M-LISADA AFRICA FOUNDATION
EIN 45-3136312 · International Relief (Q33)
What they do
Assistance to M-LISADA Organization:M-LISADA Africa Foundations Assistance Allowed The M-Lisada Organization to Accomplish The Following Achievements In 2025:M-LISADA Organization is Music, Life Skills, and Destitution Alleviation (M-LISADA) It Was Founded In 1996 In The Slums of Katwe, Kampala, Uganda, By Segawa Bosco and Eight Other Street Children. Bosco, Who Had Lost Both Parents Before The Age of 12, Had Lived On The Streets to Support His Three Sisters. Inspired By The Power of Music, He and His Friends Pursued Learning Brass Band Music and Formed A Band, Leading to The Establishment of M-LISADA Organization.Over The Years, M-LISADA Expanded Its Programs to Include Acrobatics and Cultural Dance, Providing Vulnerable Children With Opportunities for Personal and Artistic Growth. Since Its Inception, M-LISADA Has Impacted The Lives of Over 40,000 Vulnerable Children, Youth, and Women Providing Them With Education and Skilling, Artistic Expression, Health and Psycho-social Support, a
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DAVID WELLERTREASURER
EMMANUEL OKANEVICE PRESIDENT
MARK SMITHADVISER
ROCHELLE ZABARKESPRESIDENT
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2013
- Location
- 130 EAST 12TH STREET 6B, NEW YORK, NY 10003
- County
- New York
- In care of
- Rochelle Zabarkes
- Primary officer
- Rochelle Zabarkes, President
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- GRUBER PALUMBERI RAFFAELE FRIED CPAS PC
- NTEE classification
- International Relief (Q33)
- IRS tax category
- International Relief