MEZU INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $397K · expenses $399K · assets $1K

EIN
45-4535322
Address
4011 OLD COURT ROAD SUITE 100, BALTIMORE, MD 21208-2808
NTEE code
Q33
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2012 (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))
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Mission

The corporation is organized for charitable scientific and educational purposes specifically in the USA and Africa. It seeks to achieve this through organizing Relief food medical missions and agricultural development.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 6 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 people 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Dr Rose U Mezu President2019-2024 30 $0 reported 1
Chigozie Nnabue Director2019-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Kalanne G Kurubo Director2019-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Simon Nwaigwe Director2019-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Lily Speaks Director2024 0 $0 reported 1
Lillie Speaks (former) Director2019-2023 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 200 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dr Rose U Mezu President30 $0$0$0 $01
Chigozie Nnabue Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Kalanne G Kurubo Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Simon Nwaigwe Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Lily Speaks Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dr Rose U Mezu President30 $0-$0 $01
Chigozie Nnabue Director1 $0-$0 $01
Kalanne G Kurubo Director1 $0-$0 $01
Simon Nwaigwe Director1 $0-$0 $01
Lillie Speaks Director1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dr Rose U Mezu President30 $0-$0 $01
Chigozie Nnabue Director1 $0-$0 $01
Kalanne G Kurubo Director1 $0-$0 $01
Simon Nwaigwe Director1 $0-$0 $01
Lillie Speaks Director1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 200 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dr Rose U Mezu President30 $0$0$0 $01
Chigozie Nnabue Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Kalanne G Kurubo Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Simon Nwaigwe Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Lillie Speaks Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 200 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dr Rose U Mezu President30 $0$0$0 $01
Chigozie Nnabue Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Kalanne G Kurubo Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Simon Nwaigwe Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Lillie Speaks Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 200 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dr Rose U Mezu President30 $0$0$0 $01
Chigozie Nnabue Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Kalanne G Kurubo Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Simon Nwaigwe Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Lillie Speaks Director0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2021$0$01
2020$2,000$03
Largest awards · 1 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2020Small Business AdministrationGrant or other assistanceECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN EMERGENCY ADVANCE 59.072ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER GRANT$2,000

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$397,141$398,909 $1,419$1,419 $397,141$0 $00200
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$159,389$160,119 $3,187$3,187 $159,389- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$135,783$137,545 $3,917$3,917 $135,783- ---
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$199,041$193,899 $5,679$5,679 $199,041$0 $00200
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$259,448$259,448 $537$537 $259,448$0 $00200
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$437,538$437,538 $552$552 $437,538$0 $00200

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $15,585 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
ALCON CARES INCORPORATED Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MEZU INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION INC” 2023-2024 2$9,803 2024$3,309
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$5,341 2024$5,341
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MEZU INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION INC” 2020-2023 4$441 2023$70
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$2,460,908111 322014–2024 ANTIGUA INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC; IMPACT A LIFE INTERNATIONAL INC; HASTEN INTERNATIONAL INC; HEARTS OF JOY INTERNATIONAL CORP and 28 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$2,272,258126 442016–2024 UTAH FRIENDS OF AMAR INTERNATIONAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION; CHIJNAYA FOUNDATION INC; SOS CHILDRENS VILLAGE OF PAKISTAN WASHINGTON; MALARIA PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL and 40 more
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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.

2024 · Form 990 · $398,909 spent · pay $0 · grants $374,709 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $369,809$369,809-- 92.7%
Other (as described)Other expense-loan payments $7,740$0$7,740$0 1.9%
Information technology $6,500$0$6,500$0 1.6%
Advertising and promotion $5,768$5,768$0$0 1.4%
Grants outside the US $4,900$4,900-- 1.2%
Office expenses $4,000$0$4,000$0 1.0%
Other (as described)Bank maintenance charge $192$0$192$0 0.0%
Total$398,909100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $160,119 spent · pay $0 · grants $155,400 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $155,400 97.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,219 2.0%
Printing, publications, postage $1,500 0.9%
Total$160,119100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $137,545 spent · pay $0 · grants $132,853 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $132,853 96.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,692 2.7%
Printing, publications, postage $1,000 0.7%
Total$137,545100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $193,899 spent · pay $0 · grants $184,669 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $180,169$180,169-- 92.9%
Grants outside the US $4,500$4,500-- 2.3%
Information technology $4,500$0$4,500$0 2.3%
Office expenses $3,000$0$3,000$0 1.5%
Advertising and promotion $1,500$1,500$0$0 0.8%
Other (as described)Bank Maintenance Charge $180$0$180$0 0.1%
Other (as described)Other Expenses $50$0$50$0 0.0%
Total$193,899100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $259,448 spent · pay $0 · grants $247,061 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $242,500$242,500-- 93.5%
Information technology $5,207$0$5,207$0 2.0%
Office expenses $5,000$0$5,000$0 1.9%
Grants outside the US $4,561$4,561-- 1.8%
Advertising and promotion $1,990$1,990$0$0 0.8%
Other (as described)Bank Maintenance Charge $180$0$180$0 0.1%
Other (as described)Other Expenses $10$0$10$0 0.0%
Total$259,448100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $437,538 spent · pay $0 · grants $421,220 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $416,320$416,320-- 95.2%
Grants outside the US $4,900$4,900-- 1.1%
Advertising and promotion $4,800$4,800$0$0 1.1%
Information technology $4,612$0$4,612$0 1.1%
Office expenses $4,500$0$4,500$0 1.0%
Other (as described)Other $2,226$0$2,226$0 0.5%
Other (as described)Bank Maintenance Charge $180$0$180$0 0.0%
Total$437,538100%

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