Nonprofit · EIN 27-0143166
ADVANCING GIRLS EDUCATION IN AFRICA INC
Also known as AGE
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20003
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,093,286 | $1,057,460 | $35,826 | $979,607 | $23,564 | $956,043 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 | $998,220 | $752,892 | $245,328 | $960,322 | $40,105 | $920,217 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,064,108
- of which government grants
- $884,177
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Net rental income
- $4,800
- Other revenue
- $29,178
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $380,467
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $481,293
- Professional fundraising fees
- $711
- Accounting fees
- $24,079
- Travel
- $89,119
- Program services (functional)
- $818,336
- Management and general (functional)
- $100,253
- Fundraising (functional)
- $138,871
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $960,322
- Total assets, end of year
- $979,607
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $23,564
- Net assets, end of year
- $956,043
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $20,797
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $136,740
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $819,303
- Gross receipts
- $1,093,286
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 2006
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONCEPCION GAXIOLA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,189 |
| DARREN SMITH | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| ZOOKESEH LABALA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| JEANINE JACKSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| AUBRYN ALLYN SIDLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JENI GAMBLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SRUTI PATEL | DIECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MARTIN BANDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| AMBASSADOR ESME CHOMBO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| RODRIGO BRICENO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| TOM DOUGHERTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concepcion Gaxiola | Executive Director Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,552 | $7,718 |
| Darren Smith | Board Chair from March 2022 Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Zokeseh Labala | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeanine Jackson | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Aubryn Allyn Sidle | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeni Gamble | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Sruti Patel | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Martin Banda | Director joined March 2022 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ambassador Esme Chombo | Director joined March 2022 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Rodrigo Briceno | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Banda-Mudiwa | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Dougherty | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Marcella Distruti | Secretary until Nov 2022 Trustee or director, Officer, Former | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kwaku Akowuah | Board Chair until March 2022 Trustee or director, Officer, Former | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Clara Brillembourg | Director thru June 2022 Trustee or director, Former | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ambassador Edward Sawerengera | Director thru February 2022 Trustee or director, Former | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Margaret Mwanza Gadabu | Director thru February 2022 Trustee or director, Former | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 921 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE SUITE 308, WASHINGTON, DC 20003-2141
- In care of
- % CONCEPCION GAXIOLA
- Principal officer (990 for 2023)
- CONCEPCION GAXIOLA, 921 PA AVE STE 208, WASHINGTON, DC 20003
- Signed the 990
- CONCEPCION GAXIOLA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (202) 286-3498
- Website
- AGEAFRICA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WENDROFF & ASSOCIATES LLC
Mission
TO PROVIDE LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG WOMEN IN MALAWI THROUGH TARGETED INITIATIVES IN EDUCATION, MENTORING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Program accomplishments
- AGE AFRICA PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SCHOLARSHIPS TO ACADEMICALLY TALENTED ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN RURAL MALAWI. IN 2023, THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED 330 GIRLS WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED AND STRONG ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AT APPROXIMATELY 42 SECONDARY SCHOOLS ACROSS EIGHT DISTRICTS IN MALAWIS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN REGIONS. IN A COUNTRY WITH FEWER THAN 22% OF WOMEN HOLD A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, NEARLY 95% OF AGE AFRICA SCHOLARS COMPLETE FOUR YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL, 65% PURSUE TERTIARY EDUCATION, AND 100% GRADUATE.Expenses $150,613
- IN ADDITION TO SCHOLARSHIPS, AGE AFRICA PROVIDES GIRLS AT THE ORGANIZATIONS PARTNER SCHOOLS WITH AGE AFRICAS EXTRACURRICULAT PROGRAM CHATS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND SELECTED STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN AN ANNUAL ALL-SCHOLARS RETREAT. CHATS EQUIPS GIRLS WITH CRITAL LIFE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS WHILE FOSTERING PEER SUPPORT NETWORKS THAT STRENGHTEN THEIR RESILIENCE AND CONFIDENCE. CHATS FOCUSES ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, DECISION MAKING, SELF-ADVOCARY, AND PATHWAYS TO HIGHER EDUCATION. STRUCTURED TO THREE ONE-YEAR MODULES, THE CHATS EVOLVES ALONGSIDE PARTICIPANTS, PROVIDING RELEVANT GUIDANCE AS THEY GROW AND FACE NEW CHALLENGES. IN 2021, AGE AFRICA EXPANDED ITS LETS CHATS RADIO PROGRAMMING NATIONWIDE, REACHING APPROXIMATELY 4 MILLION GIRLS ACROSS MALAWI.Expenses $180,058
- AGE AFRICA CONTINUES TO STRENGHTEN ITS PROGRAMS AND DEEPENING PARTNERSHIPS TO ENSURE GIRLS ARE SUPPORTED IN SCHOOL AND THRIVING AS EMPOWERED LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN 2023, THE ORGANIZATION BEGAN INCORPORATING THE ADOLESCENT GIRLS AGENCY SURVEY INTO ITS MONITORING AND EVALUATION SYSTEMS, ENABLING MORE MEANINGFUL MEASUREMENT OF GIRLS AGENCY AND LONG-TERM IMPACT OF PROGRAMS LIKE CHATS. AGE AFRICA REMAINS AN ACTIVE NATIONAL GIRLS EDUCATION NETWORK MEMBER AND SERVCES AS CHAIT OF THE SOUTHERN REGION CHAPTER O FHTE COUNCIL FOR NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. THROUGH ONGOING COMMNITY ENGAGEMENT, AGE AFRICA IS BUILDING STRONGER, MORE LOCALIZED SUPPORT FOR GIRLS EDUCATION WHILE REFINING ITS DATA COLLECTION AND EVALUATION PRACTICES TO ALIGN WITH ITS EVOLVING STRATEGIC GOALS.Expenses $328,969
- AGE AFRICA SUPPORTS SECONDARY SCHOOOL ALUMNAE AS THEY TRANSITION INTO HIGHER EDUCATION AND CAREERS. IN 2021, THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED A POST-SECONDARY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION AT MALAWI PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES OR VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED FOR UP TO FOUR YEARS TO SCHOLARS MEETING ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, WITH 100 SCHOLARS CURRENTLY RECEIVING SUPPORT.Expenses $158,696
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Not on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-0143166
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q330)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $979,607
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,093,286
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,093,286 | $1,057,460 | $979,607 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $998,220 | $752,892 | $960,322 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-0143166).
Questions about ADVANCING GIRLS EDUCATION IN AFRICA INC
- What is the EIN of ADVANCING GIRLS EDUCATION IN AFRICA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ADVANCING GIRLS EDUCATION IN AFRICA INC is 27-0143166.
- Is ADVANCING GIRLS EDUCATION IN AFRICA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to ADVANCING GIRLS EDUCATION IN AFRICA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ADVANCING GIRLS EDUCATION IN AFRICA INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ADVANCING GIRLS EDUCATION IN AFRICA INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ADVANCING GIRLS EDUCATION IN AFRICA INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2023.
- Who is the principal officer of ADVANCING GIRLS EDUCATION IN AFRICA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 names CONCEPCION GAXIOLA.
- Who are the officers and directors of ADVANCING GIRLS EDUCATION IN AFRICA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $139,189 (CONCEPCION GAXIOLA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does ADVANCING GIRLS EDUCATION IN AFRICA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 it reported revenue of $1,093,286, expenses of $1,057,460 and total assets of $979,607 at year end.
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