2025-11-14T18:11:51-06:00 2024-12-31 390859910 BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP 4747 EXECUTIVE DRIVE SUITE 1300 SAN DIEGO CA 92121 990 2024-01-01 208955367 AFRICA SCHOOLHOUSE FOUNDATION AFRI 3104770450 314 DANFORTH STREET PORTLAND ME 04102 MARK BESSIRE TREASURER 2078317744 2025-11-14 1 0 PATRICIA J MAYER P00188643 8586271400 2025-11-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CAROL ANN EMQUIES PO BOX 24950 LOS ANGELES CA 900240950 608222 0 X WWW.AFRICASCHOOLHOUSE.ORG X 2007 CA AFRICA SCHOOLHOUSE IS A 501(C)3 BUILDING EDUCATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN RURAL TANZANIA. 6 6 0 7 0 0 44749 608221 292156 0 1 1 0 0 336906 608222 22705 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 322076 452801 344781 452801 -7875 155421 9475 164896 0 0 9475 164896 X AFRICA SCHOOLHOUSE IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO BRINGING QUALITY SCHOOLS, MEDICAL CARE, JOB TRAINING AND CLEAN WATER TO RURAL VILLAGES IN NORTHERN TANZANIA. EVERY PROJECT IS A COLLABORATION THAT INVOLVES TAKING DIRECTION FROM COMMUNITY LIAISONS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES SO THAT WE CAN BUILD THE MOST EFFECTIVE FACILITIES POSSIBLE. AFRICA SCHOOLHOUSE CARES DEEPLY ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL, STRUCTURAL AND SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF ALL OUR PROJECTS. 0 0 11046 THE FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS FOR THE REBUILDING AND STRENGTHENING OF EXISTING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE NOW HAVE ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING MEDICAL CARE THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HEALTH POST - A MODERN CLINIC. ADDITIONAL PROJECTS INCLUDE AN ALL-GIRLS BOARDING-SCHOOL WHICH WILL BE THE FIRST IN ITS DISTRICT. 436798 IN 2023, ASF ENTERED INTO A JOINT PROJECT WITH THE GIRLS FOUNDATION OF TANZANIA (TGFT), A 501 (C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT UNDER IRC 170 (B)(1)(A)(VI) (EIN: 27-2910138). THE PURPOSE OF THE JOINT PROJECT IS TO CONSTRUCT A NEW GIRLS CENTER IN ARUSHA, A HUB OF EMPOWERMENT AND EDUCATION FOR 35 YOUNG WOMEN. THE PROJECT WAS COMPLETED IN DECEMBER 2024. 447844 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 CA X MOSS ADAMS LLP 3104770450 21700 W OXNARD ST 300 WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367 X CAROL ANN BLINKEN CHAIR, CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JANE OPPENHEIMER SECRETARY, BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK BESSIRE BOARD MEMBER, TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DR AIMEE BESSIRE FOUNDER, CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ELEANOR GAVOR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFTA KISHOSHA BOARD MEMBER, VP OF COMM RELATIONS 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 608221 608221 1 1 608222 0 0 1 4725 4725 11046 11046 NEW GIRLS CENTER TGFT 436798 436798 PAYPAL PROCESSING FEES 122 122 BANK CHARGES 110 110 452801 447844 4957 0 9475 164896 9475 164896 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 9475 164896 9475 164896 9475 164896 155421 0 X 0 0 0 X 119949 57221 66701 44749 608221 896841 119949 57221 66701 44749 608221 896841 62752 834089 26 1 1 28 896869 292156 0.93000 0.80440 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 7 PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENDITURE NEW GIRLS CENTER PROJECT 436798 0 7 0 0 0 7 436798 0 436798 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE AFRICA SCHOOLHOUSE FOUNDATION (ASF) TEAM IN TANZANIA CREATES AND REVIEWS BILLS OF QUANTITY (BOQ) FOR A SPECIFIC ASPECT OF A PROJECT. THE ASH TEAM IN THE US REVIEWS THE BOQ WITH THE BUILDING COMMITTEE, A JOINT COMMITTEE OF ASH AND THE GIRLS FOUNDATION OF TANZANIA (TGFT) TEAM MEMBERS WITH PROJECT ARCHITECTS. THE BUILDING COMMITTEE THEN PRESENTS THE BOQ TO TGFT FOR THEIR BOARD REVIEW. THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT, ASH CLOSELY MONITORS THE USE OF FUNDS AND PRESENTS REPORTS TO TGTF TO ENSURE THAT THE FUNDS ARE BEING USED FOR THEIR INTENDED PURPOSES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 MARK BESSIRE AND AIMEE BESSIRE HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B AFRICA SCHOOLHOUSE FOUNDATION'S BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW THE FORM 990 AND RECEIVE A COPY OF THE FINAL 990 BEFORE THE RETURN IS SUBMITTED FOR FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY INCLUDES A REQUIREMENT TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MONITORS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST BY REQUIRING DISCLOSURE IF A CONFLICT ARISES. THE PERSON WITH A CONFLICT IS NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE OF THE TRANSACTION. DURING THE CURRENT YEAR THERE WERE NO INCIDENCES OF CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AFRICAN SCHOOLHOUSE FOUNDATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.