AFRICA FOUNDATION USA: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: AFRICA FOUNDATION USA (EIN 88-0461880)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-09-27
IRS object ID: 202402719349301640
Schema version: 2023v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-09-27T18:41:20-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SUTTON PLACE LIMITED	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5390 KIETZKE LN STE 202	AddressLine1Txt
City	RENO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NV	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	89511	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	880461880	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AFRICA FOUNDATION (USA)	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% SUTTON PLACE LIMITED	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	AFRI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7754124300	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5390 KIETZKE LANE Suite 202	AddressLine1Txt
City	RENO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NV	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	89511	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOSHUA J HARVEY	PersonNm
Person Title	SECRETARY	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7754124300	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-08-22	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Kelsey Castaneda	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P02307125	PTIN
Phone	7754124300	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-07-24	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2024-10-15 13:58:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JOSHUA J HARVEY	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5390 KIETZKE LANE 202	AddressLine1Txt
City	RENO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NV	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	89511	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,255,311	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	AFRICAFOUNDATION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1999	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NV	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	AFRICA FOUNDATION (USA) "AF (USA)" FACILITATES THE EMPOWERMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF PEOPLE LIVING IN OR ADJACENT TO PROTECTED AREAS IN SOUTH/EAST AFRICA.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	4	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	3	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	2	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,360,440	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,232,100	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$2,946	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$23,211	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,363,386	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,255,311	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$523,132	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$946,405	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$177,826	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$208,832	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$64,135	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$72,858	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$98,855	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$773,816	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,254,092	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$589,570	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,219	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,121,470	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,290,918	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$116,184	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$284,413	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,005,286	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,006,505	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$535,324	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$535,324	GrantAmt
Desc	EDUCATION - AF (USA) MAKES THE BUILDING AND IMPROVEMENT OF LOCAL SCHOOLS A PRIORITY BELIEVING THAT RURAL PEOPLE CAN BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY THROUGH EDUCATION. FUNDS ($475,570) WERE DISTRIBUTED TO CLASSROOMS, KITCHENS, AND FACILITIES PROJECTS IN TANZANIA, SOUTH AFRICA AND KENYA. AF (USA) DISTRIBUTED ($59,754) TO FUND THE COMMUNITY LEADERS EDUCATION FUND (CLEF). THIS PROGRAM HAS THE GOAL OF EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES BY BUILDING LEADERSHIP AND ENABLING INDIVIDUALS TO REALIZE THEIR DREAMS. THE PROGRAM HAS TWO COMPONENTS, THE ACADEMIC SPONSORSHIP AND THE RECIPIENT'S REQUIREMENT THAT THEY SHARE THEIR NEWLY ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$360,886	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$360,886	GrantAmt
Desc	HEALTHCARE AND CLEAN WATER - AF (USA) GRANTED FUNDS ($229,469) FOR COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE CENTERS IN SOUTH AFRICA AND TANZANIA. FUNDS WERE DISTRIBUTED ($81,614) FOR COMMUNITY WATER BOREHOLES AND OTHER WATER-RELATED PROJECTS IN SOUTH AFRICA, BOTSWANA AND KENYA. AF (USA) FUNDED ($27,977) FOR SOLAR CLINICS IN TANZANIA AND MOZAMBIQUE. AF (USA) DISTRIBUTED ($21,826) FOR ENVIROLOOS FOR SCHOOLS IN SOUTH AFRICA.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$33,177	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$33,177	GrantAmt
Desc	CONSERVATION - ($16,250) WAS DISTRIBUTED FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, ($11,150) WAS DISTRIBUTED TO OWB PROGRAM FOR OCEAN CONSERVATION, ($4,050) WAS DISTRIBUTED FOR THE PHINDA CONSERVATION PROGRAM SUPPORTING PANGOLINS AND ($1,727) TO SUPPORT THE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF THE NYAKWERI FOREST IN KENYA.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$17,018	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$17,018	GrantAmt
Desc	INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$17,018	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$17,018	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$946,405	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (true)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	5	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	2	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	4	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	3	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SUTTON PLACE LIMITED	PersonNm
Phone	7754124300	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5390 KIETZKE LANE SUITE 202	AddressLine1Txt
City	RENO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NV	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	89511	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
WENDY WOOD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$118,407	$0	$0
RON BRIGGS
TRUSTEE	0.1	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JANE GAITO
TRUSTEE	0.1	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALEXANDRA LYON
TRUSTEE	0.1	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAN MOEHL
TRUSTEE/PRESIDENT	0.1	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MARK H DENZLER
VICE PRESIDENT	0.1	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JOSHUA J HARVEY
SECRETARY	0.1	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
RAYLENE AMES
TREASURER	0.1	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$118,407	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	NONE	PersonNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contractor Address		ContractorAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$1,232,100	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,232,100	TotalContributionsAmt
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$23,211	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$23,211	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$0	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,255,311	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$23,211	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$946,405	TotalAmt
Program Services	$946,405	ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$126,935	TotalAmt
Management And General	$84,624	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$42,311	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$48,812	TotalAmt
Management And General	$32,541	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,271	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,418	TotalAmt
Management And General	$19,418	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,667	TotalAmt
Management And General	$9,111	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,556	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,640	TotalAmt
Management And General	$47,640	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,990	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,993	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$997	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,846	TotalAmt
Management And General	$10,846	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,155	TotalAmt
Management And General	$8,155	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,708	TotalAmt
Management And General	$11,708	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,399	TotalAmt
Management And General	$14,399	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CREDIT CARD FEES	Desc
Total	$3,117	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,117	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,254,092	TotalAmt
Program Services	$946,405	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$243,552	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$64,135	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$402,877	BOYAmt
EOY	$694,061	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$714,340	BOYAmt
EOY	$576,950	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,398	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,253	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,509	EOYAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,121,470	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,290,918	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,585	BOYAmt
EOY	$36,120	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$98,599	BOYAmt
EOY	$248,293	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$116,184	BOYAmt
EOY	$284,413	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$292,946	BOYAmt
EOY	$437,705	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$712,340	BOYAmt
EOY	$568,800	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,005,286	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,006,505	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,121,470	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,290,918	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,219	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,534,350	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$572,203	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$621,814	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,360,440	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,232,100	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,320,907	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,534,350	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$572,203	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$621,814	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,360,440	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,232,100	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,320,907	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$2,430,183	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$2,890,724	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,194	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$579	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$15	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,946	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$23,211	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$30,945	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$5,351,852	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.54014	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.56378	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
Land		LandGrp
Buildings		BuildingsGrp
Leasehold Improvements		LeaseholdImprovementsGrp
Equipment		EquipmentGrp
Other Land Buildings		OtherLandBuildingsGrp
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt
Total Liability	$0	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,255,311	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,255,311	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,255,311	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,254,092	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,254,092	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,254,092	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MANAGEMENT OF THE FOUNDATION ANNUALLY REVIEWS ITS TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	Sub-Saharan Africa	RegionTxt
Purpose Of Grant	HEALTH, EDUCATION	PurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant	$946,405	CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash Disbursement	WIRE TRANSFE	MannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method Used	CASH BASIS	ValuationMethodUsedDesc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	false	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Sutton Place Limited	PersonNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	SEE PART V	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$20,000	TransactionAmt
Transaction	SEE PART V	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE L, PART IV, LINE 1B	SUTTON PLACE LIMITED IS AN ENTITY IN WHICH THE FOLLOWING ARE OFFICERS IN BOTH AF (USA) AND SUTTON PLACE LIMITED: 1) JAN MOEHL - ALSO A TRUSTEE OF AF (USA) 2) MARK H. DENZLER 3) JOSHUA J. HARVEY 4) RAYLENE AMES
SCHEDULE L, PART IV, LINE 1D	SUTTON PLACE LIMITED PROVIDES ACCOUNTING, TAX, TREASURY, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO AF (USA) UNDER A SERVICE CONTRACT.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION:	AF (USA) FACILITATES THE EMPOWERMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF PEOPLE LIVING IN OR ADJACENT TO PROTECTED AREAS IN AFRICA BY FORGING UNIQUE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN CONSERVATION INITIATIVES AND COMMUNITIES, SPECIFICALLY IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 1. EDUCATION - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, CONSERVATION LESSONS. 2. HEALTHCARE AND CLEAN WATER - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTERS, HIV/AIDS AWARENESS PROGRAMS, ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER, AND SANITATION. 3. INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES - AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS, SKILL CENTERS, ENTREPRENEURIAL SUPPORT. 4. ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION AWARENESS - EDUCATING RURAL COMMUNITIES SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT LAND MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D, OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES:	INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES - AF (USA) HELPS FOSTER INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES TO STRENGTHEN RURAL COMMUNITIES, WHOSE MEMBERS MUST HAVE A SOURCE OF INCOME TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES. AF (USA) PROVIDED FUNDS TO REFURBISH THE EMURUTOTO CRAFT CENTER IN KENYA ($15,000) AND TO SUPPORT THE A HI TIRHENI CRAFT MARKET IN SOUTH AFRICA ($2,018).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2:	JAN D MOEHL - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP MARK H. DENZLER - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP JOSHUA J. HARVEY - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP RAYLENE AMES - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B:	FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY SUTTON PLACE LIMITED UNDER ITS SERVICE CONTRACT. THE RETURN IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTEES FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C:	EACH TRUSTEE OR PRINCIPAL OFFICER ANNUALLY SIGNS A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, WHICH AFFIRMS THAT SUCH PERSON HAS A) RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY; B) HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, INCLUDING THE DUTY TO DISCLOSE; AND C) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY. ALSO, THE TRUSTEES UNDERSTAND THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND THAT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION, IT MUST ENGAGE EXCLUSIVELY IN ACTIVITIES THAT ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES PER ARTICLE V OF THE POLICY. MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OCCUR WHEN THE TRUSTEES REVIEW THE STATEMENTS DEVELOPED UNDER ARTICLE V AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND AFFIRM THAT THE RELEVANT INFORMATION PERTAINING TO ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST HAS BEEN DISCLOSED. IF APPLICABLE, THE TRUSTEES THEN DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT EXISTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A:	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE COMPENSATION SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE TRUSTEES. COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA IS COLLECTED AND USED IN THE REVIEW PROCESS, AFTER WHICH A RECOMMENDATION FOR ANY CHANGE IS SUBMITTED TO THE TRUSTEES FOR APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19:	AF (USA)'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FORM 990, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE ALL AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	AN AUDIT COMMITTEE IS ELECTED ANNUALLY TO OVERSEE THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT.