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INTERRELIGIOUS FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION

NEW YORK, NY · EIN 132590548 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE X12 · Religion-Related · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$1.5M
expenses
$1.2M
net assets
$2.2M
employees
11
volunteers
50
program ratio
93%
mission · from form 990

PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO COMMUNITY - BASED ORGANIZATIONS.

profile · synthesized from sources

Faith-based organization providing technical assistance and support to community groups, with a focus on international humanitarian aid and education. Organizes caravans to Latin America and the Caribbean that deliver medical supplies, equipment, and school buses while raising awareness in U.S. communities about global inequities and foreign policy impacts. Also facilitates U.S. student access to medical scholarships abroad.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $258K
    FRIENDSHIPMENT CARAVAN PROJECT AND HUMANITARIAN AIDAS A FAITH BASED ORGANIZATION, FROM TIME TO TIME WE ALSO RESPOND TO EMERGENCY DISASTERS RAISING AWARENESS AND FUNDS TO SUPPORT VICTIMS OF THOSE DISASTERS. TO THIS END WE COLLECT AND PURCHASE MEDICINES AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES FOR DONATION. SINCE 1992 IFCO HAS ALSO ORGANIZED CARAVANS OF HUMANITARIAN AID TO LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. THE CARAVANS INCLUDE TRAVEL ACROSS THE UNTED STATES TO EDUCATE U.S. COMMUNITIES ABOUT LIFE THERE AND THE IMPACT OF U.S. FOREIGN POLICY. SINCE 1992, MORE THAN 500 TONS OF AID INCLUDING MEDICINES, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, SCHOOL BUSES AND MORE, HAS BEEN COLLECTED AND DELIVERED WHERE IT IS DISTRIBUTED BY MEMBERS OF THE ECUMENICAL COMMUNITY.
  2. #2 $193K
    MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SINCE 2000, IFCO HAS HELPED TO FACILITATE THE PARTICIPATION OF U.S. CITIZENS INTERESTED IN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF A FULL MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND THE LATIN AMERICAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. IFCO WORKS TO INTERVIEW AND ORIENT CANDIDATES PRIOR TO RECOMMENDING THEM TO THE SCHOOL WHICH MAKES THE FINAL DECISION ON WHETHER TO PROVIDE THE SCHOLARSHIP.
named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Friendshipment Caravan Project
Organizes humanitarian aid caravans to Latin America and the Caribbean, collecting and delivering over 500 tons of medicine, medical equipment, and school buses; includes U.S. educational tours about global justice and foreign policy impacts.
Medical School Scholarship Program
Facilitates U.S. citizen participation in full-scholarship medical education at the Latin American School of Medicine by interviewing and orienting candidates for referral.
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Distribution of PPE and Crisis Supplies 1 activity
    • Collect and distribute medicines and medical supplies
      Collects and purchases medicines and medical supplies for donation to disaster victims and underserved communities in need.
  • Healthcare Education Scholarships and Fellowships 1 activity
    • Facilitate U.S. citizen participation in full medical school scholarships
      Interviews and orients U.S. citizen candidates for referral to the Latin American School of Medicine, supporting their access to full medical school scholarships as part of a capacity-building initiative.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Organize and deliver humanitarian aid caravans to Latin America and the Caribbean
      Since 1992, the organization has organized humanitarian aid caravans that collect and deliver over 500 tons of aid, including medicines, medical equipment, and school buses, to communities in need in Latin America and the Caribbean.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$1.45M
Contributions & grants$1.43M99%
Program service revenue$19K1%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$30
expenses
Total expenses$1.16M
Program expenses93%
Admin / overhead5%
Fundraising3%
Salaries & benefits$487K
Grants paid out$247K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$2.23M
Cash$2.23M
Investments$0
Liabilities$5K
Net assets$2.23M
Liquid reserves23.1 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -11.5%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 7
  • DR ROSEMARI MEALY — DIRECTOR
  • MR A MYCHAL JOHNSON — PRESIDENT
  • MR AJAMU AMIRI DILLAHUNT — DIRECTOR
  • MS NADYA TANNOUS — DIRECTOR
  • PROF JENNIFER WAGER — TREASURER
  • REV DORLIMAR LEBRON MALAVE — SECRETARY
  • REV KELVIN SAULS — VICE PRESIDENT
relationships · 1

Who they work with

  • Latin American School of Medicine Partner — Collaborates to facilitate U.S. citizen enrollment in full medical school scholarship programs.
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Cross-Cultural Education Through Immersive Caravans
    methodology: experiential_poverty_simulation
    By engaging U.S. communities through cross-country humanitarian caravans, we increase awareness and understanding of life in Latin America and the Caribbean and the impact of U.S. foreign policy, because immersive, faith-based experiential learning fosters empathy and motivates informed civic engagement.