Nonprofit · EIN 83-0425133
AFRICAN LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10150
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $6,476,286 | $5,389,255 | $1,087,031 | $37,179,264 | $12,166,055 | $25,013,209 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $17,112,104 | $21,977,541 | -$4,865,437 | $35,047,941 | $14,543,149 | $20,504,792 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $5,724,132 | $38,107,080 | -$32,382,948 | $34,457,712 | $11,119,570 | $23,338,142 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,539,001
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $608,426
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$14,729
- Other revenue
- $328,859
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $4,698,176
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $205,596
- Other salaries and wages
- $94,516
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $339,846
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $127,798
- Travel
- $3,335
- Program services (functional)
- $4,729,908
- Management and general (functional)
- $373,568
- Fundraising (functional)
- $285,779
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $35,047,941
- Total assets, end of year
- $37,179,264
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $12,166,055
- Net assets, end of year
- $25,013,209
- Publicly traded securities
- $33,396,541
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,156,687
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $18,856,522
- Gross receipts
- $7,681,529
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 11
- Year formed
- 2004
- State of legal domicile
- MI
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WADE ZAMECHEK | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Key employee | 40 | $175,464 | $8,453 |
| CHRIS BRADFORD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER BAIRD | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| EULER BROPLEH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SNEHA SHAH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| QUEEN CHINYERE QUINN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAYO OVIOSU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY EFRUSY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AIDA NDIAYE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW SWEET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA PALT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TEMI ADENIJI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WADE ZAMECHEK | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Key employee | 40 | $166,815 | $6,366 |
| CHRIS BRADFORD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER BAIRD | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| EULER BROPLEH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| QUEEN CHINYERE QUINN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SNEHA SHAH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN MAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAYO OVIOSU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY EFRUSY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AIDA NDIAYE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT EISNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH BERRY GIPS | CHAIR (THROUGH 9/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| CHRIS BRADFORD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| EULER BROPLEH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| QUEEN QUINN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SNEHA SHAH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT EISNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALAN MAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGELA ZAEH | DIRECTOR (THROUGH 12/22) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD OKELLO | DIRECTOR (THROUGH 12/22) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AIDA NDIAYE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAYO OVIOSU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MOLLY EFRUSY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 7408, NEW YORK, NY 10150-7408
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PETER BAIRD, PO BOX 7408, NEW YORK, NY 101507408
- Signed the 990
- PETER BAIRD, CHAIR
- Phone
- (800) 261-7689
- Return prepared by
- SAX ADVISORS LLC
Mission
AFRICAN LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION SEEKS TO DEVELOP YOUNG LEADERS AND ENTREPRENEURS FOR THE AFRICAN CONTINENT. WE PRIMARILY CARRY OUT THIS MISSION BY SUPPORTING THE ESTABLISHMENT AND GROWTH OF AFRICAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, A PAN-AFRICAN INSTITUTION THAT SEEKS TO TRANSFORM AFRICA BY DEVELOPING AND CONNECTING THE NEXT GENERATION OFAFRICAN LEADERS.
Program accomplishments
- AFRICAN LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION STAFF PROVIDED SUPPORT TO ALA GRADUATES AND MASTERCARD FOUNDATION SCHOLARS ATTENDING UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE U.S., CANADA, AND COSTA RICA. THEY PROVIDED REGULAR ONE-ON-ONE PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT TO FIRST YEAR STUDENTS AND MATCHED OVER 90% OF FRESHMEN WHO OPTED IN TO THE FIRST YEAR TRANSITION PROGRAM WITH A LOCAL HOST FAMILY. THEY MANAGED THE FRESHMAN ORIENTATION PROGRAM, OVERSEEING FRESHMEN ORIENTATIONS HOSTED AROUND THE U.S. THEY PLANNED AND EXECUTED CHAPTER EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE REGIONAL CHAPTERS. LED THE ANNUAL BARAZA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE, PROVIDING PROGRAMMING AND INTERNSHIP AND JOB PREPARATION FOR ALA ALUMNI AND MCF SCHOLARS.Expenses $4,729,908 · grants $4,698,176
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 83-0425133
- 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
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B82)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $37,179,264
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,681,529
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $6,476,286 | $5,389,255 | $37,179,264 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $17,112,104 | $21,977,541 | $35,047,941 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $5,724,132 | $38,107,080 | $34,457,712 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $7,938,510 | $4,299,945 | $67,024,628 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 83-0425133).
Questions about AFRICAN LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of AFRICAN LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AFRICAN LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION is 83-0425133.
- Is AFRICAN LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to AFRICAN LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AFRICAN LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION 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 LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AFRICAN LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AFRICAN LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names PETER BAIRD.
- Who are the officers and directors of AFRICAN LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $175,464 (WADE ZAMECHEK, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT).
- How much revenue does AFRICAN LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,476,286, expenses of $5,389,255 and total assets of $37,179,264 at year end.
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