TANZANIAN CHILDRENS FUND INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
TANZANIAN CHILDRENS FUND INC (EIN 74-3087284)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-08-03
IRS object ID
201702159349300440
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2017-08-03T15:25:23-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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)
PersonTodd CronanPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6179133763PhoneNum
Signature2017-08-03SignatureDt
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)
IP2017-08-03IPDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerTODD CRONANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19 WATERHOUSE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02138ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,443,714GrossReceiptsAmt
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
Voting Members Governing Body10VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee4TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers74TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,983,855PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,077,870CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$65,648PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$54,380CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$37,310PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$23,480CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$4,005CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,086,813PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,159,735CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,102,055PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,157,127CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$147,999CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$203,685PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$243,576CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,474,009PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,609,521CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$612,804PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$550,214CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$2,871,283TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,630,124TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,109TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$9,110TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,869,174NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,621,014NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,340,527ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,157,127GrantAmt
Revenue$54,380RevenueAmt
DescThe Tanzanian Children's Fund provides direct support to Rift Valley Children's Fund (RVCF) in Oldeani, Tanzania, whose primary objective is to support orphaned and 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 16 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 (464 and 365 students respectively), a microfinance program serving 620 active clients, and a community rural health clinic.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$1,340,527TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document11IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee4EmployeeCnt
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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Independent Voting Member8IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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PersonTODD CRONANPersonNm
Phone6179133763PhoneNum

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Address Line19 WATERHOUSE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
INDIA HOWELL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR70.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$70,000$0$0
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 DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JODY DRAKE
BOARD CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA HAYES
FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR2.00Yes (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
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$70,000TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$30,015FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$2,047,855AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$87,673NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,077,870TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescVolunteer Admin. FeesDesc
Business561000BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$54,380TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$54,380ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$54,380TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Total Revenue Column$39,449TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$39,449ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$263,690SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$279,659SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$15,969SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$15,969TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$15,969ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$8,325FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$30,015ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$4,320FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column$4,005TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4,005ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$81,865ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$1,157,127TotalAmt
Program Services$1,157,127ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$70,000TotalAmt
Program Services$56,000ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$14,000FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Total$128,762TotalAmt
Program Services$7,854ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$64,314ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$56,594FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$10,056TotalAmt
Program Services$613ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,023ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,420FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$36,487TotalAmt
Management And General$5,841ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,646FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$9,465TotalAmt
Program Services$1,003ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,174ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,288FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,699TotalAmt
Management And General$5,233ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,466FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,451TotalAmt
Program Services$1,683ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,810ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,958FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$16,353TotalAmt
Program Services$1,308ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$212ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,833FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36TotalAmt
Management And General$36ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,423TotalAmt
Program Services$15,109ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,314ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Sub-Contractors$64,944$64,944
Supplies, including shi$32,019$31,795$224
Bank and credit card fe$17,915$973$16,942
Printing$13,447$12,460$987

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,087TotalAmt
Program Services$3,091ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$859ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,137FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,609,521TotalAmt
Program Services$1,340,527ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$120,995ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$147,999FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,195,804BOYAmt
EOY$1,288,166EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$105,712BOYAmt
EOY$178,863EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$38,800BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
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$36BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$483,094BOYAmt
EOY$757,595EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,047,612BOYAmt
EOY$1,405,275EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,871,283BOYAmt
EOY$3,630,124EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,109BOYAmt
EOY$9,110EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,109BOYAmt
EOY$9,110EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,838,121BOYAmt
EOY$3,578,265EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,053BOYAmt
EOY$42,749EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,869,174BOYAmt
EOY$3,621,014EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,871,283BOYAmt
EOY$3,630,124EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$550,214ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$201,626NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$1,335,321CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,475,040CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,411,161CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,983,854CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,077,870CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,283,246TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,335,321CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,475,040CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,411,161CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,983,854CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,077,870CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,283,246TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$737,845SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$7,545,401PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$16,593CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,761CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$21,772CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$54,369CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,480CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$133,975TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$8,417,221TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$8,325GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.89640PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.87880PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$781,686BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$354,531ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$1,136,217EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.98200BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.01800TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
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$353,423F
ISHARES RUSSELL 1000$377,736F
VANGUARD DIVIDEND$369,255F
ISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETF$304,861F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$1,405,275TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,365,682TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$201,627NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$4,320OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$205,947RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,159,735RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,159,735TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,613,841TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$4,320OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$4,320ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,609,521ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,609,521TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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: $ 1,548,660 - 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: $ 779,747 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: $13,326 Set up as a separate account for all monies donated by an individual donor for specific sponsorships. Building Fund Gyetighi Primary School Fund: $2,312 - Restricted contributions from donors for the capital cost of a Primary School Building. Oldeani Capital Fund: $4,333 - Restricted contributions from donor to help with the capital cost of the Oldeani Secondary School. Other Restricted Funds: $ 22,778 - Funds restricted by donor for Teen Counseling and 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, 2016. 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, 2013 are open to examination.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Fundraising event direct expenses 4,320.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Fundraising direct expenses net against revenue 4,320.

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$1,335,545RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,335,545SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,335,545TotalSpentAmt

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$1,157,127CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWire transferMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
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 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)
Event1Cattail Creek Country ClubEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$38,340GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$30,015CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$8,325GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$4,320FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$38,340GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$30,015CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$8,325GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$4,320FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$4,320DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$4,005NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution16ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$87,673NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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 a members of the Rift Valley Children's Fund (RVCF) , who received grants for $1,157,127 from the organization during the year 2016. 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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