DETROIT INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
DETROIT INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION (EIN 45-4153152)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-06-28
IRS object ID
202301799349301035
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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Grant Records MaintainedfalseGrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONDIREF ENCHANCES CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING, DEVELOPS CONTACTS, AND OPENS CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION FOR INVESTMENT AND OTHER BUSINESS ACTIVITIES BY PROMOTING, SUPPORTING, AND ADMINISTERING EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN HEALTHCARE IN GENERAL AND IN ONCOLOGICAL SURGERY IN PARTICULAR.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4DKCI RESEARCH
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BNO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CDISCUSSION AT ANNUAL MEETINGS
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC

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