Public Charity

LEAD Africa

LEAD Africa is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in New York, NY. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $4.1M, expenses of $1.6M, total assets of $3.5M. Imperigo tracks 19 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $4.0M.

EIN: 831204471 New York, NY Education N.E.C. NTEE: B99 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.1M
Total Expenses$1.6M
Total Assets$3.5M
Grant Records19
Funding Total$4.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

LEAD Edus mission is to establish, support, and grow programs that empower a generation of ethical, empathetic, and entrepreneurial leaders. We develop leaders through a holistic combination of education, sports, and leadership training delivered by locally-led LEAD Hubs.

Where $100 goes at LEAD Africa

How LEAD Africa divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$87 Programs the work itself
$7 Management running the organization
$6 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $87 for programs

$82
LEAD Hubs
94% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 1,111,075 organizations
$3
LEAD Global Network
3% of program spending
$2
LEAD Learning
3% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 135,000 children
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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.

Officers & Directors

Executive Director Anita Farsad
Founding Board Member Graham Albert
Founding Board Member Imad Izemrane
Founding Board Member Nomndeni Mdakhi
Board Chair William H Smith

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,813,280 9 grants
Education
$1,129,500 4 grants
Human & Social Services
$89,000 5 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$18,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.1M $1.6M $3.5M
2024 $1.2M $1.5M $1.0M
2023 $1.5M $1.7M $1.5M
2022 $1.6M $651K $1.0M
2021 $547K $581K $89K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $547K to $4.1M (+645%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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