The mission of the Faraja Fund Foundation is to provide opportunity, hope, and health for children with physical disabilities in Tanzania. It does this primarily by funding the Faraja Primary School, which offers education, health care, and physical therapy, and through the new Faraja Forward initiative, which extends community health and support programs into more remote villages. The ultimate goal is to empower graduates to become self-sufficient adults who can contribute to their families and communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2020 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990-PF
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $239K a year · 31% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 5 filings
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
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Revenue
$492K
Spent
$354K
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$492K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$492K
FY2021$560K
FY2022$581K
FY2023$975K
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$354K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$354K
FY2021$334K
FY2022$544K
FY2023$663K
FY2024$759K
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.1M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2007.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 79% · $280K Operating & administrative 21% · $74K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

The filing lists no officers, directors or key staff.

Jeryl Levin’s $130K as Executive Dir. is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Programs and updates

Empowers Tanzanian children with physical disabilities through education, healthcare, and therapy.

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Grants and how to apply

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Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 1 grant · $453K · 2023–2023
Faraja Diaconic CenterFY2023$452,792

Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$453K
Median grantPart XV$453K
Largest grantPart XV$453K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$492K
Gifts and grants$461K
Investment income$31K
Money out
$354K
Grants paid$280K
Running costs$74K
Owns and owes
$1.0M
net assets
Cash and savings$227K
Total assets$1.0M
Liabilities$0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$461K
Investment income$31K
Total revenue$492K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$227K
Total assets$1.0M
Liabilities$0
Net assets$1.0M
Operations
Employees0
Volunteers25
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.2M$759K$482K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $975K$663K$312K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $581K$544K$37K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $560K$334K$225K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $492K$354K$138K$1.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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