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EQUITY GROUP FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015

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Organization
EQUITY GROUP FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL (EIN 46-5606457)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-03-22
IRS object ID
201640829349200104
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-03-22T09:02:22-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN521511275PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1RAFFA PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line11899 L STREET NW SUITE 850AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN465606457EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1EQUITY GROUP FOUNDATION INTERNATIONALBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlEQUIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2127161491PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13 COLUMBUS CIRCLE 15TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10019ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMOHSIN Y MEGHJIPersonNm
Person TitleVICE PRES./SECRETARYPersonTitleTxt
Phone2127161491PhoneNum
Signature2016-03-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFRANK H SMITHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00639053PTIN
Phone2028225000PhoneNum
Preparation2016-03-22PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressEQUITYGROUPFOUNDATION.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$21,000GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$21,000ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Total Revenue$21,000TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$92,727GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$44,299FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage$9,529PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$1,612OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$148,167TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$127,167ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$145,095NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$17,928NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$145,095BOYAmt
EOY$17,928EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$145,095BOYAmt
EOY$17,928EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$145,095BOYAmt
EOY$17,928EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTO TRANSFORM THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF THE 50 MILLION AFRICAN PEOPLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SOCIAL PYRAMID BY MAKING GRANTS TO CHARITIES AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH SERVICES, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INITIATIVES TO ENSURE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ACCESS TO EDUCATION; ACCESS TO CREDIT AND MARKETS TO ENHANCE EARNING POTENTIAL; AND INDIVIDUAL FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELF-ADVANCEMENT.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomBUILDING PARTNERSHIPS AND RAISING FUNDS TO SUPPORT EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR, THE WINGS TO FLY COMPETITIVE SECONDARY SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. EGFI BELIEVES THAT PROVIDING ACCESS TO EDUCATION IS VITAL IF AFRICA'S YOUNG PEOPLE ARE TO BREAK ONCE ENTRENCHED CYCLES OF POVERTY AND CHANGE THE ECONOMIC COURSE OF THEIR COMMUNITIES, COUNTRIES, AND THE CONTINENT. SINCE 2011, WINGS TO FLY HAS HELPED OVER 10,000 BRIGHT YOUNG PEOPLE FROM DESPERATELY POOR BACKGROUNDS REACH HIGH SCHOOL, WITH OVER 90% OF SCHOLARS GRADUATING ON TIME. SCHOLARS ARE CHOSEN FROM EVERY COUNTY IN KENYA; 86% ARE ORPHANED BY ONE OR BOTH PARENTS; AND WELL OVER HALF ARE GIRLS.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$92,727GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Foreign GrantsYes (X)ForeignGrantsInd
Program Service Expenses$148,581ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$148,581TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
DENNIS J KELLER
CHAIR/PRESIDENT1.00$0$0$0
MOHSIN Y MEGHJI
VICE PRES./SECRETARY1.00$0$0$0
STEPHEN D CASHIN
TREASURER1.00$0$0$0
HELEN GICHOHI
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
MOHAMED AL-HUSSEINY
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAMY WIEDEMANNPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13 COLUMBUS CIRCLE 15TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10019ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2127161491PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$152,100CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$173,100TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$152,100CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$173,100TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$161,614SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$11,486PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$173,100TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

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 O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAIDACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. GRANTEE NAME: EQUITY GROUP FOUNDATION, EQUITY CENTRE . GRANTEE ADDRESS: HOSPITAL ROAD, UPPER HILL P.O. BOX 75104-00200 NAIROBI, KENYA. GRANTEE RELATIONSHIP: NONE. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: CASH. DATE OF GIFT: 04/24/15. AMOUNT GIVEN: 92,727.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: BANK CHARGES/FEES. AMOUNT: 486. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL AND MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 426. DESCRIPTION: TELEPHONE/INTERNET FEES. AMOUNT: 600. DESCRIPTION: TAX FILING FEES. AMOUNT: 100. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 1,612.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc

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