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BY GRACE FOUNDATION INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025

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Organization
BY GRACE FOUNDATION INC (EIN 46-5194085)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-09-10
IRS object ID
202632539349201208
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2026-09-10T18:16:01ZReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
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Filer Filer

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Phone8593513333PhoneNum

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Address Line1601 Corbitt DrAddressLine1Txt
CityWilmoreCityNm
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonKelsey Carlstedt FreemanPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone8593513333PhoneNum
Signature2026-09-10SignatureDt
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Tax2025TaxYr

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Addresswww.thebygracefoundation.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$61,155GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$61,155ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Total Revenue$61,155TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$33,549SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$1,006FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$1,562OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Other Expenses Total$23,661OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$59,778TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$1,377ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$33,757NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

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BOY$32,380BOYAmt
EOY$33,756EOYAmt

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BOY$32,380BOYAmt
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BOY$32,380BOYAmt
EOY$33,756EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeWe exist to equip women with skills-based education and vocational training in rural Africa. Our hope is help women help themselves through the gift of education, so they can earn a living wage to uplift their families and their communities.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Huntington, South Africa: We employ women as educators (one Master Seamstress and two additional teachers), administrators (two part-time employees),and one program consultant/curriculum. We educate aspiring entrepreneurs and employees, and we better communities through our donations of crafted products and sponsored events. In November 2025, six women graduated from our sewing apprenticeship program. In December 2025, another six women began their studies of tailoring and fashion design. They will graduate in 2026. Our programming expenses provide learners' stipends, meals, and transportation to/from the program, plus learning materials and training equipment. We partner with Swa Vana to maintain a local footprint, cultural guidance, and a positive reputation in the local communities.$36,947
Mabarhule, South Africa: We currently employ ten teachers from the local communities (four full-time and six part-time). We engage with five surrounding villages and the nearby high schools, working to provide teenagers with a safe place to go when school gets out, all while learning a skill that will serve them throughout their lives! This year, more than 120 teens were taught in the program. While studying, the learners produce reusable sanitary napkins that are donated to local women through a partnership with CefPads and tote bags, scrunchies, and other small wares they can sell for a profit to help pay their high school fees.$11,312
Tamale, Ghana: We pay one full-time salary to our Master Seamstress, who instructs 13 learners who are training as seamstresses and tailors. Each girl who enters the program is given a sewing machine to learn on and all the necessary materials to complete the curriculum.$6,950
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$55,209TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
Kelsey Carlstedt Freeman
Executive Director20.00$0
Debra Snider
Board Member1.00$0
Pontso Natoi
Cultural Advisor1.00$0
Cecilia Sibuyi
Master Seamstress-Huntington, SA40.00$3,600
Creseldah Ndlovu
Board Member & Cultural Advisor10.00$0
Lamisi Amoak
Master Seamstress-Tamale, Ghana40.00$2,000
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Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
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Address Line12889 Hackney CtAddressLine1Txt
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Phone8593513333PhoneNum
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
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Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$66,287CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$84,822CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Total$300,675TotalAmt

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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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ExplanationOur mission is to educate women in the more rural parts of Ghana and South Africa so they are employable, ultimately helping these women to help themselves. To do so, our Mabarhule location employs 10 teachers (whose salaries are included in question 12), and we spent $1,504.03 on supplies for our educational and training programs, including sewing machines, practice textiles, and curriculum. Our Huntington location is also a testament to our mission to educate women so they are able to earn a living wage. In addition to the salaries paid (amounts noted in question 12) to our Master Seamstress, two additional teachers (both program graduates), the six learners currently enrolled, and one admin person, we spent $19,301.19 running this program. This includes daily meals ($4,738.88), transportation to and from the training program, training materials and machinery ($10,134.35), a "gift" of a sewing machine to each girl upon her graduation, and a microloan for each graduate based on her request in her business plan ($4,427.96). Our Tamale location employs one seamstress (salary amount in question 12), and it cost us $2,855.77 to provide the necessary materials for course instruction.ExplanationTxt

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