TANZANIAN CHILDRENS FUND INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
TANZANIAN CHILDRENS FUND INC (EIN 74-3087284)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-10-13
IRS object ID
201922869349300202
Schema version
2018v3.1
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)
Return2019-10-13T10:14:43-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN042666565PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1John M Monticone CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15 High Street Suite 207AddressLine1Txt
CityMedfordCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02155ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN743087284EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE TANZANIAN CHILDRENS FUND INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlTANZBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6179133763PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12 GARDEN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02138ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonR Todd CronanPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6179133763PhoneNum
Signature2019-10-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJohn MonticonePreparerPersonNm
PTINP01257043PTIN
Phone7813950024PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address98.217.9.124IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-10-12IPDt
IP Tm13:18:01IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-01-14 16:20:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerR TODD CRONANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19 WATERHOUSE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02138ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,827,967GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.tanzanianchildrensfund.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2003FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe Tanzanian Children's Fund provides support for the Rift Valley Children's Village which provides a permanent home for 97 children in the Karatu District of Tanzania, as well as additional community-based programs to improve the lives of children and their families.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body12VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent10VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee5TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,884,778PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,431,960CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$80,366PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$60,930CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$256,256PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$76,031CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,433PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$6,637CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,222,833PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,575,558CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,189,962PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,293,653CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$226,230PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$167,755CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$234,813PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$223,452CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,651,005PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,803,963CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$571,828PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$771,595CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,325,086TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$4,833,396TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$8,930TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$14,349TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,316,156NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,819,047NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionThe Tanzanian Children's Fund provides support for the Rift Valley Children's Village (RVCV) which provides a permanent home for 97 children in the Karatu District of Tanzania, as well as additional community-based programs to improve the lives of children and their families.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,517,294ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,293,653GrantAmt
Revenue$63,274RevenueAmt
DescThe Tanzanian Children's Fund provides direct support to Rift Valley Children's Fund (RVCF) in Oldeani, Tanzania, whose primary objective is to support marginalized children living at the Rift Valley Children's Village (RVCV) in the Karatu District of Tanzania. To this end, the Rift Valley Children's Village serves as a permanent home to 97 children, in addition to providing support to 14 Kids Living with Relatives. RVCF also runs community-based programs designed to raise the standard of living for the entire community and create a healthy and nurturing environment for all children to grow up in. These programs include partnerships with the local primary and secondary school (476 and 371 students respectively), a microfinance program serving 620 active clients, and a community rural health clinic.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$1,517,294TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document12IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee5EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members12GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member10IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonR TODD CRONANPersonNm
Phone6179133763PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12 GARDENS STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
INDIA HOWELL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR70.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$80,000$0$0
R TODD CRONAN
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SALLIE BEAR
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES SCHUBAUER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARGARET BACON
DEVELOPMENT CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT ROSSER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER LEON MMASSY
TANZANIAN MANAGING DIRECTO2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JODY DRAKE
BOARD CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA HAYES
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELEANOR DOAR
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM GRAY
ALUMNI TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIRSTEN HEINEMANN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$80,000TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$81,759FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$2,350,201AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$83,949NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,431,960TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescVolunteer Admin. FeesDesc
Business561000BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$60,930TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$60,930RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$60,930TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$73,088TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$73,088ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$248,642SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$245,699SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,943SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,943TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,943ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$9,900FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$81,759ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$5,607FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,293TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4,293ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$3,447GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$1,103CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,344TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,344RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,575,558TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$63,274RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$80,324ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,293,653TotalAmt
Program Services$1,293,653ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$80,000TotalAmt
Program Services$56,000ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$24,000FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$185,375TotalAmt
Program Services$46,385ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,830ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$79,160FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,920TotalAmt
Program Services$2,277ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,334ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,309FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,563TotalAmt
Program Services$5,986ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,508ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,069FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,375TotalAmt
Management And General$8,375ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,264TotalAmt
Management And General$10,107ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,157FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,111TotalAmt
Program Services$3,858ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,699ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,554FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,102TotalAmt
Program Services$75ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,027ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,558TotalAmt
Program Services$26,538ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$21,020FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,978TotalAmt
Fundraising$10,978FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,971TotalAmt
Program Services$14,347ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,504ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$120FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Sub-Contractors$62,666$60,457$2,209
Printing$15,547$12,194$3,353
Bank and credit card fe$14,229$1,081$13,148
Supplies, including shi$9,717$5,813$3,904

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,934TotalAmt
Program Services$1,905ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,029ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,803,963TotalAmt
Program Services$1,517,294ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$118,914ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$167,755FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$979,331BOYAmt
EOY$1,307,723EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,667BOYAmt
EOY$95,983EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$4,007LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$4,007LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,360,893BOYAmt
EOY$1,204,002EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,931,970BOYAmt
EOY$2,225,463EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$225BOYAmt
EOY$225EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,325,086BOYAmt
EOY$4,833,396EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,930BOYAmt
EOY$14,349EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,930BOYAmt
EOY$14,349EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,255,087BOYAmt
EOY$4,752,836EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,069BOYAmt
EOY$66,211EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,316,156BOYAmt
EOY$4,819,047EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,325,086BOYAmt
EOY$4,833,396EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$771,595ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$268,704NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,411,161CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,983,854CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,077,870CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,884,778CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,431,960CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,789,623TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,411,161CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,983,854CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,077,870CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,884,778CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,431,960CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,789,623TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$416,166SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$9,373,457PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$21,772CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$54,369CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$23,480CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$57,409CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$73,088CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$230,118TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$10,019,741TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$10,669GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.93550PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.90960PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,395,664BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$613,458ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$192,159InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$239,451OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,577,512EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,371,156BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$838,461ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$379,492InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$193,445OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,395,664EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,667,310BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$712,652ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$225,021InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$233,827OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,371,156EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,596,596BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$632,214ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$29,739InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$531,761OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,667,310EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,441,630BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$372,981ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$218,015OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,596,596EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.98000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.02000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,007OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,007DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
ISHARES RUSSELL 1000$420,516F
VANGUARD DIVIDEND$360,848F
ISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETF$783,514F
ISHARES TR RUS MID CAP ETF$381,136F
ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 EFT$279,449F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$2,225,463TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,313,564TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$268,704NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$6,710OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$261,994RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,575,558RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,575,558TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,810,673TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$6,710OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$6,710ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,803,963ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,803,963TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:The board designated fund has the following intended use: Rainy Day Operating and/or Capital Costs: $ 1,440,329 - to help with operating and/or capital costs of TCF and the Rift Valley Children's Village, and to provide a back-up source of funds in the case of unanticipated funding needs. Long Term Investment Fund: $1,972,306 to help with operating and/or capital costs of the Tanzanian Children's Fund and the Rift Valley Children's Village, including costs of Oldeani Secondary School and other secondary education costs. The Lorinda de Roulet Scholarship Fund for Girls: $98,666 fund established by the Board of Directors to fund post-secondary scholarships. Boniface Children Fund: $14,902 Set up as a separate account for all monies donated by an individual donor for specific sponsorships. Gyetighi Operating Fund: $6,868 for the purchases of books and teaching materials. Oldeani Capital Fund: $34,442 - Restricted contributions from donor to help with the capital cost of the Oldeani Secondary School. Other Restricted Funds: $ 10,000 - Funds restricted by donor for the support role model initiatives.
Part X, Line 2:The Organization has evaluated the tax positions taken on returns for open years and those expected to be taken on returns for the year ended December 31, 2018. It is Management's belief that such tax positions are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. Accordingly, no liability for uncertain tax positions has been reflected in these financial statements. Returns for tax years beginning with those filed for the year ended December 31, 2015 are open to examination.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Cost of Fundraising events net of gross revenue 5,607. Cost of Microfinance Products disclosed net of gross revenue 1,103.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Cost of Fundraising events net of gross revenues 5,607. Cost of Microfinance Products disclosed net of gross revenue 1,103.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSub-Saharan African - AngolaRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedProgram ServicesTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedSupport for the RIFT Valley Children's Village, Karatu, TanzaniaSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$1,293,653RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,293,653SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,293,653TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSub-Saharan Africa - Angola,RegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantSupport for the Rift Valley Children's Village, in Karatu, TanzaniaPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$1,293,653CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWire transferMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSchedule F, Part I, Line 2: All monies granted to charitable organizations will be monitored through accepted accounting practices. No charitable organization will receive additional funding until a full and detailed reporting of previous grants has been received, reviewed and approved by the Foundation's Board of Directors to ensure that monies granted are used for the purposes that they are intended. In addition, the president and another member of the Board of Directors will conduct a field investigation to ensure that the funds donated by the Foundation to foreign charitable organizations are being used properly. The Executive Director, who is a board member of the organization, is also a member of the board of directors of Rift Valley Children's Fund. ;ListTotal 0ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Chicago EventEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$26,767GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$26,767CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$52OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2NY SinatraEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$18,054GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$18,054CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$48OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total12OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$46,838GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$36,938CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$9,900GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$5,507OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$91,659GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$81,759CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$9,900GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$5,607OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$5,607DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$4,293NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution20ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$83,949NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesMarket valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bA copy of the form 990 is given to the governing body for review prior to submittal of the return to the Internal Revenue Service
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe organization requires each new key employee, officer or director to review a copy of the "Policy on Conflicts of Interest and Disclosure of Certain Interests and to acknowledge in writing that he or she has done so. Additionally, each key employee, officer or director, annually complete a disclusure form identifying any relationships, positions or circumstances in which the employee is involved that he or she believes could contribute to a conflict of interest arising.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The Board of Directors establishes the compensation for the Officers or key employees that is within the range of organizations similar in size and scope to the Tanzanian Children's Fund.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19All organization's related documents are made available for public inspection upon request
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:This process has not changed since the prior year.
Business Transactions Involving Interested Persons:India Howell, Executive Director and board member and Peter Leon Mmassy, Board Member, of The Tanzanian Children's Fund, serve as members of the Rift Valley Children's Fund (RVCF) , who received grants for $1,293,653 from the organization during the year 2018. India and Peter's participation in the board of director of RVCF allows them to monitor the use of these grants.

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