FRIENDS OF TONGA INC
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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $76K · expenses $25K · assets $208K
- EIN
- 83-3135102
- Address
- 7009 MARMICK PL, LAUREL, MD 20707-3231
- Website
- https://www.friendsoftonga.org
- NTEE code
- T50
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- March 2019 (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)
- Principal officer
- Michael Hassett (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
Friends of Tonga is a volunteer-led, non-profit organization that seeks to connect all people interested in Tonga and to partner with local Tongan organizations to meet educational, development, environmental and disaster response needs of the Tongan people.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 13 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Hassett | President and Co-Founder | 2022-2024 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Farfum Liadrona | Vice President | 2023-2024 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Chiara Collette Hassett | Program Manager (USA) & Co-Founder | 2022-2024 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Reed Rising | Financial Officer | 2022-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lori Osmundsen | Compliance Officer | 2022-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Maka Pailate | Outreach & Events Coordinator (NZ, Tonga)1 | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Roy Varghese | Special Advisor | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Andrew Pavey | Communications Coordinator (Tonga) | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Barbara Rose Ma'u Lavakei'aho | Program Manager Tonga | 2022-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Aleda Winget | Event Coordinator | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Nik Karr | Special Advisor | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Harrison Siegel (former) | Vice President | 2022 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Shanda Hastings (former) | Fundraising Coordinator | 2022 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 11 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Hassett | President and Co-Founder | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Farfum Liadrona | Vice President | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Chiara Collette Hassett | Program Manager (USA) & Co-Founder | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Reed Rising | Financial Officer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lori Osmundsen | Compliance Officer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Maka Pailate | Outreach & Events Coordinator (NZ, Tonga)1 | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Roy Varghese | Special Advisor | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Andrew Pavey | Communications Coordinator (Tonga) | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barbara Rose Ma'u Lavakei'aho | Program Manager Tonga | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Aleda Winget | Event Coordinator | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nik Karr | Special Advisor | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 9 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Hassett | President and Co-Founder | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Farfum Liadrona | Vice President | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Chiara Collette Hassett | Program Manager (USA) & Co-Founder | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Reed Rising | Financial Officer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lori Osmundsen | Compliance Officer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Maka Pailate | Outreach & Events Coordinator (NZ, Tonga)1 | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Roy Varghese | Special Advisor | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barbara Rose Ma'u Lavakei'aho | Program Manager Tonga | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Aleda Winget | Event Coordinator | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 14 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Hassett | President and Co-Founder | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Harrison Siegel | Vice President | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Chiara Collette Hassett | Program Manager (USA) & Co-Founder | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Reed Rising | Financial Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lori Osmundsen | Compliance Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Shanda Hastings | Fundraising Coordinator | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Roy Varghese | Special Advisor | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Maka Pailate | Outreach & Events Coordinator (Tonga, New Zealand) | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barbara Rose Ma'u Lavakei'aho | Program Manager Tonga | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Aleda Winget | Event Coordinator | 2 | $0 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $76,247 | $25,422 | $207,664 | $207,664 | $908 | $75,339 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $21,006 | $28,296 | $156,839 | $156,839 | $1,456 | $19,550 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $282,043 | $149,318 | $164,129 | $164,129 | $17,821 | $264,222 | $0 | 0 | 14 |
Funders of this organization
3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $38,348 in all, tax years 2021 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021 | 1 | $25,550 | 2021 | $25,550 | show |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021, 2023 | 2 | $12,623 | 2023 | $6,694 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF TONGA INC” | 2021-2023 | 3 | $175 | 2023 | $61 | show |
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| FRIENDS OF JAMAICA | DC | T50 | $66,187 | $11,194 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x |
| FRIENDS OF THE HAYNER INC | OH | T50 | $97,715 | $56,092 | VICE PRESIDE | $0 | Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| FRIENDS OF THE KELLER LIBRARY | TX | T50 | $77,706 | $86,462 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x |
| FRIENDS OF FUSION FOUNDATION | DE | T50 | $69,765 | $112,108 | FOUNDER | $0 | Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x |
| ACT3 MINISTRY INC | IN | T50 | $81,297 | $59,516 | Chairman | $0 | Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x |
| MANSFIELD HELPING HANDS OF GOD INC | MA | T50 | $61,169 | $20,712 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x |
| MOWC INC | LA | T50 | $69,452 | $46,924 | Treasurer | $0 | Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x |
| GOLDEN RULE INDUSTRIES INC | IA | T50 | $62,533 | $63,179 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x |
| ANNMARIE S FOURSOME INC | IL | T50 | $65,716 | $36,709 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x |
| ROTARY CLUB OF THE VILLAGES-NOON FOUNDATION INC | FL | T50 | $77,966 | $55,780 | Vice President | $0 | Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x |
| EMPOWER TO PROSPER INTERNATIONAL INC | GA | T50 | $58,453 | $59,855 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x |
| QUOTA BATON ROUGE INC | LA | T50 | $72,328 | $57,692 | President & CEO | $0 | Same NTEE code T50, 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.
2024 · Form 990EZ · $25,422 spent · pay $0 · grants $24,524 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $24,524 | 96.5% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $742 | 2.9% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $156 | 0.6% | |
| Total | $25,422 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $28,296 spent · pay $0 · grants $26,403 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $26,403 | 93.3% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $1,402 | 5.0% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $491 | 1.7% | |
| Total | $28,296 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $149,318 spent · pay $0 · grants $144,964 · events $1,478
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants outside the US | $144,964 | $144,964 | - | - | 97.1% | |
| Other (as described) Event | Program Events | $1,478 | $1,478 | $0 | $0 | 1.0% |
| Other (as described) | Misc Mgmt and General | $1,476 | $0 | $1,476 | - | 1.0% |
| Other (as described) | Trademark | $1,400 | $1,400 | $0 | $0 | 0.9% |
| Total | $149,318 | 100% |
State business registration
- Friends of Tonga, Inc. DC, Domestic Nonprofit Corporation, Revoked, formed 2019-01-12
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
Trademarks
2 US trademarks, 2 live.
- Friends of Tonga Inc. 2 marks, MD EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state
| Mark | Serial | Filed | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOIN THE CIRCLE | 97379826 | 2022-04-25 | Registered | TRCFECO2, file of 2024-03-27 |
| FRIENDS OF TONGA | 97379823 | 2022-04-25 | Registered | TRCFECO2, file of 2024-03-27 |
The newest marks of the trademark owners above, matched to this record by name (and state).
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