Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by FRIENDS OF THE CONGO.

Totals

Total revenue: $315,620
Total expenses: $313,560
Contributions and grants received: $315,620
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $0
Investment income: $0
Other revenue: $0
Total assets, end of year: $208,159
Total liabilities, end of year: $224,900
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: -$16,741
Program services expenses (Part IX): $298,008
Management and general expenses: $15,552
Fundraising expenses: $0
Program service expenses (Part III): $298,008

Program services were 95.0% 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.

1a · Federated campaigns

$0
1b · Membership dues

$0
1c · Fundraising events

$0
1d · Related organizations

$0
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$0
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$315,620
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$0
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $0 · personal property $0
7c · Gain or loss

securities $0 · other assets $0
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$0
11e · Other revenue, total

$0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

11c · Fees: accounting

total $300 · program services $0 · management and general $300 · fundraising $0
11d · Fees: lobbying

total $0
11g · Fees: other

total $80,651 · program services $80,101 · management and general $550 · fundraising $0
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $1,744 · program services $1,347 · management and general $397 · fundraising $0
13 · Office expenses

total $1,472 · program services $0 · management and general $1,472 · fundraising $0
14 · Information technology

total $7,561 · management and general $7,561
16 · Occupancy

total $1,624 · program services $0 · management and general $1,624 · fundraising $0
17 · Travel

total $7,296 · program services $7,296 · management and general $0
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $929 · management and general $929
24a · Other expenses: Program expenses

total $209,221 · program services $209,221 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24b · Other expenses: Bank fees

total $2,719 · program services $0 · management and general $2,719 · fundraising $0
24c · Other expenses: Postage

total $43 · program services $43 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $229,412 · end of year $208,159
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
7 · Other notes and loans receivable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
13 · Investments: program-related

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
14 · Intangible assets

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
18 · Grants payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

beginning of year $38,312 · end of year $25,000
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

beginning of year $10,000 · end of year $0
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

beginning of year $199,900 · end of year $199,900
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 -$18,800 · end of year -$16,741

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

Raise consciousness about challenges in Congo and support Congolese institutions as they strive to bring about peace and lasting change.

In the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the capital city of Goma, Mount Nyiragongo erupted on May 22, 2021. In collaboration with our long-term partner in Goma, Yole!Africa, Friends of the Congo launched a fund-drive campaign to support people in need in North Kivu. We recognize there are many avenues through which you can donate. This campaign is specifically for people who are interested in making a local impact that supports families who are typically ineligible for or unable to access funding from large-scale donors.

Expenses $1,347 · Revenue $1,347
Breaking the Silence Speakers Tour (BTS) is a speaking tour conducted by FOTC each year since 2009 which runs from February to July. It mainly occurs in US and Canada but at times our speakers have travelled to Latin America, Europe to discuss the situation in the Congo.

Expenses $7,760 · Revenue $7,760
Congo Ground- All funds from this program are sent to the Congo to support Friends of the Congo's organizational partners on the ground in the Congo.

Expenses $199,825 · Revenue $199,825
In the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the capital city of Goma, Mount Nyiragongo erupted on May 22, 2021. In collaboration with our long-term partner in Goma, Yole!Africa, Friends of the Congo launched a fund-drive campaign to support people in need in North Kivu. We recognize there are many avenues through which you can donate. This campaign is specifically for people who are interested in making a local impact that supports families who are typically ineligible for or need help accessing funding from large-scale donors.

Expenses $89,076 · Revenue $89,076

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

Maurice Carney

Executive Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

40
Samuel Yagase

Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

15
Carrie Crawford

Chairperson

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Paul Pumprey

Treasurer

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

30
Lyndon Kwame Wilburg

Secretary

Total calculated

$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: 2022
Filed: 15 November 2023
IRS schema version: 2022v5.0
Source object: 202313199349329211

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