Organizations Filed Purposes:
BOOKS FOR AFRICA, INC.'S MISSION IS TO COLLECT, SORT, SHIP AND DISTRIBUTE BOOKS TO CHILDREN IN AFRICA. ITS GOAL IS TO END THE BOOK FAMINE IN AFRICA.
THE ORGANIZATION COLLECTS BOOKS FROM SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES AND PUBLISHERS AND THEN DONATES THE BOOKS TO AGENCIES IN AFRICA.
BOOKS FOR AFRICA SENT 211 SHIPMENTS OF APPROXIMATELY 3,750,000 BOOKS AND DIGITAL BOOKS WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $37,663,000 TO 20 AFRICAN COUNTIRES. BOOKS FOR AFRICA RECEIVES FUNDS FOR THE SHIPMENT OF BOOKS TO AFRICA, AND THIS IS THE ORGANIZATION'S ONLY PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, BOOKS FOR AFRICA ALLOWS DONORS TO TARGET DONATIONS TO SPECIFIC COUNTRIES AND PROVIDES FEEDBACK TO DONOR WHEN BOOKS HAVE BEEN SHIPPED TO THEIR COUNTRIES. 99% OF TOTAL EXPENSES ARE SPENT ON PROGRAM RELATED EXPENSES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Patrick Plonski Ex Officio | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $148,966 |
| Dr Fatima Lawson | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Charlie Cogan | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Joanna Sussman | PRESIDENT-ELECT | 0 | $0 |
| John Rupp | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Paul Musherure | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Emma Kasiga | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Dustin Holland | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| John Stacey | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Catherine Ryan | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Gary Zelko | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| John Elstad | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Vuvu Manseka | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Fotemah Mba | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Lamin Dibba | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Atare Agbamu | SECRETARY | 0 | $0 |
| Tom Gitaa Ex Officio | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Thomas Warth Ex Officio | FOUNDER | 0 | $0 |
| Patrick Mandile | TREASURER | 0 | $0 |
| Jote Taddese | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 |
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