EIN 98-0118876

Tostan

Name: Tostan financials for 2020
Creator: Cause IQ
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

IRS 501(c) type

501(c)(3)

Num. employees

City

Alexandria

State

Virginia

Year formed

1991

Most recent tax filings

2020-12-01

NTEE code, primary

Q30: International Development, Relief Services

Description

Tostan is an African-based organization working directly with rural communities leading their own development. Tostan engages communities to bring about sustainable development & positive social transformation--all based on respect for human rights.

Total revenues

$8,423,710

2020

Total expenses

$7,102,295

2020

Total assets

$5,253,773

2020

Num. employees

2020

Program areas at Tostan

In seeking to scale community well-being, Tostan is following three scaling pathways and related program services: direct implementation of programs, training and replication in partnership with other organizations, and global influence. A. Direct implementation in relation to its direct implementation programs, in 2020, Tostan operated in 5 countries and had the following reach through its major program, the community empowerment program: (continued on schedule o)

Who funds Tostan

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits

Grantmaker	Grantmaker tax period	Description	Amount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund	2020-06	For Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes	$572,000
Matan B'seter Foundation	2020-11	Operating Support	$150,000
Schwab Charitable Fund	2020-06	International, Foreign Affairs	$101,320
...and 13 more grants received

Personnel at Tostan

Name	Title	Compensation	Date of data
Elena Bonometti	Chief Executive Officer	$131,045	2023-01-23
Molly Melching	Founder , Creative Director / Board Secretary / Founder	$91,200	2021-12-26
Thiaba Camara Sy	Board Member	$0	2023-01-23
Gail Kaneb	President of Breakthrough Strategies and Founder and Chair of Tostan Canada	$0	2023-01-23
Kelly Hawke Baxter	Board Chair	$0	2020-10-01
...and 7 more key personnel

Financials for Tostan

Revenues	FYE 12/2020	FYE 12/2019	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$8,518,561	$6,974,190	22.1%
Program services	$0	$0	-
Investment income and dividends	$1,169	$1,202	-2.7%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0	-
Royalty revenue	$0	$0	-
Net rental income	$21,701	$323,532	-93.3%
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$-122,973	$-180	-68218.3%
Net income from fundraising events	$0	$0	-
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0	-
Net income from sales of inventory	$0	$0	-
Miscellaneous revenues	$5,252	$0	999%
Total revenues	$8,423,710	$7,298,744	15.4%

Form 990s for Tostan

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2019-12	2021-02-19	990	View PDF
2018-12	2019-10-31	990	View PDF
2017-12	2018-12-22	990	View PDF
2016-12	2017-12-20	990	View PDF
2015-12	2017-01-19	990	View PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s

Organizations like Tostan

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Vital Voices Global Partnership	501(c)(3)	Washington, DC	$14,014,200
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)	501(c)(3)	New York, NY	$10,238,204
International Association for Human Values (IAHV)	501(c)(3)	Washington, DC	$2,743,592
Foundation for the Global Compact	501(c)(3)	New York, NY	$25,460,526
Trickle Up Program	501(c)(3)	New York, NY	$5,178,591
Counterpart International	501(c)(3)	Arlington, VA	$39,875,341
Waterorg	501(c)(3)	Kansas City, MO	$19,027,906
Women for Women International	501(c)(3)	Washington, DC	$20,516,603
350 Org	501(c)(3)	Brooklyn, NY	$25,190,519

Data update history

January 23, 2023

Updated personnel

Identified 3 new personnel

August 3, 2022

Received grants

Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $150,000 from Matan B'seter Foundation

December 22, 2021

Used new vendors

Identified 1 new vendor, including

September 24, 2021

Received grants

Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from Branson Family Foundation

September 23, 2021

Received grants

Identified 6 new grant, including a grant for $75,000 from Snowbird Foundation

Nonprofit Types

Social advocacy organizationsInternational-focused organizationsSchoolsCharities

Issues

Human rightsForeign affairsInternational developmentWorld peace

Characteristics

Grassroots organizingOperates internationallyNational levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donations

General information

Address: 1199 N Fairfax St No 300; Alexandria, VA 22314
Metro area: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County: Alexandria city, VA
Website URL: tostan.org/
Phone: (202) 505-3925
Facebook page: Tostan.org
Twitter profile: @tostan

IRS details

EIN: 98-0118876
Fiscal year end: December
Taxreturn type: Form 990
Year formed: 1991
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78): Yes

Categorization

NTEE code, primary: Q30: International Development, Relief Services
NAICS code, primary: 813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status: Independent

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