Saidiana
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 205147038
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2010–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990 2011, Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2007
- Location
- Excelsior, MN, USA
- Phone
- 6125643519
- Rating
- 80
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Nonprofit Management
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $67,290
- Expenses
- $53,993
- Assets
- $60,352
- Liabilities
- $194
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
People named in this filing
- REBECCA JASPER (BOARD PRESID)
- ANDREW JENSEN (TREASURER)
- LOIS DIRKSEN (BOARD VICE P)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Saidiana is a nonprofit dedicated to empowering women in lubumbashi, democratic republic of congo. We operate in an economy where it's typical for someone to earn 2 per day if they even have employment. We provide small grants to collectives of women with drive and dreams to enable them to start, improve or expand microbusinesses. The women we serve have no other access to capital. We also operate two sewing trade schools in partnership with another nonprofit, congo children trust, at which we train women in sewing and basic business skills to give them a livelihood. Additionally we operate a hair dresser training program. By giving women the opportunities to earn better livings, they have hope for a better future, contribute valuable goods and services to their communities, and are able to take better care of their children.
What it reported doing in 2025
Take-away restaurant - the women beneficiaries secured a suitable and serene location to launch their takeaway restaurant and promptly acquired the necessary equipment to begin operations. Their determination to build something lasting was evident from the start. Financial results (6 months after launch): the group recorded a total profit of 6,210, with each of the five members receiving 1,260. Of each member's share, 345 was held in the group savings and 825 was reinvested in real estate improvements - including furniture, plates, and a freezer. Community impact: the income from this project has had a direct and positive effect on the families of the members. As maman bibishe, president of the group, noted, the funds received made a significant difference in covering their children's school fees - a testament to the transformative power of economic empowerment. Challenge: the group navigated the difficult challenge of currency instability. The depreciation of the dollar - while local market prices continue to rise - has made the procurement of storage goods increasingly costly. Despite this, the women have remained committed and resourceful.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 58% for direct work, and 42% for grants.
The verdict
STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 75
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 58
- Growth: 0
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 69.2%; rating input score 69
- Program expense ratio: 86.3%; rating input score 86
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 19.8%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.12; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -5.7% per year; rating input score 0; 34th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -10.2% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -2.8% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 69.2% of revenue deployed · 86.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $47K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 12 filing years from 2010 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 50/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 28/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.