TESFA FOUNDATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2012

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Organization
TESFA FOUNDATION (EIN 75-3168235)
Tax period
2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
Filed
2013-09-20
IRS object ID
201302839349200235
Schema version
2012v2.0
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)
Timestamp2013-09-20T12:14:03-07:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2013-06-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN263880955EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Finalys IncBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1931 Hawthorne Ave EAddressLine1
CitySt PaulCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55106ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN753168235EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Tesfa FoundationBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlTESFNameControl
Phone6123542184Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12610 Garfield Ave SAddressLine1
Address Line2Unit 208AddressLine2
CityMinneapolisCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55408ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameJeffrey GrierName
TitleTreasurerTitle
Phone5074592719Phone
Date Signed2013-09-30DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameBill CranfordName
PTINP01594791PTIN
Phone6512741560Phone
Date Prepared2013-08-31DatePrepared
Self EmployedXSelfEmployed
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash
Web Sitewww.tesfa.orgWebSite
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Membership Dues0MembershipDues
Investment Income0InvestmentIncome
Gross Amount From Sale Of Assets0GrossAmountFromSaleOfAssets
Cost Other Basis And Sales Expenses0CostOtherBasisAndSalesExpenses
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssets
Gaming Gross Income0GamingGrossIncome
Fundraising Gross Income37233FundraisingGrossIncome
Special Events Direct Expenses0SpecialEventsDirectExpenses
Special Events Net Income Loss37233SpecialEventsNetIncomeLoss
Gross Sales Of Inventory980GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold0CostOfGoodsSold
Gro Profit Loss Sales Of Inventory980GroProfitLossSalesOfInventory
Other Revenue Total0OtherRevenueTotal
Total Revenue98855TotalRevenue
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid49004GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaid
Benefits Paid To Or For Members0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembers
Salaries Other Comp Empl Benefits11816SalariesOtherCompEmplBenefits
Fees And Oth Pymt To Ind Contractors105FeesAndOthPymtToIndContractors
Occupancy Rent Utilities And Maint0OccupancyRentUtilitiesAndMaint
Printing Publications Postage0PrintingPublicationsPostage
Other Expenses Total1843OtherExpensesTotal
Total Expenses62768TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year36087ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY107133NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Other Changes In Net Assets82OtherChangesInNetAssets
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY143302NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestments

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BOY107133BOY
EOY143302EOY

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildings

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BOY0BOY
EOY0EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

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BOY0BOY
EOY0EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

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BOY107133BOY
EOY143302EOY

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilities

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BOY0BOY
EOY0EOY

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY107133BOY
EOY143302EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeThe Tesfa Foundation strengthens families and communities in Ethiopia by funding school construction, supporting education, and and investing in sports for development.PrimaryExemptPurpose

Program Service Accomplishment ProgramServiceAccomplishment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Service AccomThe Tesfa Foundation expands opportunities for children and youth where the necessary resources to build self-reliance are inadequate. Tesfa strengthen families and communities in ways that make for sustainable networks to support children and youth properly. Tesfa has funded ten schools in Ethiopia serving over 1,400 children. Two school construction projects were completed in the fiscal year 2012-2013, both of them kindergartens with early grades libraries to serve an existing primary schools in villages in the southern Ethiopia region of Kembata-Tembaro. This project was funded and implemented in partnership with Ethiopia Reads, another US nonprofit. Each kindergarten will serve 200 children. The libraries will serve early grades children in the primary schools and the kindergartens. Team Tesfa is a sport for development program working with 50+ young runners, making education available and providing life and vocational skills. The Team Tesfa program includes a shelter for teenage girl athletes at risk, providing safe housing, food, education, and hope to a small cohort of these teens. Programs for the athletes includes a Team Café where young athletes learn business skills, and a sewing program for your women. Some athletes receive individual sponsorship support toward their education.DescriptionProgramServiceAccom
Grants And Allocations49004GrantsAndAllocations
Includes Foreign GrantsXIncludesForeignGrants
Program Service Expenses57331ProgramServiceExpenses
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses57331TotalProgramServiceExpenses

Officer Director Trustee Key Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl (6 entries)

TitleTitleAvg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPositionCompensationCompensationContri To Empl Benefit Plans EtcContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtcExpense Account Other AllowancesExpenseAccountOtherAllowances
Dana Roskey
Chair-Term Began Feb 20131000
Scott Wolf
Board Member, started Feb 20131708000
Tanya Sturm
Chair-Term Ended Feb 20131000
Jeff Grier
Treasurer-Secretary1000
Stephanie Schlatter
Board Member-Term Ended Feb 20131000
Julie Light-Orr
Board Member1000
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Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRpt
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Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBI
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Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtc
Direct Indirect Political Expend0DirectIndirectPoliticalExpend
Did Org File Form1120 POL This Year0DidOrgFileForm1120POLThisYear
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficers
Tax Imposed Under IRC49110TaxImposedUnderIRC4911
Tax Imposed Under IRC49120TaxImposedUnderIRC4912
Tax Imposed Under IRC49550TaxImposedUnderIRC4955
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTrans
Amount Of Tax Imposed On Org Mgr0AmountOfTaxImposedOnOrgMgr
Amount Of Tax Reimbursed By Org0AmountOfTaxReimbursedByOrg
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledMNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

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Name PersonScott WolfNamePerson

Address US AddressUS

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Address Line12610 Garfield Ave SAddressLine1
Address Line2Unit 208AddressLine2
CityMinneapolisCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55408ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number6123542184TelephoneNumber
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccount
Foreign Office0ForeignOffice
Maintain Any Donor Advised Funds0MaintainAnyDonorAdvisedFunds
Does Org Have Hospital0DoesOrgHaveHospital
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvided
Related Org Controlled Entity0RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction With Control Entity0TransactionWithControlEntity
Engage Political Cmpgn Activities0EngagePoliticalCmpgnActivities
Engage In Lobbying Activities0EngageInLobbyingActivities
Operating School0OperatingSchool
Trnsfrs Exempt Non Char Related Org0TrnsfrsExemptNonCharRelatedOrg
Part VI Of Comp Of Highest Paid EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHighestPaidEmpl
Part VIA Hghst Paid Cntrct Prof SerNONEPartVIAHghstPaidCntrctProfSer
Filed Schedule A1FiledScheduleA

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2XPubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years40884CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years74734CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years75174CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year152599CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year60642CurrentTaxYear
Total404033Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

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Current Tax Year38213CurrentTaxYear
Total38213Total

Gross Receipts From Non UBI GrossReceiptsFromNonUBI

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years0CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
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Current Tax Year0CurrentTaxYear
Total0Total

Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit509 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit509

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Total0Total

Value Of Svcs Fclts Furnishd By Govt ValueOfSvcsFcltsFurnishdByGovt

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Total0Total

Total509 Total509

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Total442246Total

Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons

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Total0Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

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Total79377Total
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Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTI

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Current Tax Year0CurrentTaxYear
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Current Tax Year0CurrentTaxYear
Total0Total

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years0CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years0CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year0CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year0CurrentTaxYear
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years0CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year0CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year0CurrentTaxYear
Total0Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years74734CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years75174CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year152599CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year98855CurrentTaxYear
Total442246Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage5090.82051PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage0.79083PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage0InvestmentIncomePercentage
Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage0PriorYrInvestIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

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Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

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Name Of Event1Special Fundraising EventNameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event137233GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event10CharitableContributionsEvent1
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Cash Prizes Event10CashPrizesEvent1
Non Cash Prizes Event10NonCashPrizesEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event10RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Food And Beverage Event10FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event10EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event10OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Food And Beverage Other Events0FoodAndBeverageOtherEvents
Entertainment Other Events0EntertainmentOtherEvents
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Charitable Contributions Total0CharitableContributionsTotal
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Cash Prizes Total Events0CashPrizesTotalEvents
Non Cash Prizes Total Events0NonCashPrizesTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events0RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events0FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events0EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events0OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events0DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary37233NetIncomeSummary

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
F99Z_P01_S00_L10Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10Funds Granted to Ethiopia Reads Domestic & Overseas - $49,004
F99Z_P01_S00_L16Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Description;Amount^Internet Hosting;351|Bank and Credit Card Fees;1192|Office Equipment;300^Total;1843^
F99Z_P01_S00_L20Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20Description;Amount^Equity Adjustment from prior year;82^Total;82^

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