2013-02-15T07:39:11-06:00 2012-06-30 161661957 PALLMAN & COMPANY PC 677 STATE STREET NEW HAVEN CT 065116509 990 2011-07-01 201348926 MERCADO GLOBAL INC MERC 7188389908 33 NASSAU AVE NO 93 BROOKLYN NY 11222 HENRY WEBB 7188389908 2013-02-13 1 WILLIAM F PALLMAN CPA P00187670 2035621797 2011 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z HENRY WEBB 33 NASSAU AVE STE 93 BROOKLYN NY 11222 632558 0 X WWW.MERCADOGLOBAL.ORG X 2004 CT TO PROVIDE FAIR WAGE EMPLOYMENT TO LOCAL WOMEN AND FUNDING OF EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS 7 7 6 0 0 0 200745 243428 271932 389130 6 0 0 0 472683 632558 0 0 0 0 136698 161253 0 0 9167 392711 489111 529409 650364 -56726 -17806 108889 117258 28847 55022 80042 62236 X PROVIDES BUSINESS EDUCATION AND INCOME-EARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO INDIGENOUS WOMEN IN RURAL GUATEMALA. THROUGH OUR HELP BUILDING THEIR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY BUSINESSES AND CONNECTIONS TO MAJOR U.S. RETAILERS, THESE WOMEN EARN THE FUNDS TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF LOCAL POVERTY AND SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. 0 0 410743 ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMOUR ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES FAIR WAGE EMPLOYMENT TO NEARLY 400 INDIGENOUS WOMEN IN GUATEMALA BY CONNECTING THEIR ARTISAN COOPERATIVES WITH SALES OPPORTUNITIES WITH MAJOR U. S. COMPANIES. WE EDUCATE WOMEN ARTISANS ON RUNNING COMMUNITY BUSINESSES INCLUDING FAIR TRADE WAGES AND RULES, LEGALIZING COOPERATIVES, FILING TAXES, CALCULATING COSTS, AND OPENING BANK ACCOUNTS. WE THEN SET UP SALES ORDERS WITH MAJOR U.S. RETAILERS SO THE ARTISANS CAN IMMEDIATELY BEGIN EARNING AN INCOME. ADDITIONALLY, WE PROVIDE TOOLS SUCH AS FOOT LOOMS AND SEWING MACHINES THROUGH DONOR-FUNDED MICROLOANS, AND TEACH WOMEN HOW TO USE THESE ADVANCED TOOLS IN TECHNICAL TRAINING SESSIONS.THROUGH OUR COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH, WE ARE TRIPLING THE AVERAGE INCOME AMONG THESE ARTISANS AND HELPING THEM SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST TIME. OTHER EFFECTS OF THIS HEIGHTENED INCOME ARE HIGHER NUTRITION RATES, INVESTMENT IN COMMUNITY PROJECTS, AND DECREASE IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN OUR PARTNER COMMUNITIES 63503 RURAL WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS PROGRAMIN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM, WE OFFER COMMUNITY-BASED TRAINING MODULES THAT FOSTER LEADERSHIP BUILDING AMONG OUR PARTNER ARTISANS. AS RURAL, INDIGENOUS WOMEN, OUR ARTISANS REMAIN ON THE PERIPHERY OF GUATEMALAN SOCIETY; MANY ARE ILLITERATE, MOST SPEAK AN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE AND DO NOT UNDERSTAND SPANISH, AND ALL ARE SUBJECT TO EXTREME DISCRIMINATION DUE TO THEIR RACE, SEX AND LOW EDUCATION LEVELS. WE UNDERSTAND THAT IN ORDER TO SUCCEED AS BUSINESS OWNERS, THESE WOMEN MUST BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THEMSELVES AS LEADERS.OUR IN-HOUSE TRAINING COORDINATOR, HERSELF AN INDIGENOUS GUATEMALAN WOMAN, BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR PARTNER COMMUNITIES AND HOLDS RECURRING CLASSES ON CONFLICT RESOLUTION, GOAL-SETTING, SELF-ESTEEM, PRESENTATION SKILLS AND TEAM-BUILDING. CURRICULUM IS COMMUNICATED THROUGH HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES SO THAT CONTENT IS ACCESSIBLE TO WOMEN WHO CANNOT READ OR WRITE. IN THIS WAY,WOMEN WHO MAY NEVER BEFORE HAVE HAD ACCESS TO A FORMAL EDUCATION CAN BECOME LEADERS IN THEIR BUSINESS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. 57111 COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMWE SEEK TO BUILD MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND FACILITATE CULTURAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN ARTISAN COMMUNITIES IN GUATEMALA AND OUR SUPPORTER COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. THROUGH THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, INDIVIDUALS VISIT COMMUNITIES IN GUATEMALA TO SEE THE IMPACT OF THEIR SUPPORT. LIKEWISE, OUR CURRENT AND PAST STAFF, VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS ACT AS FAIR TRADE AMBASSADORS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES IN THE U.S. THROUGH SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND OTHER AWARENESS-RAISING FUNCTIONS. WE ALSO OPERATE A ROBUST INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS AND GRADUATES, WHO WORK ALONGSIDE STAFF AND ARTISANS IN GUATEMALA AND REPORT BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITIES UPON THEIR RETURN TO THE U.S. 97371 DESIGN A DIFFERENCE PROGRAMAS PIONEERS IN THE SUSTAINABLE-SOURCING MOVEMENT WITHIN THE FASHION INDUSTRY, WE EDUCATE LEADING U.S.-BASED DESIGNERS ABOUT RESPONSIBLE SOURCING THROUGH OUR DESIGN A DIFFERENCE PROGRAM. DESIGNERS FROM MAJOR U.S. FASHION HOUSES COME TO OUR GUATEMALAN OFFICE TO WORK ALONGSIDE OUR ARTISANS AND LEARN ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION HAS IN THESE COMMUNITIES. IN TURN, THE DESIGNERS EXTEND THEIR EXPERTISE IN PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTLY TO OUR ARTISANS. UPON RETURNING TO THE U.S., THESE DESIGNERS ARE THEN ABLE TO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND ADOPT SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES WITHIN THEIR COMPANIES. IN THIS WAY WE ARE REACHING THE PEOPLE AND INSTITUTIONS ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF INDUSTRY WITH FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES THROUGH RESPONSIBLE SOURCING. 97371 628728 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 CT X RUTH DEGOLIA 7188389908 33 NASSAU AVE STE 93 BROOKLYN NY 11222 RUTH DEGOLIA 65.00 X X X X 59376 0 0 MELODY HART 2.50 X 0 0 0 MARK SWEDLUND 2.50 X 0 0 0 TRACY KING 2.50 X 0 0 0 GARRARD BEENEY 2.50 X 0 0 0 HENRY WEBB 2.50 X 0 0 0 KARAE LISLE 2.50 X 0 0 0 59376 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 243428 243428 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENU 424000 389130 389130 389130 632558 0 0 389130 59377 54626 3563 1188 90632 84618 6014 11244 10344 675 225 3800 2926 760 114 15608 14046 781 781 19622 18780 337 505 29560 28082 1478 798 798 3011 3011 FAIR TRADE PRODUCT ACQU 238271 238271 GUATEMALA OFFICE 139827 137030 2797 COMMUNITY PROJECTS, MAR 24976 24976 BANK WIRE MERCHANT FEES 6787 6448 339 6851 4772 2079 650364 628728 12469 9167 33063 23211 491 27328 46014 17224 29321 40813 1505 7177 108889 117258 28847 55022 28847 55022 X 80042 62236 80042 62236 108889 117258 -17806 0 X 0 0 0 X 169926 231994 285979 200745 243428 1132072 519 106 625 170445 232100 285979 200745 243428 1132697 77346 1055351 1132697 1319818 0.93170 0.88880 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 632558 650364 -17806 -17806 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS OUTSIDE THE U.S.: SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 2: THE BOARD APPROVES ALL GRANTS TO GRANTEES AND REQUIRES AND RECEIVES PERIODIC ACCOUNTING FROM THEM. 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