CARIBBEAN CHILDREN S FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
CARIBBEAN CHILDREN S FOUNDATION INC (EIN 75-3109570)
Tax period
2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed
2011-11-10
IRS object ID
201143149349302284
Schema version
2010v3.4
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2011-11-10T15:11:34-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2010-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DELONG & BROWER PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1238 HOOVER BLVD SUITE 10AddressLine1
CityHOLLANDCity
StateMIState
ZIP Code49423ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2010-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN753109570EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CARIBBEAN CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlCARINameControl
Phone2317804637Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 33AddressLine1
CityJENISONCity
StateMIState
ZIP Code494290033ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameLYNN SCHEERHORNName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone2317804637Phone
Date Signed2011-10-26DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameDEBRA CLARK-MILLERName
Phone6163960500Phone
Date Prepared2011-11-10DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2010TaxYear
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonLYNN SCHEERHORNNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 33AddressLine1
CityJENISONCity
StateMIState
ZIP Code494290033ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
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Year Formation2003YearFormation
State Legal DomicileMIStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTO PROVIDE FINANCIAL, MATERIAL & EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO THE POOR AND ORPHANED CHILDREN OF THE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Mission DescriptionTO PROVIDE FINANCIAL, MATERIAL & EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO THE POOR AND ORPHANED CHILDREN OF THE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS.MissionDescription
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Grants67300Grants
DescriptionOPERATIONAL FUNDING PROVIDED TO ORPHANAGES. 56,000 WENT TO CHILDREN OF ISRAEL ORPHANAGE IN TORBECK, 6,300 WENT TO ORPHANAGE IN QUANAMINTH, AND 5,000 WENT TO THE HOUSE OF THE LAMBS OF GOD IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.Description

Activity2 Activity2

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense57923Expense
Grants57923Grants
DescriptionEDUCATIONAL SUPPORT OF CHILDREN IN HAITI INCLUDING TUITION ASSISTANCE, SCHOOL FURNITURE & EQUIPMENT, TEACHER TRAINING AND FUNDING FOR EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT STAFFING. SCHOOLS LOCATED IN GRANN PLAINE, JACMEL, LES CAYES AND POINTE ESTE RECEIVED THIS ASSISTANCE. POINTE ESTE RECEIVED 2,225; LES CAYES RECEIVED 14,500; JACMEL RECEIVED 16,161 AND GRANN PLAINE RECEIVED 25,037 FOR EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT.Description

Activity3 Activity3

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense59055Expense
Grants59055Grants
DescriptionSCHOOL AND ORPHANAGE CONSTRUCTION FOR GRANN PLAINE AND TORBECK. SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION TOTALED 30,203 AND ORPHANAGE CONSTRUCTION WAS 28,852.Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense58557Expense
DescriptionCLOTHING, FOOD AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN IN HAITI TOTALED 2,858. REMAINING COSTS COVERED WAGES, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND MISCELLANEOUS OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES INCURRED THAT WERE NOT ALLOCATED TO EACH PROGRAM.Description
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArt
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTermOrPermanentEndowments
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SchoolfalseSchool
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Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
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Employment Tax Returns FiledtrueEmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
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Foreign Financial AccounttrueForeignFinancialAccount
Name Of Foreign CountryHANameOfForeignCountry
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
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Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
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Nbr Voting Governing Body Members4NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
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Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddress
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChapters
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Regular Monitoring EnforcementtrueRegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower PolicytrueWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicytrueDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOtrueCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
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Name PersonTIM WRIGHTSMANNamePerson
Telephone Number4406707129TelephoneNumber

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Address Line132396 STONEY BROOK DRAddressLine1
CityAVON LAKECity
StateOHState
ZIP Code44012ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (5 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
PETER CHANDLER
TREASURER4.00XX000
LYNN SCHEERHORN
PRESIDENT4.00XX000
PAM JURIS
SECRETARY4.00XX000
MICHELLE CHANDLER
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NORA LEON
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Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
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Total Revenue TotalRevenue

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Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

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Program Services182053ProgramServices

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Fundraising1766Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

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Total4230Total
Program Services4019ProgramServices
Fundraising211Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Total3077Total
Program Services2923ProgramServices
Fundraising154Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

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Management And General200ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising37Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

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Total2204Total
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Management And General111ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising661Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

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Program Services8041ProgramServices

Travel Travel

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Total8112Total
Program Services7136ProgramServices
Fundraising976Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

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Total630Total
Program Services432ProgramServices
Management And General198ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

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MISCELLANEOUS2527459202642
TELEPHONE & INTERNET41912627221
INSURANCE230230

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Fundraising8806Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

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BOY127048BOY
EOY174000EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY23824BOY
EOY15836EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY9000BOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis4425LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec629LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

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EOY3796EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

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BOY159872BOY
EOY193632EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

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BOY633BOY
EOY1308EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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BOY633BOY
EOY1308EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY112472BOY
EOY111968EOY

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY46767BOY
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Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY159239BOY
EOY192324EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

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BOY159872BOY
EOY193632EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Accountant Compile Or ReviewtrueAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedfalseFSAudited
Financial Statement ConsolidatedXFinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2XPubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years104320CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years126894CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year204439CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year283553CurrentTaxYear
Total799976Total

Total509 Total509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years104320CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years126894CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year204439CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year283553CurrentTaxYear
Total799976Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509799976PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years2893CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years1535CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year1307CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year1745CurrentTaxYear
Total8431Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years2893CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years1535CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year1307CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year1745CurrentTaxYear
Total8431Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years107213CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years128429CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year205746CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year285298CurrentTaxYear
Total808407Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage5090.98960PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage0.98710PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage0.01000InvestmentIncomePercentage
Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage0.01000PriorYrInvestIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Disclosed Orgs Legal ControlfalseDisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable PurposesfalseDisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy MonitoringfalseWrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements SatisfiedfalseSect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Solicited Assets For SalefalseSolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee EtcfalseAgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FSfalseIncludedOnFS
Endowments Held By Unrelated OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule RfalseAreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis4425OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation629Depreciation
Book Value3796BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings3796TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedtrueGrantRecordsMaintained

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (5 entries)

RegionRegionNumber Of OfficesNumberOfOfficesNumber Of EmployeesNumberOfEmployeesType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTotal ExpendituresTotalExpenditures
HAITI11PROGRAM SERVICESORPHAGE OPERATION62300
HAITI11PROGRAM SERVICESCONSTRUCTION59055
HAITI11PROGRAM SERVICESEDUCATIONAL ASSISTAN57923
HAITI11PROGRAM SERVICESOTHER ASSISTANCE2465
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC1PROGRAM SERVICESORPHANAGE OPERATION5000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Subtotal Number Of Employees5SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Offices4TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees5TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent186743SubtotalAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent186743TotalAmountSpent

Grants To Orgs Outside US GrantsToOrgsOutsideUS (7 entries)

RegionRegionPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantAmount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrantManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursement
HAITI - GRAND PLAINESCHOOL CONSTRUCTION30203CASH
HAITI - QUANTAMINTHORPHANAGE OPERATION6300CHECK
HAITI - GRANN PLAINEEDUCATIONAL ASSIST25037CASH & DIR DEP
HAITI - LES CAYESEDUCATIONAL ASSISTAN14500CASH
HAITI - TORBECKORPHANAGE CONSTRUCT28852CHECK
HAITI - JACMELEDUCATIONAL ASSISTAN16161CHECK
HAITI - TORBECKORPHANAGE OPERATION56000CHECK
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of Other Orgs21TotalNumberOfOtherOrgs

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATESSCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2UTILIZATION OF FUNDS IS OBSERVED BY VOLUNTEERS AND EMPLOYEES IN HAITI. IN ADDITION, GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT ON HOW FUNDS WERE SPENT. THESE REPORTS DETAIL ITEMS PURCHASED OR PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONSCHEDULE F, PAGE 5, PART VSCHEDULE F SUMMARIZES PAYMENTS MADE VIA CASH, CHECK, DIRECT DEPOSIT OR WIRE ON BEHALF OF EACH ORPHANAGE OR SCHOOL. IN AN ATTACHMENT TO THIS RETURN, THE ACTUAL NAME OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION WHO RECEIVED PAYMENTS IS SHOWN ALONG WITH THE ADDRESS ON FILE. SCHEDULE F, PAGE 2, PART II, QUESTION 2 SOME OF THE FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVED PAYMENTS FROM THE CARIBBEAN CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION ARE OFFICIALLY "RECOGNIZED ORGANIZATIONS" IN HAITI. "RECOGNIZED ORGANIZATIONS" ARE SIMILAR TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. CHILDREN OF ISRAEL ORPHANGE, FOR EXAMPLE, IS AN OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED ORGANIZATION IN HAITI. IN ADDITION, CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVED PAYMENTS ARE PASTORS OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH OF HAITI. THE PASTORS RECEIVING SOME PAYMENTS TO FUND VARIOUS PROGRAM PURPOSES INCLUDES: PASTOR DANIEL PAUL, PASTOR MARKY KESSA, PASTOR BOULOUTTE AND PASTOR BERTRAND. REFER TO ATTACHMENT THAT LISTS INDIVIDUAL PAYEES.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonGERSON LEONNamePerson
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RelationshipSPOUSERelationship
Description Of TransactionSEE SUPPLEMENTAL INFDescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of RevenuesfalseSharingOfRevenues

Form990 Schedule L Part V Form990ScheduleLPartV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierADDITIONAL INFORMATIONIdentifier
Return ReferenceSCHEDULE L PART VReturnReference
ExplanationNOTE 1 THE CARIBBEAN CHILDRENS FOUNDATION LEASES A HOUSE FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND HER HUSBAND IN HAITI THE HOUSE IS OWNED BY A COUSIN OF THE DIRECTORS HUSBAND HOUSING IN HAITI IS NECESSARY TO PERFORM THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION NORA LEON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS A US CITIZEN WHO ALSO RESIDES IN THE UNITED STATES THE BOARD HAS EVALUATED THE TRANSACTION AND DEEMED IT TO BE REASONABLE AND NECESSARY THE BOARD HAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSACTION HAS BEEN CONDUCTED AT ARMS LENGTH NOTE 2 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS HUSBAND NAME IS ON CERTAIN FONKOZE BANK ACCOUNTS IN HAITI THAT RECEIVE FUNDING FROM THE CARIBBEAN CHILDRENS FOUNDATION THE FONKOZE BANK IS RELUCTANT TO SET UP ACCOUNTS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER HAD A BANK ACCOUNT IN THE PAST THEY ASK THAT AN ESTABLISHED CLIENT ALSO HAVE THEIR NAME ON THE ACCOUNT GERSON LEON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS HUSBAND AGREED TO BE LISTED ON THE FOLLOWING FONKOZE ACCOUNTS THAT RECEIVE FUNDING FROM THE CARIBEAN CHILDRENS FOUNDATION NOTE 2 SCHEDULE L CONTINUED 1 1ST LUTHERAN SCHOOL OF LESCAYES ALSO ON THE ACCOUNT IS ALABRE JEANNE VIOLA THE KINDERGARTEN PRINCIPAL THERE IS NO RELATIONSHIP TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR HER HUSBAND 2 GRACE SCHOOL OF GRANN PLAINE ALSO ON THE ACCOUNT IS JUNIO SENAT THE HALF BROTHERINLAW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JUNIO SENAT IS THE SCHOOLS PRINCIPAL 3 GRACE SCHOOL OF POINT EST ALSO ON THE ACCOUNT IS THE PASTOR ELISMA JOSEPH BERTRAND THE SCHOOL SUPERVISOR THERE IS NO RELATIONSHIP TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR HER HUSBAND 4 GRACE SCHOOLORPHANGE AND CONTRUCTION ACCOUNT ALSO ON THE ACCOUNT IS MILIEN JEAN PREVILORME AN ENGINEER THERE IS NO RELATIONSHIP TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR HER HUSBAND SINCE THESE ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN SET UP IT IS NOW POSSIBLE FOR THE CARIBBEAN CHILDRENS FOUNDATION TO DO DIRECT DEPOSITS TRANSFERS AND AVOID PAYMENTS IN CASH BOARD MEMBERS OF THE CARIBBEAN CHILDRENS FOUNDATION HAVE EVALUATED THESE RELATIONSHIPS AND DETERMINED THEM TO BE AT ARMS LENGTH AND NECESSARY TO PERFORM THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION WITHIN HAITI NOTE 3 SCHEDULE L RECENTLY THE CARIBBEAN CHILDRENS FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED A RELATIONSHIP WITH GRACE MINISTRIES OF ILEAVACHE MEMBERS OF THAT ORGANIZATION INCLUDE GERSON LEON EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS HUSBAND JEAN JUNIOR SENAT HALF BROTHERINLAW OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIL JEAN CHARLES NO RELATIONSHIP TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JEAN GARRY LAZARRE NO RELATIONSHIP TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PAUL SAINT LEON EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS HALF BROTHERINLAW GRACE MINISTRIES OF ILEAVACHE NOW GOVERNS GRACE SCHOOL GRACE ORPHANAGE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOR THE SCHOOL AND ORPHANAGE A FEEDING PROGRAM FOR THE POOR AND A GOATAGRICULTURAL PROGRAM BOARD MEMBERS OF THE CARIBBEAN CHILDRENS FOUNDATION HAVE DETERMINED THAT TRANSACTIONS WITH THE GRACE MINISTRIES OF ILEAVACHE ARE REASONABLE AND NECESSARY FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE CARIBBEAN CHILDRENS FOUNDATION IN HAITI THEY ALSO BELIEVE THAT TRANSACTIONS ARE BEING CONDUCTED AT ARMS LENGTHExplanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
EXPLANATION ON VOLUNTEERS AND TYPES OF SERVICES OR BENEFITSFORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6TEAMS OF VOLUNTEERS CAME TO HAITI TO HELP WITH CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND TO HELP CHILDREN IN ORPHANAGES. VOLUNTEERS ALSO PERFORMED BOOKKEEPING SERVICES OR SENT OUT THANK YOU ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO DONORS.
ALL OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS DESCRIPTIONFORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4DCLOTHING, FOOD AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN IN HAITI TOTALED 2,858. REMAINING COSTS COVERED WAGES, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND MISCELLANEOUS OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES INCURRED THAT WERE NOT ALLOCATED TO EACH PROGRAM.
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIESFORM 990, PART V, LINE 4BHAITI
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BUPON COMPLETION OF IRS FORM 990, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TREASURER REVIEW THE FORM. IF APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE TREASURER DISTRIUBTES A COPY TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD'S FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETS AND DOCUMENTS THEIR APPROVAL IN THE MINUTES AFTER ALL QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED. UPON APPROVAL BY THE COMMITTEE, THE TREASURER DISTRIBUTES A COPY TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW. THE FORM 990 IS THEN FILED WITH THE IRS AFTER RECEIVING BOARD APPROVAL.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICYFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CBOARD REVIEWS ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST RESPONSES. IF A CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED, THE BOARD WOULD MEET TO DETERMINE ACTION TO BE TAKEN BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIALFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15AWHEN FILLING AN OPEN POSITION FOR AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IT IS THE BOARD POLICY TO REVIEW COMPARATIVE DATA OF EQUAL POSITIONS WITHIN COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS, WITH CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO EXPERIENCE AND SENIORITY.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATIONFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. CERTAIN DOCUMENTS CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED FROM THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE.

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