2017-10-13T07:30:38-07:00 2016-12-31 Barnes Merritt & Barnes LLC 200 Sandy Springs Place NE Ste 200 Atlanta GA 30328 990 2016-01-01 472207010 Canopy Life International CANO PO Box 500942 Atlanta GA 31150 Dr Darren Kizer Chairman 2017-10-13 true SCOTT MERRITT CPA P00840564 4046366638 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z X Dr Darren Kizer PO Box 500942 Atlanta GA 31150 539846 false false X N/A Canopy Life International purpose is to open schools abroad with a particularfocus on innovation and leadership. The first country in which such a school will be opened is Kenya. The mission is to adopt a curriculum that focuses on building a countrys next generation of leaders. We do this through quality education, intentional relationships and environments thatspark the imagination. Specifically, we are integrating Design Thinking (Stanford University) into the national Kenyan curriculum, adjusting the teaching model to promote critical thinking amongst the students, and exposing them to the arts and other worldview experiences otherwise un-reachable to students of their economic position. We are also a Christian school, standing firmly on the values of faith, family and Jesus Christ to guide our students into strong character and purpose. 6 6 0 0 539230 0 -471 613 539372 88601 0 54108 0 4990 112229 254938 284434 285644 1210 284434 Canopy Life International purpose is to open schools abroad with a particularfocus on innovation and leadership. The first country in which such a school will be opened is Kenya. The mission is to adopt a curriculum that focuses on building a countrys next generation of leaders. We do this through quality education, intentional relationships and environments thatspark the imagination. 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Canopy Life academic program: We provide 5th and 6th grade education for 24 students, covering all basic subjects and nationally required curriculums such as Christian Religious Education. We train our teachers in 6 core teaching strategies, not currently present in the average Kenyan classroom to make each lesson a critical-thinking exercise. Canopy Life Arts & Innovation programs: Deep Roots & Design thinking are parts of our innovation program to expose students (currently 24) to the arts, worldview experiences, problem solving and critical thinking skills, etc. This includes exposure and training on various practical skills for making prototypes, exposure and training in various technologies, as well as 4 forms of art: Art, Dance, Drama and Music. 229988 true true false false false false false false false false false 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 false false false false false false false 1 0 false 0 false false false true OC false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false X Christi Baker Gordy 4045094914 PO Box 500942 Atlanta GA 31150 X Dr Darren Kizer Chairman 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Kurt Kandler Director 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Suzanne McFadden Director 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Nelson Director 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Lanny Donoho Director 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jeanne Rickenbaker Director 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Christi Baker Gordy Operations 40.00 0.00 X 50000 0 0 50000 0 false false false 0 539230 539230 0 3 3 0 0 0 474 -474 -474 -474 0 0 0 Merchandise Sales 453000 613 613 613 539372 142 0 0 88601 88601 0 50000 42500 6000 1500 0 0 0 0 4108 3492 493 123 0 0 4118 3500 494 124 0 0 0 0 2580 2193 310 77 0 0 0 8690 7387 1042 261 51405 43694 6169 1542 0 0 0 0 0 3948 3356 474 118 CONTRACT LABOR 20194 17165 2423 606 Supplies 7263 6174 871 218 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE 6061 5152 727 182 BANK FEES 3260 2771 391 98 4710 4003 566 141 254938 229988 19960 4990 235644 0 50000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 285644 1210 0 1210 X 284434 0 284434 0 285644 284434 X false false false X 539230 539230 0 0 539230 539230 0 539230 0 0 0 539230 X 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true Kenya education 88601 wire 1 false false false false false false Part I, Line 2 - Grantmakers Explanation For Monitoring Use of Funds Outside US The use of the funds is monitored via a reconciliation report and scanned receipts. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process No review was or will be conducted. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available No documents available to the public.