2024-10-29T14:20:24-05:00 2023-12-31 521352085 JL KENNEALLY & COMPANY PA 660 KENILWORTH DR STE 104 TOWSON MD 212042353 990 2023-01-01 473077055 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE SCHOOL OF ST JUDE TANZANIA INC AMER 5024127496 2810 AVENUE OF THE WOODS LOUISVILLE KY 402416232 CYNTHIA SKARBEK PRESIDENT / TREASURER 5024127496 2024-10-29 1 0 FRANCES B ALLMAN CPA P00388033 4103219558 2024-10-29 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z CYNTHIA SKARBEK 2810 AVENUE OF THE WOODS LOUISVILLE KY 40241 1086164 0 X WWW.AFSTJUDE.ORG X 2015 MD PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE DAILY OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL OF ST. JUDE IN TANZANIA, EAST AFRICA. 8 8 0 0 0 0 1066713 1086132 0 0 10 32 0 0 1066723 1086164 1114965 1086865 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75523 60229 1190488 1147094 -123765 -60930 543981 483051 0 0 543981 483051 DEVELOPING MORAL, GLOBAL LEADERS AND PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY BY SUPPORTING THE SCHOOL OF ST. JUDE IN ARUSHA, TANZANIA. 0 0 1102282 1086865 DONATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC AND FOUNDATIONS USED TO ASSIST WITH THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL OF ST. JUDE IN TANZANIA, EAST AFRICA. 1102282 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 MD X X THE ORGANIZATION 5024127496 2810 AVENUE OF THE WOODS LOUISVILLE KY 40241 X CYNTHIA SKARBEK PRESIDENT / TREASURER 15.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK WAGNER BOARD MEMBER / DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA SUTLIFF BOARD MEMBER / DIRECTOR 7.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREL ASHLOCK SECRETARY 12.00 X X 0 0 0 MEGHAN CLEARY VICE PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES CALLEROZ WHITE BOARD MEMBER / DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 KELLY HERMAN BOARD MEMBER / DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VERONIQUE KESSLER BOARD MEMBER / DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1086132 1086132 32 32 1086164 0 0 32 1086865 1086865 9950 9950 4975 4975 12305 12305 3267 3267 4338 4338 874 874 1374 1374 ADMINISTRATION FEES 15417 15417 CONTRACTORS 2630 2630 DATABASE MAINTENANCE 1992 1992 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 1716 1716 1391 1391 1147094 1102282 44812 0 532015 470271 8877 8909 3089 3871 543981 483051 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 543981 483051 543981 483051 543981 483051 -60930 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 847817 948234 705242 1066713 1086132 4654138 847817 948234 705242 1066713 1086132 4654138 2105168 2548970 8 1 10 32 51 4654189 0.54770 0.51580 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 1086164 0 1086164 0 1086164 1147094 0 1147094 0 1147094 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT TAKEN ANY QUESTIONABLE TAX POSITIONS WITH RESPECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE ITS 501(C)(3) STATUS. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL TAX RETURNS FOR 2022, 2021 AND 2020 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THE RETURN IS FILED. 1 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 0 ISSUE GRANTS TO THE SCHOOL 1086865 0 0 0 0 0 0 1086865 0 1086865 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, THE 2023 GRANTS WERE WIRED TO THE SCHOOL OF ST. JUDE, ARUSHA, TANZANIA, ONE OF THE LARGEST CHARITY-FUNDED PRIMARY & SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.GRANTS WERE USED FOR REGULARLY BUDGETED SCHOOL EXPENDITURES,INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SALARIES,TEACHING MATERIALS,FOOD,TRANSPORTATION,SCHOOL BUILDING MAINTENANCE&OTHER EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORMAL OPERATION OF THE SCHOOL. THE MISSION OF THE SCHOOL IS TO "EDUCATE DISADVANTAGED BRIGHT STUDENTS FROM THE ARUSHA REGION TO BECOME MORAL & INTELLECTUAL LEADERS IN THEIR COUNTRY,& FOR ST JUDE'S TO THEREBY DEMONSTRATE EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN TANZANIA." STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL REGULARLY SCORE IN THE TOP 5-10% OF THE COUNTRY ON NATIONAL EXAMS.THE MAJORITY OF THE GRADUATES SPEND THE YEAR FOLLOWING GRADUATION FROM SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHING IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS, WHICH LACK ALMOST 50,000 TEACHERS. ST JUDE GRADUATES PARTICIPATING IN THE COMMUNITY SERVICE YEAR TAUGHT OVER 20K LOCAL STUDENTS LAST YEAR & OVER 95K STUDENT SINCE 2015 1086865 WIRED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2023 FORM 990, SCHEDULE 5, PART I, LINE 2 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE SCHOOL OF ST JUDE, TANZANIA, INC, MAKES GRANTS TO THE SCHOOL OF ST. JUDE IN ARUSHA, TANZANIA. WE MAINTAIN CLOSE TIES TO AND WATCH OVER THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SCHOOL TO ASCERTAIN THAT THE GRANTS ARE BEING SPENT FOR THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THEY WERE MADE. NORMALLY, AT LEAST ONE OF OUR DIRECTORS VISITS THE SCHOOL EACH YEAR. IN 2023, FOUR OF OUR DIRECTORS, PATRICIA SUTLIFF, CINDY SKARBEK, JAMES CALLEROZ WHITE AND LAUREL ASHLOCK, VISITED THE SCHOOL, MET WITH MANAGEMENT, STUDENTS & EMPLOYEES, AND CONFIRMED THAT THE SCHOOL IS FUNCTIONING WELL. THE DIRECTORS ALSO MET WITH THE ACCOUNTING TEAM AND BUSINESS OFFICE STAFF. WE ALSO TALK TO AND CORRESPOND WITH MEMBERS OF THE BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, AND TEACHING STAFFS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND MAINTAIN REGULAR CONTACT WITH THE SCHOOL OF ST. JUDE AUSTRALIA (SUCCESSOR TO THE EAST AFRICAN FUND), AN AUSTRALIAN NGO THAT RAISES THE MAJORITY OF CHARITABLE FUNDING THAT SUPPORTS THE SCHOOL OF ST. JUDE IN TANZANIA. BOARD MEMBERS HAVE SIGNIFICANT REGULAR CONTACT WITH THE SCHOOL. WE MAINTAIN CONFIDENCE THAT ALL FUNDS WERE PROPERLY EXPENDED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B INFORMATION REPORTED ON FORM 990 IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C RE: THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, A NEW AGREEMENT IS SIGNED BY THE OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS EACH YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION.