Public Charity

WEST AFRICAN RESEARCH ASSOCIATION C/O JENNY PARKER DIRECTOR

WEST AFRICAN RESEARCH ASSOCIATION C/O JENNY PARKER DIRECTOR is a Public Charity headquartered in BOSTON, MA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $593K revenue, $644K expenses, $134K total assets. 11 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 521690509 BOSTON, MA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$593K
Total Expenses$644K
Total Assets$134K
Grant Records11
Funding Total$3.1M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

THE WEST AFRICAN RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC. (WARA) WAS FOUNDED IN 1989 TO ENHANCE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY EXCHANGE BETWEEN U.S. AND WEST AFRICAN SCHOLARS, EDUCATORS, AND INSTITUTIONS AND TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT AND INTEREST IN AFRICA IN THE U.S.

Officers & Directors

VICE PRESIDE Cinder Cooper-Barnes
TREASURER Hilary Hungerford
PAST PRESIDE Ismael Montana
EXECUTIVE DI Jenny Parker
SECRETARY Rita Kiki Edozie
PRESIDENT Sylvia Macauley

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Top Grant Purposes

PASS-THROUGH SUBGRANTS
$1,834,337 4 grants
Pass-through subgrants
$1,186,770 2 grants
Youth learning
$80,000 4 grants
Academic Appt. Stipend
$21,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $593K $644K $134K
2023 $666K $646K $185K
2022 $676K $707K $165K
2021 $650K $614K $196K
2020 $621K $572K $161K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $621K to $593K (-5%), with total assets most recently reported at $134K.

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