MARYS MEALS USA INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
MARYS MEALS USA INC (EIN 33-1215331)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-05-12
IRS object ID
201701329349302155
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm EIN231144520PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1TAIT WELLER & BAKER LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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EIN331215331EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1MARY'S MEALS USA INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlMARYBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8003854983PhoneNum

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PersonANA L DIEZ DE RIVERA-LAFFONTPersonNm
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Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
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Gross Receipts$4,143,287GrossReceiptsAmt
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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MARYSMEALSUSA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
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Activity Or MissionTO 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.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionTO 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.MissionDesc
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DescMARY'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 ENROLMENT 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 2016, MMUSA'S TWO LARGEST PROGRAM GRANTS SUPPORTED MARY'S MEALS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS IN MALAWI AND LIBERIA. - CONTINUED ON PAGE 35DURING 2016, MARY'S MEALS INTERNATIONAL WAS SUPPORTING 1,187,104 CHILDREN IN 12 COUNTRIES. THE MAJORITY ARE LIVING IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, AND OTHERS ARE IN ASIA, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. THE LARGEST EXPANSIONS TO OUR PROGRAMS DURING THE YEAR TOOK PLACE IN MALAWI WHERE, DURING 2016, MARY'S MEALS WERE NOW SUPPORTING 880,383 CHILDREN IN 719 PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND 45 UNDER-SIX CENTERS EVERY SCHOOL DAY.DURING THE YEAR, MARY'S MEALS INTRODUCED NEW SCHOOLS INTO OUR MALAWI PROGRAMS THROUGH SEVERAL EXPANSION PHASES. THIS INCLUDED THE LARGEST SINGLE EXPANSION MARY'S MEALS HAS EVER UNDERTAKEN WHICH TOOK PLACE WITHIN 69 ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS IN SOUTHERN MALAWI TO INCLUDE OVER 40,000 CHILDREN IN ONE PHASE. MARY'S MEALS WORK WITHIN MALAWI WAS EVEN MORE CRITICAL DURING 2016, AS THE COUNTRY WAS EXPERIENCING ITS WORST FOOD CRISIS FOR MANY YEARS. MORE THAN 6.5 MILLION PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED ACROSS HUGE AREAS OF THE COUNTRY, PARTICULARLY IN SOUTHERN MALAWI.FAMILIES HAVE EVEN GREATER CHALLENGES TO FIND ADEQUATE SUPPLIES OF FOOD FOR THEIR CHILDREN AT THIS TIME AND WE RECEIVED OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES DURING THE EXPANSION PHASES OF OUR PROGRAM. MANY PARENTS TOLD US THAT THE CURRENT FOOD CRISIS IS MAKING A HUGE IMPACT ON THEIR LIVES.THE RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS INCLUDED THE PROVISION OF MEALS IN OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT (ECD) CENTERS DURING THE SUMMER AND CHRISTMAS TERM HOLIDAYS TO ENSURE CONTINUOUS SUPPORT TO THE MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN OUR MALAWI PROGRAM. THIS INTERVENTION RESULTED IN GREAT BENEFITS FOR THE CHILDREN.DURING 2016, MARY'S MEALS' LIBERIA WAS PROVIDING SCHOOL MEALS TO 139,811 CHILDREN IN 466 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. IN APRIL 2016, MARY'S MEALS WERE DELIGHTED TO CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF OUR SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM TO SCHOOLS IN BONG COUNTY. WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS, OUR PROGRAM IS ALREADY MAKING A HUGE IMPACT. OUR INITIAL RESEARCH AMONG SCHOOLS IN BONG COUNTY FOUND THAT ENROLMENT HAS INCREASED BY 19%. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT WITHIN LIBERIA, WHICH HAS THE HIGHEST RECORDED NUMBER OF CHILDREN OUT OF PRIMARY SCHOOL IN THE WORLD.IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF LONG, DIFFICULT JOURNEYS MADE FROM THE CENTRAL OFFICE IN TUBMANBURG, MARY'S MEALS ESTABLISHED THREE NEW AREA OFFICES TO MANAGE OPERATIONS LOCALLY IN THE COUNTIES OF MONTSERRADO, GRAND CAPE MOUNT AND BONG. AREA MANAGERS AND SCHOOL FEEDING MONITORS ARE RELOCATED TO THE RELEVANT AREA OFFICES. THIS HAS ENABLED US TO EFFECTIVELY MAINTAIN REGULAR CONTACT WITH THE SCHOOLS AND IS STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES.Desc

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DescEDUCATING 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 DVDS, 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. SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN APRIL 2016, OUR INSPIRATIONAL FILM, GENERATION HOPE, HAS BEEN VIEWED AT OVER 200 SCREENING THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, ORGANIZED BY SUPPORTERS OF MARY'S MEALS.Desc
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ANA DIEZ DE RIVERA-LAFFONT
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALISON KLEIN
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAGNUS MACFARLANE BARROW
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL GEORGE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY LYNN MOSER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSETTE PERSSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GINEVRA CALTAGIRONE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VICTORIA VARGAS D'AGOSTINO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHERINE MALONEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY CAMBELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ENRICA ARENGI BENTIVOGLIO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GIL KIRKPATRICK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAITLIN FLYNN
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MICHELLE HARTMAN
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
ONLINE PROCESSING FEES$34,145$34,145
REGISTRATION$5,133$5,133
CLEANING AND EXTERMINAT$1,820$637$510$673
BROKERAGE FEES$218$0$218

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,234,378TotalAmt
Program Services$3,924,298ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$133,235ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$176,845FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$100BOYAmt
EOY$100EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,523,569BOYAmt
EOY$2,360,400EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6BOYAmt
EOY$222EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,767BOYAmt
EOY$13,287EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$16,600LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$14,100LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,300BOYAmt
EOY$2,500EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,000BOYAmt
EOY$7,600EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,542,742BOYAmt
EOY$2,384,109EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,388BOYAmt
EOY$36,055EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,057,670BOYAmt
EOY$2,073,277EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,079,058BOYAmt
EOY$2,109,332EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$458,833BOYAmt
EOY$261,280EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,851BOYAmt
EOY$13,497EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$463,684BOYAmt
EOY$274,777EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,542,742BOYAmt
EOY$2,384,109EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$188,907ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,107,314CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,749,312CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,493,344CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,178,707CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,045,191CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,573,868TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,107,314CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,749,312CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,493,344CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,178,707CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,045,191CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,573,868TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,137,501SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$11,436,367PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$64CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$40CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$57CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$111CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$272TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$866CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$100CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$966TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$15,575,106TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.73430PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.73540PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,600OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,600DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$15,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,500DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,500BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,500TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,045,471TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,045,471RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,045,471TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,234,378TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,234,378ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,234,378TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMANAGEMENT HAS REVIEWED THE TAX POSITIONS FOR EACH OF THE OPEN TAX YEARS TAKEN (2013-2015) OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE ORGANIZATION'S 2016 TAX RETURN AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$0SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$0TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICASCHOOL FEEDING$2,742,651WIRE
EUROPESCHOOL FEEDING$1,010,000WIRE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMARY'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 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 2016 GRANT RECIPIENT OUTSIDE OF THE USA, IS SUBJECT TO AN AUDIT AND PROVIDES MARY'S MEALS USA AUDITED FINANCIAL REPORTS BY EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BONCE 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 12CEVERY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MUST SUBMIT A STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHICH IS SIGNED ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE 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 2CTHE 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.

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