2024-11-12T15:58:26-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 760678774 RELIEF NETWORK MINISTRIES INC RELI 2815353553 PO BOX 1307 LEAGUE CITY TX 775741307 Ambrose Okorie President 8323853229 2024-11-07 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X www.reliefnetworks.org X X 181661 X 170720 1500 0 0 0 0 0 0 9441 8191 1250 0 0 0 0 173470 39257 0 20700 1133 18250 3039 31865 114244 59226 61219 7362 127807 X 31831 31297 28200 28200 52299 80391 112330 139888 51111 12081 61219 127807 RNM exists to provide access to safe domestic water, medical relief, and vocational job skills training to the poor and needy in various communities; and in particular, the 3rd World Countries - with the current focus on Nigeria and the Niger Republic in West Africa, Widows job skills and Orphanage care through partnerships in India, and Nigeria. Furthermore, RNM is committed to addressing the need to remove conditions that lead to abject poverty, cycles of disease, and ill health, especially among children and women through sustainable development. Working with donor partners and volunteers, RNM focuses on reducing shortages of sanitary water as it shares the gospel of Christ the living water to improve school attendance, health & hygiene habits for the desperately poor. RNM also uses solar power for safe Water Access, and Hygiene education as a tool for its integral mission, thereby using the opportunity to share the love of Christ through its intentional gospel proclamation. We had 2 fundraising campaigns in 2023 during the 2nd quarter in April - a Walk 4 Water and the October Water Relief Gala events to raise money for the ministry. Both functions were reasonably well attended by about 135 different volunteers for the Walk and some 85 attendees to the Gala Dinner fundraiser. We also used the Textedly Online Text Messaging and the September 9/11 Shell Oil Company Heroes Program to help us raise some matching funds to reach the minimum public support level of 33% of the funds raised in 2023 as well as during the "Giving Tuesday" cause awareness in November. The majority of our funds came from the 3-year grants from the Giles family foundation. We also got a few specific water well project funding from individual donors and partners like the Dominion Church in Dickinson, Texas that partnered with RNM to do a few projects early in 2023. Some of our drilling equipment that were out of service and aging badly were sold in late 2023 and the funds applied towards well drilling projects, and our Workshop site construction in Nigeria. RNM also funded the remodeling of the Boys Orphanage in India, built them a toilet, and drilled a new well at their location that is shared with the villagers in CHIBROLE and helped renovate the church they attend. Similarly, the first Orphanage building construction was helped with funding to do some foundation work and pillar installation before the local leaders paused the project citing some need for a particular permit. Our teams continue to work on Health & Hygiene education everywhere to make significant hygiene behavior changes among women and children in the WASH programs. Overall, we completed some 45 well projects (new, and rehabs) with some 38 well site visits in both countries to prior year projects to ensure their functionality, reinforce hygiene training, provide food, and gifts of clothing, etc. as we share the gospel of Christ as the need arises and among those interested in learning more about the love of Jesus Christ. 39257 X 93244 Other international charity work we did was to provide food, and support for staff/teachers at 4 Orphanages / Widow Care ministries or partners in India and did a water well rehab for an Orphanage in Nigeria. Provided a motorbike to Orphanage 2 in India for food and miscellaneous transportation services. We also provided Tailoring training to some 18 young Indian Ladies and Widows in Andra Pradesh State, as well as provided additional sewing machines for them. 12500 X 12500 Finally, we invested in our Workshop landed property in Aba, Abia State by rebuilding part of the fallen fencing; adding a security gate raised the land from flood plains by sand-filling it plus a topping off with some crushed rocks and constructed the Gate House for Security into the Workshop premises. 8500 8500 114244 Dr Ambrose S O Okorie President / Founder 32 19200 0 18000 Michael D Smith Secretary 2 0 0 0 Cyril E Okeke Treasurer 3.00 0 0 0 Emile Chuck Toups Director - Strategy and Planning 2 0 0 0 David Durkin Director V-TEN 2 0 0 0 Lisa Kurrass Board Co-Chair/Events Director 2 0 0 0 Saima Okorie WASH Director/Medical Missions 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cyril E Okeke TREASURER PO BOX 1307 LEAGUE CITY TX 775741307 8326926348 1 NI 1 NI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 69822 89821 116771 124630 181661 582705 5565 0 0 0 0 5565 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75387 89821 116771 124630 181661 588270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 588270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46000 21679 0 1500 69179 75387 135821 138450 124630 183161 657449 0.89478 0.87170 0 0 X Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 Interest realized from 9 months CD with ACU of Texas on Workshop reserve account in 2023 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2023 Water Relief Gala 26890 1500 25390 0 0 1000 3000 799 3067 Walk for Water Event 5500 0 5500 0 0 0 0 0 2250 0 32390 1500 30890 0 0 1000 3000 799 5317 10116 20774 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Other Water Well Projects done in Nigeria and India;19865|Orphanage and Widow Care in India and Nigeria;12000^Total;31865^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 Description;Amount^Refunds;1400|Uncollectible pledges and losses;3962|Depreciation in Chinese Rig Fair Market Value FMV;2000^Total;7362^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 Description;EOY Amount^Drilling tools and supplies;1750|Computer or PC parts;1060|Investment funding;10262|Investment or CD with ACU of Texas;50000|Other Misc Assets;3819|FMV of 2 Old Small Chinese Rigs in Nigeria;13500^Total;80391^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Visa Credit card Amegy bank We had to wait for the Bookkeeping and Accounting company to complete and review the accounts and transactions before filing. Further there was severe weather emergency declarations in Texas that impacted power and internet stability in our area between January and May 2024 necessitating our filing for extension.