Nonprofit · EIN 33-1162803
AFRICAN DREAM ACADEMY FOUNDATION INCORPORATED
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10128
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $393,534 | $417,016 | -$23,482 | $109,247 | $4,334 | $104,913 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $394,964 | $413,833 | -$18,869 | $131,117 | $2,722 | $128,395 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $388,212 | $436,417 | -$48,205 | $148,659 | $1,395 | $147,264 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $393,534
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $316,092
- Other salaries and wages
- $48,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $51,941
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $20,701
- Travel
- $3,780
- Program services (functional)
- $329,298
- Management and general (functional)
- $67,467
- Fundraising (functional)
- $20,251
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $131,117
- Total assets, end of year
- $109,247
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,334
- Net assets, end of year
- $104,913
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $94,913
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $10,000
- Gross receipts
- $408,738
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 2007
- State of legal domicile
- IN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lydia Spinelli | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Gracey Stoddard | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| Heidi R Leiser | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Daryl Davis | Acting Corporate Secretary & General Counsel Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Richard Rippe | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Reverend Thomas Smith | Corporate Secretary Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Blanche Mansfield | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Christine Garrison | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Inzata Fofana | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jennifer Coyle | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Kathryn Smerling | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| William Hardie | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Robert McCrie | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Kristin Allen | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Lise Evans | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Kenworthy | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Miranda Orbach | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sophia Pedrazzi | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Kurt W Roeloffs | Chairman Emeritus Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Reverend Samuel R Enders | Founder and Executive Director Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lydia Spinelli | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Gracey Stoddard | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| Heidi R Leiser | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Daryl Davis | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Richard Rippe | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Blanche Mansfield | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Christine Garrison | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Inzata Fofana | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jennifer Coyle | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Kathryn Smerling | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sam Seraphim | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| William Hardie | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Robert McCrie | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Lise Evans | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Kurt W Roeloffs | Chairman Emeritus Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Reverend Thomas Smith | Corporate Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Reverend Samuel R Enders | Founder and Executive Director Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYDIA SPINELLI | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| GRACEY STODDARD | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| HEIDI R LEISER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| DARYL DAVIS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RICHARD D RIPPE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BLANCHE G MANSFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE GARRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| INZATA FOFANA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE L CURIEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER COYLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATHRYN SMERLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NATASHA BERGREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| OLIVER T MOSES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ROBERT MCCRIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SAM SERAPHIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HARDIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| REV SAMUEL R ENDERS | FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1617 3RD AVE UNIT 286102, NEW YORK, NY 10128-9403
- In care of
- % SAMUEL ENDERS
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Lydia Spinelli, 1617 Third Avenue 286102, New York, NY 10128
- Signed the 990
- Lydia Spinelli, President
- Phone
- (888) 865-5217
- Website
- www.africandreamacademy.org
- Return prepared by
- Robert Terry CPA
Mission
To provide support for a school that educates, trains, and provides counseling and guidance to underprivileged children located in Liberia, West Africa.
Program accomplishments
- Providing on-going support to African Dream Academy of Liberia which owns and operates a school in Liberia, West Africa whose goal is to reduce poverty and foster sustainable development by empowering African children through education.Expenses $329,298 · grants $316,092
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 33-1162803
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $131,117
- Income (IRS master file)
- $404,123
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $393,534 | $417,016 | $109,247 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $394,964 | $413,833 | $131,117 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $388,212 | $436,417 | $148,659 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $360,798 | $499,547 | $197,940 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 33-1162803).
Questions about AFRICAN DREAM ACADEMY FOUNDATION INCORPORATED
- What is the EIN of AFRICAN DREAM ACADEMY FOUNDATION INCORPORATED?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AFRICAN DREAM ACADEMY FOUNDATION INCORPORATED is 33-1162803.
- Is AFRICAN DREAM ACADEMY FOUNDATION INCORPORATED tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to AFRICAN DREAM ACADEMY FOUNDATION INCORPORATED tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AFRICAN DREAM ACADEMY FOUNDATION INCORPORATED file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of AFRICAN DREAM ACADEMY FOUNDATION INCORPORATED due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AFRICAN DREAM ACADEMY FOUNDATION INCORPORATED last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AFRICAN DREAM ACADEMY FOUNDATION INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Lydia Spinelli.
- Who are the officers and directors of AFRICAN DREAM ACADEMY FOUNDATION INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 20 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does AFRICAN DREAM ACADEMY FOUNDATION INCORPORATED have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $393,534, expenses of $417,016 and total assets of $109,247 at year end.
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