2018-11-13T10:37:56-07:00 2017-12-31 841104789 R Scott Burrows CPA 8177 S Lamar Ct Littleton CO 80128 990 2017-01-01 270909586 HUG IT FORWARD INC HUGI 8588882626 8177 S Lamar Court Littleton CO 80128 Zach Balle President 7602824847 2018-11-13 1 Richard Burrows P01056096 3039727200 2018-11-12 73.229.23.61 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z X Zach Balle 8177 S Lamar Court Littleton CO 80128 571600 0 X www.hugitforward.org X 2009 WY Hug It Forward (HIF) is a multicultural organization operating at the grassroots level in Latin America, with an emphasis in Guatemala. In fiscal year 2017 HIF completed 30 schools and an additional 6 schools were in the process of completion. As of December 2017, HIF has completed 116 schools. 3 3 0 313 0 0 644929 571600 0 0 0 0 0 0 644929 571600 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 645960 515035 645960 515035 -1031 56565 342722 407649 891 9253 341831 398396 Hug It Forward is an organization that empowers communities in developing countries to build schools. Entire communities come together to make the dream of educational opportunity a reality, by using Hug It Forward's funding and expertise to build their own school. 0 0 485174 0 BOTTLE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION. In 2017, Hug It Forward facilitated the construction of 36 schools in Guatemala; 30 schools completed and 6 schools in process. Due to the method of construction, these schools are known as "bottle schools". Bottle schools are schools built using post-and-beam construction, with concrete columns and beams reinforced with rebar. The walls are filled with "eco-bricks" as insulation, made from plastic bottles stuffed with inorganic trash. Entire communities come together to build a more sustainable educational infrastructure that replaces dilapidated, unsafe and dangerously overcrowded schoolrooms, which are often made from adobe, corrugated metal, or cornstalks, with dirt floors. Before Hug It Forward issues any funding for materials, the community has to show full commitment to the project by collecting all of the 7-10,000 plastic bottles required for their new 2-3 classroom bottle school, and stuffing them with inorganic trash from their immediate environment. Teachers and village leaders are responsible for organizing the process of bottle collection and overseeing the volunteering of labor. The local municipality contributes by paying for skilled labor, and the Ministry of Education pays for all teachers, ensuring that these institutions also have ownership in a sustainable project. 8335 0 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM. In conjunction with bottle school projects, Hug It Forward facilitates an environmental education program for youth, working with all the communities that participate in a bottle school project. The program directly impacted 3,300 students in 22 communities in 2017. Children work with the community to plant trees and collect inorganic trash and create the "eco-bricks" that are needed to build a bottle school. They build their school with their own hands, giving them real ownership and pride in the realization of the project. Environmental education is an essential part of the bottle school process, ensuring that the project's impact will be sustainable and that communities remain free of trash long into the future. Through the environmental education program, children learn to understand the difference between organic and inorganic trash, along with the major risks of plastic pollution in their environment and in the world. The intention is to leave a lasting impact, helping to grow awareness of environmental sustainability for future generations. 0 0 0 493509 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 X 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X X Richard Burrows 3039727200 8177 So Lamar Court Littleton CO 80128 Dave Watson Chairman of the Board 5.0 0 X 0 0 0 Zach Balle President 30 0 X X 0 0 0 Adam Flores Secretary/Treasurer 30 0 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 571600 571600 0 0 0 0 0 0 571600 0 0 0 4800 4800 20998 20885 113 330 330 3460 3460 516 516 4582 4582 3848 3848 2245 2245 6214 6214 Construction Materials-Guatemala 371518 371518 0 0 Construction & Foreman labor-Guatemala 41907 41907 0 0 Environ/Community labor-Guatemala 19491 19491 0 0 Administration labor-Guatemala 18274 18274 0 0 16852 16852 0 0 515035 493509 21526 0 336353 404169 4124 3480 2245 342722 407649 891 9253 891 9253 X 72300 52553 0 0 269531 345843 341831 398396 342722 407649 56565 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 375897 371413 373325 644750 571600 2336985 375897 371413 373325 644750 571600 2336985 98837 2238148 2336985 0.95771 0.90621 X Central America and the Caribbean 1 6 Program Services Construction of School Buildings 493507 1 6 493507 0 0 0 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Zach Balle and Adam Flores work together part-time in a travel business known as Serve the World today, LLC Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 The officers listed in Part VII herein are also the members of the organization Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a The members of the organization have exclusive authority to appoint additional members, officers or directors of the organization by a simple majority vote. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Hug it Forward's Board of Directors have been involved with the preparation of Form 990 and its Schedules from the beginning of the process. Drafts of the Form and its Schedules have been circulated to all Directors and discussed by all Directors at Board meetings. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Hug it Forward officers and directors work closely together throughout the year and consistently monitor compliance with the policy. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 These documents are available to the public upon request.