FRIENDS OF BURKINA FASO INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $86K · expenses $79K · assets $84K

EIN
52-2070442
Address
PO BOX 33212, BLOOMFLD HLS, MI 48303-3200
Website
friendsofburkinafaso.org
NTEE code
Q20Z
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 1998 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

Friends of Burkina Faso maintains a network of returned Peace Corps Volunteers and friends of Burkina Faso living primarily in the United States to support and empower communities in Burkina Faso through humanitarian aid and community development program funding and oversight.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 11 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

11 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
Kristen Combs-Bicaba President2020-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Souleymane Diallo Vice President2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Kristin Lavoie Treasurer2020-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Caroline Chambre Hammock Projects Chair2020-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Leslie Berger Secretary2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Brad McKim At-Large Legal Counsel2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jennica Betsch Technology Chair2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Etienne Yonly Membership Chair2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Aaron Buchsbaum (former) President Emeritus2020-2022 5 $0 reported 1
Faissal Ouedraogo (former) Vice President Emeritus2020-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Suzanne Plopper (former) Treasurer Emeritus2020-2022 3 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kristen Combs-Bicaba President5 $0-$0 $01
Souleymane Diallo Vice President2 $0-$0 $01
Kristin Lavoie Treasurer3 $0-$0 $01
Caroline Chambre Hammock Projects Chair5 $0-$0 $01
Leslie Berger Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Brad McKim At-Large Legal Counsel1 $0-$0 $01
Jennica Betsch Technology Chair1 $0-$0 $01
Etienne Yonly Membership Chair1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kristen Combs-Bicaba President5 $0-$0 $01
Souleymane Diallo Vice President2 $0-$0 $01
Kristin Lavoie Treasurer3 $0-$0 $01
Caroline Chambre Hammock Projects Chair5 $0-$0 $01
Leslie Berger Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Brad McKim At-Large Legal Counsel1 $0-$0 $01
Jennica Betsch Technology Chair1 $0-$0 $01
Etienne Yonly Membership Chair1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kristen Combs-Bicaba President5 $0-$0 $01
Aaron Buchsbaum President Emeritus5 $0-$0 $01
Souleymane Diallo Vice President2 $0-$0 $01
Faissal Ouedraogo Vice President Emeritus2 $0-$0 $01
Kristin Lavoie Treasurer3 $0-$0 $01
Suzanne Plopper Treasurer Emeritus3 $0-$0 $01
Caroline Chambre Hammock Project Chair5 $0-$0 $01
Leslie Berger Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Brad McKim At-Large Legal Counsel1 $0-$0 $01
Jennica Betsch Technology Officer1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Aaron Buchsbaum President2 $0-$0 $01
Faissal Ouedraogo Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Leslie Berger Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
Suzanne Plopper Treasurer5 $0-$0 $01
Caroline Chambre Hammock Projects Chair5 $0-$0 $01
Etienne Yonly Membership Chair1 $0-$0 $01
Kristen Combs-Bicaba Newsletter Chair3 $0-$0 $01
Kristin Lavoie Communications Chair3 $0-$0 $01
Jennica Betsch Technology Chair2 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 18 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Aaron Buchsbaum President2 $0$0$0 $01
Faissal Ouedraogo Vice President1 $0$0$0 $01
Leslie Berger Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Suzanne Plopper Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
Caroline Chambre Hammock Projects Chair4 $0$0$0 $01
Etienne Yonly Membership Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Kristen Combs-Bicaba Newsletter Chair3 $0$0$0 $01
Kristin Lavoie Communications Chair3 $0$0$0 $01
Jennica Betsch Technology Chair2 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

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
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$86,500$79,492 $83,878$83,878 $85,325- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$37,870$11,549 $76,869$76,869 $37,370$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$42,488$13,587 $79,449$79,449 $41,929$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$69,359$151,799 $50,548$50,548 $64,466- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$93,289$153,280 $131,602$131,602 $89,838$0 ---
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$210,430$151,151 $191,593$191,593 $210,313$0 $0018

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $375,200 in all, tax years 2014 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2014-2021 8$256,235 2021$31,971
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2017-2019 3$102,465 2019$23,700
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$9,000 2024$9,000
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THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$7,500 2023$7,500
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FRIENDS OF THE ATLANTIK-BRUECKE EV INCNYQ20 $64,650$25,401 PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code Q20, revenue within 2x
FRIENDS OF ANGOLADCQ20 $127,400$133,273 FOUNDER$26,600 Same NTEE code Q20, revenue within 2x
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF CONNECTIONS ISRAEL INCNJQ20 $83,785$2,069 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code Q20, revenue within 2x
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP SUMMITS INCTNQ20 $53,780$61,488 Secretary$0 Same NTEE code Q20, revenue within 2x
INDIAN AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP COUNCILTXQ20 $44,208$31,219 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code Q20, revenue within 2x
US-CHINA PEOPLES FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION NATIONALVAQ20 $60,681$81,296 NATIONAL PRE$0 Same NTEE code Q20, revenue within 2x
SISTER CITIES OF LONG BEACH INCCAQ20 $151,319$115,511 Chair,Director$0 Same NTEE code Q20, revenue within 2x
CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK FOUNDATION INCNYQ20 $115,473$93,652 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code Q20, revenue within 2x
JAPAN-AMERICA SOCIETY OF NORTH CAROLINA INCNCQ20 $84,000$99,791 DIRECTOR$41,617 Same NTEE code Q20, revenue within 2x
UKRAINIAN FEDERATION OF AMERICA INCPAQ20 $78,782$94,476 CHAIRPERSON & DIRECTOR OF$0 Same NTEE code Q20, revenue within 2x
IDTI INCFLQ20 $140,074$139,370 Secretary$6,000 Same NTEE code Q20, revenue within 2x
BALTIMORE SISTER CITIES INCMDQ20 $67,931$69,477 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code Q20, revenue within 2x
WEST ASIA COUNCIL INCDCQ20 $70,835$79,292 CONSULTANT$30,000 Same NTEE code Q20, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$1,410,16424 52019–2025 T D SINGH FOUNDATION; TELANGANA DEVELOPEMENT FORUM USA INC; DIPLOMATIC PERSPECTIVE; TURKISH AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA and 1 more
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HUMANITY UNITED Private foundation$670,0005 12018–2020 PARTNERSGLOBAL INSTITUTE
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$585,21014 72014–2024 VIETNAM FOUNDATION; KNOW THY HERITAGE INC; JAPAN SOCIETY OF BOSTON INC; WEST ASIA COUNCIL INC and 3 more
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BOSTON FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$220,2505 12010–2024 JAPAN SOCIETY OF BOSTON INC
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THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$144,5007 22019–2025 GLOBAL DIGNITY INC; AMERICAN MIDDLE EAST INSTITUTE INC
IMPACTASSETS INC DAF sponsor$140,8004 22014–2023 FORMING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC; T D SINGH FOUNDATION
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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.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $79,492 spent · pay $0 · grants $74,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $74,000 93.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,272 2.9%
Printing, publications, postage $2,109 2.7%
Fees to independent contractors $1,111 1.4%
Total$79,492100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $11,549 spent · pay $0 · grants $10,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $10,000 86.6%
Fees to independent contractors $900 7.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $649 5.6%
Total$11,549100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $151,799 spent · pay $0 · grants $148,414 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $148,414 97.8%
Printing, publications, postage $2,640 1.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $745 0.5%
Total$151,799100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $153,280 spent · pay $0 · grants $152,060 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $152,060 99.2%
Printing, publications, postage $1,220 0.8%
Total$153,280100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $151,151 spent · pay $0 · grants $148,475 · events $700
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $148,475$148,475-- 98.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $700$700$0$0 0.5%
Other (as described)bank wire fees for wiring funds to projects in Burkina $579$579$0$0 0.4%
Other (as described)fundraising letter $479$0$0$479 0.3%
Other (as described)membership letter $322$322$0$0 0.2%
All other expenses $285$285$0$0 0.2%
Office expenses $231$231$0$0 0.2%
Other (as described)incorporation fee District of Columbia $80$0$80$0 0.1%
Total$151,151100%

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