2024-09-03T16:09:10-07:00 2023-12-31 261726741 WatsonRice LLP 31 West 34th Street 7006 New York NY 10001 990 2023-01-01 320533781 EPIC-Africa Foundation EPIC 3026365400 251 Little Falls Drive Wilmington DE 19808 Rose Maruru Co-Founder & CEO 2024-09-03 true true Baruti Bediako CPA P00740658 2124477300 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z Rose Maruru 251 Little Falls Drive Wilmington DE 19808 495046 false X EPIC-AFRICA.ORG X 2017 DE EPIC-Africa seeks to enhance philanthropic impact by filling critical data and capacity gaps in the philanthropic market infrastructure in Africa. We do this through various program activities that include compiling and sharing data about African civil society organizations (CSOs) -who they are, what they do, where, how and their impact, as well as their organizational capacity in dimensions such as strategic ability and adaptability, leadership and governance and financial health and management. EPIC-Africa also provides capacity building and advisory services to CSOs and funders, respectively. 1 1 3 0 754388 390000 94776 93705 0 11341 849164 495046 0 0 66700 232529 0 0 253801 416644 320501 649173 528663 -154127 751337 596393 0 751337 596393 EPIC-Africa seeks to enhance philanthropic impact by filling critical data and capacity gaps in the philanthropic market infrastructure in Africa to help increase the visibility and credibility of African civil society organizations. false false 428589 EPIC-AFRICA MADE SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES IN ITS MISSION TO FILL CRITICAL DATA AND KNOWLEDGE GAPS IN THE AFRICA CIVIL SOCIETY AND PHILANTHROPY SECTORS, FURTHER CONTRIBUTING TO STRENGTHENING THE ECOSYSTEM FOR PHILANTHROPY AND CONTINUING TO BUILD A TRACK RECORD AS A CREDIBLE SOURCE OF DATA AND ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS.THE AFRICAN CSO PLATFORM: EPIC-AFRICA COMPLETED THE GROUNDWORK, INCLUDING RESEARCH, AND INITIATED THE BUILDING OF THE PLATFORM, WHICH WILL OFFER GREATER VISIBILITY TO AFRICAN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS WHILE ENABLING FUNDERS TO FIND MORE EASILY FIND, VET AND FUND THEM DIRECTLY. THE PLATFORM WILL ALSO ENABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER, TO LEARN AND TO AMPLIFY THEIR WORK.CONTINENT-WIDE MAPPING OF YOUTH-LED/FOCUSED ORGANIZATIONS WITH A REGIONAL ORCONTINENTAL FOOTPRINT TO SHED LIGHT OF THIS CRITICAL BUT POORLY UNDERSTOOD SEGMENT OF SOCIAL CHANGE ACTORS WITH THE BROADER CIVIL SOCIETY SECTOR.MAPPING CSOS IN BURKINA FASO, MALI, AND NIGER TO UNDERSTAND THE BROAD CIVIL SOCIETY LANDSCAPE AND TO IDENTIFY ORGANIZATIONS THAT DELIVER HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND THEIR CAPACITY BUILDING NEEDS.CONTRIBUTED TO SALIENT DISCOURSES ON AFRICAN CIVIL SOCIETY AND PHILANTHROPY THROUGH PUBLISHING ARTICLES, REPORTS, AND PARTICIPATION IN GLOBAL PLATFORMS, INCLUDING THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT CO-OPERATION AND CATALYST 2030. 428589 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 3 false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 1 1 false false false false false false false true false false false true true false false true true false false false X Rose Maruru 3026365400 251 Little Falls Drive Wilmington DE 19808 Rose Maruru Co-Founder/CEO 40.00 0.00 X X 49699 0 0 Rasmus F Andersen PhD Chair 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Evelyne Dioh SIMPA Treasurer 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kathryn Nwajiaku Secretary 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 49699 0 false false false 0 390000 390000 Consulting Service 900099 93705 93705 93705 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Income 900099 11341 11341 11341 495046 105046 X 0 0 0 0 49699 49699 0 157771 146292 11479 0 0 25059 9616 15443 0 36411 36411 36905 36905 0 0 0 76560 43911 32649 0 49847 12206 37641 63317 62658 659 0 9162 5497 3665 66675 59616 7059 0 26969 24544 2425 0 0 1281 1281 0 Recruitment 24366 24366 Platfrom Governance 14550 14550 Other Expenses 10601 10601 0 649173 428589 220584 0 748744 587892 0 0 2954 0 0 0 0 0 6024 2098 2593 3926 0 0 0 0 1621 751337 596393 0 0 X 426337 596393 325000 751337 596393 751337 596393 -154127 -817 X false false false X 35000 176480 125000 754388 390000 1480868 0 0 35000 176480 125000 754388 390000 1480868 472298 1008570 0 0 0 1480868 105046 0.68110 0.17160 X Prior Year Facts and Circumstances: EPIC-Africa maintains ongoing efforts to solicit funding from government agencies and individuals. Thegoverning body consists of individuals representing broad public interests and receives in-kind donations from individuals. It also provides various free tools and services for capacity building to community-based organizations that deliver direct social services to in their communities across Africa. EPIC-Africa also provides paid services, including research, to other public charities. Close to 1,000 non-profits are accessing essential information and tools through our African CSO Platform. We intend to continue expanding the support that we offer to reach more non-profits so they can in turn become more effective in delivering services in communities across the African continent. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 6024 2098 3926 3926 495046 495046 495046 649173 649173 649173 Sub-Saharan Africa 1 41 Program service See Schedule O 649173 1 41 1 41 649173 649173 false false false false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The form 990 is provided to each board member for review and feedback before it is filed with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The governing documents, policies and financial statements are available upon request. Sch F, Part I, Colume e Enhancing Philanthropic Impact - EPIC-Africa implements one integrated program with various activities. Highlights of program service accomplishments in 2021 include the following: Completion of a continent-wide mapping of African CSOs working on Economic Justice issues that began in 2020 and the dissemination of the ensuing report. Completion of the mapping of CSOs in Cte dIvoire, Senegal and Zambia;Completion of our second continent-wide survey on the impact of COVID-19 on African Civil Society Organizations and the launch of the ensuing report.Completed the design phase of the Africa CSO Platform, entailing research, intelligence gathering and stakeholder consultations. The platform is meant to increase the visibility of African CSOs, making it easier for funders to find, learn about, and connect with CSOs and also enable CSOs themselves to connect with each other. Underlying the platform is a growing database of CSOs (currently 6,000+) from more than 40 African countries. Completion of capacity building assistance to a leading pan-African child-focused movement to elaborate and launch a new fundraising and partnership development plan.