2024-10-29T20:00:18-05:00 2023-12-31 952302617 SINGERLEWAK LLP 21650 OXNARD STREET SUITE 2350 WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367 990 2023-01-01 412054373 BLUE HERON FOUNDATION BLUE 3107022038 269 S BEVERLY DRIVE 435 BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212 STEFANIA MAGIDSON PRESIDENT 3107022038 2024-10-19 1 0 WILLIAM OSBORN P01280764 8189993924 2024-10-19 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z STEFANIA MAGIDSON 269 S BEVERLY DRIVE 435 BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212 287636 0 X WWW.BLUEHERONFOUNDATION.ORG X NON-PROFIT 2002 CA THE ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF ROMANIAN AND MOLDOVAN INSTITUTIONALIZED AND VULNERABLE YOUTH BY AWARDING THEM MERIT BASED COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS IN ROMANIA AND MOLDOVA. 4 4 1 0 0 0 577616 286444 0 0 38 786 0 406 577654 287636 570210 305850 0 0 13838 10393 0 0 617 67956 122206 652004 438449 -74350 -150813 159839 9026 433 433 159406 8593 THE ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF ROMANIAN AND MOLDOVAN INSTITUTIONALIZED AND VULNERABLE YOUTH BY AWARDING THEM MERIT BASED COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS IN ROMANIA AND MOLDOVA. 0 0 398697 305850 THE ORGANIZATION'S EFFORTS HAVE FOCUSED ON PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO VULNERABLE YOUTH IN ROMANIA AND MOLDOVA. SINCE 2005 IT HAS BEEN AWARDING COLLEGE AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS IN ROMANIA AND MOLDOVA, AS WELL AS PAIRING THESE SCHOLRSHIP RECIPIENTS WITH MENTORS. DURING A LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME, BLUE HERON FOUNDATION INITIATED 12 HUMANITARIAN AID PROGRAMS TO HELP DURING THE UKRAINIAN REFUGEE CRISES. 398697 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 RO MD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA X STEFANIA MAGIDSON 3107022038 269 S BEVERLY DRIVE 435 BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212 STEFANIA MAGIDSON PRESIDENT 35.00 X X 0 0 0 KATTY BERMEJO TREASURER (UNTIL OCT 2023) 15.00 X X 6975 0 0 FLORENTINA NITA ALDEN SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNE KURASHIGE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 8.00 X 3418 0 0 SIMONA BOT MD VP OF FUNDRAISING, WEST COAST 10.00 X 0 0 0 10393 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 286444 286444 786 786 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 406 406 406 287636 0 0 1192 305850 305850 10393 5197 5196 3838 3838 15598 15598 9024 9024 1485 1485 12348 3705 8026 617 3297 3297 CONSULTING 73436 73436 0 0 TAXES AND LICENSES 2201 0 2201 0 BANK AND MERCHANT FEES 979 0 979 0 438449 398697 39135 617 75496 8697 84343 329 159839 9026 433 433 0 433 433 X 0 0 0 0 159406 8593 159406 8593 159839 9026 -150813 0 X 0 0 0 X 218645 250241 239401 577616 286444 1572347 218645 250241 239401 577616 286444 1572347 613295 959052 74 63 67 38 786 1028 1573375 0.60960 0.62740 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ROMANIA TO PROVIDE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AND MENTORSHIP TO VULNERABLE YOUTH ACROSS ROMANIA. 236250 CASH 0 NOT APPLICABLE - CASH DONATIONS ONLY MOLDOVA TO PROVIDE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS TO VULNERABLE YOUTH ACROSS MOLDOVA. THOSE WHO ARE OVER 18 ARE ALSO BENEFICIARIES OF BLUE HERON'S MENTORSHIP PROGRAM. 69600 CASH 0 NOT APPLICABLE - CASH DONATIONS ONLY 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS ROMANIA AND MOLDOVA, THE BLUE HERON FOUNDATION IDENTIFIES VULNERABLE YOUTH FROM VARIOUS REGIONS OF THESE COUNTRIES. THESE STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO APPLY ON BLUE HERON'S ONLINE APPLICATION PLATFORM AFTER WHICH EACH APPLICANT UNDERGOES AN INTERVIEW WITH THE BH TEAM, CONDUCTED EITHER IN PERSON OR VIA ZOOM. THOSE WHO MEET THE FOUNDATION'S KEY CRITERIAYOUNGSTERS WHO HAVE HAD A TENUOUS PAST BUT HAVE AMBITION AND ACADEMIC POTENTIALARE SELECTED AS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS, CONTINGENT ON AVAILABLE FUNDING. FUNDS ARE TRANSFERRED FROM THE US TO ROMANIA AND MOLDOVA IN PERIODIC GRANTS RANGING FROM $5,000 TO $15,000. THESE TRANSFERS ARE CAREFULLY MONITORED, WITH DETAILED VERIFICATION OF ACCOUNTING RECORDS AND COMPLIANCE WITH ANNUAL CONTRACTS TO ENSURE FUNDS ARE USED AS INTENDED. STEFANIA MAGIDSON PRESIDENT FUNDING X 15900 0 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B RETURN IS REVIEWED BY MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING COPIES UPON REQUEST.