2014-11-16T13:25:37-07:00 2013-12-31 841104789 R Scott Burrows CPA 5404 W Canyon Trail Unit C Littleton CO 80128 990 2013-01-01 270909586 HUG IT FORWARD INC HUGI 7602824847 5404 W CANYON TRAIL Suite C Littleton CO 80127 Heenal Rajani Vice President 7602824847 2014-11-14 1 Richard Burrows P01056096 3039727200 2014-11-14 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z Zach Balle 5404 W CANYON TRAIL Suite C Littleton CO 80127 375897 0 X www.hugitforward.org X 2009 WY Hug It Forward is an organization that empowers communities in developing countries to build schools. In fiscal year 2013 Hug It Forward completed 12 schools, and to date Hug It Forward has completed 33 schools in total. 3 3 0 10 0 0 252753 375623 0 0 137 274 0 0 252890 375897 142036 231867 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9990 24439 152026 256306 100864 119591 195487 316501 1532 2955 193955 313546 Hug It Forward is an organization that empowers communities in developing countries to build schools. Entire communities come together to make the dream of educational opportunity a reality, by using Hug It Forward's funding and expertise to build their own school. 0 0 225429 0 0 BOTTLE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION. In 2013, Hug It Forward facilitated the construction of 11 schools in Guatemala and 1 school in El Salvador. Due to the method of construction, these schools are known as "bottle schools". Bottle schools are schools built using post-and-beam construction, with concrete columns and beams reinforced with rebar. The walls are filled with "eco-bricks" as insulation, made from plastic bottles stuffed with inorganic trash. Entire communities come together to build a more sustainable educational infrastructure that replaces dilapidated, unsafe and dangerously overcrowded schoolrooms, which are often made from adobe, corrugated metal, or cornstalks, with dirt floors. Before Hug It Forward issues any funding for materials, the community has to show full commitment to the project by collecting all of the 7-10,000 plastic bottles required for their new 2-3 classroom bottle school, and stuffing them with inorganic trash from their immediate environment. Teachers and village leaders are responsible for organizing the process of bottle collection and overseeing the volunteering of labor. The local municipality contributes by paying for skilled labor, and the Ministry of Education pays for all teachers, ensuring that these institutions also have ownership in a sustainable project. 6438 0 0 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM. In conjunction with bottle school projects, Hug It Forward facilitates an environmental education program for youth, working with all the communities that participate in a bottle school project. The program directly impacted 20 communities in 2013. Children collect inorganic trash and create the "eco-bricks" that are needed to build a bottle school. They build their school with their own hands, giving them real ownership and pride in the realization of the project. Environmental education is an essential part of the bottle school process, ensuring that the project's impact will be sustainable and that communities remain free of trash long into the future. Through the environmental education program, children learn to understand the difference between organic and inorganic trash, along with the major risks of plastic pollution in their environment and in the world. The intention is to leave a lasting impact, helping to grow awareness of environmental sustainability for future generations. 0 0 0 231867 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X X Richard Burrows 3039727200 5404 W CANYON TRAIL Suite C Littleton CO 80127 X Zach Balle President 30 0 X 0 0 0 Heenal Rajani Vice President 30 0 X 0 0 0 Joshua Talmon Secretary/Treasurer 30 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 375623 0 375623 0 274 274 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 375897 274 0 0 0 0 0 0 231867 231867 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 905 905 2217 2217 11462 11462 6226 6226 3629 3629 256306 231867 24439 0 193242 314256 2245 0 2245 2245 195487 316501 1532 2955 1532 2955 X 58818 94028 0 0 135137 219518 193955 313546 195487 316501 119591 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 68391 185580 252890 375897 882758 0 68391 185580 252890 375897 882758 28896 36838 90464 25000 181198 0 0 0 0 0 28896 36838 90464 25000 181198 701560 0 68391 185580 252890 375897 882758 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2245 0 2245 0 0 0 0 2245 Central America and the Caribbean 1 5 Program Services Bottle schools 231867 1 5 231867 0 0 0 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Joshua Talmon, Heenal Rajani and Zach Balle work together part-time in a travel business known as Serve The World Today LLC. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b - Hug It Forward's Board of Directors have been involved with the preparation of this Form 990 and its Schedules from the beginning of the process. Drafts of the Form and Schedules have been circulated to all Directors and discussed by all Directors at Board meetings. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Compliance is verified with each individual quarterly. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 These documents are available to the public via Hug It Forward's web site.