Skip to content
Nonprofiteer
← VALENTINO ACHAK DENG FOUNDATION

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by VALENTINO ACHAK DENG FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$261,596
Total expenses
$390,612
Contributions and grants received
$260,072
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,524
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$845,251
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$845,251
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$283,189
Management and general expenses
$67,570
Fundraising expenses
$39,853
Program service expenses (Part III)
$283,189

Program services were 72.5% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $260,072

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,524 · excluded $1,524

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

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

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $79,706 · management and general $39,853 · fundraising $39,853

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $225 · management and general $225

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $14,163 · program services $13,820 · management and general $343

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $9,875 · management and general $9,875

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $5,209 · program services $2,135 · management and general $3,074

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,187 · management and general $1,187

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,902 · program services $2,546 · management and general $3,356

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,467 · management and general $3,467

  • 17 · Travel

    total $14,465 · program services $11,678 · management and general $2,787

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $15,557 · program services $15,557

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,403 · management and general $3,403

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $109,303 · program services $109,303

  • 24b · Other expenses: EDUCTION EXPENSES

    total $38,150 · program services $38,150

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $132,581 · end of year $97,485

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $387 · end of year $0

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

    $969,331

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

    $379,686

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $606,898 · end of year $589,645

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $178,224 · end of year $158,121

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $785 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning 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 $909,773 · end of year $845,251

Mission and programs · 2023

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.

  • THE VAD FOUNDATION HAS SPONSORED 372 GIRLS IN ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS DURING THE 2024 ACADEMIC YEAR. THE GIRLS KNOWN AS THE VADF GIRL SCHOLARS ARE SUBDIVIDED INTO 183 ENROLLED IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND 189 IN HIGH SCHOOL. THEY ARE ENROLLED IN A SECURE AND CONDUCIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AT THE CORNERSTONES VISION ACADEMY IN AWEIL, NORTHERN BAHR EL GAZAL STATE. ADDITIONALLY, THE FOUNDATION HAS SPONSORED 14 LEARNERS IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING. THE LEARNERS UNDERTOOK ESSENTIAL CAREERS IN CARPENTRY, MASONRY, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND ICT PROGRAMS AT AN AFFILIATE DON BOSCO CENTER IN WAU, WESTERN BAHR EL GAZAL. ALL THE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL LEARNERS WILL GRADUATE IN DECEMBER 2024 AFTER WHICH SOME WILL BE ASSIGNED BY THE FOUNDATION TO HELP WITH THE EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $283,189

As filed on the 2023 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
    3

  • Tiffanie Debartolo

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rachel Klemmer

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Reece Hirsch

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mascha Davis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ann Goldblatt

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brian Herlihy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott Shumaker

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Oscar Van Gelderen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443209349311114

Check it against the return as filed: the GivingTuesday Data Lake hosts a public copy of the original XML.

The source document this was parsed from is served over the API, which is where bulk and document access live.