2025-10-08T08:24:49-07:00 2025-05-31 990 2024-06-01 352165352 WEGENE ETHIOPIAN FOUNDATION WEGE 7034551140 P O Box 11293 McLean VA 22102 Hirut Gorems Treasurer 7038233656 2025-10-06 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Hirut Gorems 6450 Summerton Court Springfield VA 22150 325873 0 X www.Wegene.org X Non-Profit 2002 VA Wegene's mission is to improve the daily lives of the less fortunate and disadvantaged children and their families in Ethiopia by overcoming three critical barriers in the seemingly unbreakable poverty cycle: POOR OR NO EDUCATION, POOR HOUSING, FAMILY INSTABILITY 7 0 0 50 0 0 337934 325873 0 0 0 0 0 0 337934 325873 145894 90120 0 0 0 0 0 0 91754 126306 108941 272200 199061 65734 126812 452123 576932 2806 803 449317 576129 Our mission is to improve the daily lives of the less fortunate and disadvantaged children and their families in Ethiopia by overcoming three critical barriers in the seemingly unbreakable poverty cycle; POOR OR NO EDUCATION, POOR HOUSING, FAMILY INSTABILITY 0 0 80800 0 0 We continue to provide the families with food, shelter, school tuition and supplies. Because of exaggerated inflation in Ethiopia, families are finding is hard to make ends meet with the regular distribution. So, the Foundation has decided to buy grains, rice, oil and other necessary food supplies in bulk and distribute them quarterly to give families relief with this situation. 9320 0 0 The knowledge center continues to serve as classroom to help students to get onsite tutoring and also give them access to computers and internet connections. The facility is also used for summer programs and trainings. 0 0 7337 Students with potential to excel in their studies are given scholarships to private schools. Wegene partners with local private schools to help these students with their tuitions and school supplies. 0 0 0 90120 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X Hirut Gorems 7038558308 P O Box 11293 McLean VA 22102 Amarech Worku Director of Fundraising Crafts 10 X 0 0 0 Hiwot Alemayehu Director of Public Relations 10 0 X 0 0 0 Nini F Legesse Executive Director 25 0 X 0 0 0 Kelemework Yimam Director of Operations 15 0 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Afessa Director of Development 10 0 X 0 0 0 Hirut Gorems Director of Finance 10 0 X 0 0 0 Sara Addisu Director of Fundraising 10 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7915 25733 197876 0 0 94349 0 325873 0 0 0 0 0 197876 0 325873 0 0 0 90120 90120 8170 8170 5358 5358 3659 3659 Annual Gala 75341 0 0 75341 5K Run - Grand Africa 9276 0 0 9276 Other Small Fundraisings 7137 0 0 7137 199061 90120 17187 91754 38850 89784 317945 449675 66056 10740 27775 25984 3742 2993 1497 749 452123 576932 2806 803 2806 803 X 438379 565640 10938 10489 449317 576129 452123 576932 126812 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 97063 73049 74349 96686 127997 469144 73050 169166 189178 241248 197876 870518 170113 242215 263527 337934 325873 1339662 1339662 170113 242215 263527 337934 325873 1339662 1 1 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3742 2993 749 0 0 0 0 749 Schedule D, Part VI, Line 1d Laptop and Camrecorder Annual Gala 155100 0 155100 0 0 40050 17522 4609 13160 5 K Run - GHrand African 33205 0 33205 0 0 0 0 0 9276 2 9571 0 9571 0 0 0 0 0 7137 197876 0 197876 0 0 40050 17522 4609 29573 91754 106122 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Available upon request Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Available upon request