Governance, funding, tax status, commercial separation, eligibility, partnerships and impact measurement — answered directly.
Power Up Futures Foundation, Inc. (PUFF-USA) is a U.S.-incorporated, IRS-recognized Section 501(c)(3) public charity providing governance, philanthropy and public-benefit oversight for the ecosystem. It advances equitable access to skills, leadership, opportunity and economic participation for young people and women across Africa and the Global South.
Yes. The Internal Revenue Service recognized the Foundation as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) in a December 2025 determination. EIN 39-3560214, deductibility code PC. This is independently verifiable via the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
In the State of Delaware, United States, as a nonprofit corporation.
By a Board of Directors, under written policies covering financial oversight, conflicts of interest, related-party transactions, safeguarding, records retention, annual filings and programme integrity.
FutureReady Africa 1M Voices, Power Up Women Africa, and GSTLW — the Global Secretariat for Skills, Talent, Leadership & Workforce. Each has its own dedicated site and mandate.
Certification and Training Scholarships; Research, Evidence and Opportunity Intelligence; Community and Institutional Partnerships; and Inclusive Opportunity and Mobility Pathways. They are shared infrastructure serving all three flagships, not a separate programme tier.
Charitable activities — scholarships, research, advocacy, convenings and public-benefit programming — are conducted by PUFF-USA. Professional training, enterprise acceleration and related commercial services are delivered by affiliated partner organizations and disclosed at the point of application, enrollment, payment or assessment.
No. Charitable contributions fund charitable programming. Fees for professional training or enterprise services are commercial payments to the delivering organization and are not tax-deductible charitable contributions.
Through philanthropic grants, individual and corporate giving, institutional partnerships, and restricted funding for scholarships and research. Funding sources and restrictions are reported to the Board and disclosed in annual reporting.
Youth ages 15–35, women leaders and emerging leaders, university students and graduates, MSME founders and young entrepreneurs, and underrepresented and marginalized communities, with special attention to low-income, rural and gender-excluded populations.
Choose one of the seven partnership categories on the Partnerships page, submit the qualification enquiry form, and the partnerships team responds with a scoping conversation. Agreed partnerships proceed to written terms covering objectives, contributions, safeguarding and reporting.
Against a published measurement framework: a 2026 baseline, a defined beneficiary definition, unique-person counting, separate direct and indirect reach, separate verified and self-reported participation, annual progress and a programme breakdown. Social-media reach, event attendance and application volumes are never counted as verified beneficiaries.
Using four explicit statuses: active programme delivery, approved pilot, partnership development, and planned expansion. A country is never described as served solely because it is a target market.
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