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FRIENDS OF CHRIST IN INDIA INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $270K · expenses $228K · assets $303K

EIN
06-1582006
Address
1045 OLD ACADEMY RD, FAIRFIELD, CT 06824-2051
Website
friendsofchristinindia.org
NTEE code
Q300
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2000
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Mission

To provide relief work in Telangana, India, including educating children, empowering women, and compassionate support to the elderly and disadvantaged.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 16 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

16 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Rev David Rowe President2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Rev Dr Alida Ward Vice President2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Edward Solari Treasurer2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Thomas Harman Secretary2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Dr George Longstreth Director2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Aaron Rowe Director2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1
John Starr Director2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Florence Holland Director2024 0 $0 reported 1
Daniel Carubia Director2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Roni Widmer Director2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Kelly Hayes Director2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Katie Holland (former) Director2021-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Robert M Stilson (former) Treasurer2021-2022 3 $0 reported 1
Thomas Harmon (former) Secretary2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Daniel Carudia (former) Director2021-2022 0 $0 reported 1
Ed Solari (former) Director2021-2022 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 11 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Rev David Rowe President2 $0$0$0 $01
Rev Dr Alida Ward Vice President2 $0$0$0 $01
Edward Solari Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Thomas Harman Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Dr George Longstreth Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Aaron Rowe Director0 $0$0$0 $01
John Starr Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Florence Holland Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Daniel Carubia Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Roni Widmer Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Kelly Hayes Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 11 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Rev David Rowe President3 $0$0$0 $01
Rev Dr Alida Ward Vice President3 $0$0$0 $01
Edward Solari Treasurer3 $0$0$0 $01
Thomas Harman Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Dr George Longstreth Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Aaron Rowe Director0 $0$0$0 $01
John Starr Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Katie Holland Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Daniel Carubia Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Roni Widmer Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Kelly Hayes Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 11 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Rev David Rowe President3 $0$0$0 $01
Rev Dr Alida Ward Vice President3 $0$0$0 $01
Robert M Stilson Treasurer3 $0$0$0 $01
Thomas Harmon Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Dr George Longstreth Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Aaron Rowe Director0 $0$0$0 $01
John Starr Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Katie Holland Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Daniel Carudia Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Roni Widmer Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Ed Solari Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 11 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Rev David Rowe President3 $0$0$0 $01
Rev Dr Alida Ward Vice President3 $0$0$0 $01
Robert M Stilson Treasurer3 $0$0$0 $01
Thomas Harmon Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Dr George Longstreth Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Aaron Rowe Director0 $0$0$0 $01
John Starr Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Katie Holland Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Daniel Carudia Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Roni Widmer Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Ed Solari Director0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$269,637$228,416 $302,842$302,842 $258,399$0 -015
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$228,264$227,474 $262,234$262,234 $218,491$0 -015
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$184,121$225,747 $261,344$261,344 $184,441$0 -015
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$266,371$195,253 $303,939$303,939 $264,545$0 -015

Funders of this organization

7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $120,492 in all, tax years 2019 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2022, 2024 2$63,000 2024$31,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2020, 2022 2$32,500 2022$5,300
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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$10,000 2021$10,000
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PLEDGELING FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$8,916 2022$8,916
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NEWMANS OWN FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF CHRIST IN INDIA INC” 2019-2020 2$5,000 2020$2,500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF CHRIST IN INDIA INC” 2020-2023 4$576 2023$109
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PFIZER FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF CHRIST IN INDIA INC” 2021 1$500 2021$500
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $228,416 spent · pay $0 · grants $227,183 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $227,183$227,183-- 99.5%
Insurance $678$0$678$0 0.3%
Other (as described)Bank fees $324$0$324$0 0.1%
Office expenses $124$0$124$0 0.1%
Fees: accounting $107$0$107$0 0.0%
Total$228,416100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $227,474 spent · pay $0 · grants $220,642 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $220,642$220,642-- 97.0%
Travel $3,680$0$3,680$0 1.6%
Office expenses $1,195$0$1,195$0 0.5%
Other (as described)Bank fees $957$0$957$0 0.4%
Insurance $678$0$678$0 0.3%
Other (as described)State of CT registration $225$0$225$0 0.1%
Fees: accounting $97$0$97$0 0.0%
Total$227,474100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $225,747 spent · pay $0 · grants $223,365 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $223,365$223,365-- 98.9%
Other (as described)Bank fees $1,151$0$1,151$0 0.5%
Other (as described)D&O Directors liability Insurance $678$0$678$0 0.3%
Office expenses $461$0$461$0 0.2%
Fees: accounting $92$0$92$0 0.0%
Total$225,747100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $195,253 spent · pay $0 · grants $188,233 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $188,233$188,233-- 96.4%
Other (as described)Printing costs $4,862$0$0$4,862 2.5%
Office expenses $1,430$0$1,430$0 0.7%
Other (as described)D&O Directors Liability Insurance $678$0$678$0 0.3%
Other (as described)CT filing fee $50$0$50$0 0.0%
Total$195,253100%

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