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Nonprofit · EIN 61-1663030

OURSPACE WORLD INC

Also known as OURSPACE ACUPUNCTURE

Tax-exempt · BOWIE, MD 20720

Financials

$1.5M$929K2023$1.5M$1.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of OURSPACE WORLD INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$1,461,069$1,625,040-$163,971$687,932$100,357$587,575
December 31, 2023990$1,468,468$928,649$539,819$928,630$172,884$755,746
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,309,700
of which government grants
$828,716
Program service revenue
$151,369
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$118,378
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$126,812
Other salaries and wages
$434,295
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$676,174
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$514
Accounting fees
$60,961
Occupancy
$14,101
Travel
$74,156
Depreciation
$28,537
Program services (functional)
$1,449,687
Management and general (functional)
$172,037
Fundraising (functional)
$3,316

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$928,630
Total assets, end of year
$687,932
Total liabilities, end of year
$100,357
Net assets, end of year
$587,575
Land, buildings and equipment
$281,016
Net assets without donor restrictions
$245,254
Net assets with donor restrictions
$342,321
Gross receipts
$1,461,069
Employees
0
Volunteers
95
Year formed
2011
State of legal domicile
MD

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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Kwabena SikaOperations Director
Trustee or director, Key employee
40$61,666
Aita AmaizeAdministrative Director
Trustee or director
40$59,096
Nichele VaughnBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Adjoa OriyomiBoard President
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Deanna BarathBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
LaShaune StittBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Dorothy MorrisonBoard Member
Officer
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Aita AmaizeAdministrative Director
Trustee or director, Highest-paid employee
40$65,769
Kwabena SikaOperations Director
Trustee or director, Key employee
40$64,038
Nichele VaughnBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Adjoa OriyomiBoard President
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Deanna BarathBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
LaShaune StittBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Dorothy MorrisonBoard Member
Officer
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
4716 RIDGELINE TER, BOWIE, MD 20720-3706
In care of
% FARRIS JOHNSON
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Aitalohi Amaize, 4716 Ridgeline Terrace, Bowie, MD 20720
Signed the 990
Aitalohi Amaize, Administrative Director
Phone
(678) 613-0427

Mission

We help systematically disadvantaged farmers, builders, healers, and educators attain sovereignty and sustainability through partnerships and wise resource acquisition and management. OurSpace World builds capacity and long-term community sustainability through supporting education and service to the land. We help support whole-person health, low-cost sustainable housing, education, and regenerative farm and land renewal practices through skills training and technical assistance. OurSpace World's fiscal sponsorship program provides management support to mission driven groups aligned with OurSpace World's program goals. OurSpace World manages project finances and provides administrative support for a variety of individual projects related to OurSpace World's mission.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • Calabash: Fiscal Sponsorship. OSW's fiscal sponsorship program provides management support to mission driven groups aligned with OSW's vision and program goals. OSW manages project finance and provides administrative support for a variety of individual projects related to OSW's mission. Calabash trains technical assistance providers to support farmers with business planning and grant writing.
    Expenses $709,866 · grants $738,950 · revenue $39,021
  • TUI: Community cooperative support. OSW supports the cooperative efforts of land and food centric enterprises and the workers involved. The organization supports the synergistic goals of different stakeholder groups by helping to coordinate shared labor, shared markets, and other resources that can be leveraged for broad community impact.
    Expenses $612,855 · grants $462,950 · revenue $85,182
  • Teach 22: Education, skills building, and training for job and economic development. OSW's historical mission has been to build leadership within the community by teaching and training valuable skills to individuals in the community to support growth of whole-person health, sustainable housing, and education. OSW has added farming, natural building, and land management skills to this. The organization trains people in basic farming and construction of basic farm infrastructure every year. OSW's Teach 22: Journeys programming is designed to give students a break from technology and virtual learning by giving them hands-on learning enrichment in natural settings such as farms and parks. Camp EarthPact during the summer, and Earth School during the school year, are the branches of Teach 22 youth programming OSW is currently refining.
    Expenses $126,966 · grants $80,000 · revenue $19,425

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

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
61-1663030
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2014
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Health care (E32)
Assets (IRS master file)
$687,932
Income (IRS master file)
$1,461,069

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$1,461,069$1,625,040$687,932XML
990December 2023$1,468,468$928,649$928,630XML
990December 2022–––IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2018–––IRS

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 61-1663030).

Questions about OURSPACE WORLD INC

What is the EIN of OURSPACE WORLD INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of OURSPACE WORLD INC is 61-1663030.
Is OURSPACE WORLD INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
Are donations to OURSPACE WORLD INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does OURSPACE WORLD 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 OURSPACE WORLD INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did OURSPACE WORLD INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of OURSPACE WORLD INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Aitalohi Amaize.
Who are the officers and directors of OURSPACE WORLD INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 7 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $61,666 (Kwabena Sika, Operations Director).
How much revenue does OURSPACE WORLD INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,461,069, expenses of $1,625,040 and total assets of $687,932 at year end.

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