2016-11-15T10:37:05-08:00 2014-12-31 261282874 MONTES & COMPANY CPA INC 1807 W BURBANK BLVD STE A BURBANK CA 91506 990 2014-01-01 900599471 KOUNKUEY DESIGN INITIATIVE INC KOUN PO BOX 19135 LOS ANGELES CA 90019 CHELINA ODBERT CEO 2139851222 2016-11-15 true RICARDO MONTES P00878510 8185586210 2016-11-15 2014 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z X CHELINA ODBERT 1141361 false X WWW.KOUNKUEY.ORG X 2010 CA KDI PARTNERS WITH IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD TO IMPLEMENT DESIGN SOLUTIONS THAT IMPROVE PHYSICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL QUALITY OF LIFE. 7 4 9 20 0 0 418114 1136361 5000 0 0 418114 1141361 0 0 271978 341163 15950 44000 101187 351944 352601 639872 737764 -221758 403597 131903 544940 9183 18459 122720 526481 KDI PARTNERS WITH IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD TO IMPLEMENT DESIGN SOLUTIONS THAT IMPROVE PHYSICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL QUALITY OF LIFE. false false 317421 25194 KENYA: IN 2014 KDI COMPLETED AND HANDED OVER THE FIFTH PUBLIC SPACE PROJECT (KPSP054) AND SIXTH PROJECTS (KPSP06) IN MARCH . IN AUGUST 2014 KDI INITIATED A SEVENTH PUBLIC SPACE PROJECT (KPSP05) IN THE LINDI WARD OF KIBERA FUNDED BY THE GERMAN NGO WELTHUNGERHILFE. CONSTRUCTION STARTED FOR THIS PROJECT IN OCTOBER. KDI CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS AT ALL SITES.APRIL KDI LAUNCHED A PILOT WEBSITE TO SUPPORT IMPROVED DECISION MAKING AROUND WATER AND SANITATION PROJECTS IN KIBERA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NAIROBI WATER AND SEWERAGE COMPANY. KDI ALSO INITIATED A RESEARCH PROJECT INTO URBAN AGRICULTURE IN KIBERA IN AUGUST OF 2014 ALSO FUNDED BY WELTHUNGERHILFE.KDI CONTINUED TO SUPPORT CRAFTS COOPERATIVE ACROSS MULTIPLE SITES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. KDI CONTINUED TO TEST LOAN PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY BUSINESSES. KDI CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF ALL ORGANIZATIONAL PROCEDURES AND FORMALISED CONTRACTS WITH STAFF MEMBERS. KDI RECEIVED A THREE MONTH VOLUNTEER PLACEMENT FROM ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS UK IN SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER 2014. 144430 5856 COACHELLA: IN EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY WE COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION ON FIRST PRODUCTIVE PUBLIC SPACE (PPS) IN THE U.S. THE PPS BENEFITS OVER 600 RESIDENTS OF THE ST. ANTHONY TRAILER PARK AND NEARBY COMMUNITY OF MECCA. THE ST. ANTHONY TRAILER PARKS NEW PUBLIC SPACE HAS A PLAYGROUND, COMMUNITY GARDEN, SHADE STRUCTURE, COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE, AND STAGE. WE HAVE FACILITATED A YOUTH GARDEN EDUCATION PROGRAM AND AN ADULT BUSINESS CLASS. WE ARE CONTINUING THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR SECOND PROJECT IN THE EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY IN THE COMMUNITY OF NORTH SHORE. WE HAVE CONDUCTED OVER TWO DOZEN COMMUNITY DESIGN WORKSHOPS TO SELECT THE PROJECT LOCATION, PUBLIC SPACE COMPONENTS AND PROGRAMMING, AND CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN. WE SECURED A DONATION OF LAND AND PARTNERED WITH THE LOCAL GOVT ENTITY, DESERT RECREATION DISTRICT, WHO WILL MANAGE THE PUBLIC SITE AFTER CONSTRUCTION. WITH NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY WE HAVE FACILITATED AN ADULT BUSINESS CLASS, YOUTH BIKE COOP, BIKE SHARE PROGRAM, AND ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAMMING. WE STARTED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR TWO ADDITIONAL PROJECTS IN THE EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY IN THE COMMUNITIES OF THERMAL AND OASIS. 65850 LOS ANGELES: WE JOINED A COALITION OF SIX ORGANIZATIONS CALLED FREE LOTS ANGELES. WE WORK WITH THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO TEMPORARILY TRANSFORM VACANT LOTS INTO VIBRANT PUBLIC SPACES. EACH LOT TRANSFORMATION IS DEVELOPED THROUGH A PARTICIPATORY DESIGN PROCESS WITH THE ADJACENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IN 2014, WE TRANSFORMED LOTS IN TWO DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH LOS ANGELES, PROVIDING LIVE MUSIC, ARTS PRODUCTION, GAMES, RECREATIONAL AREAS, AND SMALL LIBRARIES.SAN BERNARDINO: IN 2014, WE BEGAN A SMALL CONSULTING PROJECT WITH THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EPISCOPAL DIOCESE. THE PROJECT INCLUDED TAKING A SMALL SAN BERNARDINO CONGREGATION, MISSION ST. FRANCIS, THROUGH A VISIONING PROCESS OF FOUR PARTICIPATORY DESIGN WORKSHOPS. IN 2014, WE COMPLETED 2 OF 4 WORKSHOPS. THE WORKSHOPS WILL LEAD TO A COMPLETED CONCEPTUAL PLAN FOR IMPROVED SITE USE OF THE MISSION ST. FRANCIS IN SAN BERNARDINO. HAITI: KDI COMPLETED A 6-MONTH ENGINEERING AND PLANNING CONSULTANCY ON GRAND RAVINE UPGRADING PLAN FOR SISUL CONSULDING AND ARCHITECTURE FOR HUMANITY. KDI ALSO WORKED ON A RESEARCH PROJECT FOR AGRICULTURAL ADVANCEMENT IN THE AREA. 53704 59609 GHANA: KDI INITIATED A NEW CONSULTANCY PROJECT IN GHANA WHICH RAN THROUGH THE YEAR AND CONSISTED OF BASELINE RESEACH AND CONSULTATION ON THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF A REMOTE VILLAGE IN THE NORTHWESTERN CORNER OF GHANA. 53704 59609 581405 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true 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 true 7 0 true 9 true false true KE false false false false X 7 4 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X CHELINA ODBERT 2139851222 PO BOX 19135 LOS ANGELES CA 90019 CHELINA ODBERT CEO 60.00 0.00 X X 68892 0 0 JENNIFER TOY DESIGN DIRECTOR 20.00 0.00 X X 6320 0 0 JOE MULLIGAN BOARD MEMBER AND ASSOC DIR 40.00 0.00 X 28500 0 0 STEVE MALKENSON DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN HENEGHAN DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CLAUDIA KAHN DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TENDO NAGENDA DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 103712 0 0 0 false false false 20000 1116361 1136361 DEVELOPMENT DESIGN SERV 541300 5000 5000 5000 1141361 5000 0 0 97392 68175 9739 19478 217917 172988 16514 28415 25854 21260 1641 2953 23120 23120 44000 44000 10829 7797 1083 1949 6387 5836 197 354 1228 1064 59 105 9906 8400 538 968 12999 11646 483 870 1787 1661 126 1988 1431 199 358 PROGRAM MATERIALSSUPPLIES 99263 99263 PROGRAM LABOR 7630 7630 PROGRAM OTHER 172769 172769 BANK FEES 1747 553 1194 2948 932 279 1737 737764 581405 55172 101187 108657 480324 4102 58258 19144 6358 131903 544940 9183 18459 9183 18459 X 14820 349637 107900 176844 122720 526481 131903 544940 403597 164 0 X false false false X 129590 216030 618985 409512 1223384 2597501 10000 5497 12137 5979 33613 139590 221527 631122 409512 1229363 2631114 3631 3631 3631 3631 2627483 2 2 1 5 2 2 1 5 2202 5824 8601 16627 139592 223731 636947 418113 1229363 2647746 0.99230 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 1 3 PROGRAM SERVICES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMNT CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN PROGRAM SERVICES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMNT 1 3 1 3 X X true DO GOOD CONSULTING INC 3579 E FOOTHILL BLVD UNIT 335 PASADENA CA 91107 FUNDRAISING AND CONSULTING false 15700 44000 -28300 15700 44000 -28300 Amended return infomation AMENDMENT TO THE TAX RETURN WAS NECESSARY TO CORRECT THE TREATMENT OF A GOVERNMENT GRANT FROM NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS TO A CONDITIONAL GRANT. AS A RESULT, REVENUES DECREASED BY $80,000. THERE WERE ALSO OTHER CORRECTIONS MADE TO REVENUES THAT CAUSED AN ADDITIONAL DECREASE OF $8,002.IN ADDITION, THERE WERE VARIOUS PROJECT COSTS THAT WERE NOT PROPERLY ACCRUED FOR IN THE ORIGINAL TAX RETURN. THIS CORRECTION INCREASED PROJECT COSTS AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE BY $17,187.LASTLY, CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS INCREASED DUE TO A CORRECTION IN THE FUNDS HELD IN AFRICA AND DUE TO A RECLASSIFICATION OF PREPAID EXPENSES TO CASH. THESE CHANGES RESULTED IN AN INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS OF $86,720 COMPARED TO THE ORIGINAL TAX RETURN. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT AND WAS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW, COMMENTS, AND QUESTIONS. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c ORGANIZATION HAS IN PLACE PROCEDURES TO MONITOR AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a SALARY FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS CURRENTLY REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS. A PROCEDURE IS IN PLACE THAT INVOLVES SALARY COMPARABILITY DATA, FAIR ASSESSMENT OF COMPENSATION, AND A DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION AMOUNT. Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS CURRENTLY REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS. A PROCEDURE IS IN PLACE THAT INVOLVES SALARY COMPARABILITY DATA, FAIR ASSESSMENT OF COMPENSATION, AND A DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION AMOUNT. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.