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Agency of International Cooperation for Development

EIN 47-4384010 · New York, NY

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood70 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

ACID'S MISSION IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN ITS COMMITMENT TO PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY WITHIN DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS WORLDWIDE. BY PRIORITIZING INITIATIVES FOR INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY, ACID EFFECTIVELY WORKS AGAINST POVERTY AND STRIVES TO CULTIVATE A SOCIETY BUILT ON THE PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE, INCLUSION, EQUALITY, AND RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. THROUGH ITS PROFESSIONAL DEDICATION AND UNWAVERING FOCUS, ACID SERVES AS A BEACON OF HOPE FOR THOSE MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES WHO SEEK EMPOWERMENT AND PROGRESS. EMBRACING THE POWER OF INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION, ACID STANDS AS A TESTAMENT TO THE TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED WHEN INDIVIDUALS COME TOGETHER TO UPLIFT ONE ANOTHER AND PAVE THE WAY FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ALL.

Income
$4.0 million
Spending
$2.8 million
Spent on programs
75%
Reserves
1 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 51%
Employees
0
Volunteers
300
Highest pay
$4,950, controller

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.

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 31% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 10% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    75% 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: 100 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    15 of 15 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

    10 of 10

    Gave 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 (5)
  1. $567,650 spent. THE AGENCY OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FOR DEVELOPMENT CONTINUED ITS GROUNDBREAKING PROGRAM "CHANGING LIVES THROUGH THE 17 GOALS | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" LAUNCHED IN 2023 WITH A VISION OF PROFESSIONALISM AND IMPACTFULNESS. THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, WE EXEMPLIFY A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH IN PROVIDING TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND FOSTERING CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE WIDER PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY. BY HARNESSING THE COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE AND INSIGHTS WITHIN OUR EXTENSIVE NETWORK, NOTABLY WITHIN THE POC COMMUNITY, OUR PRIMARY FOCUS IS TO ENHANCE COMMUNICATION AMONG FUNDERS. OUR DEDICATED GOAL REMAINS ENSURING EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF PHILANTHROPIC CONTRIBUTIONS, BY GENUINELY RECOGNIZING AND ADDRESSING THE CONCERNS OF ALL COMMUNITIES INVOLVED. AIMED AT COMBATING PRESSING GLOBAL CHALLENGES LIKE POVERTY, INEQUALITY, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, AND THE PURSUIT OF PEACE AND JUSTICE, THIS PROGRAM STANDS AS A TESTAMENT TO OUR UNWAVERING DEDICATION. THROUGH OUR CONCERTED EFFORTS, WE ARE DILIGENTLY RAISING THE STANDARD OF COMMUNICATION AMONG STAKEHOLDERS TO FOSTER PRACTICES THAT AUTHENTICALLY REFLECT THE NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF ALL COMMUNITIES INVOLVED. THE PROGRAM'S FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS OF $567,650, WHICH INCLUDES A GRANT OF $150,000 AND REVENUE OF $750,970, CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS OUR MISSION TO CREATE A POSITIVE AND SUSTAINABLE IMPACT ON A GLOBAL SCALE.
  2. $876,650 spent. THE EFFORT TO REDUCE INEQUALITIES DEMONSTRATED A STRONG COLLABORATION AMONG VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS, GUIDED BY THE PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FOR DEVELOPMENT. A CAREFULLY PLANNED CAMPAIGN FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING SOCIAL CHANGE ORGANIZATIONS LED BY PEOPLE OF COLOR (POC), AIDING IN THEIR GROWTH AND IMPACT. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH WELL-KNOWN POC FRATERNAL, CIVIC, AND PROFESSIONAL GROUPS FURTHER CEMENTED OUR REPUTATION AS AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES SEEKING EQUITABLE OUTCOMES. THIS COLLECTIVE ENDEAVOR HIGHLIGHTED OUR STEADFAST DEDICATION TO PROMOTING INCLUSIVITY, ADVANCING POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE, AND FACILITATING IMPACTFUL TRANSFORMATIONS THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS. IN OUR QUEST TO BOLSTER THE PROGRAM COMMUNITY, WE HAVE INTRODUCED A DIVERSE SUITE OF SUPPLEMENTARY INITIATIVES TARGETING FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY EXPENSES REACHING $992,005. REMARKABLY, WITH NO GRANTS TOTALING $0, OUR REVENUE OVER $400,000 HAS PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN PROPELLING THESE ENDEAVORS FORWARD. BY JUDICIOUSLY ALLOCATING RESOURCES AND OPTIMIZING THE EFFICACY OF OUR PROGRAMS, WE PERSIST IN OUR DEDICATION TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY WITH UNWAVERING EFFECTIVENESS.
  3. $637,288 spent. IN COLLABORATION WITH DEDICATED PARTNERS, THE ORGANIZATION RUNS AN ACCLAIMED SAFE AND STABLE HOME INITIATIVE DESIGNED FOR YOUTH AGED 6 TO 21. LOCATED AT THE PEACEFUL MARYGROVE CAMPUS IN FLORISSANT, THIS PROGRAM OFFERS A SAFE HAVEN FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA. IT PROVIDES A NURTURING ATMOSPHERE ESSENTIAL FOR THE CHILDREN TO RECLAIM THEIR CHILDHOOD AND PREPARE FOR A PROMISING FUTURE. WITH SIX RESIDENTIAL "COTTAGES" OFFERING A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND FAMILY THERAPY, AS WELL AS TAILORED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, THE PROGRAM EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSES AND RESOLVES EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL ISSUES. MARYGROVE, ONE OF THE LARGEST RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES IN MISSOURI, IS RENOWNED FOR ITS SUCCESS IN SUPPORTING YOUTH WHO HAVE STRUGGLED IN OTHER SETTINGS, EMPOWERING CLIENTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS AND FOSTER PERSONAL GROWTH. IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2023, THIS EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAM SERVED 160 CLIENTS, PROVIDING AN IMPRESSIVE TOTAL OF 26,690 DAYS OF COMPASSIONATE CARE AND ASSISTANCE.
  4. Other program services (Describe in Schedule O.)
  5. ACID, ALONG WITH ITS PARTNERS, HAS SPEARHEADED A COMMENDABLE INITIATIVE THROUGH THE INTRODUCTION OF AN INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM TAILORED TO EMPOWER YOUNG ADULTS AGED 16-21 AND THEIR FAMILIES IN ACHIEVING INDEPENDENCE AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. CENTRAL TO THIS ENDEAVOR ARE SUPERVISED COMMUNITY-BASED HOUSING OPTIONS THAT ENSURE A STABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO PERSONAL GROWTH WHILE OFFERING VITAL SUPPORT. THIS PROGRAM STANDS READY TO DRIVE POSITIVE CHANGE BY EQUIPPING PARTICIPANTS WITH THE ESSENTIAL RESOURCES NEEDED TO FLOURISH AND PROGRESS TOWARDS SELF-RELIANCE. NOTABLY, IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, THE ACID INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM MADE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY, SERVING MORE THAN 75 CLIENTS AND PROVIDING A OVER 11,967 DAYS OF CARE.

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 2017.

    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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