Minnesota · Nonprofit
Diaspora Counsel of Tanzanians in America
Diaspora Counsel of Tanzanians in America (Minnesota) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,810 to it, the largest being ALBEMARLE FOUNDATION ($3,750). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $56k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $4k
- Net assets
- $8k
What Diaspora Counsel of Tanzanians in America does
Mission
The Diaspora Council of Tanzanians in America DICOTA is a nonpartisan independent organization committed to strengthening economic social and cultural cooperation between Tanzania and the United States. Its mission is to mobilize the Tanzanian American Diaspora and supporters to improve livelihoods and wellbeing in both countries through collaboration idea exchange and advocacy. DICOTA serves as a hub for information on development and charitable opportunities related to Tanzania leveraging the Diasporas intellectual human and financial capital. Rather than directly implementing or funding projects the organization connects expertise resources and partners to support sustainable and impactful initiatives. Grounded in democratic and inclusive values DICOTA works to educate the public about Tanzania unite Tanzanians in the United States support charitable and relief efforts promote infrastructure development and provide a credible constructive voice on issues.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Program
DICOTA was formed in 2008 through a caucus meeting laying the foundation for organized engagement of the Tanzanian diaspora. In 2009 the first convention in Texas formally registered and finalized the organization focusing on Diaspora engagement in Tanzanias development and collaboration with Tanzanian embassies. The second convention in Minnesota 2010 emphasized active Diaspora participation in Kilimo Kwanza agriculture initiatives and marked the inception of Diaspora services such as WESTADI and the Tanzanite Account. In 2011 the third convention in the Washington DC area ratified bylaws conducted elections established relationships with major sponsors and launched the NSSF WESTADI Project. The fourth convention in Illinois 2012 saw DICOTA engage in the review of the Tanzanian Constitution and participate in the dual citizenship campaign. At the fifth convention in North Carolina 2014 DICOTA continued constitutional review efforts and developed a web based database of Tanzanians in the U.S. to support communication and mobilization. From 2016 to 2025 DICOTA continued to actively engage Tanzanians living in America together with their supporters through a range of programs…
$0 spent
The program described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Leadership and staff
Board chair
Michael Mwakilasa
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $4k → $16.
1 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 2% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Diaspora Counsel of Tanzanians in America’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Diaspora Counsel of Tanzanians in America leans on a few funders — its largest provides 98% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
Diaspora Counsel of Tanzanians in America draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Minnesota, across 1 state in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $60 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Diaspora Counsel of Tanzanians in America receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $4k to it.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,793 international nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
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In Minnesota
Nationally
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Public support
96%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Diaspora Counsel of Tanzanians in America?
- Diaspora Counsel of Tanzanians in America (Minnesota) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,810 to it, the largest being ALBEMARLE FOUNDATION ($3,750). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Diaspora Counsel of Tanzanians in America have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $3,810 in grants to Diaspora Counsel of Tanzanians in America, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Diaspora Counsel of Tanzanians in America?
- ALBEMARLE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $3,750 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Diaspora Counsel of Tanzanians in America find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Minnesota. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing