2015-05-06T06:17:10-07:00 2014-12-31 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990 2014-01-01 311769192 Aegis America Inc co Bridgeway Foundation AEGI 8322048185 20 Greenway Plaza Houston TX 77046 Philip McGowan Head of Finance 2015-05-06 true Jody Blazek P00072674 7134395739 X 2014 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z Philip McGowan 849730 false false X www.aegistrust.org X 2000 DE To prevent genocide. 5 4 0 5 0 305779 849730 0 0 0 305779 849730 288635 832037 0 0 0 0 690 20337 289325 852374 16454 -2644 17250 14606 0 17250 14606 To prevent genocide. false false 844897 832037 Aegis America provides support to Aegis Trust, a UK-based charity, which works internationally to prevent genocide. Aegis' global work began to be extended from Rwanda into the Central African Republic and South Sudan as well as activities at parliamentary and youth levels. 844897 true true false false 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 false true false false false false true 0 0 false 0 false 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 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 144000 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 144000 0 false false false 0 849730 849730 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 849730 0 0 832037 832037 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17279 12860 4419 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other expenses 3058 3058 0 852374 844897 7477 0 17250 14606 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17250 14606 0 0 X 17250 14606 17250 14606 17250 14606 -2644 X false false false X 108455 563467 424959 305779 849730 2252390 0 0 108455 563467 424959 305779 849730 2252390 1601078 651312 0 0 0 2252390 0.28920 0.25250 X Current Year Facts and Circumstances: (1) The percentage of support for 2014 was almost 30% which is greater than the 10% required for the facts and circumstances test.(2) During 2010-2014, 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 true Europe 0 0 Grants 832037 832037 832037 Europe Geno prev 832037 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 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. Aegis Trust Limited The Holocaust Centre Beth Shalom Newark UK NG22 0PA To prevent genocide UK 501(c)(3) N/A false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false