Washington · Nonprofit
MISSION AFRICA
MISSION AFRICA (Washington) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,050,405 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($1,830,841). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 67% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $724k
- Funders on record
- 18
- Grants received
- $3.1M
- Net assets
- $460k
What Mission Africa does
Mission
Mission Africa provides funding and support to alleviate poverty in communities in Africa and Washington State through education healthcare and social services program
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Mission Africa conducts medical outreach in rural Nigerian villages via mobile clinics educating on hygiene nutrition disease prevention and HIV AIDS awareness.
$48,945 spent12% of program spendingEducation Assistance: Mission Africa has been providing a six-year financial scholarship program since 2008 to 50 underprivileged high school students in Nigerian villages. The comprehensive scholarship covers tuition fees two uniforms school supplies and a backpack annually. Beneficiaries receive support throughout their high school journey ensuring they have the necessary resources to succeed. Upon graduation a new cohort of 50 students is selected to receive the same scholarship creating a sustainable cycle of educational support for disadvantaged youth in Nigeria. Books for Africa: Since 2010 Mission Africa has facilitated the donation of approximately four million books to various African countries. These countries often lack the required number of books for school libraries hindering students educational opportunities. By collecting donations from school districts libraries organizations and individuals Mission Africa addresses this critical need. The donated books are distributed to village schools and libraries enabling students to access essential learning materials and aiding them in preparing for national high school diploma exams.
$35,523 spent9% of program spendingDigital Navigation: Mission Africa offers free Digital Navigation classes to low-income and immigrant families and individuals. Our goal is to help bridge the digital divide by empowering participants with the skills they need to navigate the online world confidently and effectively. Classes Designed for All Ages and Skill Levels; We offer classes tailored to three groups: Youth Seniors and a general class open to all. Translations are provided for non-native English speakers and laptops are available for those attending in-person classes. Youth In-Tech Class Ages 8-18: Youth meet on the last Saturday of each month to explore how technology can enhance their learning creativity and daily life. Seniors Computer Literacy Class: Seniors meet in person every Wednesday at Live Life Church in Renton to enhance their digital literacy while also connecting with others in the community. Computer Literacy Class Open to All Ages: This class is for anyone interested in learning basic computer skills. In this class participants learn how to search for jobs recognize scam emails make calls and send texts. They learn other computer programming skills like Microsoft Word Excel and PowerPoint that…
$285,888 spent69% of program spendingPoverty Alleviation: During the holiday season Mission Africa organizes the Smiles At Christmas initiative benefiting low-income families in King County communities like Seattle Renton Kent Auburn and Federal Way. Parents and guardians bring their children to the events where Mission Africa volunteers collect sort inventory pack and ship books to Africa in 40-foot containers. This project not only spreads joy during Christmas but also provides educational resources to village schools and libraries in Africa enriching the learning experience for students in underserved communities.
$41,361 spent10% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $411,717.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $178k to $344k (+94%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 0% · 2021 4% · 2022 0% · 2023 35% · 2024 61% · 2025 70%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
97% of MISSION AFRICA’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (100% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Ndudi Chuku
Executive director
Board chair
George Chuku
Board chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 7 funders, grant income rose $31k → $904k.
6 of 18 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 67% 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 MISSION AFRICA’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 16 of 18 funders by total. 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
MISSION AFRICA leans on a few funders — its largest provides 60% of grant income and the top three 88%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund MISSION AFRICA.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 82% · 2020 90% · 2021 75% · 2022 39% · 2023 43% — diversifying over time.
“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.
How long its funders stay
43% of MISSION AFRICA's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 50% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
67% of MISSION AFRICA's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $994k that is directly attributable, 97% of it comes from Washington funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $2.1M arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states 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
MISSION AFRICA has grown faster than half of the 2,673 international nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,673 international nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like MISSION AFRICA
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
55% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for MISSION AFRICA: 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 MISSION AFRICA?
- MISSION AFRICA (Washington) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,050,405 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($1,830,841). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 67% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does MISSION AFRICA have?
- IRS filings report 18 organizations giving $3,050,405 in grants to MISSION AFRICA, 9 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MISSION AFRICA?
- AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $1,830,841 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MISSION AFRICA find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington. 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 2017–2025), and the filings of 18 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing