Nonprofit · EIN 37-1516674
FRIENDS OF THE CONGO
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · WASHINGTON, DC 20006
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,150,112 | $1,011,202 | $138,910 | $125,077 | $238,765 | -$113,688 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $291,634 | $272,509 | $19,125 | $249,860 | $247,476 | $2,384 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,150,112
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $38,637
- Travel
- $68,282
- Program services (functional)
- $900,197
- Management and general (functional)
- $111,005
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $249,860
- Total assets, end of year
- $125,077
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $238,765
- Net assets, end of year
- -$113,688
- Gross receipts
- $1,150,112
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Carney | Executive Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $42,000 |
| Patricia Ndombe | Member Trustee or director | 5 | $12,000 |
| Carrie Crawford | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Paul Pumphrey | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Lyndon Wilburg | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Samuel Livingston | Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Samuel Yagase | Member Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Carney | Executive Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $8,000 |
| Samuel Yagase | Member Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
| Samuel Livingston | Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Carrie Crawford | Chairperson Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Paul Pumprey | Treasurer Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Lyndon Kwame Wilburg | Secretary Officer | 40 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1629 K STREET NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20006-1602
- In care of
- % CARRIE CRAWFORD
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Maurice Carney, 1629 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006
- Signed the 990
- Maurice Carney, Executive Director
- Phone
- (202) 584-6512
- Website
- friendsofthecongo.org
- Return prepared by
- Ascend Accounting & Business Solutions
Mission
Raise consciousness about challenges in Congo and support Congolese institutions as they strive to bring about peace and lasting change.
Program accomplishments
- Education of the public about the challenges in the Congo In 2024, Friends of the Congo pursued its three-pronged education program - Congo Week, Braking The Silence Speakers Tour and popular education. FOTC organizes Congo Week, the third week of each October. The 2024 Congo Week was the 17th annual event. FOTC coordinates people throughout the globe to participate in the week of workshops, forums, teach-ins, film screenings, rallies, fundraisers, benefit concerts and a host of other activities organized locally in different parts of the world. The flagship event of Congo Week is Congo in Harlem. It is a film and event series where Congolese filmmakers, musicians, artists, intellectuals and practitioners descend on Harlem each year to promote and highlight Congolese cultures and Congos contribution to world civilization. The second of the three programs is the Breaking the Silence speakers tour. Friends of the Congos speakers conducts teach-ins both in person and irtually throughout the globe. The tour officially kicks off on February first and officially ends on July 2nd. However, in reality it lasts all year long as team members are engaged in teach-ins and speaking engagements year round. In addition to participating in the forums, workshops, and other educational programs throughout the year, FOTC coordinates and facilitates local educational forums by providing films, materials, ideas and recommendations to local groups organizing educational forums on the Congo.Expenses $441,225
- Support to frontline organizations in the Congo In regard to providing support to frontline organizations in the Congo, Friends of the Congo supports the Basandja Coalition and their allies in all four corners of the Congo. They have a reach of an approximately two million Congolese. We provide the Coalition with grants to deliver humanitarian relief in the form of deliver of food, medicine, medical equipment and materials, building wells, expanding farm land, building shelter, and a host of other humanitarian relief efforts that address the material and social well being of Congolese inhabitants in distress.Expenses $458,972
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 | Not 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
- 37-1516674
- 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
- 2017
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q70)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $125,077
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,150,112
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- May 15, 2016
- Posted by the IRS
- October 10, 2016
- Reinstated
- Effective May 15, 2016
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,150,112 | $1,011,202 | $125,077 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $291,634 | $272,509 | $249,860 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $315,620 | $313,560 | $208,159 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | 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 37-1516674).
Questions about FRIENDS OF THE CONGO
- What is the EIN of FRIENDS OF THE CONGO?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRIENDS OF THE CONGO is 37-1516674.
- Is FRIENDS OF THE CONGO tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2016 and reinstated it effective May 15, 2016.
- Are donations to FRIENDS OF THE CONGO tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FRIENDS OF THE CONGO 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 FRIENDS OF THE CONGO due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FRIENDS OF THE CONGO last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of FRIENDS OF THE CONGO?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Maurice Carney.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRIENDS OF THE CONGO?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 7 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $42,000 (Maurice Carney, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does FRIENDS OF THE CONGO have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,150,112, expenses of $1,011,202 and total assets of $125,077 at year end.
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