2013-12-20T11:09:38-06:00 2013-09-30 631035228 JACKSON THORNTON & CO PC P O BOX 96 MONTGOMERY AL 361010096 990EZ 2012-10-01 454297350 A-KEEP A-KE 3346258515 PO BOX 640513 PIKE ROAD AL 36064 MEESOON HAN 3346258515 2013-12-04 1 CHRISTINE COOK P00537690 3348347660 2013-12-04 2012 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z X WWW.AKEEP.ORG X 58374 X 49849 8265 6 254 58374 12188 78 22025 34291 24083 -7157 0 16926 X 2843 15974 0 1491 2843 17465 10000 539 -7157 16926 X CULTURAL, ECONOMICAL, AND EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM THE ALABAMA LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM CONDUCTED IN FEBRUARY 2013 PROVIDED 25 KOREAN STUDENTS AND 5 TEACHERS WITH AN ELEVEN DAY LEADERSHIP TRAINING OPPORTUNITY IN VARIOUS FIELDS SUCH AS HIGH TECHNOLOGY, THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, CIVICS, HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION, HIGHER EDUCATION, HISTORY, AND CULTURE. THE PROGRAM BROUGHT THESE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO ALABAMA TO EXPERIENCE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF AMERICAN CULTURE, EDUCATION, AND BUSINESS. THIS PROGRAM WAS FUNDED LARGELY WITH IN-KIND DONATIONS ESTIMATED AT $79,000 FOR EXPENSES SUCH AS FOR MEALS, LODGING, CUSTOMIZED PROGRAMS, WELCOME EVENT AND DINNER, MATCHING WITH HOST FAMILIES, TOUR PROGRAM, BUS TRANSPORTATION, AND A GRADUATION CEREMONY. THE ALABAMA LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM OFFERED KOREAN STUDENTS AND TEACHERS A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THROUGH LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITY COLLABERATION. 0 12016 'THE BRIDGE' IS THE BILINGUAL, EDUCATIONAL MAGAZINE PUBLISHED BY A-KEEP. THIS MAGAZINE FEATURES RELEVANT ARTICLES ON A-KEEP'S MISSION AND PURPOSE, AND ISSUES AND ACTIONS ON CULTURAL ETHNIC DIFFERENCES. THE MAGAZINE SERVES TO BRIDGE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES BY HIGHLIGHTING LOCAL LEADERS WHO BRIDGE THE GAP, STUDENT LEADERS WHO EXEMPLIFY GOOD CHARACTER OF "BRIDGING THE GAP", AND BUSINESS LEADERS WHO NURTURE OUR OVERALL MISSION. THE BRIDGE WILL PROMOTE DIVERSITY, GLOBAL LEADERSHIP, AND HARMONY IN THIS COMMUNITY THROUGH ITS DISTRIBUTION TO APPROXIMATELY 2,000 BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS. 0 5400 THE TWO LINES-DMZ PHOTO EXHIBITION IS AN ON-GOING PROJECT WHICH BEGAN IN APRIL 2013. THE EXHIBITION'S PHOTOS AND COPYRIGHTS ARE BEING PROVIDED IN-KIND BY GYEONG-GI TOURISM ORGANIZATION (GTO) AND ARE VALUED AT $40,000. THE EXHIBIT WILL BE PRESENTED IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL 2014. THE PROJECT IS BEING PROMOTED THROUGH 2,000 MAILOUTS AND 1,100 BROCHURES WHICH WERE PRINTED AS AN IN-KIND DONATION VALUED AT $450. IN ADDITION TO PROMOTING THE PROJECT TO THE ALABAMA-KOREAN COMMUNITY, THE PROJECT WAS PROMOTED TO THE GERMAN POPULATION AND GERMAN INDUSTRIES IN ALABAMA THROUGH ATTENDANCE AT THE ALABAMA-GERMANY PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE. ALSO, THE ORGANIZATION'S STAFF ATTENDED A LOCAL FUNDRAISER TO RESEARCH FUNDRAISING OPTIONS FOR THE PROJECT. 0 2675 20091 X THOMAS R BICE 1.00 0 0 0 GEARLD DIAL 1.00 0 0 0 MEESOON HAN 60.00 0 0 0 SU YONG 0.13 0 0 0 PAUL HAN 0.00 0 0 0 SHERON ROSE 0.00 0 0 0 TOM WHATLEY 0.00 0 0 0 HARRY CECIL 0.13 0 0 0 SUNNY CHUNG 0.13 0 0 0 JENNIE COCHREN 0.13 0 0 0 CARY COX 0.25 0 0 0 JENNIFER MASON 0.50 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A-KEEP INC 9824 BLACK CHEERY COURT PIKE ROAD AL 360642363 3346258515 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 57910 61030 118940 57910 61030 118940 10484 108456 118940 18790 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 INTEREST INCOME 6.. OTHER REVENUE FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME. AMOUNT: 254. OCCUPANCY, RENT, UTILITIES AND MAINTENENCE FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 14 DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION. AMOUNT: 78. OTHER EXPENSES FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 10,376. DESCRIPTION: BUSINESS EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 644. DESCRIPTION: TRAINING EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 194. DESCRIPTION: MARKETING. AMOUNT: 600. DESCRIPTION: OPERATIONS. AMOUNT: 7,544. DESCRIPTION: OTHER. AMOUNT: 445. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 2,222. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 22,025. OTHER ASSETS FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 DESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,491. OTHER LIABILITIES FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 DESCRIPTION: LOAN FROM JEFFREY L. PALMER. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 10,000. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL TAXES PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 539. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS NOTE REGARDING THE HWARANG GLOBAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM DUE TO A RISE IN TENSIONS IN NORTH KOREA EARLIER THIS YEAR, CONCERNS WERE RAISED BY PARENTS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION, AND OUR BOARD MEMBERS REGARDING THE FEASIBILITY OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM. THEREFORE, A-KEEP DECIDED IT BEST TO AVOID THE RISK INVOLVED IN TAKING STUDENTS FROM ALABAMA TO SOUTH KOREA. AS A RESULT, THE HWARANG GLOBAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM WAS NOT INCLUDED AS A PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COVERED BY THIS FORM. IT IS STILL CONSIDERED A MAJOR PROGRAM OF A-KEEP AND IS EXPECTED TO RESUME IN JUNE 2014. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.