2021-04-23T07:51:45-00:00 2020-06-30 Roy D Carson CPA LLC 776 Sonne Drive Annapolis MD 21401 990 2019-07-01 010905269 Vietnam Foundation VIET 2023342787 4001 Harrison Street NW Washington DC 20015 To-Anh Pham Treasurer 2021-04-23 true Roy D Carson CPA 4105735558 2021-04-23 X 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X Kien Pham Ste 1B 5th Fl 105 Ton Dat Tien St Phu My Hung Dist Seven HO CHI MINH CITY VM 0000 212935 false X www.vnfoundation.org X 2008 DC Conduct educational activities with the goal of improving the lives of the Vietnamese people. 3 3 0 0 235036 212295 0 411 640 0 235447 212935 119511 110824 0 79928 66379 0 210 23139 18002 222578 195205 12869 17730 281670 299269 0 281670 299269 X The Vietnam Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of the Vietnamese people through education by supporting educational training programs and integrating technology innovation. The Vietnam Foundation, working with the U.S. National Academies, brings the expertise of the U.S. academic community to assist Vietnam in the field of education. false false 106490 94603 Project See Again This project aims to restore sight to cataract patients in Vietnam. These are poor people who cannot afford 35 to pay for a cataract implant surgery. In fiscal year 2019-2020, we financially supported for 3,077 eye surgeries, each cost 35. 42029 3398 Open Educational Resource OER Program Our OER Program continues to be a resounding success. The number of unique users who contribute research and download materials at the website http//voer.edu.vn is 50,000 to 80,000 per day 25-100 increase compared to the year 2014. In peak period, this number can reach 100,000 users. To accommodate the rising crowd of users, we have been developing further user-needed functions for our Hanoi Spring software and maintaining strong hardware with 5 servers at our data center. We have been in collaboration with STEM Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Association in Vietnam and VEF Alumni to establish a support program of the teaching and learning of STEM for teachers and students from kindergarten to high school. 23657 11757 Programs for the Blind a Sun Flower College Scholarship--provides tuition scholarships to blind students for colleges and universities in Ho Chi Minh City. Supported 48 this year, most from poor families. Graduates are leading giving productive lives across Vietnam. b Laptops for Students To invest further in their education, we have awarded laptops to first-year students. This important tool helps the students in their study, research and outreach to the world. Our limited financial resources did not allow us to provide more laptops to the students, but now with the invention of the 360 Machine laptop without screens, we will be able to give every scholarship recipient a special laptop computer without a screen suitable for their needs. This year, 13 students were awarded the 360 Machines. 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For projects involved equipment purchase such as laptops for students or facilities such as computer room at school or library for the blind, we receive cost proposals and invoices. Part I Line 2 We require school grade reports from our scholarship recipients and whenever possible, we send our grants directly to the school institutions. During any fiscal year, we have regular contacts with our grantees to hear their progress and get update. For physical facilities, we perform inspection visits after completion and during operation to ensure that our funding is well used. Regarding the grant for cataract patients, our personnel attended and supervised all surgery process at the hospital. We met with doctors, nurses, and single patients to make sure the surgery mission was completed successfully. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Program Service Expenses 22,819, Grants and allocations 1,066, Revenue 0 US Graduate Fellowship Program 2020 is the fourth year VNF provides support and selection to top Vietnamese scholars to attend US universities. It stands on the strength of hundreds of young Vietnamese with master and doctoral degrees who have returned to Vietnam after they finish their graduate training under the Vietnam Education Foundation VEF. This new initiative mobilizes VEF fellows to help create the next generation of scientists and engineers for Vietnam. This initiative replicates the interview and selection process with the voluntary service from VEF Alumni and a network of leading American professors. The program offers a rigorous selection process to recommend the best candidates to US graduate schools. Our team of voluntary VEF Fellows is coaching the selectees on their graduate school applications. In final round, 16 students were accepted to top US graduate schools. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11a Document review Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 On request and on the website Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, and Conflict of Interest Policy Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Foreign exchange loss