2014-10-29T14:40:38-05:00 2013-12-31 611416081 THE CURCHIN GROUP LLC 200 SCHULZ DR STE 400 RED BANK NJ 077016745 990 2013-01-01 205874831 INDEGO AFRICA PROJECT INDE 2125063697 51 WEST 52ND STREET SUITE 2300 NEW YORK NY 10019 KAREN YELICK CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2125063697 2014-10-29 1 DAVID FERULLO P00183139 7327470500 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z KAREN YELICK 51 WEST 52ND STREET SUITE 2300 NEW YORK NY 10019 504327 0 X WWW.INDEGOAFRICA.ORG X 2006 TX INDEGO AFRICA PROJECT SUPPORTS WOMEN IN RWANDA THROUGH ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND EDUCATION. OUR MISSION IS TO BREAK INTERGENERATIONAL CYCLES OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING FEMALE ARTISANS WITH THE TOOLS AND SUPPORT TO FLOURISH AS INDEPENDENT BUSINESSWOMEN, AND DRIVE DEVELOPMENT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.WE PARTNER WITH OVER 600 FEMALE ARTISANS IN RWANDA (WHO SUPPORT +5,000 DEPENDENTS) AND SELL THEIR BEAUTIFULLY HANDCRAFTED PRODUCTS IN THE US. WE POOL 100% OF PROFITS FROM SALES WITH DONATIONS AND GRANT SUPPORT TO FUND JOB SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR OUR ARTISAN PARTNERS IN TAUGHT BY TOP RWANDAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. RATHER THAN SIMPLY EXPORTING ARTISAN PRODUCTS INTO WESTERN MARKETS, WE PROVIDE INTENSIVE PRODUCTION AND EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT DRIVE SUSTAINABLE CHANGE BY HELPING WOMEN DEVELOP THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO THRIVE AS INDEPENDENT ENTREPRENEURS IN THE LONG RUN. 12 12 6 265 0 0 220077 310395 0 0 352 2029 111349 57507 331778 369931 0 0 0 0 266324 285949 0 0 19369 112933 157901 379257 443850 -47479 -73919 215848 128200 25558 20812 190290 107388 X INDEGO AFRICA PROJECT SUPPORTS WOMEN IN RWANDA THROUGH ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND EDUCATION. OUR MISSION IS TO BREAK INTERGENERATIONAL CYCLES OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING FEMALE ARTISANS WITH THE TOOLS AND SUPPORT TO FLOURISH AS INDEPENDENT BUSINESSWOMEN, AND DRIVE DEVELOPMENT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.WE PARTNER WITH OVER 600 FEMALE ARTISANS IN RWANDA (WHO SUPPORT +5,000 DEPENDENTS) AND SELL THEIR BEAUTIFULLY HANDCRAFTED PRODUCTS IN THE US. WE POOL 100% OF PROFITS FROM SALES WITH DONATIONS AND GRANT SUPPORT TO FUND JOB SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR OUR ARTISAN PARTNERS IN TAUGHT BY TOP RWANDAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. RATHER THAN SIMPLY EXPORTING ARTISAN PRODUCTS INTO WESTERN MARKETS, WE PROVIDE INTENSIVE PRODUCTION AND EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT DRIVE SUSTAINABLE CHANGE BY HELPING WOMEN DEVELOP THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO THRIVE AS INDEPENDENT ENTREPRENEURS IN THE LONG RUN. 0 0 375501 HAND UP TRAINING PROGRAM: CAPACITY-BUILDING TRAINING AT PARTNER COOPERATIVES IS THE FIRST CORE COMPONENT OF INDEGO AFRICA'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT MODEL FOR AFRICAN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS. INDEGO AFRICA APPLIES PROCEEDS FROM FOUNDATION GRANTS, INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS, AND FUNDRAISER REVENUES, AS WELL AS 100% OF ANY PROFITS FROM PRODUCT SALES (SEE BELOW), TO FUND BUSINESS SKILLS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ENGLISH AND KINYARWANDA LITERACY, AND COMPUTERS. TRAINING OCCURS ON A WEEKLY OR SEMI-WEEKLY BASIS AT PARTNER COOPERATIVES USING CULTURALLY-TAILORED CURRICULA DEVELOPED BY INDEGO AFRICA. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH ANOTHER NGO, GENERATION RWANDA, INDEGO AFRICA PROVIDES INTERNSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AS HAND UP TRAINING PROGRAM TRAINERS TO 10 TO 15 HIGH-PERFORMING LOCAL RWANDAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FROM SOCIALLY-VULNERABLE BACKGROUNDS. AS PART OF THE HAND UP TRAINING PROGRAM, INDEGO AFRICA ALSO MAKES GRANTS TO PARTNER COOPERATIVES INTENDED TO COVER THE COSTS OF EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, AND CERTAIN OTHER CAPITAL NEEDS. THE HAND UP TRAINING PROGRAM OPENS EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS FOR ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR EACH ARTISAN WOMAN AND FOR INDEPENDENCE AND PROSPERITY FOR EACH PARTNER COOPERATIVE. MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM: AS A SECOND CORE COMPONENT OF ITS ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT MODEL FOR AFRICAN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS, INDEGO AFRICA CONNECTS FOR-PROFIT COOPERATIVES OF WOMEN ARTISANS (MORE THAN 600) IN RWANDA WITH EXPORT MARKETS. INDEGO AFRICA PARTNERS WITH SUCH COOPERATIVES ON A FAIR TRADE BASIS AND SELLS THEIR HANDMADE ACCESSORIES AND HOME DECOR PRODUCTS ON ITS E-COMMERCE SITE AND TO U.S. BRANDS AND RETAIL CHAINS. REVENUE FROM PRODUCT SALES GENERATES INCOME TO ENABLE INDEGO AFRICA'S ARTISAN PARTNERS - MANY OF WHOM COPE WITH HIV/AIDS, HAVE LITTLE FORMAL EDUCATION, CARE FOR SEVERAL CHILDREN, AND ARE THE SOLE PROVIDERS IN THEIR HOUSEHOLDS - TO MEET THEIR FAMILIES' CRITICAL NEEDS. INDEGO AFRICA APPLIES 100% OF ANY PROFITS FROM PRODUCT SALES TO FUND THE HAND UP TRAINING PROGRAM (SEE ABOVE). THROUGH THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH INDEGO AFRICA, ARTISAN WOMEN HAVE EXPERIENCED DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENTS IN THEIR LIVES, INCLUDING INCREASED INCOME, GREATER FOOD SECURITY, HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN IN SCHOOL, BETTER HOUSING CONDITIONS, AND MORE BANK ACCOUNTS. THE $57,507 IN PRODUCT SALES REVENUE IS NET OF COST OF GOODS SOLD OF $106,487. 375501 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 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 6 1 0 1 RW 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 12 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 TX NY X X ORGANIZATION 2125063697 51 WEST 52ND STREET SUITE 2300 NEW YORK NY 10019 MATTHEW T MITRO CHAIRMAN 5.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS M MITRO DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 GINA SULLIVAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LYSE HUNGER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CORY B FASOLD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN D STONE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN G FORESTA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALIA TUTOR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL BROTCHNER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN LESTER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER FIELD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE BOAS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE CROST DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH OWENS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CONOR B FRENCH CEO 40.00 X 56536 0 0 KAREN YELICK COO & CFO 40.00 X 35050 0 0 91586 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16324 294071 310395 303 303 12657 10931 1726 1726 1726 16978 16324 16978 0 163994 106487 57507 57507 369931 59233 0 303 248803 215891 18189 14723 6640 6640 12374 10694 900 780 18132 15574 1370 1188 20552 20552 6312 4764 1548 6860 6519 341 11946 11946 10864 9876 988 2785 2785 2004 276 1728 HAND UP TRAINING 48988 48988 MARKET ACCESS 35131 35131 OTHER PROGRAMS 8092 2547 5545 BANK CHARGES 2948 2948 1419 922 355 142 443850 375501 48980 19369 120973 53721 43742 0 11786 21338 14724 43392 5280 0 13927 4178 12534 9749 6809 0 215848 128200 22775 20812 2783 0 25558 20812 X 190290 107388 190290 107388 215848 128200 X -73919 -669 -8314 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 73406 184168 303864 234590 327373 1123401 73406 184168 303864 234590 327373 1123401 1123401 926 564 444 352 303 2589 17827 18884 81922 106438 57507 282578 1408568 0.79750 0.80310 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 13927 4178 9749 9749 X 377926 -669 -8314 -8983 386909 -16978 -16978 369931 460828 16978 16978 443850 0 443850 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS, WHICH CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING AND RECOGNITION FOR TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN ITS INCOME TAX RETURNS. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE TAX BENEFITS FROM UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT A TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS THAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE OR DECREASE OVER THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS, NOR HAS THE ORGANIZATION INCURRED ANY INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAX EXPENSE DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013. GENERALLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR RETURNS FILED FOR YEARS BEFORE 2010. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CURRENCY EXCHANGE LOSS -8,314. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT FUNDRAISING COSTS -16,978. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT FUNDRAISING COSTS 16,978. RWANDA 1 5 PROGRAM SERVICES TRAINING AND MARKET ACCESS 275284 1 5 0 0 1 5 275284 0 275284 0 0 1 0 0 0 NEW YORK 33302 16324 16978 16978 33302 16324 16978 16978 16978 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 MATTHEW MITRO, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IS THE SON OF THOMAS MITRO, MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. MATTHEW MITRO AND THOMAS MITRO WERE ELECTED BY A VOTE OF THE FULLY-INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 10B INDEGO AFRICA HAS REGIONAL BOARDS LOCATED IN WASHINGTON DC, NEW YORK CITY, CHICAGO, LOS ANGELES, BOSTON, AND SAN FRANCISCO. EACH REGIONAL BOARD IS COMPOSED OF PROFESSIONALS WHO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF INDEGO AFRICA. EACH REGIONAL BOARD IS INDEPENDENT OF INDEGO AFRICA (THUS TECHNICALLY AN AFFILIATE AND NOT A BRANCH OR CHAPTER) AND HAS ITS OWN CHARTER, WHICH MANDATES THAT ITS OPERATIONS ARE CONSISTENT WITH INDEGO AFRICA'S OPERATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 DRAFT VERSIONS OF THE FORM 990 AND ALL UNDERLYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO MANAGEMENT AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM 990 WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, THE ORGANIZATION SURVEYS ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AS TO ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE DETERMINATION OF THE CEO'S SALARY WAS CARRIED OUT BY A QUORUM OF FULLY-INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IN ADDITION, A DETAILED STUDY AND ANALYSIS OF COMPENSATION FOR CEOS OF SIMILAR EXPERIENCE WORKING FOR ORGANIZATIONS OF A SIMILAR SIZE AND MISSION WAS UNDERTAKEN. THE DECISION AND THE PROCESS UNDERLYING IT WAS CERTIFIED BY A RESOLUTION OF THE FULLY-INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ACCOMPANIED BY MINUTES DOCUMENTING THE DELIBERATION AND DISCUSSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL INTERNAL POLICIES, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND PUBLIC FILINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC ON INDEGO AFRICA'S WEBSITE, AVAILABLE AT WWW.INDEGOAFRICA.ORG/FINANCE-AND-GOVERNANCE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CURRENCY EXCHANGE LOSS -8,314. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: NO CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.