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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP-AFGHANISTAN INC.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 14 May 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$3,929,973 changed to $23,523,857
Total expenses
$2,567,297 changed to $7,272,478
Contributions and grants received
$3,811,668 changed to $23,133,247
Grants paid
$1,657,201 changed to $4,747,970
Program service revenue
$10,000 changed to $17,500
Investment income
$108,305 changed to $344,243
Other revenue
$0 changed to $28,867
Total assets, end of year
$26,496,158 changed to $45,900,306
Total liabilities, end of year
$400,706 changed to $3,500,500
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$26,095,452 changed to $42,399,806
Program services expenses
$2,036,813 changed to $5,401,086
Management and general expenses
$326,619 changed to $1,268,933
Fundraising expenses
$203,865 changed to $602,459
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,036,813 changed to $5,401,086

Listed only on the earlier return

  • Elizabeth Berry-Gips
  • Kayce Freed-Jennings
  • Suzanne Green-Brais

Listed only on the later return

  • Elizabeth Gips
  • John Austin
  • Katherine Freed-Jennings

Listed under a different title

  • James Bullion: CHAIRMAN then DIRECTOR
  • Kristina Loverro: SECRETARY then DIRECTOR
  • Matiullah Amin: DIRECTOR then DIRECTOR (SEE SCH. O)

Totals

Total revenue
$3,929,973
Total expenses
$2,567,297
Contributions and grants received
$3,811,668
Grants paid
$1,657,201
Program service revenue
$10,000
Investment income
$108,305
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$26,496,158
Total liabilities, end of year
$400,706
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$26,095,452
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,036,813
Management and general expenses
$326,619
Fundraising expenses
$203,865
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,036,813

Program services were 79.3% 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

    $3,811,668

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $14,675

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SPEAKING FEES

    total $10,000 · related or exempt $10,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $159,622 · excluded $159,622

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,963,000

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $2,014,317

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$51,317

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$51,317 · excluded -$51,317

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $12,242 · program services $12,242

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $1,644,959 · program services $1,644,959

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $199,021 · program services $92,830 · management and general $45,530 · fundraising $60,661

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $252,606 · program services $57,472 · management and general $84,097 · fundraising $111,037

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $562 · management and general $562

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $20,229 · management and general $20,229

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $34,512 · management and general $34,512

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $100 · management and general $100

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $59,327 · program services $8,750 · management and general $47,077 · fundraising $3,500

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $32,291 · management and general $32,291

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $50,244 · program services $51,750 · management and general -$1,506

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $342 · fundraising $342

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $11,149 · program services $8,395 · management and general $1,475 · fundraising $1,279

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $17,045 · program services $9,110 · management and general $4,866 · fundraising $3,069

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $629 · management and general $629

  • 17 · Travel

    total $179,191 · program services $108,563 · management and general $52,557 · fundraising $18,071

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,238 · program services $980 · management and general $234 · fundraising $24

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $10,165 · program services $10,165

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,023 · management and general $4,023

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEDICAL SERVICES

    total $31,306 · program services $28,956 · management and general $2,350

  • 24b · Other expenses: LICENSES/PERMITS/DUES

    total $3,649 · program services $1,255 · management and general $1,197 · fundraising $1,197

  • 24c · Other expenses: RECRUITMENT FEES

    total $2,927 · management and general $120 · fundraising $2,807

  • 24d · Other expenses: GIFTS TO DONORS

    total $1,695 · management and general $798 · fundraising $897

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total -$2,155 · program services $1,386 · management and general -$4,522 · fundraising $981

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $264,380 · end of year $174,571

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,233,074

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $5,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $2,901,800

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $15,428,070 · end of year $23,370,287

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $49,500

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $903

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $58,586 · end of year $142,754

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    end of year $10,447

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $247,505

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $19,749,952 · end of year $20,429,478

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,122,889 · end of year $5,665,974

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PROVIDE AFGHAN GIRLS A RIGOROUS EDUCATION THAT PROMOTES CRITICAL THINKING, A SENSE OF PURPOSE, AND RESPECT FOR SELF AND OTHERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • SOLA SCHOOL IS THE ONLY BOARDING SCHOOL ON EARTH EDUCATING AFGHAN GIRLS AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL. ORIGINALLY BASED IN KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, SOLA SCHOOL EVACUATED ITS COMMUNITY OF NEARLY 250 STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, AND FAMILY MEMBERS TO RWANDA IN AUGUST 2021 IN RESPONSE TO THE TALIBAN'S TAKEOVER OF AFGHANISTAN. SOLA SCHOOL'S OPERATIONS RESUMED IN RWANDA IN A FACILITY UNDER AN EXTENDED STAY LEASE. IF AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE THE SECURITY CONDITIONS IN AFGHANISTAN CHANGE, SOLA SCHOOL WILL CONSIDER RETURNING TO KABUL. UNTIL THEN, THE SCHOOL IS MAKING RWANDA THEIR PERMANENT HOME. SOLA SCHOOL'S PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED TO NARROW THE SIGNIFICANT GAP IN EDUCATIONAL QUALITY, AND TODAY IT SERVES AS A MOVEMENT TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO EDUCATION TO AFGHAN GIRLS. IN ORDER TO PROPERLY ADMINISTER ITS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UPON ARRIVAL IN RWANDA, SOLA SCHOOL REGISTERED AS A PRIVATE COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES UNDER THE NAME SOLA LTD. ON MARCH 9, 2023, THE SCHOOL WAS GRANTED NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION (NGO) STATUS BY THE RWANDAN GOVERNMENT IN THE REGISTERED NAME SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP AFGHANISTAN (SOLA). IN APRIL 2023 SOLA PURCHASED LAND FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN RWANDA. ADDITIONALLY, IN MAY 2023 THE SOLA INC. BOARD APPROVED THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ONLINE EDUCATIONAL PLATFORM FOR AFGHAN GIRLS AND WOMEN IN THE DIASPORA THAT WILL BE CALLED SOLAX. THIS PLATFORM WILL LAUNCH IN MARCH 2024.

    Expenses $2,036,813 · Grants $1,657,201 · Revenue $10,000

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Shabana Basij-Rasikh

    PRESIDENT & CO-FOUNDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    48 + 12 related

  • James Bullion

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Kristina Loverro

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Deborah Hazell

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Suzanne Green-Brais

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Matiullah Amin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 0.25 related

  • Ana Pincus

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Zolaykha Sherzad

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 0.25 related

  • Wendy Cushman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kayce Freed-Jennings

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Suzanne Wright

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Elizabeth Berry-Gips

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Elise Riegel

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • SOLA FOR AFGHAN GIRLS

    SCHOOL FOR GIRLS IN KABUL · AF · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP-AFGHANISTAN INC

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • SOLA LTD

    C · EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES · RW · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by SOLA FOR AFGHAN GIRLS

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202431369349307058

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