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Nonprofit · EIN 27-1581674

KOMERA INC

Tax-exempt · MILTON, MA 02186

Financials

$600K$762K2022$824K$669K2023
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of KOMERA INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2024990$824,264$668,927$155,337$574,846$106,604$468,242
June 30, 2023990$599,948$761,542-$161,594$458,896$145,991$312,905
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$890,055
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,761
Net income from fundraising events
-$68,552
Other revenue
-$68,552

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$406,073
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$123,083
Other salaries and wages
$6,980
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$139,946
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$47,009
Occupancy
$3,116
Travel
$5,070
Program services (functional)
$469,508
Management and general (functional)
$88,321
Fundraising (functional)
$111,098

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$458,896
Total assets, end of year
$574,846
Total liabilities, end of year
$106,604
Net assets, end of year
$468,242
Net assets without donor restrictions
$375,852
Net assets with donor restrictions
$92,390
Gross receipts
$904,516
Employees
2
Volunteers
70
Year formed
2009
State of legal domicile
NY

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 June 30, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LAUREN MASONMANAGING DIRECTOR (THRU JAN 2024)
Officer
40$74,833$10,278
JACQUELYN SPADEDEV.&COMM. MGR/INT. MD(AS OF 1/2024)
Officer
40$57,200$8,472
KRISTEN GENGAROCO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ALI SAMADICO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
JOHN HAGARTYTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MARGARET BUTLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LARKIN CALLAGHANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CONSOLEE NISHIMWEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CRISTINA PATELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
VICTORIA REESEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JESSICA RIVERADIRECTOR (THRU FEB 2024)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID WRIGHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 13 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LAUREN MASONMANAGING DIRECTOR
Officer
40$59,792$7,731
KRISTEN GENGAROCO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ALI SAMADICO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
JOHN HAGARTYTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DAVID BOEHMERDIRECTOR (UNTIL JUNE 2023)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ELIZABETH BOHARTDIRECTOR (UNTIL SEPT 2022)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARGARET BUTLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LARKIN CALLAGHANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CONSOLEE NISHIMWEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CRISTINA PATELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
VICTORIA REESEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JESSICA RIVERADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID WRIGHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
16 ROCK VIEW ROAD 2, MILTON, MA 02186-2207
In care of
% MARGARET BUTLER
Mailing address (990-N for 2010)
161 East 110th St 7G, New York NY 10029
Principal officer (990 for 2023)
ASHLEY LACKOVICH-VAN GORP, PO BOX 1491, JAMAICA PLAIN, MA 02130
Principal officer (990-N for 2010)
Kate Levin, 161 East 11oth St 7G, New York NY 10029
Signed the 990
ASHLEY LACKOVICH-VAN GORP, MANAGING DIRECTOR
Phone
(978) 549-2838
Return prepared by
HAN GROUP LLC

Mission

IN RWANDA, THE WORD "KOMERA" MEANS "BE STRONG, HAVE COURAGE." KOMERA WAS FOUNDED TO DEVELOP SELF-CONFIDENT YOUNG WOMEN THROUGH EDUCATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND HEALTH PROGRAMMING.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • EDUCATION: KOMERA SPONSORS SCHOLARS WITH FULL ROOM, BOARD, AND TUITION AT A PUBLIC BOARDING SCHOOL IN RWANDA. DURING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS, SCHOLARS ATTEND WORKSHOPS WHERE THEY RECEIVE TRAINING ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, CAREER, COUNSELING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND HOW TO BE LEADERS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. ONCE STUDENTS FINISH SCHOOL, THEY ATTEND THE POST-SECONDARY TRANSITION PROGRAM (PSTP). THE PSTP TRAINS THEM IN ENGLISH, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, AND HELPS THEM APPLY TO UNIVERSITIES. KOMERA ALSO SUPPORTS THE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION OF SELECT SCHOLARS.
    Expenses $168,815 · grants $146,007
  • HEALTH: HEALTH AND WELLNESS ARE DEEPLY INGRAINED IN THE WORK AT KOMERA. KOMERA HAS A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND SPORT AT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS FOR BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS TO COME TOGETHER ON AN EQUAL PLAYING FIELD, LEARNING GENDER NORMS AND DYNAMICS OF POWER, AND USING SPORT AS A TOOL FOR CONFIDENCE BUILDING AND TEAMWORK.
    Expenses $152,544 · grants $131,934
  • LEADERSHIP CENTER: DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024, KOMERA EXPANDED PROGRAMS IN THE KOMERA LEADERSHIP CENTER, WHICH IS OPERATED BY KOMERA RWANDA, AN NGO REGISTERED LEGALLY IN RWANDA AND FUNDED SOLELY BY KOMERA, INC. THE KOMERA LEADERSHIP CENTER OPENED ITS DOORS IN AUGUST 2022 AS THE HOME FOR KOMERA PROGRAMMING AND A HUB TO SERVE THE NEARLY 30,000 PEOPLE IN THE RURAL DISTRICT OF KAYONZA IN RWANDA. THE SPACE FEATURES AN EDUCATION HALL WITH VOCATIONAL TRAINING, CAREER GUIDANCE, AN ICT LAB, AS WELL AS MENTORSHIP AND LEADERSHIP SUPPORT FOR YOUNG WOMEN. COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING ADDRESSES CHALLENGES FACED BY YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE CENTER IS A SHARED SPACE FOR COLLECTIVE ACTIVISM. THE SPACE SERVES A VULNERABLE POPULATION OF TEEN MOTHERS WITH A BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, AS WELL AS CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES AND PARENTS TO WORK ON THEIR COOPERATIVE BUSINESSES. THE HEALTH POST PROVIDES ESSENTIAL SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS COUNSELING SERVICES TO WOMEN AND GIRLS IN THE COMMUNITY.
    Expenses $119,830 · grants $103,640
  • COMMUNITY
    Expenses $28,319 · grants $24,493

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025Not on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
27-1581674
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
2010
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B82)
Assets (IRS master file)
$574,846
Income (IRS master file)
$904,516

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2024$824,264$668,927$574,846XML
990June 2023$599,948$761,542$458,896XML
990June 2022$781,400$1,107,030$668,238IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2010
Officer: Kate Levin
December 31, 2010≤ $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 27-1581674).

Questions about KOMERA INC

What is the EIN of KOMERA INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of KOMERA INC is 27-1581674.
Is KOMERA INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
Are donations to KOMERA INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does KOMERA 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 KOMERA INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did KOMERA INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2024.
Who is the principal officer of KOMERA INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2024 names ASHLEY LACKOVICH-VAN GORP.
Who are the officers and directors of KOMERA INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2024 lists 12 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $74,833 (LAUREN MASON, MANAGING DIRECTOR (THRU JAN 2024)).
How much revenue does KOMERA INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2024 it reported revenue of $824,264, expenses of $668,927 and total assets of $574,846 at year end.

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