2015-11-11T14:48:28-06:00 2014-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2014-01-01 271493201 SHINING HOPE FOR COMMUNITIES INC SHIN 8602189854 175 VARICK STREET NO 6 FL NEW YORK NY 10014 JESSICA POSNER ODEDE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 8602189854 2015-11-11 1 ANDREAS ALEXANDROU CPA P01330558 3019519090 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z KENNEDY ODEDE 175 VARICK STREET NO 6 FL NEW YORK NY 10014 3567788 0 X WWW.SHOFCO.ORG X 2009 CT SEE PART III, LINE 1. 10 9 9 30 0 0 2332799 3548258 7515 13653 1206 600 0 5277 2341520 3567788 0 0 0 0 586471 1034397 0 0 57293 549329 871459 1135800 1905856 1205720 1661932 3342523 5052105 9750 57400 3332773 4994705 X SHINING HOPE FOR COMMUNITIES BELIEVES IN THE URBAN POOR, IN THEIR STRENGTH, RESILIENCE AND CAPACITY TO CREATE A BETTER FUTURE. THROUGH GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP, WE LINK SCHOOLS FOR GIRLS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR ALL, BUILDING VIBRANT, GENDER EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES. 1 0 348154 JOHANNA JUSTIN-JINICH COMMUNITY CLINIC: SHOFCO'S COMMUNITY CLINIC IS A 21-ROOM CLINIC ADJACENT TO THE KIBERA SCHOOL FOR GIRLS THAT SPECIALIZES IN PRIMARY AND WOMEN'S AND CHILD HEALTH CARE. OUR SERVICES INCLUDE A MATERNAL AND CHILD WELFARE SERVICES, A NUTRITION PROGRAM, HIV/ARV COMPREHENSIVE CARE, PMTCT, FAMILY PLANNING, GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE RESPONSE, HEALTH EDUCATION, AND DOOR-TO-DOOR OUTREACH. STAFFED BY NURSES, LAB TECHNICIANS, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS, THE CLINIC TREATS AN AVERAGE OF 250 PATIENTS EACH DAY. 335483 KIBERA SCHOOL FOR GIRLS: THE KIBERA SCHOOL FOR GIRLS PROVIDES FREE SUPERIOR EDUCATION TO 216 OF KIBERA'S BRIGHTEST AND MOST AT-RISK GIRLS IN KIBERA. AT NO COST, THE SCHOOL PROVIDES TWO DAILY MEALS, UNIFORMS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, HEALTHCARE, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT. KSG CURRENTLY SERVES STUDENTS IN PRE-K TO 6TH GRADE AND WILL EXPAND TO FOLLOW STUDENTS THROUGH 8TH GRADE, ULTIMATELY SERVING 400 STUDENTS. THE SCHOOL ALSO PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND A VARIETY OF EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES THAT SERVE TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND ACCESS TO POSITIVE FEMALE ROLE MODELS. 293427 THE KENYA PROGRAM OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS OVERALL PROGRAM OPERATIONS AND PROVIDES HIGH-LEVEL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT TO ALL OUR PROGRAMS, ENSURING OUR PROGRAMS ARE OPERATING EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY. 259824 SHINING HOPE COMMUNITY CENTER: OUR COMMUNITY CENTER HOUSES ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, INCLUDING AN INCOME-GENERATING COMPUTER LAB, A LIBRARY, ADULT LITERACY CLASSES, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND EMPLOYABILITY TRAINING COURSES, OUR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR HIV-POSITIVE WOMEN, A VARIETY OF YOUTH PROGRAMS, AND OUR GROUP SAVINGS AND LOAN PROGRAM. 408407 13653 OTHER PROGRAMS: SHOFCO ADDRESSES THE SEVERE LACK OF WASH SERVICES IN KIBERA THROUGH ITS 100,000-LITER CLEAN WATER TOWER, NETWORK OF WATER DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, AND COMMUNITY LATRINES. THESE SERVICES ARE COMPLEMENTED BY WASH COMMITTEES THAT SEEK TO EDUCATE RESIDENTS ON WASH BEST PRACTICES. IN 2014, 10,280 PEOPLE USED OUR WASH FACILITIES. IN ADDITION TO WASH SERVICES, OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE, 1) MARGARET'S SAFE PLACE (MSP), A BOARDING FACILITY THAT HOUSES THE MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS OF KSG. MSP IS A VIBRANT, WARM HOME, PRESENTLY PROVIDING HOLISTIC CARE FOR 10 KSG STUDENTS. BOARDERS RECEIVE ADDITIONAL PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT FROM KSG SOCIAL WORKERS, WHO WORK TOWARDS A RESOLUTION TO THE LIVING SITUATION WITH THE STUDENT'S PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIAN. 2) IN 2014, WE INTRODUCED THE MATHARE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS (MSG) AT OUR SECOND SHOFCO SITE, MATHARE SLUMS. INVITED BY THE MATHARE COMMUNITY IN 2012, SHOFCO BEGAN WORKING WITH GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP ON REPLICATING OUR MODEL IN THEIR COMMUNITY. DEMONSTRATING IMMENSE COMMUNITY SUPPORT, 74 FAMILIES MOVED TO PROVIDE THE SPACE FOR MSG. AS AT KSG, MSG PROVIDES HOLISTIC EDUCATION TO 84 GIRLS, INCLUDING DAILY NOURISHMENT, HEALTHCARE, PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, UNIFORMS, AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES. 3) SHOFCO IS COMMITTED TO RIGOROUSLY MEASURING AND EVALUATING ITS IMPACT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR PROGRAMS. THE SHOFCO M&E SYSTEM IS NOT ONLY CENTRAL TO PROVIDING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MODEL, BUT ALSO SERVES TO IMPROVE ACCOUNTABILITY, STRENGTHEN EXISTING SERVICES, TARGET SCALABLE PROGRAMS, AND IDENTIFY AREAS OF WEAKNESS AND IMPROVEMENT BOTH INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY. THE M&E TEAM ADMINISTERS ANNUAL COMMUNITY BASELINE AND MEMBERSHIP FOLLOW-UP SURVEYS. THEY ALSO CONDUCT PROGRAM AND ISSUE-SPECIFIC SURVEYS. UPON REGISTRATION, NEW SHOFCO MEMBERS ALSO COMPLETE A 20-MINUTE SURVEY, WHICH COLLECTS DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC INFORMATION. 668231 13653 1645295 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 9 1 0 1 KE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CT NY X JORDYN WELLS 8602189854 175 VARICK STREET NO 6 FL NEW YORK NY 10014 KENNEDY ODEDE FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 X X 107916 0 4922 TIMOTHY DIBBLE BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MATT CHANOFF BOARD OFFICER-FINANCE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BOB PATRICELLI BOARD OFFICER-GOVERNANCE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LESLIE BLUHM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ABIGAIL DISNEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD CUNNINGHAM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TODD SNYDER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL FORD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT SIROVICH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA POSNER ODEDE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 102441 0 4922 210357 0 9844 2 0 0 0 BEDKO LIMITED PO BOX 77418-0061 NAIROBI KE BUILDING CONTRACTING SERVICES 331992 1 3548258 3548258 WATER AND SANITATION 900099 13653 13653 13653 600 600 OTHER REVENUE 900099 5277 5277 5277 3567788 13653 0 5877 220201 171712 27091 21398 761609 680905 65955 14749 15590 13539 1477 574 36997 32129 3506 1362 8105 6451 1597 57 5721 4626 1036 59 115532 74594 40170 768 18142 158 6410 11574 37642 35461 2082 99 1320 855 454 11 75589 66144 8938 507 92421 71808 15271 5342 48848 46828 1271 749 39083 34344 4739 STIPENDS/NON-CAP. LABOR 74603 57635 16964 4 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 72934 71935 999 PROG. EQUIP. & RENTALS 71002 70193 793 16 MEDICAL SUPPLIES 63187 63187 147330 142791 4515 24 1905856 1645295 203268 57293 2781460 592189 3563534 238938 132620 16666 19910 831789 92054 305459 739735 0 4117 3342523 5052105 9750 57400 9750 57400 X 3129710 3879772 203063 1114933 3332773 4994705 3342523 5052105 1661932 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 566733 1370197 1704861 2332799 3548258 9522848 566733 1370197 1704861 2332799 3548258 9522848 2365505 7157343 18 890 1300 1206 600 4014 2220 5277 7497 9534359 40257 0.75070 0.99940 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 145455 145455 594864 37060 557804 86879 51322 35557 4591 3672 919 739735 X 3567788 0 3567788 0 3567788 1905856 0 1905856 0 1905856 PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014, SHOFCO HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FEDERAL FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER IT IS FILED. SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 2 207 PROGRAM SERVICES EDUCATION, HEALTH SERVICES, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. 1645295 2 207 0 0 2 207 1645295 0 1645295 0 0 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 THE ORGANIZATION'S "MATHARE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS" PROGRAM IS A NEW PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITY THAT IT BEGAN CONDUCTING IN 2014. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 JESSICA POSNER ODEDE AND KENNEDY ODEDE HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE RETURN WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT. A FINAL COPY OF THE RETURN WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD BEFORE IT WAS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT ANY NEW CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD CHAIRPERSON IN A TIMELY FASHION. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE LEAVES THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IF THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE A MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, IT INFORMS THE MEMBER OF THE BASIS FOR SUCH BELIEF AND AFFORDS THE MEMBER AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE. IF, AFTER HEARING THE MEMBER'S RESPONSE AND AFTER MAKING FURTHER INVESTIGATION AS WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IT TAKES APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPLETE A COMPARABILITY DATA SURVEY AND EVALUATE PERFORMANCE OF TOP MANAGEMENT. SALARIES ARE SET BY THE BOARD AND SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, REQUIRING A VOTE OF THE FULL BOARD AND BASED ON COMPARABLE DATA. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE ON DECEMBER 16, 2014. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.