2021-10-09T08:50:38-05:00 2020-12-31 341897225 HILL BARTH & KING LLC 100 WALNUT AVENUE CLARK NJ 07066 990 2020-01-01 205874831 INDEGO AFRICA PROJECT INDE 7184339732 21-21 41ST AVENUE NO 2E LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101 KAREN YELICK CHIEF EXEC. OFFICER 7184339732 2021-10-06 1 KAREN YELICK 999009999 THOMAS M ANGELO CPA P00968850 7323818887 2021-10-04 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z KAREN YELICK 21-21 41ST AVENUE NO 2E LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101 646208 0 X WWW.INDEGOAFRICA.ORG X 2006 NY INDEGO AFRICA PROJECT, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, HAS BEEN PROPELLING THE CREATION, GROWTH, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES IN AFRICA SINCE 2007, PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT THROUGH A GLOBAL MARKET FOR THEIR HANDMADE PRODUCTS AND INVESTING IN THEIR EDUCATION. OVER 2,000 ARTISANS HAVE PARTNERED WITH INDEGO AFRICA SINCE ITS INCEPTION. WHAT BEGAN AS A MODEL TO EMPOWER AND EDUCATE WOMEN IN POST-GENOCIDE RWANDA, HAS GROWN INTO A COMMITMENT TO HELP WOMEN, YOUTH, AND REFUGEES ACROSS AFRICA BECOME SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS. 12 12 9 11 0 0 377836 395215 0 0 13 16 143504 106276 521353 501507 0 0 0 0 330631 311992 0 0 14046 220811 161873 551442 473865 -30089 27642 199508 244541 71551 92281 127957 152260 X INDEGO AFRICA PROJECT, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, HAS BEEN PROPELLING THE CREATION, GROWTH, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES IN AFRICA SINCE 2007, PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT THROUGH A GLOBAL MARKET FOR THEIR HANDMADE PRODUCTS AND INVESTING IN THEIR EDUCATION. OVER 2,000 ARTISANS HAVE PARTNERED WITH INDEGO AFRICA SINCE ITS INCEPTION. WHAT BEGAN AS A MODEL TO EMPOWER AND EDUCATE WOMEN IN POST-GENOCIDE RWANDA, HAS GROWN INTO A COMMITMENT TO HELP WOMEN, YOUTH, AND REFUGEES ACROSS AFRICA BECOME SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS. 0 0 23749 OUR VOCATIONAL & BUSINESS TRAINING PROGRAM HELPS UNEMPLOYED YOUTH AND REFUGEES BUILD THE SKILLS TO INTEGRATE AND SUCCEED IN THE GLOBAL ARTISAN ECONOMY WITH THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES: MASTER A SPECIFIC HANDICRAFT TECHNIQUE FORM, REGISTER AND RUN AN INDEPENDENT WOMAN-OWNED COOPERATIVE BUSINESS BECOME INDEGO AFRICA SUPPLIERS AND PRODUCE HANDMADE GOODS FOR THE EXPORT MARKET OPEN BANK ACCOUNTS FOR THEIR BUSINESSES WITH INCOME EARNED JOIN THE IGICERI CREDIT UNION IN RWANDA, FOUNDED BY GRADUATES OF INDEGO'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IMPROVED LIVELIHOODS FOR THEMSELVES AND FINANCIAL ABILITY TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES. 24526 MARKET ACCESSPROVIDING ARTISANS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO EARN STEADY, SUSTAINABLE INCOME IS A KEY ELEMENT OF INDEGO'S MARKET-BASED IMPACT MODEL AND INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN. BY EXPLAINING PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND CONDUCTING QUALITY CONTROL OUR PRODUCTION TEAMS IN AFRICA HELP REINFORCE OUR PARTNERS' PRACTICAL SKILLS WITH THE ONSITE GUIDANCE THEY NEED TO CREATE HIGH QUALITY PRODUCTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL EXPORT MARKET. INDEGO ACTED SWIFTLY IN APRIL 2020 TO COUNTER-ACT THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON OUR ARTISAN PARTNERS, INCLUDING LOCKDOWNS IN THEIR COUNTRIES AND SHUTTERED STORES IN THE US WHERE THEIR PRODUCTS ARE SOLD. WE CREATED AN ARTISAN LIVELIHOOD PROTECTION FUND TO SUPPORT STEADY ORDERS, DESPITE LACK OF CLIENT DEMAND, WITH INDEGO BEARING THE COMMERCIAL RISK OF BUILDING UP INVENTORY. 365521 LEADERSHIP AND TECHNOLOGY TRAINING:INDEGO AFRICA'S YOUNG LEADERS ACADEMY PROVIDES GRADUATES OF OUR VACATIONAL & BUSINESS TRAINING PROGRAM IN RWANDA WITH THE ADVANCED BUSINESS EDUCATION AND INTENSIVE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING THEY NEED TO ENHANCE THE PRODUCTIVITY OF THEIR COOPERATIVES AND SPREADHEAD CHANCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. BY ADDRESSING A GAP IN ADVANCED ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING AVAILABLE TO YOUNG PEOPLE, WE'RE HELPING BUILD THE NEXT GENERATION OF FEMALE LEADERS IN AFRICA. OVER HALF OF THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY GRADUATES STARTED NEW ENTERPRISES AND 82% OF GRADUATES NOW HOLD NEW LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AT THEIR COOPERATIVES, INDEGO AFRICA'S TECHNOLOGY TRAINING FOR THE WORKPLACE PROGRAM PROVIDES YOUNG COLLEGE GRADUATES IN RWANDA AND GHANA WITH TECHNOLOGY TRAINING, JOB APPLICATION GUIDANCE, AND BUSINESS SOFT SKILLS TO HELP THEM ENTER AND SUCCEED IN THE WORKFORCE. IT IS PART OF OUR GROWING MISSION TO PROVIDE DIGITAL ENTREPRENUERSHIP RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE BROADER COMMUNITIES WHERE WE WORK. 100% OF GRADUATES IMPROVED THEIR COMPUTER SKILLS AND OVER HALF WERE EMPLOYED BY THE END OF EACH FIVE WEEK WORKSHOP. 413796 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 9 1 0 1 RW GH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X ORGANIZATION 7184339732 21-21 41ST AVENUE NO 2E LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101 KAREN YELICK CEO 40.00 X X 12000 0 0 JOSEPH OWENS CFO 20.00 X X 0 0 0 MATTHEW T MITRO CHAIRMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER BIROSAK V.CHAIRMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 RYAN LESTER SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN G FORESTA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CONOR FRENCH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH LYNCH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PUNEET MANSHARAMANI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE CORDES STEPHENSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SELOM TETTEH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LYNDSAY ABRAMS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 12000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 957 394258 395215 16 16 184 957 184 0 250793 144517 106276 106276 501507 0 0 106292 12000 2145 9855 267014 257012 10002 12990 11691 390 909 19988 18565 706 717 32878 32878 6359 6359 13075 11114 1961 1236 1174 62 4666 4433 233 50400 50400 4167 3959 208 4297 2578 1719 RWANDA EDUCATIONAL PROG 20863 20863 MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM 11451 11451 MISCELLANEOUS 8204 8204 GHANA EDUCATIONAL PROGR 2886 2886 1391 962 180 249 473865 413796 46023 14046 109178 150178 15250 25039 70984 63244 4096 680 0 5400 199508 244541 71551 73737 15000 0 3544 71551 92281 X 94853 135080 33104 17180 127957 152260 199508 244541 X 27642 -3339 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 591574 319265 417086 377836 395215 2100976 591574 319265 417086 377836 395215 2100976 132974 1968002 184 113 17 13 16 343 2101319 576738 0.93660 0.97600 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN 3544 3544 X 508508 10156 -3339 6817 501691 -184 -184 501507 484205 10156 184 10340 473865 0 473865 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATIONS INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX EXEMPT STATUS OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO TAX ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAXES. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CURRENCY EXCHANGE LOSS -3,339. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT FUNDRASING COSTS -184. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT FUNDRAISING COSTS 184. RWANDA AND GHANA 2 9 PROGRAM SERVICES TRAINING AND MARKET ACCESS 248463 0 9 0 0 0 9 248463 0 248463 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: RYAN LESTER BOARD MEMBER WORKING CAPITAL X 15000 15000 0 1 1 15000 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B COPY OF THE FORM 990 AND ALL UNDERLYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM 990 WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, THE ORGANIZATION SURVEYS ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AS TO ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 PERSONNEL COMMITTEE REVIEWS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION ANNUALLY BY REVIEWING ORGANIZATION'S BUDGET AND LOCAL/STATE NONPROFIT COMPETITORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DRAFT VERSIONS OF THE FORM 990 AND ALL UNDERLYING FINANACIAL STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO MANAGEMENT AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM 990 WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CURRENCY EXCHANGE LOSS -3,339. FORM 990 PART XI THE BOARD HAS AN ESTABLISHED FINANCE COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE THE SELECTION AND AUDIT PROCESS