RAFIKI FOUNDATION INCORPORATED: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
RAFIKI FOUNDATION INCORPORATED (EIN 74-2477089)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-08-05
IRS object ID
201942179349300589
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Activity Or MissionTO HELP AFRICANS KNOW GOD AND TO HELP THEM RAISE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING WITH EXCELLENCE AND INTEGRITY. RAFIKI IS A CHRISTIAN, INTERDENOMINATIONAL MISSION ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED STATES. THE FOUNDATION OPERATES ONE RAFIKI TRAINING VILLAGE IN EACH OF TEN AFRICAN COUNTRIES. RAFIKI'S MISSION:TRAINING AFRICANS TO TRANSFORM AFRICA FOR CHRIST. RAFIKI'S VISION: EQUIPPING A MULITITUDE OF AFRICANS TO BRING EDUCATIONAL, BIBLICAL, AND ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION TO THEIR CONTINENT. RAFIKI'S STRATEGY: RAFIKI HAS ESTABLISHED ONE MODEL RAFIKI TRAINING VILLAGE IN EACH OF THE TEN AFRICAN COUNTRIES WHERE ORPHANS ARE CARED FOR AND EDUCATED WITH CHRISTIAN, CLASSICAL CURRICULUM, LEADING TO A VOCATION OR COLLEGE. IN ADDITION, EACH VILLAGE HAS A PREK-12 CHRISTIAN CLASSICAL SCHOOL FOR THE ORPHANS AND DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN FROM THE COMMUNITY. PLUS SEVEN OF THE TEN RAFIKI VILLAGES CONTAIN A CHRISTIAN TEACHER'S COLLEGE PROVIDING TUTION FREE TEACHER TRAINING. LASTELY, RAFIKI PARTNERS WITH 23 AFRICAActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO HELP AFRICANS KNOW GOD AND TO HELP THEM RAISE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING WITH EXCELLENCE AND INTEGRITY. RAFIKI IS A CHRISTIAN, INTERDENOMINATIONAL MISSION ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED STATES. THE FOUNDATION OPERATES ONE RAFIKI TRAINING VILLAGE IN EACH OF TEN AFRICAN COUNTRIES. RAFIKI'S MISSION:TRAINING AFRICANS TO TRANSFORM AFRICA FOR CHRIST. RAFIKI'S VISION: EQUIPPING A MULITITUDE OF AFRICANS TO BRING EDUCATIONAL, BIBLICAL, AND ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION TO THEIR CONTINENT. RAFIKI'S STRATEGY: RAFIKI HAS ESTABLISHED ONE MODEL RAFIKI TRAINING VILLAGE IN EACH OF THE TEN AFRICAN COUNTRIES WHERE ORPHANS ARE CARED FOR AND EDUCATED WITH CHRISTIAN, CLASSICAL CURRICULUM, LEADING TO A VOCATION OR COLLEGE. IN ADDITION, EACH VILLAGE HAS A PREK-12 CHRISTIAN CLASSICAL SCHOOL FOR THE ORPHANS AND DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN FROM THE COMMUNITY. PLUS SEVEN OF THE TEN RAFIKI VILLAGES CONTAIN A CHRISTIAN TEACHER'S COLLEGE PROVIDING TUTION FREE TEACHER TRAINING. LASTELY, RAFIKI PARTNERS WITH 23 AFRICAMissionDesc
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$8,521,986ExpenseAmt
DescRAFIKI HAS BEEN SERVING IN AFRICA OVER 30 YEARS AND IS HELPING AFRICANS TO KNOW GOD AND RAISE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING THROUGH BIBLE STUDY AND EDUCATION WITH EXCELLENCE AND INTEGRITY. THIS WORK IS OVERSEEN BY THE STAFF AT THE RAFIKI HOME OFFICE IN EUSTIS, FLORIDA AND THE 46 MISSIONARIES OUT IN THE FIELD IN AFRICA. RAFIKI OPERATES IN TEN AFRICAN COUNTRIES AND HAS BUILT A RAFIKI TRAINING VILLAGE IN EACH OF THE TEN COUNTRIES. EACH VILLAGE CONSISTS OF ANYWHERE FROM 20 TO 30 BUILDINGS. RAFIKI HAS FIVE PROGRAMS: 1. EDUCATION 2. ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE 3. CHILDCARE (ORPHAN CARE) 4. BIBLE STUDY 5. WIDOWS CLASSICAL SCHOOLS - ONE K-12 SCHOOL AT EACH OF ITS TEN VILLAGES. THESE SCHOOLS PROVIDE A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION FOR BOTH RESIDENT CHILDREN AND DAY STUDENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY. THE RAFIKI SCHOOLS CURRENTLY EDUCATE MORE THAN 2,345 STUDENTS - WHICH INCLUDES THE 787 ORPHANS LIVING AT THE RAFIKI VILLAGES AND OVER 1,600 IMPOVERISHED DAY STUDENTS FROM THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THE CHILDREN ARE TAUGHT USING RAFIKI'S CHRISTIAN CLASSICAL CURRICULUM WHICH HAS BEEN DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR AFRICA. THIS CURRICULUM PROVIDES BOTH TEXTBOOKS AND LESSON PLANS AND HAS BEEN WRITTEN TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INCORPORATING AFRICAN NATIONAL SYLLABUS REQUIREMENTS. ALL COURSES ARE WRITTEN FROM A BIBLICAL WORLD-VIEW AND ARE CULTURALLY RELEVANT TO AFRICA. THE SCHOOLS NOT ONLY PROVIDE A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION IN CORE COURSES IN MATHEMATICS, LANGUAGE ARTS, AND SCIENCES, BUT ALSO IN ATHLETICS, ART, MUSIC, AND VOCATIONAL COURSES. STUDENTS GRADUATE WITH A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION, CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, AND TOOLS FOR LIFELONG LEARNING. THE ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE PROGRAM (CURRENTLY OPERATING IN 7 OF RAFIKI'S 10 COUNTRIES AND HAS OVER 220 STUDENTS) IS THE CAPSTONE OF RAFIKI'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, PROVIDING POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FOR ADULTS IN TEACHER TRAINING, BUSINESS, MUSIC, AND ART. THE FIRST PART OF THIS PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED IN 2013 AND IS TRAINING FUTURE EDUCATORS FOR AFRICAN CHURCH SCHOOLS THROUGH THE RAFIKI INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL EDUCATION. THIS THREE-YEAR COURSE IS PROGRAMMED LEARNING ON A COMPUTER WITH A COMBINATION OF LECTURE, DISCUSSION, COMPUTER-BASED, AND PRACTICUMS AT RAFIKI'S K-12 SCHOOL. STUDENTS RECEIVE COURSES IN COMPUTER, KEYBOARD, CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, RECORD-KEEPING, ART, MUSIC, ENGLISH, MATH, SCIENCE, AND WORLD HISTORY. WITH UNEMPLOYMENT RUNNING AS HIGH AS 70% IN THESE TEN COUNTRIES, AND WITH THE GREAT NEED FOR BETTER EDUCATION, THIS PROGRAM WILL SUPPLY TWO MAJOR NEEDS: JOBS AND QUALITY SCHOOLS FOR RAFIKI'S AFRICAN CHURCH PARTNERS. THE PARTICIPANTS WILL NOT ONLY BE EDUCATED THROUGH THE CLASSROOM MATERIALS BUT WILL ALSO PARTICIPATE IN A PRACTICUM AT RAFIKI'S SCHOOL. UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, THEY RECEIVE A COMPLETE SET OF RAFIKI'S CURRICULUM AND BIBLE STUDY TO USE IN ONE OF RAFIKI'S AFRICAN PARTNER CHURCH SCHOOLS. THE CHILDCARE PROGRAM PROVIDES A PERMANENT HOME FOR ORPHANS WITHIN EACH OF THE TEN RAFIKI VILLAGES. EACH VILLAGE IS EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE COMPLETE CARE FOR UP TO 100 CHILDREN, INCLUDING HOUSING, CLOTHING, MEALS, EDUCATION, RECREATION, AND MEDICAL CARE. AT DECEMBER 2018, RAFIKI IS HOME TO A TOTAL OF 787 CHILDREN, RANGING IN AGE FROM THREE TO TWENTY-ONE, WHO LIVE AT THE TEN VILLAGES. THESE CHILDREN ARE RAISED IN A FAMILY-LIKE SETTING WITH TEN CHILDREN LIVING IN A COTTAGE WITH A TRAINED AFRICAN WOMAN WHO SERVES AS THEIR MOTHER. THE RAFIKI MOTHERS ARE TRAINED AND SUPERVISED BY A QUALIFIED CHILDCARE ADMINISTRATOR (A MISSIONARY) WHO OVERSEES THEIR WORK. RAFIKI PROVIDES A CHRISTIAN CLASSICAL EDUCATION TO THESE CHILDREN FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRADE 12. WHEN THE CHILDREN GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, THEY ARE ENROLLED IN COLLEGE OR VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS SO THAT THEY CAN LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AND BECOME GODLY CONTRIBUTORS IN THEIR HOME COUNTRIES. THE RAFIKI WIDOWS' PROGRAM HAS HELPED HUNDREDS, EVEN THOUSANDS OF POOR WOMEN IN ALL TEN OF RAFIKI'S TEN COUNTRIES. WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL AFRICAN PARTNER DENOMINATIONS, RAFIKI PROVIDES DESIGN GUIDANCE AND QUALITY STANDARDS FOR HANDCRAFTS WHICH ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF CRAFTS PRODUCED IN THEIR LOCAL ECONOMY. RAFIKI MARKETS THESE PRODUCTS IN THE U.S. TO SUPPORT THE WOMEN AND COVER THE COST OF SHIPPING AND MARKETING. THE RAFIKI BIBLE STUDY PROGRAM PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE BIBLE STUDY (553 WEEKS OF LESSONS COVERING ALL SIXTY-SIX BOOKS OF THE BIBLE), PRIMARILY FOR RAFIKI'S K-12 SCHOOLS AND PARTNER CHURCH SCHOOLS. THE BIBLE STUDY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY THEOLOGIANS IN THE U.S. AND AFRICA AND IS WRITTEN AT VARIOUS AGE-COMPREHENSION LEVELS BY INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCED IN TEACHING CHILDREN. THIS MATERIAL IS BEING USED BY ALL PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS IN RAFIKI'S CHILDCARE, EDUCATION, WIDOWS, AND ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE PROGRAMS. FINANCIAL NOTES: RAFIKI IS A MEMBER OF THE ECFA AND MAINTAINS HIGH STANDARDS IN TERMS OF MANAGING ITS FINANCIAL RESOURCES. RAFIKI'S FUNDRAISING DEPENDS HEAVILY UPON PRAYER. IN ADDITION TO BIBLE STUDY AND PRAYER EACH DAY AT ALL RAFIKI VILLAGES IN AFRICA, THE RAFIKI STAFF MEMBERS AT THE RAFIKI HOME OFFICE IN EUSTIS, FL START EACH WORKDAY WITH PRAYER AND BIBLE STUDY. THERE ARE CURRENTLY ABOUT 100 RAFIKI PRAYER GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD PRAYING REGULARLY FOR THE WORK OF RAFIKI.Desc
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SUSAN CRAWFORD
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MAYHOWARD JOHNSTON
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JACK PREUS
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DENNIS JOHNSON
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TOM SHOQUIST
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JOHN CHUNN
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TIM HOKE
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CARLA NORTHINGTON
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Travel TravelGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,216BOYAmt
EOY$3,801EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$173,693BOYAmt
EOY$142,733EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$76,703BOYAmt
EOY$110,557EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$35,348,774LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$15,347,906LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,436,900BOYAmt
EOY$20,000,868EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$884,666BOYAmt
EOY$561,213EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,290BOYAmt
EOY$3,754EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$112,891BOYAmt
EOY$1,282,382EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,471,479BOYAmt
EOY$23,642,198EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,649BOYAmt
EOY$146,092EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,649BOYAmt
EOY$146,092EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,865,012BOYAmt
EOY$20,681,428EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,525,818BOYAmt
EOY$2,814,678EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,390,830BOYAmt
EOY$23,496,106EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,471,479BOYAmt
EOY$23,642,198EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$829,555ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$65,169NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

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$8,925,673CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,909,973CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,011,354CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,880,588CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,544,803CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$42,272,391TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,925,673CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,909,973CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,011,354CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,880,588CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,544,803CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$42,272,391TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,273,788SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$35,998,603PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$78,949CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$40,262CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,827CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,668CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$30,818CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$164,524TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$122,375CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$128,342CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$132,583CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$383,300TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$42,820,215TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.84070PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.79870PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, LINE 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSALES 250,717ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,021,373OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,021,373BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$32,052,279OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,268,498DepreciationAmt
Book Value$17,783,781BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,200,235OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,040,194DepreciationAmt
Book Value$160,041BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$74,887OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$39,214DepreciationAmt
Book Value$35,673BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$20,000,868TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESSDesc
Book Value$1,282,382BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,282,382TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,405,410TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$65,169NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$65,169RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,470,579RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,470,579TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,300,134TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$9,300,134ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$9,300,134TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedfalseGrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (7 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA1046PROGRAM SERVICESCHILDREN'S CENTERS$3,156,731
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAPROGRAM SERVICESMEDICAL CENTERS OPS$41,571
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAPROGRAM SERVICESOUTREACH$611,807
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAPROGRAM SERVICESPROJECTS$25,489
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAPROGRAM SERVICESRICE PROGRAM$226,699
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAPROGRAM SERVICESEDUCATION$368,343
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAPROGRAM SERVICESMINI-MISSIONS$295,323
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices10SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees46SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office10TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee46TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$4,725,963SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$4,725,963TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 3,156,731 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 41,571 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 611,807 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 25,489 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 226,699 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 368,343 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 295,323 0ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTO HELP AFRICANS KNOW GOD AND TO HELP THEM RAISE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING WITH EXCELLENCE AND INTEGRITY. RAFIKI IS A CHRISTIAN, INTERDENOMINATIONAL MISSION ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED STATES. THE FOUNDATION OPERATES ONE RAFIKI TRAINING VILLAGE IN EACH OF TEN AFRICAN COUNTRIES. RAFIKI'S MISSION:TRAINING AFRICANS TO TRANSFORM AFRICA FOR CHRIST. RAFIKI'S VISION: EQUIPPING A MULITITUDE OF AFRICANS TO BRING EDUCATIONAL, BIBLICAL, AND ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION TO THEIR CONTINENT. RAFIKI'S STRATEGY: RAFIKI HAS ESTABLISHED ONE MODEL RAFIKI TRAINING VILLAGE IN EACH OF THE TEN AFRICAN COUNTRIES WHERE ORPHANS ARE CARED FOR AND EDUCATED WITH CHRISTIAN, CLASSICAL CURRICULUM, LEADING TO A VOCATION OR COLLEGE. IN ADDITION, EACH VILLAGE HAS A PREK-12 CHRISTIAN CLASSICAL SCHOOL FOR THE ORPHANS AND DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN FROM THE COMMUNITY. PLUS SEVEN OF THE TEN RAFIKI VILLAGES CONTAIN A CHRISTIAN TEACHER'S COLLEGE PROVIDING TUTION FREE TEACHER TRAINING. LASTELY, RAFIKI PARTNERS WITH 23 AFRICAN DENOMINATIONS HELPING THEM PROVIDE ECONOMIC RELIEF TO THEIR POOR WOMEN AND WIDOWS BY MARKETING HANDCRAFTS IN THE USA. ALL PARTICIPANTS WITHIN THE VILLEGE AND WIDOWS PROGRAMS STUDY THE BIBLE. RAFIKI'S WORK IS LOCATED IN ETHIOPIA, GHANA, KENYA, LIBERIA, MALAWI, NIGERIA, TANZANIA, UGANDA, AND ZAMBIA. THESE COUNTRIES HAVE INVITED RAFIKI TO COME TO THE COUNTRIES AND HAVE OFFICIALLY REGISTERED THE FOUNDATION AS AN NGO. EACH VILLAGE HAS A MINIMUM OF SEVEN COTTAGES, FOUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS, A DINING HALL, FOUR MISSIONARY RESIDENCES, THE ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE COMPLEX (THREE BUILDINGS), AND GUEST HOUSE FOR A TOTAL OF TWENTY BUILDINGS MINIMUM. EACH VILLAGE IS BUILT ON APPROXIMATELY FIFTY ACRES AND HAS A GARDEN, PLAYING FIELD, PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, AND STORAGE BUILDINGS. THE VILLAGES ARE SELF-SUFFICIENT WITH THEIR OWN GENERATORS AND BORE-HOLE WATER SUPPLY.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4ARAFIKI HAS BEEN SERVING IN AFRICA OVER 30 YEARS AND IS HELPING AFRICANS TO KNOW GOD AND RAISE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING THROUGH BIBLE STUDY AND EDUCATION WITH EXCELLENCE AND INTEGRITY. THIS WORK IS OVERSEEN BY THE STAFF AT THE RAFIKI HOME OFFICE IN EUSTIS, FLORIDA AND THE 46 MISSIONARIES OUT IN THE FIELD IN AFRICA. RAFIKI OPERATES IN TEN AFRICAN COUNTRIES AND HAS BUILT A RAFIKI TRAINING VILLAGE IN EACH OF THE TEN COUNTRIES. EACH VILLAGE CONSISTS OF ANYWHERE FROM 20 TO 30 BUILDINGS. RAFIKI HAS FIVE PROGRAMS: 1. EDUCATION 2. ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE 3. CHILDCARE (ORPHAN CARE) 4. BIBLE STUDY 5. WIDOWS CLASSICAL SCHOOLS - ONE K-12 SCHOOL AT EACH OF ITS TEN VILLAGES. THESE SCHOOLS PROVIDE A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION FOR BOTH RESIDENT CHILDREN AND DAY STUDENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY. THE RAFIKI SCHOOLS CURRENTLY EDUCATE MORE THAN 2,345 STUDENTS - WHICH INCLUDES THE 787 ORPHANS LIVING AT THE RAFIKI VILLAGES AND OVER 1,600 IMPOVERISHED DAY STUDENTS FROM THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THE CHILDREN ARE TAUGHT USING RAFIKI'S CHRISTIAN CLASSICAL CURRICULUM WHICH HAS BEEN DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR AFRICA. THIS CURRICULUM PROVIDES BOTH TEXTBOOKS AND LESSON PLANS AND HAS BEEN WRITTEN TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INCORPORATING AFRICAN NATIONAL SYLLABUS REQUIREMENTS. ALL COURSES ARE WRITTEN FROM A BIBLICAL WORLD-VIEW AND ARE CULTURALLY RELEVANT TO AFRICA. THE SCHOOLS NOT ONLY PROVIDE A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION IN CORE COURSES IN MATHEMATICS, LANGUAGE ARTS, AND SCIENCES, BUT ALSO IN ATHLETICS, ART, MUSIC, AND VOCATIONAL COURSES. STUDENTS GRADUATE WITH A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION, CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, AND TOOLS FOR LIFELONG LEARNING. THE ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE PROGRAM (CURRENTLY OPERATING IN 7 OF RAFIKI'S 10 COUNTRIES AND HAS OVER 220 STUDENTS) IS THE CAPSTONE OF RAFIKI'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, PROVIDING POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FOR ADULTS IN TEACHER TRAINING, BUSINESS, MUSIC, AND ART. THE FIRST PART OF THIS PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED IN 2013 AND IS TRAINING FUTURE EDUCATORS FOR AFRICAN CHURCH SCHOOLS THROUGH THE RAFIKI INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL EDUCATION. THIS THREE-YEAR COURSE IS PROGRAMMED LEARNING ON A COMPUTER WITH A COMBINATION OF LECTURE, DISCUSSION, COMPUTER-BASED, AND PRACTICUMS AT RAFIKI'S K-12 SCHOOL. STUDENTS RECEIVE COURSES IN COMPUTER, KEYBOARD, CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, RECORD-KEEPING, ART, MUSIC, ENGLISH, MATH, SCIENCE, AND WORLD HISTORY. WITH UNEMPLOYMENT RUNNING AS HIGH AS 70% IN THESE TEN COUNTRIES, AND WITH THE GREAT NEED FOR BETTER EDUCATION, THIS PROGRAM WILL SUPPLY TWO MAJOR NEEDS: JOBS AND QUALITY SCHOOLS FOR RAFIKI'S AFRICAN CHURCH PARTNERS. THE PARTICIPANTS WILL NOT ONLY BE EDUCATED THROUGH THE CLASSROOM MATERIALS BUT WILL ALSO PARTICIPATE IN A PRACTICUM AT RAFIKI'S SCHOOL. UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, THEY RECEIVE A COMPLETE SET OF RAFIKI'S CURRICULUM AND BIBLE STUDY TO USE IN ONE OF RAFIKI'S AFRICAN PARTNER CHURCH SCHOOLS. THE CHILDCARE PROGRAM PROVIDES A PERMANENT HOME FOR ORPHANS WITHIN EACH OF THE TEN RAFIKI VILLAGES. EACH VILLAGE IS EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE COMPLETE CARE FOR UP TO 100 CHILDREN, INCLUDING HOUSING, CLOTHING, MEALS, EDUCATION, RECREATION, AND MEDICAL CARE. AT DECEMBER 2018, RAFIKI IS HOME TO A TOTAL OF 787 CHILDREN, RANGING IN AGE FROM THREE TO TWENTY-ONE, WHO LIVE AT THE TEN VILLAGES. THESE CHILDREN ARE RAISED IN A FAMILY-LIKE SETTING WITH TEN CHILDREN LIVING IN A COTTAGE WITH A TRAINED AFRICAN WOMAN WHO SERVES AS THEIR MOTHER. THE RAFIKI MOTHERS ARE TRAINED AND SUPERVISED BY A QUALIFIED CHILDCARE ADMINISTRATOR (A MISSIONARY) WHO OVERSEES THEIR WORK. RAFIKI PROVIDES A CHRISTIAN CLASSICAL EDUCATION TO THESE CHILDREN FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRADE 12. WHEN THE CHILDREN GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, THEY ARE ENROLLED IN COLLEGE OR VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS SO THAT THEY CAN LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AND BECOME GODLY CONTRIBUTORS IN THEIR HOME COUNTRIES. THE RAFIKI WIDOWS' PROGRAM HAS HELPED HUNDREDS, EVEN THOUSANDS OF POOR WOMEN IN ALL TEN OF RAFIKI'S TEN COUNTRIES. WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL AFRICAN PARTNER DENOMINATIONS, RAFIKI PROVIDES DESIGN GUIDANCE AND QUALITY STANDARDS FOR HANDCRAFTS WHICH ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF CRAFTS PRODUCED IN THEIR LOCAL ECONOMY. RAFIKI MARKETS THESE PRODUCTS IN THE U.S. TO SUPPORT THE WOMEN AND COVER THE COST OF SHIPPING AND MARKETING. THE RAFIKI BIBLE STUDY PROGRAM PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE BIBLE STUDY (553 WEEKS OF LESSONS COVERING ALL SIXTY-SIX BOOKS OF THE BIBLE), PRIMARILY FOR RAFIKI'S K-12 SCHOOLS AND PARTNER CHURCH SCHOOLS. THE BIBLE STUDY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY THEOLOGIANS IN THE U.S. AND AFRICA AND IS WRITTEN AT VARIOUS AGE-COMPREHENSION LEVELS BY INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCED IN TEACHING CHILDREN. THIS MATERIAL IS BEING USED BY ALL PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS IN RAFIKI'S CHILDCARE, EDUCATION, WIDOWS, AND ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE PROGRAMS. FINANCIAL NOTES: RAFIKI IS A MEMBER OF THE ECFA AND MAINTAINS HIGH STANDARDS IN TERMS OF MANAGING ITS FINANCIAL RESOURCES. RAFIKI'S FUNDRAISING DEPENDS HEAVILY UPON PRAYER. IN ADDITION TO BIBLE STUDY AND PRAYER EACH DAY AT ALL RAFIKI VILLAGES IN AFRICA, THE RAFIKI STAFF MEMBERS AT THE RAFIKI HOME OFFICE IN EUSTIS, FL START EACH WORKDAY WITH PRAYER AND BIBLE STUDY. THERE ARE CURRENTLY ABOUT 100 RAFIKI PRAYER GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD PRAYING REGULARLY FOR THE WORK OF RAFIKI.
FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4BETHIOPIA, GHANA, KENYA, LIBERIA, MALAWI, NIGERIA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA, ZAMBIA
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE BOARD COLLECTIVELY REVIEWS THE FORM 990 AND MAKES INQUIRY TO THEIR ACCOUNTANT REGARDING ANY QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTHE BOARD MEMBERS SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY EVERY YEAR. ANY NEW CONTRACTS OR PURCHASES ARE REVIEWED BY THE CEO & HEAD OF FINANCE. THUS ANY TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING BOARD MEMBERS AND POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATHE ORGANIZATION RESEARCHES AND REVIEWS EXECUTIVE AND KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION FOR OTHER COMPARABLE NOT-FOR-PROFITS, AND THE BOARD MAKES FINAL APPROVAL. COMPENSATION REASONABLENESS IS REVIEWED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BTHE ORGANIZATION USES THE SAME PROCESS AS LISTED ABOVE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS WELL AS FORM 990 WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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