American Friends of Le Korsa Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO BRING MEDICAL CARE, SANITARY CONDITIONS, IMPROVED LEARNING POSSIBILITIES AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT TO PEOPLE IN RURAL CONDITIONS IN SENEGAL, WEST AFRICA AND TO GIVE UNPRECEDENTED HOPE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES.
- Income
- $3.0 million
- Spending
- $2.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 95%
- Reserves
- 6.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $125,718, treasurer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 68% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 23% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 28% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1594% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 23% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $230,512 spent. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: 1. WE CONTINUED TO FUND "THE FOYER DE TAMBACOUNDA" - A RESIDENTIAL FACILITY THAT ALLOWS OVER 140 YOUNG WOMEN TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION BY ATTENDING STATE-OPERATED AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS WHILE LIVING IN SAFE AND SALUBRIOUS CONDITIONS, INSTEAD OF BEING FORCED INTO MARRIAGE AND CHILDBEARING AT A YOUNG AGE - OFTEN AS YOUNG AS TWELVE - AND REMAINING IN THEIR VILLAGES WITHOUT AUTHORITY OVER THEIR OWN LIVES. LE KORSA PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO HELP THE YOUNG WOMEN PREPARE FOR THEIR COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMS, AS WELL AS CULTURAL PROGRAMS TO HELP THEM TO LEARN LIFE SKILLS. 2. LE KORSA CONTINUES OPERATING THE SCHOOL AT FASS WHICH IT CONSTRUCTED IN 2018. THIS SCHOOL IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE REGION PROVIDING EDUCATION TO A POPULATION THAT PREVIOUSLY HAD NO ACCESS TO COURSES IN MATH AND LITERACY. IT NOW HAS ABOUT 220 GIRLS AND BOYS, AGED 6 TO 14; LE KORSA PAYS TEACHER SALARIES AND COVERS OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES. 3. LE KORSA PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR TEACHER SALARIES AND SUPPLIES AT THE JARDIN DES ENFANTS IN SINTHIAN; SAINT ANNE'S SCHOOL IN THIES, AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE VILLAGES OF GOUMBAYEL AND KOAR.
- $1.3 million spent. MEDICAL AND HEALTH PROGRAMS: 1. IN 2023 WE CONTINUED CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC WARD AT THE TAMBACOUNDA HOSPITAL IN TAMBACOUNDA, SENEGAL. TAMBACOUNDA HOSPITAL IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN A VERY LARGE REGION OF EASTERN SENEGAL. IT SERVES THE 80,000 RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF TAMBACOUNDA, AND MORE THAN A MILLION PEOPLE FROM THE SURROUNDING AREA AND FROM MALI, WHOSE BORDER IS ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY. IT HAS 150 BEDS AND TREATS APPROXIMATELY 47,000 PATIENTS ANNUALLY, MOST OFTEN FOR MALARIA AND RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS. 2. MEDICAL GRANTS: LE KORSA PROVIDES FUNDING TO SEVERAL LOCAL HOSPITALS AND CLINICS TO OFFSET THE COST OF PATIENT CARE AND TO BUY MEDICAL SUPPLIES, LIFE-SAVING DRUGS, AND EQUIPMENT. THIS HELPS ENSURE THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT REFUSED CARE DUE TO THEIR INABILITY TO PAY. ADDITIONALLY, LE KORSA OFFERED PATIENT GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS REQUIRING CARE AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING WASSADOU MEDICAL CENTER, FESS MEDICAL CENTER, SINTHIAN MEDICAL CENTER, TAMBACOUNDA HOSPITAL, FANN HASPITAL, SAINT ANNE'S CLINIC, AND ALBERT ROYER HOSPITAL. 3. LE KORSA CONTINUED ITS SUPPORT AND MANAGEMENT OF A WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER IN DAKAR WHERE IT SUBSIDIZES SALARIES OF THE ENTIRE STAFF, INCLUDING A NURSE AND AN OBGYN, TO EXPAND ITS ABILITY TO OFFER SAFE AND FREE PRENATAL HEALTH CARE TO A VULNERABLE POPULATION. 4. LE KORSA ALSO PROVIDES JOB TRAINING, NUTRITION EDUCATION, AND VARIOUS FORMS OF GYNECOLOGICAL AND PRENATAL CARE.
- $655,132 spent. OTHER PROGRAMS: 1. AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING COMMUNITY GARDENS AND PRODUCTION OF HONEY AND THE SENEGALESE GRAIN FONIO, BY USE OF COOPERATIVES. 2. CULTURAL EXCHANGE, INCLUDING PROJECTS INVOLVING VISUAL ARTS, THEATRE, AND WRITING, IN THE VILLAGE OF SINTHIAN AND THE CITY OF TAMBACOUNDA. 3. DEVELOPMENT OF NEW APPROACHES TO ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY OF SENEGAL. 4. TREE PLANTING AND TOWN CLEANUP INITIATIVES, INCLUDING TREE PLANTING IN TAMBACOUNDA TO HELP BEAUTIFY THE CITY AND PROVIDE SHADE TO ITS RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS TREE PLANTING IN VILLAGES OUTSIDE OF THE CITY WHICH ACTS AS A FIREWALL TO PROTECT RESIDENTS WHILE ALSO PROVIDING FRUIT AND NUT CROPS FOR FOOD AND FINANCIAL GAIN. 4. SUPPORT OF A COMMUNITY RADIO STATION TO SERVE A LARGE REGION IN WHICH MULTIPLE LANGUAGES ARE USED, WITH HEADQUARTERS IN THE VILLAGE OF GOLOUMBOU. 5. DEVELOPMENT OF SPORTS FACILITIES AND PLAYGROUNDS TO SUPPORT IMPROVED PHYSICAL HEALTH AND COMMUNITY COHESIVENESS IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2010.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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