Abundant Village
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ABUNDANT VILLAGE WORKS AT THE INTERSECTION OF SOCIAL IMPACT AND CONSERVATION, WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON REGENERATING UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES LIVING IN OR ADJACENT TO CRITICAL BIODIVERSITY AREAS. ABUNDANT VILLAGE CO-CREATES COMMUNITY-LED SYSTEMS THAT ADDRESS POVERTY, FOOD INSECURITY, EDUCATION GAPS, AND CLIMATE VULNERABILITY, NOT AS STANDALONE DEVELOPMENT GOALS, BUT AS ESSENTIAL PILLARS FOR LONG-TERM ECOSYSTEM STEWARDSHIP. ROOTED IN INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, CIRCULAR DESIGN, AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP, ABUNDANT VILLAGE DELIVERS HOLISTIC, REGENERATIVE VILLAGE MODELS THAT ENABLE COMMUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN IN HARMONY WITH THE LANDSCAPES THEY INHABIT.ABUNDANT VILLAGE PARTNERS WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES TO REGENERATE LIVES, LIVELIHOODS, AND ECOSYSTEMS THROUGH SCALABLE, COMMUNITY-LED DEVELOPMENT THAT RESTORES HUMAN DIGNITY AND SAFEGUARDS BIODIVERSITY IN THE MOST VULNERABLE RURAL LANDSCAPES.VISION: A WORLD WHERE UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES THRIVE IN HARMONY WITH A FLOURISHING NATURAL
- Income
- $161,988
- Spending
- $146,975
- Reserves
- 1.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $10,000, chief executive officer
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
Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.2 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 22% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 9% 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 (1)
- $113,666 spent. OBJECTIVES:1. REGENERATE HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS TOGETHERWHEN PEOPLE AND THE PLANET HEAL SIDE BY SIDE, TRUE REGENERATION BEGINS. WE CO-CREATE INTEGRATED VILLAGE SYSTEMS, COMBINING EDUCATION, HEALTH, FOOD, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND LIVELIHOODS THAT ENABLE RURAL COMMUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN WHILE SUPPORTING THE PROTECTION OF CRITICAL ECOSYSTEMS. 2. STRENGTHEN LOCAL LEADERSHIP AND SELF-DETERMINATIONTO INVEST IN YOUTH, WOMEN, AND TRADITIONAL LEADERS AS AGENTS OF LONG-TERM COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, ENSURING THAT EVERY PROJECT IS ROOTED IN INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, AND CARRIED FORWARD BY THE HANDS AND HEARTS OF THE COMMUNITY. 3. BUILD THE SOCIAL FOUNDATION OF CONSERVATIONTO OPERATE AS A TRUSTED PARTNER TO CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS BY HELPING FACILITATE THE COMMUNITY-BASED DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES THAT MAKE BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION MORE EFFECTIVE, INCLUSIVE, AND SUSTAINABLE. PROTECTING NATURE STARTS WITH PROTECTING THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE CLOSEST TO IT. 4. CREATE REPLICABLE, SCALABLE MODELS OF REGENERATIONTO REFINE AND DOCUMENT ABUNDANT VILLAGE'S APPROACH INTO A REPLICABLE FRAMEWORK THAT CAN BE ADAPTED AND SCALED ACROSS DIVERSE RURAL LAND- AND SEA-SCAPES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. 5. SECURE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH THROUGH SYSTEMS AND STORYTELLINGTO STRENGTHEN INTERNAL OPERATIONS, MEL SYSTEMS (MONITORING, EVALUATION, LEARNING), AND FUNDRAISING CAPACITY, WHILE LEVERAGING REAL-WORLD IMPACT STORIES TO GROW DONOR ENGAGEMENT, BUILD TRUST, AND SECURE LONG-TERM ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY. STRONG SYSTEMS BUILD TRUST, AND STORYTELLING KEEPS TRUST ALIVE. ORGANIZTION'S TANGIBLE RESULTS:ABUNDANT VILLAGES HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS THROUGH ITS PILOT PROJECTS IN SOUTH AFRICA AND ZIMBABWE, DEMONSTRATING THE TRANSFORMATIVE POTENTIAL OF OUR REGENERATIVE AND PARTNERSHIP-BASED APPROACH. BOTH PILOTS SERVE AS LIVING EXAMPLES OF HOW INTEGRATED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP, AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION CAN CREATE LASTING, SELF-SUSTAINING IMPACT.OUR PILOT INITIATIVES HAVE BEEN DELIVERED IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS, ENSURING THAT EACH INTERVENTION IS CONTEXTUALLY GROUNDED AND COMMUNITY-LED. THESE PARTNERSHIPS ARE INSTRUMENTAL IN BUILDING TRUST, ACCELERATING DELIVERY, AND ENSURING THAT IMPACT IS LOCALLY OWNED AND SUSTAINED. SOUTH AFRICA ABUNDANT VILLAGE'S WORK IS GROUNDED IN CREATING TANGIBLE, LASTING TRANSFORMATION WHERE IT IS NEEDED MOST-WITHIN VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES LIVING IN AND AROUND CRITICAL ECOSYSTEMS. OUR PILOT PROJECT IN THORNDALE, BUSHBUCKRIDGE, MPUMALANGA, SOUTH AFRICA, STANDS AS A POWERFUL EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED THROUGH DEEP COLLABORATION, COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP, AND REGENERATIVE DESIGN.IN APRIL 2024, ABUNDANT VILLAGE LAUNCHED ITS FIRST SOCIAL IMPACT INITIATIVE AT XINYEKETI PRIMARY SCHOOL, HOME TO 150 LEARNERS IN THE THORNDALE COMMUNITY. LOCATED ALONG THE BORDER OF THE MANYELETI GAME RESERVE-PART OF THE GREATER KRUGER NATIONAL PARK-THE PROJECT EMBODIES OUR VISION OF ADDRESSING INEQUALITY WHERE ECONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL CONTRASTS ARE MOST STARK. ON ONE SIDE OF THE FENCE LIES A THRIVING TOURISM ECONOMY; ON THE OTHER, COMMUNITIES FULL OF POTENTIAL BUT WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO BASIC RESOURCES.TOGETHER WITH OVER 60 LOCAL VOLUNTEERS, 30 ABUNDANT VILLAGE TEAM MEMBERS, AND PARTNERS FROM TINTSWALO SAFARI LODGE, WE CO-CREATED AND IMPLEMENTED A PROJECT THAT TRANSFORMED XINYEKETI SCHOOL INTO A SYMBOL OF HOPE, OPPORTUNITY, AND SUSTAINABILITY.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS- INFRASTRUCTURE RENEWAL: REFURBISHED FOUR EXISTING CLASSROOMS AND CONSTRUCTED TWO NEW OUTDOOR LEARNING SPACES, IMPROVING SAFETY AND LEARNING CONDITIONS FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.- FOOD SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGENERATION: ESTABLISHED A MARKET GARDEN WITH 2,000 PLANTS, A WATER-EFFICIENT MANDALA GARDEN, AND A FOOD FOREST TO PROVIDE ONGOING NUTRITION AND SHADE FOR LEARNERS. THESE GARDENS ARE NOW PRODUCING FOOD FOR A SECOND DAILY MEAL FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.- SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION AND CLEAN ENERGY: BUILT A NEW KITCHEN USING HEMPCRETE, AN INNOVATIVE AND CARBON-SEQUESTERING MATERIAL, AND INSTALLED A ROCKET STOVE TO REPLACE OPEN-FIRE COOKING-ELIMINATING SMOKE INHALATION, A LEADING CAUSE OF RESPIRATORY ILLNESS IN CHILDREN WORLDWIDE.- COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT: CREATED OVER 100 DAYS OF ABOVE-AVERAGE PAID WORK FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AND CONDUCTED PERMACULTURE AND REGENERATIVE FARMING WORKSHOPS, TRAINING 23 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SUSTAIN AND EXPAND THE PROJECT.- EDUCATION AND WELL-BEING: LAUNCHED AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING PROGRAMS, FORMED AN ECO-CLUB TO CONNECT YOUTH WITH NATURE, AND DEVELOPED A SCHOOL CHOIR AND DANCE PROGRAM TO ENHANCE MENTAL HEALTH AND SELF-EXPRESSION.- CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT: COMMISSIONED A LOCAL ARTIST TO CO-PAINT A MURAL WITH THE CHILDREN, INSTILLING PRIDE, IDENTITY, AND BELONGING IN THEIR REVITALIZED SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT.- ECONOMIC RESILIENCE: DESIGNED REGENERATIVE REVENUE MODELS PROJECTED TO GENERATE SUFFICIENT INCOME ANNUALLY TO SUSTAIN THE PROJECT'S ONGOING NEEDS AND SUPPORT COMMUNITY INITIATIVES.TANGIBLE RESULTS TO DATETHE XINYEKETI PROJECT HAS NOT ONLY IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE AND NUTRITION BUT ALSO REVITALIZED COMMUNITY SPIRIT, PROVIDING A LIVING EXAMPLE OF THE POWER OF INCLUSIVE, LOCALLY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT. FAMILIES NOW HAVE ACCESS TO CLEANER AIR, HEALTHIER FOOD, AND SAFER SPACES FOR CHILDREN TO LEARN AND PLAY. WOMEN, IN PARTICULAR, HAVE GAINED NEW INCOME-GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES AND TRAINING, STRENGTHENING THE COMMUNITY'S OVERALL RESILIENCE AND WELL-BEING.MEASURING IMPACT AND FUTURE OUTCOMES- ABUNDANT VILLAGE IS COMMITTED TO TRACKING BOTH HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL OUTCOMES TO ENSURE MEASURABLE, SCALABLE IMPACT. OUR MONITORING FRAMEWORK INCLUDES:- HOUSEHOLD AND COMMUNITY SURVEYS ASSESS IMPROVEMENTS IN NUTRITION, INCOME STABILITY, AND WELL-BEING.- ENVIRONMENTAL METRICS, INCLUDING SOIL HEALTH, BIODIVERSITY INDICATORS, AND REDUCTIONS IN CARBON EMISSIONS THROUGH REGENERATIVE PRACTICES AND SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS.- EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES, SUCH AS ATTENDANCE RATES, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, AND ENGAGEMENT IN ECO-
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 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 April 2024.
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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