2017-05-12T09:47:38-05:00 2016-12-31 231144520 TAIT WELLER & BAKER LLP 1818 MARKET STREET SUITE 2400 PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 990 2016-01-01 331215331 MARY'S MEALS USA INC MARY 8003854983 75 ORCHARD STREET BLOOMFIELD NJ 07003 ANA L DIEZ DE RIVERA-LAFFONT CHAIRMAN 8003854983 2017-05-12 1 STACY CULLEN P00974308 2159798800 2017-05-11 24.104.70.126 2017-05-12 10:47:31 ED P DC627A463207979FC67517DA9C0948AC105E6AD4 E27C4F9FB880011900EB0E9CF76D32F99EBFD3EF 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z X ANA L DIEZ DE RIVERA-LAF 75 ORCHARD STREET BLOOMFIELD NJ 07003 4143287 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. 10 10 8 538 0 0 4161684 4045191 0 0 -346 280 0 0 4161338 4045471 3622691 3756561 0 0 252759 299978 0 0 176845 115279 177839 3990729 4234378 170609 -188907 2542742 2384109 2079058 2109332 463684 274777 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 3756561 3756561 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 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. 167737 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 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. 3924298 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 3 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 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 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 OF THE BOARD 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL GEORGE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY LYNN MOSER 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 KELLY CAMBELL 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 EXECUTIVE DIR / COMMUNICATIONS DIR 40.00 X 53720 0 0 MICHELLE HARTMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 17016 0 0 70736 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4045191 2358 4045191 111 111 97985 97816 169 169 169 4045471 0 0 280 3756561 3756561 70736 26172 19806 24758 187761 69471 52573 65717 15812 5851 4427 5534 25669 9498 7187 8984 7215 7215 5500 5500 13181 3997 5403 3781 65393 34181 11414 19798 8911 4010 445 4456 14029 5191 3928 4910 8145 6109 81 1955 584 438 6 140 5800 2146 1624 2030 7765 7765 ONLINE PROCESSING FEES 34145 34145 REGISTRATION 5133 5133 CLEANING AND EXTERMINAT 1820 673 510 637 BROKERAGE FEES 218 218 0 4234378 3924298 133235 176845 X 100 100 2523569 2360400 6 222 8767 13287 16600 14100 8300 2500 2000 7600 2542742 2384109 21388 36055 2057670 2073277 2079058 2109332 X 458833 261280 4851 13497 463684 274777 2542742 2384109 -188907 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1107314 2749312 3493344 4178707 4045191 15573868 1107314 2749312 3493344 4178707 4045191 15573868 4137501 11436367 64 40 57 111 272 866 100 966 15575106 0.73430 0.73540 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1600 1600 0 15000 12500 2500 2500 X 4045471 0 4045471 0 4045471 4234378 0 4234378 0 4234378 PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT 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. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SCHOOL FEEDING 2742651 WIRE EUROPE SCHOOL FEEDING 1010000 WIRE 2 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 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. 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 TRUSTEES MUST SUBMIT A STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHICH IS SIGNED ANNUALLY. 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 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.