2024-03-06T10:37:02-05:00 2023-07-31 582026697 LONG & COMPANY PC 1325 SATELLITE BLVD NW STE 1504 SUWANEE GA 300244662 990 2022-08-01 264152199 THE GLOBAL VILLAGE PROJECT INC GLOB 4043710107 PO BOX 1548 DECATUR GA 30031 ELIZABETH ELANGO CEO & HEAD OF SCHOOL 4043710107 2024-03-04 true ELIZABETH ELANGO 999009999 true WILLIAM E LONG JR CPA P00171899 6783274382 2024-03-04 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ELIZABETH ELANGO PO BOX 1548 DECATUR GA 30031 1502918 false X WWW.GLOBALVILLAGEPROJECT.ORG X 2009 GA THE GLOBAL VILLAGE PROJECT, INC. IS AN INNOVATIVE SPECIAL PURPOSE SCHOOL FOR REFUGEE GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN WITH INTERRUPTED SCHOOLING. THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO DEVELOP A STRONG EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EACH STUDENT WITHIN A CARING COMMUNITY USING A STRENGTHS-BASED APPROACH AND INTENSIVE INSTRUCTION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERACY, ACADEMIC SUBJECTS, AND THE ARTS. 18 18 28 86 0 2708856 1409196 0 1417 15141 0 2710273 1424337 0 0 1090677 1245419 0 296566 409110 594696 1499787 1840115 1210486 -415778 3124634 2783144 46519 120807 3078115 2662337 X THE GLOBAL VILLAGE PROJECT, INC. IS AN INNOVATIVE SPECIAL PURPOSE SCHOOL FOR REFUGEE GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN WITH INTERRUPTED SCHOOLING. THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO DEVELOP A STRONG EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EACH STUDENT WITHIN A CARING COMMUNITY USING A STRENGTHS-BASED APPROACH AND INTENSIVE INSTRUCTION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERACY, ACADEMIC SUBJECTS, AND THE ARTS. false false 1242919 THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR BEGAN IN AUGUST WITH 42 STUDENTS - 22 NEW AND 20 RETURNING. THIS YEAR, LIKE EVERY YEAR, ORIENTING THE FORM ONE STUDENTS TO HOW WE "DO" SCHOOL WAS A BIG FOCUS OF ATTENTION. OUR 12 SETS OF SISTERS POSED A PARTICULAR CHALLENGE. IN THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF SCHOOL, HAVING THEIR SISTERS IN THE SAME CLASSROOM WAS A SOURCE OF COMFORT. AS THEY SETTLED DOWN, REALIZING THAT OLDER AND YOUNGER SISTERS WERE IN THE SAME CLASS BECAME A SOURCE OF FRUSTRATION FOR STUDENTS, A REALITY WHICH UNDERSCORED OUR GROWING NEED FOR MORE CLASSROOM SPACE THAT ENABLES SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC DIFFERENTIATION. THIS YEAR, STUDENTS LEARNED FOUR INTERDISCIPLINARY UNITS: WELCOME UNIT (WHICH ORIENTATES STUDENTS TO THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND EACH OTHER), MIGRATIONS, WORLD TALES AND THE MARKETS UNIT, NEW THIS YEAR. IN THE MIGRATIONS UNIT, STUDENTS EXAMINED HUMAN MIGRATION AND ANIMAL MIGRATION AS ADAPTATIONS TO CHANGING ECOSYSTEMS. STUDENTS STUDIED PUSH/PULL FACTORS AS REASONS LIVING THINGS MIGRATE. SOME STUDENTS STUDIED ANIMALS SUCH AS MONARCH BUTTERFLIES, PENGUINS, AND WILDEBEESTS. OTHERS STUDIED HISTORICAL MIGRATIONS SUCH AS THE SILK ROAD, AMERICAN MIGRATION, AND THE SLAVE TRADE. THESE UNITS WERE BOLSTERED BY SPECIALS: A 12-WEEK-LONG CURRICULUM ON WOMEN'S HEALTH, SEVEN WEEKS OF INSTRUMENT LESSONS FOR THE UKULELE, THE KEYBOARD, AND AFRICAN DRUMS. REVVED UP KIDS, A LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, GAVE OUR GIRLS A LESSON IN SELF DEFENSE. THE GIRLS RECEIVED 32 WEEKS OF SPORTS EDUCATION WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SOCCER. THEY PARTICIPATED IN INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, STEAM, AND SOCIAL STUDIES INSTRUCTION. A VISITING ARTIST AT THE HIGH MUSEUM OF ART, TANYA AGUIIGA, CONDUCTED AN ART-MAKING SESSION, MAKING PAPEL PICADO - A MEXICAN FOLK ART FORM - WITH THE STUDENTS. THREE STUDENTS' WORK WAS SELECTED TO BE A PART OF AN EXHIBIT AT THE HIGH MUSEUM STARTING IN MAY. AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, CAREER WEEK BROUGHT IN OVER A DOZEN PROFESSIONALS FROM A WIDE RANGE OF FIELDS TO TALK ABOUT THEIR CAREERS. STUDENTS LEARNED ABOUT INTERNAL MEDICINE, DENTISTRY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND ENGINEERING. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS FROM DELTA AIR LINES TALKED ABOUT AND DEMONSTRATED THE MULTIPLE SKILLS THEY MUST HAVE AS PART OF THEIR JOBS, GIVING STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN HOW TO GIVE CPR AND HOW TO USE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. AS PART OF OUR YEARS-LONG PARTNERSHIP WITH PLAYMAKING FOR GIRLS, STUDENTS ALSO LISTENED TO SEVERAL GUEST SPEAKERS AND INSTRUCTORS INCLUDING A TRAUMA-INFORMED YOGA CLASS. ANOTHER ORGANIZATION, PAINT LOVE, DELIVERED A MULTI-WEEK VISUAL ART INSTRUCTION SESSION. GVP WAS FEATURED IN THE PUBLICATION OF THE BOOK, MAKING AMERICANS: STORIES OF HISTORIC STRUGGLES, NEW IDEAS, AND INSPIRATION IN IMMIGRANT EDUCATION. THE BOOK WEAVES CAPTIVATING STORIES ABOUT THE PAST, PRESENT, AND PERSONAL INTO AN INSPIRING VISION FOR HOW AMERICA CAN EDUCATE IMMIGRANT STUDENTS AND IN IT, GVP'S MODEL WAS PRESENTED AS A REPLICABLE MODEL FOR EDUCATORS AND POLICY-MAKERS. THE NUMBER OF LEARNING SCHOLARS WE WELCOME AT OUR SCHOOL EVERY YEAR IS A TESTAMENT TO THE GROWING DEMAND FOR EFFECTIVE MODELS OF INTERRUPTED EDUCATION. IT ALSO ENABLES US TO FULFILL OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITY TO REPLICATE OUR MISSION BY EDUCATING EDUCATORS. THIS YEAR, THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY, WE WELCOMED THREE FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS: ONE EACH FROM TANZANIA, MYANMAR AND THAILAND. THEY SPENT TWO WEEKS IN OUR CLASSROOMS TO LEARN ABOUT THE GVP APPROACH. THE FULBRIGHT PROGRAM IS THE U.S.GOVERNMENT'S FLAGSHIP INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM. WE ALSO WELCOMED A DELEGATION OF JORDANIAN EDUCATORS. THE GROUP WAS PART OF A U.S DEPARTMENT OF STATE GRANT PROGRAM THAT CREATED A PARTNERSHIP WITH FACULTY FROM GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY (GSU) AND UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA (UNG) FOR THE PRIOR TEN MONTHS. DURING THAT TIME, 40 ENGLISH TEACHERS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED AND UNDERDEVELOPED SCHOOLS IN JORDAN WERE SELECTED TO TAKE PART IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (TEFL) ONLINE COURSES DURING FALL 2021 AND SPRING 2022.THE FOURTH PILLAR OF GVP STRATEGIC PLAN FOCUSES ON SHARING OUR MODEL. TEACHER EXCHANGES LIKE THESE, COUPLED WITH GVP'S INVESTMENTS IN OUR OWN TEACHERS ARE WAYS IN WHICH WE SHARE AND EXPAND THE MESSAGE AND IMPACT OF OUR MISSION. ALONG THOSE SAME LINES, WE CREATED AND HAVE PUBLISHED ON OUR WEBSITE, A DOCUMENTATION OF OUR MODEL, WHICH CAN SERVE AS A GUIDE FOR OTHER EDUCATORS TEACHING CHILDREN WITH INTERRUPTED EDUCATION. AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE BEGAN THE INTAKE PROCESS FOR NEXT YEAR'S COHORT. ALREADY, WE HAVE 43 APPLICANTS TO FILL 20 OPEN SPACES. WE EXPECT 23 STUDENTS TO RETURN, FOR A TOTAL STUDENT BODY OF 43. LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR, WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR OUR SCHOOL. A NEW, LARGER SCHOOL BUS, MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM THE RUTH S. COLEMAN CHARITABLE FUND, WILL ENABLE US TO TRANSPORT STUDENTS TO SCHOOL IN ONE RUN, PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE A MORE EFFICIENT SCHOOL DAY. THE ACQUISITION OF A NEW BUS WILL ALLOW FOR FEWER COSTS FOR BUS RENTALS FOR WHOLE-SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS AND, FROM A STUDENT'S PERSPECTIVE, "WE CAN RIDE WITH OUR FRIENDS ON THE SAME BUS EVERY DAY." 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IN ADDITION, GVP HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE IRC. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT HAVE AN UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX LIABILITY AS OF JULY 31, 2023, AND 2022. ACCORDINGLY, NO TAX PROVISION OR LIABILITY HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. U.S. GAAP REQUIRES THE EVALUATION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURN AND RECOGNITION OF A TAX LIABILITY (OR ASSET) IF GVP HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE IRS. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE GVP, AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF JULY 31, 2023, AND 2022, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY (OR ASSET) OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. TRIBUTE 276943 210641 66302 2193 28151 35958 CLARKSTON COMMU 100674 94161 6513 6513 377617 304802 72815 2193 28151 42471 72815 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE GLOBAL VILLAGE PROJECT, INC. IS AN INNOVATIVE SPECIAL PURPOSE SCHOOL FOR REFUGEE GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN WITH INTERRUPTED SCHOOLING. THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO DEVELOP A STRONG EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EACH STUDENT WITHIN A CARING COMMUNITY USING A STRENGTHS-BASED APPROACH AND INTENSIVE INSTRUCTION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERACY, ACADEMIC SUBJECTS, AND THE ARTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR BEGAN IN AUGUST WITH 42 STUDENTS - 22 NEW AND 20 RETURNING. THIS YEAR, LIKE EVERY YEAR, ORIENTING THE FORM ONE STUDENTS TO HOW WE "DO" SCHOOL WAS A BIG FOCUS OF ATTENTION. OUR 12 SETS OF SISTERS POSED A PARTICULAR CHALLENGE. IN THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF SCHOOL, HAVING THEIR SISTERS IN THE SAME CLASSROOM WAS A SOURCE OF COMFORT. AS THEY SETTLED DOWN, REALIZING THAT OLDER AND YOUNGER SISTERS WERE IN THE SAME CLASS BECAME A SOURCE OF FRUSTRATION FOR STUDENTS, A REALITY WHICH UNDERSCORED OUR GROWING NEED FOR MORE CLASSROOM SPACE THAT ENABLES SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC DIFFERENTIATION. THIS YEAR, STUDENTS LEARNED FOUR INTERDISCIPLINARY UNITS: WELCOME UNIT (WHICH ORIENTATES STUDENTS TO THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND EACH OTHER), MIGRATIONS, WORLD TALES AND THE MARKETS UNIT, NEW THIS YEAR. IN THE MIGRATIONS UNIT, STUDENTS EXAMINED HUMAN MIGRATION AND ANIMAL MIGRATION AS ADAPTATIONS TO CHANGING ECOSYSTEMS. STUDENTS STUDIED PUSH/PULL FACTORS AS REASONS LIVING THINGS MIGRATE. SOME STUDENTS STUDIED ANIMALS SUCH AS MONARCH BUTTERFLIES, PENGUINS, AND WILDEBEESTS. OTHERS STUDIED HISTORICAL MIGRATIONS SUCH AS THE SILK ROAD, AMERICAN MIGRATION, AND THE SLAVE TRADE. THESE UNITS WERE BOLSTERED BY SPECIALS: A 12-WEEK-LONG CURRICULUM ON WOMEN'S HEALTH, SEVEN WEEKS OF INSTRUMENT LESSONS FOR THE UKULELE, THE KEYBOARD, AND AFRICAN DRUMS. REVVED UP KIDS, A LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, GAVE OUR GIRLS A LESSON IN SELF DEFENSE. THE GIRLS RECEIVED 32 WEEKS OF SPORTS EDUCATION WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SOCCER. THEY PARTICIPATED IN INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, STEAM, AND SOCIAL STUDIES INSTRUCTION. A VISITING ARTIST AT THE HIGH MUSEUM OF ART, TANYA AGUIIGA, CONDUCTED AN ART-MAKING SESSION, MAKING PAPEL PICADO - A MEXICAN FOLK ART FORM - WITH THE STUDENTS. THREE STUDENTS' WORK WAS SELECTED TO BE A PART OF AN EXHIBIT AT THE HIGH MUSEUM STARTING IN MAY. AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, CAREER WEEK BROUGHT IN OVER A DOZEN PROFESSIONALS FROM A WIDE RANGE OF FIELDS TO TALK ABOUT THEIR CAREERS. STUDENTS LEARNED ABOUT INTERNAL MEDICINE, DENTISTRY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND ENGINEERING. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS FROM DELTA AIR LINES TALKED ABOUT AND DEMONSTRATED THE MULTIPLE SKILLS THEY MUST HAVE AS PART OF THEIR JOBS, GIVING STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN HOW TO GIVE CPR AND HOW TO USE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. AS PART OF OUR YEARS-LONG PARTNERSHIP WITH PLAYMAKING FOR GIRLS, STUDENTS ALSO LISTENED TO SEVERAL GUEST SPEAKERS AND INSTRUCTORS INCLUDING A TRAUMA-INFORMED YOGA CLASS. ANOTHER ORGANIZATION, PAINT LOVE, DELIVERED A MULTI-WEEK VISUAL ART INSTRUCTION SESSION. GVP WAS FEATURED IN THE PUBLICATION OF THE BOOK, MAKING AMERICANS: STORIES OF HISTORIC STRUGGLES, NEW IDEAS, AND INSPIRATION IN IMMIGRANT EDUCATION. THE BOOK WEAVES CAPTIVATING STORIES ABOUT THE PAST, PRESENT, AND PERSONAL INTO AN INSPIRING VISION FOR HOW AMERICA CAN EDUCATE IMMIGRANT STUDENTS AND IN IT, GVP'S MODEL WAS PRESENTED AS A REPLICABLE MODEL FOR EDUCATORS AND POLICY-MAKERS. THE NUMBER OF LEARNING SCHOLARS WE WELCOME AT OUR SCHOOL EVERY YEAR IS A TESTAMENT TO THE GROWING DEMAND FOR EFFECTIVE MODELS OF INTERRUPTED EDUCATION. IT ALSO ENABLES US TO FULFILL OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITY TO REPLICATE OUR MISSION BY EDUCATING EDUCATORS. THIS YEAR, THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY, WE WELCOMED THREE FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS: ONE EACH FROM TANZANIA, MYANMAR AND THAILAND. THEY SPENT TWO WEEKS IN OUR CLASSROOMS TO LEARN ABOUT THE GVP APPROACH. THE FULBRIGHT PROGRAM IS THE U.S.GOVERNMENT'S FLAGSHIP INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM. WE ALSO WELCOMED A DELEGATION OF JORDANIAN EDUCATORS. THE GROUP WAS PART OF A U.S DEPARTMENT OF STATE GRANT PROGRAM THAT CREATED A PARTNERSHIP WITH FACULTY FROM GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY (GSU) AND UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA (UNG) FOR THE PRIOR TEN MONTHS. DURING THAT TIME, 40 ENGLISH TEACHERS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED AND UNDERDEVELOPED SCHOOLS IN JORDAN WERE SELECTED TO TAKE PART IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (TEFL) ONLINE COURSES DURING FALL 2021 AND SPRING 2022.THE FOURTH PILLAR OF GVP STRATEGIC PLAN FOCUSES ON SHARING OUR MODEL. TEACHER EXCHANGES LIKE THESE, COUPLED WITH GVP'S INVESTMENTS IN OUR OWN TEACHERS ARE WAYS IN WHICH WE SHARE AND EXPAND THE MESSAGE AND IMPACT OF OUR MISSION. ALONG THOSE SAME LINES, WE CREATED AND HAVE PUBLISHED ON OUR WEBSITE, A DOCUMENTATION OF OUR MODEL, WHICH CAN SERVE AS A GUIDE FOR OTHER EDUCATORS TEACHING CHILDREN WITH INTERRUPTED EDUCATION. AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE BEGAN THE INTAKE PROCESS FOR NEXT YEAR'S COHORT. ALREADY, WE HAVE 43 APPLICANTS TO FILL 20 OPEN SPACES. WE EXPECT 23 STUDENTS TO RETURN, FOR A TOTAL STUDENT BODY OF 43. LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR, WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR OUR SCHOOL. A NEW, LARGER SCHOOL BUS, MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM THE RUTH S. COLEMAN CHARITABLE FUND, WILL ENABLE US TO TRANSPORT STUDENTS TO SCHOOL IN ONE RUN, PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE A MORE EFFICIENT SCHOOL DAY. THE ACQUISITION OF A NEW BUS WILL ALLOW FOR FEWER COSTS FOR BUS RENTALS FOR WHOLE-SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS AND, FROM A STUDENT'S PERSPECTIVE, "WE CAN RIDE WITH OUR FRIENDS ON THE SAME BUS EVERY DAY." THAT'S SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS AT LEAST ANNUALLY. FURTHERMORE, BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM ANY DECISIONS WHERE CONFLICTS MAY ARISE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/HEAD OF SCHOOL IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FORM 990 ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.