2013-10-25T11:19:51-05:00 2012-12-31 231144520 TAIT WELLER & BAKER LLP 1818 MARKET STREET SUITE 2400 PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 990 2012-01-01 331215331 MARY'S MEALS USA INC MARY 8003854983 590 BLOOMFIELD AVE NO 280 BLOOMFIELD NJ 07003 ANA LDIEZ DE RIVERA-LAFFONT 8003854983 2013-10-25 1 STACY CULLEN P00974308 2159798800 2013-10-25 2012 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z ANA LDIEZ DE RIVERA-LAFF 590 BLOOMFIELD AVE NO 280 BLOOMFIELD NJ 07003 1107314 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. 12 12 3 80 0 0 720904 1107314 0 0 0 0 0 0 720904 1107314 620000 637639 0 0 47148 62886 0 0 27443 33762 251916 700910 952441 19994 154873 239535 400375 500 6467 239035 393908 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. 1 0 642724 637639 MARY'S MEALS USA CONTRIBUTED GRANTS TO THE MARY'S MEALS GLOBAL ORGANIZATION AND ITS PARTNERS WHICH INCREASED THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN BEING FED AT SCHOOL WITH MARY'S MEALS TO 734,192 IN 2012 FROM 581,000 IN 2011. THESE GRANTS MAINLY SUPPORTED PROGRAMS IN MALAWI, LIBERIA AND HAITI AS WELL AS CONTINUED TO ASSIST IN FAMINE RELIEF IN EAST AFRICA. IN ADDITION TO THE GENERAL FEEDING PROGRAM IN MALAWI, US SPONSORS DESIGNATED FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT 17 PERMANENT KITCHENS WHICH WERE ADDED TO EXISTING SCHOOLS WHERE VOLUNTEERS CAN SAFELY PREPARE THE DAILY MEAL FOR THE CHILDREN. ALSO IN MALAWI, SUPPORTERS SPONSORED FEEDINGS AT 12 SCHOOLS FOR AN ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR. THE MEAL IS USUALLY LIKUNI PHALA (HOT PORRIDGE) GROWN LOCALLY WHEN POSSIBLE. IN LIBERIA, SUPPORTERS ALSO SPONSORED FEEDINGS AT 3 SCHOOLS FOR AN ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR. 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. IN HAITI,SUPPORTERS CONTRIBUTED TO THE GLOBAL EFFORT IN REACHING 19,000 CHILDREN IN AREAS OF EXTREME POVERTY AND IN EAST AFRICA, ASSISTED WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATION IN MOGADISHU TO PROVIDE LIFE SAVING MEALS IN 4 FEEDING CENTERS THERE. THE GLOBAL AVERAGE COST IN 2012 TO FEED ONE CHILD A DAILY MEAL FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR IN ONE OF THE 16 COUNTRIES WE WORK IN WAS $16.80. THE NUMBER OF COMMITTED RECURRING DONORS TO MARY'S MEALS USA REACHED OVER 500 IN 2012. 241035 IN 2012, MARY'S MEALS USA FUNDED THE PRODUCTION OF "CHILD 31" BY AWARD WINNING GRASSROOTS FILMS. THIS EXPENSE WAS GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY A FAMILY FOUNDATION GRANT AND AN INDIVIDUAL DONOR. IT IS A 30 MINUTE DOCUMENTARY OF THE STORY OF MARY'S MEALS WITH ITS FOUNDER, MAGNUS MACFARLANE-BARROW, DESCRIBING THE JOURNEY AND THE MISSION ON LOCATION IN AFRICA AND INDIA. THIS FILM PROVIDES THE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION TO SUPPORT OUR PROGRAM OF SPREADING AWARENESS OF THE HUNGER CRISIS FACED BY CHILDREN EACH DAY IN THE WORLD'S POOREST COUNTRIES AS WELL AS THE IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ALONG WITH NUTRITION TO FORM THE LADDER OUT OF POVERTY FOR THEM IN THE FUTURE. MARY'S MEALS ENCOURAGES SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BY PROVIDING THE DAILY MEAL FOR THESE CHILDREN AT THEIR EXISTING PLACE OF EDUCATION. 883759 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 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 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 FL IL NJ CA NY X X PATRICIA DECKER 8003854983 590 BLOOMFIELD AVE BLOOMFIELD NJ 07003 X ALBERT J HOLDER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ HOLDER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MAGNUS MACFARLANE BARROW 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES KENNEDY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LOURDES GUTIERREZ 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LOURDES DIEGO 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PEDRO DE ARMAS 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS MOSER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY LYNN MOSER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANA DIEZ DE RIVERA-LAFFONT 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOURDES FANJUL 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT P MALONEY CM 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1107314 200 1107314 1107314 0 0 0 637639 637639 51776 23685 15350 12741 5642 2652 1635 1355 5468 2483 1665 1320 576 576 9679 1463 8216 13205 3694 2080 7431 1354 1354 550 275 110 165 3535 1400 735 1400 1056 128 854 74 CHILD 31 209091 209091 ONLINE PROCESSING FEES 8119 8119 MISCELLANEOUS 4309 815 543 2951 BANK FEES 442 434 2 6 952441 883759 41239 27443 239535 385326 13647 1402 239535 400375 500 6467 500 6467 X 202237 175668 36798 218240 239035 393908 239535 400375 154873 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 10221 68118 460458 720904 1107314 2367015 10221 68118 460458 720904 1107314 2367015 171306 2195709 2367015 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 1107314 0 1107314 0 1107314 952441 0 952441 0 952441 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT HAS REVIEWED THE TAX POSITIONS FOR EACH OF THE OPEN TAX YEARS TAKEN (2009-2011) OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE ORGANIZATION'S 2012 TAX RETURN AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1 CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARRIBEAN 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES SCHOOL FEEDING 50000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES SCHOOL FEEDING 586722 0 0 0 0 0 0 636722 0 636722 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SCHOOL FEEDING 175248 WIRE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SCHOOL FEEDING 411474 WIRE CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARRIBEAN SCHOOL FEEDING 50000 WIRE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS OUTSIDE THE U.S.: SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 2: OUR PRESIDENT, MAGNUS MACFARLANE-BARROW AND SOME OF OUR BOARD DIRECTORS AND/OR KEY EMPLOYEES OF MARY'S MEALS USA TRAVEL TO SELECTED PROGRAM SITES TO SEE THEIR OPERATIONS. IN 2012, DIRECTORS VISITED OUR LARGEST PROGRAM IN MALAWI. ALSO' KEY EMPLOYEES OF OUR GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS, WHERE RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED ON THE PROGRAMS, VISIT THE PROGRAM SITES TO MONITOR OPERATIONS. OUR USA BOARD RECEIVES ANNUAL REPORTS FROM OUR GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS ON THE USE OF THE GRANTED FUNDS IN THAT YEAR. IN ADDITION, MARY'S MEALS USA RELIES ON PWC'S INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF MARY'S MEALS, OUR GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS. NEW PROGRAM SERVICES FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 IN 2012, MARY'S MEALS USA FUNDED THE PRODUCTION OF "CHILD 31" BY AWARD WINNING GRASSROOTS FILMS. THIS EXPENSE WAS GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY A FAMILY FOUNDATION GRANT AND AN INDIVIDUAL DONOR. IT IS A 30 MINUTE DOCUMENTARY OF THE STORY OF MARY'S MEALS WITH ITS FOUNDER, MAGNUS MACFARLANE-BARROW, DESCRIBING THE JOURNEY AND THE MISSION ON LOCATION IN AFRICA AND INDIA. THIS FILM PROVIDES THE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION TO SUPPORT OUR PROGRAM OF SPREADING AWARENESS OF THE HUNGER CRISIS FACED BY CHILDREN EACH DAY IN THE WORLD'S POOREST COUNTRIES AS WELL AS THE IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ALONG WITH NUTRITION TO FORM THE LADDER OUT OF POVERTY FOR THEM IN THE FUTURE. MARY'S MEALS ENCOURAGES SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BY PROVIDING THE DAILY MEAL FOR THESE CHILDREN AT THEIR EXISTING PLACE OF EDUCATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 OUR CHAIRMAN/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. 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. FORM 990, SCHEDULE A IN THE PAST, WE HAVE INCORRECTLY CHECKED THE BOX 9 IN SCHEDULE A PART I. WE HAVE CORRECTED THE ERROR THIS YEAR BY CHECKING BOX 7. PER OUR IRS DETERMINATION LETTER, WE ARE CORRECTLY LISTED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT NORMALLY RECEIVES A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF ITS SUPPORT FROM A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT OR FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC DESCRIBED IN SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)VI). WE HAVE ALSO CORRECTLY COMPLETED PART II OF SCHEDULE A.