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West Africa Rice Development Association
Also known as Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
West Africa Rice Development Association reported $18.2 million in revenue and $17.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $100.00 went to program services, $0.00 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $367,125 (Director General). 9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 50% between 2020 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $18MFor context, the median across 469 covered international, foreign affairs & national security charities: $89.04 programs, $8.28 management, $2.68 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $18MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 100.3% | 86.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | -0.3% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 2.6% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.5% | 96.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $367,125 | $341,362 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.05% | 1.06% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 9 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 4.2 | 7.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 of 12 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseGenetic Diversity and Improvement (GDI) Program covers the area from gene to plant and aims to enhance genetic diversity and develop improved rice lines adapted to abiotic and biotic stresses and consumer preferences using conventional breeding marker- assisted selection (MAS) and profiting from farmer knowledge
Sustainable Productivity Enhancement (SPE) Program covers crop and natural resource management (NRM) research related to intensification and diversification and protection of environmental services in the face of climate change, and aims to move research from plot to systems level and to introduce systems thinking in general
Rice Sector Development (RSD) Program actively promotes the uptake of AfricaRice research products and methodologies and their improvement through capacity building, information exchange, links with development activities and feedback to the three research programs of AfricaRice
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director General Director/trustee, 40 hrs/week | $367,125 | $0 | $0 | $367,125 |
| Director of Finance and Corporate Services Key employee, 40 hrs/week | $239,768 | $0 | $0 | $239,768 |
| Director of Strategic Business Initatives Key employee, 40 hrs/week | $227,956 | $0 | $0 | $227,956 |
| Regional Rrpresentative - Nigeria Highest compensated employee, 40 hrs/week | $188,831 | $0 | $0 | $188,831 |
| Program Lead Highest compensated employee, 40 hrs/week | $185,809 | $0 | $0 | $185,809 |
| Program Lead Highest compensated employee, 40 hrs/week | $173,617 | $0 | $0 | $173,617 |
| Genetic Diversity and Improvement Program Highest compensated employee, 40 hrs/week | $165,178 | $0 | $0 | $165,178 |
| Rice Value Chain Field Expert Highest compensated employee, 40 hrs/week | $145,386 | $0 | $0 | $145,386 |
9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from West Africa Rice Development Association (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.0M (Part IX, line 5).
5 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b12 · 12 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 50
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Every number above is copied from West Africa Rice Development Association's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for West Africa Rice Development Association, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 West Africa Rice Development Association spent in 2024, $100.00 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of West Africa Rice Development Association's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, West Africa Rice Development Association reported that 100.3% of its $17.9 million in expenses went to program services, -0.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does West Africa Rice Development Association pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation West Africa Rice Development Association reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $367,125, for the role of Director General (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does West Africa Rice Development Association get its money?
Of $18.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 99.5% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is West Africa Rice Development Association a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 31-1602376 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))). Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513169349301216 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202432479349300933 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202332979349300513 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202202719349301300 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202242089349301029 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 31-1602376: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.