GNU FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
GNU FOUNDATION (EIN 26-4479083)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-05-14
IRS object ID
201921359349310667
Schema version
2018v3.0
Source
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Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

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

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,875BOYAmt
EOY$70,572EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,875BOYAmt
EOY$70,572EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$28,697ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$0NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
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$49,850CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$69,819CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$96,662CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$92,241CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$146,319CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$454,891TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$49,850CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$69,819CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$96,662CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$92,241CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$146,319CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$454,891TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$454,891PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$454,891TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$0GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1701PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1701PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Sub-Saharan Africa00GrantmakingSeveral programs through grants to partner organizations in Sub-saharan Africa - Kenya. Programs range from funding micro-credit programs, education programs, family empowerment, funding a health clinic, general organizations support and overall leadership development. We partner with 8 different organizations in Kenya$88,599
Central America and the Caribbean00GrantmakingIn the Caribbean, Gnu Foundation has provided emergency relief in Guatemala after the volcano. In addition, we have supported social businesses that will provide employment opportunities and the assist them in becoming self-sufficient.$16,800
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Spent$105,399TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtDescription Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt
Sub-Saharan AfricaDISC - Donyo - Support Community based initiatives to help train the youth in rural Kenya for jobs and to support job creation in Donyo. Projects include computer based training, leadership development, drop in mentoring and tutoring.$23,334wire transfer$0Provide mentoring via phone, Skype - no $ value assigned.
Sub-Saharan AfricaMacheo Childrens clinic - Family Empowerment Program - this program provides assistance to community members in the form of job training, counseling microloans or other efforts that support the family unit - with the goal being to reunite children with their families and strengthen the family unit.$10,000Wire transfer$0
Sub-Saharan AfricaRays of Hope Clinic - a health clinic in the remote areas of Mount Kenya. The support of Rays of Hope is two fold - $15,000 for direct support of the health clinic and the balance in grants to catalyze social businesses that provide employment / income for the volunteers at the health clinic and to help them buy supplies. Grants for social businesses have included a cafe and place to sell milk as well as agricultural efforts.$26,000wire transfer$0
Sub-Saharan AfricaDandlion Africa - is an organization helping empower young women. the 2018 Grant from the Gnu Foundation was to establish a microloan program for their members.$5,134wire transfer$0
Sub-Saharan AfricaCredit Factory - the goal of this kenya project was to establish a social business that will catalyze a business in support of the community.$5,134wire transfer$0
Central America and the CaribbeanNew Life School of Jacob/Palma - this grant it to support a social business and microloan program that is an adjunt program for a school/orphanage in remote parts of Haiti. This grant is in support of agricultural businesses that will support both the participating families but the rest of the community as well.$13,800wire transfer$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org6Total501c3OrgCnt
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 ReferenceSchedule F, Part I, Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe organizations are well known to the Gnu foundation through personal connection and interaction and support from other NGOs. All grant requests are made via email to the Founder, James Sempere. Both Gnu Foundation and the Grantee organization sign a Memo of Understanding for how the funds will be used. Use is monitored vs. the expected use of funds.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bForm 990 is filled out by the Treasurer and reviewed by the President before Filing. After filing the 990 form is shared with any Board Member interested in receiving the document via request to either the Treasurer or the President.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19No governing documents were requested and thus were not provided.

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