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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by WEST AFRICAN RESEARCH ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$665,897
Total expenses
$645,894
Contributions and grants received
$635,656
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$30,241
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$185,256
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$185,256
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$574,322
Management and general expenses
$71,572
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$574,322

Program services were 88.9% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $14,149

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $621,507

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $90,595

  • 2a · Program service revenue: WARC PROGRAM FEES

    total $30,241 · related or exempt $30,241

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $72,375 · program services $57,900 · management and general $14,475

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $20,944 · program services $16,755 · management and general $4,189

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $8,744 · program services $6,995 · management and general $1,749

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $8,020 · program services $6,416 · management and general $1,604

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $80,400 · program services $64,320 · management and general $16,080

  • 17 · Travel

    total $15,275 · program services $12,220 · management and general $3,055

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $25,072 · program services $20,057 · management and general $5,015

  • 24a · Other expenses: WARA GRANT EXPENSES

    total $192,127 · program services $192,127

  • 24b · Other expenses: OVERSEAS OPERATIONS

    total $101,600 · program services $81,280 · management and general $20,320

  • 24c · Other expenses: FELLOWSHIP STIPENDS

    total $96,747 · program services $96,747

  • 24d · Other expenses: CONSULTANTS

    total $7,915 · program services $7,915

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $16,675 · program services $11,590 · management and general $5,085

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $165,084 · end of year $181,012

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $169 · end of year $4,244

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $165,253 · end of year $185,256

Mission and programs · 2022

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.

  • 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 $296,023 · Revenue $400,741

  • LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WEST AFRICAN ACQUISITIONS PROJECT. COSTS DURING FY 2022-2023 OF ACQUIRING MATERIALS IN A11 WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES FOR THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.

    Expenses $181,552 · Revenue $265,156

  • 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 $96,747

  • X

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Cinder Cooper-Barnes

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rita Kiki Edozie

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Wendy Wilson Fall

    PAST PRES &

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sylvia Macauley

    VICE PRES &

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ismael Montana

    PRESIDENT &

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jenny Parker

    DIRECTOR

    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
30 April 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202422089349300917

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