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FRIENDS OF BURKINA FASO INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2023

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Organization
FRIENDS OF BURKINA FASO INC (EIN 52-2070442)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-12-16
IRS object ID
202443519349200004
Schema version
2023v5.1
Note
A later return for the same period supersedes this one.
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-12-16T02:54:13-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN522070442EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Friends of Burkina Faso IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% Kristen Combs BicabaInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlFRIEBusinessNameControlTxt
Foreign Phone2482103593ForeignPhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 33212AddressLine1Txt
CityBloomfield HillsCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48303ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKristen Combs BicabaPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Signature2024-12-16SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Addressfriendsofburkinafaso.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$42,488GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$41,929ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$0ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$486MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$0InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$73GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$73GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Total Revenue$42,488TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$10,000GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$0SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$900FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$0OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$1,979PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$708OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$13,587TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$28,901ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$50,548NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$79,449NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

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BOY$50,548BOYAmt
EOY$79,449EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,548BOYAmt
EOY$79,449EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,548BOYAmt
EOY$79,449EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeFriends of Burkina Faso maintains a network of Peace Corps Volunteers and friends of Burkina Faso living primarily in the United States to support and empower communities in Burkina Faso.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomFood security improvement through advanced planting techniques including training and resources. Association AVIDPLDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$10,000GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Foreign GrantsYes (X)ForeignGrantsInd
Program Service Expenses$10,000ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$10,000TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Kristen Combs-Bicaba
President5$0$0$0
Souleymane Diallo
Vice President2$0$0$0
Kristin Lavoie
Treasurer3$0$0$0
Caroline Chambre Hammock
Projects Chair5$0$0$0
Leslie Berger
Secretary1$0$0$0
Brad McKim
At-Large Legal Counsel1$0$0$0
Jennica Betsch
Technology Chair1$0$0$0
Etienne Yonly
Membership Chair1$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKristen CombsBicabaPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11120 Caddock StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityBlairCityNm
State AbbreviationNEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP68008ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4023122946PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$72,134CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$210,313CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$93,079CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$69,359CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$42,414CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$487,299TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$139CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$73CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$751TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$488,050TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$488,050PublicSupportTotal509Amt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$93,271CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$69,498CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$42,487CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$488,050TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5091PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5091PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, line 10| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid:, Amount:| Program continuation grant for food security improvement through advanced planting techniques includingtraining and resources. Association AVIDPL, $10000|
Part I, line 16| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Bank fees including international wire fees and fees taken on returned wires, $193| Paypal fees on donations received, $398| Website site registration and hosting fees, $117|

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationFriends of Burkina Faso underwent new Board elections in late 2022. Before these elections our Treasurer had been in place for over 20 years. During this election the Treasurer was replaced and a new Treasurer was elected. Unfortunately the transition did not go smoothly. Our Board is a group of dedicated volunteers none of whom receive compensation and all of whom have full-time employment outside of their Board Roles. All this to say following the Board elections and the new Board members taking office and due to difficulties with the exchange of information from former Board members to current ones it took nearly a year for us to be in a position to submit accurate information. We asked for help with many services; however due to the size of our organization available funding for such work and the current limited number of tax professionals our requests for assistance were denied each time. So we pushed forward. We are now back on track and will be submitting timely returns as we have done since our organization was founded. We appreciate your understanding and are willing to respond to any questions you may have given the circumstances.ExplanationTxt

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