2019-05-15T15:51:54-05:00 2018-12-31 231144520 TAIT WELLER & BAKER LLP 50 SOUTH 16TH STREET SUITE 2900 PHILADELPHIA PA 19102 990 2018-01-01 331215331 MARY'S MEALS USA INC MARY 8003854983 75 ORCHARD STREET BLOOMFIELD NJ 07003 ANA L DIEZ DE RIVERA-LAFFONT CHAIRMAN 8003854983 2019-05-15 1 STACY CULLEN P00974308 2159798800 2019-05-09 50.239.110.162 2019-05-15 16:51:44 ED P A4BF3E6FED897BEA479E65A428327275E916FE0C A4BF3E6FED897BEA479E65A428327275E916FE0C 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z ANA L DIEZ DE RIVERA-LAF 75 ORCHARD STREET BLOOMFIELD NJ 07003 5426397 0 X WWW.MARYSMEALSUSA.ORG X 2008 FL 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, 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 8 660 0 0 5849760 5419698 0 0 1423 6599 0 100 5851183 5426397 5174329 4878132 0 0 372439 360390 0 0 241074 238266 257842 5785034 5496364 66149 -69967 3736774 2808746 3395848 2537787 340926 270959 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 35 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 4878132 4878132 MARY'S MEALS USA PROVIDES GRANTS TO MARY'S MEALS INTERNATIONAL (MMI) TO FUND ITS SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS, PROVIDING ONE NUTRITIOUS MEAL EVERY SCHOOL DAY TO VULNERABLE CHILDREN LIVING IN SOME OF THE WORLD'S POOREST COMMUNITIES. THESE MEALS SERVED BY VOLUNTEERS AT SCHOOLS REDUCE HUNGER AMONG CHILDREN, INCREASE SCHOOL ENROLLMENT LEVELS, IMPROVE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND HELP TO ELIMINATE ABSENCES ATTRIBUTED TO HUNGER. THE CONSISTENT MEALS FOR CHILDREN REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL, INCREASE FEELINGS OF HAPPINESS AT SCHOOL AND DECREASE LEVELS OF ANXIETY DUE TO HUNGER. THE RESEARCH OBSERVED AN INCREASED SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION AMONG VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. IN 2017, MMUSA'S THREE LARGEST PROGRAM GRANTS SUPPORTED MARY'S MEALS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS IN MALAWI, LIBERIA AND ZAMBIA.BY THE END OF 2018, MARY'S MEALS INTERNATIONAL SUPPORTED 1,425,013 CHILDREN ACROSS 18 COUNTRIES. THE MAJORITY ARE LIVING IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, AND OTHERS ARE IN ASIA, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN.THE FOLLOWING ARE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE GROWTH OF MARY'S MEALS PROGRAMS OVER THE PAST YEAR. DURING 2018, MARY'S MEALS' GLOBAL PROGRAMS GREW BY AN AMAZING 194,842 CHILDREN. IN THIS TIME, WE RESPONDED TO THE CRISIS IN SOUTH SUDAN AND DELIVERED AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY FLOODING IN INDIA. WE ALSO LAUNCHED OUR FEEDING PROGRAMS IN TWO NEW COUNTRIES, BRINGING MARY'S MEALS TO CHILDREN IN MADAGASCAR AND ZIMBABWE. IN HAITI, WE BEGAN A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH SUMMITS EDUCATION, FEEDING AT 26 NEW SCHOOLS IN THE CENTRAL PLATEAU REGION IN MARCH, WELCOMING A FURTHER 5,884 CHILDREN INTO THE MARY'S MEALS GLOBAL FAMILY. MARY'S MEALS HAS BEEN OPERATING IN HAITI SINCE 2006, A COUNTRY IN WHICH 24.9% OF THE POPULATION LIVES BELOW THE INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE OF $1.90 (PPP) A DAY. HAITI IS STILL RECOVERING FROM NATURAL DISASTERS SUCH AS THE 2010 EARTHQUAKE AND, MORE RECENTLY, HURRICANE MATTHEW. A DAILY MEAL IN A PLACE OF EDUCATION OFFERS THE CHANCE OF A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S POOREST CHILDREN. IN JUNE WE RESPONDED TO THE ONGOING CRISIS IN SOUTH SUDAN. ONE IN EVERY THREE SCHOOLS IN SOUTH SUDAN HAS BEEN DESTROYED OR FORCED TO CLOSE SINCE CONFLICT BEGAN IN 2013 AND AN ESTIMATED 2.2 MILLION SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE NOT ATTENDING SCHOOL. THE GENEROUS RESPONSE TO MARY'S MEALS' SOUTH SUDAN CRISIS CAMPAIGN ALLOWED US TO REACH CHILDREN AT A FURTHER FIVE SCHOOLS, MEANING THAT WE ARE NOW REACHING A TOTAL OF 24,443 CHILDREN IN 45 SCHOOLS THROUGH OUR PARTNER, THE DIOCESE OF RUMBEK. WE ALSO EXPANDED OUR PROGRAM IN ALEPPO, SYRIA, TO A FURTHER FOUR SCHOOLS REACHING APPROXIMATELY 1,500 ADDITIONAL CHILDREN. IN JULY, WE LAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAM IN MADAGASCAR. WE ARE NOW REACHING 285 CHILDREN IN PRISON WITH DAILY MEALS THROUGH OUR PARTNER, GRANDIR DIGNEMENT, WHICH PROVIDES EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING. THE CHILDREN, AS YOUNG AS EIGHT, ARE LIVING IN DIRE CONDITIONS AND THERE IS NO CONSISTENT FOOD PROVISION. IN JULY, WE EXPANDED OUR PROGRAM IN INDIA TO A FURTHER SIX SCHOOLS IN DELHI, BIHAR AND JHARKHAND TO SUPPORT AN ADDITIONAL 2,191 CHILDREN. IN AUGUST, THE STATE OF KERALA IN INDIA EXPERIENCED THE WORST FLOODING TO HIT THE REGION IN MORE THAN A CENTURY, WHICH LEFT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HOMELESS AND IN DESPERATE NEED OF IMMEDIATE HELP. IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE DISASTER, MARY'S MEALS WORKED WITH BREAD, OUR LONGSTANDING PARTNER IN INDIA, AND AROUND 60 VOLUNTEERS, TO DELIVER ESSENTIAL FOOD SUPPLIES AND COOKING EQUIPMENT TO FAMILIES IN DESPERATE NEED OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE. IN 2018, MARY'S MEALS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED SEVERAL EXPANSIONS IN MALAWI, DURING MARCH, APRIL, MAY AND SEPTEMBER. DURING THE YEAR, WE EXPANDED INTO A FURTHER 144 SCHOOLS IN THE BLANTYRE, ZOMBA, NENO, MWANZA AND CHIKWAWA DISTRICTS AND REACHED AN ADDITIONAL 76,117 CHILDREN. WE ARE NOW FEEDING MORE THAN ONE MILLION CHILDREN EVERY SCHOOL DAY IN MALAWI, REPRESENTING 32% OF THE PRIMARY SCHOOL POPULATION. BY THE END OF 2018, WE WERE REACHING 121,283 VULNERABLE CHILDREN AT 505 SCHOOLS ACROSS FIVE COUNTIES IN LIBERIA. THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2014 AND DOUBLED DURING 2018. WE ARE NOW REACHING THE MAJORITY OF SCHOOLS IN THE MAMBWE AND CHIPATA DISTRICTS, PROVIDING A MUCH-NEEDED DAILY MEAL AT SCHOOL TO 119,315 CHRONICALLY HUNGRY CHILDREN.AT THE END OF 2018, MARY'S MEALS WERE BEING SERVED TO 1,425,013 CHILDREN ACROSS 18 COUNTRIES. 223766 EDUCATING AND BUILDING AWARENESS IN THE UNITED STATES ON CHILD HUNGER IN THE WORLD'S POOREST COUNTRIES IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF OUR PROGRAMS. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS VISIT SCHOOLS, GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO GIVE PRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE WORK OF MARY'S MEALS. MARY'S MEALS USA PROVIDES DVD'S, 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. 5101898 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 8 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 ANA DIEZ DE RIVERA-LAFFONT 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 GINEVRA CALTAGIRONE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VICTORIA VARGAS D'AGOSTINO 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 LEAH SWINDON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(11/5/18-PRESENT) 40.00 X 10845 0 0 PATRICIA BURNS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(UNTIL 11/4/18) 40.00 X 90874 0 0 101719 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 217658 5202040 95550 5419698 6599 6599 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 100 100 100 5426397 0 0 6699 4878132 4878132 101720 37636 28482 35602 192198 71114 53815 67269 39121 14475 10954 13692 27351 10120 7658 9573 450 450 5750 5750 82385 30482 23068 28835 57570 30404 1451 25715 5862 2638 293 2931 16192 5991 4534 5667 29134 20394 1457 7283 788 512 79 197 9131 9131 ONLINE PROCESSING FEES 39199 39199 REGISTRATION 11143 6270 4873 BROKERAGE FEES 238 238 5496364 5101898 153392 241074 X 26076 13038 0 13038 100 100 2222651 2792534 1500000 352 1229 6071 7222 16600 16600 0 0 7600 7661 3736774 2808746 34525 37787 3361323 2500000 3395848 2537787 X 233933 270959 106993 0 340926 270959 3736774 2808746 -69967 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3493344 4178707 4045191 5849760 5419698 22986700 3493344 4178707 4045191 5849760 5419698 22986700 5270204 17716496 40 57 111 1174 6599 7981 100 100 200 22994881 0.77050 0.70620 X 1600 1600 0 15000 15000 0 0 X 5426397 0 5426397 0 5426397 5496364 0 5496364 0 5496364 PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT HAS REVIEWED THE TAX POSITIONS FOR EACH OF THE OPEN TAX YEARS TAKEN (2015-2017) OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE ORGANIZATION'S 2018 TAX RETURN AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EUROPE FEED CHILDREN IN 18 OF THE WORLD'S POOREST COUNTRIES (SEE PAGE 34) MARY'S MEALS INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS IS LOCATED IN SCOTLAND. FUNDS FROM THE U.S ARE WIRED TO MMI IN SCOTLAND AND SUBSEQUENTLY DISTRIBUTED TO THE SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS IN 18 OF THE WORLD'S POOREST COUNTRIES WHICH ARE: MALAWI, LIBERIA, ZAMBIA, MYANMAR, ECUADOR, HAITI, INDIA, KENYA, SOUTH SUDAN, THAILAND, UGANDA, ZIMBABWE, MADAGASCAR, ROMANIA, ETHIOPIA, LEBANON, SYRIA & BENIN PER THE GRANT REQUEST FOR SCHOOL FEEDING. 2047798 WIRE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SCHOOL FEEDING. 1762360 WIRE EUROPE SCHOOL FEEDING. 660000 WIRE CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN SCHOOL FEEDING. 301902 WIRE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA SCHOOL FEEDING. 81201 WIRE SOUTH ASIA SCHOOL FEEDING. 22771 WIRE 19 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 AND LIBERIA. MARY'S MEALS INTERNATIONAL, MARY'S MEALS MALAWI AND MARY'S MEALS LIBERIA OVERSEE BUDGETS, PROCUREMENT, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING OF THE PROGRAMS. THERE ARE ROBUST CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES IN PLACE, INCLUDE FOR EXAMPLE MARY'S MEALS MONITORS REGULARLY VISITING SCHOOLS TO ENSURE THE PRECIOUS INGREDIENTS WE PROVIDE 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 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 2018 GRANT RECIPIENT OUTSIDE OF THE USA, IS SUBJECT TO AN AUDIT AND PROVIDES MARY'S MEALS USA AUDITED FINANCIAL REPORTS BY EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT AUDITORS DELOITTE LLP. X 14 95550 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.