TANZANIAN CHILDRENS FUND INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
TANZANIAN CHILDRENS FUND INC (EIN 74-3087284)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-09-09
IRS object ID
201512529349300736
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-09-09T15:26:25-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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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 Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN743087284EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE TANZANIAN CHILDRENS FUND INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlTANZBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6179133763PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line19 WATERHOUSE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTodd CronanPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6179133763PhoneNum
Signature2015-09-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJohn MonticonePreparerPersonNm
PTINP01257043PTIN
Phone7813950024PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerTODD CRONANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19 WATERHOUSE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02138ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,656,291GrossReceiptsAmt
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 89 children in the Karatu District of Tanzania, as well as additional community-based programs to improve the lives children and their families.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body10VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
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Total Employee3TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers70TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Program Service Revenue$93,109PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$85,682CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$40,520PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$20,651CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$739PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$671CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,607,408PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,518,165CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$965,261PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,050,724CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Expenses$1,374,493CYTotalExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$4,471TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$10,526TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,113,699NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,323,359NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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 89 children in the Karatu District of Tanzania, as well as additional community-based programs to improve the lives children and their families.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,177,438ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,050,724GrantAmt
Revenue$671RevenueAmt
DescDirect support of Rift Valley Children's Fund in Oldeani, Tanzania. The primary purpose of the Rift Valley Children's Fund is to support marginalized children living in the Karatu District of Tanzania. To this end, the Rift Valley Children's Village (RVCV) serves as a permanent home to 89 children, as well as supporting 21 kids living with Relatives. RVCV also runs several 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 community-based programs include partnership with the local primary and secondary school (478 and 253 students respectively), a microfinance program with 513 active clients, and free medical care offered in conjunction with FAME hospital during bi-monthly clinics.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$1,177,438TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document7IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee3EmployeeCnt
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 Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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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
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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PersonJESSICA MAGNEPersonNm
Phone6179133763PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

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INDIA HOWELL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR70.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$69,500$0$0
TODD CRONAN
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SALLIE BEAR
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JIM SCHUBAUER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARGARET BACON
BOARD CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROB ROSSER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER LEON MMASSY
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JODY DRAKE
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LINDA HAYES
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELEANOR DOAR
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescVolunteer Admin. FeesDesc
Business561000BusinessCd
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Exclusion$85,682ExclusionAmt
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Total Program Service Revenue$85,682TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Total Revenue Column$21,772TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$21,772ExclusionAmt

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Securities$137,005SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$138,126SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities-$1,121SecuritiesAmt

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Total Revenue Column-$1,121TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$671GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
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Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column$671TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$671RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$671RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,050,724TotalAmt
Program Services$1,050,724ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,500TotalAmt
Program Services$45,175ProgramServicesAmt
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Total$95,838TotalAmt
Program Services$3,534ProgramServicesAmt
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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$9,374TotalAmt
Program Services$346ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,421ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,607FundraisingAmt

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Total$2,683TotalAmt
Management And General$2,683ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$8,000TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$8,362TotalAmt
Program Services$1,278ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,084ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$355TotalAmt
Program Services$355ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,798TotalAmt
Program Services$1,247ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,799ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,752FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,715TotalAmt
Management And General$246ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,469FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$369TotalAmt
Management And General$369ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$16,654TotalAmt
Program Services$9,132ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,522ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Sub-Contractors$56,989$55,943$1,046
Printing$12,322$12,027$295
Supplies$8,929$4,646$2,709$1,574
Bank Service Charges$4,972$1,616$3,356

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total$12,909TotalAmt
Program Services$5,058ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,687ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,164FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$1,374,493TotalAmt
Program Services$1,177,438ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$99,455ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$97,600FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$832,174BOYAmt
EOY$802,159EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,249BOYAmt
EOY$77,391EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$4,007LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,877LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$499BOYAmt
EOY$130EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$140,346BOYAmt
EOY$343,728EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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BOY$1,134,902BOYAmt
EOY$1,110,477EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,118,170BOYAmt
EOY$2,333,885EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$4,471BOYAmt
EOY$10,526EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,471BOYAmt
EOY$10,526EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$672,069BOYAmt
EOY$726,763EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$1,441,630BOYAmt
EOY$1,596,596EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,113,699BOYAmt
EOY$2,323,359EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,118,170BOYAmt
EOY$2,333,885EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$143,672ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$65,988NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$776,585CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,027,650CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,335,321CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,475,040CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,411,161CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,025,757TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$776,585CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,027,650CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,335,321CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,475,040CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,411,161CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,025,757TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$593,501SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$5,432,256PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,055CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,867CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$16,593CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$17,761CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,772CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$75,048TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$6,100,805TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.89040PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.92640PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$1,441,630BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$372,981ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$218,015OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,596,596EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 EOY0.95000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.05000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,007OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,877DepreciationAmt
Book Value$130BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$130TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
ISHARES BARCLYS 1-3 YEARS$328,900F
ISHARES BARCLYS BO$134,091F
ISHARES RUSSELL 1000$326,943F
VANGUARD DIVIDEND$320,543F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$1,110,477TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,584,153TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$65,988NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$65,988RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,518,165RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,518,165TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,374,493TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,374,493ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,374,493TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 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: $ 1,418,391 - 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. Next Ten Fund Expenses: $ 100,760 to help with operating and/or capital costs at Oldeani Secondary School, as well as any other secondary education costs. Boniface Children Fund: $12,445 Set up as a separate account for all monies donated by an individual donor for specific sponsorships. Building Fund Gyetighi Primary School Fund: $60,000 - Restricted contributions from donors for the capital cost of a Primary School Building. Oldeani Operating Fund: $5,000 - Restricted contributions from donor to help with the operating cost of the Oldeani Secondary School.
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, 2014. 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, 2011 are open to examination.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSub-Saharan Africa - Angola,RegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedProgram ServiceTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedSupport for the RIFT Valley Children's Village, in Karatu, TanzaniaSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$1,050,724RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,050,724SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,050,724TotalSpentAmt

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$1,050,724CashGrantAmt
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 board member of the organization, is also a member of the board of directors of Rift Valley Children's Village.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution6ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$143,934NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesMarket valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Column (b):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation15 Shares - General Electric $ 413 14 Shares - Moody's Corp. 1,031 40 Shares - Idex X Lab Inc. 5,036 24 Shares - Procter and Gamble 1,995 1100 Shares - Occidental Pete Corp 110,176 76 Shares - Pentair PLC 5,204 28 Shares - Dominion Res Inc. 2,030 49 Shares - Johnson and Johnson 5,094 40 Shares - General Electric 980 25 Shares - Microsoft 1,200 9 Shares - Union Pacific 1,086 24 Shares - Frontier Communications 160 441 Shares - Navient Corp 9,530 Total $ 143,934ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11A 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 $1,050,724 from the organization during the year 2014. 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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