2016-11-15T18:17:01-06:00 2015-12-31 946214841 Armanino LLP 12657 Alcosta Blvd Ste 500 San Ramon CA 945834600 990 2015-01-01 205961736 Valentino Achak Deng Foundation VALE 4155508840 849 Valencia Street San Francisco CA 94110 Yvonne Chen Director 4155508840 2016-11-15 1 John Panetta P00365375 9257902600 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z Valentino Achak Deng 849 Valencia Street San Francisco CA 94110 427817 0 X www.valentinoachakdeng.org X 2006 CA To aid the people of Southern Sudan by improving educational opportunities. 8 7 4 11 0 0 360992 427417 0 0 0 0 14553 400 375545 427817 0 0 0 0 144727 85540 0 0 10223 332796 386404 477523 471944 -101978 -44127 960106 915980 71057 71058 889049 844922 X The Valentino Achak Deng Foundation (VAD) is a US-based nonprofit organization working to increase access to education in post-conflict South Sudan by constructing & operating schools, libraries, teacher-training institutes, and community centers. The VAD Foundation's first major project was the construction of the Marial Bai Secondary School, which opened in 2009 with a pilot class of 85 students chosen from thousands of applicants across South Sudan. The Marial Bai Secondary School now offers a variety of extracurricular activities designed to help students develop leadership skills and engage in community service including: student government, drama and debate clubs, boy scouts and girl guides, competitive sports programs, and social action groups. 0 0 362396 Marial Bai Secondary School, located in South Sudan, is a high school for 520 students, 300 of whom are housed on campus, along with staff. The holistic curriculum focuses on country standards for math, science, English, and history while incorporating vocational training, such as agriculture, manufacturing and trade skills. Advocacy for girls' education and peace solutions in South Sudan are a separate aspect of the overall programming that is incorporated in events with other global leaders around education reform and access to education as a basic human right. 362396 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 1 0 1 KE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CA X Carrie Clements Development Director 4155508840 849 Valencia Street San Francisco CA 94110 Dave Eggers President 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Phil Mays Vice-President 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Barbara Bersche Secretary 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Reece Hirsch Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Tiffanie DeBartolo Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Scott Schumaker Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Ann Goldblatt Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Valentino Achak Deng Executive Director 40.00 X X 70417 0 0 Carrie Clements Development Director 40.00 X 65000 0 0 135417 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 427417 2120 427417 Miscellaneous Income 900099 400 400 400 427817 0 0 400 70417 70417 3558 3558 11565 11565 75 75 4039 794 3245 1359 1280 79 97 97 1871 1321 550 9674 2808 6866 36554 32133 44 4377 20643 20643 2350 4 2346 Educational programming 171832 171832 Other Program Expenses 85000 85000 Program medical & nutri 22000 22000 Office Supplies 9107 3140 200 5767 21803 21269 534 471944 362396 99325 10223 189277 166018 1070 846 967871 219540 768974 748331 785 785 960106 915980 13466 13467 57591 57591 71057 71058 X 0 0 0 0 889049 844922 889049 844922 960106 915980 -44127 0 X 0 0 0 X 392926 330354 302850 360992 427417 1814539 392926 330354 302850 360992 427417 1814539 2091 1812448 31312 24369 10301 14553 0 80535 400 400 1895474 0.95620 0.93730 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 93941 93941 559605 90722 468883 198273 20474 177799 116052 108344 7708 748331 Loan from Allegheny Dinka 57591 57591 1 Sub-Saharan Africa - Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Faso, 1 25 Program Services See Part VMARIAL BAI SECONDARY SCHOOL, LOCATED IN SOUTH SUDAN, IS A HIGH SCHOOL FOR 520 STUDENTS, 300 OF WHOM ARE HOUSED ON CAMPUS, ALONG WITH STAFF. THE HOLISTIC CURRICULUM FOCUSES ON COUNTRY STANDARDS FOR MATH, SCIENCE, ENGLISH, AND HISTORY WHILE INCORPORATING VOCATIONAL TRAINING SUCH AS AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURING AND TRADE SKILLS. ADVOCACY FOR GIRLS' EDUCATION AND PEACE SOLUTIONS IN SOUTH SUDAN ARE A SEPARATE ASPECT OF THE OVERALL PROGRAMMING THAT IS INCORPORATED IN EVENTS WITH OTHER GLOBAL LEADERS AROUND EDUCATION REFORM AND ACCESS TO EDUCATION AS A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT. 208000 1 25 0 0 1 25 208000 0 208000 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part I, Line 2: ALL FUNDS ARE TRANSFERRED FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S U.S. BANK ACCOUNT TO THE FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT ON A CALENDAR COINCIDING WITH THE PROGRAMMING CALENDAR FOR PRE-BUDGETED EXPENSES. ALL EXPENSES ARE LOGGED WITH RECEIPTS AT THE REMOTE OFFICE, AND THEN EXPENSES ARE COLLECTED WHEN THE U.S. OPERATIONS VISITS THE REGIONAL PROGRAM SITE. Part I, line 3: All funds are transferred from the organization's U.S. Bank account to the foreign bank account on a calendar coinciding wiht the programming calendar for pre-budgeted expenses. All expenses are logged with receipts at the remote office and then expenses are collected when the U.S. Operations visits the regional program site. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 The organization emails Form 990 to all board members for written approval prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The Board of Directors shall enforce a policy on conflicts of interest and self-dealing that requires a disclosure by all directors and officers of the Corporation and other persons in a position to influence corporate decisions of actual and potential conflicts of interest and that will assure that no person holding such a position will be permitted to vote on any issue, motion, or resolution that directly or indirectly inures to his or her benefit financially or with respect to which he or she shall have any other conflict of interest, except that such individual may be counted in order to qualify a quorum, and except as the Board may otherwise direct, may participate in a discussion of such an issue, motion, or resolution if he or she first discloses the nature of his or her own interest. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a Compensation is set after researching comparability data and is then reviewed and approved by board members. In addition to the requirements of the compensation review policy applicable to all covered individuals, the Board reviews the compensation of officers upon (i) hiring; (ii) whenever the term of employment, if any, is renewed or extended; or (iii) whenever the compensation is modified, unless the modification extends to substantially all of VAD's employees, as required by California law. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The organization makes its documents available upon request.