NonprofitsEmpower-Emerging Markets Foundation

International, Foreign Affairs & National Security

Empower-Emerging Markets Foundation

NEW YORK, NY

Total revenue

$8.6M

Total expenses

$10.3M

Net assets

$4.1M

Grants received

$11.6M

69 grants

EIN

030529005

Tax year

2023

Mission

Empower's mission is to partner with local organizations in emerging market countries and other change-makers to enable marginalized young people to transform their lives and communities. We do this through grants to and long-term partnerships with local organizations, cross learning and capacity strengthening.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$8.4M
Program service revenue
Investment income$157K
Other revenue$18K
Total revenue$8.6M

Expenses

Grants paid$5.3M
Salaries & benefits$3.2M
Fundraising$1.1M
Other expenses$1.7M
Total expenses$10.3M
Total assets$7.0M
Net assets$4.1M

People

50 listed

NameRoleCompensation

CYNTHIA STEELE

PRESIDENT AND CEO

Board

$275K

40 hrs/wk

LARRY BLOOM

CFO

Board

$150K

40 hrs/wk

SWATEE DEEPAK

BOARD CO-CHAIR-UK

Board

1 hrs/wk

KUNAL SHAH

BOARD CO-CHAIR-UK

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARC BALSTON

FINANCE CHAIR-UK

Board

1 hrs/wk

ALEEM JIVRAJ

BOARD CHAIR-HK

Board

1 hrs/wk

AASHA PAI

BOARD CO-CHAIR-HK

Board

1 hrs/wk

NICHOLAS KOH

TREASURER-HK

Board

1 hrs/wk

EG MORSE

DEVELOPMENT CHAIR-HK

Board

1 hrs/wk

MURTAZA AHMED

BOARD MEMBER-US

Board

1 hrs/wk

PATRICIA AHN

BOARD MEMBER-US

Board

1 hrs/wk

JAMES DONALD

BOARD MEMBER-US

Board

1 hrs/wk

CARLOS FERNANDEZ-ALLER

BOARD MEMBER-US

Board

1 hrs/wk

LIZA GREEN

BOARD MEMBER-US

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL HIRSCHHORN

BOARD MEMBER-US

Board

1 hrs/wk

TIM JENSEN

BOARD MEMBER-US

Board

1 hrs/wk

KATHLEEN KINSELLA

BOARD MEMBER-US

Board

1 hrs/wk

KEVIN MURPHY

BOARD MEMBER-US

Board

1 hrs/wk

REKHA NAIR

BOARD MEMBER-US

Board

1 hrs/wk

OSMIN RIVERA

BOARD MEMBER-US

Board

1 hrs/wk

MATTHEW RYAN

BOARD MEMBER-US

Board

1 hrs/wk

JIM VALONE

BOARD MEMBER-US

Board

1 hrs/wk

BASAK YAVUZ

BOARD MEMBER-US

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARCELO ASSALIN

BOARD MEMBER-UK

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARY-THERESE BARTON

BOARD MEMBER-UK

Board

1 hrs/wk

JONATHAN BELL

BOARD MEMBER-UK

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANDREW CURRAN

BOARD MEMBER-UK

Board

1 hrs/wk

REGGIE DODGE

BOARD MEMBER-UK

Board

1 hrs/wk

ADEEL KHAN

BOARD MEMBER-UK

Board

1 hrs/wk

ALESSANDRA LABOMBARDA

BOARD MEMBER-UK

Board

1 hrs/wk

JEREMY LLEWELYN

BOARD MEMBER-UK

Board

1 hrs/wk

PONTSO MAFETHE

BOARD MEMBER-UK

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOHN PATTON

BOARD MEMBER-UK

Board

1 hrs/wk

COLIN REEDIE

BOARD MEMBER-UK

Board

1 hrs/wk

PARVOLETA SHTEREVA

BOARD MEMBER-UK

Board

1 hrs/wk

OZAN TARMAN

BOARD MEMBER-UK

Board

1 hrs/wk

LINDA WEISERT

BOARD MEMBER-UK

Board

1 hrs/wk

TOBY WEST

BOARD MEMBER-UK

Board

1 hrs/wk

BRADLEY WICKENS

BOARD MEMBER-UK

Board

1 hrs/wk

RACHEL ANDREWS

BOARD MEMBER-HK

Board

1 hrs/wk

STEPHEN CHANG

BOARD MEMBER-HK

Board

1 hrs/wk

BEN FALLOON

BOARD MEMBER-HK

Board

1 hrs/wk

MADDY FOO

BOARD MEMBER-HK

Board

1 hrs/wk

BENJAMIN HALL

BOARD MEMBER-HK

Board

1 hrs/wk

RICHARD JOHNSTON

BOARD MEMBER-HK

Board

1 hrs/wk

AVON NEO

BOARD MEMBER-HK

Board

1 hrs/wk

PRARTHANA KUMAR

BOARD MEMBER-IN

Board

1 hrs/wk

WILSON VENTURA

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

Staff

$130K

40 hrs/wk

DANIEL PARNETTI

SR PROGRAM MANAGER

Staff

$117K

40 hrs/wk

JULIANA NICOLETTI THROUGH 1223

US DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Staff

$108K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 69 of 69

FromAmountPurposeYear
$500K
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2024
$275K
GRANT TO SUPPORT YOUTH, ESPECIALLY GIRLS, IN SKILL DEVELOPMENT, LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES, AND ACCESS TO SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (SRH) SERVICES.
2024
$100K
UNRESTRICTED
2024
$25K
EMpower Annual Dinner - Impact Sponsor Donation
2024
$10K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2024
$500K
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2023
$275K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2023
$250K
HUMAN SERVICES
2023
$105K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$94K
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS
2023
$75K
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
2023
$63K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$43K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$23K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC
2023
$1.6M
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2022
$1.6M
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2022
$270K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2022
$170K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$153K
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS
2022
$146K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$110K
HUMAN SERVICES
2022
$99K
UNRESTRICTED
2022
$70K
BRIGHT PROMISE INNOVATION FUND
2022
$45K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC
2022
$29K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2022
$8K
Community of Practice for Youth-focused Civil Society Organizations
2022
$1K
MATCHING GIFT PROGRAM - FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF ITS MISSION
2022
$380K
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
2021
$268K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2021
$100K
BRIGHT PROMISE INNOVATION FUND
2021
$96K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$57K
UNRESTRICTED
2021
$24K
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS
2021
$14K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$14K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$10K
General Operating support
2021
$1.5M
PROJECT SUPPORT: GIRLS FUND
2020
$460K
EQUALITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2020
$240K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2020
$202K
GENERAL CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
2020
$162K
Unrestricted
2020
$150K
BRIGHT PROMISE INNOVATION FUND
2020
$122K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$47K
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS
2020
$25K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$670
EMPLOYEE MATCHING GRANT
2020
$188K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2019
$149K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$75K
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS
2019
$24K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC
2019
$88K
Unrestricted
2018
$83K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$17K
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
2018
$49K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$11K
INTERNATIONAL/FOREIGN AFFAIRS
2017

Funded by

$11.6M from 23 funders · 69 grants · 2017–2024

Tides Foundation

$4.6M · 5 grants · 2020–2024

The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund

$1.8M · 15 grants · 2019–2023

Novo Foundation

$1.5M · 1 grant · 2020

Network For Good

$548K · 6 grants · 2018–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$542K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

$493K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$482K · 4 grants · 2017–2023

National Philanthropic Trust

$360K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Details

EIN030529005
NTEE codeQ30
Subsection03
Ruling date2005-01
Formed2006
Employees10
Volunteers52