2016-11-15T11:32:18-06:00 2015-12-31 042442519 EDELSTEIN AND COMPANY LLP 160 FEDERAL STREET 9TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02110 990 2015-01-01 454100494 ENGAGE NOW AFRICA INC ENGA 5085499950 26 PATRIOT PLACE NO 301 FOXBORO MA 02035 LYNETTE GAY PRESIDENT 5085499950 2016-11-11 1 ALFONSO PERILLO P00950491 6172276161 2016-11-08 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z LYNETTE GAY 26 PATRIOT PLACE NO 301 FOXBORO MA 02035 3953295 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. 7 6 4 25 0 0 2729613 3941695 0 0 0 0 0 11600 2729613 3953295 2294225 3564972 0 0 242249 265640 0 0 60725 107679 198441 2644153 4029053 85460 -75758 297819 203180 22616 3735 275203 199445 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 3737585 3564972 11600 GRANTS MADE BY ENGAGE NOW AFRICA FACILITATED THE FOLLOWING IN 2015: 1. EDUCATION: CONSTRUCTED OR EXPANDED 3 PRIMARY SCHOOLS INCLUDING FURNISHINGS AND COMPUTERS IN ETHIOPIA AND NORTHERN GHANA HELPING OVER 2,000 CHILDREN. UNIVERSITY, VOCATIONAL, PRIMARY AND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND LOANS PROVIDED TO OVER 350 STUDENTS IN GHANA AND NAMIBIA. ORPHANS PROVIDED WITH SCHOOL FEES, UNIFORMS, EDUCATION SUPPLIES, AND FOOD IN SIERRA LEONE, ETHIOPIA AND NAMIBIA. EDUCATION KITS AND HUMANITARIAN SUPPLIES DELIVERED TO PRIMARY CHILDREN IN ETHIOPIA AND GHANA. OVER 3,936 PEOPLE IN GHANA AND SIERRA LEONE ENROLLED IN ADULT LITERACY PROGRAMS FACILITATED BY 222 INSTRUCTORS IN 140 COMMUNITIES.2. HEALTH: ONE HEALTH POST CONSTRUCTED IN ETHIOPIA BENEFITING 2,500 PEOPLE. AT THE LYN CLINIC IN SIERRA LEONE ESSENTIAL MEDICATIONS AND DRUGS WERE PURCHASED FOR WOMEN, CHILDREN AND OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. 117 WOMEN DELIVERED BABIES, OVER 2,496 CHILDREN UNDER 5 RECEIVED MEDICAL CARE, AND ABOUT 5,700 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED IMMUNIZATIONS AGAINST COMMON DISEASE AND ILLNESS. AT THE HOSPITAL IN NAMIBIA, 396,000 PEOPLE BENEFITED FROM THE PHARMACY, 480 MOTHERS BENIFITED FROM THE MATERNITY SHELTER AND 1,950 CHILDREN AND PARENTS RECEIVED EDUCATIONAL TRAINING FOR HIV PREVENTION AND OTHER HEALTH/WELL-BEING ISSUES. ENA FUNDED 40 ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN NEED OF SURGERIES IN GHANA. SURGERIES INCLUDE: HOLE IN HEART, ORTHOPEDIC, FIBROID, CANCER, PROSTHESIS, DIALYSIS, AND OTHER TYPES OF EMERGENCY SERVICES.3. WATER: FIVE LATRINES AND THREE HAND PUMPS CONSTRUCTED IN SIERRA LEONE AND ETHIOPIA, ONE COMMUNITY LATRINE CONSTRUCTED IN AN ETHIPIAN LOCAL MARKET BENFITING 5,000. FINISHED CONSTRUCTION OF ONE WATER RESERVOIR IN BLACHI KOFTU, ETHIOPIA. TWENTY CLEAN WATER WELLS DUG IN NORTHERN GHANA BENEFITING OVER 100,000 INDIVIDUALS. THREE VILLAGES OF 1,500 PEOPLE IN NAMIBIA BENEFITED FROM CLEAN WATER.4. REVOLVING FUND FOR INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES: GHANA, ETHIOPIA, AND NAMIBIA - ABOUT 3,000 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: 30 ACTIVE MODERN SLAVERY CASES. 18 SURVIVORS CURRENTLY BEING PROVIDED WITH REHABILITATION, RECOVERY , AND REINTEGRATION SUPPORT. 17 TRAFFICKERS ARRESTED AND IN JAIL. 13 VICTIMS ASSISTED AFTER ESCAPING FROM TRAFFICKERS AND SLAVEHOLDERS. 6 TRAFFICKERS CURRENTLY BEING PROSECUTED FOR THEIR CRIMES IN COURT. 5 VICTIMS RESCUED, THREE MINORS AND TWO ADULTS. 3 GUILTY VERDICTS. 3737585 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 7 6 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 37848 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 DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 MUFTILA RUFFINE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER HOGGE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 109755 0 4241 147603 0 4241 1 0 0 0 0 3941695 3941695 MISSION FEES 900099 11600 11600 11600 3953295 11600 0 0 22500 22500 3542472 3542472 151844 83200 45932 22712 91736 98 70619 21019 145 50 69 26 21915 7494 10486 3935 6917 6917 15192 15192 5000 5000 16998 16998 50835 50835 16341 11439 4902 80634 70171 7413 3050 2403 161 2161 81 4121 4121 4029053 3737585 230743 60725 296105 188329 3540 2016 705 1714 1311 10000 297819 203180 3735 22616 22616 3735 X 275203 172770 26675 275203 199445 297819 203180 -75758 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 371900 1186953 2729613 3941695 8230161 371900 1186953 2729613 3941695 8230161 493140 7737021 850 850 8231011 45291 X SCHEDULE A, PART II THE ORGANIZATION WAS FORMED ON DECEMBER 22, 2011. THEREFORE THE 2011 TAX YEAR WAS A SHORT YEAR. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 26675 26675 1.00000 0 0 2016 705 1311 1311 3964565 11270 11270 3953295 0 3953295 4040323 11270 11270 4029053 0 4029053 PART V, LINE 4: TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS WERE AVAILABLE FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS. 1 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION N/A 3542472 0 0 0 0 0 0 3542472 0 3542472 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA CONSTRUCT NEW SCHOOLS, COMPUTERS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, SALARIES, CLEAN WATER, ORPHAN SUPPORT, MICRO CREDIT. 384567 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. 186048 WIRE TRANSFER N/A N/A SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA MEDICAL MATERNITY SERVICES, MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT. 152978 WIRE TRANSFER N/A N/A SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA EDUCATION, HEALTH, MICRO CREDIT. 250535 WIRE TRANSFER N/A N/A SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA LITERACY, EDUCATION & TRAINING, PURCHASE OF BUILDING AND LAND 895741 WIRE TRANSFER N/A N/A SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SCHOOL SUPPLIES, DUTIES FOR CARS, FURNISHINGS FOR SCHOOL AND SALARIES. 789266 WIRE TRANSFER N/A N/A SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA PASS-THROUGH GRANTS FOR GHANA LITERACY, EDUCATION AND TRAINING. 799040 WIRE TRANSFER N/A N/A SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA PASS-THROUGH GRANT FOR ENSIGN COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH SALARY SUPPORT 59247 WIRE TRANSFER N/A N/A SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ENDING MODERN SLAVERY 5050 WIRE TRANSFER N/A N/A SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS 10000 WIRE TRANSFER N/A N/A SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SOLAR SYSTEM AND WATER PROJECT 10000 WIRE TRANSFER N/A N/A 10 1 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 1 SHARED HOPE INTERNATIONAL PO BOX 65337 VANCOUVER WA 98665 911938635 501(C)(3) 7500 N/A N/A TRUCKING INDUSTRY TRAINING VIDEO THRIVE - GULU INC PO BOX 412 MARLBOROUGH MA 01752 271891336 501(C)(3) 15000 N/A N/A LITERACY PROGRAM 2 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 11 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.