fight against corruption. The partnership will allow us to streamline how corruption cases are reported and followed up on. In the final quarter of 2024, we entered a strategic partnership with one of Mozambique's largest distance learning institutions, UniSCED. This collaboration aims to strengthen community development initiatives that address pressing social challenges. By leveraging our joint resources and knowledge, we are co-creating solutions using a participatory approach that places communities at the centre of problem-solving processes.
- $61,768 spent. The Biblioteca Beireano Library saw an increase in attendance, receiving up to 500 children a day due to our proximity to schools. The library hosts a full school curriculum for students without access to their own books for classes. We added 2 desktop computers with internet access for free use as we teach digital skills to underserved populations. Additionally, we added a microscope and slides for STEM activity. We also began a mobile library initiative. Our librarian, carefully chooses a stack of books for the jail to borrow and swaps them out every two weeks. Inmates have told us that having spiritual growth books to read while incarcerated has completely changed their hearts and hopes for their futures, and they have begun to read together in small groups that are growing every week!
- $40,416 spent. It's been an exciting year for the sewing school! Last year we successfully raised funds for a new building to house the school, and in March we were able to move in! The extra space made it possible to add 7 new ladies to the beginner class who are now also receiving our holistic training that aims to transform every aspect of their lives. In February we launched a new initiative among our alumni network to have them regularly meet in small cell groups, and that has been an excellent way to provide continuity and further training. We are encouraging the cell leaders to turn their groups into daughter schools to make it possible for them to multiply the transformation that they have received. These leaders were also trained in how to teach our micro-entrepreneurship course to their groups, making it more likely that everyone's sewing businesses can thrive. We were invited to start offering sewing lessons in the local jail as well, which has been such a blessing! The women there are very grateful to learn a skill that can help them start their lives over when they get out. We have started them out with small projects that can be hand-sewn, and it is beautiful to watch the healing happen in their hearts as they create beautiful things and realize their potential. We graduated our tenth cohort of students in August, and each graduate left with more than just a machine and sewing skills - she now carries renewed dignity as she becomes an agent of change in her family and community, breaking cycles of poverty and creating a new legacy of hope.
- $38,375 spent. Beginning Equip Zimbabwe, empowering Zimbabwean leaders to be the change their country needs.
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 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 December 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 November 4, 2026.
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