2018-02-07T02:11:20-00:00 2017-06-30 Roy D Carson CPA LLC 776 Sonne Drive Annapolis MD 21401 990 2016-07-01 010905269 Vietnam Foundation VIET 2023342787 500 Fifth Street NW Washington DC 20001 H Ray Gamble Chairman 2018-02-07 true Roy D Carson 4105735558 2018-02-07 X 73.213.3.126 2018-02-07 19:08:14 ES P 874AF1093B10D3D5B52B1714806E7C910CC9CCF1 874AF1093B10D3D5B52B1714806E7C910CC9CCF1 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Kien Pham Ste 1B 5th Fl 105 Ton Dat Tien St Phu My Hung Dist Seven HO CHI MINH CITY VM 0000 300370 false X www.vnfoundation.org X 2008 DC Conduct educational activities with the goal of improving the lives of the Vietnamese people. 3 3 0 0 273206 300298 0 18 72 0 273224 300370 203401 107239 0 39329 92133 0 0 14955 25035 257685 224407 15539 75963 165080 244195 0 165080 244195 X The Vietnam Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of the Vietnamese people through education by supporting educational training programs and integrating technology innovation. The Vietnam Foundation, working with the U.S. National Academies, brings the expertise of the U.S. academic community to assist Vietnam in the field of education. true true 46973 24212 Programs for the Blind a Talking books Library--assistance to complete building of new community center in Ho Chi Minh City. b Sun Flower College Scholarship--provides tuition scholarships to blind students for colleges and universities in Ho Chi Minh City. Supported 46 this year, most from poor families. Graduates are leading giving productive lives across Vietnam. c Laptops for top scholars--in past years, have awarded about 20 laptops per year to our top scholarship performers. Now with invention of 360 Machine as explained below, we will be able to give every scholarship recipient a special laptop computer without a screen suitable for their needs. 23 awarded this year, with short course on how to use. d Lotus Scholarships for Blind Children--50 annual scholarships to blind children, many with multiple disabilities, in Ho Chi Minh City. e 360 Machine program--The 360 Machine is an innovative laptop without a screen, designed by us for blind users, at a cost of 50. Allows blind people in Vietnam and elsewhere to have easy access to the internet. 50721 Open Educational Resource OER Program Continues to be a resounding success. Unique users who contribute research and download materials at http//voer.edu.vn is 50,000 to 80,000 per day 25-100 increase over 2014. In peak period, this can reach 100,000 users. To accommodate the increase, we are developing more user functions for our Hanoi Spring software and maintaining strong hardware with 5 servers at our data center. To accelerate the growth of both active users/contributors and qualified content, we collaborated with the Vietnam Northern Academic Library Association, the Vietnam Southern Academic Library Association and the Center for Research and Development on Open Technology under the Vietnam Ministry of Science and Technology to organize a series of OER workshops and training sessions at several universities across Vietnam, attracting 180 participants who were university leaders, managers of libraries, librarians and faculty members. They were the key people to directly contribute their materials to our OER website and spread our call for qualified materials. 125166 83026 US Graduate Fellowship Program New pilot initiative for VNF to provide scholarship support and selection to top Vietnamese scholars to attend US universities. It stands on the strength of hundreds of young Vietnamese with graduate degrees who have returned to Vietnam after finishing graduate training under the Vietnam Education Foundation. Mobilizes VEF fellows to help create next generation of scientists and engineers for Vietnam. This initiative replicates interview and selection process with voluntary service from VEF Alumni and a network of leading American professors. Program offers a rigorous selection process to recommend the best candidates to US graduate schools. In this pilot year, we had more than 200 applicants, whom we screened and interviewed down to 20 final selectees who received our formal letter of recommendation. Our team of voluntary VEF Fellows is coaching selectees on graduate school applications. Result exceeded expectation--16 were accepted to top US graduate schools. In June 2017, VNF hosted pre-departure orientation program to prepare them for study in US. 222860 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 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 true 0 0 true 0 false true VM false false false false false false false false X 3 3 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false X H Ray Gamble 2023342787 500 Fifth Street NW Washington DC 20001 X Kien Pham President 010.00 X X 0 0 0 H Ray Gamble Chairman 002.00 X X 0 0 0 Ms To-Anh Pham Director 001.00 X 0 0 0 Julie Parker Treasurer 001.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 300298 300298 72 300370 0 0 107239 107239 0 0 0 77072 77072 0 0 15061 15061 0 0 2275 2275 0 0 0 0 1002 1002 0 0 11953 11953 4644 4644 0 2349 2349 0 0 606 606 0 Bank and Paypal fees 941 Equipment 1055 1055 Patent and corporate registration fees 210 210 0 224407 222860 606 0 164644 242186 23241 21232 436 2009 165080 244195 0 0 X 165080 244195 165080 244195 165080 244195 X 75963 2987 165 X false false false X 94482 168970 111182 273206 300298 948138 94482 168970 111182 273206 300298 948138 948138 223 103 344 18 72 760 948898 0.99920 0.99850 X 0.00000 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false 18317 16475 1842 4924 4757 167 2009 Financial derivatives and other financial products Closely-held equity interests Federal income taxes true East Asia and the Pacific 1 10 Program services and grants Programs for the Blind, Open Educational Resource Program, and US Graduate Fellowship Program 107239 1 10 1 10 107239 107239 East Asia and the Pacific Provide computers to blind students 5749 20 computers FMV 1 Computers for blind college students East Asia and the Pacific 23 5540 computers FMV Scholarships for blind college students East Asia and the Pacific 46 10177 paid tuition FMV Scholarships for blind young students East Asia and the Pacific 50 2245 paid tuition FMV Fellowship awards to US universities East Asia and the Pacific 17 83026 paid tuition FMV false false false false false false Part I Line 2 We require school grade reports from our scholarship recipients and whenever possible, we send our grants directly to the school institutions. During any fiscal year, we have regular contacts with our grantees to hear their progress and get update. For physical facilities, we perform inspection visits after completion and during operation to ensure that our funding is well used. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Foreign exchange gain Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b There are no committees of the foundation. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 reviewed by the members of the board, following preparation by our accountant. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The organizations officers are not compensated. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organizations governing documents are on the website. The conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request. Form 990, Part III, Line 2 The US Graduate Fellowship Program is new this year. It is described in detail under program service accomplishments, Part III, Line 4c. Form 990, Part III, Line 3 The Institutional Linkage Program and Educational Advisory Program have been replaced by the US Graduate Fellowship Program. We found that many people and institutions are now providing educational advisory services in Vietnam, and determined that the new program would better respond to current needs.