2017-11-13T12:07:49-07:00 2016-12-31 841104789 R Scott Burrows CPA 5404 W Canyon Trail Unit C Littleton CO 80128 990 2016-01-01 270909586 HUG IT FORWARD INC HUGI 8588882626 5404 W CANYON TRAIL Suite C Littleton CO 80127 Zach Balle President 7602824847 2017-11-13 1 Richard Burrows P01056096 3039727200 2017-08-11 174.16.238.156 2016 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z Zach Balle 5404 W Canyon Trail Suite C Littleton CO 80127 644929 0 X www.hugitforward.org X 2009 WY Hug It Forward is an organization that empowers communities in developing countries to build schools. In fiscal year 2016 Hug It Forward completed 17 schools and an additional 19 schools were in the process of completion. As of December 2016, Hug It Forward has completed 86 schools. 3 3 0 22 0 0 373325 644929 0 0 285 0 0 0 373610 644929 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 365631 645960 365631 645960 7979 -1031 348161 342722 5299 891 342862 341831 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 619934 0 BOTTLE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION. In 2016, Hug It Forward facilitated the construction of 36 schools in Guatemala; 17 schools completed and 19 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. 3455 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 2,500 students in 36 communities in 2016. 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 623389 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 5404 W CANYON TRAIL Suite C Littleton CO 80127 X Zach Balle President 30 0 X X 0 0 0 Adam Flores Secretary/Treasurer 30 0 X X 0 0 0 Dave Watson Chairman of the Board 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 644929 0 644929 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 644929 0 0 0 3600 3600 3175 3175 1063 1063 3456 3456 789 789 6101 6101 3795 3795 6693 6693 Construction Materials-Guatemala 544363 544363 0 0 Construction & Foreman labor-Guatemala 38008 38008 0 0 Environmental/Community labor-Guatemala 16524 16524 0 0 Administration labor-Guatelmela 16508 16508 0 0 1885 1885 645960 623389 22571 0 341793 336353 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4123 4124 2245 0 2245 2245 0 0 0 0 0 348161 342722 5299 891 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5299 891 X 85823 72300 0 0 257039 269531 342862 341831 348161 342722 -1031 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 252890 375897 371413 373325 644750 2018275 252890 375897 371413 373325 644750 2018275 189301 1828974 2018275 0.90621 0.87976 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2245 0 2245 2245 Central America and the Caribbean 1 6 Program Services Construction of School Buildings 623389 1 6 623389 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 Compliance is verified with each individual quarterly. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 These documents are available to the public upon request.