2014-11-17T11:26:54-06:00 2013-12-31 222428965 CITRIN COOPERMAN & COMPANY LLP 529 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 100174683 990 2013-01-01 412189604 SEREOLIPI NOMADIC FOUNDATION INC C/O JOHN A FRALEY TREASURER SERE 9178549793 1311 FERN HILL ROAD MOORESVILLE NC 28117 JOHN A FRALEY TREASURER 9178549793 2014-11-13 1 MANNY DIAKOGEORGIOS P00185410 2126971000 2014-11-13 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z JOHN A FRALEY 1311 FERN HILL ROAD MOORESVILLE NC 28117 453056 0 X WWW.THORNTREEPROJECT.ORG X 2005 NY TO RAISE MONEY TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATION OF NOMADIC CHILDREN IN KENYA. 9 9 0 60 3827 0 518251 368967 0 0 6 2 46586 59009 564843 427978 514150 391275 0 0 0 0 0 0 950 28486 32593 542636 423868 22207 4110 123272 127382 16000 16000 107272 111382 X TO RAISE MONEY TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATION OF NOMADIC CHILDREN IN KENYA. 0 0 391563 391275 453054 IN 2013, THE FOUNDATION OPERATED 13 NOMADIC PRE-SCHOOLS, 3 PRIMARY SCHOOLS, A SECONDARY SCHOOL PROGRAM AND ASSISTED IN TWO OTHER INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDED EDUCATION FOR JUST OVER 1,600 STUDENTS OF THE NOMADIC TRIBES OF NORTHERN KENYA.THE 13 PRE-SCHOOLS TAUGHT APPROXIMATELY 520 STUDENTS AND ARE ESSENTIALLY KINDERGARTENS WHERE STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT BASIC LETTERS AND NUMBERS IN ENGLISH AND SWAHILI. TEACHING IS DONE WITH VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES PROVIDED AND FROM A BLACKBOARD PROPPED AGAINST A THORN TREE WITH THE STUDENTS SITTING AROUND IT. ONE MEAL A DAY IS SERVED AND UNIFORMS ARE PROVIDED FOR EACH STUDENT.THE 3 SECONDARY SCHOOLS ARE PERMANENT LOCATIONS TEACHING GRADES 1 THROUGH 8. ONE IS A FULL TIME BOARDING SCHOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS, ONE IS A PARTIAL BOARDING FACILITY AND THE THIRD IS A SCHOOL LOCATION ONLY AS THE CHILDREN NORMALLY LIVE IN CLOSE ENOUGH PROXIMITY TO THE SCHOOL TO BE ABLE TO WALK BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN HOME AND SCHOOL. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES TEACHERS, EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES, FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE, LIBRARIES, MEALS, MEDICAL CARE AND SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR THE 970 PLUS STUDENTS ATTENDING THESE THREE SCHOOLS. THE SECONDARY SCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDED BY THE FOUNDATION SENDS ALL STUDENTS AWAY TO BOARDING SCHOOLS AROUND KENYA. THE PROGRAM CAN BE 4 YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL AND POSSIBLY 2 ADDITIONAL UNIVERSITY YEARS OR IT CAN BE A 2 YEAR REGIMEN OF TECHNICAL SCHOOL PLUS AN INTERNSHIP. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES ALL TUITION COSTS, MENTORING, EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES, TRANSPORTATION, CLOTHING, ROOM AND BOARD. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 130 STUDENTS IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL PROGRAM IN 2013 AND THE FOUNDATION HAD ITS FIRST STUDENT GRADUATE FROM NAIROBI UNIVERSITY.THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDES FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS AT THE KIPSING PRIMARY SCHOOL AND THE PEPO LA TUMAINI HIV/AIDS ORPHANAGE AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOL. THESE SCHOOLS GET SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE FROM THE FOUNDATION'S TEAM AND ARE OPERATED BY OTHERS.THE FOUNDATION ALSO USE FUNDS FOR THE ANNUAL THORN TREE FUNDRAISER HELD IN NEW YORK EACH YEAR. THIS EVENT IS HISTORICALLY A SILENT AUCTION AND AFRICAN BAZAAR HELD IN A RENTED SPACE WHERE SUPPORTERS AND THEIR FRIENDS ARE INVITED TO GET TOGETHER FOR AN EVENING OF "DONATION SHOPPING" AND TO LEARN ABOUT THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE FOUNDATION'S PROGRAMS AND SPECIFIC NEEDS.THE FINAL USE OF FUNDS IS TO OPERATE THE FOUNDATION. THE LARGEST EXPENSE IS PREPARATION OF THE AUDITED FINACIAL STATEMENTS AND THE ANNUAL TAX RETURN. THERE ARE NO SALARIED EMPLOYEES OR BOARD MEMBERS AS THE FOUNDATION IS A 100% VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION WHERE EVERYONE PAYS THEIR OWN EXPENSES. 391563 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 NY X CO JOHN A FRALEY TREASURER 9178549793 1311 FERN HILL ROAD MOORESVILLE NC 28117 X JANE NEWMAN PRESIDENT 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN A FRALEY TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLODAGH AUBREY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY MAROUN SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 LORI LUM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAULA TANCOCK BURRELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA PAGAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GERARD GOVAERTS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WANJIRU MWANGI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41970 326997 368967 2 2 80260 41970 25078 55182 55182 SALES OF BRACELETS 423000 3827 3827 3827 427978 0 3827 55184 391275 391275 17050 17050 960 288 480 192 BANK & CREDIT CARD FEES 10427 10427 POSTAGE 3632 2874 758 FILING FEES 524 524 423868 391563 31355 950 123272 127382 123272 127382 16000 16000 16000 16000 X 0 0 0 0 107272 111382 107272 111382 123272 127382 4110 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 287227 299319 387638 518251 368967 1861402 287227 299319 387638 518251 368967 1861402 189246 1672156 12 29 23 6 2 72 21941 35647 44598 77295 84087 263568 2125042 0.78690 0.76420 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 427978 0 427978 0 427978 423868 0 423868 0 423868 PART X, LINE 2: THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE HAS DETERMINED THAT THE FOUNDATION IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTIONS 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE FOUNDATION FILES INCOME TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE FOUNDATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2010. THE FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES AND MEASURES ITS UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD ("FASB") ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ("CODIFICATION" OR "ASC") 740, INCOME TAXES. UNDER THAT GUIDANCE, THE FOUNDATION ASSESSES THE LIKELIHOOD, BASED ON THEIR TECHNICAL MERIT, THAT TAX POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BASED ON THE FACTS, CIRCUMSTANCES AND INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE END OF EACH PERIOD. THE MEASUREMENT OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IS ADJUSTED WHEN NEW INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE, OR WHEN AN EVENT OCCURS THAT REQUIRES A CHANGE. 1 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, 0 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE SCHEDULE O 391563 0 0 0 0 0 0 391563 0 391563 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, SEE SCHEDULE O WIRE TRANSFER 0 0 0 0 0 0 SPECIAL EVENTS 122230 41970 80260 17907 7171 122230 41970 80260 17907 7171 25078 55182 FORM 990, PART V, LINE 3B PER IRC 512, THE FOUNDATION IS EXCLUDED FROM FILING FORM 990T BECAUSE SUBSTANTIALLY ALL THE WORK IS PERFORMED FOR THE FOUNDATION WITHOUT COMPENSATION, THROUGH VOLUNTEER LABOR. THEREFORE THE EARNINGS ARE DEEMED TO BE EARNINGS FROM EXEMPT-FUNCTION ACTIVITIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE FOUNDATION DOESN'T HAVE A COMMITTEE WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT IN BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER AND THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE FOUNDATION REGULARLY SENDS OUT AN ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE TO THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT THEY SIGN AND RETURN TO THE FOUNDATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 N/A