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THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA (EIN 41-2046295)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-13
IRS object ID
201823179349303272
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2018-11-13T12:32:12-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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 Line12425 TOUHY AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityELK GROVE VILLAGECityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60007ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonARIF GAFURPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone8887293022PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address23.116.216.57IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-11-13IPDt
IP Tm09:23:41IPTm
IP TimezoneCSIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerARIF GAFURPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12425 TOUHY AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityELK GROVE VILLAGECityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60007ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$9,032,668GrossReceiptsAmt
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
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Total Volunteers175TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$12,824PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$75,783CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$8,471,500CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$8,494,428CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Other Expenses$431,333PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$373,680CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$9,005,147PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$9,153,414CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$414,616PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$681,914CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$3,078,685TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$12,397TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$44,019TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,034,666NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$1,887,355ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,824,001GrantAmt
DescCAMPUS CONSTRUCTION:IN 2017, TCF-USA ACHIEVED A MAJOR MILESTONE BY BUILDING 23 NEW PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL UNITS AND TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF UP TO 4,000 CHILDREN. THIS HELPED TO 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. SINCE INCEPTION IN 2002, TCF-USA HAS BUILT A TOTAL OF 230 SCHOOLS UNITS. THESE SCHOOLS ARE LOCATED IN ALL FOUR PROVINCES OF PAKISTAN. OUR SCHOOLS ARE BUILT IN THE HEART OF URBAN SLUMS AND REMOTE VILLAGES TAKING EDUCATION TO THE VERY DOORSTEP OF THE VULNERABLE CHILDREN WE SERVE. A COMPLETE LIST OF TCF-USA BUILT SCHOOLS IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE WWW.TCFUSA.ORG. TCF-USA ENCOURAGES SUPPORTERS TO VISIT A SCHOOL TO OBSERVE CHILDREN AT WORK, BENEFITTING FROM THE GENEROUS GIFT OF EDUCATION FROM DONORS. OUR SCHOOLS OFFER A SAFE AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT TO CHILDREN AS THEY COME FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. WITH THE QUALITY EDUCATION PROVIDED TO THEM BY TRAINED TEACHERS IN PURPOSE-BUILT SCHOOLS, BRIGHT CLASSROOMS WITH A LIBRARY, AND COMPUTER AND SCIENCE LABS, THEY ARE ENSURED EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES IN LIFE. TCF'S ALL-FEMALE FACULTY OF 12,000 TEACHERS IS AN INCENTIVE TO FAMILIES TO ENROLL GIRLS IN OUR SCHOOLS. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE A 50% GIRLS' ENROLLMENT IN TCF SCHOOLS. AN ALL WOMEN WORKFORCE EMPOWERS WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE TEACHERS SERVE AS ROLE MODELS, MOTIVATING, TRAINING AND COUNSELLING THEM THROUGH VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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DescANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSES OF SCHOOLS: IN 2017, TCF-USA RAISED FUNDS FOR THE OPERATIONS OF 165 TCF-USA BUILT SCHOOLS PLUS AN ADDITIONAL 183 GOVERNMENT ADOPTED SCHOOLS, UNDER AN ONGOING TCF INITIATIVE. GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM 4,000+ TCF-USA DONORS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR OVER 45,000 CHILDREN TO ATTEND SCHOOL, HELP PROVIDE FREE UNIFORMS AND HIGH-QUALITY TEXTBOOKS TO THEM. 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 TCF SCHOOLS LOCATED, MAINLY, IN DIFFICULT TO ACCESS AREAS OF THE CITIES OR VILLAGES. SUPPORT ALSO INCLUDES IMPORTANT INCENTIVES PROVIDED TO STUDENTS IN THE FORM OF SCHOLARSHIPS. IN 2017, A TOTAL OF 24 STUDENTS WERE PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS FROM TCF-USA. THESE SCHOLARSHIPS INCENTIVIZE STUDENTS AND, BOOSTS SELF-CONFIDENCE AND OPEN DOORS TO HIGHER EDUCATION. THE DESERVING STUDENTS BECOME ROLE MODELS NOT ONLY WITHIN THEIR OWN FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS, BUT WITHIN THE LARGER COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, TCF-USA PROVIDED VOCATIONAL TRAINING SUPPORT TO 2 SCHOOLS IN 2017. THIS SUPPORT ENSURES THAT WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY LEARN SKILLS SUCH AS SEWING, BASIC MATH AND READING WHICH ENABLES THEM TO FOCUS ON NEW GOALS OF INCOME GENERATION AND MICROENTERPRISE, ALLEVIATING POVERTY AND ENHANCING SELF-ESTEEM.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,201,044ExpenseAmt
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DescTCF-USA SUPPORTS THE EFFORTS OF TCF-PAKISTAN BY CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS THE ENDOWMENT OF TCF-USA BUILT SCHOOLS. IN 2017, WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN ENDOWING FULLY 5 TCF SCHOOLS AND INITIATED THE PROCESS OF PARTIALLY ENDOWING 5 ADDITIONAL TCF SCHOOLS. THIS ENSURES LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY FOR TCF SCHOOLS AND HELPS US TO CONTINUE, YEAR AFTER YEAR, TO PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION TO THE UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN. A HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOL KEEPS CHILDREN MOTIVATED AND LEADS TO HIGHER NUMBERS OF STUDENTS GRADUATING. SINCE TCF'S INCEPTION 24 YEARS AGO, WE HAVE BEEN WITNESS TO LIFE-CHANGING SUCCESS STORIES OF OUR GRADUATES, PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL CAREERS AT EMINENT UNIVERSITIES AND COMPANIES. TCF HAS BUILT AND OPERATED 1,482 SCHOOL UNITS AND CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE FOREMOST CHARITIES IN SOUTH ASIA. IT HAS WON RECOGNITION AND LEADING AWARDS FOR ITS IMPORTANT WORK IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION. LAST YEAR, TCF RECEIVED THE 2017 UNESCO LITERACY AWARD FOR ITS "AAGAHI" ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN. IN 2016, MICHELLE OBAMA'S OFFICE REACHED OUT TO TCF ON BEHALF OF THE "LET GIRLS' LEARN INITIATIVE & USAID". TCF HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE, PARTICIPATED AT THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM, RECEIVED THE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR AWARDS FROM THE SKOLL FOUNDATION AND THE SCHWAB FOUNDATION AND THE RAMON MAGSAYSAY AWARD, ASIA'S EQUIVALENT TO THE NOBEL PRIZE.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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 OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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
Business Rln With Fam MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document18IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee11EmployeeCnt
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
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members13GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member13IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRAYOMAND GHADIALIPersonNm
Phone8887293022PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111222 RICHMOND AVENUE SUITE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77082ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
JAWAID EKRAM
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALIA FAIZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ABDULLAH JAFARI
DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AZHER KHAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TARIQ KHAN
DIRECTOR [RESIGNED 12/2017]1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HAJI MODY
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHIMMI KIDWAI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AZHAR HAMEED
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA JANES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EJAZ A SHAMEEM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ZARRAR SEHGAL
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
FARAZ KHAN
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
AMJAD NOORANI
DIRECTOR/SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ARIF GAFUR
DIRECTOR & CEO40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DANIAL NOORANI
DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT40.00$75,538$0$0Yes (X)
UNEZA AKHTAR
DIRECTOR ADMINISTRATION40.00$58,423$0$0Yes (X)
RAYOMAND GHADIALI
CFO [12/8/2017 - PRESENT]40.00$1,384$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$135,345TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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$2,562,204FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$5,833,513AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$108,459NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$8,395,717TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$75,783TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$75,783ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$561,168FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$2,562,204ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$561,168FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,471,500TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$75,783ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,400TotalAmt
Program Services$14,400ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,380TotalAmt
Program Services$1,380ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,478,648TotalAmt
Program Services$8,478,648ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$135,345TotalAmt
Program Services$39,250ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,948ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$77,147FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$127,547TotalAmt
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Management And General$16,568ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$74,691FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,414TotalAmt
Program Services$6,265ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,121ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,028FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,546TotalAmt
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Fundraising$500FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,506TotalAmt
Management And General$1,053ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$47,453FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,478TotalAmt
Management And General$12,375ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,103FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,631TotalAmt
Management And General$3,716ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,915FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,113TotalAmt
Management And General$5,113ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,046TotalAmt
Program Services$2,654ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,991ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,401FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,799TotalAmt
Management And General$1,799ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,267TotalAmt
Management And General$1,267ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,438TotalAmt
Management And General$5,438ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
CONTRIBUTIONS PROC. FEE$68,140$68,140
PRINTING, POSTAGE AND D$56,091$34,844$21,247
UNCOLLECTABLE EXPENSE$35,674$35,674
MARKETING - GALA$31,951$31,951

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,153,414TotalAmt
Program Services$8,578,885ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$197,356ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$377,173FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,237,133BOYAmt
EOY$2,414,026EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$440,374BOYAmt
EOY$115,936EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,638BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$20,420LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$18,281LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,407BOYAmt
EOY$2,139EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$897,917BOYAmt
EOY$395,127EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$144,250BOYAmt
EOY$151,457EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,724,719BOYAmt
EOY$3,078,685EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,397BOYAmt
EOY$44,019EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,397BOYAmt
EOY$44,019EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,949,470BOYAmt
EOY$1,719,694EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$687,852BOYAmt
EOY$1,239,972EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,000BOYAmt
EOY$75,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,712,322BOYAmt
EOY$3,034,666EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,724,719BOYAmt
EOY$3,078,685EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$681,914ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$4,258NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$5,406,195CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,271,228CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,688,670CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,577,707CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,395,717CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$36,339,517TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,406,195CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,271,228CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,688,670CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,577,707CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,395,717CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$36,339,517TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$36,339,517PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,541CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,989CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,054CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,824CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$75,783CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$130,191TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,318CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,185CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$19,503TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$36,489,211TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.99590PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99710PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 2,318. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 17,185. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 0.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,088,370BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$12,413ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$10,844InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$99,373OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,012,254EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,050,846BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$8,207ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$29,317InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,088,370EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,114,584BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$96,666InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$160,404GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$1,050,846EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.86280BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.13720PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
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$17,926OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$16,076DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,850BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,494OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,205DepreciationAmt
Book Value$289BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,139TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,511,638TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$4,258NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$45,880DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue-$10,000OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$40,138RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,471,500RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,471,500TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,189,294TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$35,880DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$35,880ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$9,153,414ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$9,153,414TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4: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.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DONATED USE OF FACILITY INCLUDED IN DIRECT BENEFIT TO DONOR -10,000.

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$8,478,648RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees2SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee2TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$8,478,648SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$8,478,648TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,SCHOOL OPERATION$5,268,267WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION$1,824,001WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,SCHOOL ENDOWMENT$699,598WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,SCHOOL ENDOWMENT$500,000WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,SCHOLARSHIPS$178,719WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,VOCATIONAL TRAINING$8,063WIRE TRANSFER
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
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.
FORM 990, SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN (A)REGION: SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, PAKISTAN, AND SRI LANKA.
SCHEDULE F, PART II, LINE 1SCHOOL ENDOWMENT - $500,000 THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION, USA BOARD APPROVED A WIRE TRANSFER OF FUNDS IN 2013 FOR THE INVESTMENT IN PAKISTANI RUPEE PKR. THE EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT TO BE UTILIZED TOWARDS THE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SCHOOLS BUILT IN THE AZAD JAMMU & KASHMIR AREA IMPACTED BY THE 2005 EARTHQUAKE IN PAKISTAN; THE FUNDS TO BE HELD, INVESTED AND MANAGED BY TCF PAKISTAN AND EARNINGS THEREFROM TO BE UTILIZED TOWARDS THE PURPOSE MENTIONED ABOVE. THE GRANTS TO ENDOWMENT FUNDS FOR SUPPORTING OPERATIONAL COST OF SCHOOLS IS PART OF THE PROGRAM SUPPORTED BY TCF-USA; THE INVESTMENT OF USD 500,000 WOULD BE UTILIZED AS GRANT TO TCF ENDOWMENT FUND SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING OPERATIONAL COST OF 2005 EARTHQUAKE AREA SCHOOLS; THE BOARD APPROVED THE GRANT OF USD 500,000 TO THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION (GRANTEE) SPECIFICALLY FOR UTILIZATION TOWARDS ENDOWMENT FUND FOR THE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SCHOOLS THAT WERE BUILT IN THE AREA IMPACTED BY THE 2005 EARTHQUAKE. ADDITIONALLY, THE EARNINGS FROM INVESTMENT FROM THE ENDOWMENT FUND WOULD BE UTILIZED FOR SUPPORTING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF SCHOOLS BUILT IN THE AREA IMPACTED BY THE 2005 EARTHQUAKE, WITH THE PRINCIPAL TO REMAIN INVESTED; AND, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, GRANTEE TO PROVIDE A REPORT AS TO INVESTMENT RETURN FROM THE ENDOWMENT FUND AND UTILIZATION OF EARNINGS TOWARDS THE APPROVED PROGRAM.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SPECIAL EVENTSEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$3,123,372GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$2,562,204CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$561,168GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$561,168OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$3,123,372GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$2,562,204CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$561,168GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$561,168OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$561,168DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1515 POST OAK BLVD SUITE 1000AddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77027ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN237160400RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$14,400CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantHURRICAN HARVEY RELIEF FUNDPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAHMED H AKHTARPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionFAMILY MEMBER OF UNEZA AKHTAR, DIRECTOR ADMINISTRATIONRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$34,654TransactionAmt
TransactionWAGESTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,176NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution9ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$106,284NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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 (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2DANIAL NOORANI, DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT AND AMJAD NOORANI, DIRECTOR/SECRETARY 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 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.
SECTION 1.263(A)-1(F) DE MINIMIS SAFE HARBOR ELECTIONTHE CITIZENS FOUNDATION, USA 2425 TOUHY AVENUE ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL 60007 EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 41-2046295 FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2017 THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION, USA IS MAKING THE DE MINIMIS SAFE HARBOR ELECTION UNDER REG. SEC. 1.263 A)-1(F).