DAGBE: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025

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Organization
DAGBE (EIN 45-2684496)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-04-12
IRS object ID
202641029349200239
Schema version
2025v4.0
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)
Return2026-04-12T18:24:20-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN452684496EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DAGBEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDAGBBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7345460498PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 4608 6360 Broad StAddressLine1Txt
CityPittsburghCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP15206ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLuke NelsonPersonNm
Person TitleOperationsPersonTitleTxt
Phone9704020447PhoneNum
Signature2026-04-12SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Initial ReturnYes (X)InitialReturnInd
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Addresswww.dagbe.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$7,388GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$7,388ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$0ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$0InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
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Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$7,388TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$7,500GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$0SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$0FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$0OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$0PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$85OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$7,585TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$197ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$15,319NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$15,122NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$15,319BOYAmt
EOY$15,122EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$15,319BOYAmt
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Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

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BOY$15,319BOYAmt
EOY$15,122EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeCharitablePrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Care for Children in Crisis Situations in Benin, West Africa. We provide care for orphans and vulnerable children, victims of trafficking, abuse, and extreme poverty. These funds benefitted 25 children$0$5,500
Education for Children in Crisis Situations in Benin, West Africa. We provide tuition and school supplies for over 250 children in crisis situations.$0$2,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$7,500TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Tomas Sebastian Seromik
President and CEO4$0$0$0
Gabriel LaPrairie
Chairman of Board of Directors2$0$0$0
Alexander Shannon
Vice President2$0$0$0
Jennifer Eschelbach
Director of Finance and Partnerships4$0$0$0
Luke Nelson
Director of Operations4$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed0Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLuke NelsonPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line19822 E Wood DrAddressLine1Txt
CityScottsdaleCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85260ZIPCd
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Phone9704020447PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$24,316CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,758CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,004CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,723CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,388CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$58,189TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

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Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,723CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,388CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$58,189TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$42,680SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$15,509PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

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Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$58,189TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$0GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.26653PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.29149PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CYYes (X)TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd
Facts And Circumstances TestDagbe has a Board of Directors that serves as a governing body which represents the broad interests of the public and community of Benin, rather than a limited number of donors. Dagbe maintains programs that directly benefit impoverished children residing in the rural communities of central Benin, Africa. Dagbe provides care for orphans and vulnerable children, victims of trafficking, abuse, and extreme poverty. In 2025, 25 children were beneficiaries of these services. Donations can be made through the website at www.dagbe.org or can be sent directly to the organizations physical address. In 2025 Dagbe had 7 individual donors. The largest contribution made by any single donor was $2000.FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10Grants paid to organizations in Benin, West Africa for program Expenses - $7500.0
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Other expenses include wire transfer fees, P.O. box, website domain name, and MA state tax filing

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