EMERGING PUBLIC LEADERS: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: EMERGING PUBLIC LEADERS (EIN 81-5294637)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-08-15
IRS object ID: 202322279349304207
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-08-15T15:54:04-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	203551532	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SALTI & ASSOCIATES LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1310 L STREET NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	815294637	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EMERGING PUBLIC LEADERS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	EMER	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2406157577	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1100 13TH STREET NW 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	IRENE WAIRIMU	PersonNm
Person Title	INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2406157577	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-08-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	IRENE	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	WAIRIMU	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	XXX-XX-XXXX	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SALTI ASSOCIATES LLC	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01482194	PTIN
Phone	2027283312	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-08-15	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	IRENE WAIRIMU	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1100 13TH STREET NW 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,018,419	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.EMERGINGPUBLICLEADERS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2016	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	EMERGING PUBLIC LEADERS MISSION IS TO DEVELOP NEW TALENT TO IMPROVE CIVIL SERVICE PERFORMANCE IN AFRICA	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$5,766,616	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,018,365	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$37,500	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$27	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$54	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,804,143	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,018,419	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$632,111	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,446,411	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$352,770	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$232,820	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$20,399	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$376,589	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$904,788	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,361,470	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,584,019	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$4,442,673	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$565,600	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,614,040	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$4,146,006	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$30,675	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$128,241	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,583,365	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,017,765	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	AT EMERGING PUBLIC LEADERS, OUR STRATEGIC VISION OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS IS TO BUILD A PIPELINE OF A NEW CADRE OF PUBLIC SERVANTS THAT THINKS CRITICALLY, WORKS COMPETENTLY, AND WILL REALLY DRIVE CHANGE IN AFRICA.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,878,303	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,446,411	GrantAmt
Desc	EMERGING PUBLIC LEADERS (EPL) IS A PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION PARTNERING WITH GOVERNMENTS IN AFRICA TO DRIVE STRONGER CITIZEN OUTCOMES BY CO-CREATING A NEW GENERATION OF YOUNG CIVIL SERVICE LEADERS COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING EXTRAORDINARY SOCIAL IMPACT AND SERVICE DELIVERY. EPL HELPS STRENGTHEN CAPACITIES IN AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS THROUGH AN INNOVATIVE MODEL INVOLVING MERITOCRATIC SELECTION AND PLACEMENT OF HIGHLY MOTIVATED AND HIGH-ACHIEVING YOUNG AFRICANS INTO GOVERNMENT THROUGH OUR FLAGSHIP PROGRAM--THE PUBLIC SERVICE FELLOWSHIP. EPL IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED IN THE UNIED STATES WITH A US-BASED BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COUNTRY OFFICES IN LIBERIA, GHANA AND MORE RECENTLY, IN KENYA.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,878,303	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (1)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	9	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	1	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	GH	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd
Other	Yes (X)	OtherInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ALEJANDRA ONA	PersonNm
Phone	2407157361	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1100 13TH STREET NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF
CO-CHAIR	7.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BETSY WILLIAMS
CO-CHAIR	7.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TODD JOHNSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHARMI SURIANARAIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHELLE GAVIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WITNEY SCHNEIDMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MELISSA BUKURU
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTABEL E DADZIE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
YAWA HANSEN-QUAO THROUGH 630
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$75,000	$0	$7,500
CAREN WAKOLIAIEFFECTIVE JULY 1
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$37,500	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$112,500	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$7,500	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
BDO USA LLP
5300 PATTERSON AVE SE	GRAN RAPIDS	MI	49512	CONSULTING	$237,010
WEST END STRATEGY TEAM
2401 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 410	WASHINGTON	DC	20037	CONSULTING	$144,000
BUILD UP ADVISORY GROUP LLC
5 COMMERCE ROAD 3051	NEWTON	CT	06470	CONSULTING	$144,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$2,018,365	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,018,365	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$54	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$54	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,018,419	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$54	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,446,411	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,446,411	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$120,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$116,250	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$3,750	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$106,890	TotalAmt
Program Services	$53,290	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$53,600	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,930	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,930	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,842	TotalAmt
Management And General	$12,842	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$210,728	TotalAmt
Management And General	$210,728	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$494,958	TotalAmt
Program Services	$103,454	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$391,504	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,507	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,819	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$8,688	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,514	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,681	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$830	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,623	TotalAmt
Management And General	$8,623	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$138,080	TotalAmt
Program Services	$129,562	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$560	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,958	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,836	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,836	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$700	TotalAmt
Management And General	$700	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,584,019	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,878,303	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$685,317	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20,399	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,236,293	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,913,550	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,229,616	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,889,996	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$1,566	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$148,131	BOYAmt
EOY	$340,894	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,614,040	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,146,006	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,675	BOYAmt
EOY	$128,241	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,675	BOYAmt
EOY	$128,241	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$299,837	BOYAmt
EOY	$103,127	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,283,528	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,914,638	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,583,365	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,017,765	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,614,040	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,146,006	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$565,600	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$200,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$414,912	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$339,999	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,537,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,018,365	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,510,276	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$200,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$414,912	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$339,999	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,537,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,018,365	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,510,276	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$7,116,975	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$2,393,301	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$27	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$54	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$81	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$9,510,357	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$302,973	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.25170	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.26180	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CY	Yes (X)	TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd
Facts And Circumstances Test	EMERGING PUBLIC LEADERS ("EPL") MEETS THE "FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES" TEST AS SET FORTH IN TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(F)(3), AS EVIDENCED BY THE FOLLOWING: (I) EPL MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS PROGRAM FOR THE SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, GOVERNMENTAL UNITS, AND OTHER PUBLIC CHARITIES, THROUGH PERSONAL SOLICITATIONS, GRANT APPLICATIONS, AND THROUGH ITS WEBSITE; (II) EPL'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS MADE UP OF INDIVIDUALS THAT BRING BROAD EXPERIENCES AND EXPERTISE IN BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS TO ADVANCE EPL'S MISSION OF STRENGTHENING PUBLIC SERVICE IN AFRICA; AND (III) EPL SUPPORTS IN-COUNTRY PROGRAMS IN AFRICA RECRUITING AND TRAINING RECENT UNIVERSITY GRADUATES TO ENTER CIVIL SERVICE, WHICH PROVIDES A BENEFIT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.	FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,430,764	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$412,345	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$412,345	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,018,419	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,018,419	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,996,364	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$412,345	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$412,345	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,584,019	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,584,019	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) RELEASED ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022, EMERGING PUBLIC LEADERS HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740 - 10 AND DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX PROVISIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FEDERAL FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER IT IS FILED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,	RegionTxt
Offices	3	OfficesCnt
Employee	3	EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities Conducted	PROGRAM SERVICES	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services Provided	EPL IS PARTNERING WITH IN-COUNTRY PROGRM IMPLEMENTATION PROVIDERS IN GHANA,KENYA AND LIBERIA TO DRIVE STRONGER CITIZEN OUTCOMES BY CO-CREATING A NEW GENERATION OF YOUNG CIVIL SERVICE LEADERS COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING EXTRAORDINARY SOCIAL IMPACT AND SERVICE DELIVERY. EPL SUPPORTS IN-COUNTRY PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROVIDERS TO HELP STRENGTHEN CAPACITIES IN AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS THROUGH AN INNOVATIVE MODEL INVOLVING MERITOCRATIC SELECTION AND PLACEMENT OF HIGHLY MOTIVATED AND HIGH-ACHIEVING YOUNG AFRICANS INTO GOVERNMENT THROUGH OUR FLAGSHIP PROGRAM--THE PUBLIC SERVICE FELLOWSHIP.	SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$1,446,411	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	3	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	3	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	3	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	3	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$1,446,411	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$1,446,411	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,	DURING THE FUND PERIOD AND TO PROVIDE PROGRAM OVERSIGHT TO EPL GHANA, INCLUDING THE PLACEMENT, SUPERVISION AND TRAINING OF COHORT I AND II FELLOWS. WORK CLOSELY WITH THE OFFICE OF CIVIL SERVICE AND OTHER PARTNER INSTITUTIONS TO COORDINATE THE PROGRAM OVERSIGHT AND SUPERVISION TO EPL GHANA.	$419,546	WIRE TRANSFERS	$0	BOOK
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,	WITH A FOOTPRINT IN LIBERIA, OUR SHORT-TERM VISION IS TO EXPAND OUR PUBLIC SERVICE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AND CREATE A PAN-AFRICAN NETWORK OF 500+ FELLOWS BY 2023.	$509,667	WIRE TRANSFERS	$0	BOOK
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,	WITH A FOOTPRINT IN KENYA, OUR SHORT-TERM VISION IS TO EXPAND OUR PUBLIC SERVICE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AND CREATE A PAN-AFRICAN NETWORK OF 500+ FELLOWS BY 2023.	$517,198	WIRE TRANSFERS	$0	BOOK

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	3	Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:	GRANTEE SHALL MAINTAIN RECORDS AND ACCOUNTING CONSISTENT WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. GRANTEE SHALL RETAIN RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR ALL GRANT DISBURSEMENTS. GRANTEE MUST SUBMIT A REPORT TO GRANTOR DURING THE FUND PEREIOD DETAILING HOW THE FUNDING WAS UTILIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE RETURN WAS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE FORM 990 RETURN AND APPROVE IT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF HIS OR HER FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AFTER DISCLOSURE, OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL EXCUSE HIMSELF/HERSELF FROM THE BOARD WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS. THE REMAINING BOARD SHALL DETERMINE AFTER DUE DILIGENCE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS OR NOT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES AVAILABLE ITS DOCUMENTS SUCH AS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VII, COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS	YAWA HANSEN-QUAO SERVED AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EMERGING PUBLIC LEADERS, INC. ("EPL") THROUGH JUNE 30, 2022. MS. HANSEN-QUAO IS A CITIZEN AND RESIDENT OF GHANA AND PERFORMS HER DUTIES FOR EPL PRIMARILY IN GHANA. TO FACILITATE COMPLIANCE WITH GHANAIAN TAX AND RELATED LAWS, MS. HANSEN-QUAO'S COMPENSATION IS PAID TO HER THROUGH EMERGING PUBLIC LEADERS OF GHANA ("EPL OF GHANA"), AN UNRELATED GHANAIAN ORGANIZATION THAT SHARES A COMMON MISSION WITH EPL. EPL PROVIDES THE FUNDS TO EPL OF GHANA NECESSARY TO COMPENSATE MS. HANSEN-QUAO FOR HER SERVICES TO EPL. AS SET FORTH IN FORM 990, PART VII, MS. HANSEN-QUAO RECEIVED COMPENSATION OF $75,000 AND $7,500 IN NONTAXABLE BENEFITS DURING 2022. MS. YAWA HANSEN-QUAO LAST DAY AS E.D. OF EPL WAS JUNE 30, 2022. MS. CAREN WAKOLI SERVES AS SECODMENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EMERGING PUBLIC LEADERS, INC. (EPL) AND IS CITIZEN AND RESIDENT OF KENYA AND PERFORMS THE DUTIES OF EPL USA IN KENYA. MS. CAREN IS PAID THROUGH EMERGING LEADERS FOUNDATION (ELF), AN UNRELATED KENYAN ORGANIZATION TO EPL USA BUT SHARE A COMMON MISSION WITH EPL USA. EPL USA PROVIDES FUNDS TO ELF KENYA NECESSARY TO COMPENSATE MS. CAREN FOR HER SERVICES TO EPL USA. MS. CAREN RECEIVED $37,500 FOR SERVICES TO EPL.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 103,454. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 389,840. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 493,294. PAYROLL SERVICE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,664. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,664.