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FOUNDERS INTERNATIONAL NETWORK INC

FOUNDERS INTERNATIONAL NETWORK INC (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $100,000 to it, the largest being THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION ($100,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$350
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$100k
Net assets
$85k
0/1 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 100%
01What it does

What Founders International Network Inc does

Mission

Our mission is to educate the public about the journeys of black entrepreneurs and inspire the next generation of builders, entrepreneurs, and intrapreneurs.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.

Program

  1. The charity's primary activity is to present the stories of black entrepreneurs worldwide to educate and inspire the public. Through a royalty-free license from hauwa otori media network, llc, the charity produces the building black podcast with hauwa otori, highlighting the successes and challenges of black founders and organizations. The podcast aims to inspire new entrepreneurs and promote a more inclusive society by sharing in-depth narratives of black business leaders. Additionally, the charity creates other educational content on successful black businesses, accessible via its website and social media, with the goal of inspiring and educating the next generation of black entrepreneurs.

    $8,485 spent
    100% of program spending

The program described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $8,485.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2023, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2023, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20232023 Revenue 100 ($100k) Expenses 0 ($0) Net assets 100 ($100k)2024 Revenue 0 ($350) Expenses 100 ($15k) Net assets 85 ($85k)
20232024
Revenue (0)Expenses (100)Net assets (85)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $100k to $86k (−14%).

$100k
$86k
20232024
Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

100% of FOUNDERS INTERNATIONAL NETWORK INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (95% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 8,549 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.

$100k
’23
−$14k
’24
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.

Funder
'23
total
funders
1

From the IRS filings of FOUNDERS INTERNATIONAL NETWORK INC’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.

Where its funders are

100% of FOUNDERS INTERNATIONAL NETWORK INC's grant income comes from California funders.

CA

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

FOUNDERS INTERNATIONAL NETWORK INC's revenue fell 100% between 2023 and 2024.

Operating margin−4099% · bottom quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)−100% · bottom quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,183 philanthropy nonprofits under $100k, FY2024

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

CA

Screen this organization

A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for FOUNDERS INTERNATIONAL NETWORK INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.

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Questions and answers

Who funds FOUNDERS INTERNATIONAL NETWORK INC?
FOUNDERS INTERNATIONAL NETWORK INC (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $100,000 to it, the largest being THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION ($100,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does FOUNDERS INTERNATIONAL NETWORK INC have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $100,000 in grants to FOUNDERS INTERNATIONAL NETWORK INC.
Who is the largest funder of FOUNDERS INTERNATIONAL NETWORK INC?
THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $100,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like FOUNDERS INTERNATIONAL NETWORK INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2023–2024), and the filings of 1 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