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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: September 2023 Expires: September 2025

Harambee USA Foundation

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

Accreditation seal
117 East 70th Street
New York, NY, 10021

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Harambee USA Foundation meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
Our mission is centered around two major objectives. One goal is to support sustainable educational and developmental initiatives that assist Africans so they may improve and develop on their own. Our second goal is to promote awareness-building programs for all ages which transmit the richness and complexity of African culture.

Year, State Incorporated:
2007, NY

Every year, our organization chooses worthy projects submitted by NGOs, which we consider local partners, mindful of the focus on development sustainability. For 2018, Harambee USA committed to initiatives in Kenya, Mozambique, D.R. Congo and Benin.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, Harambee USA Foundation's program expenses were:

Grants $33,256
Total Program Expenses $33,256

Chair of the Board
Isabel Macalintal

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation

Board Size
7

Paid Staff Size
0

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 6.67%

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Harambee USA Foundation's unaudited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Source of Funds
Individual $55,725
Corporation $2,000
Other $3
Total Income $57,728

Programs: 81% Fundraising: 9% Administrative: 10%

Total Income $57,728
Total expenses: $41,103
  Program expenses $33,256
  Fundraising expenses $3,853
  Administrative expenses $3,994
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $16,625
Beginning Net Assets $64,583
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $81,208
Total Liabilities $0
Total Assets $81,208

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BBB Foundation of Metropolitan New York