2024-11-15T13:19:13-06:00 2023-12-31 061073221 DONALD L PERLROTH & CO CPAS 250 STATE STREET C-1 NORTH HAVEN CT 064732161 990 2023-01-01 203279061 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LE KORSA INC AMER 2033931006 88 BEACON ROAD BETHANY CT 065243074 NICHOLAS FOX WEBER PRESIDENT 2033931006 2024-11-15 1 0 JOHN D GORDON CPA P00168552 2032810522 2024-11-14 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z NICHOLAS FOX WEBER 108 BEACON ROAD BETHANY CT 06524 2809586 0 X AFLK.ORG X 2005 CT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE IN SENEGAL BY COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL LEADERS, EXPERTS, AND INSTITUTIONS TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES THEY NEED TO SUCCEED AND SUPPORT THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE WORK IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, CULTURE, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND AGRICULTURE. 4 3 0 0 0 0 2156053 2302713 0 0 32573 36281 0 0 2188626 2338994 679226 607927 0 0 0 0 0 0 37857 1205376 1393228 1884602 2001155 304024 337839 1896163 2365007 8728 7536 1887435 2357471 X TO BRING MEDICAL CARE, SANITARY CONDITIONS, IMPROVED LEARNING POSSIBILITIES AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT TO PEOPLE IN RURAL CONDITIONS IN SENEGAL, WEST AFRICA AND TO GIVE UNPRECEDENTED HOPE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. 0 0 68905 40851 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: 1. WE CONTINUED TO FUND "THE FOYER DE TAMBACOUNDA" - A RESIDENTIAL FACILITY THAT ALLOWS OVER 140 YOUNG WOMEN TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION BY ATTENDING STATE-OPERATED AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS WHILE LIVING IN SAFE AND SALUBRIOUS CONDITIONS, INSTEAD OF BEING FORCED INTO MARRIAGE AND CHILDBEARING AT A YOUNG AGE - OFTEN AS YOUNG AS TWELVE - AND REMAINING IN THEIR VILLAGES WITHOUT AUTHORITY OVER THEIR OWN LIVES. LE KORSA PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO HELP THE YOUNG WOMEN PREPARE FOR THEIR COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMS, AS WELL AS CULTURAL PROGRAMS TO HELP THEM TO LEARN LIFE SKILLS. 2. LE KORSA CONTINUES OPERATING THE SCHOOL AT FASS WHICH IT CONSTRUCTED IN 2018. THIS SCHOOL IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE REGION PROVIDING EDUCATION TO A POPULATION THAT PREVIOUSLY HAD NO ACCESS TO COURSES IN MATH AND LITERACY. IT NOW HAS ABOUT 220 GIRLS AND BOYS, AGED 6 TO 14; LE KORSA PAYS TEACHER SALARIES AND COVERS OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES. 3. LE KORSA PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR TEACHER SALARIES AND SUPPLIES AT THE JARDIN DES ENFANTS IN SINTHIAN; SAINT ANNE'S SCHOOL IN THIES, AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE VILLAGES OF GOUMBAYEL AND KOAR. 956515 567076 MEDICAL AND HEALTH PROGRAMS: 1. IN 2023 WE CONTINUED CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC WARD AT THE TAMBACOUNDA HOSPITAL IN TAMBACOUNDA, SENEGAL. TAMBACOUNDA HOSPITAL IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN A VERY LARGE REGION OF EASTERN SENEGAL. IT SERVES THE 80,000 RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF TAMBACOUNDA, AND MORE THAN A MILLION PEOPLE FROM THE SURROUNDING AREA AND FROM MALI, WHOSE BORDER IS ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY. IT HAS 150 BEDS AND TREATS APPROXIMATELY 47,000 PATIENTS ANNUALLY, MOST OFTEN FOR MALARIA AND RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS. 2. MEDICAL GRANTS: LE KORSA PROVIDES FUNDING TO SEVERAL LOCAL HOSPITALS AND CLINICS TO OFFSET THE COST OF PATIENT CARE AND TO BUY MEDICAL SUPPLIES, LIFE-SAVING DRUGS, AND EQUIPMENT. THIS HELPS ENSURE THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT REFUSED CARE DUE TO THEIR INABILITY TO PAY. ADDITIONALLY, LE KORSA OFFERED PATIENT GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS REQUIRING CARE AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING WASSADOU MEDICAL CENTER, FESS MEDICAL CENTER, SINTHIAN MEDICAL CENTER, TAMBACOUNDA HOSPITAL, FANN HASPITAL, SAINT ANNE'S CLINIC, AND ALBERT ROYER HOSPITAL. 3. LE KORSA CONTINUED ITS SUPPORT AND MANAGEMENT OF A WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER IN DAKAR WHERE IT SUBSIDIZES SALARIES OF THE ENTIRE STAFF, INCLUDING A NURSE AND AN OBGYN, TO EXPAND ITS ABILITY TO OFFER SAFE AND FREE PRENATAL HEALTH CARE TO A VULNERABLE POPULATION. 4. LE KORSA ALSO PROVIDES JOB TRAINING, NUTRITION EDUCATION, AND VARIOUS FORMS OF GYNECOLOGICAL AND PRENATAL CARE. 845926 OTHER PROGRAMS: 1. AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING COMMUNITY GARDENS AND PRODUCTION OF HONEY AND THE SENEGALESE GRAIN FONIO, BY USE OF COOPERATIVES. 2. CULTURAL EXCHANGE, INCLUDING PROJECTS INVOLVING VISUAL ARTS, THEATRE, AND WRITING, IN THE VILLAGE OF SINTHIAN AND THE CITY OF TAMBACOUNDA. 3. DEVELOPMENT OF NEW APPROACHES TO ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY OF SENEGAL. 4. TREE PLANTING AND TOWN CLEANUP INITIATIVES, INCLUDING TREE PLANTING IN TAMBACOUNDA TO HELP BEAUTIFY THE CITY AND PROVIDE SHADE TO ITS RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS TREE PLANTING IN VILLAGES OUTSIDE OF THE CITY WHICH ACTS AS A FIREWALL TO PROTECT RESIDENTS WHILE ALSO PROVIDING FRUIT AND NUT CROPS FOR FOOD AND FINANCIAL GAIN. 4. SUPPORT OF A COMMUNITY RADIO STATION TO SERVE A LARGE REGION IN WHICH MULTIPLE LANGUAGES ARE USED, WITH HEADQUARTERS IN THE VILLAGE OF GOLOUMBOU. 5. DEVELOPMENT OF SPORTS FACILITIES AND PLAYGROUNDS TO SUPPORT IMPROVED PHYSICAL HEALTH AND COMMUNITY COHESIVENESS IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS. 1871346 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 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 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 SG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 CT NY X X ALLEGRA ITSOGA 2033931006 88 BEACON ROAD BETHANY CT 06524 X NICHOLAS FOX WEBER PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 PATRICK DEWAVRIN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LOUIS VALENTIN TREASURER 20.00 X X 0 0 76277 MELANIE NIEMIEC BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 76277 0 0 0 0 0 2302713 2302713 36495 36495 470378 470592 -214 -214 -214 2338994 0 0 36281 607927 607927 158 158 25128 25128 11256 11256 116277 116277 149694 149694 23564 23564 OUTSIDE SERVICES 457286 457286 CULTURAL CENTER EXPENSE 439846 439846 SENEGAL GOVT FEES AND T 64994 64016 978 WEB DESIGN 29555 29555 75470 12578 54590 8302 2001155 1871346 91952 37857 78738 142597 1219 1588 2917 13825 35654 495998 166937 253398 329061 1291619 1480653 257364 372537 1896163 2365007 8728 7536 8728 7536 X 922021 1241554 965414 1115917 1887435 2357471 1896163 2365007 X 337839 132200 -3 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 2643957 2259981 1711552 2156052 2302713 11074255 2643957 2259981 1711552 2156052 2302713 11074255 9533843 1540412 22802 17823 24390 27600 36495 129110 11203365 0.13750 0.14520 X LE KORSA WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND INDIVIDUAL DONOR BASE THROUGH DEVELOPMENT AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING. LE KORSA IS DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NGOS IN ORDER TO EXPAND THE DONOR BASE. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 965414 142462 10092 1097784 1155823 -179958 10480 965414 1037774 129131 11052 1155823 934072 114421 10719 1037774 770669 9587 163540 9724 934072 1.00000 0 0 256767 56623 200144 21648 19836 1812 217583 90478 127105 329061 OTHER ASSETS 3906 PROJECT COSTS 368631 372537 X 2471194 132200 132200 2338994 0 2338994 1989899 0 1989899 11256 11256 2001155 PART V, LINE 4: FOR "THREAD" EXPENSES - THREAD IS AN ARTIST RESIDENCY AND CULTURAL CENTER LOCATED IN SINTHIAN SENEGAL. THE BUILDING HOSTS THE CULTURAL PERFORMANCES OF SEVEN LOCAL SCHOOLS, WHICH FEATURE THEATER, MUSIC, AND DANCE AND OFFER THE STUDENTS, WHICH HAIL FROM A VARIETY OF ETHNIC GROUPS, A CHANCE TO SHARE THEIR TRADITIONS. PART X, LINE 2: EACH YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION EVALUATES ITS TAX POSITION. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023, THE ORGANIZATION DETERMINED IT HAS NO UNCERTAINTIES REGARDING INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR YEARS PRIOR TO THE YEAR 2021. 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - SENEGAL 1 56 PROGRAM SERVICES PROVIDING CULTURAL SERVICES AND GRANTS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND MEDICAL PURPOSES 1871346 1 56 0 0 1 56 1871346 0 1871346 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - SENEGAL MONEY IS EARMARKED FOR PATIENTS WHO COULD NOT PAY FOR SERVICES AND WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE DENIED CARE. 31222 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - SENEGAL SCHOOL AND MEDICAL CLINIC, RUN BY THE ESOEURS DE SAINT JOSEPH DE CLUNY IN THIES, SENEGAL. GRANT WAS FOR SUBSIDIZING TUITION AND CARE OF ATTENDING STUDENTS. 7842 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - SENEGAL THIS IS A KINDERGARTEN PREVIOUSLY BUILT BY LE KORSA. LE KORSA PAYS TEACHER SALARIES AND SUPPORTS VARIOUS PROJECTS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PROPERTY. 10229 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - SENEGAL TO HELP COVER COST OF PATIENT VISITS AND MEDICATIONS AND ADDITIONAL NEEDS AS THEY MAY ARISE. 25874 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - SENEGAL TO SUBSIDIZE PATIENT CARE FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD IT. BUILDING NEW MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC WING. 156776 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - SENEGAL TO HELP OPEN A WOMEN'S CENTER OFFERING A SAFE AND FREE PRENATAL HEALTH CARE AND A PLACE WHERE WOMEN COULD GATHER FOR EDUCATION IN NUTRITION, SANITATION AND EARLY CHILD EDUCATION AS WELL AS GYNECOLOGICAL AND PRENATAL CARE. 41933 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - SENEGAL TO SUPPORT OPERATING BUDGET AND SALARIES OF THE EMPLOYEES OF THIS RURAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY. 66733 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - SENEGAL TO BUILD A GRADE SCHOOL IN FASS FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT BECAME THE FIRST IN THE VILLAGE TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO GIRLS AND BOYS AGES 6 TO 14. 8852 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - SENEGAL TO SUBSIDIZE MEDICAL CARE AND EDUCATION AT A COMBINATION OF CLINIC AND SCHOOL THAT SERVES THE CAPITAL CITY'S POOREST INHABITANTS. 10515 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - SENEGAL TO PROVIDE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAMS FOR THE CHILDREN. 58726 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - SENEGAL PAYMENT FOR STAFF SALARIES, PROVIDE MEALS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. 214688 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - SENEGAL PAYMENT FOR STAFF SALARIES, PROVIDE MEALS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. 5022 WIRE TRANSFER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS PEOPLE IN SENEGAL WHO INVESTIGATE ALL GRANTS IN SENEGAL. THEY MAINTAIN RECORDS AND RECEIPTS FOR ALL EXPENDITURES PAID OR REIMBURSED BY THE ORGANIZATION AND ARE IN REGULAR CONTACT WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION CONCERNING THE SELECTION AND STATUS OF THE GRANTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE WERE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE TREASURER OF THE ORGANIZATION PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A DOCUMENT STATING THAT THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR DISCLOSING ANY CONFLICTS THAT MAY EXIST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE SOON AFTER FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: ROUNDING -3.