2020-08-12T10:41:32-07:00 2019-12-31 Lane & Company CPAs 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Suite 4 Washington DC 20006 990 2019-01-01 330628775 FRANCISCAN FOUNDATION FOR THE HOLY LAND FRAN 2025266800 PO BOX 29086 Washington DC 200179086 TIMOTHY LYNAGH TREASURER 2025266800 2020-08-12 true ROBERT E LANE P01622353 2024636500 2020-08-12 X 208.82.213.4 2020-08-12 10:41:20 PD P 6C9B1A35775087DBDB8A6D25ECA509C7F6C27838 6C9B1A35775087DBDB8A6D25ECA509C7F6C27838 2019 2020-09-22 18:59:49Z TIMOTHY LYNAGH PO BOX 29086 WASHINGTON DC 200179086 4546006 false X www.ffhl.org X 1994 DE THE FRANCISCAN FOUNDATION FOR THE HOLY LAND WAS ESTABLISHED TO SAFEGUARD HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE CONTINUED PRESENCE OF THE CHRISTIAN MINORITY IN THE HOLY LAND. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES CHRISTIANS IN THE HOLY LAND WITH HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT. 18 17 3 30 0 0 2339182 3481297 0 123589 155357 0 2462771 3636654 1807643 2750210 0 82981 88432 0 206771 551706 610453 2442330 3449095 20441 187559 4939621 5499890 32517 65217 4907104 5434673 X THE FRANCISCAN FOUNDATION FOR THE HOLY LAND WAS ESTABLISHED TO SAFEGUARD HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE CONTINUED PRESENCE OF THE CHRISTIAN MINORITY IN THE HOLY LAND. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES CHRISTIANS IN THE HOLY LAND WITH HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT. false false 949374 880000 0 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - TO ASSIST CHRISTIANS IN THE HOLY LAND, FFHL PAYS THE COST OF A COLLEGE EDUCATION FOR SELECT CHRISTIAN STUDENTS WHO ARE ECONOMICALLY MARGINALIZED AND WHO MAINTAIN A "B" AVERAGE THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL. SCHOLARHSIPS ARE AVAILABLE TO ANY CHRISTIAN STUDENT APPLYING FOR A FOUR YEAR COLLEGE PROGRAM. SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ARE CHOSEN BY THE FFHL SCHOLARSHIP BOARD COMPRISED OF FOUR U.S.-BASED COLLEGE PROFESSORS. TUITION IS CONTINGENT UPON RECEIPT AND VALIDATION OF THE STUDENT'S ACCEPTANCE LETTER FROM THE UNIVERSITY. THE STUDENT BEGINS THEIR STUDIES IN THE FALL AND THE PAYMENT FOR THEIR SCHOOL TUITION COMMENCES. OVER 20 YEARS, THE FOUNDATION HAS DISBURSED $5,336,277 FOR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS, WITH 272 STUDENTS GRADUATING. OUT OF THE 272 GRADUATES, 90% ARE PROFESSIONALLY EMPLOYED, WITH 232 ADDITIONAL STUDENTS STILL ATTENDING COLLEGE IN 2019. SPONSOR A CHILD PROGRAM - SPONSORS PROVIDE $500 PER YEAR FOR SEVEN YEARS TO PAY THE TUITION OF A CHILD IN A LOW-INCOME FAMILY. IN 2019, OUR CHILD SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDED THE TUITION FOR 320 6TH TO 12TH GRADE ECONOMICALLY MARGINALIZED STUDENTS IN THE HOLY LAND WHO WOULD OTHERWISE NOT BE RECEIVING AN EDUCATION. SINCE 2004, WE HAVE PROVIDED $1,108,000 IN FUNDING FOR THEIR EDUCATION. 488977 465000 0 HUMANITARIAN - THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS A VARIETY OF HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS IN THE HOLY LAND INCLUDING THE BETHLEHEM BOYS' HOME, THE FRANCISCAN FAMILY CENTER, AND CHILDREN WITHOUT BORDERS. THE BETHLEHEM HOME WAS ESTABLISHED TO CARE FOR CHRISTIAN CHILDREN IN NEED BECAUSE OF SERIOUS SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND ECONOMIC PROBLEMS. THE HOME PROVIDES THESE CHILDREN (AGES 6-18) WITH A SAFE AND CARING ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEIR NEEDS ARE ADDRESSED BY PROFESSIONAL STAFF. THE FRANCISCAN FAMILY CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED IN BETHLEHEM IN 2004 TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING TO THOSE CHRISTIAN FAMILIES WHO HAVE SUFFERED TRAUMA FROM THE CONFLICT IN BETHLEHEM. THE CENTER ALSO SPONSORS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS. CHILDREN WITHOUT BORDERS UTILIZES THE PRACTICE AND TRAINING OF SOCCER TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN YOUTH OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. THIS PROGRAM OFFERS HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN AN ENVIRONMENT OF PEACE, LIBERTY, AND COOPERATION THROUGH THE FUN AND FELLOWSHIP OF ATHLETICS. 157735 150000 0 HOUSING - FAMILIES ARE PROVIDED HOUSING IN APARTMENTS THAT WERE CONSTRUCTED BEGINNING IN 2001. SINCE 2001, WE HAVE HOUSED 32 CHRISTIAN FAMILIES IN BETHLEHEM AT A COST OF $2,850,000. THIS SUBSIDIZED HOUSING HELPS ALLEVIATE THE ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES FACED BY CHRISTIAN FAMILIES IN THE HOLY LAND. 1322915 1255210 0 OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE AID TO SYRIAN REFUGEES, SUPPORTING THE RESTORATION OF THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS SUPPORT FOR CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES IN ISRAEL AND THE WEST BANK. 1322915 1255210 0 2919001 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 5 0 true 3 true false true IS false false false true true false false false false false false X 18 17 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X THE FOUNDATION 2025266800 1400 QUINCY ST NE WASHINGTON DC 20017 EUGENE J ALFONSI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAYMOND ARROYO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY ASSAF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOYCE KS BABIAK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES M CORNELIUS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES N CORRIGAN JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BISHOP FRANK DEWANE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARDINAL TIMOTHY M DOLAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH CORNELIUS DONNELLY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM HARTNETT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 P JEWEL NACKARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BISHOP THOMAS J PAPROCKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN STANZEL DIRECTOR (END JAN. 2019) 1.00 X 0 0 0 VERY REV FRANCESCO PATTON OFM CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 REV PETER VASKO OFM PRESIDENT 20.00 X X 0 0 0 DENISE SCALZO SFO VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY LYNAGH TREASURER 21.00 X X 28621 0 0 KAREN CARROLL SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MOST REV CHRISTOPHE PIERRE SPECIAL ADVISOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 28621 0 0 false false false DELAURO & ASSOCIATES 340 OXFORD ST 3337 CHULA VISTA CA 91911 PUBLIC RELATIONS 161727 1 3481297 10236 3481297 50501 0 50501 1014208 909352 104856 104856 0 0 104856 3636654 0 0 155357 2750210 2750210 28621 0 28621 0 54713 24000 30713 0 5098 0 5098 0 88714 0 88714 0 25660 0 25660 0 235687 109375 42352 83960 42116 0 35382 6734 41887 21338 0 20549 106353 10825 0 95528 BAD DEBTS EXPENSE 66783 0 66783 0 GIFTS FOR BENEFACTORS 3253 3253 0 0 3449095 2919001 323323 206771 2073326 1434699 371845 343357 73 23135 11118 2471242 3710716 4939621 5499890 32517 65217 32517 65217 X 2405801 3454210 2501303 1980463 4907104 5434673 4939621 5499890 187559 340010 X false true X true false X 0 2612856 2827800 2722234 2339182 3481297 13983369 0 0 2612856 2827800 2722234 2339182 3481297 13983369 3648110 10335259 33634 22501 31363 45373 50501 183372 0 0 14166741 0.72950 0.72850 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X 3951004 340010 340010 3610994 25660 25660 3636654 3423435 3423435 25660 25660 3449095 Pt X, Line 2 THE FOUNDATION PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. Pt XI, Line 2d INVESTMENT FEES NETTED AGAINST INVESTMENT REVENUE ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Pt XII, Line 4b INVESTMENT FEES NETTED AGAINST INVESTMENT REVENUE ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. true Middle East 1 2 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE SCH. F PG 5 2750210 1 2 1 2 2750210 2750210 Middle East EDUCATIONAL AID 880000 WIRE Middle East CHURCH MAINTENANCE 1255210 WIRE Middle East HUMANITARIAN AID 465000 WIRE Middle East HOUSING AID 150000 WIRE 4 false false false false false false Pt I Line 2 THE AMOUNT OF GRANTS AWARDED IS ULTIMATELY CONTROLLED BY THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE FRANCISCAN FOUNDATION FOR THE HOLY LAND (FFHL) IN WASHINGTON, DC. THEY MAINTAIN ACCURATE AND COMPUTERIZED RECORDS OF ALL FUNDING GOING TO THE CUSTODIA DI TERRA SANTA, A ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS INSTITUTE. FFHL HAS SPECIFIC HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF EDUCATION, HOUSING AND AID FOR CHRISTIANS IN ISRAEL OR THE HOLY LAND. ALL FUNDING COMING TO THE HOLY LAND IS MONITORED BY FFHL. Other PAGE 1, LINE 3, COLUMN E: PROGRAM SERVICES CONSIST OF PROVIDING CHRISTIANS IN THE HOLY LAND WITH COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS, HOUSING, TUITION AND BOOKS FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN AND OTHER HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT. Pt VI, Line 11b THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE FULL BOARD AND THE CPA WHO PREPARED THE FORM PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. Pt VI, Line 12c EACH OFFICER AND DIRECTOR IS REQUIRED TO PROMPTLY DISCLOSE ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL OR MATERIAL INTEREST WHICH HE OR SHE HAS OR REASONABLY EXPECTS TO HAVE IN ANY PROPOSED OR EXISTING AGREEMENT WITH THE FOUNDATION PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY NEGOTIATIONS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH MATTER. A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED UNDER THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY SHALL BE DISCLOSED IN WRITING TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OR THE PRESIDENT. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER SHALL ACKNOWLEDGE HIS OR HER FAMILIARITY WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND SHALL DISCLOSE IN WRITING TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OR PRESIDENT ANY EXISTING FINANCIAL, GRANT-MAKING OR OTHER MATERIAL INTEREST SUBJECT TO THIS POLICY BY COMPLETING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Pt VI, Line 15a THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL OF THE ORGANIZATION IS A VOLUNTEER AND NOT COMPENSATED. Pt VI, Line 15b THE PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANIZATION REVIEW THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS. Pt VI, Line 19 ALL ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE AID TO SYRIAN REFUGEES, 1322915. 1255210. 0.