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EMPOWER-THE EMERGING MARKETS FOUNDATION

EMPOWER-THE EMERGING MARKETS FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in NEW YORK, NY. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $11.8M revenue, $10.3M expenses, $7.7M total assets. 68 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $12.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 030529005 NEW YORK, NY International Development NTEE: Q30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$11.8M
Total Expenses$10.3M
Total Assets$7.7M
Grant Records68
Funding Total$12.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

WE PARTNERED WITH 150 LOCAL ORGANISATIONS IN 15 EMERGING MARKET COUNTRIES TO ENABLE MARGINALISED YOUNG PEOPLE TO TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES AND COMMUNITIES. WE DO THIS THROUGH GRANTS TO AND LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, CROSS LEARNING AND CAPACITY STRENGTHENING, AND COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO FOSTER CHANGE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

Where $100 goes at Empower-the Emerging Markets Foundation

How Empower-the Emerging Markets Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$80 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$11 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $80 for programs

$80
Empower made grants to 150 local organization grantee partners in 15 countries in three key pillars of youth development - inclusive learning, economic wellbeing, healthy and safe lives
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
HUMAN SERVICES
$1,634,540
2024
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
$500,000
2024
GRANT TO SUPPORT YOUTH, ESPECIALLY GIRLS, IN SKILL DEVELOPMENT, LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES, AND ACCESS TO SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (SRH) SERVICES.
$275,000
$243,350
2024
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
$240,950

Showing up to 5 of 68 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER-HK Aasha Pai
BOARD MEMBER-HK Aleem Jivraj
BOARD MEMBER-HK Aparna Uppaluri
BOARD MEMBER-HK Avon Neo
BOARD MEMBER-US Basak Yavuz
BOARD MEMBER-US Beth Fredrick

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Top Grant Purposes

Economic Development
$4,651,348 6 grants
General Support
$3,939,377 40 grants
Human & Social Services
$2,004,840 4 grants
International Aid & Development
$1,429,650 12 grants
Youth Development
$275,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $11.8M $10.3M $7.7M
2024 $8.6M $10.3M $7.0M
2023 $10.9M $11.0M $10.2M
2022 $9.3M $11.0M $10.4M
2021 $8.9M $7.7M $11.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $8.9M to $11.8M (+33%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.7M.

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