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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by VALENTINO ACHAK DENG FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$254,531
Total expenses
$347,689
Contributions and grants received
$265,425
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,540
Other revenue
-$12,434
Total assets, end of year
$918,875
Total liabilities, end of year
$9,102
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$909,773
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$249,141
Management and general expenses
$70,233
Fundraising expenses
$28,315
Program service expenses (Part III)
$249,141

Program services were 71.7% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $8,977

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $17,655

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $238,793

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,540 · excluded $1,540

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $8,977

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $12,434

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$12,434 · excluded -$12,434

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $90,000 · program services $90,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $62,476 · program services $3,311 · management and general $30,850 · fundraising $28,315

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,321 · management and general $4,321

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $13,078 · management and general $13,078

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $4,102 · management and general $4,102

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,062 · management and general $1,062

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,667 · management and general $3,667

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $6,044 · management and general $6,044

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $187 · management and general $187

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,158 · program services $4,158

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $18,947 · program services $18,947

  • 24a · Other expenses: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM EXP

    total $125,975 · program services $125,975

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROJECT EXPENSES

    total $6,750 · program services $6,750

  • 24c · Other expenses: MERCHANT FEES

    total $3,721 · management and general $3,721

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $3,201 · management and general $3,201

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $166,813 · end of year $132,581

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $387 · end of year $387

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $969,331

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $362,433

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $625,845 · end of year $606,898

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $248,496 · end of year $178,224

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $785 · end of year $785

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $10,657 · end of year $9,102

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $1,031,669 · end of year $909,773

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE VALENTINO ACHAK DENG FOUNDATION (VAD) IS A US-BASED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WORKING TO INCREASE ACCESS TO EDUCATION IN POST-CONFLICT SOUTH SUDAN BY CONSTRUCTING AND OPERATING SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, TEACHER-TRAINING INSTITUTES, AND COMMUNITY CENTERS. THE FOUNDATION'S MAIN PROJECT IS ALOK GIRLS' ACADEMY, AN ALL-GIRLS SCHOOL WHERE WE HAVE ENROLLED OVER 500 STUDENTS IN THE CURRENT ACADEMIC YEAR. BEYOND TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM EDUCATION, THE FOUNDATION OFFERS A VARIETY OF EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE INCLUDING: STUDENT GOVERNMENT, DRAMA AND DEBATE CLUBS, COMPETITIVE SPORTS PROGRAMS, AND SOCIAL ACTION GROUPS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO AID THE PEOPLE OF SOUTHERN SUDAN BY IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.

  • GIRLS EDUCATION IN THE FORM OF AN ALL GIRLS SCHOOL (ALOK GIRLS' ACADEMY) IS THE VAD FOUNDATION'S LARGEST PROGRAM. IN 2022, ABOUT 800 GIRLS ENROLLED AT AGA. DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OLD CAMPUS, THE FOUNDATION CREATED A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SO THAT STUDENTS CAN ATTEND A LOCAL SCHOOL AND STILL RECEIVE EDUCATION UNTIL A NEW AGA IS BUILT (THE FOUNDATION IS CURRENTLY FUNDRAISING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW CAMPUS). STUDENTS ATTEND CLASSES FEBRUARY THROUGH DECEMBER (SOUTH SUDAN ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR) WHERE STAFF OF TEACHERS CONDUCT LESSONS IN ENGLISH, SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, WRITING, HISTORY, AND GEOGRAPHY. STUDENTS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN EXTRACIRRICULAR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SOCCER AND VOLLEYBALL, DRAMA CLUB, AND DEBATE TEAM. OUR TRADITIONAL EDUCATION/SCHOOLING PROGRAM IS THE LARGEST PROGRAM AT THE VAD FOUNDATION AND OUR PRIMARY FOCUS.

    Expenses $249,141

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Valentino Achak Deng

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CO-FOUN

    Total calculated
    $90,000
    From this org
    $90,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Dave Eggers

    CO-FOUNDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Greg Larson

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Tiffanie Debartolo

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Reece Hirsch

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ann Goldblatt

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Phil Mays

    BOARD MEMBER (LEFT 06/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Scott Shumaker

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brian Herlihy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mascha Davis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Oscar Van Gelderen

    BOARD MEMBER

    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
2022
Filed
15 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202323199349316087

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