RAFIKI FOUNDATION INCORPORATED: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
RAFIKI FOUNDATION INCORPORATED (EIN 74-2477089)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-08-09
IRS object ID
201732219349300433
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Activity Or MissionTO HELP AFRICANS KNOW GOD AND TO HELP THEM RAISE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING. 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 VISION: RAFIKI'S VISION IS TO HELP AFRICANS IN THESE TEN COUNTRIES KNOW GOD THROUGH BIBLE STUDY, AND TO HELP THEM RAISE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING THROUGH ORPHAN CARE, EDUCATION, AND BY PROVIDING A MARKET FOR THE SALE OF HANDCRAFTS MADE BY WIDOWS. 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. 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 SEVActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionTO HELP AFRICANS KNOW GOD AND TO HELP THEM RAISE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING. 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 VISION: RAFIKI'S VISION IS TO HELP AFRICANS IN THESE TEN COUNTRIES KNOW GOD THROUGH BIBLE STUDY, AND TO HELP THEM RAISE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING THROUGH ORPHAN CARE, EDUCATION, AND BY PROVIDING A MARKET FOR THE SALE OF HANDCRAFTS MADE BY WIDOWS. 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. 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 SEVMissionDesc
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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 2,000 STUDENTS - WHICH INCLUDES THE 853 ORPHANS LIVING AT THE RAFIKI VILLAGES AND OVER 1,100 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 9 OF RAFIKI'S 10 COUNTRIES AND HAS OVER 200 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 2016, RAFIKI IS HOME TO A TOTAL OF 853 CHILDREN, RANGING IN AGE FROM TWO TO TWENTY, 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 PRESENTLY HELPS MORE THAN 2,000 POOR WOMEN IN EIGHT 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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Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$93,298BOYAmt
EOY$104,564EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$133,063BOYAmt
EOY$130,395EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$31,907,106LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$12,280,942LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,430,456BOYAmt
EOY$19,626,164EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$363,435BOYAmt
EOY$1,590,029EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$4,826EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,023,301BOYAmt
EOY$2,252,980EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,828,625BOYAmt
EOY$25,167,513EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$57,028BOYAmt
EOY$43,656EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$57,028BOYAmt
EOY$43,656EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,474,206BOYAmt
EOY$22,332,610EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,297,391BOYAmt
EOY$2,791,247EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,771,597BOYAmt
EOY$25,123,857EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,828,625BOYAmt
EOY$25,167,513EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$752,922ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$106,430NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$1,248PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
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$8,284,644CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,097,771CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,925,673CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,909,973CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,011,354CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$42,229,415TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,284,644CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,097,771CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,925,673CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,909,973CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,011,354CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$42,229,415TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$8,190,762SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$34,038,653PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$83,161CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$74,936CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$78,949CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$40,262CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,827CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$279,135TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$122,375CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$122,375TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$42,630,925TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.79840PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.87890PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 122,375ExplanationTxt

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

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$28,756,424OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,386,961DepreciationAmt
Book Value$17,369,463BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$975,973OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$812,111DepreciationAmt
Book Value$163,862BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$153,336OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$81,870DepreciationAmt
Book Value$71,466BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$19,626,164TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS$2,242,980
CLASSICAL SCHOOL$10,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$2,252,980TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,066,490TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$106,430NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$106,430RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,960,060RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,960,060TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,712,982TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,712,982ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,712,982TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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$2,801,644
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAPROGRAM SERVICESMEDICAL CENTERS OPS$56,495
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAPROGRAM SERVICESOUTREACH$506,189
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAPROGRAM SERVICESPROJECTS$115,342
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAPROGRAM SERVICESRICE PROGRAM$254,433
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAPROGRAM SERVICESEDUCATION$304,557
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAPROGRAM SERVICESMINI-MISSIONS$297,003
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices10SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees46SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office10TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee46TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$4,335,663SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$4,335,663TotalSpentAmt
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 2,801,644 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 56,495 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 506,189 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 115,342 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 254,433 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 304,557 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 297,003 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. 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 VISION: RAFIKI'S VISION IS TO HELP AFRICANS IN THESE TEN COUNTRIES KNOW GOD THROUGH BIBLE STUDY, AND TO HELP THEM RAISE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING THROUGH ORPHAN CARE, EDUCATION, AND BY PROVIDING A MARKET FOR THE SALE OF HANDCRAFTS MADE BY WIDOWS. 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. 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 4A3. 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 2,000 STUDENTS - WHICH INCLUDES THE 853 ORPHANS LIVING AT THE RAFIKI VILLAGES AND OVER 1,100 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 9 OF RAFIKI'S 10 COUNTRIES AND HAS OVER 200 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 2016, RAFIKI IS HOME TO A TOTAL OF 853 CHILDREN, RANGING IN AGE FROM TWO TO TWENTY, 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 PRESENTLY HELPS MORE THAN 2,000 POOR WOMEN IN EIGHT 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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