2017-07-27T10:22:17-07:00 2016-12-31 MID-AMERICA AUDIT & TAX INC 7212 N SHADELAND AVE STE 103 INDIANAPOLIS IN 46250 990 2016-01-01 272393582 Circle of Sisterhood Foundation Inc CIRC 3177759488 8137 Menlo Court East Drive Indianapolis IN 46240 Virginia Carroll Executive Dir. 2017-07-27 true David H Cropper CPA P00851370 3172840200 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z 316599 false false X www.circleofsisterhood.org X 2010 IN Uplifting women from poverty through education 7 7 2 81 0 407712 316470 0 104 129 0 407816 316599 176565 233974 0 68762 105352 0 49078 64469 90685 309796 430011 98020 -113412 319113 245982 84404 124685 234709 121297 X Uplifting women from poverty through education false false 272613 179000 Through an implementing partner buildOn and the help of our donors, the Circle of Sisterhood has been able to fund the building of schools in Senegal and Nicaragua. buildOns Global Schools Construction program works with countries' Ministries of Education and rural village leaders in developing countries to build primary schools and run adult literacy programs. 10000 10000 EGBOK (Everything's Gonna be OK Mission) provides training scholarships for young women of the world's most at-risk populatons of Cambodia to receive the highest level of training and support possible in their country so they can support themselves working in the hospitality industry. The $10,000 grant covers all shared and individual start-up living supplies, school supplies and student development activities for the 29 female students beginning in October 2016 as well as one year of rental fees for the women's communal living center. 9665 9665 The EKARI Foundation's mission is to provide the resources necessary for the poor and excluded to emerge from poverty on their own. EKARI believes that supporting families with small businesses and supporting students with education equals sustainable and empowered families supporting sustainable and empowered students.CofS grant in 2016 provided six girls in Malawi with tuition, boarding fees, meal program, uniforms, transport home during holidays, basics necessities such as soap, feminine products, notebooks and an allowance for school needs/supplies. It also partially funded Agro/Vet Project, part of the new Sustainable Livelihoods Program that involves partnering wih the local government to form and provide Village Savings and Loan co-ops with financial literacy, business management, agricultural and vocational training. 35309 35309 327587 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 false 2 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false true true false false false AL AR CA CO CT DC FL GA IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MS NC ND NH NJ NM NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI X Virginia Carroll 3177759488 8137 Menlo Court East Drive Indianapolis IN 46240 Christina Flynn Chairman 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Christina Rajmaira Vice Chairman 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Mary Marbaugh Treasurer 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Stathos Secretary 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Elizabeth B Searcy Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bethany Deines Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jane Sutton Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Virginia Carroll Executive Dir. 32.00 0.00 X 80000 0 0 80000 0 false false false 0 316470 316470 0 129 129 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 316599 129 233974 233974 0 0 0 80000 80000 0 16180 16180 0 0 9172 7613 1559 0 4629 4629 11237 11237 0 0 0 529 529 13397 13397 1122 1122 0 0 0 2663 2663 0 10797 10797 0 0 8477 8477 1522 1522 Outside Services 12680 6000 6680 State registration fees 4336 4336 Speaking event expense 4220 4220 Donor appreciation 4210 4210 10866 4284 6582 430011 327587 53346 49078 182316 159127 0 111850 77219 11194 2211 0 0 0 0 761 0 27307 19882 12992 7425 0 0 0 0 0 319113 245982 7551 5846 71500 109000 5353 9839 84404 124685 X 73209 -18392 161500 139689 234709 121297 319113 245982 -113412 X false true X true false X 105885 174251 323995 407712 316470 1328313 0 0 105885 174251 323995 407712 316470 1328313 96550 1231763 17 104 129 250 0 750 750 1329313 0.92660 0.89930 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1552 641 911 25755 19241 6514 7425 Accrued payroll and taxes 9839 9839 X 316599 316599 316599 430011 430011 430011 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Foundation has adopted the provisions of FASB ASC 740-10 (FASB Interpretation No. 48), Accounting for Income Taxes, effective January 1, 2009. The Foundation does not believe it has any unrecognized tax benefits or tax liabilities (tax positions) for either Federal or State taxing authorities that require disclosure in accordance with FASB ASC 740-10. The Foundation continually monitors and evaluates expiring statutes of limitations, audits, proposed settlements, changes in tax law and new authoritative rulings, as determined relative to the Foundations operations. The Foundations management believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations prior to 2013. Penalties and interest assessed by income taxing authorities are included in operating expenses. true buildOn P O Box 16741 Stamford CT 06905 223128648 501(c)(3) 179000 0 See Part III Question 4 EGBOK Mission 226 N Clinton St Suite 328 Chicago IL 60661 271492346 501(c)(3) 10000 0 See Part III Question 4 EKARI Foundation PO Box 18752 Seattle WA 98118 270912022 501(c)(3) 9665 0 See Part III Question 4 Lift Up Africa 801 E 1st St Suite B-199 Cle Elum WA 98922 743116756 501(c)(3) 5840 0 See Part III Question 4 4 0 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: The EKARI Foundation's mission is to provide the resources necessary for the poor and excluded to emerge from poverty on their own. EKARI believes that supporting families with small businesses and supporting students with education equals sustainable and empowered families supporting sustainable and empowered students.CofS grant in 2016 provided six girls in Malawi with tuition, boarding fees, meal program, uniforms, transport home during holidays, basics necessities such as soap, feminine products, notebooks and an allowance for school needs/supplies. It also partially funded Agro/Vet Project, part of the new Sustainable Livelihoods Program that involves partnering wih the local government to form and provide Village Savings and Loan co-ops with financial literacy, business management, agricultural and vocational training. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: EGBOK (Everything's Gonna be OK Mission) provides training scholarships for young women of the world's most at-risk populatons of Cambodia to receive the highest level of training and support possible in their country so they can support themselves working in the hospitality industry. The $10,000 grant covers all shared and individual start-up living supplies, school supplies and student development activities for the 29 female students beginning in October 2016 as well as one year of rental fees for the women's communal living center. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Bead for Life's mission is to eradicate extreme poverty by creating bridges of understanding between impoverished Africans and concerned citizens of the world. This grant is funding the secondary education of 6 girls in Northern Uganda - tuition, school supplies, mattress, uniform, staff support and empowerment activites. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Dignity Period's mission is to keep Ethiopian girls in school by working with local partners to provide quality menstrual hygiene products and education. The WHO and UNICEF have acknowledged that there is a significant link between the poor provision of menstrual hygiene solutions and low female participation in education, improved health and improved overall wellbeing of girls and women. The $5,000 grants will purchase approximately 1,250 menstrual hygiene kits. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: Hopeful Africa',s mission is to foster sustainable prosperity in Africa through educational development. By focusing on rural areas, HA works with some of the most disadvantaged populations in Kenya. The $4,880 grant will sponsor two female teachers and ten female students. Through HA's teacher sponsorhip programs. the student to teacher ratio has been reduced from 42.5:1 to 29.8:1. Through student sponsorships, HA has seen 100 percent of students sponsored go on to graduate from secondary school. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 9: The mission of the Kenya Education Fund is to provide disadvantaged students in Kenya with support and educational resources. The grant of $5,000 will support 8 unsponsored senior-year girls in the High School Scholarship Program as they prepare for their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exams and transition out of school into university or the workforce. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 10: Nurturing Mids provides financial and technical support to girls in Tanzania through the development and support of the SEGA Girls School. SEGA addresses two specific education barriers for girls: Lack of social support and Parent/Caregiver Involvement and Teaching Pedagogy. SEGA runs parent seminars to raise caregiver's awareness about critical issues affecting their student's performance. They also provide on-going annual teacher training and capacity building, stressing the importance of a holistic education that includes life skills, leadership skills, entrepreneurship, environmental stewardship, sports and art. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Board receives a copy of the Federal Form 990 and all the schedules. All of the Board's questions are answered to the Board's satisfaction before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Copies of the audited financial statements and the form 990 are made available upon request. The Form 990 is available on Guidestar - a third party website.