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FRIENDS OF IMAGINE1DAY INC

FRIENDS OF IMAGINE1DAY INC (California) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $55,000 to it, the largest being TYLER PERRY FOUNDATION INC ($50,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2017
$309k
Funders on record
2
Grants received
$55k
Net assets
$148k
0/2 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 2%
01What it does

What Friends of Imagine1day Inc does

Mission

Friends of imagine1day, inc.'s (referred to as imagine1usa foundation) mission is to develop leaders that elevate the world. Our goal is all ethiopians will have access to quality education free of foreign aid.

As stated on its FY2017 Form 990.

Program

School construction expansion of educational opportunities imagine1day usa foundation approved 7 grants made to imagine1day international organization (referred to as imagine international) in 2017, totaling 164,471 for purposes of school construction. In 2017, through volunteer driven initiatives initially started in 2016 and completed in 2017, we finalized the fundraising for the construction of the filangur school, and embarked upon fundraising for the construction of the sheni kondala and gobele schools. The locations for each school project was selected by identifying areas in need in the oromia region of ethiopia. Working in partnership with community leaders, imagine international organization was able to realize the execution of new construction classrooms, as well as teacher training, playground, early childhood education centers, and school supplies for children. The work spanned across 10 communities, and benefitted over 5,000 students and over 10,000 community members across ethiopia.

The first program described on its most recent Form 990, which lists programs largest first by expense.

02Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2021: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $5k → $50k.

From the IRS filings of FRIENDS OF IMAGINE1DAY 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.

How concentrated its funding is

FRIENDS OF IMAGINE1DAY INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 91% 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

91%
largest funder
100%
top three
~1
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2021 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

FRIENDS OF IMAGINE1DAY INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside California, across 2 states in all.

MN
GA

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’17
’21
California out of state home

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.

03Its place in the field

Against its field

FRIENDS OF IMAGINE1DAY INC's funding has concentrated — grant income rose while the number of funders held roughly flat.

Operating margin−23% · bottom quartile
Months of reserve4.7mo · below the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 12,673 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2017

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04Profile & governance

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

Where the money goes

91% of spending goes to programs.

Program 91%Management 3%Fundraising 6%

Governance

4
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Public support

61%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 3 states

CA
DE
AZ

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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for FRIENDS OF IMAGINE1DAY 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 FRIENDS OF IMAGINE1DAY INC?
FRIENDS OF IMAGINE1DAY INC (California) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $55,000 to it, the largest being TYLER PERRY FOUNDATION INC ($50,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does FRIENDS OF IMAGINE1DAY INC have?
IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $55,000 in grants to FRIENDS OF IMAGINE1DAY INC.
Who is the largest funder of FRIENDS OF IMAGINE1DAY INC?
TYLER PERRY FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $50,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like FRIENDS OF IMAGINE1DAY 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 FY2017 (financials across 2017–2017), 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