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THE DJENNE INITIATIVE INC

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2020 · Form 990PF · revenue $249K · expenses $230K · assets $30K

EIN
20-0062704
Address
511 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NO K55, NEW YORK, NY 10011
Website
WWW.DJENNEINITIATIVE.ORG
NTEE code
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Subsection
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Ruling year
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 7 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Jean-Louis Bourgeois PRESIDENT2009-2020 20 $0 reported 1
Sandy Straus SECRETARY2009-2020 4 $0 reported 1
Abdoul Karim Bakary Soumano EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/TREASUR2013-2020 25 $0 reported 1
Susan Mesinai (former) ACTING ADMINISTRATOR2015 25 $0 reported 1
Jerry Gorovoy (former) DIRECTOR/TREASURER2009-2013 5 $0 reported 1
Orville Foose Died - March 2013 (former) ACTING EXEC. DIRECTOR2012 20 $0 reported 1
Orville Foose (former) ACTING EXEC. DIRECTOR2009-2010 20 $0 reported 1

People by year

2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEAN-LOUIS BOURGEOIS PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
SANDY STRAUS SECRETARY4 $0-$0 $01
ABDOUL KARIM BAKARY SOUMANO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/TREASUR25 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEAN-LOUIS BOURGEOIS PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
SANDY STRAUS SECRETARY4 $0-$0 $01
ABDOUL KARIM BAKARY SOUMANO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/TREASUR25 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEAN-LOUIS BOURGEOIS PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
SANDY STRAUS SECRETARY4 $0-$0 $01
ABDOUL KARIM BAKARY SOUMANO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/TREASUR25 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEAN-LOUIS BOURGEOIS PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
SANDY STRAUS SECRETARY4 $0-$0 $01
ABDOUL KARIM BAKARY SOUMANO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/TREASUR25 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEAN-LOUIS BOURGEOIS PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
SANDY STRAUS SECRETARY4 $0-$0 $01
ABDOUL KARIM BAKARY SOUMANO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/TREASUR25 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEAN-LOUIS BOURGEOIS PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
SANDY STRAUS SECRETARY4 $0-$0 $01
ABDOUL KARIM BAKARY SOUMANO TREASURER20 $0-$0 $01
SUSAN MESINAI ACTING ADMINISTRATOR25 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEAN-LOUIS BOURGEOIS PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
SANDY STRAUS SECRETARY4 $0-$0 $01
ABDOUL KARIM BAKARY SOUMANO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/TREASURER25 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEAN-LOUIS BOURGEOIS PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
JERRY GOROVOY DIRECTOR/TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
SANDY STRAUS SECRETARY4 $0-$0 $01
ABDOUL SOUMANO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR25 $0-$0 $01
2012 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEAN-LOUIS BOURGEOIS PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
JERRY GOROVOY TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
SANDY STRAUS SECRETARY4 $0-$0 $01
ORVILLE FOOSE DIED - MARCH 2013 ACTING EXEC. DIRECTOR20 $0-$0 $01
2010 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEAN-LOUIS BOURGEOIS PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
JERRY GOROVOY TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
SANDY STRAUS SECRETARY4 $0-$0 $01
ORVILLE FOOSE ACTING EXEC. DIRECTOR20 $0-$0 $01
2009 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEAN-LOUIS BOURGEOIS PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
JERRY GOROVOY TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
SANDY STRAUS SECRETARY4 $0-$0 $01
ORVILLE FOOSE ACTING EXEC. DIRECTOR20 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2014 · 1 grant to organizations · $30K
2013 · 1 grant to organizations · $20K
2012 · 3 grants to organizations · $27K
2010 · 5 grants to organizations · $18K
2009 · 10 grants to organizations · $179K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2020 · 1 contributor · $10K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JEAN-LOUISE BOURGEOIS Person NEW YORK, NY $10,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2019 · 1 contributor · $301K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JEAN-LOUISE BOURGEOIS Person NEW YORK, NY $301,340- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing
2018 · 1 contributor · $335K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JEAN-LOUISE BOURGEOIS Organization or other NEW YORK, NY $334,897- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing
2017 · 1 contributor · $89K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JEAN-LOUISE BOURGEOIS Organization or other NEW YORK, NY $88,549- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing
2016 · 1 contributor · $126K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JEAN-LOUISE BOURGEOIS Organization or other NEW YORK, NY $126,294- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2016 · filing
2015 · 1 contributor · $123K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JEAN-LOUISE BOURGEOIS Person NEW YORK, NY $122,557- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2015 · filing
2014 · 1 contributor · $223K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JEAN-LOUISE BOURGEOIS Person NEW YORK, NY $222,875- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2014 · filing
2013 · 1 contributor · $158K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JEAN-LOUISE BOURGEOIS Person $157,787- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2013 · filing
2012 · 1 contributor · $231K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JEAN-LOUISE BOURGEOIS Person NEW YORK, NY $231,225- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2012 · filing
2010 · 1 contributor · $41K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JEAN-LOUISE BOURGEOIS Person NEW YORK, NY $41,048- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2010 · filing
2009 · 1 contributor · $300K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 LOUISE BOURGEOIS Person NEW YORK, NY $300,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2009 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$248,585$230,059 $29,764$29,764 $248,585- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$302,252$341,753 $11,238$11,238 $301,340- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$334,897$297,250 $50,739$50,739 $334,897- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$90,130$143,236 $13,092$13,092 $90,130- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$126,294$104,433 $66,198$66,198 $126,294- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$122,557$117,941 $44,337$44,337 $122,557- $0--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$222,875$206,028 $39,721$39,721 $222,875- $0--
2013 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$157,787$144,770 $22,874$22,874 $157,787- $0--
2012 · Form 990PF period ending 2013-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$231,225$231,450 $9,857$9,857 -- $0--
2010 · Form 990PF period ending 2011-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$42,434$202,740 $8,349$8,349 -- $0--
2009 · Form 990PF period ending 2010-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$300,033$320,168 $168,751$168,751 -- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 49 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$5,959,41919 32012–2024 THE TIMOTHY INITIATIVE INC; THE PANDO INITIATIVE INC; THE INITIATIVE
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$3,426,0004 12021–2024 THE TIMOTHY INITIATIVE INC
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$2,573,0004 12021–2024 THE TIMOTHY INITIATIVE INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$2,472,37324 72016–2024 THE TIMOTHY INITIATIVE INC; THE FULL FRAME INITIATIVE INC; THE INITIATIVE; THE D A D INITIATIVE INC and 3 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$2,279,43614 42019–2024 THE TIMOTHY INITIATIVE INC; THE CYPRESS INITIATIVE INC; THE COLERIDGE INITIATIVE INC; THE E2 INITIATIVE
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF TAMPA BAY INC DAF sponsor$2,165,33412 12013–2024 THE CYPRESS INITIATIVE INC
KRESGE FOUNDATION Private foundation$500,0002 12016–2018 THE FULL FRAME INITIATIVE INC
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS INC DAF sponsor$399,5172 12021–2022 THE SHINE INITIATIVE INC
TIDES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$325,0001 12023–2023 THE WISCONSIN INITIATIVE INC
GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$299,2508 22020–2024 THE D A D INITIATIVE INC; THE MATINSBURG INITIATIVE INC
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$259,45217 62019–2024 THE FULL FRAME INITIATIVE INC; THE FORGE INITIATIVE INC; THE TIMOTHY INITIATIVE INC; THE PANDO INITIATIVE INC and 2 more
DALLAS SEMINARY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$214,5004 12021–2024 THE TIMOTHY INITIATIVE INC
THOMAS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$206,1791 12020–2020 THE TALENT INITIATIVE INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2020 · Form 990PF · $230,059 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $230,059 100.0%
Total$230,059100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $341,753 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $341,753 100.0%
Total$341,753100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $297,250 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $297,087 99.9%
Depreciation and depletion $163 0.1%
Total$297,250100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $143,236 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $143,063 99.9%
Depreciation and depletion $173 0.1%
Total$143,236100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $104,433 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $104,145 99.7%
Depreciation and depletion $288 0.3%
Total$104,433100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $117,941 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $117,250 99.4%
Depreciation and depletion $691 0.6%
Total$117,941100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $206,028 spent · pay $0 · grants $30,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $173,515 84.2%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $30,000 14.6%
Depreciation and depletion $2,513 1.2%
Total$206,028100%

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2013 · Form 990PF · $144,770 spent · pay $0 · grants $20,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $121,769 84.1%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $20,000 13.8%
Occupancy $1,852 1.3%
Depreciation and depletion $1,149 0.8%
Total$144,770100%

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2012 · Form 990PF · $231,450 spent · pay $19,354 · grants $26,600 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $182,971 79.1%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $26,600 11.5%
Other salaries and wages $19,354 8.4%
Depreciation and depletion $2,500 1.1%
Taxes $25 0.0%
Total$231,450100%

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2010 · Form 990PF · $202,740 spent · pay $30,012 · grants $18,050 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $143,875 71.0%
Other salaries and wages $30,012 14.8%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $18,050 8.9%
Depreciation and depletion $10,753 5.3%
Taxes $50 0.0%
Total$202,740100%

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2009 · Form 990PF · $320,168 spent · pay $34,256 · grants $179,377 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $179,377 56.0%
Other expenses $84,019 26.2%
Other salaries and wages $34,256 10.7%
Depreciation and depletion $22,295 7.0%
Taxes $221 0.1%
Total$320,168100%

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