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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
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 747 | 17,133 | 18,420 | 14,075 | 50,375 | |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 0 | 747 | 17,133 | 18,420 | 14,075 | 50,375 |
| 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) .. | 49,250 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,125 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 0 | 747 | 17,133 | 18,420 | 14,075 | 50,375 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 0 | 32 | 53 | 4,149 | 4,234 | |
| 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.).. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 54,609 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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 on 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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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 2023 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, 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 2023. 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 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Schedule A, Part II, Line 6(f) | An important fact to be considered is the declaration of a national state of emergency by the president of the United States on 13 March 2020. Most countries throughout the world also implemented their own strict emergency regulations and mandates. During this time, travel and commerce were drastically constricted, if not completely halted. Tens of thousands, if not millions, of organizations (mostly small businesses) shuttered their doors permanently. Transactions with entities (including government bodies) became exceptionally difficult on a good day. Tanzania was not our original choice, but due to the fact that our intended destination country, Malawi (The Warm Heart of Africa), closed its borders and implemented exceptionally irrational, Draconian measures, we compromised and attempted to do our charitable work in Tanzania. We would NOT have chosen Tanzania if not for the world response to the common coronavirus. The U.S. state of emergency wasn't lifted until 10 April 2023. No organization, especially a start-up organization, can be legally expected to satisfy strict time constraints during a declared national state of emergency; therefore, the years 2021 & 2022, as well as the first half of 2023, should be disregarded when performing public support calculations. |
| Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 | Endowment (Other Income) had total mark-to-market losses of $(62,281). Income from The Endowment is now classified as "Other Income". Because The Endowment is managed completely by volunteers and exists to further the exempt goals of THE FOUNDATION, it is classified as related support. Due to the fact that it is a regularly carried on "business", the assets sold are not capital assets. SOURCE: "Property used in the trade or business of a taxpayer of a character which is subject to the allowance for depreciation provided in section 167 and real property used in the trade or business of a taxpayer is excluded from the term capital assets." [1.1221-1(b)] |
| Schedule A, Part II, Line 11(f) | An important fact to be considered is the cumulative losses of The Endowment. The recommendations from Schedule A, Section B, Line 9 have been applied to Line 10 by entering zero for losses; however, it is a well established precedence that trading losses can be carried over from previous years using mark-to-market accounting procedures. It is unreasonable to prohibit applying these principles to the trading losses of The Endowment. If proper mark-to-market rules were followed, cumulative total losses for The Endowment were $(211,431). |
| Software ID: | 23018249 |
| Software Version: | v1.00 |
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Header, Line B | The previous 990 forms (2020, 2021, 2022) have been amended to reflect new information, which changes how we interpret the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 26, 1.509(a)(3) and related provisions of the regulations. The substantial contribution by the Founder was assumed to be the first of similar annual donations; however, it has become clear through the past couple years that this donation was abnormally unusual in its amount. Furthermore, the inclusion of this contribution in the proscribed support tests would have a severely adverse affect on the status of THE FOUNDATION. Given that The Endowment has always been a related program service activity (actively managed by the Founder, who will always be an unpaid volunteer, as is mandated in the governing documents of THE FOUNDATION), gross proceeds from sales of securities from the actively traded brokerage accounts are no longer defined as "gross receipts". Instead, trading gains (losses) are reported after cost basis considerations. Due to these previous changes, Gross Receipts, Total Support, and Public Support in Schedule A have been reduced significantly. For tax year 2022, the result is an almost complete elimination of related activity Gross Receipts ($1.33M to $1,200), and since The Endowment had mark-to-market realized losses for the previous tax years, "Other Income" remained unchanged at zero. In Form 990, Part III, Line 4a, some expenses were reclassified. In Form 990, Part III, Line 4c, The Endowment was reclassified as a related Program Service Revenue. Miscellaneous Revenue is now where we record currency losses on Form 990, Part VIII, 11e. Occupancy Expenses are now capitalized and reclassified as Fixed Property Assets (with corresponding updates to Schedule D). In Schedule D, Part VI, the real estate property purchased in 2022 has now been properly divided into Land and Buildings. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 2 | Empowering Self-sufficiency - The Trading & Investing Club: The inaugural meeting of the T&I Club took place in late 2023. The Club exists as a forum for community members, especially those of relatively lower socioeconomic status, to discuss various trading and/or investing ideas. The T&I Club will enable its members to network with those across the entirety of the socioeconomic stratum. Logical reasoning, prudent risk assessment, and learning from our mistakes will be a fundamental, perpetual theme of the Club. The Trading & Investing Club is closely intertwined with The Endowment, which will be used as a unique learning experience for members of the Club...Empowering Self-sufficiency - The Great Boycott: The Great Boycott is a disciplined, methodical, logic-based system of boycotts and activism; it's a pivotal step in achieving equal opportunity for everyone, especially the children. There are a select few behemoth entities that have an exceptionally disproportionate amount of wealth and power in this world. This egregious imbalance in power leads to gross economic inefficiencies. Divisive, polarizing, and self-destructive social unrest necessarily follows. The Great Boycott is an effective, peaceful solution to the inevitable rebalancing of planetary wealth. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 3 | Community Safety: THE FOUNDATION has permanently closed all Community Safety operations in Tanzania. The contracted security guards were given 3 months notice. At the end of the year, the Founder called the head of security, Mr. Shempemba, and thanked everyone for their loyalty and hard work. They were all awarded 3 months of severance pay, which is unheard of in Tanzania (except, perhaps, when corrupt government officials set their own salaries). |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | The Board of Trustees, consisting of the Founder, spends numerous hours completing and reviewing this form. While previous tax forms are used for comparison, this 990 form is completed as if it was for the first time. Each question is answered thoughtfully. It is asked if anything has changed since the previous filing. Perpetual Self-improvement is embodied by performing additional research of legal definitions, online tax advice (that is not tax advice), IRS publications, and tax code to ensure proper compliance with IRS mandates. A copy was forwarded to THE FOUNDATION's largest donor to be reviewed before submittal. Once this form is complete, the Board will go over the questions again and double and/or triple check that everything is accurate to the best of their knowledge. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | Due to the small size of our Organization, the Board of Trustees was able to read the minds of all the Key Employees and determine in real-time whether any conflicts of interest were present. The Board was then able to evaluate potential conflicts and communicate to Key Employees that a violation of the Organization's policies will be met with harsh punitive actions. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | Financial Reports are available on our Organization's website. Concerning other documents, stakeholders and/or the public were given copies of the relevant documents and/or these documents were made available upon request. |
| Form 990, Part VIII, Line 7a | Included on this line are assets that were liquidated during the final closing of the office in Mkuranga. Items sold were household appliances, a beautiful table built by local craftsmen, and other items. The selling of items was a part of the Empowering Self-sufficiency FOUNDATION Solution. The person selling the items honed his sales skills, and was able to use the additional income to increase his quality of life. |
| Form 990, Part VIII, Line 11d | Estimated realized currency losses of $(253). |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g | Community Safety Security Fees of $7,114; Sales Services - $789 |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 12 | The Great Boycott - $40; FL Govt Solicitation Fee - $61 |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 13 | The Trading & Investing Club - $15; TZ Bank Tax Fee - $6; General Management Expenses - $1,648 |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 16 | Caretaker Services - $787; General Administrative Occupancy Expenses - $759 |
| Form 990, Part X, Line 13 | Proceeds from the sale of securities within The Endowment are no longer classified as 'Gross receipts from related activities' in Schedule A. See previous notes. |
| Form 990, Part X, Line 14 | Rounding Adjustment of $(1) |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 | The Endowment's unrealized trading losses were $(22,244). Unrealized losses for the previous year were $(15,321). The change in market value of Endowment holdings that weren't sold or exchanged during the tax year is $(6,923). Realized mark-to-market trading losses were $(41,544). Endowment Dividends and Interest were $316. Miscellaneous adjustments were $1,639. $(22,244) + $(41,544) + $(1,639) + $316= $(61,833). |
| Software ID: | 23018249 |
| Software Version: | v1.00 |