2024-11-15T09:23:09-08:00 2023-12-31 521738520 Lane & Company CPAs 5335 Wisconsin Ave NW Ste 440 Washington DC 20015 990 2023-01-01 330628775 FRANCISCAN FOUNDATION FOR THE HOLY LAND FRAN 2025266800 PO BOX 29086 WASHINGTON DC 200179086 TIMOTHY LYNAGH TREASURER 2025266800 2024-11-14 true true ROBERT E LANE P01622353 2026172615 2024-11-15 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z FR JOHN E PUODZIUNAS OFM PO BOX 29086 WASHINGTON DC 200179086 8748892 false X www.ffhl.org X 1994 DE THE FRANCISCAN FOUNDATION FOR THE HOLY LAND WAS ESTABLISHED TO SAFEGUARD HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE CONTINUED PRESENCE OF THE CHRISTIAN MINORITY IN THE HOLY LAND. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES CHRISTIANS IN THE HOLY LAND WITH HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT. 17 16 2 30 0 0 6788113 5104217 0 113870 254184 -35195 -62547 6866788 5295854 3784162 4509000 0 17345 12653 99865 106753 128940 527501 545584 4428873 5173990 2437915 121864 8941512 9561723 55714 31992 8885798 9529731 THE FRANCISCAN FOUNDATION FOR THE HOLY LAND WAS ESTABLISHED TO SAFEGUARD HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE CONTINUED PRESENCE OF THE CHRISTIAN MINORITY IN THE HOLY LAND. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES CHRISTIANS IN THE HOLY LAND WITH HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT. false false 970789 902000 0 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - TO ASSIST CHRISTIANS IN THE HOLY LAND, FFHL PAYS THE COST OF A COLLEGE EDUCATION FOR SELECT CHRISTIAN STUDENTS WHO ARE ECONOMICALLY MARGINALIZED AND WHO MAINTAIN A B AVERAGE THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE TO ANY CHRISTIAN STUDENT APPLYING FOR A FOUR YEAR COLLEGE PROGRAM. SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ARE CHOSEN BY THE FFHL SCHOLARSHIP BOARD COMPRISED OF FOUR U.S.-BASED COLLEGE PROFESSORS. TUITION IS CONTINGENT UPON RECEIPT AND VALIDATION OF THE STUDENTS ACCEPTANCE LETTER FROM THE UNIVERSITY. THE STUDENT BEGINS THEIR STUDIES IN THE FALL AND THE PAYMENT FOR THEIR SCHOOL TUITION COMMENCES. OVER MORE THAN 20 YEARS, THE FOUNDATION HAS DISBURSED $7,836,277 FOR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS. SPONSOR A CHILD PROGRAM - SPONSORS PROVIDE $500 PER YEAR FOR SEVEN YEARS TO PAY THE TUITION OF A CHILD IN A LOW-INCOME FAMILY. IN 2023, OUR CHILD SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDED THE TUITION FOR 6TH TO 12TH GRADE ECONOMICALLY MARGINALIZED STUDENTS IN THE HOLY LAND WHO WOULD OTHERWISE NOT BE RECEIVING AN EDUCATION. SINCE 2004, WE HAVE PROVIDED $1,413,000 IN FUNDING FOR THEIR EDUCATION. 279367 267000 0 HUMANITARIAN - THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS A VARIETY OF HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS IN THE HOLY LAND INCLUDING THE BETHLEHEM BOYS HOME, THE FRANCISCAN FAMILY CENTER, AND CHILDREN WITHOUT BORDERS. THE BETHLEHEM HOME WAS ESTABLISHED TO CARE FOR CHRISTIAN CHILDREN IN NEED BECAUSE OF SERIOUS SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND ECONOMIC PROBLEMS. THE HOME PROVIDES THESE CHILDREN (AGES 6-18) WITH A SAFE AND CARING ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEIR NEEDS ARE ADDRESSED BY PROFESSIONAL STAFF. THE FRANCISCAN FAMILY CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED IN BETHLEHEM IN 2004 TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING TO THOSE CHRISTIAN FAMILIES WHO HAVE SUFFERED TRAUMA FROM THE CONFLICT IN BETHLEHEM. THE CENTER ALSO SPONSORS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS. CHILDREN WITHOUT BORDERS UTILIZES THE PRACTICE AND TRAINING OF SOCCER TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN YOUTH OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. THIS PROGRAM OFFERS HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN AN ENVIRONMENT OF PEACE, LIBERTY, AND COOPERATION THROUGH THE FUN AND FELLOWSHIP OF ATHLETICS. 3504207 3340000 0 OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE AID TO CHRISTIAN REFUGEES,SUPPORTING THE RESTORATION OF THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS SUPPORT FOR CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES IN ISRAEL AND THE WEST BANK. 4754363 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 5 0 2 true false true IS false false false true true false false false false false false X 17 16 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X THE FOUNDATION 2025266800 1400 QUINCY ST NE WASHINGTON DC 20017 TIMOTHY LYNAGH TREASURER 21.00 X X 9748 0 0 EUGENE J ALFONSI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAYMOND ARROYO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR JOYCE KS BABIAK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES M CORNELIUS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES N CORRIGAN JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MOST REV BISHOP FRANK DEWANE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HIS EMINENCE CARDINAL TIMOTHY M DOL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 P JEWEL NACKARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MOST REV BISHOP THOMAS J PAPROCKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS G SANSONE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD C STANZEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VERY REV FRANCESCO PATTON OFM CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 REV PETER VASKO OFM PRESIDENT 20.00 X X 0 0 0 DENISE SCALZO OFS VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HON WILL HARTNETT SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MOST REV CHRISTOPHE PIERRE SPECIAL ADVISOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 9748 0 0 0 false false false DELAURO & ASSOCIATES 7110 OLD LANTERN DR SE CALEDONIA MI 49316 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 231828 LANE COMPANY CPAS 5335 WISCONSIN AVE NW STE 440 WASHINGTON DC 20015 ACCOUNTING SERVICES 126525 2 5104217 25465 5104217 196163 0 196163 3403842 3345821 58021 58021 0 0 58021 44670 432120 107217 -62547 0 -62547 5295854 0 0 191637 4509000 4509000 9748 0 9748 0 1768 0 1768 0 1137 0 1137 0 146700 0 146700 0 106753 106753 18113 0 18113 0 236707 185526 51181 0 29784 2366 9898 17520 16677 0 16677 0 51509 41436 8561 1512 12089 8934 0 3155 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 23791 0 23791 0 PAYROLL PROCESSING 3113 0 3113 0 7101 7101 0 0 5173990 4754363 290687 128940 3237652 2151321 341702 345501 64856 37367 26188 5324791 6973857 8941512 9561723 55714 31992 55714 31992 X 5906848 6986546 2978950 2543185 8885798 9529731 8941512 9561723 121864 522069 X false true X true false X 0 3481297 3921004 2398826 6788113 5104217 21693457 0 0 3481297 3921004 2398826 6788113 5104217 21693457 8380561 13312896 50501 46287 53364 65500 196163 411815 0 0 22105272 0.60220 0.60150 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X 5907027 522069 522069 5384958 18113 -107217 -89104 5295854 5263094 107217 107217 5155877 18113 18113 5173990 Pt X, Line 2 FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2023, THE FOUNDATION HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Pt XI, Line 4b FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES REPORTED SEPARATELY ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Pt XII, Line 2d FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES REPORTED SEPARATELY ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. true Middle East 1 2 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE SCH. F PG 5 4509000 1 2 1 2 4509000 4509000 Middle East CHURCH MAINTENANCE 3340000 WIRE Middle East EDUCATIONAL AID 902000 WIRE Middle East HUMANITARIAN AID 267000 WIRE 1 0 false false false false false false Pt I Line 2 THE AMOUNT OF GRANTS AWARDED IS ULTIMATELY CONTROLLED BY THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE FRANCISCAN FOUNDATION FOR THE HOLY LAND (FFHL) IN WASHINGTON, DC. THEY MAINTAIN RECORDS OF ALL FUNDING GOING TO THE CUSTODIA DI TERRA SANTA, A ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS INSTITUTE. FFHL HAS SPECIFIC HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF EDUCATION, HOUSING AND AID FOR CHRISTIANS IN ISRAEL OR THE HOLY LAND. ALL FUNDING GOING TO THE HOLY LAND IS MONITORED BY FFHL. Other PAGE 1, LINE 3, COLUMN E: PROGRAM SERVICES CONSIST OF PROVIDING CHRISTIANS IN THE HOLY LAND WITH COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS, HOUSING, TUITION AND BOOKS FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN AND OTHER HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT. X X X X X true DELAURO & ASSOCIATES DEVELPOMENT SERVICES false 1300549 231828 1068721 1300549 231828 1068721 VATICAN DINNER 284132 260262 23870 48112 450 30035 COLUMBUS DINNER 117988 97188 20800 1954 19845 3429 1 30000 30000 0 3392 432120 387450 44670 1954 71349 450 33464 107217 -62547 Line 2b col(v) THE ORGANIZATIONS AGREEMENT WITH DELAURO & ASSOCIATES STIPULATES A MONTHLY RETAINER AS WELL AS REIMBURSEMENT OF FUNDRAISING EXPENSES INCURRED. DURING TAX YEAR 2023, THE ORGANIZATION REIMBURSED DELAURO & ASSOCIATES FOR $85,760 OF FUNDRAISING EXPENSES, WHICH WERE COMPRISED OF PRINTING, SHIPPING, TRAVEL, AND OTHER COSTS. X 1 6003 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 2 19462 COST false false false Pt I col(b) THE ORGANIZATION REPORTED NUMBER OF DONATIONS IN COLUMN B. THE DONATIONS CONSISTED OF MULTIPLE SHARES OF A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANYS STOCK AS WELL AS VARIOUS DONATIONS OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE FOR FUNDRAISING DINNERS. Pt VI, Line 11b THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE FULL BOARD AND THE CPA WHO PREPARED THE FORM PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. Pt VI, Line 12c EACH OFFICER AND DIRECTOR IS REQUIRED TO PROMPTLY DISCLOSE ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL OR MATERIAL INTEREST WHICH HE OR SHE HAS OR REASONABLY EXPECTS TO HAVE IN ANY PROPOSED OR EXISTING AGREEMENT WITH THE FOUNDATION PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY NEGOTIATIONS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH MATTER. A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED UNDER THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY SHALL BE DISCLOSED IN WRITING TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OR THE PRESIDENT. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER SHALL ACKNOWLEDGE HIS OR HER FAMILIARITY WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND SHALL DISCLOSE IN WRITING TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OR PRESIDENT ANY EXISTING FINANCIAL, GRANT-MAKING OR OTHER MATERIAL INTEREST SUBJECT TO THIS POLICY BY COMPLETING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Pt VI, Line 15a THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL OF THE ORGANIZATION IS A VOLUNTEER AND NOT COMPENSATED. Pt VI, Line 15b THE PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANIZATION REVIEW THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS. Pt VI, Line 19 ALL ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.