2016-05-10T11:39:54-07:00 2015-12-31 Green Neuschwander & Manning LLC PO Box 1197 Robertsdale AL 36567 990EZ 2015-01-01 452938830 Build Tanzanian Family Futures Inc BUIL 2034703286 54 Danbury Road 306 Ridgefield CT 06877 Barbara Poole President 2016-05-10 true Darren L Neuschwander CPA P00291621 8885585257 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z X https://serengetischolars.ord/about-us X X 53727 X 53727 0 0 0 0 53727 14812 17637 23 16286 48758 4969 5195 10164 5195 10164 5195 10164 5195 10164 Build Tanzanian Family Futures (BTFF) is a non-profit corporation registered in the United States. It was founded to reduce existing illiteracy, poverty and early mortality through education, and health outreach for families, parents, and young children in Northern Tanzania.BTTFs mission is first and foremost to provide education in one of the poorest countries in the World. It is our belief that only through education will the people of Northern Tanzania rise above their current circumstance.In 2015, we began the Serengeti Scholars, a project of BTFF. BTFF sponsors 50 students in 13 different government schools, whose families cannot afford a government school education. The students, or Scholars, must demonstrate academic excellence to be selected for the project. It is BTFF's goal to make this first group of 50 families be self sufficient, then another group of 50 families will be selected for BTFF to sponsor. The 50 Scholars, 39 of which are women, and all are learning STEM (Scienc In 2015 BTFF sponsored 50 secondary school students in S.T.E.M education , with a 100% continuation rate into 2016. Of the 50 students, 39 are young women studying Science. BTFF brought online learning to the 50 students through a collaboration with BrainPop.com and AirTel TZ. 85% of Serengeti Scholars finished 2015 with a 3.0 or higher average, even though their lives are incredibly difficult. Rising high school students attended computer training and learned the full Microsoft Suite. BTFF made available 15,000 meals to the poorest families in the 30 for 30 food program. Through Serengeti Seed Capital, 38 single parents of Serengeti Scholars received start-up grants, business training, and are now running profitable businesses, enabling them to pay for their most basic of needs. BTFF sponsored routine and emergency healthcare, as well as crisis aid in abandonment and abuse situations.BTFF was able to increased the donor base throughout 2015 and double social media following. 48758 X 48758 Barbara Poole President 15.00 0 Norman Weinstein Treasurer 5.00 0 Merrikay Hall Secretary 5.00 0 Patrick Bower Director 5.00 0 Kim Barnes Kimball Director 5.00 0 Ayubu Gadiye Director 30.00 0 16742 X false false false false false false false false 0 0 false false Norman Weinstein 54 Danbury Road 306 Ridgefield CT 06877 2034703286 false false false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 43350 28844 49541 53727 175462 0 0 0 0 43350 28844 49541 53727 175462 0 0 175462 0 0 0 0 43350 28844 49541 53727 175462 X 0.00000 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Grants and Similar Amounts Paid In Excess of $5,000.8 | Donee's Name: Serengeti Scholars | Cash Amount Given: $14562 Other Expenses.1002 Office Expenses $674 Other Expenses.1005 Travel $6694 Other Expenses.1 Repair & Maintenance $3966 Other Expenses.2 Dues & Subscriptions $3095 Other Expenses.3 Bank Charges $1441 Other Expenses.4 Miscellaneous $312 Other Expenses.5 Business lunch with lawyer $64 Other Expenses.6 Business lunch with Comp Exe $28 Other Expenses.8 Gift $12