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Nonprofit · EIN 30-0037857

VENTURE STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Tax-exempt · BERKELEY, CA 94709

Financials

$2.5M$2.7M2023$3.1M$2.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of VENTURE STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$3,084,745$2,820,669$264,076$1,261,248$19,901$1,241,347
December 31, 2023990$2,488,764$2,706,164-$217,400$1,009,401$49,970$959,431
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,003,224
Program service revenue
$46,365
Investment income
$35,156
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$1,439,220
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$296,192
Other salaries and wages
-$4,097
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$381,847
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$1,215
Travel
$87,136
Program services (functional)
$2,458,703
Management and general (functional)
$361,966

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,009,401
Total assets, end of year
$1,261,248
Total liabilities, end of year
$19,901
Net assets, end of year
$1,241,347
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,241,347
Gross receipts
$3,084,745
Employees
4
Volunteers
6
Year formed
2001
State of legal domicile
CA

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, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
NATALIE WILLIAMSCO EXEC. DIRECT
Officer
40$136,000
SARAH JANE HOLCOMBESecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$106,112
ALISHA GRAVESCO EXEC. DIRECT
Officer
32$54,080
KAREN PAK OPPENHEIMERCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
MARGOT FAHNESTOCKTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
FADJI MAINABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MALCOLM POTTSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
ROBERT GILLESPIEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
NATALIE WILLIAMSCO EXEC. DIRECT
Officer
40$136,000
SARAH JANE HOLCOMBESecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$108,475
ALISHA GRAVESCO EXEC. DIRECT
Officer
32$22,533
KAREN PAK OPPENHEIMERCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
MARGOT FAHNESTOCKTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
FADJI MAINABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MALCOLM POTTSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
ROBERT GILLESPIEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 10144, BERKELEY, CA 94709-5144
In care of
% ALISHA GRAVES
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
NATALIE WILLIAMS, PO BOX 10144, BERKELEY, CA 947095144
Signed the 990
NATALIE WILLIAMS, CO EXEC. DIRECT
Phone
(510) 455-2909
Return prepared by
Maze & Associates

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 30-0037857 or by the name VENTURE STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

TO FACILITATE BENEFICIAL CHANGE IN HEALTH, FAMILY PLANNING AND ASPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. THE PRIMARY PURPOSES OF VENTURE STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT (VSHD) ARE TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN LOW RESOURCE COUNTRIES BY REDUCING BARRIERS THAT INHIBIT WOMEN FROM HAVING ACCESS TO OPTIONS ABOUT CHILDBEARING; SUPPORTING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROMISING HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES THAT HAVE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE-SCALE IMPACT AROUND THE WORLD; AND INCREASING UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPERATIVE OF SLOWING POPULATION GROWTH WITH A VOLUNTARY HUMAN RIGHTS FRAMEWORK.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • VSHD, WITH PARTNER, CENTRE FOR GIRLS EDUCATION, CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR FIVE MODELS OF SAFE SPACES PROGRAMMING FOR MORE THAN 4,500 GIRLS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA. VSHD, WITH PARTNER LUMIERE DES FILLES ET DES FEMMES, CONTINUED SUPPORT OF SAFE SPACES FOR 996 IN-SCHOOL GIRLS (AIMED TO DELAY EARLY MARRIAGE BY KEEPING GIRLS IN SCHOOL) AND 307 MARRIED ADOLESCENT GIRLS (AIMED TO EDUCATE GIRLS ON LIFE SKILLS AND ACCESS TO FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES) IN MARADI, NIGER. VSHD SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENTS ON THE AVAILABILITY OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH MEDICINES USING VSHDS AVAILABILITY FRAMEWORK IN FOUR COUNTRIES AND DISSEMINATED RESULTS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATION STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS. VSHD LAUNCHED A PROGRAM IN TCHAD TO REGISTER A QUALITY-ASSURED MISOPROSTOL PRODUCT AND INTEGRATE IT INTO THE PUBLIC HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN ORDER TO ASSIST THE GOVERNMENT IN REDUCING MATERNAL MORTALITY DUE TO POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE (CURRENTLY THE LEADING CAUSE OF MATERNAL DEATH). THE TCHAD MINISTRY OF HEALTH SIGNED A FORMAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO INITIATE THE PROGRAM IN THREE REGIONS. VSHD SUPPORTED GRADE AFRICA IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN OF TWO PROGRAMS: POPULATION & DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION IN THREE NIGER UNIVERSITIES, (ENROLLING 104 STUDENTS IN FOUR DISTRICT COURSES AND OFFERING 27 SCHOLARSHIPS), AND A GROUP PRENATAL CARE PROJECT IN MARADI, NIGER (REACHING 840 PREGNANT MOTHERS).VSHD CREATED THE ELLES DU SAHEL, A DIVERSE GROUP OF 16 FEMALE ACTIVISTS FROM THE SAHEL, THE EUROPEAN UNION AND UNITED STATES TO ADVOCATE AT THE REGIONAL AND GLOBAL LEVEL FOR INCREASED ATTENTION TO AND FUNDING FOR SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS, GIRLS EDUCATION, AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE. VSHD, WITH PARTNER JEUNES VOLUNTAIRE POUR LENVIRONNEMENT, WORKED TO INTEGRATE FAMILY PLANNING INTO CLIMATE ADAPTATION PLANS IN NIGER. FINAL DRAFT PLANS ARE UNDER REVIEW WITH THE NIGER GOVERNMENT.
    Expenses $2,458,703 · grants $1,439,220 · revenue $44,750

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
30-0037857
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2002
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Health care (E42)
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,261,248
Income (IRS master file)
$3,084,745

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$3,084,745$2,820,669$1,261,248IRS
990December 2023$2,488,764$2,706,164$1,009,401XML
990December 2022$2,230,131$3,071,396$1,020,585IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 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 30-0037857).

Questions about VENTURE STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT

What is the EIN of VENTURE STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT?
The employer identification number (EIN) of VENTURE STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT is 30-0037857.
Is VENTURE STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
Are donations to VENTURE STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does VENTURE STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT 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 VENTURE STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT 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 VENTURE STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of VENTURE STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names NATALIE WILLIAMS.
Who are the officers and directors of VENTURE STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 8 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $136,000 (NATALIE WILLIAMS, CO EXEC. DIRECT).
How much revenue does VENTURE STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,084,745, expenses of $2,820,669 and total assets of $1,261,248 at year end.

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