SMITHSONNIA CHILDRENS HOME USA INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
SMITHSONNIA CHILDRENS HOME USA INC (EIN 46-2368047)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-05-03
IRS object ID
202221239349302722
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-05-03T19:33:04-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN462368047EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Smithsonnia Children's Home USA IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2Sonnia HouseBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% Barbara TimmInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlSMITBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5717220982PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18583 Richmond Hwy Ste 202AddressLine1Txt
CityAlexandriaCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22309ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBARBARA TIMMPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone5719698587PhoneNum
Signature2022-05-03SignatureDt

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstBARBARAPersonFirstNm
Person LastTIMMPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer0TrustedCustomerCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Sonnia HouseBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJOEL SAWYERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13709 S George Mason Dr Ste 1307EAddressLine1Txt
CityFalls ChurchCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22041ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$76,890GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressSonniahouse.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2013FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionBringing hope to orphans and vulnerable children in Sierra LeoneActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent2VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants$53,495PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$76,890CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$53,495PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$76,890CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$50,120PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$53,543CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$506CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$4,039PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,119CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$54,159PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$56,662CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$664PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$20,228CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$24,221TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,993NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$24,221NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant New Program SrvcfalseSignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$40,543ExpenseAmt
Grant$39,407GrantAmt
DescBasic needs grant for housing, clothing, education, and medical care Grant provides funds for a children's home serving about 110 children.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$13,000ExpenseAmt
Grant$13,000GrantAmt
DescGrant for postsecondary education of graduates of Sonnia House including fees and books.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$53,543TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (true)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsfalseDonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentfalseReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (true)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (true)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsYes (true)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemfalseBusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl EntfalseBusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContrifalseDeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld CompliancefalseBackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledfalseForm990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst IncfalseSubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Excs Tax Sect4951 Or4952 Or4953falseExcsTaxSect4951Or4952Or4953Ind
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members3GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member2IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (true)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldVAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMASSAH SMITHPersonNm
Phone5717720982PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18583 Richmond Hwy Ste 202AddressLine1Txt
CityAlexandriaCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22309ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
BARBARA TIMM
Treasurer1.0001.000Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOEL SAWYER
President5.0005.000$0$0$0Yes (X)
MASSAH SMITH
Trustee14.0014.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KfalseTotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
All Other Contributions$76,890AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$76,890TotalContributionsAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$76,890TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$53,543TotalAmt
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$506TotalAmt
Fundraising$506FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$2,613TotalAmt
Program Services$1,863ProgramServicesAmt
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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Fundraising$506FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$3,993BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$3,993BOYAmt
EOY$24,221EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

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BOY$3,993BOYAmt
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Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$18,312EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,993BOYAmt
EOY$24,221EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,993BOYAmt
EOY$24,221EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$20,228ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$90,266CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$72,661CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$60,801CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$53,495CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Total$354,113TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$72,661CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$60,801CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$53,495CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$76,890CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$354,113TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$25,913CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,790CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,913CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,250CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$85,267TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$37,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$78,500TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$25,913CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,790CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$26,913CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$42,250CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$163,767TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$190,346PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$72,661CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$60,801CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$53,495CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$76,890CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$354,113TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.53753PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.65000PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedfalseGrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionOtherRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedGrant to Children's HomeTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$53,543RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent$53,543SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$53,543TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionOtherRegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantOperate children's homePurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$39,407CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementTransfer of fundsMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Non Cash Assistance$1,136NonCashAssistanceAmt
Description Of Non Cash AsstSuppliesDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt
Valuation Method UsedCostValuationMethodUsedDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of AssistancePostsecondary educationTypeOfAssistanceTxt
RegionOtherRegionTxt
Recipient13RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$13,000CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementTransfer of fundsMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
P1, Ln 2Prior to COVID, the trustee conducted an annual site visit.
P1, Ln 2Since COVID, monitoring has been limited to conference calls.
Part I Line 2Prior to COVID, an annual site visit.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III Line 2Grant for postsecondary education for graduates served by Sonnia House
Part VI Line 11bA draft 990 was reviewed by the Board
Part VI Line 19No documents available to the public.

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