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FUTURE IN OUR HANDS-USA

Williamsville, NY · EIN 204018122 · Form 990EZ · FY2025 · NTEE O12 · Youth Development · Micro (<$100K) · futureinourhandsusa.org
revenue
$75K
expenses
net assets
$8K
employees
mission · from form 990

Charitable programs in East Africa.

profile · synthesized from sources

FUTURE IN OUR HANDS-USA supports community-identified development projects in East Africa, focusing on education, agriculture, and health. The organization funds initiatives such as schools, farms, and clean water access based on proposals from local partners. It emphasizes self-sustaining solutions and community-led development.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Agriculture
Funds agricultural education, land, seeds, livestock, and machinery to enable communities to grow and raise their own food
Education
Supports children's education through sponsorships and school funding, enabling students to graduate and become self-reliant
Healthy Living
Projects that improve community health, including clean water wells, HIV transportation, and health infrastructure
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Integrated Community-Led Development Programs 2 activities
    • Implementing charitable programs in East Africa
      Carries out on-the-ground charitable initiatives in East Africa, including community-led health, education, and agricultural development projects.
    • Supporting community-led healthy living projects
      Implements programs focused on improving health and quality of life through initiatives such as clean water access (wells), HIV-related transportation support, and community farming.
  • Smallholder Agricultural Development 1 activity
    • Implementing agricultural development programs
      Runs agricultural initiatives that provide land, seeds, livestock, and machinery to communities to promote food production and long-term development.
  • Individual Child Education Sponsorship 1 activity
    • Supporting children's education through sponsorship
      Provides educational sponsorship for children, leading to documented student graduations and entry into employment.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$75K
Contributions & grants$74K98%
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Investment income
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expenses
Total expenses
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balance sheet
Total assets$8K
Cash
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Liabilities
Net assets$8K
6 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue +33.2%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

board members · 4
  • Ann Buckley-Forest — Director
  • Clay Carson — Director
  • Mary Owasu — Director
  • Mekhi Edwards — Director
relationships · 1

Who they work with

  • African partners Partner — Local partners in Africa who generate project proposals and lead implementation of community development initiatives.
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Community-Led Development
    methodology: community-led_development
    By providing seed funding for projects proposed and led by local partners, we ensure that community-driven priorities shape programming and promote self-sustaining outcomes, because local leadership increases relevance, ownership, and long-term impact.