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CHELLY FOUNDATION INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $41K · expenses $41K · assets $44K

EIN
81-0785392
Address
7807 STRATFORD RD, BETHESDA, MD 20814-1339
Website
WWW.THECHELLYFOUNDATION.ORG
NTEE code
Q33
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2016
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Mission

TO BENEFIT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS IN LESSER RESOURCED COUNTRIES BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND "IN-KIND" GRANTS RELATED TO OR CONSISTING OF BOOKS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, COMPUTERS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT, UNIFORMS, SPORTS EQUIPMENT, AND OTHER MATERIALS TO ASSIST SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION TO STUDENTS AND ASSIST STUDENTS TO BENEFIT FROM HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 9 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 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
Jason R Baron PRESIDENT2015-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Mcgovern-Alonzo DIRECTOR2023-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Victoria L Lemieux DIRECTOR2015-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Christine Ardern DIRECTOR2018-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Kathy Franklin DIRECTOR2017-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Florence Sofer DIRECTOR2017-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Jamie Brown DIRECTOR2017-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Lawrence Chapin (former) DIRECTOR2015-2022 5 $0 reported 1
Christine Arden (former) DIRECTOR2017 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JASON R BARON PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
JENNIFER MCGOVERN-ALONZO DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
VICTORIA L LEMIEUX DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
CHRISTINE ARDERN DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
KATHY FRANKLIN DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
FLORENCE SOFER DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
JAMIE BROWN DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JASON R BARON PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
JENNIFER MCGOVERN-ALONZO DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
VICTORIA L LEMIEUX DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
CHRISTINE ARDERN DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
KATHY FRANKLIN DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
FLORENCE SOFER DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
JAMIE BROWN DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
2022 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JASON R BARON PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
LAWRENCE CHAPIN DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
VICTORIA L LEMIEUX DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
CHRISTINE ARDERN DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
KATHY FRANKLIN DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
FLORENCE SOFER DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
JAMIE BROWN DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JASON R BARON PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
LAWRENCE CHAPIN DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
VICTORIA L LEMIEUX DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
CHRISTINE ARDERN DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
KATHY FRANKLIN DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
FLORENCE SOFER DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
JAMIE BROWN DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
2020 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JASON R BARON PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
LAWRENCE CHAPIN DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
VICTORIA L LEMIEUX DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
CHRISTINE ARDERN DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
KATHY FRANKLIN DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
FLORENCE SOFER DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
JAMIE BROWN DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JASON R BARON PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
LAWRENCE CHAPIN DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
VICTORIA L LEMIEUX DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
CHRISTINE ARDERN DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
JAMIE BROWN DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
KATHY FRANKLIN DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
FLORENCE SOFER DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JASON R BARON PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
LAWRENCE CHAPIN DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
VICTORIA L LEMIEUX DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
CHRISTINE ARDEN DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
JAMIE BROWN DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
KATHY FRANKLIN DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
FLORENCE SOFER DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JASON R BARON PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
LAWRENCE CHAPIN DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
VICTORIA L LEMIEUX DIRECTOR5 $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 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$40,794$40,677 $44,412$44,412 $39,882- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$37,658$19,778 $44,295$44,295 $37,658- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$58,524$114,987 $26,415$26,415 $58,524- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$59,633$19,442 $82,878$82,878 $59,633- ---
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$33,799$10,964 $42,687$42,687 $33,799$0 -0-
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$60,440$66,791 $13,551$13,551 $60,440$0 $000
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$67,596$59,918 $19,902$19,902 $57,263$0 $0010
2015 · Form 990 period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$27,654$27,654 $0$0 $27,654$0 $005

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $39,285 in all, tax years 2017 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
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2022 2$15,500 2022$5,250
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2021, 2023 2$12,100 2023$6,000
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$6,602 2022$6,602
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GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC Public charity Exact 2017 1$5,002 2017$5,002
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CHELLY FOUNDATION INC” 2020-2023 4$81 2023$41
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
FORGOOD INC funds this one DAF sponsor$1,165,42552 92010–2024 AFRICAN CHILD FOUNDATION; GATES OF HOPE FOUNDATION; SEED FOR CHANGE; FAMILY PRESERVATION ALLIANCE - UGANDA INC and 5 more
RUTH LILLY PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,000,0002 12013–2013 OL LENTILLE FOUNDATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING funds this one DAF sponsor$353,07518 82017–2024 AFRICAN CHILD FOUNDATION; THE DIVINES CHILDREN FOUNDATION CORP; GLOBAL DEEDS FOUNDATION INC; NUWAY FOUNDATION INC and 4 more
WALLACE GENETIC FOUNDATION II INC Private foundation$175,0003 12020–2025 ROTARIAN SAFE WATER & SANITATION FOUNDATION INC
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC funds this one DAF sponsor$147,52514 72020–2024 ZIMU FOUNDATION; UNITED AID FOUNDATION; THE HEALTH GOES GLOBAL FOUNDATION; WORLD EDUCATION FOUNDATION and 3 more
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA DAF sponsor$130,0009 42020–2024 MICA INC; MAM BOGOTA FOUNDATION INC; ZIMU FOUNDATION; FAMILY PRESERVATION ALLIANCE - UGANDA INC
GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$127,0005 22010–2019 NUWAY FOUNDATION INC; ROTARIAN SAFE WATER & SANITATION FOUNDATION INC
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$113,10612 72017–2024 R & C FOUNDATION; CHICAGO MOTHERS FOUNDATION; A CHILDHOOD FOR CHILDREN INC; WITH CHANGE IN MIND INC and 3 more
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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 990EZ · $40,677 spent · pay $1,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $38,702 95.1%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $1,000 2.5%
Fees to independent contractors $975 2.4%
Total$40,677100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $19,778 spent · pay $2,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,928 85.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $2,000 10.1%
Fees to independent contractors $850 4.3%
Total$19,778100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $114,987 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $114,137 99.3%
Fees to independent contractors $850 0.7%
Total$114,987100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $19,442 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $18,492 95.1%
Fees to independent contractors $950 4.9%
Total$19,442100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $10,964 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)SCHOLARSHIPS $6,970$6,970-- 63.6%
Other (as described)STUDENT & SCHOOL EXPENSES $1,722$1,722-- 15.7%
Fees: accounting $950-$950- 8.7%
Information technology $672-$672- 6.1%
Other (as described)OTHER EXPENSE $600$600-- 5.5%
Fees: legal $50-$50- 0.5%
Total$10,964100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $66,791 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,100 · events $1,125
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)STUDENT AND SCHOOL EXPE $31,060$31,060-- 46.5%
Other (as described)GUEST HOUSE EXPENSES $15,205$15,205-- 22.8%
Other (as described)SCHOLARSHIPS $7,550$7,550-- 11.3%
Travel $3,548$2,887$661- 5.3%
Grants outside the US $2,500$2,500-- 3.7%
Grants to US individuals $1,600$1,600-- 2.4%
Fees: accounting $1,375-$1,375- 2.1%
Information technology $1,200-$1,200- 1.8%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,125--$1,125 1.7%
Office expenses $683-$683- 1.0%
All other expenses $533$533-- 0.8%
Other (as described)WRITING THROUGH $412$412-- 0.6%
Total$66,791100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $59,918 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)GUEST HOUSE EXPENSES $23,000$23,000-- 38.4%
All other expenses $9,925$9,846$79- 16.6%
Fees: other services $7,260--$7,260 12.1%
Other (as described)STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSIS $4,800$4,800-- 8.0%
Other (as described)VIDEO PRODUCTION $3,980-$3,980- 6.6%
Fees: legal $3,102-$3,102- 5.2%
Other (as described)PROJECT COORDINATOR $2,700$2,700-- 4.5%
Fees: professional fundraisers $2,277--$2,277 3.8%
Travel $1,000$1,000-- 1.7%
Office expenses $874-$874- 1.5%
Fees: accounting $500-$500- 0.8%
Information technology $500-$500- 0.8%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $10,333$0reported apart
Total$59,918100%

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2015 · Form 990 · $27,654 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Travel $13,021-$13,021- 47.1%
Other (as described)LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION $8,000$8,000-- 28.9%
Information technology $3,933-$3,933- 14.2%
Fees: legal $2,200-$2,200- 8.0%
Other (as described)STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSIS $500$500-- 1.8%
Total$27,654100%

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