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THE FLAME TREE INITIATIVE: Form 990EZ, tax year 2020

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Organization
THE FLAME TREE INITIATIVE (EIN 35-2347770)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-05-25
IRS object ID
202131449349200318
Schema version
2020v4.0
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-05-25T00:03:12ZReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
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Filer Filer

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EIN352347770EIN

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Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

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1. Development Entrepreneurship Labs (DELabs) As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, our 2020 DELab program was adapted from a six day long, in-person gathering, to a six-week program run entirely online. The May-June DELab, focused on off-grid energy, was characterized by presentations and facilitation by energy-oriented professionals from government, finance, and academia. Professors from LUANAR and Mzuzu Universities facilitated sessions, as did graduates from the DEStudio. Using our trained social entrepreneurs to teach new people, we have created an innovative feedback loop. Focusing the DELab on a specific topic enabled us to offer more in-depth, technical expertise on relevant topics, brainstorm solutions to key problems facing the sector, and create opportunities for strong energy-related entrepreneurships.$0$7,621
2. Development Entrepreneurship Studio (DEStudio) The DEStudio (Development Entrepreneur Studio) is a one-year program exclusively available to DELab Graduates. We take successful applicants into our incubator, where they received tailored support through one-on-one meetings and in-person site visits. They have the opportunity to engage with one another through an online platform and meet for regional workshops on topics relevant to the development of their enterprises. Over the course of the year, DEStudio Members gain business acumen, technical knowledge, and a larger professional network. Through the program, they have greater access to marketing and media, potential partners, and funding opportunities. By the end of the twelve months, Members should be prepared to scale their businesses. In 2020, we professionalized and formalized the DEStudio program, signing MOUs with each Member to lay out our expectations, so we can constantly work toward achieving set goals with entrepreneurs. Our focus was on defeating energy poverty by creating energy supply (via electric minigrids or biofuels) and configuring productive uses for that energy, largely through agriculture, by creating social enterprises. More than twenty Members went through the 2020 DEStudio, scaling their enterprises, partnering with each other, and training their local communities in business basics. Some also taught in the DELab and a few partnered with FTI on a consulting contract (earned income strategy). Almost 75% received external funding by using the FTI network, and more than 400 jobs were created.$0$38,652
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Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)

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Dr Wayne Decker
Founder and President40$0$0$0
Cynthia Morseth
Finance and Admin Advisor10$220$0$0
Grace Hargis
Marketing and Development Coordinator25$588$0$0
Chifuniro Kandaya
Programme Manager40$350$0$0
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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

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Part II, Line 26Credit card payment due
Part I, Line 8A pass-through grant from Greater Good for a non-profit in Malawi.
Part I, Line 10These are grants to small entrepreneurs in Malawi.
Part I, Line 16Organization and program operating expenses.

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