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AFGHAN FRIENDS NETWORK

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2021 · Form 990EZ · revenue $57K · expenses $20K · assets $49K

EIN
65-1275552
Address
PO BOX 170368, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117-0368
Website
afghanfriends.net
NTEE code
B99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2007
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Mission

Afghan Friends Network delivers sustainable programs in education and cultural exchange that nurture potential, promote dignity and support bold steps for Afghanistan.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 13 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

13 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
John Bortner Chair2021 1 $0 reported 1
Sarah Swanbeck President2015-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Rachel Hassas Treasurer2021 1 $0 reported 1
Humaira Ghilzai Parlimentarian2021 1 $0 reported 1
Marian Reynov Board Member2021 1 $0 reported 1
John Bornter (former) Board Chair2015 2 $0 reported 1
Feroza Unvala (former) President2015 2 $0 reported 1
Eva Vander Giessen (former) VP, Bus. Dev.2015 2 $0 reported 1
Humair Ghilzai (former) Parlimentarian2015 2 $0 reported 1
Carol Ruth-Silver (former) Parlimentarian2015 2 $0 reported 1
Andy Cao (former) Board Member2015 2 $0 reported 1
Samantha Smith-Eppsteiner (former) Board Member2015 2 $0 reported 1
Vance Nesbitt (former) Board Member2015 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
John Bortner Chair1 $0-$0 $01
Sarah Swanbeck President1 $0-$0 $01
Rachel Hassas Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Humaira Ghilzai Parlimentarian1 $0-$0 $01
Marian Reynov Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
John Bornter Board Chair2 $0-- $01
Feroza Unvala President2 $0-- $01
Eva Vander Giessen VP, Bus. Dev.2 $0-- $01
Sarah Swanbeck Treasurer2 $0-- $01
Humair Ghilzai Parlimentarian2 $0-- $01
Carol Ruth-Silver Parlimentarian2 $0-- $01
Andy Cao Board Member2 $0-- $01
Samantha Smith-Eppsteiner Board Member2 $0-- $01
Vance Nesbitt Board Member2 $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
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$57,316$20,498 $48,520$48,520 $57,316$0 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$27,079$71,963 $15,812$15,812 $27,079- ---

Funders of this organization

9 grantors reported grants to this organization, $132,757 in all, tax years 2009 to 2023. 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
KHALED HOSSEINI FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “AFGHAN FRIENDS NETWORK” 2015, 2017-2019 4$87,000 2019$27,000
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FRIENDS OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM INC Public charity Exact 2013 1$19,200 2013$19,200
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$12,500 2021$12,500
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SALESFORCE COM FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2009 1$6,000 2009$6,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$5,497 2021$5,497
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MCNABB FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “AFGHAN FRIENDS NETWORK” 2021 1$1,000 2021$1,000
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THE TIKA FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “AFGHAN FRIENDS NETWORK” 2016 1$1,000 2016$1,000
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The Mohit Blachford Family Foundation Inc Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “AFGHAN FRIENDS NETWORK” 2010 1$500 2010$500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “AFGHAN FRIENDS NETWORK” 2020-2023 4$60 2023$16
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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.

2021 · Form 990EZ · $20,498 spent · pay $0 · grants $18,655 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $18,655 91.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,843 9.0%
Total$20,498100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $71,963 spent · pay $0 · grants $66,642 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $66,642 92.6%
Fees to independent contractors $2,680 3.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,932 2.7%
Printing, publications, postage $709 1.0%
Total$71,963100%

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