2017-11-13T13:37:50-06:00 2016-12-31 042442519 EDELSTEIN AND COMPANY LLP 160 FEDERAL STREET 9TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02110 990 2016-01-01 454100494 ENGAGE NOW AFRICA INC ENGA 5085499950 26 PATRIOT PLACE NO 301 FOXBORO MA 02035 LYNETTE GAY PRESIDENT 5085499950 2017-11-09 1 ALFONSO PERILLO P00950491 6172276161 2017-11-09 38.111.9.114 2017-11-09 12:03:27 ES P 0D76887A21FF303987ADF0E4D0B068FF6EB2BB99 0D76887A21FF303987ADF0E4D0B068FF6EB2BB99 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z LYNETTE GAY 26 PATRIOT PLACE NO 301 FOXBORO MA 02035 3705261 0 X HTTP://ENGAGENOWAFRICA.ORG X 2011 MA SINCE 2002, ENA HAS SOUGHT TO ENGAGE AND STRENGTHEN INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN ETHIOPIA, GHANA, GHANA NORTH, NAMIBIA, AND SIERRA LEONE BY IMPROVING EDUCATION, HEALTH ACCESS, CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION, ORPHAN SUPPORT, MICRO-CREDIT AND ANTI-SLAVERY PROGRAMS. FOCUSING IN THESE SIX AREAS IDENTIFIES CRITICAL NEEDS WITHIN COMMUNITIES AND STRENGTHENS FAMILIES. 5 4 4 20 0 0 3941695 3672641 0 0 0 0 11600 32620 3953295 3705261 3564972 3016875 0 0 265640 327667 0 0 38227 198441 239125 4029053 3583667 -75758 121594 203180 354180 3735 25641 199445 328539 X SINCE 2002, ENA HAS SOUGHT TO ENGAGE AND STRENGTHEN INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN ETHIOPIA, GHANA, GHANA NORTH, NAMIBIA, AND SIERRA LEONE BY IMPROVING EDUCATION, HEALTH ACCESS, CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION, ORPHAN SUPPORT, MICRO-CREDIT AND ANTI-SLAVERY PROGRAMS. FOCUSING IN THESE SIX AREAS IDENTIFIES CRITICAL NEEDS WITHIN COMMUNITIES AND STRENGTHENS FAMILIES. 0 0 3269632 3016875 32620 GRANTS MADE BY ENGAGE NOW AFRICA FACILITATED THE FOLLOWING IN 2016: 1. EDUCATION: CONSTRUCTED AND EXPANDED 3 PRIMARY SCHOOLS INCLUDING DESKS, BLACKBOARDS, COMPUTERS, AND LATRINES IN ETHIOPIA AND GHANA NORTH. UNIVERSITY, VOCATIONAL, PRIMARY AND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND LOANS PROVIDED TO OVER 400 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN GHANA, NAMIBIA AND ETHIOPIA. PARTNERED IN ETHIOPIA WITH THINKING SCHOOLS TO TRANSFORM CLASSROOM EDUCATION BY IMPROVING THE TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESS. ORPHANS PROVIDED WITH SCHOOL FEES, UNIFORMS, EDUCATION SUPPLIES AND FOOD IN SIERRA LEONE, ETHIOPIA AND NAMIBIA. 400 EDUCATION KITS AND 2 CONTAINERS OF HUMANITARIAN SUPPLIES DELIVERED TO PRIMARY CHILDREN IN ETHIOPIA, SIERRA LEONE AND NAMIBIA. OVER 7,000 PEOPLE IN GHANA, SIERRA LEONE, AND ETHIOPIA ENROLLED IN ADULT LITERACY PROGRAMS; LITERACY PROGRAMS FACILITIATED BY 279 INSTRUCTORS IN 164 COMMUNITES. IMPLEMENTED PROMOTING SELF-ESTEEM OF PERSONS WITH ALBINISM IN THE NORTHERN REGIONS.2. HEALTH: ONE HEALTH POST CONSTRUCTED IN ETHIOPIA BENEFITING 5,800 RESIDENTS. AT THE LYN CLINIC IN SIERRA LEONE ESSENTIAL MEDICATIONS AND DRUGS WERE PURCHASED FOR WOMEN, CHILDREN AND OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. 237 WOMEN DELIVERED BABIES, OVER 3,279 CHILDREN UNDER 5 RECEIVED MEDICAL CARE, AND ABOUT 2,934 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED IMMUNIZATIONS AGAINST COMMON DISEASE AND ILLNESS - IN TOTAL 11,830 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED CARE. AT NUYANGANA HOSPITAL IN NAMIBIA, 1,056 PEOPLE BENEFITED FROM THE PHARMACY, 144 MOTHERS BENIFITED FROM THE MATERNITY SHELTER AND 5,000 HEALTH LESSONS WERE TAUGHT TO CHILDREN AND PARENTS FOR HIV PREVENTION. IN GHANA, ENA PROVIDED FUNDS FOR 17 ACUTE SURGERIES AND 66 OTHER MEDICAL TREATMENTS.3. WATER: 44 BOREHOLES CONSTRUCTED IMPACTING OVER 75,000 PEOPLE IN SIERRA LEONE AND GHANA. 22 HOUSEHOLD, PUBLIC AND COMMUNAL LATRINES CONSTRUCTED BENEFITING 6,000 PEOPLE. THREE HAND PUMPS CONSTRUCTED IN SIERRA LEONE BENEFITING 300 PEOPLE. 26 REPRESENTATIVES TRAINED IN CLEAN WATER TECHNIQUES AND HYGIENE SKILLS. 400 MITRE STOVES DISTRIBUTED TO FAMILIES IN ETHIOPIA.4. REVOLVING FUND FOR INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES: GHANA, ETHIOPIA, AND NAMIBIA - ABOUT 560 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES SERVED AND OVER 1,000 BENEFICIARIES. NINE NEW BUSINESSES ESTABLISHED AND 14 BUSINESSES EXPANDED. TYPES OF SERVICES PROVIDED TO RECIPIENTS INCLUDE: FINANCIAL RESOURCES, JOB SKILLS AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING.5. MODERN SLAVERY: 43 TOTAL CHILD SACRIFICE AND MODERN SLAVERY CASES. 43 TOTAL TRAFFICKERS ARRESTED, AND IN JAIL OR PRISON. 35 TOTAL VICTIMS RESCUED FROM SLAVERY. 35 TOTAL VICTIMS RECEIVED REHABILITATION AND REINTEGRATION. 3 TRAFFICKERS PROSECUTED (13 YEARS, 15 YEARS, AND LIFE IN PRISON).6. COMMUNITY PROJECTS: FURNISHED EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TO AYIKUMH POLICE STATION AND THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY PATROL. CONTRIBUTED TO APRAPON COMMUNITY CLINIC, GHANA BLIND ASSOCIATION, AND KORLA-BU HOSPITAL. 3269632 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 MA CA AZ CT UT FL X ALISON MOSCA 5085499910 26 PATRIOT PLACE STE 301 FOXBOROUGH MA 02035 DIANA BINGHAM DIRECTOR 25.00 X 50187 0 0 LYNETTE GAY PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR 25.00 X X 0 0 0 R CHRISTOPHER GAY TREASURER/DIRECTOR 20.00 X X 0 0 0 ALISON MOSCA CLERK/DIRECTOR 15.00 X X 0 0 0 STERLING TANNER DIRECTOR 15.00 X 0 0 0 EMILIA AHADJEI RESIGNED 92016 DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 MUFTILA RUFFINE RESIGNED 92016 DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER HOGGE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 115399 0 4217 165586 0 4217 1 0 0 0 0 3672641 3672641 MISSION FEES 900099 32620 32620 32620 3705261 32620 0 0 69160 69160 2947715 2947715 169803 98034 47846 23923 129845 40 129785 20 607 198 361 48 27412 8943 16326 2143 2952 2952 15950 15950 44729 42979 1750 290 290 21676 10 20910 756 22550 22550 19103 17193 1910 101960 85199 9455 7306 4403 161 4161 81 4162 4162 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 1350 1350 3583667 3269632 275808 38227 188329 343675 3540 1569 4044 1108 1311 2936 10000 6000 203180 354180 3735 25641 3735 25641 X 172770 89225 26675 239314 199445 328539 203180 354180 X 121594 7500 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 371900 1186953 2729613 3941695 3672641 11902802 371900 1186953 2729613 3941695 3672641 11902802 598854 11303948 850 850 11903652 77911 0.94960 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 26675 217639 5000 239314 26675 26675 1.00000 0 0 4044 1108 2936 2936 3719363 14102 14102 3705261 0 3705261 3590269 14102 -7500 6602 3583667 0 3583667 PART V, LINE 4: TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS $ 28,330 SCHOOL AND WELL PROJECT IN ETHIOPIA 210,984 TOTAL $239,314 PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: REFUND OF PRIOR YEAR GRANT -7,500. 1 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION N/A 2947715 0 0 0 0 0 0 2947715 0 2947715 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA CONSTRUCT NEW SCHOOLS, COMPUTERS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, SALARIES, CLEAN WATER, ORPHAN SUPPORT, MICRO CREDIT. 457135 WIRE TRANSFER N/A N/A SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA CLEAN WATER WELLS, BUILDING SCHOOLS, ADULT LITERACY, UNIVERSITY AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS, MICRO CREDIT VENTURES, ENDING MODERN SLAVERY. 296060 WIRE TRANSFER N/A N/A SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA MEDICAL MATERNITY SERVICES, MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT. 144780 WIRE TRANSFER N/A N/A SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA EDUCATION, HEALTH, MICRO CREDIT. 162531 WIRE TRANSFER N/A N/A SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA LITERACY, EDUCATION & TRAINING, PURCHASE OF BUILDING AND LAND, ENDING MODERN SLAVERY 880914 WIRE TRANSFER N/A N/A SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ADULT LITERACY 34985 WIRE TRANSFER N/A N/A SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA PASS-THROUGH GRANTS FOR GHANA LITERACY, EDUCATION AND TRAINING. 914208 WIRE TRANSFER N/A N/A SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ENDING MODERN SLAVERY 57102 WIRE TRANSFER N/A N/A 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: DIRECTORS IN EACH REGION MONITOR ALL PROJECTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS. BOARD MEMBERS TRAVEL TO EACH REGION SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR TO MONITOR PROGRESS. PART I, LINE 3: ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING 1 FREEDOM NOW INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION INC 7916 S IRVINGTON AVE TULSA OK 74136 821507126 501(C)(3) 33660 N/A N/A ENDING MODERN SLAVERY, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, & CHILD SACRIFICEENDING MODERN SLAVERY, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, CHILD SACRIFICE NAVANAS INSTITUTE 231 MOUNTAIN WAY DR OREM UT 84058 FOR PROFIT 30000 N/A N/A MEDIA TRAINING PROJECT FOR STUDENTS IN MADAGASCAR 1 1 PART I, LINE 2: ENGAGE NOW AFRICA (ENA) RECEIVES AN ANNUAL REPORT AND ENA REPRESENTATIVES MEET WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH OF THE ORGANIZATIONS AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR TO RECEIVE A REPORT ON THE PROGRESS OF ENA'S FUNDED PROJECTS. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6-VOLUNTEERS THE VOLUNTEERS THAT WORK FOR ENA DONATE HOURS BY MAKING SEVERAL TEACHING AIDS FOR THE SCHOOLS WE BUILD, SUCH AS POSTERS, WORK BOOKS AND ART PROJECTS. THEY CONTRIBUTE BOOKS AND CLASSROOM SUPPLIES. THEY DONATE HYGIENE KITS, SEWING KITS, CLOTHING, SHOES, AND SOCCER BALLS. THEY PUT TOGETHER SCHOOL BAGS FOR THE CHILDREN, SEW HUNDREDS OF DRESSES FOR THE GIRLS, AND COLLECT HUNDREDS OF T-SHIRTS AND HATS FOR THE BOYS. THESE ITEMS ARE CARRIED OVER FOR THE EXPEDITION EACH YEAR. DURING THE YEAR, VOLUNTEERS ARE BUSY RAISING FUNDS TO PURCHASE THESE ITEMS ON THEIR OWN. THE ORGANIZATION NORMALLY WILL HAVE BETWEEN 15-20 VOLUNTEERS EACH YEAR WORKING ON THESE PROJECTS. THESE VOLUNTEERS WORK TOWARDS THE EXPEDITION THE ORGANIZATION GOES ON EACH YEAR TO ETHIOPIA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 DIANA BINGHAM AND LYNETTE GAY: FAMILY RELATIONSHIP LYNETTE GAY AND CHRISTOPHER GAY: FAMILY RELATIONSHIP ALISON MOSCA, DIANA BINGHAM, LYNETTE GAY AND CHRISTOPHER GAY: BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP STERLING TANNER, DIANA BINGHAM, LYNETTE GAY AND CHRISTOPHER GAY: BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 MEMBERS SHALL INCLUDE THE INITIAL MEMBERS DESIGNATED BY THE INCORPORATOR OF THE CORPORATION AND SUCH OTHER PERSONS AS SHALL BE ADMITTED TO MEMBERSHIP BY THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS. MEMBERS MAY BE REMOVED BY THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS ELECT DIRECTORS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ALISON MOSCA, BOARD MEMBER, WILL REVIEW THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ENGAGE NOW AFRICA REQUIRES THAT ALL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS REVIEW ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST CERTIFICATION AND DISCLOSURE FORM ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. EACH DISCLOSURE FORM IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY TO IDENTIFY ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IF ANY CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED, PROCEDURES IN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WOULD BE FOLLOWED TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS IDENTIFIED, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL LEAVE THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: REFUND OF PRIOR YEAR GRANT 7,500.