ALFANAR INC US

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $250K · expenses $235K · assets $81K

Also known as
ALFANAR INC US
EIN
75-3197031
Address
1150 WALNUT ST, NEWTON, MA 02461-1229
Website
WWW.ALFANAR.ORG/ALFANAR-INC-US
NTEE code
Q30
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2007 (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 supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Tarek Ben Halim (its 2007 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2007 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

ALFANAR, INC., US HELPS CHILDREN, YOUTH AND WOMAN ACCESS THE EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND EMPOWERMENT NEEDED TO LEAD DIGNIFIES AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES. WE DO THIS BY PROVIDING FUNDING TO OUR AFFILIATE ALFANAR (UK REGISTERED CHARITY) WHICH PROVIDES TAILORED FUNDING AND HIGH MANAGEMENT SUPPORT TO AMBITIOUS SOCIAL ENTERPRISES, HELPING THEM TO ACHIEVE LASTING SOCIAL CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. SPECIAL FOCUS IS GIVEN TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT IMPROVE CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 8 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 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
Gretchen Welch PRESIDENT2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Cynthia Oakes TREASURER2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Mark Huang CLERK2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Carol Prendergast DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Hadia Ghandour DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Maha Eltogby DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Andrea Collins (former) DIRECTOR2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Cynthia J Oaks (former) TREASURER2020 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GRETCHEN WELCH PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
CYNTHIA OAKES TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
MARK HUANG CLERK1 $0$0$0 $01
CAROL PRENDERGAST DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
HADIA GHANDOUR DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MAHA ELTOGBY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GRETCHEN WELCH PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
CYNTHIA OAKES TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
MARK HUANG CLERK1 $0$0$0 $01
CAROL PRENDERGAST DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
HADIA GHANDOUR DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GRETCHEN WELCH PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
CYNTHIA OAKES TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
MARK HUANG CLERK1 $0$0$0 $01
CAROL PRENDERGAST DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GRETCHEN WELCH PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
CYNTHIA OAKES TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
MARK HUANG CLERK1 $0$0$0 $01
CAROL PRENDERGAST DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ANDREA COLLINS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GRETCHEN WELCH PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
CYNTHIA J OAKS TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
MARK HUANG CLERK1 $0$0$0 $01
CAROL PRENDERGAST DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ANDREA COLLINS DIRECTOR1 $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 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$249,692$235,029 $81,046$80,723 $249,692$0 $000
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$271,110$385,734 $66,060$66,060 $271,110$0 $000
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$497,431$419,371 $181,684$180,684 $497,431$0 $000
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$243,450$197,051 $103,899$102,624 $243,450$0 $005
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$853,646$859,094 $56,225$56,225 $853,646$0 $005

Funders of this organization

10 grantors reported grants to this organization, $641,793 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
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2019, 2021-2024 5$290,677 2024$97,927
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2014, 2016, 2018-2024 9$149,000 2024$32,750
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BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ALFANAR INC US” 2020 1$100,000 2020$100,000
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SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$50,000 2019$50,000
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LAUDATO SI CHALLENGE INC Public charity Exact 2021-2022 2$30,000 2022$20,000
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GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC DAF sponsor Exact 2017 1$12,616 2017$12,616
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PAUL AND PATRICIA KUEHNER FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ALFANAR INC US” 2015 1$5,000 2015$5,000
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BRIM FUND Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ALFANAR INC US” 2015 1$2,500 2015$2,500
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THE KOCH ELLIS FUND Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ALFANAR INC US” 2022 1$1,000 2022$1,000
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JOHN A AND MARGARET H COOK FUND INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ALFANAR INC US” 2017 1$1,000 2017$1,000
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MEDICAL MISSIONS FOR CHILDREN INCMAQ30 $460,425$420,702 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD$0 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
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CHILDREN WITHOUT BORDERS INCMAQ30 $168,313$76,475 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
CONNECT AFRICA FOUNDATION INCMAQ30 $186,323$178,376 President$0 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
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TANZANIA EDUCATION CORPORATIONMAQ30 $475,523$371,477 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$100,000 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
MILLENNIUM CAMPUS NETWORK INCMAQ30 $376,676$553,598 Executive Director$68,376 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
ASAPROSAR DEVELOPMENT FUND INCMAQ30 $242,808$259,076 President$0 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
HOPE ON A STRINGMAQ30 $291,641$352,943 CO-CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
DOC EMET PRODUCTIONS INCMAQ30 $169,925$91,303 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
UKRAINIAN RELIEF MISSION CHARITABLE CORPORATIONMAQ30 $247,876$275,837 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
HOPE FOR OUR SISTERSMAQ30 $158,041$158,535 President and Director$10,000 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
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Grantors that funded the 100 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
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$6,755,825206 612016–2024 FRIENDS OF AL-ROWWAD USA INC; INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT; DOC EMET PRODUCTIONS INC; GEORGIA FOR GEORGIA INC and 57 more
ENDAOMENT DAF sponsor$4,200,0002 12023–2024 ATHANATOS WORLD INC
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING funds this one DAF sponsor$2,312,465108 332014–2024 CONNECT AFRICA FOUNDATION INC; ASANTE SANA FOR EDUCATION INC; EBENEZER FOUNDATION INC; RAY OF HOPE INC and 29 more
WELLSPRING PHILANTROPIC FUND INC Private foundation$1,672,8008 12016–2023 INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$1,558,81785 232019–2025 MANUSH MANUSHER JONYO FOUNDATION INC; TMAGC INC; MIRACLE OF HELP USA INC; I AM ZAMBIA INC and 19 more
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY Private foundation$1,212,67010 22020–2024 EURASIANET INC; INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$817,88540 172017–2024 MANUSH MANUSHER JONYO FOUNDATION INC; EGMONT US FOUNDATION INC; ANIMAL-KIND INTERNATIONAL; NEW WAYS FOR AFRICA INC and 13 more
GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$805,95333 82015–2024 SERUDS INC; AWAMAKI US; HOPE FOR OUR SISTERS; CAPE C A R E S and 4 more
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BOSTON FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$567,75012 22015–2024 MILLENNIUM CAMPUS NETWORK INC; HOPE ON A STRING

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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 990 · $235,029 spent · pay $0 · grants $227,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $227,000$227,000-- 96.6%
Fees: accounting $4,000-$4,000- 1.7%
Other (as described)FEES $2,188-$2,188- 0.9%
Fees: legal $1,841-$1,841- 0.8%
Total$235,029100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $385,734 spent · pay $0 · grants $379,950 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $379,950$379,950-- 98.5%
Fees: accounting $3,900-$3,900- 1.0%
Other (as described)FEES $1,027-$1,027- 0.3%
Fees: legal $857-$857- 0.2%
Total$385,734100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $419,371 spent · pay $0 · grants $410,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $410,000$410,000-- 97.8%
Fees: accounting $7,900-$7,900- 1.9%
Other (as described)FEES $723-$723- 0.2%
Fees: legal $657-$657- 0.2%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $91-$91- 0.0%
Total$419,371100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $197,051 spent · pay $0 · grants $185,578 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $185,578$185,578-- 94.2%
Fees: accounting $9,800-$9,800- 5.0%
Fees: legal $1,039-$1,039- 0.5%
Other (as described)FEES $584-$584- 0.3%
Other (as described)COMMUNICATIONS $50-$50- 0.0%
Total$197,051100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $859,094 spent · pay $0 · grants $848,060 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $848,060$848,060-- 98.7%
Fees: accounting $6,000-$6,000- 0.7%
Fees: legal $2,930-$2,930- 0.3%
Other (as described)FEES $2,104-$2,104- 0.2%
Total$859,094100%

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