2018-05-15T14:02:01-05:00 2017-12-31 231144520 TAIT WELLER & BAKER LLP 1818 MARKET STREET SUITE 2400 PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 990 2017-01-01 331215331 MARY'S MEALS USA INC MARY 8003854983 75 ORCHARD STREET BLOOMFIELD NJ 07003 ANA L DIEZ DE RIVERA-LAFFONT CHAIRMAN 8003854983 2018-05-15 1 STACY CULLEN P00974308 2159798800 2018-05-15 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z ANA L DIEZ DE RIVERA-LAF 75 ORCHARD STREET BLOOMFIELD NJ 07003 5963025 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 ITS BOARD THROUGH MARY'S MEALS INTERNATIONAL, HEADQUARTERED IN DALMALLY, SCOTLAND, FOR SPECIFIC COUNTRY PROGRAMS. 11 11 8 550 0 0 4045191 5849760 0 0 280 1423 0 0 4045471 5851183 3756561 5174329 0 0 299978 372439 0 0 242676 177839 238266 4234378 5785034 -188907 66149 2384109 3736774 2109332 3395848 274777 340926 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 5174329 5174329 MARY'S MEALS USA PROVIDES GRANTS TO MARY'S MEALS INTERNATIONAL 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 REDUCED HUNGER AMONG CHILDREN, INCREASED SCHOOL ENROLLMENT LEVELS, IMPROVED SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND THE ELIMINATION OF ABSENCES ATTRIBUTED TO HUNGER, REDUCED LEVELS OF CHILDREN DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL, INCREASED FEELINGS OF HAPPINESS AT SCHOOL AND DECREASED LEVELS OF ANXIETY DUE TO HUNGER. THE RESEARCH OBSERVED 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. - CONTINUED ON PAGE 35DURING 2017, MARY'S MEALS INTERNATIONAL WAS SUPPORTING 1,230,171 CHILDREN IN 15 COUNTRIES. THE MAJORITY ARE LIVING IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, AND OTHERS ARE IN ASIA, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. THE LARGEST EXPANSIONS TO MMI PROGRAMS DURING THE YEAR TOOK PLACE IN MALAWI WHERE, DURING 2017, MARY'S MEALS INTERNATIONAL WERE SUPPORTING 928,551 CHILDREN IN 826 SCHOOLS EVERY SCHOOL DAY.IN MARCH, WE LAUNCHED OUR EAST AFRICA APPEAL IN RESPONSE TO THE HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY ACROSS THAT REGION. VIOLENCE, CONFLICT AND DROUGHT PLUNGED THE REGION INTO A STATE OF SEVERE FOOD INSECURITY, WITH FAMINE DECLARED IN SOME AREAS. THE INCREDIBLE RESPONSE TO THE EMERGENCY APPEAL ALLOWED MARY'S MEALS INTERNATIONAL TO KEEP OUR PROMISE TO 46,000 CHILDREN. OUR PROGRAM IN ETHIOPIA WAS LAUNCHED IN OCTOBER 2017. WE BEGAN FEEDING AT THREE SCHOOLS IN THE TIGRAY REGION OF ETHIOPIA. TIGRAY IS A VERY POOR, SEMI-ARID REGION OF ETHIOPIA, BADLY AFFECTED BY DROUGHT AND SEVERE FOOD INSECURITY. DURING 2017, MARY'S MEALS' LIBERIA WAS PROVIDING SCHOOL MEALS TO 126,002 CHILDREN IN 515 SCHOOLS ACROSS FIVE COUNTIES.MANY OF THE SCHOOLS IN LIBERIA ARE IN REMOTE, HARD TO REACH LOCATIONS DEEP IN THE RAINFOREST AND ARE ONLY ACCESSIBLE BY DIRT ROADS THAT MAKE TRANSPORTATION DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY DURING THE RAINY SEASONS. THIS DETERS MANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FROM DELIVERING PROGRAMS IN THIS AREA. WE CONTINUE TO DELIVER A CONSISTENT AND EFFICIENT PROGRAM THROUGH OUR CONSIDERABLE EXPERIENCE, GAINED FROM WORKING IN LIBERIA FOR MORE THAN TEN YEARS. MARY'S MEALS VALUES INCLUSIVITY ACROSS ALL OUR PROGRAMS, REACHING THE MOST VULNERABLE AND MARGINALIZED CHILDREN. THANKS TO OUR COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVITY, GIRLS REPRESENT 49% OF ALL CHILDREN ENROLLED IN SCHOOLS SUPPORTED BY OUR LIBERIA PROGRAM. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT AS LIBERIA IS RANKED THIRD WORST IN THE WORLD FOR THE NUMBER OF GIRLS OUT OF SCHOOL (77% OF THE POOREST LIBERIAN GIRLS AGED 7-16 ARE OUT OF SCHOOL). IN ZAMBIA, WE CONTINUE TO FEED 57,582 CHILDREN ACROSS 98 SCHOOLS IN THE CHIPATA AND MAMBWE DISTRICTS IN THE EAST OF THE COUNTRY. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO OUR ZAMBIA PROGRAM. SANYA ZIMBA'S CHILDREN ATTEND MUNGU ORPHAN SCHOOL IN THE CHIPATA DISTRICT WHERE SHE HAS BEEN VOLUNTEERING HER TIME PREPARING AND SERVING MARY'S MEALS. SHE TOLD US: "MANY PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY PARTAKE IN THE VOLUNTEERING AND IT HELPS TO CREATE UNITY. WE WORK HAND IN HAND TO MAKE THE PORRIDGE FROM PUMPING THE WATER, LIGHTING THE FIRE FOR THE STOVES, STIRRING THE MIXTURE AND SERVING IT TO THE CHILDREN WHO ARE VERY EAGER NOT TO MISS CLASS. SO FAR IT HAS UNDOUBTEDLY BEEN A GREAT SUCCESS." 211995 EDUCATING AND BUILDING AWARENESS OF CHILD HUNGER IN THE WORLD'S POOREST COUNTRIES IN THE UNITED STATES IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF OUR PROGRAMS. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS VISIT SCHOOLS, GROUPS OR 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 SEND TO THOSE WHO HAVE REQUESTED UPDATES SO THE INFORMATION CAN BE SHARED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 5386324 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 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 X 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 ENRICA ARENGI BENTIVOGLIO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GIL KIRKPATRICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAITLIN FLYNN DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 59925 0 0 MICHELLE HARTMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - THROUGH 3/2017 40.00 X 41593 0 0 PATRICIA BURNS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - SEE SCHEDULE O 40.00 X 50568 0 0 152086 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5849760 5849760 1174 1174 112091 111842 249 249 249 5851183 0 0 1423 5174329 5174329 152086 56272 42584 53230 162586 60157 45524 56905 27343 10117 7656 9570 30424 11257 8519 10648 2160 2160 5250 5250 77078 28519 21582 26977 49234 25389 1690 22155 5599 2520 280 2799 14242 5269 3988 4985 14266 9986 1427 2853 6148 534 82 5532 2500 925 700 875 8557 8557 ONLINE PROCESSING FEES 39830 39830 REGISTRATION 11205 5525 5680 CLEANING AND EXTERMINAT 1820 673 510 637 BROKERAGE FEES 377 377 5785034 5386324 156034 242676 X 26736 13368 0 13368 100 100 2360400 2222651 1500000 222 352 13287 6071 16600 16600 2500 0 7600 7600 2384109 3736774 36055 34525 2073277 3361323 2109332 3395848 X 261280 233933 13497 106993 274777 340926 2384109 3736774 66149 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2749312 3493344 4178707 4045191 5849760 20316314 2749312 3493344 4178707 4045191 5849760 20316314 5967250 14349064 64 40 57 111 1174 1446 866 100 966 20318726 0.70620 0.73430 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1600 1600 0 15000 15000 0 0 X 5874943 23760 23760 5851183 0 5851183 5808794 23760 23760 5785034 0 5785034 PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT HAS REVIEWED THE TAX POSITIONS FOR EACH OF THE OPEN TAX YEARS TAKEN (2014-2016) OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE ORGANIZATION'S 2017 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 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SCHOOL FEEDING 4478312 WIRE EUROPE SCHOOL FEEDING 670000 WIRE CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN SCHOOL FEEDING 12815 WIRE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA SCHOOL FEEDING 12760 WIRE 4 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 AND REGULAR REPORTS AND UPDATES ON THE MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING OF THE PROGRAMS BY MARY'S MEALS INTERNATIONAL, THE ORGANIZATION THAT IMPLEMENTS THE MMI COUNTRY PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAMS TEAM HAS 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 MONITORING CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES IN PLACE, INCLUDING MARY'S MEALS REGULAR VISITS TO THE SCHOOLS TO ENSURE THE PRECIOUS INGREDIENTS ARE COOKED AND SERVED CORRECTLY, TRAINING IS DELIVERED, AND ENCOURAGEMENT IS GIVEN 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 THE CORE FOCUS OF OUR MISSION - THAT THEY WILL RECEIVE A MEAL IN THEIR PLACE OF EDUCATION EACH DAY. MARY'S MEALS USA CONDUCTS SOUND DUE DILIGENCE OF ITS GRANT SUPPORT. IT RECEIVES A COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL REPORT FROM MMI THAT PROVIDES A OVERVIEW OF THE USE OF MMUSA GRAND FUNDS AND THE CHALLENGES EXPERIENCED THROUGH THE YEAR. THIS REPORT INCLUDES 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 2017 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. 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 VII MS. PATRICIA BURNS SERVED AS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR FOR MARY'S MEALS USA, INC. PRIOR TO SERVING AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. SHE WAS COMPENSATED $47,916 FOR HER SERVICES AS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR DURING 2017. 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.