FRIENDS OF SURMANG INC
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2022 · Form 990EZ · revenue $32K · expenses $45K · assets $32K
- Also known as
- dba Surmang Foundation
- EIN
- 74-2549293
- Address
- 5963 BRANDYWINE CT, BOULDER, CO 80301-5802
- Website
- http://www.surmang.org
- NTEE code
- Q33
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- May 2023 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt: reinstated May 15, 2022 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2022 IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Principal officer
- Ralph Allen (its 2025 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Free rural health service to Western China
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Weingrad (former) | Chairman | 2014-2015 | $3,333 | $14,632 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
9 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Allen | Director | 2014-2022 | 40 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Juliet A Carpenter (former) | Vice President | 2014-2015 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Dawn Factor (former) | Board Member | 2014-2015 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Eric Hirsch (former) | Board Member | 2014-2015 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Edward Sun (former) | Board Member | 2014-2015 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Christine Heibing (former) | Board Member | 2015 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Shannon Atkeson (former) | Board Member | 2014 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Rachel Lee (former) | Board Member | 2014 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| John Sullivan (former) | Board Member | 2014 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Allen | Director | 40 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2015 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $3K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEE WEINGRAD | Chairman | 40 | $3,333 | - | - | $3,333 | 1 |
| JULIET A CARPENTER | Vice President | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| DAWN FACTOR | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| RALPH ALLEN | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ERIC HIRSCH | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| EDWARD SUN | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| CHRISTINE HEIBING | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2014 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $11K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Weingrad | Chairman | 40 | $11,299 | - | - | $11,299 | 1 |
| Juliet A Carpenter | Vice President | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Shannon Atkeson | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Dawn Factor | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Ralph Allen | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Eric Hirsch | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Rachel Lee | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| John Sullivan | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Edward Sun | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $31,742 | $45,287 | $31,646 | $31,646 | $31,619 | - | - | - | - |
| 2015 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $42,887 | $44,355 | $3,332 | $3,332 | $42,886 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2014 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $47,985 | $45,410 | $4,800 | $4,800 | $47,983 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $445,097 in all, tax years 2010 to 2023. 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORGOOD INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2010-2011, 2015-2023 | 11 | $208,746 | 2023 | $14,219 | show |
| GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2014-2022 | 9 | $127,035 | 2022 | $13,632 | show |
| PEMA CHODRON FOUNDATION | Public charity | Exact | 2020-2021 | 2 | $50,000 | 2021 | $25,000 | show |
| GATES FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF SURMANG INC” | 2010-2015 | 6 | $49,200 | 2015 | $6,600 | show |
| OWSLEY BROWN III PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF SURMANG INC” | 2020 | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 | $10,000 | show |
| BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF SURMANG INC” | 2020 | 1 | $100 | 2020 | $100 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF SURMANG INC” | 2020-2022 | 3 | $16 | 2022 | $5 | show |
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| FRIENDS OF FUMBELO INC | MA | Q33 | $25,925 | $18,121 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| FRIENDS OF MADAGASCAR INC | FL | Q33 | $45,000 | $38,195 | DIR | $0 | Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, similar name |
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| FRIENDS OF OLIB CHARITY INC | NY | Q33 | $47,790 | $36,848 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN OF LASCAHOBAS HAITI INC | NY | Q33 | $30,153 | $33,745 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MITZPE YERIHO INC | ME | Q33 | $19,498 | $24,572 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x |
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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.
2022 · Form 990EZ · $45,287 spent · pay $21,198 · grants $195 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $23,015 | 50.8% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $21,198 | 46.8% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $879 | 1.9% | |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $195 | 0.4% | |
| Total | $45,287 | 100% |
2015 · Form 990EZ · $44,355 spent · pay $3,333 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $39,292 | 88.6% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $3,333 | 7.5% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,325 | 3.0% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $405 | 0.9% | |
| Total | $44,355 | 100% |
2014 · Form 990EZ · $45,410 spent · pay $11,735 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $33,499 | 73.8% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $11,735 | 25.8% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $176 | 0.4% | |
| Total | $45,410 | 100% |
State business registration
- FRIENDS OF SURMANG, INC. CO, DNC, Good Standing, formed 1988-11-21
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
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