Borderless Friends Forever Foundation FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Cary, NC501(c)(3)Since 2015AnimalsEIN 46-5573646

Placement and supervision of high school students in Dept of State J1 visa International Exchange program

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$86K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$86K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $22
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$213K
52% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 52% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$260K
Spent
$346K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$195K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$260K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$260K
FY2021$942K
FY2022$929K
FY2023$880K
FY2024$893K
FY2025$998K
Expenses
$346K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$346K
FY2021$652K
FY2022$922K
FY2023$978K
FY2024$938K
FY2025$946K
Net assets
$195K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$195K
FY2021$481K
FY2022$489K
FY2023$387K
FY2024$334K
FY2025$386K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2015.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $346K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $86K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$79,859Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$6,380Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Crystal Allis’s $82K as Executive Director is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1220 $100K–1M animals 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Crystal Allis$81,757$87,674$87,522$82,570$80,154$79,859
Robert Allis$61,754$66,790$66,497$56,456$46,488$6,380

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Places and supervises high school students in international exchange programs.

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1 program service account for $346K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Student Exchange Program

promote international understanding and goodwill by providing educational and cultural exchange program opportunities

$346Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$22

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$260K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$260K
Money outPt IX
$346K
Ln 25
Programscol B$346K
Owns and owesPt X
$195K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$317K
Total assetsLn 16$409K
LiabilitiesLn 26$213K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$260K
Total revenueLn 12$260K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$317K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$317K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$409K
LiabilitiesLn 26$213K
Net assetsLn 32$195K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$270K$317K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$283K$409K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$213K
Net assetsLn 32$282K$195K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$86K$86K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$57K$57K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$1K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$14K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$68K$68K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$13K$13K$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$39K$39K$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$42K$42K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$739$739$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$346K$346K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $998K$946K$52K$386K 990 PDF
FY2024 $893K$938K−$45K$334K 990 PDF
FY2023 $880K$978K−$98K$387K 990 PDF
FY2022 $929K$922K$7K$489K 990 PDF
FY2021 $942K$652K$291K$481K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $260K$346K−$86K$195K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $259,906 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $259,906 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$259,906
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $259,906 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$259,906
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $346,332 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $86,239 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$86,239
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $56,541 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$56,541
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,021 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,021
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,715 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$13,715
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,340 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,340
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $68,050 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$68,050
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,248 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,248
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,753 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,753
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,508 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,508
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $39,091 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$39,091
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,091 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,091
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,584 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,584
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $42,412 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$42,412
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $739 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$739
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $346,332 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$346,332
Part X · Balance sheet $408,796 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $270,014$316,805
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $12,995$91,991
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $283,016$408,796
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,118$2,643
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$210,681
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,118$213,324
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $281,898$195,472
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $283,016$408,796
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $195,472 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$259,906
XI-2 Total expenses$346,332
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$86,426
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$281,898
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$195,472

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