Building Everyones Success Together in West Africa
Donations deductibleBuilding Everyones Success Together in West Africa's network
4 people3 organisationsi4 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (3) 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
4 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 4 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Gracie Brownell-Vinton | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jeremy Finnestad | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Robert Bruce | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Rudolph Vinton | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew J Perkins | Founder and Board Chair | since 2024 |
| Candice Summers | Executive Director | since 2023 |
| Dan Baucum | Treasurer | since 2024 |
| Darlene Hardy | Company secretary | since 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candice Summers | Executive Director | 40 | $56k | ||
| Andrew J Perkins | Founder and Board Chair | 40 | $54k | ||
| Dr Gracie Brownell-Vinton | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Rudolph Vinton | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jeremy Finnestad | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Robert Bruce | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Dan Baucum | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Darlene Hardy | Secretary | 5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Building Everyones Success Together in West Africa
- EIN
- 455149588
- Address
- 43 Spring Creek Cir, Grand Prairie, TX, 75054-6716
- State
- Texas
- Mission
- The organization exists to provide aid to the vulnerable in the region of Liberia, West Africa. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- Q33 International, foreign affairs and national security
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
- Size band
- 3 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2012
- Principal officer
- Candice Summers (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsRudolph Vinton
≥3years on the filingsDr Gracie Brownell-Vinton
≥1years on the filingsJeremy Finnestad
≥1years on the filingsRobert Bruce
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $97k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $97k
- Contributions and grants received
- $456k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $235k
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 15
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 | $388k | $360k | $28k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.