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Nonprofit · EIN 95-3994820

ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE LOS ANGELES

Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90025

Financials

$661K$699K2023$730K$789K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE LOS ANGELES by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$729,780$789,242-$59,462$192,076$6,196$185,880
December 31, 2023990$661,282$698,656-$37,374$250,652$5,310$245,342
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$55,055
Membership dues
$21,634
Program service revenue
$671,712
Investment income
$1,708
Other revenue
$1,305

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$77,077
Other salaries and wages
$392,585
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$509,666
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$13,439
Occupancy
$101,231
Travel
$2,790
Depreciation
$3,773
Program services (functional)
$710,703
Management and general (functional)
$73,623
Fundraising (functional)
$4,916

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$250,652
Total assets, end of year
$192,076
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,196
Net assets, end of year
$185,880
Land, buildings and equipment
$4,783
Gross receipts
$735,719
Employees
34
Volunteers
15
Year formed
1985
State of legal domicile
CA

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JASMINE RAFATI FOWLEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$77,077
CYNTHIA HADJARPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JAN KERNVICE PRESIDENT (UNTIL NOVEMBER 2024)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
STEVEN BUSHONGTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
HELEN TARTAVULLSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
NICOLE MONTGOMERYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARTINE ANDERSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BORNAGHIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CAMILLA MEYER WINKLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LEONARD STEINERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LEANN ANGELICHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
COURTNEY SABAHIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
GUY AZERABOARD MEMBER (UNTIL MAY 2024)
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JASMINE RAFATI FOWLEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$75,000
HELEN TARTAVULLSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JAN KERNVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
STEVEN BUSHONGTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
NICOLE MONTGOMERYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARTINE ANDERSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
COURTNEY SABAHIPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BORNAGHIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CAMILLA MEYER WINKLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LEONARD STEINERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LEANN ANGELICHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
GUY AZERABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
10390 SANTA MONICA BLVD 3RD FLOOR S, LOS ANGELES, CA 90025-5058
In care of
% JASMINE RAFATI FOWLER
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JASMINE RAFATI FOWLER, 10390 SANTA MONICA BLVD 300, LOS ANGELES, CA 90025
Signed the 990
JASMINE RAFATI FOWLER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(310) 652-0306
Return prepared by
VASQUEZ COMPANY LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-3994820 or by the name ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE LOS ANGELES.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF THIS CORPORATION IS TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTION IN THE FRENCH LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND OTHER FRENCH CULTURAL SPHERES, TO PROMOTE EXCHANGES BETWEEN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND FRANCE AT THE EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL LEVELS, TO ENABLE THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO BROADEN ITS UNDERSTANDING OF THE FORGOING, AND TO ENGAGE IN AND PROMOTE ALL ACTIVITIES FURTHERING THIS PURPOSE.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • LANGUAGE CLASSESTHE ALLIANCE FRANCAISE IS A FRENCH LANGUAGE SCHOOL IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. DAILY, EVENING AND SATURDAY CLASSES ARE AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND. WE TEACH ADULTS AND CHILDREN, IN GROUP AND PRIVATE CLASSES. OUR CURRICULUM HAS BEEN MODELED AFTER THE COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK STANDARDS AND HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AS A PART OF THE AF FRAMES PROJECT (AF FRENCH AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS). WE ARE PART OF AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF ALLIANCE FRANCAISE IN 136 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. CLASS REGISTRATION IS ONLINE AT WWW.AFDELA.ORG. A FREE PLACEMENT TEST IS AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR ANYONE TO DETERMINE THEIR LEVEL OF FRENCH. DURING 2024, WE SERVED 750 ADULT AND 234 KIDS/TEEN STUDENTS.
    Expenses $680,352 · revenue $641,242
  • EXAMINATIONSTHE ALLIANCE FRANCAISE OF LOS ANGELES IS A PASSATION CENTER FOR THE DELF CERTIFICATIONS. THE DELF (DIPLOME D'ETUDES EN LANGUE FRANCAISE) AND THE DALF (DIPLOME APPROFONDI EN LANGUE FRANCAISE) ARE OFFICIAL DIPLOMAS AWARDED BY THE FRENCH MINISTRY OF EDUCATION TO ASSESS AND TO CERTIFY FOREIGN CANDIDATES' PROFICIENCY IN FRENCH. THESE DIPLOMAS ARE VALID FOR LIFE AND PROVIDE THE CANDIDATE WITH A QUALITY FRENCH-LEVEL CERTIFICATION, USEFUL TO CARRY OUT SPECIFIC PERSONAL, ACADEMIC OR PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS. DELF-DALF TEST IS THE SAME WORLDWIDE. IT IS COMPOSED OF 6 INDEPENDENT DIPLOMAS CORRESPONDING TO THE COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR LANGUAGES: DELF A1, DELF A2, DELF B1, DELF B2, DALF C1 ET DALF C2. THE DELF B2 AFFORDS ACCESS TO ALL FRENCH UNIVERSITIES AND TO AN EVER-GROWING NUMBER OF EUROPEAN AND FRANCOPHONE UNIVERSITIES, ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR PRE- ADMISSION FRENCH LANGUAGE TESTS. WE ALSO CONDUCT THE TEST DE CONNAISSANCE DU FRANCAIS (TCF). THE TCF IS THE FRENCH LANGUAGE TEST AWARDED BY THE FRENCH MINISTRY OF EDUCATION. THE TCF EXAMINATION ASSESSES A PERSON'S LEVEL OF FRENCH LANGUAGE FOR GENERAL PURPOSES. IT IS INTENDED FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT NATIVE FRENCH SPEAKERS AND WHO, FOR PROFESSIONAL, PERSONAL, OR ACADEMIC REASONS, WISH TO HAVE THEIR COMPETENCY IN FRENCH ASSESSED AND CERTIFIED SIMPLY, RELIABLY AND QUICKLY. 5 DIFFERENT TYPES OF TCF:- TCF IRN- INTGRATION, RSIDENCE ET NATIONALIT FRANAISE- TCF Q FOR QUEBEC- TCF TP FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC- TCF DAP FOR STUDENTS | REPLACED BY TCF - TP+WRITING- TCF CANADA FOR IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIPWE DO TESTING AT ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE LOS ANGELES FOR DELF A1, DELF A2, DELF B1, DELF B2. WE ALSO DO IRN AND TCF. TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS TESTED AT ALLIANCE FRANCAISE FOR 2024 ARE: - TCF: 64 STUDENTS- DELF: 48 STUDENTSTOTAL: 112
    Expenses $24,545 · revenue $24,641
  • WORKSHOPSOUR PROGRAM ALLIANCE FRANCAISE EXTENSION OFFERS MONTHLY WORKSHOPS IN FRENCH. FOR OUR STUDENTS, IT IS A GREAT WAY TO CHALLENGE THEIR SKILLS WITH A CULTURAL ACTIVITY IN FRENCH. EACH MONTH THIS YEAR WE RAN DIFFERENT WORKSHOPS ONLINE, INCLUDING:- CINE CLUB: WATCH A MOVIE AT HOME AND MEET THE STUDENTS ONLINE FOR A DISCUSSION MODERATED BY A TEACHER- BOOK CLUB: READ A BOOK AT HOME AND MEET THE STUDENTS ONLINE FOR A DISCUSSION MODERATED BY A TEACHER- HISTORY WORKSHOP: THE TEACHER INTRODUCES THE STUDENTS TO A SPECIFIC PERIOD OF HISTORY VIA A PDF PRESENTATION FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION - ART HISTORY WORKSHOP: THE TEACHER INTRODUCES THE STUDENTS TO A SPECIFIC THEME VIA A PDF PRESENTATION FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION- PRONUNCIATION OR GRAMMAR WORKSHOPS: MASTER YOUR FRENCH PRONUNCIATION OR FOCUS ON SPECIFIC FRENCH GRAMMAR DIFFICULTIES WITH A TEACHER
    Expenses $2,470 · revenue $2,480
  • CULTURAL EVENTS & LECTURESOUR GOAL WITH THE CULTURAL EVENTS AND LECTURES PROGRAM IS TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE, AND TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE CULTURES. WE HOST MONTHLY FRENCH FILM SCREENINGS, TASTING EVENTS, BOOK SIGNINGS, AND CONFERENCES YEAR ROUND IN OUR EFFORT TO PROMOTE FRENCH CULTURE. WE PARTNER WITH THE FRENCH CONSULATE OF LOS ANGELES, THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LA AND THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND WITH NUMEROUS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN LOS ANGELES TO CREATE AND PROMOTE FRENCH CULTURE. DURING THE YEAR, WE RAN DIFFERENT CULTURAL EVENTS ONLINE INCLUDING:- MEET AN ACTOR, SINGER OR AUTHOR: DISCUSSION LED BY A TEACHER- ACCORDION MINI CONCERT: DISCOVER THIS ANCIENT MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND LISTEN YOUNG PLAYERS- COOKING CLASSES: DISCOVER A FRENCH COOKING RECIPE AND LEARN HOW TO MAKE IT WITH A FAMOUS CHEF- STORY IN FRENCH FOR KIDS
    Expenses $3,336 · revenue $3,349

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
95-3994820
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1985
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$192,076
Income (IRS master file)
$735,719

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$729,780$789,242$192,076XML
990December 2023$661,282$698,656$250,652XML
990December 2022$626,627$695,527$285,688IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––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 95-3994820).

Questions about ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE LOS ANGELES

What is the EIN of ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE LOS ANGELES?
The employer identification number (EIN) of ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE LOS ANGELES is 95-3994820.
Is ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE LOS ANGELES tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1985.
Are donations to ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE LOS ANGELES tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE LOS ANGELES 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 ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE LOS ANGELES 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 ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE LOS ANGELES 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 ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE LOS ANGELES?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JASMINE RAFATI FOWLER.
Who are the officers and directors of ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE LOS ANGELES?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $77,077 (JASMINE RAFATI FOWLER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE LOS ANGELES have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $729,780, expenses of $789,242 and total assets of $192,076 at year end.

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