Arab American Friendship Center
Donations deductibleArab American Friendship Center's network
5 people2 organisationsi5 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Jones Chair | Director President Board Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| David Michael Smeenge MD (also filed as David Michael Smeenge) | Director Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Elise Englert | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Gerald Van Wyke (also filed as Gerald Van Wyke) | Director Secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mary Francis | Director Vice Prersident | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Dwight Billingsley | Executive Director | 2022 |
| Jillian Bashore | Executive Director | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jillian Bashore | Executive Director | 40 | $41k | $7k | |
| Adam Jones | Director President Board Chair | 5 | $0 | ||
| David Michael Smeenge | Director Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Gerald Van Wyke | Director Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Mary Francis | Director Vice Prersident | 10 | $0 | ||
| Elise Englert | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Arab American Friendship Center
- EIN
- 383330266
- Address
- 5936 Chase Rd, Dearborn, MI, 48126-2160
- State
- Michigan
- Mission
- Our mission is to build trusting relationships between local volunteers and staff and immigrants in the Dearborn community particularly those from Arab countries by providing high quality ESL teaching and services excellent and complete US citizenship training and application assistance. We also seek to facilitate relationships between Arab residents and local English-speaking residents by... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S80 Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1994
- Principal officer
- Adam Jones (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 1998
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 3, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsGerald Van Wyke
≥3years on the filingsAdam Jones
≥3years on the filingsDavid Michael Smeenge MD
≥3years on the filingsElise Englert
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $133k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $133k
- Contributions and grants received
- $203k
- Program service revenue
- $54k
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 35
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $257k | $144k | $113k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.