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THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA (EIN 41-2046295)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-09-15
IRS object ID
202122589349300907
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-09-15T09:45:18-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN203992693PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RANDY WALKER & COBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17800 IH 10 WEST STE 505AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN ANTONIOCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78230ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN412046295EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCITIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8887293022PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19494 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY NO 620AddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77074ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonARIF GAFURPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone8887293022PhoneNum
Signature2021-09-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstARIFPersonFirstNm
Person LastGAFURPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRANDY L WALKER CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00963779PTIN
Phone2103669430PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerARIF GAFURPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19494 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY NO 620AddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77074ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$15,303,430GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.TCFUSA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2002FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTCF, USA PROVIDES QUALITY EDUCATION FOR UNDER PRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN PAKISTAN. THE GOAL IS TO BUILD CIVIL SOCIETY AND PROMOTE EQUALITY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body12VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee13TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers200TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$11,059,741PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$15,132,430CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$51,626PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$22,963CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$11,111,367PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$15,155,393CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$9,693,319PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$11,575,147CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$577,850PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$586,571CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$932,655CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$508,770PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$557,767CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$10,779,939PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$12,719,485CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$331,428PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,435,908CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,042,267TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$6,662,711TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$35,802TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$177,546TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,006,465NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$6,485,165NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTCF-USA PROVIDES QUALITY EDUCATION FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN PAKISTAN, THE GOAL IS TO BUILD CIVIL SOCIETY AND PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY. AN ALL-FEMALE FACULTY ENCOURAGES PARENTS TO ENROLL THEIR GIRLS, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY CREATING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AS TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS FOR THOUSANDS OF WOMEN. TCF GRADUATES ARE PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR COLLEGE AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$8,768,636ExpenseAmt
Grant$8,768,636GrantAmt
DescANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSES OF SCHOOLS:IN 2020, TCF-USA RAISED 8.4M USD FROM USA DONORS FOR THE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS IN PAKISTAN, INCLUDING MULTIYEAR SUPPORT, EDUCATING UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN. OPERATIONAL EXPENSES OF RUNNING THE SCHOOL EFFICIENTLY WITH A PRINCIPAL, TRAINED TEACHERS, AND ADMIN STAFF IS COVERED BY THE SUPPORT, INCLUDING THE PICK AND DROP OF ALL FEMALE TEACHERS TO SCHOOLS LOCATED, MAINLY, IN DIFFICULT TO ACCESS AREAS OF THE CITIES OR VILLAGES.HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS WORTH 0.36M USD WERE ALSO PROVIDED TO SUPPORT STUDENTS. THESE SCHOLARSHIPS INCENTIVIZE STUDENTS AND, BOOSTS SELF-CONFIDENCE AND OPEN DOORS TO PROMISING OPPORTUNITIES. THESE AWARDED STUDENTS TO BECOME ROLE MODELS, NOT ONLY WITHIN THEIR OWN FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS, BUT WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,023,865ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,978,050GrantAmt
DescCAMPUS CONSTRUCTION:IN 2020, TCF-USA SUPPORTED BUILDING NEW PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL UNITS BY RAISING FUND AMOUNTING TO 2.02M USD. THIS HELPED CREATE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN THE MOST IMPOVERISHED AND REMOTE REGIONS OF PAKISTAN. EACH OF THESE SCHOOLS HAVE A CAPACITY OF 180 STUDENTS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$828,461ExpenseAmt
Grant$828,461GrantAmt
DescENDOWMENTS FOR FUTURE OPERATION OF SCHOOLS: TCF-USA CONTRIBUTES TOWARDS THE ENDOWMENT OF TCF-USA BUILT SCHOOLS. IN 2020, TCF-USA RAISED 0.83M USD UNDER ENDOWMENT FUNDS. THIS ENSURES LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY FOR SCHOOLS IN PAKISTAN AND HELPS US TO CONTINUE, YEAR AFTER YEAR, TO PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION TO THE UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$11,620,962TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document9IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee13EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member12IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldILStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNJStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RAYOMAND H GHADIALIBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8887293022PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19494 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY NO 620AddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77074ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
FAKHIA RASHID
COO & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER40.00Yes (X)$80,000$0$0
DANIAL NOORANI
DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT40.00Yes (X)$41,200$0$0
RAYOMAND GHADIALI
CFO30.00Yes (X)$59,950$0$0
JAWAID EKRAM
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ALIA FAIZ
DIRECTOR THRU FEB 20201.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ABDULLAH JAFARI
DIRECTOR20.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
BARBARA JANES
DIRECTOR THRU FEB 20201.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
SHIMMI KIDWAI
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
AZHAR HAMEED
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
AMJAD NOORANI
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
EJAZ A SHAMEEM
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
SHAUKAT DHANANI
DIRECTOR THRU SEPT 20201.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
KASHMALA SHARIF
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
HAROON ISMAIL
DIRECTOR FROM JAN 20201.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ADIL NAJAM
DIRECTOR FROM JUN 20201.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
HAJI MODY
DIRECTOR & SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
FARAZ KHAN
DIRECTOR & TREASURER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ARIF GAFUR
PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$181,150TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$2,298,378FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$12,834,052AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$223,965NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$15,132,430TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$22,963TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$22,963ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$148,037FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$2,298,378ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$148,037FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$15,155,393TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$22,963ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,575,147TotalAmt
Program Services$11,575,147ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$181,151TotalAmt
Program Services$14,257ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,090ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$146,804FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$359,664TotalAmt
Program Services$28,327ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,860ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$291,477FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,756TotalAmt
Program Services$3,231ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,550ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$35,975FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$80,513TotalAmt
Management And General$38,014ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$42,499FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,658TotalAmt
Fundraising$60,658FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$142,090TotalAmt
Management And General$14,082ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$128,008FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,711TotalAmt
Management And General$3,806ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,905FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,286TotalAmt
Management And General$2,926ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$360FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,119TotalAmt
Management And General$1,549ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,570FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,005TotalAmt
Management And General$867ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,138FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,960TotalAmt
Management And General$2,960ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,919TotalAmt
Management And General$2,209ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,710FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
CONTRIBUTIONS PROC. FEE$98,987$98,987
PRINTING, POSTAGE AND D$55,801$55,793$8
UNCOLLECTABLE EXPENSE$29,880$29,880
MARKETING - GALA$20,832$20,832

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,006TotalAmt
Management And General$3,067ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,939FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,719,485TotalAmt
Program Services$11,620,962ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$165,868ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$932,655FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$295,463BOYAmt
EOY$667,756EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,958,974BOYAmt
EOY$5,264,043EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$177,982BOYAmt
EOY$53,087EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$31,291LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$24,832LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,394BOYAmt
EOY$6,459EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$452,291BOYAmt
EOY$465,489EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$151,163BOYAmt
EOY$205,877EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,042,267BOYAmt
EOY$6,662,711EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,802BOYAmt
EOY$50,546EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$127,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,802BOYAmt
EOY$177,546EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,149,315BOYAmt
EOY$3,133,358EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,857,150BOYAmt
EOY$3,351,807EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,006,465BOYAmt
EOY$6,485,165EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,042,267BOYAmt
EOY$6,662,711EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,435,908ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$42,792NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,577,707CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,395,717CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,080,513CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,059,741CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,132,430CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$53,246,108TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,577,707CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,395,717CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,080,513CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,059,741CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,132,430CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$53,246,108TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,931,173SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$51,314,935PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,824CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$75,783CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$32,060CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$51,626CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$22,963CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$195,256TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$53,441,364TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.96020PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99560PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$571,497BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$42,377InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$613,874EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$502,110BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$69,387InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$571,497EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$546,584BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$44,474InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$502,110EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,042,167BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$80,042InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$500,000GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$72,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$3,625AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$546,584EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,012,254BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$33,747InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$3,834AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,042,167EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.87780BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.12220PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$25,797OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$21,058DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,739BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,494OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,774DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,720BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$6,459TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPPP REFUNDABLE ADVANCEDesc
Amt$127,000Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$127,000TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$15,238,500TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$42,792NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$40,315DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$83,107RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$15,155,393RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$15,155,393TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,759,800TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$40,315DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$40,315ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$12,719,485ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$12,719,485TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF INVESTMENT FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR SUPPORTING ONGOING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF SCHOOLS BUILT IN THE AREA IMPACTED BY THE 2005 EARTHQUAKE IN PAKISTAN. INVESTMENT AND SPENDING POLICY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED INVESTMENT POLICIES, APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE, FOR ENDOWMENT ASSETS. THE ORGANIZATION WILL INVEST ONLY IN LOW-RISK, CONSERVATIVE INVESTMENT VEHICLES IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE PURCHASING POWER OF CURRENT ASSETS AND FUTURE CONTRIBUTIONS IN RELATION TO COST INCREASES AND INFLATION AND MAXIMIZE RETURN WITHIN REASONABLE AND PRUDENT LEVELS OF RISK. INVESTMENT ASSETS ARE INVESTED IN A WELL-DIVERSIFIED ASSET MIX, WHICH INCLUDES EQUITY AND DEBT SECURITIES THAT ARE MANAGED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S INVESTMENT COMMITTEE TO PREVENT EXPOSING THE FUND TO UNACCEPTABLE LEVELS OF RISK. WITH REGARDS TO RETURNS ON ENDOWMENTS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED A SPENDING POLICY WHICH WILL APPLY TO ALL ENDOWED FUNDS UNLESS A PARTICULAR DONOR HAS OTHERWISE STIPULATED SPENDING RESTRICTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION WILL NOT SPEND RETURNS FROM THE ENDOWMENT IF IT FALLS BELOW THE ORIGINAL ENDOWMENT AMOUNT. MANAGEMENT, WITH APPROVAL FROM THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE, HAS DISCRETION OVER HOW AND WHETHER OR NOT SURPLUS RETURNS ARE USED.
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION APPLIES THE PROVISIONS OF FASB ASC TOPIC 740, INCOME TAXES, (FORMERLY FASB INTERPRETATION NO. 48 (FIN 48), ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES - AN INTERPRETATION OF FASB STATEMENT NO. 109), WHICH PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. FIN 48 ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DE-RECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS, DISCLOSURES AND TRANSITION. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,RegionTxt
Offices1OfficesCnt
Employee2EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICESTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedBUILDING & OPERATING; SCHOOLS (KG-10); CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, ENDOWMENTSSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$11,575,147RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees2SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee2TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$11,575,147SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$11,575,147TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (7 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,SCHOOL OPERATION$6,346,974WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION$1,978,050WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,SCHOOL ENDOWMENT$828,461WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,SCHOLARSHIPS$333,257WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,VOCATIONAL TRAINING$36,900WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,COVID-19 SUPPORT$2,024,505WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,SCHOLARSHIPS$27,000WIRE TRANSFER
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION, USA (TCF-USA) MAINTAINS A HIGH LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY IN ALL ITS FINANCIAL AND GOVERNANCE DEALINGS AND ADHERES TO A STRICT "DUE DILIGENCE" PROCESS. TO ADDRESS THE US GOVERNMENT'S CONCERN REGARDING ENHANCED SCRUTINY FOR FUNDS THAT GO OUTSIDE THE U.S., ALL RECIPIENTS OF TCF-USA FUNDS HAVE BEEN SELECTED BASED ON THE SECULAR AND SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION THEY ARE PROVIDING TO NEEDY CHILDREN IN SOUTH ASIA. TCF,USA TAKES THE FOLLOWING STEPS FOR DUE DILIGENCE: - COMPLETE BACKGROUND CHECK FOR THE GRANTEE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD AND STAFF MEMBERS USING OFAC LIST. THIS CHECK IS MADE PRIOR TO GRANTING ANY FUNDS. - OBTAINS AN EQUIVALENCY AFFIDAVIT FROM THE FOREIGN CHARITY SHOWING THAT IT'S EQUIVALENT TO A US CHARITY. - FOR PROJECT-RELATED GRANTS, OBTAIN A DETAILED PROPOSAL WITH TIMELINES AND PERIODIC UPDATES UNTIL COMPLETION. - OBTAINS AUDITED ANNUAL REPORTS. ALL TCF SCHOOLS ARE INTERNALLY AUDITED AT LEAST ONCE EACH YEAR AND TCF ACCOUNTS ARE AUDITED BY CHARTERED ACCOUNTING FIRMS OF INTERNATIONAL REPUTE. - OBTAINS BY-LAWS AND ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF GRANTEE ORGANIZATION. - SUBMISSION OF ACCEPTANCE AND SIGNED AGREEMENT AS PART OF THE GRANT LETTER BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE GRANTEE ORGANIZATION COMPLYING WITH TERMS REGARDING PURPOSE, PUBLICITY, REPORTING, ACCOUNTS, PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES, OVERSIGHT AND COMPLIANCE. - TCF SCHOOLS ARE VISITED PERIODICALLY BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT OF TCF-USA AS WELL AS USA DONORS.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:
FORM 990, SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN (A)REGION: SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, PAKISTAN, AND SRI LANKA.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SPECIAL EVENTSEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$2,446,415GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$2,298,378CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$148,037GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$148,037OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$2,446,415GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$2,298,378CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$148,037GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$148,037OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$148,037DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution24ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$223,965NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE CITIZENS FOUNDATION, USA (TCF-USA) IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN PART I, COLUMN (B).ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1TCF-USA IS A PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS THE EDUCATION OF UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN PAKISTAN. IT HAS AN ACTIVE NETWORK OF OVER 42 CHAPTERS IN STATES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. TCF-USA THROUGH ITS GRANTS, SUPPORTS SPECIFIC PROGRAMS, INITIATIVES AND PROJECTS OF THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION (TCF) IN PAKISTAN, ONE OF THE LEADING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION IN THAT COUNTRY. TCF HAS BUILT AND OPERATES 1,687 PURPOSE-BUILT SCHOOLS PROVIDING QUALITY EDUCATION TO 275,000 CHILDREN, WITH AN ALL-FEMALE FACULTY OF 12,950 TEACHERS. OUT OF THIS, TCF-USA DONORS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO BUILD AND SUPPORT OVER 249 OF THESE ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY SCHOOLS WITH AN ENROLLMENT OF 65,000+ BOYS AND GIRLS. TCF-USA HAS CONSISTENTLY MAINTAINED A 4-STAR RATING BY CHARITY NAVIGATOR AND A PLATINUM RANKING BY GUIDESTAR ON GOALS, STRATEGY, COMPLIANCE, FINANCIALS AND MANAGEMENT. GLOBALLY, 2020 HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING YEAR. THE PANDEMIC USHERED IN AN AGE OF SHUTDOWNS AND HYBRID WORKING. ON FUND RAISING, SOCIAL DISTANCING IMPACTED BOTH, ONE ON ONE MEETINGS WITH IMPORTANT DONORS, OR LARGE FUNDRAISING EVENTS WITH GROUPS OF SUPPORTERS. TCF-USA INNOVATED AND ADAPTED TO NOVEL WAYS OF COMMUNICATION WITH LARGE GROUP OF DONORS AND KEEPING OUR GEOGRAPHICAL CHAPTERS ACTIVE. OUR IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS IN PAKISTAN WAS EQUALLY SUCCESSFUL IN DEVISING DISTANT LEARNING PROGRAMS THAT COULD BE IMPLEMENTED WITHOUT INTERNET/PC ACCESS AVAILABLE TO THE RECIPIENTS. TCF-USA, HAD HISTORICALLY, ORGANIZED LARGE PHYSICAL EVENTS TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT WORK TO OUR SUPPORTERS AND POTENTIAL SUPPORTERS, AND TO PERSUADE THEM TO DONATE TO THE CAUSE. AUDIENCES ARE INSPIRED WHEN THEY HEAR TCF'S STORY AND COME ON-BOARD TO HELP THE CAUSE. WHEN PHYSICAL EVENTS WERE NO LONGER A CHOICE, TCF-USA TRANSITIONED TO VIRTUAL EVENTS, ONLINE PEER TO PEER FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS AND INTEGRATING WITH SOCIAL MEDIA. THIS NOT ONLY ENABLED US TO REACH MORE PEOPLE, IT ACTUALLY ALLOWED US TO SIMULTANEOUSLY DECREASE OUR FUNDRAISING EXPENDITURE. TCF-USA WAS ONE OF THE FEW NON-PROFITS WHO ACTUALLY INCREASED REVENUE WHILE LOWERING FUNDRAISING EXPENSES DURING THE PANDEMIC. THE SAVINGS ALLOWED US TO MOBILIZE MORE FUNDS TO OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS. ON THE PROGRAM END, TCF'S SOLUTION TO REACH ITS STUDENTS WAS THROUGH MASS COMMUNICATION METHODS LIKE RADIO AND TELEVISION PROGRAMS. TCF DESIGNED AND CREATED STRUCTURED PROGRAMS WITH CUSTOMIZED CONTENT THAT WERE BROADCASTED TO A LARGE AUDIENCE.
SECTION 1.263(A)-1(F) DE MINIMIS SAFE HARBOR ELECTIONTHE CITIZENS FOUNDATION, USA 9494 SOUTHWEST FWY, SUITE 620 HOUSTON, TX 77074 EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 41-2046295 FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2020 THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION, USA IS MAKING THE DE MINIMIS SAFE HARBOR ELECTION UNDER REG. SEC. 1.263 A)-1(F).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2DANIAL NOORANI, DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT AND AMJAD NOORANI, DIRECTOR, HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION, USA HAS AN INDEPENDENT BOARD OF GOVERNING BODY, SEE 990 PART VII. THE BOARD ELECTS ONE OR MORE OTHER QUALIFIED MEMBERS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. ALL DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE MAJORITY OF VOTES OF THE MEMBERS IN THE BOARD MEETINGS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE BOARD SHALL BY MAJORITY VOTE DESIGNATE A GOVERNANCE & NOMINATING COMMITTEE OF THREE OR MORE MEMBERS, COMPRISING OF AT LEAST TWO DIRECTORS OF THE BOARD. A MEMBER OF THE BOARD, WHOSE TERM OF MEMBERSHIP IS EXPIRING AND WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR RE-ELECTION, SHALL NOT BE APPOINTED TO THE GOVERNANCE & NOMINATING COMMITTEE. THE GOVERNANCE & NOMINATING COMMITTEE SHALL SUBMIT A SLATE OF CANDIDATES TO THE BOARD FOR ACCEPTANCE AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE COMPLETED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CEO, TREASURER AND FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE AND CIRCULATED TO BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FINAL SUBMITTAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CITIZENS FOUNDATION HAS INCORPORATED ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN ARTICLE 9 OF ITS BYLAWS. THE CEO MONITORS THE COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE POLICY BY KEY EMPLOYEES, AND THE BOARD PRESIDENT MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE BY THE DIRECTORS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BYLAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION, USA [TCF-USA] BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION FOR THEIR CEO AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES. TCF-USA USES NON-PROFIT INDUSTRY SALARY BENCHMARKING STUDIES TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATIONS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. THEY ALSO KEEP CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDKEEPING WITH RESPECT TO DELIBERATIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION, USA [TCF-USA] MAKES AVAILABLE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT ITS CORPORATE OFFICE.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS FOR ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT, REVIEW, OR COMPILATION OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR HAVE NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.