Totals
- Total revenue
- $326,470
- Total expenses
- $339,343
- Contributions and grants received
- $326,470
- Grants paid
- $243,285
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $45,807
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $45,807
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $268,268
- Management and general expenses
- $32,170
- Fundraising expenses
- $38,905
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $268,268
Program services were 79.1% 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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1a · Federated campaigns
$0
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1b · Membership dues
$0
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1c · Fundraising events
$0
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1d · Related organizations
$0
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$0
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$326,470
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $0 · other assets $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$0
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$0
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $243,285 · program services $243,285
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $48,336 · program services $24,983 · management and general $6,028 · fundraising $17,325
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $17,498 · management and general $17,498
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $2,041 · management and general $2,041
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $465 · fundraising $465
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13 · Office expenses
total $2,296 · management and general $2,292 · fundraising $4
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14 · Information technology
total $5,959 · management and general $1,980 · fundraising $3,979
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16 · Occupancy
total $900 · management and general $900
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17 · Travel
total $12,146 · management and general $88 · fundraising $12,058
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $212 · management and general $140 · fundraising $72
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23 · Insurance
total $926 · management and general $926
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24a · Other expenses: Merchandise & Donor Gifts
total $1,328 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $1,328
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24b · Other expenses: Media & Video
total $750 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $750
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24c · Other expenses: Fundraising Event Expenses
total $2,363 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $2,363
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24d · Other expenses: Printing & Shipping
total $838 · program services $0 · management and general $277 · fundraising $561
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $58,680 · end of year $45,807
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $58,680 · end of year $45,807
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
Far Away Friends exist to transform access to equitable education in rural Uganda. Our vision is to provide youth with the tools to transform their communities and end cycles of educational poverty.
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Global Leaders Primary School: Support for the daily operations of a model Primary School and Teacher Training center in Namasale, Uganda including classroom needs, education, daily meals, housing for 500 students, teachers housing and infrastructure development. This program also provides teacher training for district-area teachers in our Sister Schools network.
Expenses $164,167
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Far Away Friends Uganda Operations: Support for the operations of the Far Away Friends Uganda Community Based Organization fueled by local leaders in Uganda to help carry out our mission on the ground. Grants are made by Far Away Friends USA to our local partner to support gainful employment for all in-country staff and leadership in Uganda.
Expenses $52,930
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School Outreach Program (aka Schools for Schools): Through this program we partner with local government schools to enhance learning environments (WASH resources & capacity building) and improve student outcomes in Amolatar District, Uganda. This program additionally provides mentorship and leadership skill development through our Skills for Life classes to over 1,500 students and our Girls Empowerment Workshops and also trains girls at local schools on sewing re-usable sanitary pads. Students in United States are also impacted by this program through our Far Away Friends Clubs pen pal program and Global Citizenship trainings.
Expenses $39,190
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Cultural Immersion Trip Program: This program was designed to help youth from the USA and UK to learn about Ugandan culture and become Advocates for Education through an immersive trip experience.
Expenses $11,981
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Jayme Ward
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $50,000
- From this org
- $50,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Kaitlyn Phillips
Operations Director USA
- Total calculated
- $10,929
- From this org
- $10,929
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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
- 2023
- Filed
- 14 May 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.0
- Source object
- 202401369349302315
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