HUMANITARIAN WAVE
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2013 · Form 990EZ · revenue $30K · expenses $33K · assets $37K
- EIN
- 20-4545716
- Address
- 649 BEACH ST, ENCINITAS, CA 92024-8700
- Website
- www.humanitarianwave.org
- NTEE code
- Q33
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- June 2006 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Principal officer
- MAJA MURIC (its 2025 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Humanitarian Wave is committed to helping children and adults living in poverty, suffering from disease, abuse and neglect. Our primary goal is to provide opportunities that produce a lasting positive effect in the quality of life of people and communities in need. By helping people in need through works of love and compassion, Humanitarian Wave embraces a movement toward advancing the well being of humanity as a whole.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yanaris Nieves | VP/Prg Director | 2010-2013 | $0 | $58,112 | 1 |
| Maja Muric | President | 2010-2013 | $0 | $20,861 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
1 person listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Clevenger | Director | 2010-2013 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2013 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maja Muric | President | 8 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Yanaris Nieves | VP/Prg Director | 8 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Sara Clevenger | Director | 3 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2012 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $8K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maja Muric | President | 18 | $5,000 | - | $1,303 | $6,303 | 1 |
| Yanaris Nieves | VP/Prg Director | 10 | $0 | - | $1,302 | $1,302 | 1 |
| Sara Clevenger | Director | 3 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2011 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $21K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yanaris Nieves | VP/Prg Director | 40 | $8,918 | - | $6,225 | $15,143 | 1 |
| Maja Muric | President | 40 | $0 | - | $6,225 | $6,225 | 1 |
| Sara Clevenger | Director | 6 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2010 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $50K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yanaris A Nieves | VP/Prg Director | 45 | $41,667 | - | - | $41,667 | 1 |
| Maja Muric | President | 40 | $8,333 | - | - | $8,333 | 1 |
| Sara Clevenger | Director | 4 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $30,120 | $32,874 | $37,321 | $34,901 | $30,120 | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $29,000 | $42,714 | $37,892 | $37,655 | $29,000 | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $99,295 | $70,154 | $52,590 | $51,369 | $96,980 | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $91,405 | $80,037 | $22,309 | $22,228 | $91,405 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,285 in all, tax years 2015 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “HUMANITARIAN WAVE” | 2015 | 1 | $1,200 | 2015 | $1,200 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “HUMANITARIAN WAVE” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $85 | 2023 | $18 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2013 · Form 990EZ · $32,874 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $30,115 | 91.6% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $2,295 | 7.0% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $464 | 1.4% | |
| Total | $32,874 | 100% |
2012 · Form 990EZ · $42,714 spent · pay $5,693 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $33,684 | 78.9% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $5,693 | 13.3% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $3,021 | 7.1% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $316 | 0.7% | |
| Total | $42,714 | 100% |
2011 · Form 990EZ · $70,154 spent · pay $9,908 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $55,464 | 79.1% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $9,908 | 14.1% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $2,490 | 3.5% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $2,001 | 2.9% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $291 | 0.4% | |
| Total | $70,154 | 100% |
2010 · Form 990EZ · $80,037 spent · pay $54,468 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $54,468 | 68.1% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $22,673 | 28.3% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $2,693 | 3.4% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $203 | 0.3% | |
| Total | $80,037 | 100% |
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