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Support Sustain Succeed Zambia Inc

EIN 84-4582059 · Louisville, KY

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak34 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Funding the education of vulnerable and impoverished individuals in Ndola, Zambia

Income
$52,359
Spending
$115,237
Reserves
0.3 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

Weak: 34 out of 100. Higher than 7% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 120% of income.

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 (4)
  1. $11,237 spent. Sent funds to ADP to pay for the primary and secondary school operations and administration expenses for the entire year of 2024. These expenses included: Text books for computers, software, and digital photography; primary and secondary school notebooks, pens, and uniforms; school supply needs; 20 laptop computers; Science lab equipment; and a solar power system.
  2. $40,437 spent. Sent funds to ADP for the purchase of land, with a house on it, adjacent to the school for future expansion, also for the purchase of land for a school garden that will be used for Agriculture classes; the construction of 4 more classrooms to expand the school to grade 11 and house the new Pregnant and Parenting Student Support (PAPSS) program; the fixing and remodeling of toilets; the remodeling of science and computer labs; the construction of a new restroom facility. This will allow the school to add 200 more students.
  3. $15,991 spent. Sent funds to ADP in order to pay 8 primary school teachers, 9 secondary school teachers, 3 staff members for ADP. Having the teachers is essential for this primary and secondary school to teach its 900 students.
  4. $5,573 spent. Sent funds to ADP in order to pay the college tuition for 2 of the current teachers, a board member of ADP, a seminary student, and a nursing student, who otherwise could not have afforded this higher education.

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

  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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since May 2020.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.

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