2026-06-30T11:14:53-05:00 2025-12-31 881478669 CBIZ ADVISORS LLC 1899 L STREET NW 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2025-01-01 205927387 BATONGA FOUNDATION BATO 2022402811 2202 18TH STREET NW 123 WASHINGTON DC 20009 MINIA MILAEL-DEBASS ACTING PRESIDENT & BOARD CHAIR 2022402811 2026-06-29 1 FRANK SMITH P00639053 2022274000 2026-06-29 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MINIA MILAEL-DEBASS 2202 18TH STREET NW 123 WASHINGTON DC 20009 1086817 0 X WWW.BATONGAFOUNDATION.ORG X 2006 DC THE BATONGA FOUNDATION (BATONGA) IS HARNESSING THE POTENTIAL OF THE MOST MARGINALIZED FEMALE YOUTH, AND ARMING ADOLESCENT GIRLS WITH THE LIFE AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS TO TRANSFORM THEIR ECONOMIC POTENTIAL INTO ECONOMIC POWER. 10 10 0 10 0 0 2841237 1086817 0 0 0 0 18544 0 2859781 1086817 0 0 0 0 851158 757916 0 0 0 1292040 1394834 2143198 2152750 716583 -1065933 1840905 770904 72806 72090 1768099 698814 X BATONGA EQUIPS YOUNG WOMEN AND GIRLS IN BENIN AND SENEGAL WITH KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THEY NEED TO BE AGENTS OF CHANGE. THROUGH LEADERSHIP CLUBS FOR GIRLS, ADOLESCENT GIRLS GAIN CONFIDENCE AND FINANCIAL LITERACY SKILLS. THROUGH PROFESSIONAL TRAINING CENTERS, YOUNG WOMEN SOLIDIFY PROFESSIONAL SKILLS THEY CAN USE TO LAUNCH INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES AND FIND EMPLOYMENT. BATONGA'S NETWORK OF LOCAL MENTORS ENSURES THAT EACH GIRL RECEIVES THE SUPPORT AND CARE SHE NEEDS AS SHE TRANSITIONS INTO ADULTHOOD AND MAKES IMPORTANT LIFE DECISIONS THAT WILL IMPACT HER CAPACITY TO LIVE A FULFILLING AND SAFE LIFE. 0 0 1283068 THE BATONGA FOUNDATION ENVISIONS A SAFER, HEALTHIER, AND MORE EQUITABLE WORLD IN WHICH ALL WOMEN AND GIRLS CAN THRIVE. IN 2022, THE BATONGA FOUNDATION CONTINUED ITS WORK TO EMPOWER THE INCREDIBLE YOUNG WOMEN AND ADOLESCENT GIRL LEADERS OF CENTRAL BENIN, AND BEGAN THE EXPANSION OF ITS REACH BEYOND CENTRAL BENIN TO THE NORTHERN PROVINCE OF ATACORA AS WELL AS THE COUNTRY OF SENEGAL. SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE YEAR INCLUDE:1. EXPANSION WITHIN BENIN AND TO SENEGAL IS NOW EFFECTIVE: BATONGA'S IMPACT IS SEEN AND FELT IN 120 COMMUNITIES SERVED ACROSS BENIN AND SOUTHERN SENEGAL. IN THIS EXPANSION, BATONGA EMPLOYED ITS DATA-DRIVEN METHODOLOGY, IDENTIFYING ADOLESCENT GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN POISED TO BENEFIT MOST. BATONGA'S MODEL CONTINUES TO ADDRESS THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF GIRLS AND WOMEN IN PREVIOUS AND NEW COMMUNITIES, EQUIPING THEM WITH SKILLS THAT ENABLE THEM TO THRIVE AS PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS AND LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.2. STRENGTHENING TEAMS AND PROGRAMS TO INCREASE EXECUTION CAPAPCITY: THE MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM EXPANDED WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE SENEGEAL OFFICE. A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LEADING STRATEGY AND OVERSEEING OPERATIONS AND PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION CAME ON BOARD IN JUNE 2023. THE UPDATED ADOLESCENT GIRLS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM CURRICULUM IS BEING ROLLED OUT BY MENTORS IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL IMPLEMETATION PATRNER ORGANIZATION ANCHORED I THE COMMUNITIES WHERE WE WORK. THEY ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO AMPLIFYING BATONGA'S ADVOCACY REACH AND IMPACT AT LOCAL LEVEL. THE WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM, THROUGH THE YOUNG WOMEN'S BUSINESS CIRCLES, HAS SEEN INCREASES IN INCOME AND SOCIAL CAPITAL IN THE LIVES OF YOUNG WOMEN PARTICIPANTS, THEIR HOUSHOLDS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES AT LARGE. 3. THE RADIO PROGRAM CONTINUES TO REACH OVER ONE MILLION AND A HALF LISTENERS EVERY MONTH. SELECT MENTORS, BUSINESS COCACHES, MALE CHAMPIONS AND PARTICIPANTS ARE TRAINED TO HOST PROGRAMS DISCUSSING GENDER EQUALITY, FEMALE LEADERSHIP AND FINANCIAL INDEPEDENCE AND A HOST OF OTHER ISSUES AFFECTING ADOLESCENT GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. 4. EMBRACING THE DIGITAL AGE, THE PODCAST PROGRAM'S FIRST SEASON BROADCAST 8 EPISODES. BATONGA ALSO BEGAN THE DIGITIZATION OF ITS TRAINING SESSIONS AND INTRODUCED DIGITAL SAVINGS, PROPELLED BY THE RISING INCOMES OF YOUNG WOMEN PARTICIPANTS. FOLLOWING THE PILOT, A NEW INITIATIVE, SHEDIGITAL, IS ENSURING THAT BATONGA PARTICIPANTS HAVE ACCESS TO DIGITAL TOOLS THAT FACILITATE THEIR FINANCIAL INCULSION, ALPHA-NUEMERICAL AND DIGITAL LITERACY, AND SKILLS ACQUISITION IN AREAS REVELANT TO THE GROWITH OF THEIR BUSINESSES.5. ENGAGING MEN AND BOYS: FINALLY, RECOGNIZING THE ROLE OF MEN IN ACHIEVENING GENDER EQUITY AND EQUALITY, BATONGA IMPLEMENTED ITS MEN AND BOYS ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE THROUGH 2023, INTEGRATING THEM AS CHAMPIONS FOR THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS. THE EVALAUTION OF THIS FIRST YEAR SHOWED ITS POSITIVE IMPACT IN OUR WEE AND AGL PROGRAMS, WHICH PROVIDES JUSTIFICATION FOR EXPANDING THE PROGRAM WITHIN BENIN AND LAUCHING IT IN SENEGAL. 6. THE NOS VOIX COMPTENT INITIATIVE, LED BY BATONGA FOUNDATION, CONTINUES TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR THE VOICES OF FRENCH-SPEAKING AFRICAN WOMEN TO PARTICIPATE IN, AND INFLUENCE THE DISCOURSE AND POLICIES AROUNG GENDER EQUALITY AT REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS. 1283068 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 BN SG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 CA NY X EPIPHANE KOMLAN AGOSSOU 2022402811 2202 18TH STREET NW 123 WASHINGTON DC 20009 MINIA MIKAEL-DEBASS-TRUSTEE UNTIL 11/25, PRESIDENT & BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY LOUISE COHEN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JEAN HEBRAIL SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 COLIN CLARKE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROMUALD HAZOUME TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELIQUE KIDJO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NADIA MENSAH-ACOGNY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN RICHARDSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL SAMUELS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATRINA SHARKEY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALETA WILLIAMS - PRESIDENT & BOARD CHAIR UNTIL 11/25 1.00 X 0 0 0 CODOU DIAW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 150000 0 15321 150000 0 15321 1 0 1 0 0 1086817 1086817 1086817 0 0 0 X 165321 155402 9919 523374 260489 262885 4457 4457 64764 38858 25906 18403 11042 7361 385496 310887 74609 274 164 110 49546 29728 19818 27858 16715 11143 87686 52612 35074 17969 10781 7188 14611 8767 5844 DIRECT PROGRAM FIELD IM 723206 345752 377454 TELEPHONE AND COMMUNICA 53579 32147 21432 PRINTING 14363 8618 5745 VEHICLE RELATED COST 1843 1106 737 2152750 1283068 869682 0 505227 641357 1260099 88728 52128 18083 9490 7677 13961 15059 1840905 770904 72806 72090 72806 72090 X 329951 173491 1438148 525323 1768099 698814 1840905 770904 -1065933 -3352 0 X 0 0 0 X 460820 623333 2424289 2841237 1086817 7436496 460820 623333 2424289 2841237 1086817 7436496 5003286 2433210 207 207 1319 20616 18544 40479 7477182 0.32540 0.33340 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 1,319. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 20,616. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 18,544. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 25 2 PROGRAM SERVICES YOUNG WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM AND ADOLESCENT GIRLS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM 1709666 25 2 0 0 25 2 1709666 0 1709666 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: SUBGRANTS MAY BE AWARDED TO LOCAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS FOLLOWING A CALL FOR BID. LOCAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS RESPOND TO SUCH CALLS BY PROVIDING THE FOLLOWING DETAIL: -GENERAL ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION, GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE, LEGAL DOCUMENTS (REGISTRATION + TAX DOCUMENTS), STRATEGIC PLAN, REFERENCES FOR SIMILAR PROJECTS; ETC. SHORTLISTED ORGANIZATIONS ARE INTERVIEWED BY THE PANEL AND PREFERRED ORGANIZATION IS VETTED BY BATONGA. WE THEN CODEFINE THE INTERVENTION FRAMEWORK INCLUDING MONITORING ASPECTS. IN THE CURRENT SET UP, OUR TEAMS CARRY QUARTERLY FIELD MONITORING VISITS AND MONTHLY/AD HOC CHECKIN CALLS WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. FINANCIAL REPORTS ARE SUBMITTED TO BATONGA WITH LINES OF EXPENSES JUSTIFIED TO ENSURE SOUND USE OF ALLOCATED FUNDS. NARRATIVE/TECHNICAL REPORTS ARE RECEIVED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. WE ALSO FUND PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS VIA THE YOUNG WOMEN BUSINESS CIRCLES' ACTIVITIES. PROGRAM TEAMS CARRY QUARTERLY MONITORING VISITS, IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR MONITORING VISITS DONE BY FIELD STAFF. AMOUNTS DISBURSED TO THESE BUSINESS CIRCLES ARE JUSTIFIED AND VALIDATED BY THE COUNTRY MANAGER AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS PRIOR TO RECORDING. PART I, LINE 3: BATONGA REPORTED THE EXPENDITURES BASED ON THE ACCOUNTING METHOD USED IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHICH IS ON AN ACCRUAL BASIS. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CODOU DIAW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 150000 0 0 0 0 0 2933 0 12388 0 165321 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B BATONGA HIRES AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. UPON SUBMISSION OF THE DRAFT, THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. A COPY OF THE FINAL DRAFT IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE ALSO REGULARLY MONITORED. SHOULD A CONFLICT EXIST, BOARD MEMBERS RECUSE THEMSELVES AND DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, VOTE ON THE ISSUES, OR OTHERWISE INFLUENCE THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS RELATED TO THE MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DO NOT RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION FOR THEIR MEMBERSHIP TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD (THE BOARD CHAIR, FOUNDER AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS) REVIEWS AND DISCUSSES COMPENSATION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FOR TEAM MEMBERS BELOW THE E.D., THE ORGANISATION HAS WORKED WITH A THIRD PARTY CONSULTANT TO IDENTIFY A SALARY GRID THAT IS ALIGNED WITH THE EMPLOYMENT MARKET IN EACH COUNTRY OF OPERATION (USA, BENIN, AND SENEGAL FOR 2023). MANAGERS USE THIS SALARY GRID TO DECIDE ON LEVEL OF COMPENSATION FOR EXISTING AND NEW HIRES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 BATONGA MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PUBLISHED YEARLY IN THE ANNUAL REPORT. BATONGA ALSO SHARED ADDITIONAL DETAILED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WITH DONORS (BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONAL) UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 90,458. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 74,609. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 165,067. PROGRAM CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 220,429. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 220,429. 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