INTERNATIONAL MICRO-LOANS OF BUFFALO INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $36K · expenses $35K · assets $2K

EIN

46-0925304

Address

7931 MATERA CT, LAKEWOOD RCH, FL 34202-2157

NTEE code

T30 Public Foundations (Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations) published (IRS Business Master File)

Exempt type

501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)

Ruling date

December 2013 (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

Robert Kreppel (its 2017 Form 990-N)

Form 990-N e-postcards

1 filed, 2017 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗

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Mission

INTERNATIONAL MICRO-LOANS OF BUFFALO INC. ("IMB) IS A NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION FORMED IN NYS AND IS A 501(C)(3) ENTITY. IT IS A MICRO LOANS COMPANY, MEANING THAT IT LOANS OUT MONEY TO INDIVIDUALS THAT OPERATE SUBSISTENCE BUSINESSES AROUND THE WORLD. THIS IS DONE THROUGH THE KIVA ORGANIZATION (WWW.KIVA.ORG) AND THEIR WEBSITE. KIVA ORCHESTRATES LOANS FOR PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD AND IMB IS RUN BY STUDENTS AT ST. JOES UNDER MY GUIDANCE AS WELL AS A COUPLE OF FACULTY MEMBERS. IMB HAS DOLLARS THAT HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED AT KIVA AND USES THOSE FUNDS TO "PURCHASE" LOANS AT KIVA. AS THE LOANS ARE REPAID, THERE ARE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL LOANS. THE LOANS ARE FAIRLY SHORT TERM (GENERALLY LESS THAN A YEAR) ADDITIONALLY, MONEY IS RAISED, DEPOSITED INTO THE BANK ACCOUNT, AND THEN SENT TO KIVA FOR MORE LOAN OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2025 $3,188 WAS RAISED. TOTAL AMOUNT OF REVENUE FROM LOAN REPAYMENTS IN 2025: $32,406BANK BALANCE 12/31/25: $2,461

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 1 person listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

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.

People by year

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.

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Where the money went

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