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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: May 2025 Expires: May 2027

Innovation: Africa

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(646) 472-5396
487 East Main Street, Suite 288
Mount Kisco, NY, 10549
https://innoafrica.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Innovation: Africa meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to bring Israeli solar, water and agricultural technologies to rural African villages."

Year, State Incorporated:
2007, NY

Innovation: Africa uses solar energy to pump clean water to villages, and provide schools and medical clinics with light and refrigeration to store vaccines and other medicines. Innovation: Africa reports that it has operations across ten African countries: Uganda, Malawi, Tanzania, Ethiopia, South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Cameroon, Zambia and Eswatini. In 2023, the organization reported that it completed 253 projects, including 245 solar and water installations, two drip irrigation projects, and six special projects, impacting 971,235 people across Africa.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, Innovation: Africa's program expenses were:

Program activities $17,740,783
Total Program Expenses $17,740,783

Chief Executive
Sivan Ya'ari, Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$300,000

Chair of the Board
Steve Tepper

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Retired

Board Size
20

Paid Staff Size
142

*2023 compensation, as reported by the organization, includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Door-to-door appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.)

Fundraising costs were 4% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $17,081,410, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Innovation: Africa's audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
Foundation grants $15,504,702
Contributions $988,187
Corporation contributions $558,521
Service fees $134,277
Investment income $76,015
In-kind contributions $30,000
Other income $-4,195
Total Income $17,287,507

Programs: 92% Fundraising: 4% Administrative: 4%

Total Income $17,287,507
Total expenses: $19,202,802
  Program expenses $17,740,783
  Fundraising expenses $683,622
  Administrative expenses $778,397
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-1,915,295
Beginning Net Assets $6,280,179
Other Changes In Net Assets $-99,138
Ending Net Assets $4,265,746
Total Liabilities $937,312
Total Assets $5,203,058

Note 1: According to Innovation: Africa's 2023 combined and consolidated audited financial statements, the organization received in-kind contributions totaling $30,000 in the form of legal services.

Note 2: In the financial section above, "other changes in net assets" refers to a foreign currency translation loss.

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance