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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 461,285 | 574,760 | 607,052 | 612,866 | 1,015,938 | 3,271,901 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 461,285 | 574,760 | 607,052 | 612,866 | 1,015,938 | 3,271,901 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 362,304 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 2,909,597 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 461,285 | 574,760 | 607,052 | 612,866 | 1,015,938 | 3,271,901 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 196 | 230 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 35,769 | 35,769 | ||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 3,307,900 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART III | LINE 4A - FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT PROVIDING COMPLIMENTARY SUPPORT TO THE GUARDIANS OF OUR SCHOLARS IS ALSO A PRIORITY. TFFT DOES THIS BY EXTENDING A MICROLOAN THAT INTENDS TO HELP GUARDIANS STRENGTHEN THEIR LIVELIHOOD. INITIATED IN 2015, THIS PROGRAM NOW BENEFITS 85 HOUSEHOLDS, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM (92%) ARE FEMALE-LED. WE ALSO ENGAGE THE GUARDIANS REGULARLY IN THRICE-YEARLY POSITIVE PARENTING DIALOGUES AND WORKSHOPS WHERE TOPICS SUCH AS POSITIVE INTERACTION WITH THEIR CHILDREN, CHILD RIGHTS, CHILD GROWTH, AND STAGES AND THEIR NEEDS AT EACH STAGE, PARENTING STYLES, AND PROVIDING PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT TO THEIR CHILDREN ARE DISCUSSED. IN 2019, 55 PARENTS AND GUARDIANS ATTENDED. EACH GUARDIAN WHO ACCEPTS A TFFT MICROLOAN IS OFFERED GUIDANCE ON BUSINESS PLANNING AND FINANCIAL LITERACY. OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM HAS FLOURISHED, REACHING BEYOND TFFT SCHOLARS, INSPIRING AND IGNITING PASSION AMONGST COUNTLESS OTHERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. TFFT HAS GROWN INTO A TRUE CHANGE AGENT AND ADVOCATE, WORKING WITH THE PEOPLE OF TANZANIA TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE PATHWAYS TOWARD OPPORTUNITY. OFFERING STUDENTS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO EXCEL IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE; HOWEVER, TFFT WANTS TO FURTHER ADDRESS ROOT CAUSES OF THEIR CHALLENGES TO EXTEND IMPACT TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY. THUS, TFFT'S TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM AND FULL CIRCLE (LIFE SKILLS) PROGRAMS AFFECT MORE HOLISTIC AND SUSTAINABLE CHANGE. OUR WORK HAS EARNED THE RESPECT OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, EDUCATORS, AND LOCAL NGOS ALIKE. TFFT RECOGNIZES THE VALUE OF THE RESULTING PARTNERSHIPS AS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSFORM THE LANDSCAPE OF EDUCATION FOR TANZANIA'S YOUTH. FULL CIRCLE FILLS THE VOID OF THE LIFE LESSONS TYPICALLY TAUGHT IN A HEALTHY HOME ENVIRONMENT. IT TEACHES ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS, STRETCHES STUDENTS' IMAGINATION, FUELS THEIR DREAMS, BUILDS CONFIDENCE, AND DEEPENS PERSONAL UNDERSTANDING. WE EXPAND THESE FULL CIRCLE LESSONS TO STUDENTS OUTSIDE THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM THROUGH SCHOOL CLUBS AND INTER-SCHOOL COMPETITIONS. TFFT ALSO PROVIDES TRAINING TO TEACHERS IN CLUB MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION PROGRAMS AS WELL AS DEVELOPS CURRICULUM RESOURCES FOR LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LEVELS. THROUGH OUR SHARED BELIEF THAT EDUCATION IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF TANZANIA'S SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TFFT HAS BUILT A STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TANZANIAN GOVERNMENT AND HAS FOCUSED ON HIRING TANZANIAN LEADERSHIP. THIS HAS ENSURED THAT OUR EFFORTS ARE CULTURALLY AND POLITICALLY SENSITIVE AND SOUND. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS VALUE OUR EFFORTS AND EMBRACE THE RESOURCES WE HAVE PROVIDED, WORKING WITH TFFT TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR BROADER APPLICATION NATIONWIDE. WE TAKE PRIDE IN OUR TRUSTED PARTNERS TO CONTINUE TO ENSURE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY FOR TANZANIANS MOVING FORWARD. NEVERTHELESS, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE OPPORTUNITY AHEAD - TO ESTABLISH LASTING CHANGE AND A HOPEFUL FUTURE FOR ALL CHILDREN IN TANZANIA- IS MONUMENTAL. TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM WORKS TO ENSURE SCHOOLS IN TANZANIA ARE BETTER PLACED TO PROVIDE QUALITY INSTRUCTION TO LEARNERS. WE PROVIDE IN-SERVICE TRAINING ON CHILD-CENTERED INSTRUCTION, PARTICIPATORY TEACHING TECHNIQUES, POSITIVE BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION, FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT, PLANNING FOR EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION, AND PEER MENTORING AND COACHING. OUR END GOAL IS TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR TANZANIAN STUDENTS THROUGH TRAINING, RESOURCING AND SUPPORTING TEACHERS AND SCHOOL MANAGEMENT TEAMS. TFFT'S CORE COMPETENCY IS HELPING THE MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN ACCESS QUALITY EDUCATION, SO STEMMING FROM THAT WORK IS OUR TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM. THIS PROVIDES ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION TO A LARGER GROUP OF TANZANIAN STUDENTS. ALL CHILDREN DESERVE TO RECEIVE QUALITY EDUCATION THAT MAXIMIZES THEIR POTENTIAL. TFFT BELIEVES IN THE CENTRAL ROLE OF TEACHERS IN IMPROVING STUDENT OUTCOMES. WE BELIEVE THAT BY INVESTING IN THE TRAINING OF TEACHERS, WE HELP IN IMPROVING THE EDUCATIONAL LANDSCAPE OF TANZANIA. OUR THEORY OF CHANGE CONCLUDES THAT SCHOOLS THAT PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION ALLOW CHILDREN TO FLOURISH IN THEIR STUDIES, IN A RESPECTFUL AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT, AND THEREFORE FOSTERS HAPPY CHILDREN WHO ARE EAGER TO LEARN. TO THIS END, SKILLED, KNOWLEDGEABLE AND INSPIRED TEACHERS ARE A MUST. TFFT ALSO SEES THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A STRONG, EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT FOR A SCHOOL TO FUNCTION WELL. SCHOOLS WITH STRONG MANAGEMENT HAVE TEACHERS THAT DELIVER QUALITY INSTRUCTION THAT IS CHILD-FRIENDLY AND PARTICIPATORY. THESE TEACHERS ARE PROVIDED WITH, OR HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO CREATE, APPROPRIATE RESOURCES, ARE INSPIRED AND MOTIVATED TO TEACH. THESE MOTIVATED TEACHERS ARE SUPPORTED BY THEIR ADMINISTRATORS, PEERS, AND EVEN THEIR STUDENTS, TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR PERFORMANCE GOALS. IN RECOGNITION OF THIS, THE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM ADDRESSES TWO IMPORTANT COMPONENTS: PROVIDING IN-SERVICE TRAINING TO TEACHERS AND BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF SCHOOL MANAGEMENT TEAMS. SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2010, WE HAVE DIRECTLY TRAINED MORE THAN 1,200 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY TEACHERS AND EVEN MORE THROUGH CASCADED TRAINING. THESE TRAININGS HAVE IMPROVED THE QUALITY OF LEARNING FOR OVER 92,000 STUDENTS IN THOSE TEACHERS' CLASSROOMS. IN 2019, 115 TEACHERS WERE TRAINED AND MONITORED. TFFT HAS INCORPORATED TRAININGS IN SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT 4 DISTRICTS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION. IN 2015 TFFT INSTITUTED STRATEGIES IN MERU DISTRICT THAT SEEK TO RAISE THE PROFILE OF TEACHERS IN THE COMMUNITY, RECOGNIZING THOSE WHO ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO SUPPORT THEIR LEARNERS THROUGH THE TEACHERS OF DISTINCTION AWARDS. ARUSHA CITY AND MERU DISTRICT HAVE TAKEN UP THIS INITIATIVE AND NOW CONDUCT THEIR OWN SEARCH USING OUR CRITERIA AND PROCESSES. IN 2019, 10 TEACHERS RECEIVED THE AWARD. FEEDING PROGRAM IN TANZANIA, TFFT IS THE NEW OPERATING PARTNER FOR THE TLP FEEDING PROGRAM. THE FEEDING PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH THE FUEL TO LEARN WHILE STIMULATING ECONOMIES THROUGH LOCALLY-SOURCED GOODS AND SERVICES. THE PROGRAM INVOLVES USING TLP FUNDS TO PURCHASE LOCAL INGREDIENTS OF MAIZE, MILK, SUGAR, AND NUTS AND DELIVERING THOSE INGREDIENTS TO THE SCHOOLS TO MAKE UJI PORRIDGE FOR THE SCHOOL CHILDREN. THIS PROGRAM IS ENABLING A COMMUNITY-LED, LOCALLY SOURCED FEEDING PROGRAM 5 DAYS A WEEK TO 5 SCHOOLS SERVING OVER 4,762 PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE ARUSHA CITY DISTRICT COUNCIL. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE A SAFETY NET DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH BENEFITS TO VULNERABLE CHILDREN THROUGH A FEEDING PROGRAM THAT ENHANCES ENROLMENT AND REDUCES ABSENTEEISM AND CONTRIBUTES TO THEIR LEARNING BY SUPPORTING THEM TO AVOID HUNGER AND ENHANCING COGNITIVE ABILITIES. THE FEEDING PROGRAMME IS CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS ALLEVIATING THE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF MALNUTRITION, HIGHER SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND LOWER DROPOUT RATES, IMPROVED CONCENTRATION AND ENERGY LEVELS INCLUDING CAPACITY TO ASSIMILATE INFORMATION BY REDUCING SHORT TERM HUNGER; TAKING A BURDEN OFF STRUGGLING FAMILIES. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS INCREASED SALES FOR LOCAL FARMERS AND AN IMPROVED ECONOMIC BASE FOR COOKS ENGAGED IN THE PROGRAMME WHO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BUY SMALL LIVESTOCK. A 85%+ CLASSROOM OR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE FOR THIS PROGRAMME IS A GOOD PROGRESS MARKER. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 2 | TFFT TOOK ON THE ROLE OF IMPLEMENTING PARTNER FOR A SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM IN 5 GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS IN ARUSHA DISTRICT COUNCIL. THESE ARE ALSO SCHOOLS IN WHICH WE OFFER SCHOOL MANAGEMENT AND TEACHER TRAINING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD FOR A COMMENT PERIOD. ONCE COMMENT PERIOD WAS COMPLETE AND QUESTIONS ADDRESSED, THE FORM 990 WAS FILED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO THE BOARD AND ALL EMPLOYEES. ANY CONFLICTS NOTED AND DOCUMENTED ARE DISCUSSED, AND PARTIES IMPACTED ARE RECUSED FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON DECISION OF RELATED CONFLICT. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND APPROVED BY BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18 | UPON REQUEST |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT 0 |
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