Nonprofit · EIN 81-1879005
AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN AFRICA INC
Tax-exempt · PAGOSA SPGS, CO 81147
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $314,388 | $314,388 | $0 | $12,837 | $0 | $12,837 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $197,585 | $197,706 | -$121 | $16,883 | – | $16,883 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $146,823 | $145,623 | $1,200 | $16,851 | – | $16,851 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $314,388
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Travel
- $1,373
- Program services (functional)
- $305,269
- Management and general (functional)
- $9,119
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $16,883
- Total assets, end of year
- $12,837
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $12,837
- Publicly traded securities
- $11,134
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $12,837
- Gross receipts
- $314,388
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 2016
- State of legal domicile
- CO
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VALERIE HALVORSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEV SONDAG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNY UDUMKA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LORI UNGER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DONALD VALDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Udumka | President | 10 | $0 |
| Lori Unger | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Valerie Halvorson | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Bev Sondag | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Donald Valdez | Director | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Udumka | President | 10 | $0 |
| Lori Unger | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Valerie Halvorson | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Bev Sondag | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Donald Valdez | Director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 515 S PAGOSA BLVD, PAGOSA SPGS, CO 81147-8331
- Mailing address (990-N for 2018)
- 515 S Pagosa Blvd, Pagosa Springs CO 81147
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- KENNY UDUMKA, 515 S PAGOSA BLVD, PEGOSA SPRINGS, CO 81147
- Principal officer (990-N for 2018)
- Kenny Udumka, 515 S Pagosa Blvd, Pagosa Springs CO 81147
- Signed the 990
- KENNY UDUMKA, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (970) 903-1317
- Website
- www.aihwa.org
- Return prepared by
- BRYTEBRIDGE CONSULTING LLC
Mission
DIRECT SERVICES FOR IMPROVED HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Program accomplishments
- APPROXIMATELY 26.3 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE AFRICAN REGION HAVE A FORM OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. OF THESE, 20.4 MILLION HAVE LOW VISION AND 5.9 MILLION ARE ESTIMATED TO BE BLIND. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 15.3% OF THE WORLD'S BLIND POPULATION RESIDES IN AFRICA WHERE POVERTY HAS SIGNIFICANTLY PREVENTED MOST PEOPLE FROM ACCESSING QUALITY CARE IN THIS REGARD. SOME OF THESE CONDITIONS INCLUDE CATARACTS, UNCORRECTED REFRACTIVE ERRORS, GLAUCOMA, AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION, CORNEAL OPACITIES, DIABETIC RETINOPATHY, TRACHOMA, AND ONCHOCERCIASIS. AIHWA HAS, THEREFORE, TAKEN A SIGNIFICANT STEP TO INTERVENE WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AIHWA VISION CARE LOCATED AT THE AIHWA INTEGRATED MEDICAL CLINIC IN NIGERIA.Expenses $245,502
- THIS REFERS TO ASSISTANCE GIVEN TO POOR PATIENTS DETAINED IN HOSPITALS IN AFRICA DUE TO THEIR INABILITY TO PAY THEIR MEDICAL BILLS. AIHWA PARTNERS WITH SEVERAL EVALUATED LOCAL HOSPITALS WHERE THESE PATIENTS ARE HELD HOSTAGE TO PROVIDE ADVOCACY, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, AND RELEASE FOR THE PATIENTS. TO MAINTAIN BETTER CONTROL AND TRANSPARENCY IN THE PROGRAM, AIHWA HAS ESTABLISHED AN INTEGRATED MEDICAL CLINIC IN NIGERIA. AT THE CLINIC, INDIGENT PATIENTS' FAMILIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO PAY A CERTAIN PORTION OF THE BILLS, WHILE AIHWA WILL PICK UP THE REST TO MAKE SURE PATIENTS ARE NOT KEPT BEYOND THEIR DISCHARGE DATE.Expenses $30,977
- APPROXIMATELY 26.3 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE AFRICAN REGION HAVE A FORM OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. OF THESE, 20.4 MILLION HAVE LOW VISION AND 5.9 MILLION ARE ESTIMATED TO BE BLIND. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 15.3% OF THE WORLD'S BLIND POPULATION RESIDES IN AFRICA WHERE POVERTY HAS SIGNIFICANTLY PREVENTED MOST PEOPLE FROM ACCESSING QUALITY CARE IN THIS REGARD. SOME OF THESE CONDITIONS INCLUDE CATARACTS, UNCORRECTED REFRACTIVE ERRORS, GLAUCOMA, AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION, CORNEAL OPACITIES, DIABETIC RETINOPATHY, TRACHOMA, AND ONCHOCERCIASIS. AIHWA HAS, THEREFORE, TAKEN A SIGNIFICANT STEP TO INTERVENE WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AIHWA VISION CARE LOCATED AT THE AIHWA INTEGRATED MEDICAL CLINIC IN NIGERIA.Expenses $28,790
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 81-1879005
- 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
- 2016
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $12,837
- Income (IRS master file)
- $314,388
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $314,388 | $314,388 | $12,837 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $197,585 | $197,706 | $16,883 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $146,823 | $145,623 | $16,851 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $240,487 | $223,725 | $15,651 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2018 Officer: Kenny Udumka | December 31, 2018 | ≤ $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 81-1879005).
Questions about AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN AFRICA INC
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN AFRICA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN AFRICA INC is 81-1879005.
- Is AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN AFRICA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
- Are donations to AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN AFRICA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN AFRICA 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 AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN AFRICA INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN AFRICA INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN AFRICA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KENNY UDUMKA.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN AFRICA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 5 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN AFRICA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $314,388, expenses of $314,388 and total assets of $12,837 at year end.
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