EIN 73-1628703

Rain for the Sahel and Sahara

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
3
Year formed
2001
Most recent tax filings
2023-09-01
Description
Rain for the Sahel and Sahara partners with rural and nomadic peoples of Niger to enable enduring and relevant livelihoods through access to education and opportunity. Its mission focuses on addressing food and water security, as Niger is the poorest country in the world, where malnourishment and diseases contracted from contaminated water are rampant. Rain's mentoring and tutoring programs increase school attendance, particularly among girls who only remain in school for an average of 3 years, by providing women mentors.
Total revenues
$448,202
2023
Total expenses
$453,897
2023
Total assets
$285,753
2023
Num. employees
3
2023

Program areas at Rain for the Sahel and Sahara

Access to education: fewer than 15% of niger's nomadic and rural children attend school. Girls who do enroll only remain for an average of 3 years. Rain's mentoring and tutoring programs increase school attendance and success through women mentors - uneducated community women who encourage and advocate for at risk students, mostly girls. the women receive training in health, hygiene, gender roles and more - they become wise counselors to students and the greater community. the mentored girls learn practical skills that may lead to future livelihoods and they stay in school longer than their classmates. In recent years we have seen the first girls ever graduating from our partner primary schools. the agadez learning center offers access to secondary education for nomadic children.
Rain's women's entrepreneurship program trains cohorts of women in the basics of financial literacy and business practice. By layering our structured training program onto familiar income-generating practices - like gardening and herding, we seek to render the process more accessible and set these networks of women up to support themselves and one another as they collectively navigate whatever challenges they may face.
Food and water security, Rain's food and water programs leverage solar energy, borehole wells, and drip irrigation for community gardens that provide fresh food and generate cash crops. We help launch cooperative gardens where women learn organic agricultural and sustainable business techniques; transforming livelihoods, building women's agency, and supporting family and community wellbeing.
Agadez learning center, this complex creates access to education for girls in grades 6-9 from nomadic communities that offer no education beyond primary school. Students receive room, board, mentoring, and tutoring in a supportive learning environment. Through Rain's supports, students from isolated communities and underfunded primary schools are set up to succeed alongside their city peers.

Who funds Rain for the Sahel and Sahara

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
HRK FoundationGos$102,427
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater BostonDaf - Social Services$56,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$48,825
...and 10 more grants received

Personnel at Rain for the Sahel and Sahara

NameTitleCompensation
Katherine KoliosExecutive Director$78,865
Freya Hoffman-TerryUs Office Manager
Michael MurphyTreasurer$0
Susan FineChair$0
Lou SalomeChair / Director$0
...and 5 more key personnel

Financials for Rain for the Sahel and Sahara

RevenuesFYE 09/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$392,126
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$1,053
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-2,265
Net income from fundraising events$54,850
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$2,438
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$448,202

Form 990s for Rain for the Sahel and Sahara

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-092024-08-14990View PDF
2022-092023-12-20990View PDF
2021-092022-07-13990View PDF
2020-092021-08-16990View PDF
2019-092020-08-10990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

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Data update history
September 21, 2024
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $56,000 from Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston
May 19, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $1,333 from Ethel M Looram Foundation
February 4, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
February 4, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
January 1, 2024
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $102,427 from HRK Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsInternational-focused organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesForeign affairsInternational development
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsOperates internationallyCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
PO Box 1503
Portsmouth, NH 03802
Metro area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
County
Rockingham County, NH
Website URL
rain4sahara.org/ 
Phone
(603) 371-0676
IRS details
EIN
73-1628703
Fiscal year end
September
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2001
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
Q30: International Development, Relief Services
NAICS code, primary
813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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