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To instruct individuals for the purpose of improving or developing their capabilities to educate the public and to advance education

Form 990-EZ Part III, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-4537144) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990-EZ Part III · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-EZ
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $47K a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
990-EZ Pt I · Ln 18 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
88% of spending went to programs.
990-EZ Pt III · Ln 32
Named funders
2
named funders · $16K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
990-EZ Pt II · Ln 26
Revenue
$171K
-0.5% vs prior year
Spent
$127K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$331K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$171K
FY2025-0.5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$221K
FY2021$321K
FY2022$302K
FY2023$243K
FY2024$172K
FY2025$171K
Expenses
$127K
FY2025▼ -17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$169K
FY2021$224K
FY2022$263K
FY2023$207K
FY2024$154K
FY2025$127K
Net assets
$331K
FY2025▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$97K
FY2021$194K
FY2022$233K
FY2023$268K
FY2024$287K
FY2025$331K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2012.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $112K

Form 990-EZ Part I, lines 10–17. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990-EZ.

990-EZ Part IV · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$0990-EZ Pt IV
Secretary
$0990-EZ Pt IV
President
$0990-EZ Pt IV
Program Coordinator
$0990-EZ Pt IV
Board Member
$0990-EZ Pt IV
Vice President
$0990-EZ Pt IV
Board Member
$0990-EZ Pt IV
Board Member
$0990-EZ Pt IV
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Programs and updates

Educates people to improve their skills for public outreach and advancing knowledge.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
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FAR has partnered with 51 students and their families providing scholarship assistance and education materials. Due to an increase in violence and related gang activity throughout Haiti FAR provided for food and temporary housing as families fled their homes.

Form 990-EZ Part III, lines 28–30, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-4537144) · Dispute this line
990-EZ Pt III · Ln 32

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$16K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$171K
Other income$171K
Money out
$127K
Programs$112K
Owns and owes
$331K
net assets
Total assets$331K
Liabilities$0
People
11
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$171K
Total revenue$171K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Total assets$331K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$331K
Operations
Employees0
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 27, 2026 $171K$127K$44K$331K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 28, 2025 $172K$154K$19K$287K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 7, 2024 $243K$207K$35K$268K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 26, 2023 $302K$263K$39K$233K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 8, 2022 $321K$224K$97K$194K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 13, 2021 $221K$169K$51K$97K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors O · Explanations

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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