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The Australian Community FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

New York, NY501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 45-5414894Revenue $562K in FY2020

On file with the IRSaucommunity.org375 S End Ave Apt 3n, 10280-1015 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Dec 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is to connect Australians living in the United States through social, professional, and charitable initiatives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: 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
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $37
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.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$562K
Spent
$497K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$80K
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$562K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$562K
FY2021$101K
FY2022$70K
Net assets
$80K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$80K
FY2021$56K
FY2022$11K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2022. IRS ruling in Dec 2014.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $371K Management & general 6% · $28K Fundraising 20% · $98K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Sarah Henderson
Officer and Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ava Newman
Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects Australians in the US via social, professional, and charitable events.

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3 programs · $371K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Per Our Form 1023 Narrative

The Australian Community is not organized solely to contribute or fundraise for any specific entity. However, at the discretion of the Board of Directors we may at times choose to distribute to other organizations.

$338Kprogram expense
02

Per Our Form 1023 Narrative

The Australian Community Inc. seeks out opportunities for community outreach through our Ambassador Program...to fulfill our mission of raising awareness and funds for educational and charitable purposes... The Ambassador Program is the main fundraising mechanism for our organization that furthers our non-profit status.

$33Kprogram expense
03

Per Our Form 1023 Narrative

The Australian Community Inc. aims to provide Disaster Relief aid in the form of financial donations to established relief organizations. Given the close family ties of our donors and supporters, our Board of Directors made the decision to raise and send money to provide financial aid for victims of the 2019/2020 Australian Bushfires.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2023
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$37
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$37

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$562K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$461K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$109K
Investment incomeLn 3$124
Money outPt IX
$497K
Ln 25
Programscol B$371K
Managementcol C$28K
Fundraisingcol D$98K
Owns and owesPt X
$80K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$79K
Total assetsLn 16$80K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$109K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$104K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$461K
Investment incomeLn 3$124
Total revenueLn 12$562K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$225
SavingsLn 2$78K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$79K
Total assetsLn 16$80K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$80K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K$79K
Total assetsLn 16$15K$80K
LiabilitiesLn 26$526$0
Net assetsLn 32$15K$80K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$335K$335K
Management feesLn 11a$45K$23K$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$105K$8K$97K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$671$671$672
TravelLn 17$50$50
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$262$262
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$497K$371K$28K$98K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest $70K$11K 990 PDF
FY2021 $101K$56K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $562K$497K$65K$80K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $562,469 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,140$109,487
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $20,940$461,444
I-10 Investment income$124
I-11 Other revenue−$8,586
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $34,080$562,469
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$334,797
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $20,783$162,584
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $20,783$497,381
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $13,297$65,088
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $562,469 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$2,270
VIII-1c Fundraising events$3,638
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$103,579
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$103,579
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$109,487
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $461,444$461,444
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $124$124
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$8,676−$8,676
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $90$90
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $461,658 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$8,676$562,469
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $497,381 across 8 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $334,797$334,797
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $22,743 · Management $22,743$45,486
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,286 · Fundraising $96,949$105,235
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,071 · Management $1,072$2,143
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $671 · Management $671 · Fundraising $672$2,014
IX-17 TravelPrograms $50$50
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $262$262
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,697 · Management $3,697$7,394
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $371,315 · Management $28,445 · Fundraising $97,621$497,381
Part X · Balance sheet $79,622 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $372$225
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $8,188$78,397
X-4 Accounts receivable$1,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,060$79,622
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $526$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $14,534$79,622
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,534$79,622
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,060$79,622
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $79,622 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$562,469
XI-2 Total expenses$497,381
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$65,088
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,534
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$79,622

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

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