GRACE USA: Form 990EZ, tax year 2011

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Organization: GRACE USA (EIN 02-0693871)
Tax period: 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed: 2012-09-28
IRS object ID: 201242729349200519
Schema version: 2011v1.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-09-28T11:38:47-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KEN FOWLER CPA	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 3236	AddressLine1
City	LOS ALTOS	City
State	CA	State
ZIP Code	94024	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	020693871	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GRACE USA	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of Name	% NATASHA MARTIN	InCareOfName
Name Control	GRAC	NameControl
Phone	6507120561	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	170 CORREAS STREET	AddressLine1
City	HALF MOON BAY	City
State	CA	State
ZIP Code	941091869	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	NATASHA MARTIN	Name
Title	DIRECTOR	Title
Date Signed	2012-08-17	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6509474918	Phone
Self Employed	X	SelfEmployed

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Cash	X	MethodOfAccountingCash
Web Site	HTTP://WWW.GRACEUSA.ORG	WebSite
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Gross Receipts	128900	GrossReceipts
Info In Schedule O Part I	X	InfoInScheduleOPartI
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	128900	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtc
Total Revenue	128900	TotalRevenue
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid	117875	GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaid
Salaries Other Comp Empl Benefits	0	SalariesOtherCompEmplBenefits
Other Expenses Total	2546	OtherExpensesTotal
Total Expenses	120421	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	8479	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	4102	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	12581	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part II	X	InfoInScheduleOPartII

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1007	BOY
EOY	9486	EOY

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3095	BOY
EOY	3095	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4102	BOY
EOY	12581	EOY

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4102	BOY
EOY	12581	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt Purpose	G.R.A.C.E. works with more than 50 community-based organizations located in all eight provinces of Kenya. In its capacity-building approach, G.R.A.C.E provides training in financial management, program quality assurance, human resource management, procurement, sub-grant management, staff communication, human resource management, vehicle management and good governance. In addition, G.R.A.C.E. provides technical skills to help them implement successful and sustainable projects in their communities. G.R.A.C.E has over the years put in place structures and systems for financial management, program quality assurance, human resource management, procurement, sub grants management and governance. In this regard, comprehensive manuals have been developed and are being applied in areas that include Human Resources; Partnership Development; Procurement; Sub Grants Management and Financial Management. G.R.A.C.E. has a unique approach to development work that trains local organizations to design an	PrimaryExemptPurpose

Program Service Accomplishment ProgramServiceAccomplishment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description Program Service Accom	Programs and Accomplishments: Early Childhood Development Program provides orphans and vulnerable children in remote areas of Kenya with access to Early Childhood Development (ECD) services: education, food, psychosocial support, basic medical care, child protection and HIV prevention. G.R.A.C.E. also helps the caregivers find economic opportunities and gain access to HIV prevention, care and treatment services. Results: Over the past three years, 2,176 orphans and vulnerable children between the ages of 3 and 6 were successfully served by this program and a total of 44,306 community members (adults and children) received at least one care service during the program period. Economic Strengthening teaches vulnerable groups (including caregivers of AIDS orphans) to take charge of their finances through establishing locally-owned and managed Savings and Lending Clubs. G.R.A.C.E. assists these groups to set up and expand community micro-credit services that benefit vulnerable members by pr	DescriptionProgramServiceAccom

Officer Director Trustee Key Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl (7 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	TitleTitle	Avg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition	CompensationCompensation	Contri To Empl Benefit Plans EtcContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtc	Expense Account Other AllowancesExpenseAccountOtherAllowances
MATT MESSNER
170 CORREAS STREET	HALF MOON BAY	CA	941091869	TREASURER	5.0	0	0	0
NATASHA MARTIN
170 CORREAS STREET	HALF MOON BAY	CA	941091869	FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR	40.0	0	0	0
SASHA RABSEY
170 CORREAS STREET	HALF MOON BAY	CA	941091869	SECRETARY	5.0	0	0	0
SUZI HERHOLD
170 CORREAS STREET	HALF MOON BAY	CA	941091869	DIRECTOR	5.0	0	0	0
LESLIE ROBERTSON
170 CORREAS STREET	HALF MOON BAY	CA	941091869	CHAIR	5.0	0	0	0
DAWUD LANKFORD
170 CORREAS STREET	HALF MOON BAY	CA	941091869	DIRECTOR	5.0	0	0	0
CHARLES NELSON
170 CORREAS STREET	HALF MOON BAY	CA	941091869	DIRECTOR	5.0	0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRpt
Made Changes To Orgnzng Etc Doc	false	MadeChangesToOrgnzngEtcDoc
Organization Had UBI	false	OrganizationHadUBI
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Organization Dissolved Etc	false	OrganizationDissolvedEtc
Did Org File Form1120 POL This Year	false	DidOrgFileForm1120POLThisYear
Made Loans To From Officers	false	MadeLoansToFromOfficers
Initiation Fees And Capital Contri	0	InitiationFeesAndCapitalContri
Gross Receipts For Public Use	0	GrossReceiptsForPublicUse
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTrans
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	NATASHA MARTIN	NamePerson

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	170 CORREAS STREET	AddressLine1
City	HALF MOON BAY	City
State	CA	State
ZIP Code	941091869	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	6507261053	TelephoneNumber

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Maintain Any Donor Advised Funds	false	MaintainAnyDonorAdvisedFunds
Does Org Have Hospital	false	DoesOrgHaveHospital
Tanning Services Provided	false	TanningServicesProvided
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction With Control Entity	false	TransactionWithControlEntity
Engage In Lobbying Activities	false	EngageInLobbyingActivities
Part VI Of Comp Of Highest Paid Empl	NONE	PartVIOfCompOfHighestPaidEmpl
Filed Schedule A	false	FiledScheduleA

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	55562	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	217772	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	125709	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	63594	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	128900	CurrentTaxYear
Total	591537	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	55562	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	217772	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	125709	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	63594	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	128900	CurrentTaxYear
Total	591537	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	38169	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	553368	PublicSupportTotal170
Total Support	591537	TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.93547	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.99052	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID	FORM 990EZ PART I LINE 10	DONEES NAME:GRACE AFRICA RELATIONSHIP:EXEMPT PURPOSE OF PAYMENT:GRANT -- SEE PART III AMOUNT:113875
OTHER EXPENSES SCHEDULE	FORM 990EZ PART I LINE 16	Description:BANK CHARGES Amount:1799
OTHER EXPENSES SCHEDULE	FORM 990EZ PART I LINE 16	Description:OTHER EXPENSES Amount:747

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