2023-05-15T16:37:05-05:00 2022-12-31 231144520 TAIT WELLER & BAKER LLP 50 SOUTH 16TH STREET SUITE 2900 PHILADELPHIA PA 19102 990 2022-01-01 331215331 MARY'S MEALS USA INC MARY 8003854983 75 ORCHARD STREET BLOOMFIELD NJ 07003 JACOB ALLEN CHAIRMAN 8003854983 2023-05-15 1 JACOB ALLEN 999009999 0 HARRISON PEREIRA P00746867 2159798800 2023-05-08 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z JACOB ALLEN 75 ORCHARD STREET BLOOMFIELD NJ 07003 9911582 0 X WWW.MARYSMEALSUSA.ORG X 2008 FL TO RAISE DONATIONS TO (I) PROVIDE A DAILY MEAL IN A PLACE OF EDUCATION (CONT'D ON PAGE 38) FOR CHILDREN IN THE WORLD'S POOREST COMMUNITIES; (II) OCCASIONALLY PROVIDE RELIEF FOR THOSE SUFFERING, IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, AS A RESULT OF HUMANITARIAN CRISES, ESPECIALLY BY PROVIDING CARE FOR ORPHANED, ABANDONED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN; AND (III) RAISE AWARENESS OF POVERTY ISSUES THROUGH EDUCATION. MMUSA GRANTS SUCH DONATIONS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE MMUSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS THROUGH MARY'S MEALS INTERNATIONAL, HEADQUARTERED IN DALMALLY, SCOTLAND, FOR SPECIFIC COUNTRY PROGRAMS. 12 12 21 780 0 0 9783727 9896366 0 0 625 15216 5 0 9784357 9911582 8044332 8091897 0 0 1300103 1358879 0 0 305694 324656 427465 9669091 9878241 115266 33341 3234334 5575323 2377085 4684733 857249 890590 X TO RAISE DONATIONS TO (I) PROVIDE A DAILY MEAL IN A PLACE OF EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN THE WORLD'S POOREST COMMUNITIES; (II) OCCASIONALLY PROVIDE RELIEF FOR THOSE SUFFERING, IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, AS A RESULT OF HUMANITARIAN CRISES - CONTINUED ON PAGE 38 ESPECIALLY BY PROVIDING CARE FOR ORPHANED, ABANDONED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN; AND (III) RAISE AWARENESS OF POVERTY ISSUES THROUGH EDUCATION. MMUSA GRANTS SUCH DONATIONS AT THE DISCRETION OF ITS BOARD THROUGH MARY'S MEALS INTERNATIONAL, HEADQUARTERED IN DALMALLY, SCOTLAND, FOR SPECIFIC COUNTRY PROGRAMS. 0 0 8091897 8091897 MARY'S MEALS IS A SUCCESSFUL GLOBAL MOVEMENT THAT TRANSFORMS THE LIVES OF CHRONICALLY POOR CHILDREN WITH A SIMPLE MEAL. WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES, MARY'S MEALS INTERNATIONAL ESTABLISHES SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS THAT ATTRACT POOR CHILDREN INTO THE CLASSROOM, WHERE THEY RECEIVE AN EDUCATION THAT CAN FREE THEM FROM A LIFETIME OF POVERTY. SOURCING FOOD LOCALLY WHENEVER POSSIBLE, MARY'S MEALS OPERATES IN SOME OF THE WORLD'S POOREST, AND MOST REMOTE OR CONFLICT-RIDDEN COMMUNITIES. AT THE END OF 2022, MARY'S MEALS PROGRAMS WERE FEEDING 2,429,182 CHILDREN EVERY SCHOOL DAY ACROSS 18 COUNTRIES. THE COLLABORATIVE MARY'S MEALS FEEDING PROGRAM IS PARTICULARLY EFFICIENT AND SCALABLE, PROVIDING A MODEL THAT IS A SUSTAINABLE MEANS TO END WORLD HUNGER. (PLEASE SEE PAGE 38 FOR MORE INFORMATION) MARY'S MEALS USA PROVIDES GRANTS TO MARY'S MEALS INTERNATIONAL (MMI) TO FUND THE SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS. THESE GRANTS TO MMI CONTRIBUTED WITH THE GLOBAL MOVEMENT TO PROVIDE THE MEALS IN SCHOOL OR THROUGH COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTION IN PROGRAMS ACROSS FIVE CONTINENTS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES AT THE END OF 2022: BENIN, ECUADOR, ETHIOPIA, HAITI, INDIA, KENYA, LEBANON, LIBERIA, MADAGASCAR, MALAWI, MYANMAR, NIGER, SOUTH SUDAN, SYRIA, THAILAND, YEMEN, ZAMBIA, AND ZIMBABWE. THIS WORK IS SUPPORTED BY CONTINUED GROWTH OF FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE NETWORK OF MARY'S MEALS AFFILIATES.THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF MARY'S MEALS FEEDING PROGRAMS IN 2022 DEMONSTRATES THE EFFICIENCY OF THE MARY'S MEALS SCHOOL FEEDING MODEL, WHICH INVOLVES A NETWORK OF IN-COUNTRY VOLUNTEERS WHO PREPARE AND SERVE THE MEALS.BY GROWING THE GLOBAL MOVEMENT THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE A DAILY MEAL TO THE POOREST AND MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN, MARY'S MEALS PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN ALLOWING A LIFE CHANGING EDUCATION THAT CAN BREAK THE CYCLE OF CHRONIC POVERTY, WHICH MANY TIMES IS THE ROOT CAUSE OF HUNGER.IN 2022, MARY'S MEALS IN CONJUNCTION WITH IN-COUNTRY PARTNER FEEDBACK MADAGASCAR EXPANDED TO REACH 10,000 CHILDREN ACROSS 25 PLACES OF EDUCATION. COMMUNITIES IN MADAGASCAR HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE, INCREASED COST OF FOOD, POOR HARVESTS AND INCREASED COST OF LIVING, WHICH COMBINED REQUIRED URGENT HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE. APPROXIMATELY 42% OF CHILDREN UNDER AGE FIVE SUFFER CHRONIC MALNUTRITION.MARY'S MEALS EXPANDED REACH TO 5,972 NEW CHILDREN ACROSS FIVE SCHOOLS IN YEMEN THROUGH IN-COUNTRY PARTNER YEMEN AID. YEMEN CONTINUES TO BE THE WORST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN THE WORLD DUE TO THE LONGSTANDING CIVIL WAR. OVER 13 MILLION CHILDREN FACE EXTREME FOOD INSECURITY WITH 2.3 MILLION ON THE BRINK OF STARVATION.IN JUNE 2022, MARY'S MEALS EXPANDED ITS SOUTH SUDAN SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM WITH IN-COUNTRY PARTNER, MARY HELP ASSOCIATION (MHA) TO PROVIDE DAILY SCHOOL MEALS TO CHILDREN WHOSE FAMILIES OFTEN STRUGGLE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH ENOUGH TO EAT. THIS EXPANSION ENABLED MARY'S MEALS TO REACH A FURTHER 6,272 CHILDREN ACROSS 12 SCHOOLS IN SOUTH SUDAN. THANKS TO THIS EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIP, MARY'S MEALS IS FEEDING A TOTAL OF 70,869 CHILDREN THOUGH THE DIOCESE OF RUMBEK, A REGION THAT SUFFERS FROM EXTREME FOOD INSECURITY, WITH 65% OF THE POPULATION WITH INSUFFICIENT FOOD INTAKE.MARY'S MEALS WAS FEEDING OVER 110,000 CHILDREN EVERY SCHOOL DAY IN TURKANA, KENYA IN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT (ECD) CENTERS. AS A RESULT OF THE HUNGER CRISIS WHICH HAS RESULTED IN 10.5 MILLION PEOPLE IN KENYA, HAVING INSUFFICIENT FOOD CONSUMPTION, MARY'S MEALS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF KENYA TO IDENTIFY WAYS OF REACHING THOSE CHILDREN IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS WHO ARE IN GREAT NEED OF MARY'S MEALS. THE REQUIRED APPROVAL TO BEGIN FEEDING PROGRAMS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN TURKANA WAS GIVEN BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KENYA, AND MARY'S MEALS IS FEEDING 60,000 ADDITIONAL CHILDREN.AS 2022 CAME TO A CLOSE, ZAMBIA FACED HIGH LEVELS OF FOOD INSECURITY WITH 4.9 MILLION MEMBERS OF THE POPULATION CURRENTLY FACING "CRISIS OR "ABOVE CRISIS" LEVELS OF FOOD-BASED COPING STRATEGIES, MEANING THEY ARE EITHER COMPROMISING OR MISSING A MEAL, OR UNABLE TO MEET THEIR DAILY DIETARY NUTRITIONAL NEEDS. IN RESPONSE, MARY'S MEALS HAS EXPANDED ITS ZAMBIA PROGRAM TO REACH 35,000 ADDITIONAL CHILDREN IN 83 SCHOOLS IN 2022. AS A RESULT, MARY'S MEALS REACHED A TOTAL OF 374,000 CHILDREN ACROSS MULTIPLE DISTRICTS IN ZAMBIA.WE ARE PLEASED TO SHARE THAT THE AREAS WHERE MARY'S MEALS EXPANDED WERE IN COUNTRIES THAT FACED A VARIETY OF SIGNIFICANT ISSUES INCLUDING CONFLICT, THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND INCREASING COSTS OF FOOD. COMBINED, THESE CHALLENGES NEGATIVELY IMPACT LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND CHILDREN IN PARTICULAR. THE WORK OF MARY'S MEALS DEMONSTRATES THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE SERVICES WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED MOST. MARY'S MEALS USA REMAINS THANKFUL FOR THE SUPPORT RECEIVED TO FEED EACH CHILD THAT IS ABLE TO GET A MEAL IN A PLACE OF EDUCATION. 1015037 MARY'S MEALS USA ALSO FOCUSES ON EDUCATION AND AWARENESS RAISING PROGRAMS IN THE US ON THE IMPACT OF CHILD HUNGER AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS. THIS AWARENESS-RAISING PROGRAM PORTION OF THE WORK ALLOWS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE US VOLUNTEERS TO JOIN MARY'S MEALS AND BECOME ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN IN POVERTY. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS VISIT SCHOOLS, GROUPS, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO GIVE PRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE WORK OF MARY'S MEALS. MARY'S MEALS USA PROVIDES DOCUMENTARY FILMS, BROCHURES, AND OTHER MATERIALS TO SUPPORT THESE EFFORTS. REGULAR EMAILS AND LETTERS ARE SENT TO THOSE WHO HAVE REQUESTED UPDATES SO THE INFORMATION CAN BE SHARED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 9106934 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AK AL AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY MA MD ME MI MN MS NC ND NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WI WV DC X X CAROLYN FITZPATRICK 8003854983 75 ORCHARD STREET BLOOMFIELD NJ 07003 JACOB ALLEN CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALISON KLEIN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MAGNUS MACFARLANE BARROW PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL GEORGE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSETTE PERSSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE MALONEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AYLA FARNOS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL HEBERT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ENRICA ARENGI BENTIVOGLIO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GIL KIRKPATRICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMANDA BOWMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSANA MENDOZA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEAH SWINDON EXEC DIR. 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MARY'S MEALS INTERNATIONAL (MMI) HEADQUARTERS IS LOCATED IN SCOTLAND. FUNDS FROM THE U.S ARE WIRED TO MMI IN SCOTLAND AND SUBSEQUENTLY DISTRIBUTED TO THE SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS PER THE GRANT REQUEST WHICH AT THE END OF 2022 WERE AND CONTINUE TO BE LOCATED IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: BENIN, ECUADOR, ETHIOPIA, HAITI, INDIA, KENYA, LEBANON, LIBERIA, MADAGASCAR, MALAWI, MYANMAR, NIGER, SOUTH SUDAN, SYRIA, THAILAND, YEMEN, ZAMBIA, AND ZIMBABWE. 4078872 WIRE 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SCHOOL FEEDING. 3990679 WIRE 0 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN SCHOOL FEEDING. 22346 WIRE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: MARY'S MEALS USA UTILIZES SEVERAL METHODS TO MONITOR THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS AWARDED. THIS INCLUDES PERIODIC SITE VISITS BY MARY'S MEALS USA DIRECTORS AND STAFF AS WELL AS REGULAR REPORTS AND UPDATES ON THE MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING OF THE PROGRAMS BY MARY'S MEALS INTERNATIONAL, THE ORGANIZATION THAT MANAGES THE INTERNATIONAL WORK. THE PROGRAMS TEAM HAVE SKILLS AND EXPERTISE BOTH IN MARY'S MEALS INTERNATIONAL AND IN-COUNTRY TEAMS, INCLUDING MALAWI, LIBERIA, KENYA AND ZAMBIA. MARY'S MEALS INTERNATIONAL OVERSEES BUDGETS, PROCUREMENT, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING OF THE PROGRAMS. THERE ARE ROBUST CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES IN PLACE, INCLUDING FOR EXAMPLE, MARY'S MEALS MONITORS REGULARLY VISITING SCHOOLS TO ENSURE THE PRECIOUS INGREDIENTS PROVIDED ARE COOKED AND SERVED CORRECTLY AND DELIVERING TRAINING AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS ON ISSUES SUCH AS STOCK CONTROL, SAFE HANDLING AND COOKING OF THE FOOD, CHILD PROTECTION, SANITATION, ETC. THIS ENSURES WE KEEP OUR PROMISE TO THE HUNGRY CHILDREN WHO ARE PART OF OUR MISSION, THAT THEY WILL RECEIVE A MEAL IN A PLACE OF EDUCATION EACH DAY AT SCHOOL. REPORTING IS ALSO THOROUGH, WITH MARY'S MEALS INTERNATIONAL PROVIDING MARY'S MEALS USA WITH A COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL REPORT INCLUDING USE OF MMUSA GRANT FUNDS AND AN OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM GROWTH AND CHALLENGES EXPERIENCED THROUGH THE YEAR. THE REPORT INCLUDES THE NAMES OF ANY IMPLEMENTING PROGRAM PARTNERS, AS WELL AS UPDATES ON ALL OF THE MMI PROGRAMS, NUMBER OF CHILDREN FED AND COST PER CHILD. MARY'S MEALS INTERNATIONAL, THE SOLE MMUSA 2022 GRANT RECIPIENT OUTSIDE OF THE USA, IS SUBJECT TO AN AUDIT AND PROVIDES MARY'S MEALS USA AUDITED FINANCIAL REPORTS BY EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT AUDITORS RSM UK AUDIT LLP . PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: X 15 167535 FMV 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ONCE THE 990 IS PREPARED BY THE CPA FIRM, IT IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE MANAGEMENT AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. IT IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EVERY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MUST SUBMIT A STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHICH IS SIGNED ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THERE IS A COMPENSATION STUDY CONDUCTED WHICH IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD. IT IS BENCHMARKED FOR EVERYONE INCLUDING STAFF. THE RANGE OF SALARY IS BASED ON ORGANIZATION SIZE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT WHICH COMMENCED IN 2014.