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ROOTS ETHIOPIA INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
ROOTS ETHIOPIA INC (EIN 46-1527090)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-05-16
IRS object ID
201631379349304988
Schema version
2014v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-05-16T13:22:11-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN391203191PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SVA CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCTS SCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11221 JOHN Q HAMMONS DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53717ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN461527090EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ROOTS ETHIOPIA INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlROOTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6088391150PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114 LONGMEADOW CIRAddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53717ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMEGHAN WALSHPersonNm
Person TitleBOARD CHAIRPersonTitleTxt
Phone6088391150PhoneNum
Signature2016-05-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKIRSTEN HOUGHTONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01273230PTIN
Phone6088318181PhoneNum
Preparation2016-05-05PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-08-17 19:52:53ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amended ReturnYes (X)AmendedReturnInd
Principal OfficerMEGHAN WALSHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114 LONGMEADOW CIRAddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53717ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$211,872GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ROOTSETHIOPIA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2012FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSUPPORTING COMMUNITY IDENTIFIED SOLUTIONS FOR JOB CREATION AND EDUCATION IN SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers8TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$117,131PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$45CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Total Revenue$117,131PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$199,914CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$44,533PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$17,169CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$30,350CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$73,621PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$159,357CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$43,510PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$40,557CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$90,962TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$50,405NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$90,962NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionROOTS ETHIOPIA, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT THAT EXISTS BECAUSE IT BELIEVES ACCESS TO WORK AND EDUCATION ARE THE FOUNDATIONS FOR BUILDING A POVERTY-FREE WORLD. IT BELIEVES THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO BARRIERS TO ETHIOPIAN FAMILIES SUCCEEDING IN WORK AND AT SCHOOL. IT ASSISTS FAMILIES TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, IT SUPPORTS WOMEN TO CREATE VALUABLE LOCAL MARKET WORK, AND IT JOINS WITH COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE THEIR SCHOOLS SO EVERYONE HAS A CHANCE TO LEARN.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$55,360ExpenseAmt
Grant$51,989GrantAmt
DescLEARNING RESOURCE PROJECTS CREATE QUALITY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. BETWEEN JULY 1, 2014 AND JUNE 30, 2015, ROOTS ETHIOPIA, INC. INVESTED IN 5 NEW LEARNING RESOURCE PROJECT SCHOOL SITES LOCATED IN UNDERSERVED AREAS OF THE SNNPR PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO 6,920 CURRENT STUDENTS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$31,250ExpenseAmt
Grant$31,250GrantAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$35,717ExpenseAmt
Grant$34,814GrantAmt
DescINCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES, COMBINED WITH SELF-HELP SAVINGS GROUPS, CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOUSEHOLDS TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN SUSTAINABLE SMALL BUSINESS AND SAVINGS PROGRAMS SO FAMILIES CAN BUILD A BETTER FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES. BETWEEN JULY 1, 2014 AND JUNE 30, 2015, ROOTS ETHIOPIA, INC. FUNDED 54 SMALL BUSINESSES AND 200 SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TRAINED/SUPPORTED FOR THE INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES AND SELF-HELP SAVINGS GROUPS PROGRAM. OVER 89% OF PARTICIPANTS IN THIS PROGRAM ARE WOMEN.Desc

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Expense$15,866ExpenseAmt
Grant$10,954GrantAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$10,954TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$138,193TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MEGHAN WALSHBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6088391150PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114 LONGMEADOW STAddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53717ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MEGHAN WALSH
BOARD CHAIR10.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEANNE M OLSON
TREASURER10.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAUREN WERNER
VICE CHAIR10.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH COLEMAN
SECRETARY10.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANN LAYNE
BOARD MEMBER5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN STEINBERG
BOARD MEMBER10.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENA CARRYEN
BOARD MEMBER5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Contributions$208,707TotalContributionsAmt

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Total Revenue Column$45TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$45ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$3,120FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$8,838TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$8,838ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$199,914TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion-$8,793ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$129,007TotalAmt
Program Services$129,007ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$990TotalAmt
Management And General$990ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,257TotalAmt
Program Services$1,658ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$121ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,478FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$835TotalAmt
Fundraising$835FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$80TotalAmt
Management And General$80ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,900TotalAmt
Program Services$2,815ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$85ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PURCHASES$4,712$4,712
TRAINING AND EDUCATION$4,500$4,500
FEES$4,273$4,273
MISCELLANEOUS$2,709$2,709

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,094TotalAmt
Program Services$213ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,871FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$159,357TotalAmt
Program Services$138,193ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,995ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,169FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,405BOYAmt
EOY$61,917EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$29,045EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,405BOYAmt
EOY$90,962EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,361BOYAmt
EOY$58,394EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,044BOYAmt
EOY$32,568EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,405BOYAmt
EOY$90,962EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,405BOYAmt
EOY$90,962EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$40,557ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (1)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$27,854CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$117,131CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$208,707CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$353,692TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$27,854CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$117,131CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$208,707CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$353,692TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$16,110SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$337,582PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$45CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$45TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$353,737TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSNNPR, ETHIOPIARegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee1EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICESTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedLEARNING RESOURCE PROJECTS, SELF HELP SAVINGS GROUPS, INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES, SCHOOL SPONSORSHIPSSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$129,007RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees1SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee1TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$129,007SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$129,007TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
SNNPR, ETHIOPIALEARNING RESOURCE PROJECTS$51,989WIRE TRANSFER
SNNPR, ETHIOPIASCHOOL SPONSORSHIPS$31,250WIRE TRANSFER
SNNPR, ETHIOPIAINCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES/SELF HELP GROUPS$34,814WIRE TRANSFER
SNNPR, ETHIOPIAPROGRAM MGR STIPEND$10,954WIRE TRANSFER
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMONITORING OF FUNDS: ALL PROSPECTIVE GRANT RECIPIENTS SUBMIT DETAILED/ITEMIZED PROPOSALS TO THE ROOTS ETHIOPIA BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. IF THE PROPOSAL RECEIVES A FAVORABLE VOTE, THE GRANT IS FUNDED VIA WIRE TRANSFER TO THE GRANTEE. THE GRANTEE IS EXPECTED TO IMPLEMENT AND MANAGE THE PROJECT AS OUTLINED IN THE APPROVED GRANT PROPOSAL. THIS INCLUDES: USING AGREED UPON CRITERIA TO SELECT AND APPROVE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS; MAKE APPROPRIATE PAYMENTS FOR PRE-APPROVED EXPENSES; MONITOR THE PROJECT UNTIL COMPLETION WHILE COLLECTING DATA ON VARIABLES AGREED UPON IN ADVANCE; KEEPING DETAILED FINANCIAL RECORDS, PARTICIPANT ROSTERS, AND PROJECT PLANS. THE GRANT RECIPIENT SUBMITS DETAILED FINANCIAL RECORDS, ROSTERS AND PLANS BOTH PERIODICALLY AND UPON REQUEST. ONCE YEARLY, A MEETING IS HELD ONSITE AT THE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR OFFICES WHERE FINANCIAL RECORDS (CASH ACCOUNTING) AND PROJECT RECORDS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO A MEMBER OF THE ROOTS ETHIOPIA BOARD WHO CONDUCTS A SAMPLE REVIEW OF THE RECORDS. BOARD MEMBERS ALSO CONDUCT SITE VISITS IN PROJECT LOCATIONS TO GATHER DATA AND REVIEW ADHERENCE TO THE AGREED UPON GRANT CONDITIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GROWING MINDS: LONG ISLAND, NYEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$23,306GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$20,186CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$3,120GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$4,094NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$5,158FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$2,706OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$23,306GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$20,186CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$3,120GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$4,094NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$5,158FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$2,706OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$11,958DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$8,838NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
AMENDED RETURNTHE JULY 1, 2014 TO JUNE 30, 2015 FORM 990 HAS BEEN AMENDED DUE TO ERRORS FOUND IN THE ORIGINAL FILED RETURN. THE RETURN IS BEING AMENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING CHANGES: PART I: THERE WAS INFORMATION REGARDING THE ORGANIZATION THAT WAS MISSING OR INACCURATE INCLUDING WEBSITE, TELEPHONE NUMBER, STATE OF LEGAL DOMICILE, INCORRECT YEAR OF FORMATION, NUMBER OF VOTING MEMBERS, NUMBER OF INDEPENDENT VOTING MEMBERS AND INACCURATE REVENUE AND EXPENSES REPORTED IN CURRENT YEAR AND PRIOR YEAR. PART III: THERE WAS INFORMATION REGARDING THE ORGANIZATION THAT WAS MISSING OR INACCURATE INCLUDING MISSION STATEMENT AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR EACH OF THE THREE LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICES. PART VI: THERE WAS INFORMATION REGARDING THE ORGANIZATION THAT WAS MISSING OR INACCURATE INCLUDING NUMBER OF VOTING MEMBERS, NUMBER OF INDEPENDENT VOTING MEMBERS, DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 AND A DESCRIPTION ON HOW THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. PART VII: THE BOARD MEMBERS, TITLES, POSITION AND AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEK WERE INCORRECT. PART VIII: THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE DID NOT BREAK OUT THE ACTIVITY FROM THE FUNDRAISING EVENTS (I.E. GROSS INCOME, CONTRIBUTIONS, DIRECT EXPENSES). PART IX: THE STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES DID NOT BREAK OUT EXPENSES BETWEEN PROGRAM, MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL AND FUNDRAISING. IN ADDITION, ALL EXPENSES WERE CATEGORIZED AS OFFICE EXPENSES. PART X: THE AMOUNTS PRESENTED IN THE BALANCE SHEET WERE NOT CORRECT AT THE TIME THE ORIGINAL RETURN WAS FILED. THERE HAVE BEEN SLIGHT CHANGES TO THE AMOUNTS. SCHEDULE A - PART II: THERE WAS MISSING INFORMATION IN THE ORIGINAL SCHEDULE A FILED INCLUDING INTEREST INCOME AND SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THAT SHOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM THE PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST. SCHEDULE A - PART III: PART III WAS COMPLETED WHEN IT DID NOT APPLY. ONLY PART II OF SCHEDULE A APPLIES BASED ON THE TYPE OF PUBLIC CHARITY THE ORGANIZATION IS. SCHEDULE F: THERE WAS NO SCHEDULE F COMPLETED IN THE ORIGINAL FILED RETURN. SCHEDULE F APPLIES BASED ON THE NATURE AND ACTIVITY OF THE ORGANIZATION. SCHEDULE G: THIS SCHEDULE WAS INCLUDED BUT NOT COMPLETED IN THE ORIGINAL FILED RETURN. THERE WAS A FUNDRAISING EVENT DURING THE TIME PERIOD THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISCLOSED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BOARD MEMBERS ARE EACH GIVEN A COPY OF THE PREPARED FORM 990 WHICH IS THEN REVIEWED BY EACH MEMBER. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE 990 INFORMATION ARE ANSWERED BY THE BOARD TREASURER IN PERSON, VIA ELECTRONIC MEANS, OR BY PHONE. ONCE MEMBERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE INFORMATION AND QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED THEN THE FORM IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19NO DOCUMENTS WERE AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC AS OF JUNE 30, 2015.

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