FRIENDS OF THE AKWESASNE FREEDOM SCHOOL INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
FRIENDS OF THE AKWESASNE FREEDOM SCHOOL INC (EIN 16-1451492)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-05-15
IRS object ID
201221369349306032
Schema version
2011v1.2
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)
Timestamp2012-05-15T13:00:27-07:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BDO CANADA LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm Foreign Address PreparerFirmForeignAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 - 132 SECOND STREET EASTAddressLine1
CityCORNWALLCity
CountryCACountry
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN161451492EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FRIENDS OF THE AKWESASNE FREEDOM SCHOOL INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlFRIENameControl
Phone5183582073Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 290AddressLine1
CityROOSEVELTOWNCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code13683ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameELVERA SARGENTName
TitlePROGRAM MANAGERTitle
Phone5183582073Phone
Date Signed2012-05-14DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameBARBARA L MONTOURName
Phone6139328691Phone
Date Prepared2012-05-15DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonELVERA SARGENTNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 290AddressLine1
CityROOSEVELTOWNCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code13683ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts240190GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3XOrganization501c3
Web SiteN/AWebSite
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Year Formation1993YearFormation
State Legal DomicileNYStateLegalDomicile
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Nbr Voting Members Governing Body5NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members5NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees4TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers12TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year311589ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year220559ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY0ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year4151InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year3534InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year16097OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year315740TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year240190TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY91250GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year80774SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year84844SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year0TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year187595OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year62413OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year268369TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year238507TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year47371RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY1683RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY346273TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY357121TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY134582TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY143747TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY211691NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY213374NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part IIIXInfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission DescriptionTo Support the Akwesasne Freedom SchoolMissionDescription
Significant New Program ServicesfalseSignificantNewProgramServices
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
Expense108509Expense
Grants70028Grants
Revenue70027Revenue
DescriptionTHE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FUNDS TO THE AKWESASNE FREEDOM SCHOOL FOR A TEACHER TO PROVIDE MOHAWK CURRICULUM FROM A NATIVE AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE. FUNDS ARE PROVIDED TO PAY A TEACHER SALARY AND PART-TIME ADMINISTRATOR.Description

Activity2 Activity2

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Grants95183Grants
Revenue95183Revenue
DescriptionTO PROVIDE MOHAWK CULTURE AND LANGUAGE TO AKWESASNE FREEDOM SCHOOL STUDENTSDescription

Activity3 Activity3

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense12600Expense
Grants12600Grants
Revenue12600Revenue
DescriptionTO PROVIDE MOHAWK CULATURE PROGRAMS TO AKWESASNE FREEDOM SCHOOL STUDENTSDescription

Activity Other ActivityOther

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense500Expense
Grants500Grants
Revenue500Revenue
DescriptionTides Foundation - Culture programDescription
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Of Other Program Service Grnt500TotalOfOtherProgramServiceGrnt
Total Of Other Program Service Rev500TotalOfOtherProgramServiceRev
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Described In501 C3trueDescribedIn501C3
Schedule B RequiredtrueScheduleBRequired
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Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivities
Donor Advised FundsfalseDonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasements
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArt
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg EquipfalseReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth SecuritiesfalseReportInvestOthSecurities
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Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilities
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SchoolfalseSchool
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOffice
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivities
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Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraising
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GamingfalseGaming
HospitalfalseHospital
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Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBonds
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Prior Excess Benefit TransactionfalsePriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQPfalseLoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With OrganizationfalseBsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
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Deductible Contributions Of ArtfalseDeductibleContributionsOfArt
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Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidation
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntity
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled EntityfalseRelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related EntityfalseTransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted PartnershipfalseActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O RequiredfalseScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10960NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup WitholdingfalseComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees4NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns FiledtrueEmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business IncomefalseUnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay PremiumsfalseFundsToPayPremiums
Premiums PaidfalsePremiumsPaid
Excess Business HoldingsfalseExcessBusinessHoldings
Taxable DistributionsfalseTaxableDistributions
Distribution To DonorfalseDistributionToDonor
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
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Nbr Voting Governing Body Members5NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members5NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business RelationshipfalseFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management DutiesfalseDelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing DocsfalseChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To ApprovalfalseDecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing BodytrueMinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of CommitteestrueMinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddress
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing BodytrueForm990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicytrueDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOtrueCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OthertrueCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon RequestXUponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonELVERA SARGENTNamePerson
Telephone Number5183582073TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line181 HOPKINS POINT ROAD FORTAddressLine1
CityCOVINGTONCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code12937ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedXNoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (5 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
HARRIS COLE
President0.50X000
RICHARD SKIDDERS
Vice President0.50X000
BARBARA BARNES
Director0.50X000
WESLEY LAUGHING
Director0.50X000
SUE ELLEN HERNE
Director0.50X000
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Government Grants70028GovernmentGrants
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Total Contributions220559TotalContributions

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Total Revenue Column3534TotalRevenueColumn

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

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DescriptionIRS Refund of penalties & InterestDescription
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Total Revenue Column4205TotalRevenueColumn
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue16097TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column240190TotalRevenueColumn
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Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total91250Total
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Fundraising0Fundraising

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Fundraising0Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

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Fundraising0Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

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Fundraising0Fundraising

Travel Travel

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total5276Total
Program Services5276ProgramServices
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Fundraising0Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total125Total
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Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1221Total
Program Services1221ProgramServices
Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

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program supplies3380018735150650
repairs & maint.6600066000
admin fees4205420500
bank charges500500

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General21715ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY305608BOY
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Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY40665BOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY346273BOY
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Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

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EOY99431EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY40000BOY
EOY44316EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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BOY134582BOY
EOY143747EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY28915BOY
EOY1683EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY182776BOY
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Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY211691BOY
EOY213374EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

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BOY346273BOY
EOY357121EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses1683ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
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Accountant Compile Or ReviewtrueAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedfalseFSAudited
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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School170b1 AiiXSchool170b1Aii
Public Support Total1700PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Pertcentage1700PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Total5090PublicSupportTotal509
Public Support Percentage5090PublicSupportPercentage509
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmttrueNondiscriminatoryPolicyStmt
Policy Statement In Brochures EtctruePolicyStatementInBrochuresEtc
Policy Publ Via Broadcast MediatruePolicyPublViaBroadcastMedia
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Maint Scholarships RecordstrueMaintScholarshipsRecords
Maint Copies Of Brochures EtctrueMaintCopiesOfBrochuresEtc
Maint Copies Of All SolicitationstrueMaintCopiesOfAllSolicitations
Discriminate Race Students RightsfalseDiscriminateRaceStudentsRights
Discriminate Race Admiss PoliciesfalseDiscriminateRaceAdmissPolicies
Discriminate Race Emplmn FacultyfalseDiscriminateRaceEmplmnFaculty
Discriminate Race ScholarshipsfalseDiscriminateRaceScholarships
Discriminate Race Educ PoliciesfalseDiscriminateRaceEducPolicies
Discriminate Race Use Of FcltsfalseDiscriminateRaceUseOfFclts
Discriminate Race Athletic ProgfalseDiscriminateRaceAthleticProg
Discriminate Race Other ActyfalseDiscriminateRaceOtherActy
Government Financial Aid ReceivedfalseGovernmentFinancialAidReceived
Government Financial Aid RevokedfalseGovernmentFinancialAidRevoked
Compliance With Rev Proc7550trueComplianceWithRevProc7550

Form990 Schedule E Part II Form990ScheduleEPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierLine 3Identifier
ExplanationBROCHURESExplanation

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records MaintainedtrueRecordsMaintained

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
Pt VI, Line 11aCPA review with Program Director Elvera Sargent
Pt VI, Line 15Employees compensation based upon program revenue
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dTIDES FOUNDATION - CULTURE PROGRAM 500. 500. 500.

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