Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by WEST AFRICAN RESEARCH ASSOCIATION.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $699,143
- Total expenses
- $509,367
- Contributions and grants received
- $681,768
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $17,375
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $324,240
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $324,240
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $437,797
- Management and general expenses
- $71,570
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $437,797
Program services were 85.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1b · Membership dues
$12,564
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$669,172
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$32
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$90,595
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2a · Program service revenue: WARC PROGRAM FEES
total $17,375 · related or exempt $17,375
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $73,000 · program services $58,400 · management and general $14,600
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $5,375 · program services $4,300 · management and general $1,075
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $15,999 · program services $12,799 · management and general $3,200
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $6,000 · program services $4,800 · management and general $1,200
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $8,715 · program services $6,972 · management and general $1,743
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13 · Office expenses
total $8,575 · program services $6,860 · management and general $1,715
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16 · Occupancy
total $80,400 · program services $64,320 · management and general $16,080
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17 · Travel
total $12,337 · program services $9,870 · management and general $2,467
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $15,295 · program services $12,236 · management and general $3,059
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24a · Other expenses: WARA GRANT EXPENSES
total $109,976 · program services $109,976
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24b · Other expenses: OVERSEAS OPERATIONS
total $104,550 · program services $83,640 · management and general $20,910
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24c · Other expenses: FELLOWSHIP STIPENDS
total $47,260 · program services $47,260
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24d · Other expenses: COMMUNICATIONS
total $8,780 · program services $7,024 · management and general $1,756
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24e · All other expenses
total $13,105 · program services $9,340 · management and general $3,765
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $130,082 · end of year $319,858
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $4,382 · end of year $4,382
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $134,464 · end of year $324,240
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE WEST AFRICAN RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC. (WARA) WAS FOUNDED IN 1989 TO ENHANCE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY EXCHANGE BETWEEN U.S. AND WEST AFRICAN SCHOLARS, EDUCATORS, AND INSTITUTIONS AND TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT AND INTEREST IN AFRICA IN THE U.S.
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WARC OVERSEAS CENTER. WARA'S MOST SIGNIFICANT AND ENDURING CONTRIBUTION TO SCHOLARS IN THE REGION IS THE WEST AFRICAN RESEARCH CENTER (WARC), A 19- ROOM CENTER LOCATED IN DAKAR, SENEGAL. THE CENTER PROVIDES A RANGE OF SERVICES FOR US AND WEST AFRICAN SCHOLARS, INCLUDING A RESEARCH LIBRARY, INTERNET ACCESS, AND FULLY EQUIPPED SEMINAR ROOMS. WARC HOSTS A REGULAR SERIES OF LECTURES, SEMINARS, AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL EVENTS, AS WELL AS PROVIDING RESEARCHERS WITH PROFESSIONAL CONTACTS, ASSISTANCE IN SECURING RESEARCH CLEARANCE, HELP WITH HOUSING, ETC. WARC ALSO REGULARLY COLLABORATES WITH US UNIVERSITIES IN THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS IN SENEGAL.
Expenses $282,339 · Revenue $399,143
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WEST AFRICAN ACQUISITIONS PROJECT. COSTS DURING FY 2024-2025 OF ACQUIRING MATERIALS IN A11 WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES FOR THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
Expenses $108,198 · Revenue $300,000
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WARA FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. WARA AWARDED FELLOWSHIPS LAST YEAR FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH ON WEST AFRICA AND THE DIASPORA. THESE GRANTS WENT TO BOTH US CITIZENS AND WEST AFRICAN NATIONALS.
Expenses $47,260
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X
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Jenny ParkerJENNY PARKER
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $73,000
- From this org
- $73,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Cinder Cooper-BarnesCINDER COOPER-BARNES
VICE PRESIDE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Rita Kiki EdozieRITA KIKI EDOZIE
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Hilary HungerfordHILARY HUNGERFORD
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Sylvia MacauleySYLVIA MACAULEY
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Ismael MontanaISMAEL MONTANA
PAST PRESIDE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 14 February 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202602309349300335
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