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Nonprofit · EIN 01-0771671

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICE IN MINNESOTA

Also known as SAYFSM

Tax-exempt · SAINT PAUL, MN 55114

Financials

$747K$655K2023$916K$826K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICE IN MINNESOTA by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$916,254$826,226$90,028$1,222,984$17,880$1,205,104
December 31, 2023990$746,565$655,400$91,165$1,071,916$39,751$1,032,165
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$817,622
of which government grants
$817,622
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$43,883
Other revenue
$54,749

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$509,915
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$571,480
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$86,588
Occupancy
$40,646
Depreciation
$2,894
Program services (functional)
$763,440
Management and general (functional)
$62,786

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,071,916
Total assets, end of year
$1,222,984
Total liabilities, end of year
$17,880
Net assets, end of year
$1,205,104
Land, buildings and equipment
$26,043
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,205,104
Gross receipts
$916,254
Employees
7
Volunteers
28
Year formed
2002
State of legal domicile
MN

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
EPHRAIM OLANIEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer, Key employee
40$101,995
NEAL MEYERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DANIEL NAMARRAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KANO BANJAWMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BOB SANNERUDCHAIRPERSON
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
LAKKA BENTIMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LISA DALKEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KURT BACHMEYERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
HABTAMU AWETUMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MILCHA ELIASMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
EPHRAIM OLANIOFFICER
Officer, Key employee
40$95,829
LAKKA BENTIMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LISA DALKEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
HABTAMU HAWETUMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DANNIEL NAMARRAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KANO BANJAWMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
NEAL MEYERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
BOB SANNERUDCHAIRPERSON
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
KURT BACHMAYERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2395 UNIVERSITY AVE W STE 200, SAINT PAUL, MN 55114-1511
In care of
% EPHRAIM OLANI
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
EPHRAIM OLANI, 2395 UNIVERSITY AVE W Ste 200, SAINT PAUL, MN 55114
Signed the 990
EPHRAIM OLANI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(651) 644-3983
Return prepared by
PETER DENG ASSOCIATES CPA

Mission

PROVIDE HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO AFRICANS IN MINNESOTA

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • ELIMINATING HEALTH DISPARITIES INITIATIVE (EHDI) IN 2024, SAYFSM SUCCESSFULLY STRENGTHENED ITS TEAM AND PARTNERSHIPS TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVES. ALONGSIDE ONGOING OUTREACH EFFORTS, TWO FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND TWO MEDIA OUTLETS ACTIVELY COLLABORATED WITH SAYFSM TO DELIVER CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE HEALTH EDUCATION. INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS SHARED THEIR PERSONAL STORIES AT THREE FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED MEDIA OUTLETS, HELPING TO REDUCE HIV-RELATED STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION. THROUGH TARGETED OUTREACH AT COMMUNITY HUBS SUCH AS FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIAL EVENTS, OVER 3,021 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED IN-PERSON HIV/STI EDUCATION AT LEAST ONCE. MASS EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS VIA SATELLITE TV, FACEBOOK, AND YOUTUBE REACHED APPROXIMATELY 86,158 COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
    Expenses $144,758
  • COMMERCIAL TOBACCO EQUITY PROJECT SAYFSM SUPPORTS AFRICAN-BORN COMMUNITIES BY PROMOTING ACCESS TO CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE EDUCATION AND COUNSELING AIMED AT REDUCING COMMERCIAL TOBACCO DISPARITIES. IN 2024, SAYFSM: - CONDUCTED 54 CAMPAIGNS AND OUTREACH EFFORTS THAT INCLUDED POLICY ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION. - INTEGRATED THE HOPE INITIATIVE WITH EXISTING PROJECTS TO INCREASE IMPACT AND EFFICIENCY. - OBSERVED GROWING COMMUNITY OPENNESS TO DISCUSSING TOBACCO USE A MARKED IMPROVEMENT FROM PREVIOUS YEARS. - ENGAGED FOUR MAIN COMMUNITY AND MEDIA PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
    Expenses $128,578
  • MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT: SAYFSM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE CASE MANAGEMENT TO MEET THE LONG-TERM NEEDS OF AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS. MEDICAL CASE MANAGERS CONDUCT INDIVIDUALIZED ASSESSMENTS AND CARE PLANS, HELPING CLIENTS ACCESS MEDICAL SERVICES, MANAGE TREATMENT, AND ADDRESS NEEDS SUCH AS HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, AND INSURANCE. IN 2024: - 39 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. - 44 CLIENTS RECEIVED NON-MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
    Expenses $125,789
  • HIV/AIDS OUTREACH AND TESTING: SAYFSM EDUCATES COMMUNITIES ABOUT HIV PREVENTION AND RISK REDUCTION THROUGH OUTREACH AT COMMUNITY EVENTS, CHURCHES, YOUTH GATHERINGS, AND MEDIA OUTLETS. THE PROGRAM DEVELOPS AND DISSEMINATES CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE EDUCATION MATERIALS TO EFFECTIVELY REACH AFRICAN-BORN POPULATIONS. IN 2024: - 185 INDIVIDUALS WERE TESTED FOR HIV A 62% INCREASE FROM 2023. - 108 OUTREACH EVENTS WERE CONDUCTED, REACHING 5,020 INDIVIDUALS (VIA ZOOM AND IN-PERSON). - 3 FOCUS GROUPS (44 PARTICIPANTS) AND 4 SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS (80 YOUTH PARTICIPANTS) WERE HELD. - 4,102 MALE CONDOMS AND 1,468 PREMIUM LUBRICANTS WERE DISTRIBUTED. - MASS MEDIA OUTREACH REACHED AN ESTIMATED 119,405 DUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS VIA SATELLITE TV, FACEBOOK, AND YOUTUBE. - 34 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED MNSURE APPLICATION ASSISTANCE, WITH 6 REFERRED TO INSURANCE BROKERS FOR FURTHER SUPPORT.
    Expenses $115,184
  • PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT GROUP: SAYFSM FACILITATES CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SUPPORT GROUPS FOR AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS. FACILITATORS CREATE SAFE, EMPOWERING ENVIRONMENTS THAT PROMOTE HEALTH EDUCATION, SELF-CARE, AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING. PARTICIPANTS LEARN STRATEGIES TO REDUCE RISK OF TRANSMISSION AND SUPERINFECTION, MAINTAIN TREATMENT ADHERENCE, AND SAFELY DISCLOSE THEIR HIV STATUS. IN 2024, 40 UNDUPLICATED HIV-POSITIVE ADULTS PARTICIPATED MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
    Expenses $55,231
  • HIV SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES AND DIVERSE MEDIA CAMPAIGN: SAYFSM SCREENED 44 CLIENTS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS FOR URGENT NEEDS AND PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT BASED ON FAMILY SIZE AND DEPENDENTS. THE DIVERSE MEDIA CAMPAIGN COMPLEMENTED OTHER HIV EDUCATION INITIATIVES BY FOCUSING ON ADVOCACY, STIGMA REDUCTION, AND HEALTH PROMOTION. FIFTY (50) POSTERS FEATURING PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV WERE PRODUCED IN FIVE LANGUAGESENGLISH, SOMALI, SWAHILI, OROMO, AND AMHARICAND DISPLAYED IN PUBLIC SPACES THROUGHOUT THE TWIN CITIES.
    Expenses $49,933
  • MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING: SAYFSM PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH OR AFFECTED BY HIV. SERVICES ARE OFFERED BY A LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST BOTH AT THE SAYFSM OFFICE AND DURING SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS. IN 2024, 40 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS RECEIVED COUNSELING MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
    Expenses $48,769
  • COVID-19 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND DIVERSITY MEDIA PROJECT: SAYFSM CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH THROUGH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY MEDIA TO EDUCATE AND CONNECT INDIVIDUALS WITH COVID-19 RECOVERY RESOURCES. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS: - 4,000 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED TRUSTED, MULTILINGUAL INFORMATION FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (MDH) BASECAMP RESOURCES. - 21 FAITH LEADERS, HEALTH VOLUNTEERS, AND MEDIA STAFF WERE TRAINED TO SHARE CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY RELEVANT VACCINE AND RECOVERY INFORMATION. - 4,000 EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS WERE DISTRIBUTED FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION. - 25 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE REFERRED TO SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH CARE, FOOD SHELVES, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER SOCIAL RESOURCES.
    Expenses $37,460
  • WOMENS SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM UNDER ONE ROOF: THIS PROGRAM EMPOWERS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE WOMEN THROUGH SKILLS TRAINING AND HEALTH EDUCATION. PARTICIPANTS LEARN SEWING, QUILTING, FIBER SPINNING, AND WEAVING, WHILE ALSO RECEIVING EDUCATION ON HIV/AIDS AND RELATED HEALTH TOPICS. THE PROGRAM HELPS WOMEN BUILD CONFIDENCE, INDEPENDENCE, AND OVERALL WELLBEING. IN 2024, SAYFSM SERVED 54 WOMEN AND ENGAGED 16 VOLUNTEERS IN PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.
    Expenses $31,351
  • MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION: SAYFSM PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT TO ENSURE CLIENTS CAN ACCESS HEALTHCARE, PHARMACIES, AND SUPPORT GROUPS WITHOUT INTERRUPTION. IN 2024, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE INCLUDED: - 448 BUS CARDS - 16 TAXI VOUCHERS - 577 AGENCY VAN RIDES, TOTALING 7,102 MILES
    Expenses $26,387

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
01-0771671
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
2003
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Human services (P80)
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,222,984
Income (IRS master file)
$916,254

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$916,254$826,226$1,222,984IRS
990December 2023$746,565$655,400$1,071,916XML
990December 2022$482,287$452,434$960,578IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 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 01-0771671).

Questions about SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICE IN MINNESOTA

What is the EIN of SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICE IN MINNESOTA?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICE IN MINNESOTA is 01-0771671.
Is SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICE IN MINNESOTA tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
Are donations to SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICE IN MINNESOTA tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICE IN MINNESOTA 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 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICE IN MINNESOTA 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 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICE IN MINNESOTA 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 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICE IN MINNESOTA?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names EPHRAIM OLANI.
Who are the officers and directors of SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICE IN MINNESOTA?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $101,995 (EPHRAIM OLANI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICE IN MINNESOTA have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $916,254, expenses of $826,226 and total assets of $1,222,984 at year end.

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