2019-11-12T15:50:28-06:00 2018-12-31 431594752 MUELLER PROST LC 7733 FORSYTH BLVD SUITE 1200 ST LOUIS MO 63105 990 2018-01-01 710929252 AFRICAN VISION OF HOPE AFRI 6182887695 8 PROFESSIONAL PARK DRIVE MARYVILLE IL 62062 JUDITH BERTELS PRESIDENT/CEO 6182887695 2019-11-12 1 KARYN A NUNN P00958489 3148622070 2019-11-12 71.91.236.98 2019-11-12 12:21:25 CS P EFBDD5773792ADB74F4C5EC70D1B5582168F7E85 EE07FA2AFC5D487F8E3E24989FE648D01C8E8D19 2018 2020-01-14 16:20:31Z JUDITH BERTELS 8 PROFESSIONAL PARK DRIVE MARYVILLE IL 62062 1335635 0 X WWW.AFRICANVISIONOFHOPE.ORG X 2003 IL CARE FOR THE ORPHANED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN ZAMBIA THROUGH SERVICES THAT ALLEVIATE EXTREME POVERTY, PROMOTE LOVE AND DIGNITY AND AND INSTILL SELF SUFFICIENCY. 8 6 11 255 0 0 1110944 1271540 0 0 317 429 22217 -15040 1133478 1256929 755336 809649 0 0 168455 236743 0 0 34284 191869 215699 1115660 1262091 17818 -5162 658464 648565 10655 5918 647809 642647 X AFRICAN VISION OF HOPE CONFRONTS THE ROOT CAUSES OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO BE EDUCATED, GROW UP HEALTHY, DEVELOP LEADERSHIP AND ECONOMIC SKILLS, AND LEARN ABOUT GOD'S LOVE. 0 0 609624 449279 PROVIDED PRIMARY AND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION TO 3,000 VULNERABLE CHILDREN ENROLLED IN AFRICAN VISION OF HOPE SCHOOLS. PURCHASED 100 NEW DESKS, 60 (2) SEATERS AND 40 (1) SEATERS TO ACCOMODATE 160 CHILDREN. NEW PIT LATRINES AND PERMANENT HANDWASHING STATIONS WERE INSTALLED AT KAFUE AND KABULONGA. LEADERSHIP AND TEACHERS TRAINING WAS CONDUCTED FOCUSING ON REDUCING CHILD MARRIAGE, GENDER CHALLENGES, HIV/AIDS IN THE SCHOOLS. LARGE WATER TANKS WERE INSTALLED AT 2 SCHOOLS AND CURRENT BORE HOLES AND WELLS WERE UPDATED THAT PROVIDE WATER TO 10,000 PEOPLE. 112 STUDENTS COMPLETED THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION IN NOVEMBER BRINGING THE TOTAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES TO 425. 45 STUDENTS WERE PROVIDED COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AND 15 STUDENTS FINISHED THEIR COLLEGE EDUCATION THROUGH OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. 66 ORPHANS WERE PROVIDED HOUSING, SHELTER AND EDUCATION. CONSTRUCTION FOR THE GIRLS HOUSE OF HOPE IS IN THE FINAL CONSTRUCTION PHASE AND WILL PROVIDE A SAFE HOME FOR 120 VULNERABLE AND ORPHANED GIRLS. COMPUTER CENTERS WERE SET UP AT 3 AFRICAN VISION OF HOPE SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE COMPUTER TRAINING AND SKILLS FOR 400 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. A MICRO LOAN WAS PROVIDED FOR WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM TO START A BUSINESS AND TRAIN OTHER WOMEN. 187360 86756 802,800 MEALS WERE PROVIDED TO 3,000 SCHOOL CHILDREN, ORPHANAGES, AND 100 CHILDREN OF 5 SUNSHINE KIDS CLUB ON SATURDAYS ALONG WITH BASIC LIFE SKILLS TRAINING AND SUPPORT. AFRICAN VISION OF HOPE PROVIDED MEDICAL CARE THROUGH THEIR ONSITE MEDICAL CLINIC AND AN ON STAFF NURSE WHO TRAVELED BETWEEN SCHOOLS. 8,000 CHILDREN, GUARDIANS, AND STAFF WERE EDUCATED ON HYGIENE TRAINING, SANITATION AND HIV EDUCATION. 2,500 CHILDREN RECEIVED BASIC MEDICAL CARE FOR TREATABLE ILLNESSES SUCH AS VACCINATIONS AND MALARIA TESTING. 500 CHILDREN, TEACHERS AND STAFF WERE PROVIDED PRIVATE MEDICAL CARE FOR ILLNESSES THAT NEEDED ADVANCED MEDICAL CARE. 20 CHILDREN WERE PROVIDED AIRFARE TO NEW DELHI FOR 33 LIFESAVING HEART SURGERIES. HEARING MEDICAL CLINIC WERE FITTED AT THREE SCHOOLS (KABULONGA,CHONGWE, KAFUE) AND HEARING AIDS WERE PROVIDED AS NEEDED. AFRICAN VISION OF HOPE PROVIDES CLEAN WATER POINTS AT ALL PROGRAM LOCATIONS REACHING 10,000 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WAS EXPANDED IN EACH SCHOOL WITH SUPPLIES, CURRICULUM AND TEACHERS SUPPORT. 379665 273615 VOCATION, TECHNICAL, AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING WAS PROVIDED FOR STUDENTS, WOMEN, AND MEN. LEADERSHIP MEETING CONDUCTED IN JANUARY 2018 WITH 52 LEADERS AND 54 TEACHERS FOCUSING ON SEWING, KNITTING, SMALL BUSINESSES, CRAFT SKILLS. AFRICAN VISION OF HOPE EMPLOYS TRAINERS THAT TEACH SEWING, KNITTING, SMALL BUSINESS, AND CRAFT SKILLS TO THOSE ADULTS WHO ARE LIVING IN POVERTY AND HAVE NOT COMPLETED THEIR EDUCATION. 50 MEN AND WOMEN WERE TRAINED IN THESE AREAS. THEY HAVE MADE 500 UNIFORMS FOR AFRICAN VISION OF HOPE SCHOOL CHILDREN AND 300 SWEATERS THAT WERE SOLD TO BUILD SUSTAINABILITY FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHER ADULTS LEARNING A SKILL. AFRICAN VISION OF HOPE CHIKUMBI FARM RAISED AND SOLD 2,000 CHICKENS AND ALSO PRODUCED MAIZE, VEGETABLES, AND PROVIDED AN ACTIVE HAMMER MILL FOR THE COMMUNITY TO GRIND CORN. THE PRODUCE IS USED BY AFRICAN VISION OF HOPE SCHOOLS AND SOLD FOR PROFIT TO RUN THE FARM. THE AFRICAN VISION OF HOPE TECHNOLOGY CENTER TRAINED 200 STUDENTS AND ADULTS WITH COMPUTER SKILLS. 6 NEW COMPUTERS WERE BUILT FOR THE CENTER AND A SERVER WAS INSTALLED. 300 MEN, WOMEN, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE TAUGHT LEADERSHIP SKILLS. TESTING AND EXAMINATION FEES WERE PAID FOR STUDENTS IN 7TH, 9TH AND 12TH GRADE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL EXAMS TO BE ABLE TO QUALIFY FOR THE NEXT GRADE. TECHNOLOGY IS VITAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ZAMBIA, BUILDING A WORKFORCE OF DOCTORS, ENGINEERS, LAWYERS, AND ENTREPRENEURS WHICH REQUIRE DRIVERS AND FLEXIBLE LEARNING PROGRAMS THAT GO BEYOND BASIC LITERACY. 6 NEW TOILETS WERE BUILT IN KAFUE. 1176649 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X JUDITH BERTELS 6182887695 8 PROFESSIONAL PARK DRIVE MARYVILLE IL 62062 JUDITH BERTELS PRESIDENT/CEO 60.00 X X 83150 0 0 ROBERT BERTELS VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 0 0 0 WARD MCMILLEN CHAIRPERSON 20.00 X X 0 0 0 ASHLEY DAY DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 KENT SCHUETTE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE DARR DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID STOGNER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DON MUSKOPF TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 83150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 213914 1057626 110265 1271540 429 429 63666 213914 78706 -15040 -15040 1256929 429 0 -15040 809649 809649 83150 72340 8315 2495 133648 106918 17375 9355 3384 2707 440 237 16561 13249 2153 1159 176 66 110 5386 140 5246 15669 6858 3855 4956 2926 2756 170 26609 15389 7269 3951 31840 29929 638 1273 5346 4135 547 664 2791 2078 482 231 4819 3009 558 1252 MISSION TRIP EXPENSES 102776 102776 DONOR DEVELOPMENT 8152 8152 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 5747 5402 115 230 VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION 2062 954 949 159 1400 1050 350 1262091 1176649 51158 34284 657804 648565 660 0 37664 37664 0 0 658464 648565 10655 5918 10655 5918 X 638700 626776 9109 15871 647809 642647 658464 648565 -5162 0 X X 1 X 0 1 0 X 750936 958138 1171191 1110994 1271540 5262799 750936 958138 1171191 1110994 1271540 5262799 1145610 4117189 317 429 746 2841 2841 5266386 348599 0.78180 0.89010 X 15971 15971 0 21693 21693 0 0 X PART X, LINE 2: AFRICAN VISION OF HOPE (THE ORGANIZATION")("AVOH") IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THAT GUIDANCE, AVOH MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF AVOH AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018. AVOH FILES INCOME TAX RETURNS IN THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL JURISDICTION. THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS OF AVOH FOR 2018 (ONCE FILED), 2017, 2016, AND 2015 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITY GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. 1 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES PROVIDE FOOD, MEDICAL CARE, CLEAN WATER, EDUCATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SHELTER TO VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN ZAMBIA, AFRICA. 809649 0 0 0 0 0 0 809649 0 809649 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, PROVIDE FOOD, MEDICAL CARE, CLEAN WATER, EDUCATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SHELTER TO VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN ZAMBIA, AFRICA. HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS, VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS,AND PASTORAL TRAINING ARE ALSO SUPPORTED. 701149 WIRE TRANSFER OF FUNDS 108500 MEDICAL & SCHOOL SUPPLIES, SCHOOL EQUIPMENT, CLOTHING, MISC. FMV 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE BOARD TREASURER AND CEO TRACK THE USE OF FUNDS BY OBTAINING MONTHLY REPORTS DETAILING THE MANNER IN WHICH SUCH FUNDS ARE UTILIZED BY THE COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS. THE REPORTS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY RECEIPTS FOR ALL MATERIAL EXPENDITURES AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF ITEMS PURCHASED OR CONSTRUCTED. BOARD MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS TRAVEL TO AFRICA TO INSPECT THE FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE ORGANIZATION, AND TO REVIEW FUTURE POTENTIAL PROJECTS AND NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES. CHARITY DINNER & GALA 240834 191545 49289 16250 3515 50653 GOLF TOURNAMENT 36746 22369 14377 1900 5095 503 790 277580 213914 63666 1900 5095 16753 3515 51443 78706 -15040 ROBERT BERTELS VICE PRESIDENT OF BOARD 24380 RENT FOR OFFICE SPACE IN THE US 0 X 18782 VALUED AT FMV X 193 4230 VALUED AT COST X 4 40295 VALUED AT COST X EQUIPMENT 272 23795 VALUED AT COST X ENTERTAINMENT 52 18467 VALUED AT COST X OFFICE SUPPLIES 19 4696 VALUED AT COST 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 JUDITH BERTELS (PRESIDENT/CEO) AND ROBERT BERTELS (VICE PRESIDENT) ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS AUTHORIZED THE TREASURER AND THE PRESIDENT/CEO TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 AND THE PUBLIC INSPECTION COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS GIVEN TO THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REQUESTS INFORMATION AT EACH BOARD MEETING REGARDING POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SITUATIONS. THE MEETING MINUTES DOCUMENT THE DISCUSSION AND OUTCOME OF THE REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A A COMMITTEE OF FOUR BOARD MEMBERS REVIEWS THE RECOMMENDED PAY FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO. COMPENSATION IS THEN DETERMINED BASED ON PREVIOUS YEARS' PAY, THE GROWTH OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND JOB PERFORMANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE COMPILATION AND SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNT.