TANZANIAN CHILDRENS FUND INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
TANZANIAN CHILDRENS FUND INC (EIN 74-3087284)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-10-24
IRS object ID
201832979349300523
Schema version
2017v2.2
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)
Return2018-10-24T09:57:55-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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 Line19 WATERHOUSE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02138ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonR Todd CronanPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6179133763PhoneNum
Signature2018-09-14SignatureDt
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)
IP2018-09-14IPDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2018-06-14 16:35:46ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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$2,497,415GrossReceiptsAmt
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
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Total Employee5TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers95TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Contributions Grants$2,077,870PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,884,778CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$54,380PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$80,366CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$23,480PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$256,256CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$4,005PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,433CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,159,735PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,222,833CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,157,127PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,189,962CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$132,286CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$243,576PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$234,813CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,609,521PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,651,005CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$550,214PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$571,828CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,630,124TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$4,325,086TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$9,110TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$8,930TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,621,014NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,316,156NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,384,037ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,189,962GrantAmt
Revenue$81,799RevenueAmt
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$1,384,037TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Office0ForeignOfficeInd
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
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Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document11IRPDocumentCnt
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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
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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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
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
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Phone6179133763PhoneNum

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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
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$80,000TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$84,642FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$1,800,136AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$233,321NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,884,778TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescVolunteer Admin. FeesDesc
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Total Revenue Column$80,366TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Total Program Service Revenue$80,366TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$57,409TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$57,409ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$473,325SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$274,478SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$198,847SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$198,847TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Gross Sales Of Inventory$1,537GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$104CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$256,256ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,189,962TotalAmt
Program Services$1,189,962ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$80,000TotalAmt
Program Services$66,000ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$14,000FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Total$133,132TotalAmt
Program Services$10,959ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,557ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$64,616FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$13,098TotalAmt
Program Services$1,509ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,678ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,911FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$551TotalAmt
Program Services$551ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,250TotalAmt
Management And General$8,250ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,884TotalAmt
Management And General$24,244ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$640FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,218TotalAmt
Program Services$2,101ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,099ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,018FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,123TotalAmt
Management And General$3,904ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$219FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$38,979TotalAmt
Program Services$16,078ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$455ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,446FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,771TotalAmt
Fundraising$4,771FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,948TotalAmt
Program Services$14,596ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,352ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Sub-Contractors$75,990$75,990
Supplies, including shi$14,868$4,768$4,201$5,899
Bank and credit card fe$13,605$13,605
Printing$13,212$2,797$10,415

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,414TotalAmt
Program Services$1,523ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,540ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$351FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,651,005TotalAmt
Program Services$1,384,037ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$134,682ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$132,286FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,288,166BOYAmt
EOY$979,331EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$178,863BOYAmt
EOY$52,667EOYAmt
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$757,595BOYAmt
EOY$1,360,893EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,405,275BOYAmt
EOY$1,931,970EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,630,124BOYAmt
EOY$4,325,086EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,110BOYAmt
EOY$8,930EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,110BOYAmt
EOY$8,930EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,578,265BOYAmt
EOY$4,255,087EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,749BOYAmt
EOY$61,069EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,621,014BOYAmt
EOY$4,316,156EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,630,124BOYAmt
EOY$4,325,086EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$571,828ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$123,314NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$1,475,040CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,411,161CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,983,854CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,077,870CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,884,778CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,832,703TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,411,161CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,983,854CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,077,870CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,884,778CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,832,703TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$639,591SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$8,193,112PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,761CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$21,772CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$54,369CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$23,480CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$57,409CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$174,791TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$9,007,494TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$8,325GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.90960PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.89640PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$2,371,156BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$838,461ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$379,492InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$193,445OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,395,664EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,441,630BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$372,981ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$218,015OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,596,596EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,136,217BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$976,890ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$671,477OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,441,630EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
ISHARES BARCLYS 1-3 YEARS$430,653F
ISHARES RUSSELL 1000$383,413F
VANGUARD DIVIDEND$375,878F
ISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETF$742,026F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$1,931,970TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,346,251TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$123,314NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$104OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$123,418RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,222,833RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,222,833TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,651,109TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$104OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$104ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,651,005ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,651,005TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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: $ 1,480,128 - 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: $1,850,167 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. Boniface Children Fund: $15,234 Set up as a separate account for all monies donated by an individual donor for specific sponsorships. Oldeani Capital Fund: $20,000 - Restricted contributions from donors for the capital cost of Oldeani School Building. Oldeani Capital Fund: $3,835 - Restricted contributions from donor to help with the capital cost of the Oldeani Secondary School. Other Restricted Funds: $ 22,000 - Funds restricted by donor for the support role model initiatives, purchase of Gym Equipment for the village and for the compilation of Field and Administrative Policies and Procedures.
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, 2017. 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, 2014 are open to examination.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Cost of T-Shirts sold net against gross revenue 104.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Cost of T-Shirts sold net against gross revenue 104.

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$1,384,037RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,384,037SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,384,037TotalSpentAmt

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$1,189,962CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWire transferMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1San Fran KeetonEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$25,960GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$25,960CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Event2HTDAL New YorkEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$7,804GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$7,804CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Other Events Total8OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$50,878GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$50,878CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$84,642GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$84,642CharitableContributionsTotAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution18ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$233,321NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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 $1,189,962 from the organization during the year 2017. 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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