Green Empowerment

What it reported doing in 2025

Since 1997, green empowerment (ge) has partnered with local organizations, indigenous peoples, and rural communities across 11 countries to implement sustainable clean water and energy projects. Our work improves health outcomes, builds climate resilience, advances gender equity, and reduces poverty. In 2025, we completed projects in 81 communities worldwide, reaching 72,193 beneficiaries through energy and water and sanitation programs, and training 705 community members in leadership, organizing, and system upkeep. Program expenses in some regions are supported by unrestricted and multi-regional grants. Latin america in latin america, we helped to complete 74 projects, reaching 20,661 beneficiaries across peru, bolivia, ecuador, colombia, nicaragua, and honduras. In peru, partner ea&s completed ten solar-powered and gravity-fed water systems serving over 3,600 people in puno and cajamarca, and signed a landmark agreement with sencico to launch the first government-aligned wash technician training program in solar pumping systems. In ecuador, partner engim expanded its program to include unicef-funded system improvements across seven communities. Ge also completed the rollout of its gender equity and social inclusion (gesi) field guide, providing individualized capacity support to seven partners across five countries and launching a virtual gesi mini-course for broader regional adoption. Southeast asia in southeast asia, we advanced energy access work in malaysia and the philippines under the sabah re2 roadmap. The sabah re2 consortium secured over 1.8 million in grants from multiple funders and submitted a 5 million proposal to the green climate fund, while a state-linked entity, yayasan sabah, committed to co-own the roadmap, marking a major milestone toward government-led implementation at scale. Pilot installations in two communities validated system design and community engagement models, and smart grid monitoring devices were deployed across multiple sites. Ge also facilitated a regional knowledge exchange in sabah bringing together indigenous-led organizations from over 12 countries. Africa in africa, we deepened our wash work in uganda, helping formally launch a consortium with the water trust, engineers without borders east africa, and uganda water project, with a shared goal of reaching 50,000 rural residents with safely managed piped water by 2030. Ge supported the design and expansion of the bikone gravity-flow water system in kasese district, and partner the water trust replicated ge's nyakabale community management model for a new system serving approximately 2,500 people in kiryandongo. Ge also completed solar electrification of two health facilities in northern uganda serving over 38,400 people annually, and continued refining its sustainability planning tools for health facility electrification. Fundraising ge also expanded its fundraising capacity through a full calendar of events, targeted donor cultivation, and increased visibility. Events generated 432 new donor prospects, while our nicaragua project tour deepened relationships with foundation partners and inspired record individual gifts. The powerhouse givers campaign brought personalized outreach to long-duration major donors, and participation in the skoll world forum and New York climate week expanded ge's network of prospective funders, laying the groundwork for stronger individual giving in 2026.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 87.2%; rating input score 87
• Program expense ratio: 89.6%; rating input score 90
• Fundraising efficiency: $11.7 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Fail
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Fail
  • Conducts site visits: Pass
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 99.8%; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 3.1%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.75; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.55; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.3%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 8.5% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings