2016-05-16T06:57:26-07:00 2015-12-31 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990 2015-01-01 311769192 Aegis America Inc co Bridgeway Foundation AEGI 8322048185 20 Greenway Plaza Houston TX 77046 Philip McGowan Head of Finance 2016-05-16 true Jody Blazek P00072674 7134395739 X 2015 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z Philip McGowan 468047 false false X www.aegistrust.org X 2000 DE To prevent genocide. 5 4 2 9 0 849730 468047 0 0 0 849730 468047 832037 409000 0 12559 0 0 20337 23969 852374 445528 -2644 22519 14606 37125 0 14606 37125 X To prevent genocide. true false 421559 409000 Aegis America provides support to Aegis Trust, a UK-based charity, which works internationally to prevent genocide. Aegis' global work has been extended from Rwanda into the Central African Republic,South Sudan, and Kenya as well as activities at parliamentary and youth levels. 19286 Aegis America, through its subsidiary STAND, works amongst US students in a student-led movement involved in campaigning, educating, organizing and lobbying to end mass atrocities. 440845 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 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 true false false false false true 0 0 false 2 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 5 4 false false false false false false false true false false true false true false false false false false false false false X X Philip McGowan co Bridgeway 8322048185 Fdn 20 Greenway Plaza 450 Houston TX 77046 John Montgomery Chairman 1.00 2.00 X X 0 0 0 James Smith CEO 2.00 38.00 X X 0 130000 0 Maxine Marcus Trustee 1.00 2.00 X 0 0 0 David Ormesher Trustee 1.00 2.00 X 0 0 0 Peter Whittle Trustee 1.00 2.00 X 0 0 0 130000 0 false false false 0 20282 447765 468047 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 468047 0 0 409000 409000 0 0 0 11667 11667 0 0 892 892 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2396 2396 2976 2976 0 10342 10342 0 0 0 0 Other expenses 8255 3572 4683 0 445528 440845 4683 0 14606 37125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14606 37125 0 0 X 14606 37125 14606 37125 14606 37125 22519 X false false false X 563467 424959 305779 849730 468047 2611982 0 0 563467 424959 305779 849730 468047 2611982 1830103 781879 0 0 0 2611982 0.29930 0.28920 X Prior Year Facts and Circumstances: (1) The percentage of support for 2014 and 2015 was almost 30% which is greater than the 10% required for the facts and circumstances test.(2) During 2011-2015, the organization received contributions from over 40 donors. The organization maintains a continuous and bona fide program for solicitation of funds from the general public. Aegis Trust Limited, a related organization, conducts fundraising on behalf of the organization at no charge. Therefore no fundraising expenses are shown in Part IX.(3) The governing body includes persons with known and recognized interest in the field of genocide prevention.(4) Expenditures of the organization support the running of the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre which offers free entry to 65,000 visitors and 3,000 Rwandan school children each year, support of a number of widows and orphans affected by genocide, and support of the Genocide Archive of Rwanda which is open to the public at no charge. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false true true false true 416 true 314 false true 314 true 1110 false 2154 false false Part II-B, Line 1i - Other Activities Description Aegis conducts research on mass atrocity situations to formulate evidence-based advice for policy-makers, raises awareness in the media and develops targeted campaigns to achieve changes in policy and law.Line 1a: Student volunteers provide most of the lobbying strategy and action to end mass atrocities.Line 1b: A portion of one employee's time is spent providing support to the volunteers' lobbying efforts.Line 1d: Calls to encourage supporters to take action through lobbying are sometimes sent by email.Line 1e: Calls to encourage supporters to take action through lobbying are sometimes posted on the organization's website or blog.Line 1g: The organization is sometimes involved in lobby meetings and occasional and limited work with Congressional staff.Line 1h: There was an element of lobbying training in the conferences held by the organization throughout the year. true Europe 0 0 Grants 409000 409000 409000 Fight genocide 409000 Bank wire 1 false false false false false false Part I, Line 2 - Grantmakers Explanation For Monitoring Use of Funds Outside US All grants are made to Aegis Trust, a related organization. The close connection between the organizations (overlapping board members) serves to monitor the use of the funds. Part I, Line 3f - Method of Accounting The organization uses the cash basis method of accounting. Part I, Line 3f - Investments and Expenditures The amount shown on Part I, Line 3, column f, represents the cash grants paid during the year. Form 990, Part III, Line 2: New Services In 2015 Aegis America became the sole member of STAND, the student-led movement to end mass atrocities. STAND is involved in campaigning, educating, organizing and lobbying. Form 990, Part VI, Line 8: Explanation of No Contemporaneously Documentation of Meetings Meetings held or written actions undertaken during the year by the governing body are contemporaneously documented, however, the committees do not have authority to act without approval by the governing body, and therefore the meetings of these committees are not formally documented, but only as needed. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The form is prepared by an employee of a related organization and then reviewed by an independent Certified Public Accountancy firm. Lastly, the form is reviewed by the individual members of the governing body prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to anybody upon request. STAND LLC 419 7th St NW 3rd Floor Washington DC 20004 461480469 Prevent Genocide DC 21906 7547 Aegis America Aegis Trust Limited The Holocaust Centre Beth Shalom Newark UK NG22 0PA To prevent genocide UK 501(c)(3) N/A false false true true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false