2020-08-17T13:51:50-05:00 2019-12-31 990 2019-01-01 455303190 THE ASLAN PROJECT INC ASLA 2025079671 1140 THIRD STREET NE SUITE 200 WASHINGTON DC 20002 BENJAMIN NALETTE TREASURER 2025079671 2020-08-17 138.88.126.93 2020-08-17 12:34:45 ED P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 70EF866288D209F4B28A632C4D97518E3E8FBB83 2019 2020-11-06 18:47:13Z JULIE BROAS 1140 THIRD STREET NE SUITE 200 WASHINGTON DC 20002 516154 0 X ASLANPROJECT.ORG X 2012 DE THE MISSION OF THE ASLAN PROJECT, INC. IS TO PROMOTE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO PEDIATRIC CANCER TREATMENT BY SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE AND LOCALLY SUPPORTED HEALTH SYSTEMS IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES (LMICS) THAT RECOGNIZE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS OF CARE. 11 11 2 0 0 0 352835 498804 0 0 3 2 0 -20903 352838 477903 86859 75857 0 0 205787 157493 0 0 34663 147592 138246 440238 371596 -87400 106307 179382 277881 10807 2999 168575 274882 X THE MISSION OF THE ASLAN PROJECT, INC. IS TO PROMOTE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO PEDIATRIC CANCER TREATMENT BY SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE AND LOCALLY SUPPORTED HEALTH SYSTEMS IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES (LMICS) THAT RECOGNIZE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS OF CARE. 0 0 261712 75857 MOST CHILDHOOD CANCERS ARE CURABLE AT A LOW COST. IN HIGH-RESOURCE COUNTRIES, MORE THAN 80% OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER SURVIVE. ELSEWHERE, THE REVERSE IS TRUE: THE VAST MAJORITY OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER DIE, OFTEN IN GREAT PAIN.THE ASLAN PROJECT IS COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING THIS DISPARITY.THE ASLAN PROJECT IS A WASHINGTON, DC-BASED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES EQUITABLE ACCESS TO PEDIATRIC CANCER TREATMENT BY BUILDING SUSTAINABLE AND LOCALLY SUPPORTED HEALTH SYSTEMS IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES (LMICS). TO ADDRESS INEQUALITIES OF CARE, WE COLLABORATE WITH NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, MAJOR HOSPITALS, AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS WITHIN LMICS TO TRAIN LOCAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO RECOGNIZE PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT CANCERS EARLY, DIAGNOSE THEM ACCURATELY, AND TREAT THEM EFFECTIVELY AND COMPASSIONATELY. FOUNDED IN 2012, OUR MODEL IS BOTH HOLISTIC AND REPLICABLE, EMPHASIZING A STRONG STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT WHILE ALLOWING FOR FLEXIBILITY IN OUR PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS. ITS COMPONENTS INCLUDE:- CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING: OUR WORLD-RENOWNED VOLUNTEER MEDICAL TEAM TEACHES LOCAL DOCTORS, NURSES, PHARMACISTS, AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AT THEIR LOCAL HOSPITALS AND ABROAD TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT PEDIATRIC CANCERS AND TO TRAIN FUTURE SPECIALISTS. - COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY SUPPORT SYSTEMS: THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOS), WE ENSURE THAT CHILDREN IN TREATMENT AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE PROVIDED WITH HOUSING, COUNSELING, AND OTHER VITAL PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORTS NECESSARY TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF TREATMENT ABANDONMENT.- OTHER ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURES: WE WORK WITH LOCAL HOSPITALS TO ENSURE THERE ARE SEPARATE UNITS DEDICATED TO THE TREATMENT OF PEDIATRIC CANCER, TO FACILITATE LOW-COST PROCUREMENT OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND MEDICATIONS, AND TO INTRODUCE DATA COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT PROCESSES. OUR IMPACTSINCE 2011, WE HAVE SPEARHEADED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT CANCER HEALTH SYSTEM IN ETHIOPIA, A COUNTRY THAT FACES A PROJECTED 6,000 TO 8,000 NEW CASES OF CHILDHOOD CANCER ANNUALLY. WE PILOTED OUR FIRST PROJECT AT TIKUR ANBESSA SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL (TASH) IN ADDIS ABABA IN 2013, WITH SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS, INCLUDING:- THE FIRST DEDICATED PEDIATRIC CANCER UNIT IN ETHIOPIA'S HISTORY;- ETHIOPIA'S INAUGURAL PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM THAT GRADUATED THE COUNTRY'S FIRST LOCALLY TRAINED PEDIATRIC CANCER DOCTORS;- SPECIALIZED PEDIATRIC CANCER CARE INSTRUCTION IN NURSING, PATHOLOGY, AND PHARMACY; AND- PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL NGOS TO PROVIDE FREE HOUSING, COUNSELING, TRANSPORTATION, NUTRITION, EDUCATION, AND OTHER SUPPORTS TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES, WHICH HAS REDUCED THE RATE OF TREATMENT ABANDONMENT BY MORE THAN 70%.IN 2015, WE SUCCESSFULLY EXPORTED THIS MODEL TO JIMMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (JUMC) IN SOUTHWESTERN ETHIOPIA, WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH (FMOH) AND GLOBAL ACTORS SUCH AS THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY. AS JUMC HAD NO PRIOR ONCOLOGY CAPABILITY, OUR INITIAL EFFORTS FOCUSED ON BUILDING CAPACITY IN PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY NURSING, PATHOLOGY, AND PHARMACY. IN MAY 2016, WE LAUNCHED A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IN PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY AND CO-HOSTED THE COUNTRY'S FIRST WORKSHOP ON CHILDHOOD CANCER. THE 22-BED JUMC PEDIATRIC CANCER UNIT OPENED IN AUGUST 2016 AND, WITH CAPACITY LEVELS EXCEEDING 90%, HAS SINCE TREATED MORE THAN 300 CHILDREN.IN 2019, WE SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE FMOH TO LAUNCH A NATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY AT TASH AS WELL AS INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE STANDARDS OF PEDIATRIC CANCER CARE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. IN RECOGNITION OF OUR EXPERTISE AND IMPACT, OUR MEDICAL DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO THE TASK FORCE CHARGED WITH ESTABLISHING THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR BUILDING PEDIATRIC CANCER PROGRAMS AT ETHIOPIA'S NATIONAL HOSPITALS.IN ADDITION TO OUR TRANSFORMATIVE WORK IN ETHIOPIA, OUR MEDICAL FACULTY IS ASSISTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PEDIATRIC CANCER PROGRAM AT GERTRUDE'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN NAIROBI, KENYA AND PROVIDES EXPERT MENTORING AND INSTRUCTION TO PAKISTAN'S PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY WORKFORCE. THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS, WE SEEK TO DEMONSTRATE THAT PEDIATRIC CANCERS CAN BE TREATED AND CURED IN LOW-RESOURCE SETTINGS JUST AS THEY ARE IN MORE PROSPEROUS COUNTRIES. 261712 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA CT DE DC FL MD MA MO NJ NY NC OH PA VA X X THE ASLAN PROJECT INC 2025079671 1140 THIRD STREET NE SUITE 200 WASHINGTON DC 20002 SMITH YEWELL PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DR AZIZA SHAD VICE PRESIDENT 20.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY LOUISE COHEN SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN NALETTE TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 STUART HIMELFARB DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR MESKEREM ASRESAHEGN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG KLINE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAPHNE HIMEFARB DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR TENAGUE HAILE-MARIAM MD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN SCHERR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARY GRACE FISHER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE BROAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 150000 0 0 150000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 196595 302209 498804 2 2 17195 196595 38251 -21056 -21056 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 153 153 153 477903 155 0 -21056 75857 75857 150000 87053 38363 24584 7493 4349 1916 1228 17294 17294 5158 4303 855 13412 9451 801 3160 4550 3362 302 886 4574 4574 72826 72826 7969 1705 4442 1822 OTHER EXPENSES 8874 1898 4947 2029 CHARITABLE AND OTHER RE 3097 662 1727 708 GRAPHICS/VIDEOS/PHOTOS 492 246 246 371596 261712 75221 34663 152168 275954 21047 6167 1927 179382 277881 10807 2999 10807 2999 X 92027 264922 76548 9960 168575 274882 179382 277881 106307 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 447925 511179 371203 352835 418499 2101641 447925 511179 371203 352835 418499 2101641 786458 1315183 15 77 22 3 2 119 153 153 2101913 0.62570 0.62830 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 872002 355848 355848 516154 -38251 -38251 477903 765695 355848 38251 394099 371596 0 371596 PART X, LINE 2: ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PROVIDES CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE PROJECT PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR WHICH MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019 THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2016 THROUGH 2019, REMAINS OPEN WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURSDICTION AND THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE PROJECT FILES TAX RETURNS. IT IS THE PROJECT'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EVENT EXPENSES PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EVENT EXPENSES 1 AFRICA 0 0 SUPPORTING THE GROWTH OF PEDIATRIC CANCER HEALTH SYSTEMS PEDIATRIC CANCER HEALTH SYSTEMS 75857 0 0 0 0 0 0 75857 0 75857 AFRICA TRAINING AND OTHER SUPPORT TO PROMOTE THE GROWTH OF ETHIOPIAN PEDIATRIC CANCER HEALTH SYSTEMS 63957 WIRE FMV STIPENDS TO ETHIOPIAN PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGIST-ONCOLOGISTS AFRICA 2 11900 WIRE FMV 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: ALL GRANTS TO FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS ARE BASED ON WRITTEN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING RELATED TO ASLAN'S ONGOING PROGRAM ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PEDIATRIC CANCER HEALTH SYSTEMS IN ETHIOPIA AND KENYA. ASLAN STRICTLY MONITORED THE GRANTS, WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE GRANTEES, AND ENSURED THAT THE GRANTS ARE FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES. PART I, LINE 3: GRANT EXPENSES ARE RECORDED IN THE YEAR UNCONDITIONALLY PLEDGED. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: DC FUNDRAISING EVENT 159320 151500 7820 6785 20000 NY FUNDRAISING EVENT 54470 45095 9375 11466 213790 196595 17195 18251 20000 38251 -21056 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 MARY LOUISE COHEN AND MARY GRACE FISHER ARE RELATIVES FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS CIRCULATED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS SIGNED BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS. ADDITIONALLY, ALL NEW BOARD MEMBERS SIGN IT PRIOR TO THEIR FIRST BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE SALARIES ARE DETERMIEND BASED ON A DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF THE AVERAGE RANGE OF SALARIES FOR THE RELEVANT POSITION WITHIN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN WASHINGTON, DC WITH OUR GENERAL INCOME LEVEL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REASONABLE REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION.