Abundant Village

What it reported doing in 2024

Objectives:1. Regenerate human and ecological systems togetherwhen people and the planet heal side by side, true regeneration begins. We co-create integrated village systems, combining education, health, food, infrastructure, and livelihoods that enable rural communities to strengthen while supporting the protection of critical ecosystems. 2. Strengthen local leadership and self-determinationto invest in youth, women, and traditional leaders as agents of long-term community resilience, ensuring that every project is rooted in indigenous knowledge, and carried forward by the hands and hearts of the community. 3. Build the social foundation of conservationto operate as a trusted partner to conservation organizations by helping facilitate the community-based development strategies that make biodiversity protection more effective, inclusive, and sustainable. Protecting nature starts with protecting the people who live closest to it. 4. Create replicable, scalable models of regenerationto refine and document abundant village's approach into a replicable framework that can be adapted and scaled across diverse rural land- and sea-scapes throughout the world. 5. Secure sustainable growth through systems and storytellingto strengthen internal operations, mel systems (monitoring, evaluation, learning), and fundraising capacity, while leveraging real-world impact stories to grow donor engagement, build trust, and secure long-term organizational sustainability. Strong systems build trust, and storytelling keeps trust alive. Organiztion's tangible results: abundant villages has made significant progress through its pilot projects in south africa and zimbabwe, demonstrating the transformative potential of our regenerative and partnership-based approach. Both pilots serve as living examples of how integrated community development, women's leadership, and ecological restoration can create lasting, self-sustaining impact.our pilot initiatives have been delivered in close partnership with local organizations, community leaders, and implementation partners, ensuring that each intervention is contextually grounded and community-led. These partnerships are instrumental in building trust, accelerating delivery, and ensuring that impact is locally owned and sustained. South africa abundant village's work is grounded in creating tangible, lasting transformation where it is needed most-within vulnerable communities living in and around critical ecosystems. Our pilot project in thorndale, bushbuckridge, mpumalanga, south africa, stands as a powerful example of what can be achieved through deep collaboration, community leadership, and regenerative design.in april 2024, abundant village launched its first social impact initiative at xinyeketi primary school, home to 150 learners in the thorndale community. Located along the border of the manyeleti game reserve-part of the greater kruger national park-the project embodies our vision of addressing inequality where economic and ecological contrasts are most stark. On one side of the fence lies a thriving tourism economy; on the other, communities full of potential but with limited access to basic resources.together with over 60 local volunteers, 30 abundant village team members, and partners from tintswalo safari lodge, we co-created and implemented a project that transformed xinyeketi school into a symbol of hope, opportunity, and sustainability.key achievements- infrastructure renewal: refurbished four existing classrooms and constructed two new outdoor learning spaces, improving safety and learning conditions for students and teachers.- food security and environmental regeneration: established a market garden with 2,000 plants, a water-efficient mandala garden, and a food forest to provide ongoing nutrition and shade for learners. These gardens are now producing food for a second daily meal for children and their families.- sustainable construction and clean energy: built a new kitchen using hempcrete, a

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 70.2%; rating input score 70
• Program expense ratio: 77.3%; rating input score 77

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 9.3%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.13; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.22; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 6.8%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: Limited
• Revenue growth: Limited
• Asset growth: Limited