2014-09-30T07:50:57-05:00 2013-12-31 231144520 TAIT WELLER & BAKER LLP 1818 MARKET STREET SUITE 2400 PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 990 2013-01-01 331215331 MARY'S MEALS USA INC MARY 8003854983 590 BLOOMFIELD AVE NO 280 BLOOMFIELD NJ 07003 ANA L DIEZ DE RIVERA-LAFFONT CHAIRMAN 8003854983 2014-09-30 1 STACY CULLEN P00974308 2159798800 2014-09-26 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z ANA L DIEZ DE RIVERA-LAF 590 BLOOMFIELD AVE NO 280 BLOOMFIELD NJ 07003 2750242 0 X WWW.MARYSMEALSUSA.ORG X 2008 FL TO RAISE AWARENESS OF CHILD HUNGER IN THE WORLD'S POOREST COUNTRIES AND TO ACCEPT DONATIONS TO PROVIDE A DAILY MEAL IN EXISTING SCHOOLS TO CHILDREN IN THESE COUNTRIES IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY BE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND SCHOOL AND GAIN AN EDUCATION AS WELL AS NUTRITION. 8 8 5 125 0 0 1107314 2749312 0 0 0 930 0 0 1107314 2750242 637639 2600000 0 0 62886 183146 0 0 43328 251916 87125 952441 2870271 154873 -120029 400375 295413 6467 21534 393908 273879 X TO ENABLE PEOPLE TO OFFER THEIR MONEY, GOODS, SKILLS, TIME, OR PRAYER, AND THROUGH THIS INVOLVEMENT, PROVIDE THE MOST EFFECTIVE HELP TO THOSE SUFFERING THE EFFECTS OF EXTREME POVERTY IN THE WORLD'S POOREST COMMUNITIES. 0 0 2600000 2600000 MARY'S MEALS USA CONTRIBUTED GRANTS TO THE MARY'S MEALS GLOBAL ORGANIZATION AND ITS PARTNERS. THESE GRANTS MAINLY SUPPORTED PROGRAMS IN MALAWI, LIBERIA AND HAITI. IN MALAWI AND LIBERIA, MARY'S MEALS GLOBAL ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY DISTRIBUTES THE FOOD TO EACH SCHOOL AS WELL AS MONITORS THE FEEDING PROGRAMS THERE. MALAWI REMAINS ONE OF THE POOREST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD AND FACES HUGE CHALLENGES IN EDUCATION AND CHILD NUTRITION. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING GRANTS FOR THE GENERAL FEEDING PROGRAM IN MALAWI, US SPONSORS DESIGNATED FUNDS FOR 13 PERMANENT KITCHENS AT EXISTING SCHOOLS WHERE VOLUNTEERS CAN SAFELY PREPARE THE DAILY MEAL FOR THE CHILDREN USING ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ROCKET STOVES OR INSTITUTIONAL BRICK STOVES. ALSO IN MALAWI, SUPPORTERS DESIGNATED FUNDS FOR FEEDINGS AT 14 SPONSORED SCHOOLS. THE MEAL IS USUALLY LIKUNI PHALA (HOT PORRIDGE FORTIFIED WITH VITAMINS AND MINERALS) GROWN LOCALLY WHEN POSSIBLE. IN LIBERIA, MARY'S MEALS GLOBAL ORGANIZATION OPERATES IN 4 COUNTIES: BOMI, CAPE MOUNT, GBARPOLU AND MONTSERADO. MANY OF THE SCHOOLS ARE IN REMOTE LOCATIONS, DEEP IN THE RAINFOREST AND ONLY ACCESSIBLE BY DIRT ROADS. IN ADDITION TO GRANTS FOR GENERAL FEEDING, US SPONSORS DESIGNATED FUNDS FOR FEEDINGS AT 3 SPONSORED SCHOOLS. THE MEAL THERE CONSISTS OF CORN SOYA BLEND PORRIDGE TWICE A WEEK AND A RICE MEAL THREE DAYS A WEEK. THESE MEALS ARE SUPPLEMENTED WITH FRESH VEGETABLES FROM THEIR COMMUNITY SCHOOL GARDENS. THIS ALSO TEACHES THE CHILDREN ABOUT AGRICULTURE. TYPICAL CROPS ARE POTATO GREENS, CASSAVA, PEPPER, BITTERBALL AND CABBAGE. IN HAITI, ONE OF THE POOREST COUNTRIES IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, FUNDS SUPPORTED PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN CITE SOLEIL, GONAIVES & HINCHE WITH SCHOOL MEALS OF TYPICALLY RICE AND BEANS WITH SAUCE. IN 2013, THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN BEING FED BY MARY'S MEALS GLOBAL ORGANIZATION INCREASED TO 869,192 FROM 734,192 IN 2012. 57200 EDUCATION AND AWARENESS IN THE US OF CHILD HUNGER IN THE WORLD'S POOREST COUNTRIES IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR US ACTIVITES. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC, SEMI-ANNUAL LETTERS TO SUPPORTERS, AND SHARING THE AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY, CHILD 31. SCHOOL SPONSORS ALSO RECEIVE DETAILED REPORTS ABOUT THE CHILDREN AT THEIR SPONSORED SCHOOL AND THE AREA IN WHICH IT IS LOCATED. 2657200 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 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 1 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 AK AL AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY MA MD ME MI MN MS NC ND NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WI WV DC X X CAROLYN FITZPATRICK 8003854983 75 ORCHARD STREET BLOOMFIELD NJ 07003 ANA DIEZ DE RIVERA-LAFFONT CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ HOLDER SECRETARY, VP 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MAGNUS MACFARLANE BARROW PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALBERT HOLDER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LOURDES GUTIERREZ VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH GRENNAN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PEDRO DE ARMAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS MOSER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY LYNN MOSER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE MALONEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOURDES FANJUL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT P MALONEY CM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOURDES DIEGO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM HENDRY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES KENNEDY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GERALDINE HEMMINGS-SALGADO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 45993 0 4197 ANDREA DALE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 18958 0 0 64951 0 4197 0 0 0 0 0 2749312 10099 2749312 64 64 866 0 866 866 866 2750242 0 0 930 2600000 2600000 69149 6049 49445 13655 89356 25087 55479 8790 8026 2537 4620 869 16615 3489 10800 2326 5628 3655 1973 5500 5500 60 60 5030 704 3874 452 29197 10791 10726 7680 2008 2008 11387 3985 5694 1708 6548 4387 786 1375 70 70 2853 171 2568 114 ONLINE PROCESSING FEES 13907 13907 REGISTRATION 4386 4386 BANK CHARGES 551 551 2870271 2657200 169743 43328 X 3566 2182 513 871 385326 288230 13647 1402 1573 0 5610 400375 295413 6467 21534 6467 21534 X 175668 151239 218240 122640 393908 273879 400375 295413 -120029 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 68118 460458 720904 1107314 2749312 5106106 68118 460458 720904 1107314 2749312 5106106 1298364 3807742 64 64 866 866 5107036 0.74560 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: NET INCOME ON SALE OF DONATED STOCK - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 866. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 2750242 0 2750242 0 2750242 2870271 0 2870271 0 2870271 PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT HAS REVIEWED THE TAX POSITIONS FOR EACH OF THE OPEN TAX YEARS TAKEN (2010-2012) OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE ORGANIZATION'S 2013 TAX RETURN AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SCHOOL FEEDING 1906332 WIRE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SCHOOL FEEDING 152229 WIRE CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARRIBEAN SCHOOL FEEDING 302220 WIRE EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC SCHOOL FEEDING 7166 WIRE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SCHOOL FEEDING 230458 WIRE 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: OUR PRESIDENT, MAGNUS MACFARLANE-BARROW, AND SOME OF OUR BOARD DIRECTORS AND/OR EMPLOYEES OF MARY'S MEALS USA TRAVEL TO SELECTED PROGRAM SITES TO SEE THEIR OPERATIONS. IN 2013, OUR US COORDINATOR VISITED OUR 2ND LARGEST PROGRAM IN LIBERIA. ALSO, KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE MARY'S MEALS GLOBAL ORGANIZATION, WHERE RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED ON THE PROGRAMS, VISIT THE PROGRAM SITES TO MONITOR OPERATIONS. OUR USA BOARD RECEIVES ANNUAL REPORTS FROM THE MARY'S MEALS GLOBAL ORGANIZATION ON THE USE OF THE GRANTED FUNDS IN THAT YEAR. IN ADDITION, MARY'S MEALS USA RELIES ON PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPER'S INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF THE MARY'S MEALS GLOBAL ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 OUR DIRECTOR/TREASURER ALBERT J HOLDER AND SECRETARY/VICE PRESIDENT MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ HOLDER ARE MARRIED. DIRECTORS THOMAS MOSER AND MARY LYNN MOSER ARE MARRIED. LOURDES GUTIERREZ IS THE MOTHER OF LOURDES FANJUL, DIRECTOR AND ANDREA DALE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 ONCE THE 990 IS PREPARED BY THE CPA FIRM, IT IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE MANAGEMENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE.