Nonprofit · EIN 20-8158145
VILLAGE EMPOWERMENT INC
Tax-exempt · LOWELL, MA 01851
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 990 | $714,612 | $653,246 | $61,366 | $2,544,497 | $2,265,175 | $279,322 |
| July 31, 2024 | 990 | $868,837 | $903,552 | -$34,715 | $922,596 | $704,640 | $217,956 |
| July 31, 2023 | 990 | $699,533 | $627,767 | $71,766 | $959,199 | $706,528 | $252,671 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $647,781
- Program service revenue
- $18,227
- Investment income
- $48,604
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $250,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $37,331
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $39,964
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $36,626
- Occupancy
- $448
- Travel
- $52,525
- Program services (functional)
- $562,845
- Management and general (functional)
- $90,401
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $922,596
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,544,497
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,265,175
- Net assets, end of year
- $279,322
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $279,322
- Gross receipts
- $714,612
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 5
- Year formed
- 2007
- State of legal domicile
- MA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| H HARISH HANDE | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $37,331 |
| MICHAEL REINHARDT | TREASURER & DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN J DUFFY | ASSISTANT CLERK & DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CAROLINA BARRETO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHENDA VAN LEEUEWEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2024: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| H HARISH HANDE | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| MICHAEL REINHARDT | TREASURER & DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN J DUFFY | ASSISTANT CLERK & DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CAROLINA BARRETO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| H HARISH HANDE | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| MICHAEL REINHARDT | CLERK & DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN J DUFFY | ASSISTANT CLERK & DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CAROLINA BARRETO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 50 CALEB ST, LOWELL, MA 01851-1524
- In care of
- % H HARISH HANDE
- Mailing address (990-N for 2019)
- 50 Caleb St, Lowell MA 01854
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- H HARISH HANDE, 50 CALEB STREET, LOWELL, MA 01851
- Principal officer (990-N for 2019)
- Harish Hande, 50 Caleb St, Lowell MA 01854
- Signed the 990
- H HARISH HANDE, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (978) 996-5368
- Website
- VILLAGEEMPOWERMENT.US
- Return prepared by
- CUMMINGS LAMONT & MCNAMEE PLLC
Mission
VILLAGE EMPOWERMENT INC. (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS 'VE') IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED ON 4TH JANUARY, 2007. IT IS REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. VE IS AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO BRING ORGANIZED AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO COMMUNITIES GLOBALLY. VE SEEKS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITIES WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF DESIGN, APPLICATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF VARIOUS TECHNOLOGIES AND PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE THAT BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND EMBRACE THE RESOURCES, ECONOMY, AND CULTURE PRESENT IN THE COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- VILLAGE EMPOWERMENT, INC. (VE) SEEKS TO EMPOWER COMMUNITIES WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, DESIGN, AND APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGIES THAT PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS GLOBALLY, BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY WHILE LEVERAGING LOCAL RESOURCES, ECONOMIES, AND CULTURES IN THE RENEWABLE ENERGY, LIVELIHOOD, AND HEALTH SECTORS.SDG7 REFERS TO THE UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 7, WHICH SEEKS TO ENSURE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE, SUSTAINABLE AND MODERN ENERGY FOR ALL. GLOBAL SDG7 HUBS (G7H) IS A PROGRAM UNDER VILLAGE EMPOWERMENT, INC. THAT FOCUSES ON USING SDG7 OF THE UN AS A CATALYST TO ENABLE THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF LIVELIHOODS AND HEALTH IN THE MOST INCLUSIVE AND HOLISTIC MANNER TO THE UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS ACROSS THE SOUTH. IN FY 2024-25, VE'S FLAGSHIP G7H PROGRAM EXPANDED ITS REACH IN ETHIOPIA, THE HORN OF AFRICA, AND EAST AFRICA, ADDRESSING CHALLENGES SUCH AS LIMITED LOCAL RESOURCES, CLIMATE VULNERABILITIES, AND WEAK INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES. VE DEEPENED ITS FOCUS ON BUILDING DECENTRALIZED RENEWABLE ENERGY (DRE) ECOSYSTEMS THAT FOSTER LONG-TERM RESILIENCE. BY COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS, G7H DEMOCRATIZED ACCESS TO LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES AND STRENGTHENED HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS THROUGH CLEAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS.ECOSYSTEM PARTNERSHIPS AND CAPACITY BUILDINGG7H STRENGTHENED AND EXPANDED ITS PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING PRECISE CONSULT INTERNATIONAL PLC IN ETHIOPIA AND ELICO FOUNDATION IN TANZANIA, TO ADVANCE RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE DRE ECOSYSTEMS. THE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON STRATEGIZING, DESIGNING, AND IMPLEMENTING INITIATIVES THAT LEVERAGE DRE AS A CATALYST TO ENHANCE LIVELIHOODS AND HEALTHCARE ACCESS. TO REINFORCE ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT, G7H FACILITATED KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE AND CAPACITY BUILDING THROUGH WORKSHOPS ON SYSTEM THINKING, FIELD VISITS, PARTNERSHIP CONVENINGS, AND TRAINING SESSIONS IN PROGRAM DESIGN, ENSURING COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS ARE EQUIPPED TO SUSTAIN AND SCALE SOLUTIONS OVER THE LONG TERM.MAJOR PROGRAMS & ACHIEVEMENTS1. ETHIOPIA ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT - LAUNCHED A THREE-PHASE ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (2024-2028) INTEGRATING INNOVATION, FINANCING, INCUBATION, AND CROSS-LEARNING. ENGAGED MINISTRIES OF AGRICULTURE, HEALTH, WATER & ENERGY, AND WOMEN & SOCIAL AFFAIRS, ALONGSIDE FINANCIAL PARTNERS INCLUDING COOP BANK OF OROMIA, AWASH BANK, TESFA MFI ETC. INITIATED 2 INCUBATION PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORTED 10+ ENTERPRISES, COMPRISING TECHNOLOGY AND CLEAN ENERGY PROVIDERS. PARTNERED WITH PRECISE CONSULT INTERNATIONAL PLC, SNV, EMBASSY OF INDIA, INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ALLIANCE, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO SCALE PROGRAMS IN AGRICULTURE, HEALTHCARE, AND ENTERPRISE INCUBATION.2. EAST AFRICA ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT BEGAN A 3-YEAR REGIONAL INITIATIVE WITH TANZANIA AS THE ENTRY POINT, EXPANDING TO KENYA, UGANDA, AND RWANDA. COLLABORATED WITH ELICO FOUNDATION, DON BOSCO TVET, CRDB, AND EQUITY BANK. FOCUSED ON AGRICULTURE, MICROBUSINESS AND LIVESTOCKS ESPECIALLY THE FISHERIES SECTOR, DIRECTLY IMPACTING 100+ FAMILIES IN YEAR 1, WITH PLANS TO REACH 250+ FAMILIES ANNUALLY THROUGH REPLICATION AND PILOT PROGRAMS.3. HEALTH ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT EXPANDED DRE PROGRAMS IN SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE, BURKINA FASO, MOZAMBIQUE, MALI, AND ZIMBABWE, STRENGTHENING THE RESILIENCE OF HEALTHCARE DELIVERY. PARTNERED WITH WHO, UNICEF, AND GAVI TO SUPPORT SOLARIZATION OF HEALTH FACILITIES. CONTRIBUTED TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO THE INITIATIVE AIMING TO SOLARIZE 10,000 HEALTH CENTERS ACROSS AFRICA. PHASE 1 TARGETED 1,000 FACILITIES IN UGANDA, ETHIOPIA, ZAMBIA, AND PAKISTAN.4. MALAWI DAIRY ECOSYSTEM PROGRAM SUPPORTED THE SCOPING AND DESIGN OF COMMUNITY FACILITY CENTERS (CFCS) TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR HEALTH, FEED, MILK CHILLING, AND EXTENSIONIMPACTS ACHIEVED IN FY 2024-25 BUILT 30+ PARTNERSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENTS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, NGOS, AND INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES. INCUBATED 10+ TECHNOLOGY AND CLEAN ENERGY ENTERPRISES THROUGH TARGETED INCUBATION PROGRAMS. 3 LIVELIHOOD SOLUTIONS WERE BENCHMARKED BASED ON INSIGHTS AND LEARNINGS FROM THE SEEDING INNOVATION PHASE. CONVENED STAKEHOLDERS, LAUNCHED INCUBATION PLATFORMS, AND STRENGTHENED SOUTH-SOUTH KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE.THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, VE DEMONSTRATED THAT DECENTRALIZED RENEWABLE ENERGY IS NOT JUST A TOOL FOR ACCESS BUT A CATALYST FOR INCLUSIVE, RESILIENT, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.Expenses $562,845 · grants $250,500 · revenue $18,227
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 31, 2026 | December 15, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | July 31, 2025 | December 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | July 31, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-8158145
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2008
- Accounting year ends
- July
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q33)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,544,497
- Income (IRS master file)
- $714,612
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | July 2025 | $714,612 | $653,246 | $2,544,497 | XML |
| 990 | July 2024 | $868,837 | $903,552 | $922,596 | XML |
| 990 | July 2023 | $699,533 | $627,767 | $959,199 | XML |
| 990 | July 2022 | $494,950 | $599,520 | $296,333 | IRS |
| 990 | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2019 Officer: Harish Hande | July 31, 2020 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2018 Officer: John J Duffy | July 31, 2019 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-8158145).
Questions about VILLAGE EMPOWERMENT INC
- What is the EIN of VILLAGE EMPOWERMENT INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of VILLAGE EMPOWERMENT INC is 20-8158145.
- Is VILLAGE EMPOWERMENT INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2008.
- Are donations to VILLAGE EMPOWERMENT INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does VILLAGE EMPOWERMENT INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of VILLAGE EMPOWERMENT INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did VILLAGE EMPOWERMENT INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of VILLAGE EMPOWERMENT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names H HARISH HANDE.
- Who are the officers and directors of VILLAGE EMPOWERMENT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 5 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $37,331 (H HARISH HANDE, PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does VILLAGE EMPOWERMENT INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $714,612, expenses of $653,246 and total assets of $2,544,497 at year end.
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