BIRTHRIGHT AFRICA INCORPORATED: Form 990EZ, tax year 2017

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Organization
BIRTHRIGHT AFRICA INCORPORATED (EIN 47-4649952)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2019-02-06
IRS object ID
201900389349200210
Schema version
2017v2.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-02-06T08:08:30-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN474649952EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Birthright Africa IncorporatedBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlBIRTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6462614227PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line187-18 257th StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityFloral ParkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11001ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonWalla ElsheikhPersonNm
Person TitlePresident, DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone6462614227PhoneNum
Signature2019-02-06SignatureDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

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I Pv4 Address68.174.138.60IPv4AddressTxt
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Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Addresshttps://www.birthrightafrica.org/WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$39,984GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$38,609ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$1,107ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$0InvestmentIncomeAmt
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Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$268FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
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Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
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Total Revenue$39,984TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$0GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$0SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$4,545FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$433OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$20PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$34,793OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$39,791TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$193ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,397NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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BOY$0BOYAmt
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BOY$0BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeBirthright AFRICA inspires youth and young adults of African descent ages 13 - 30 to explore their cultural roots and legacy of innovation within the United States and select nations in Africa. Through travel and project-based learning in collaboration with our partners, we aim to instill pride, enhance confidence, and spark the creativity of our Scholars to fulfill their leadership and entrepreneurial aspirations.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

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Description Program Srvc AccomBirthright Africa successfully piloted the first cohort of 7 Scholars from the City University of New York (CUNY) who explored locally in NY, nationally in DC, and internationally in Ghana from June 16 - August 17. They were able to visit cultural sites, museum and universities as well as meet with innovative leaders and entrepreneurs to gain insight into historic and present day legacy of African descent. 100% of Scholars said the program experience was life-changing and felt they have more resources, clarity, and belief in themselves to pursue their career and life goals. The Scholars were able to share the impact of the program with the CUNY and Birthright Africa Community during a Legacy of Innovation Celebration in October.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$34,793ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Total Program Service Expenses$34,793TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Azza Elsheikh
Director0.01$0$0$0
Temi Ifafore-Calfee
Director, Treasurer0.25$0$0$0
Diallo Shabazz
Director, Chairperson1$0$0$0
Walla Elsheikh
Director, President20$0$0$0
Neha Chriss
Director, Secretary0.25$0$0$0
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
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Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonWalla ElsheikhPersonNm

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Phone6462614227PhoneNum
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Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

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Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,050CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,150CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$39,716CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$47,916TotalAmt

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Form And Line ReferenceForm 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationProgram expenses for travel and accommodations related to NY, DC, and Ghana explorationExplanationTxt

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

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ExplanationWe had a change of address and did not receive notification of 990 due. We only became aware once the 501(c)3 was revoked due to late filing and have been waiting for reinstatement which occurred December 2018.ExplanationTxt

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