2026-05-14T16:20:12-04:00 2025-12-31 990EZ 2025-01-01 452957103 Friends for African Education Inc FRIE 9894306946 PO Box 262 Elk Rapids MI 49629 David Fifield Treasurer 2816384522 2026-05-14 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X N A X X 64493 X 64485 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 64493 66035 0 0 0 0 29 200 66264 -1771 2011 0 240 2011 240 0 0 0 0 2011 240 0 0 2011 240 X Friends for African Education Inc. operates as a 501c3 nonprofit aiming to support educational initiatives in Africa. The organizations core mission involves managing funds to offer financial aid mentorship business planning and other forms of support to primary and secondary schools across the African continent. In 2025 the organization extended financial aid to the Nicholas Robinson School NRS located in the conflict-affected region near Mekelle Ethiopia in partnership with Rainbows 4 Children R4C a Swiss charitable entity registered under CHE-111.732.734. NRS serves as both a primary and secondary educational institution serving 1800 students. The Nicholas Robinson School which R4C mentors and partially supports financially currently educates 210 students in kindergarten 1120 students in the primary school and 470 students in the secondary school. The school is checked and evaluated by the Ethiopian Mistry of Education every few years and is currently rated the top quality school in the Tigray region of 6 million people. 66035 X 66035 N A 0 0 N A 0 0 None 0 0 66035 Paul Brink President and Director 0.1 0 0 0 David Fifield Treasurer and Director 5 0 0 0 Margaret Fifield Secretary and Director 0.1 0 0 0 Amanda Brink Director 0.01 0 0 0 false false false false false 0 false false false false David Fifield 3227 Spring Ridge Dr Manvel TX 77578 2816384522 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 24000 44900 50514 57000 64485 240899 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24000 44900 50514 57000 64485 240899 85071 155828 0 0 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 240907 0 0.6468 0.7 X Part II - Line 10 | Year:, Amount:, Description:| 2021, 0, None| 2022, 0None| 2023, 0None| 2024, 0None| 2025, 0None| RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Part I, line 8 | Other Revenues:, Amount:| Interest, $8| Part I, line 10 - Cash | Description:, Amount:, Grantee Type:, Grantee Name:, Grantee Address:, Activity Type:, Class of Activity Description:, RelationShipDescription:|66035 granted to Rainbows for Children a Swiss organization for the benefit of a school in Ethiopia, $66035, Organization, Rainbows 4 Children, 27 Neuheimstrasse Lachen Schwyz SZ CH8853, Scholarship, Funding for the Nicolas Robinson School in war-torn northern Ethiopia, - | Part I, line 16 | Other Expenses:, Amount:| Banking fees: 135 for TDECU Texas Dow Employees Credit Union and 65 to Fifth Third Bank, $200| Part I, line 20 | Explanation:, Amount:| None, $0| Part II, line 24 | Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| None, $0, $0| Part II, line 26 | Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| None, $0, $0| Part III, General | Explanation:| The Nicolas Robinson School NRS was set up in Mekelle Ethiopia by Kathryn and Max Robinson in honor of his son Nicolas who passed away at a young age. To do this they formed Rainbows for Children R4C a Swiss-based charitable organization. Kathryn and Max are originally from Great Britain but have been living Switzerland for many years. David Fifield an American citizen residing in Texas and the Treasurer and one of the directors of Friends for African Education was a work colleague of Max in Switzerland many years ago and he and his wife became friends with Max and Katherine. Since at one time Dave had served in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia and is therefor quite familiar with their culture and language he has been an advisor to Kathryn and Max in operating the school in addition to helping provide some of the funding necessary to run the school via Friends for African Education. The FFAE board members also consulted with the foundations cofounders through in person meetings in May 2025. Due to security concerns board members have not visited the NRS in person but are hoping to consider such a visit in the future if the situation changes. Until then consultation within NRS school leaders will be done via electronic communications.