FRIENDS OF BURKINA FASO INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2021

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Organization
FRIENDS OF BURKINA FASO INC (EIN 52-2070442)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-03-24
IRS object ID
202240909349200314
Schema version
2021v4.0
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)
Return2022-03-24T14:02:47-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN522070442EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1FRIENDS OF BURKINA FASO INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlFRIEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5302847414PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 395AddressLine1Txt
CityChesterCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP96020ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonSuzanne PlopperPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone5302847414PhoneNum
Signature2022-03-24SignatureDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

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Trusted Customer1TrustedCustomerCd
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Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

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$93,289GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$89,838ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
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Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
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Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$0OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$1,220PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$0OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$153,280TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$59,991ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$191,593NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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BOY$0BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeFriends of Burkina Faso is a non-profit charitable National Peace Corps Association-affiliated organization. It maintains a network of returned Peace Corps volunteers and friends of Burkina Faso; provides funding to support community-based projects in Burkina Faso; facilitates communication and information exchange; and educates others about the country and culture of Burkina FasoPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (6 entries)

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Postsecondary Education for Village Girls in Burkina Faso. Scholarships for secondary school graduates for training in midwifery, nursing and primary school teacher training; and university educations. Benefits 21 new students and 44 continuing students (from 2019 and 2020).$68,700Yes (X)$0
Construction of training center for young village women to learn weaving and sewing. Benefits 285 women immediately and hundreds more in the long term.$20,000Yes (X)$0
Humanitarian assistance grants to 3 local NGOs serving internally displaced persons, victims of jihadist terrorism in northern and eastern Burkina Faso. Included support for food purchase and distribution, well construction and training women in income generating crafts. Serves over 3,000 people for up to six months.$38,500Yes (X)$0
Assistance to farmers in three communes to improve the productivity of their crops through better farming techniques, seeds and fertilizers. Serves over 600 villagers.$10,400Yes (X)$0
Support for the construction of a primary school in a Fulani community. School will serve thousands of students over time.$10,000Yes (X)$0
Support for noon meals for village girls attending a secondary school in northern Burkina Faso. Serves 196 girls.$4,460Yes (X)$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$0TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Aaron Buchsbaum
President2$0$0$0
Faissal Ouedraogo
Vice President1$0$0$0
Leslie Berger
Secretary2$0$0$0
Suzanne Plopper
Treasurer5$0$0$0
Caroline Chambre Hammock
Projects Chair5$0$0$0
Etienne Yonly
Membership Chair1$0$0$0
Kristen Combs-Bicaba
Newsletter Chair3$0$0$0
Kristin Lavoie
Communications Chair3$0$0$0
Jennica Betsch
Technology Chair2$0$0$0
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Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonSuzanne PlopperPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
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Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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Total$674,330TotalAmt

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Total$539TotalAmt

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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

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Form And Line ReferenceForm 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAll grants were for community-based development projects in Burkina Faso; and to local organizations providing humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons (due to jihadist terrorism in the north and east of the country) until the Government of Burkina Faso and international humanitarian assistance organizations were able to provide resources to this population. Post secondary education for village girls $68,700; construction of training school for young village women to learn weaving and sewing $20,000; humanitarian assistance grants to 3 local NGOs serving internally displaced persons $38,500; assistance to farmers in 3 communes to improve productivity of their crops $10,400; support for construction of primary school in Fulani community $10,000; noon meals for village girls attending a secondary school in northern Burkina Faso $4,460.ExplanationTxt

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