AMERICA VIVA ALLIANCE CORP: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
AMERICA VIVA ALLIANCE CORP (EIN 87-4729424)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-07-26
IRS object ID
202442089349301409
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

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Central America and the Caribbean$5,000
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Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

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South AmericaSupport for youth Education Program$5,190wire
Central America and the CaribbeanSupport for youth Education Program$5,000wire
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferenceUse of grant monitoring procedures (Part I, line 2)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Board of directors reviews proposed recipients to determine needs and proposed uses of grant funds. The recipients are then routinely monitored via financial progress reports, to ensure the funds are being used accordingly to accomplish the proposed purpose.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

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MIAMI CHILDREN CHORUS INC
7604 SW 188th TerraceMiamiFL33157237250811501c03$5,425General support
HEALTHY BELLAS FOUNDATION
426 AMALFI AVENUCORAL GABLESFL33146863805630501c03$6,880General support
COLOMBIANITOS INC
4120 Presidential PkwyAtlantaGA30340582646131501c03$10,018General support

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceMonitoring procedures (Part I, line 2)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe board of directors reviews proposed recipients to determine needs and proposed uses of grant funds the recipients are the routinely monitored via financial progress reports to ensure the funds are being used accordingly to accomplish the proposed purposeExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11Meeting prior to Submitting to the IRS
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12cThe Organization enforced compliance with its conflict of interest policy by reviewing it periodically at board meetings.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.

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