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US nonprofit · EIN 853440548 · Burlingame, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 853440548) - 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 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).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

Friendship Bench Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$1.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$3.1m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$809k
$94k liabilities
Net assets
$715k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
4.4 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
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Friendship Bench Inc's network

4 peoplei4 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

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.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 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Dixon ChibandaFounder & CEO2022
4 yrs
Peter TwymanBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Sarah DroegeBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Zeryn SarpangalTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Dixon ChibandaPresident & CEOsince 2020
Lena ZamchiyaCompany secretarysince 2020
Nathalie Laidler KylanderTreasurer & CFOsince 2020

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Dixon ChibandaFounder & CEO5$0
Zeryn SarpangalTreasurer2$0
Peter TwymanBoard Member1$0
Sarah DroegeBoard Member1$0
Lena ZamchiyaSecretary5$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Friendship Bench Inc
EIN
853440548
Address
Po Box 117338, Burlingame, CA, 94011-7338
State
California
Mission
The mission of the friendship bench is to create safe spaces and a sense of belonging in communities, to enhance mental wellbeing and improve peoples' quality of life. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
F30 Mental health and crisis intervention
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2020
Principal officer
Dixon Chibanda (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 2022
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsSarah Droege
≥4years on the filingsDixon Chibanda
≥3years on the filingsPeter Twyman
≥3years on the filingsZeryn Sarpangal

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
$809k
Total liabilities
$94k
Net assets or fund balances
$715k
Contributions and grants received
$1.2m
Program service revenue
$24k
Grants and similar paid out
$2.8m
Employees
0

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
London School of Hygiene and$75k

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
The Friendship Bench, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Colorado
Entity type
nonprofit corporation
Status
Good Standing
Formed
5 May 2026
Registered agent
Colorado Registered Agents Inc (city and state not held)

This register does not publish officers or directors.