MAKING THE GRADE-HOPE FOR AFRICAN YOUTH: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: MAKING THE GRADE-HOPE FOR AFRICAN YOUTH (EIN 46-3448487)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-03-27
IRS object ID: 201700869349300630
Schema version: 2016v3.0
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 F
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-03-27T10:17:52-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	463448487	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MAKING THE GRADE-HOPE FOR AFRICAN YOUTH	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	MAKI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4043587960	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2192 Greencliff Drive	AddressLine1Txt
City	Atlanta	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	30345	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Allen Dollar	PersonNm
Person Title	Treasurer	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4048032223	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-03-26	SignatureDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	192.35.47.1	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Shelly J Dollar	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2192 Greencliff Drive	AddressLine1Txt
City	Atlanta	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	30345	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$250,637	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.makingthegrade.info	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2013	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	GA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	Making the Grade supports high school and college education along with necessary living expenses for Ethiopian students studying both in Ethiopia and in the US.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	5	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	5	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	10	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$204,614	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$250,637	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$204,614	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$250,637	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$194,821	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$239,383	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,800	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,930	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,200	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,004	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$199,821	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$244,317	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$4,793	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$6,320	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$52,213	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$58,533	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$52,213	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$58,533	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	Making the Grade supports high school and college education along with necessary living expenses for Ethiopian students studying both in Ethiopia and in the US.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$186,929	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$186,929	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	We support approximately 50 Ethiopian students attending private high schools and college in Ethiopia. All of these children live in one of five houses in five cities that we support providing housing, food, medical care, transportation, and an adult house manager in each house.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$55,384	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$55,384	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	We support five Ethiopian students attending college in the US providing for tuition, housing, transportation, food, and necessary books and educational supplies.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$242,313	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (1)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	5	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	5	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Allen Dollar	PersonNm
Phone	4048032223	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2192 Greencliff Drive	AddressLine1Txt
City	Atlanta	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	30345	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Shelly Dollar
President/CEO	20	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Thomas Andrews
Chief Financial Officer	2	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Foster Corbin
VP/Secretary	5	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Allen Dollar
Treasurer	5	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Russell Abney
Trustee	2	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$0	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues	$0	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations	$0	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$0	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$250,637	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$0	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$250,637	TotalContributionsAmt
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$0	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$250,637	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	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	$55,384	TotalAmt
Program Services	$55,384	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$183,999	TotalAmt
Program Services	$183,999	ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,930	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,930	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,004	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,004	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$244,317	TotalAmt
Program Services	$242,313	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,004	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$52,213	BOYAmt
EOY	$58,533	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$52,213	BOYAmt
EOY	$58,533	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$52,213	BOYAmt
EOY	$58,533	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$52,213	BOYAmt
EOY	$58,533	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$52,213	BOYAmt
EOY	$58,533	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$6,320	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$0	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$0	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense	$0	InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$0	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	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	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$36,308	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$223,251	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$204,614	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$250,637	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$714,810	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$36,308	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$223,251	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$204,614	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$250,637	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$714,810	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$714,810	PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support	$714,810	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$0	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
First5 Years170	Yes (X)	First5Years170Ind

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 F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	Sub-Saharan Africa	RegionTxt
Offices	0	OfficesCnt
Employee	2	EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities Conducted	Program Services	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services Provided	Education and housing.	SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$185,882	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	2	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Spent	$185,882	TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Type Of Assistance	School tuition and housing.	TypeOfAssistanceTxt
Region	Sub-Saharan Africa	RegionTxt
Recipient	50	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$185,882	CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash Disbursement	Electronic funds transfer	MannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule F, Part I, Line 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Our organization supports approximately 50 students living in Ethiopia for the purposes of furthering their high school and college education. We rent six houses in four Ethiopian cities. Some of our expenses are paid directly to schools and landlords. The remaining expenses are paid in cash that is wired monthly to our in-country Ethiopian managers, We have almost daily contact with our two employees in Ethiopia and we visit our projects regularly. We also get regular reports from the schools that our students are attending. We are quite sure that the funds we donate are put to their intended use.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	We support 5 Ethiopian nationals to attend college in the US. We cover their housing, living expenses, tuition, and books and supplies	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	5	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$55,384	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule I, Part I, Line 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	All grants in the US are for the support of students attending college. The vast majority of this money is paid directly to universities. A small amount is paid to our students for incidental expenses. We receive regular academic reports to validate our student's attendance and academic performance.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	Copies of Form 990 and associated schedules are distributed to members of our Board prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c	We inquire about conflicts of interest at each of our Board meetings.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15	We employ two Ethiopian nationals in Ethiopia as house managers. We have researched the market in Ethiopia for comparable positions to these to determine a fair salary.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	Our Form 990 is published on our website. Other documents are available upon request.