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US nonprofit · EIN 521690509 · Boston, MAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 521690509) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 September 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

West African Research Association

Donations deductible
Revenue
$699k
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$509k
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$324k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$324k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
5.4 years on average
Staff
1
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
6
reported in Part VI
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West African Research Association's network

6 peoplei6 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

6 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.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 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Cinder Cooper-BarnesVice Preside2023
3 yrs
Hilary HungerfordTreasurer2024
2 yrs
Ismael MontanaPast Preside2018
8 yrs
Jenny ParkerExecutive Di2021
5 yrs
Rita Kiki EdozieCompany secretary2020
6 yrs
Sylvia MacauleyPresident2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 30 September 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Jenny ParkerExecutive Di2$73k
Cinder Cooper-BarnesVice Preside2$0
Rita Kiki EdozieSecretary2$0
Hilary HungerfordTreasurer2$0
Sylvia MacauleyPresident2$0
Ismael MontanaPast Preside2$0

About

Legal name
West African Research Association
EIN
521690509
Address
232 Bay State Rd, Boston, MA, 02215-1403
State
Massachusetts
Mission
The west african research association inc. (wara) was founded in 1989 to enhance collaborative research and scholarly exchange between US. And west african scholars, educators, and institutions and to increase knowledge about and interest in africa in the US. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
Q230 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
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1989
Principal officer
Sylvia Macauley (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 March 1992
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsIsmael Montana
≥6years on the filingsRita Kiki Edozie
≥6years on the filingsSylvia Macauley
≥5years on the filingsJenny Parker

Latest return

year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$324k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$324k
Contributions and grants received
$682k
Program service revenue
$17k
Employees
1

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$593k$644kDeficit $51k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.