2024-11-04T09:21:57-06:00 2023-12-31 223480145 HOLMAN FRENIA ALLISON PC 1985 CEDAR BRIDGE AVENUE SUITE 3 LAKEWOOD NJ 08701 990 2023-01-01 205874831 INDEGO AFRICA PROJECT INDE 7184339732 505 EIGHTH AVENUE 1004 NEW YORK NY 10018 SUWHA HONG CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 7184339732 2024-11-04 1 1 CRAIG R JOHNSON P00836358 7327971333 2024-11-04 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z SUWHA HONG 505 EIGHTH AVENUE 1004 NEW YORK NY 10018 634251 0 X WWW.INDEGOAFRICA.ORG X 2006 NY INDEGO AFRICA PROJECT, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, HAS BEEN PROPELLING THE CREATION, GROWTH, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES IN AFRICA SINCE 2007, PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT THROUGH A GLOBAL MARKET FOR THEIR HANDMADE PRODUCTS AND INVESTING IN THEIR EDUCATION. OVER 2,500 ARTISANS HAVE PARTNERED WITH INDEGO AFRICA SINCE ITS INCEPTION. WHAT BEGAN AS A MODEL TO EMPOWER AND EDUCATE WOMEN IN POST-GENEOCIDE RWANDA, HAS GROWN INTO A COMMITMENT TO HELP WOMEN, YOUTH, AND REFUGEES ACROSS AFRICA BECOME SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS. 16 15 7 16 0 0 441659 427715 0 0 2321 11 172442 75065 616422 502791 0 0 0 0 330753 343110 0 0 20277 216455 209986 547208 553096 69214 -50305 306064 232537 95355 76753 210709 155784 X INDEGO AFRICA PROJECT, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, HAS BEEN PROPELLING THE CREATION, GROWTH, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES IN AFRICA SINCE 2007, PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT THROUGH A GLOBAL MARKET FOR THEIR HANDMADE PRODUCTS AND INVESTING IN THEIR EDUCATION. OVER 2,500 ARTISANS HAVE PARTNERED WITH INDEGO AFRICA SINCE ITS INCEPTION. WHAT BEGAN AS A MODEL TO EMPOWER AND EDUCATE WOMEN IN POST-GENOCIDE RWANDA, HAS GROWN INTO A COMMITMENT TO HELP WOMEN, YOUTH, AND REFUGEES ACROSS AFRICA BECOME SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS. 0 0 125183 VOCATIONAL & BUSINESS TRAINING:OUR PROGRAMS HELP UNEMPLOYED YOUTH AND REFUGEES BUILD THE SKILLS TO INTEGRATE AND SUCCEED IN THE GLOBAL ARTISAN ECONOMY WITH THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES:- MASTER MULTIPLE HANDICRAFT TECHNIQUES THROUGH RETRAINING. WE PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR ARTISAN PARTNERS TO CONTINUOUSLY REFRESH, REFINE AND EXPAND THEIR SKILLS THROUGH RETRAINING WORKSHOPS AND GAIN EXPOSURE TO A VARIETY OF TECHNIQUES AND FIBERS.- FORM, REGISTER AND RUN AN INDEPENDENT WOMAN-OWNED COOPERATIVE BUSINESS WITH BANK ACCOUNT SET UP.- BECOME INDEGO AFRICA SUPPLIERS AND PRODUCE HANDMADE GOODS FOR THE EXPORT MARKET.- IMPROVE LIVELIHOODS FOR THEMSELVES AND FINANCIAL ABILITY TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES.- PROVIDE ACCESS TO CAPITAL THROUGH THE IGICERI CREDIT UNION IN RWANDA, FOUNDED BY GRADUATES OF INDEGO'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY. 318862 88572 MARKET ACCESS:PROVIDING OUR ARTISAN PARTNERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO EARN STEADY, SUSTAINABLE INCOME IS A KEY ELEMENT OF INDEGO'S MARKET-BASED IMPACT MODEL AND INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN. TO FURTHER INCREASE THE WORK AVAILABLE FOR THE ARTISANS BEYOND OUR EXISTING WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS, IN 2021 WE ADDED A THIRD DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL FOR HIGH VOLUME CUSTOM ORDERS FOR MAJOR BRANDS. OUR PRODUCTION TEAMS IN AFRICA TRAVEL TO AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH OUR ARTISAN PARTNERS TO EXPLAIN PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND CONDUCT QUALITY CONTROL REVIEWS, AND PREPARE FOR MONTHLY AIR CARGO SHIPMENTS TO THE U.S. THIS HELPS REINFORCE OUR PARTNERS' PRACTICAL SKILLS WITH THE ONSITE GUIDANCE THEY NEED TO CREATE HIGH QUALITY PRODUCTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL EXPORT MARKET. 54268 BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP:INDEGO AFRICA BELIEVES THAT EDUCATING WOMEN IS THE KEY TO LONG-TERM EMPOWERMENT AND SOCIAL CHANGE. THROUGH CUSTOMIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INDEGO'S PARTNERS DEVELOP THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THEY NEED TO RUN AND SCALE THEIR OWN BUSINESSES, BECOME EMPOWERED ENTREPRENEURS, AND DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 498313 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 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 2 0 1 7 1 0 1 RW GH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X THE ORGANIZATION 7184339732 505 EIGHTH AVENUE 1004 NEW YORK NY 10018 KAREN YELICK CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 X X 15000 0 0 JOSEPH OWENS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/TREASURER 20.00 X X 0 0 0 MATTHEW MITRO CHAIRMAN 10.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER BIROSAK VICE CHAIRMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 RYAN LESTER SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 LYNDSAY ABRAMS TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 JARAMOGI ADAMS TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN FORESTA TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 CONOR FRENCH TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 HELEN GUGLE TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDRA KENNEDY TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 SIERRA VISHER KROHA TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH LYNCH TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 PUNEET MANSHARAMANI TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL SACKS TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 SELOM TETTEH TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 SAPNA SHAH CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 53332 0 0 68332 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57896 369819 427715 11 11 1500 57896 15007 -13507 -13507 205025 116453 88572 88572 502791 0 0 75076 68332 63549 2050 2733 257795 239749 7734 10312 13370 12033 401 936 3613 3356 128 129 40962 20481 18433 2048 19105 17746 674 685 18112 16301 1811 4553 4097 319 137 2871 2727 144 48646 43782 3405 1459 4763 4763 3790 2653 1137 RWANDA EDUCATIONAL PROG 23728 23728 MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM 12992 12992 GHANA EDUCATION PROGRAM 12796 12796 CONTRACT LABOR 12000 12000 5668 5560 81 27 553096 498313 34506 20277 178850 150573 18311 1540 45315 48119 6127 9353 57461 22952 306064 232537 30403 37590 13341 22061 51611 17102 95355 76753 X 181785 155784 28924 0 210709 155784 306064 232537 X -50305 -4620 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 377836 395215 350537 492997 414208 2030793 377836 395215 350537 492997 414208 2030793 2030793 13 16 52 2321 11 2413 2033206 88572 0.99880 0.99880 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 SECURITY DEPOSIT 5850 RIGHT-OF-USE LEASE ASSET. NET OF AMORTIZATION 17102 22952 CURRENT PORTION OF LEASE LIABILITY 12732 LEASE LIABILITY, NET OF CURRENT PORTION 4370 17102 X 513178 -4620 -4620 517798 -15007 -15007 502791 568103 15007 15007 553096 0 553096 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATIONS INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX EXEMPT STATUS OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO TAX ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAXES. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CURRENCY EXCHANGE LOSS -4,620. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -15,007. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRASING EXPENSES 15,007. RWANDA AND GHANA 2 7 PROGRAM SERVICES TRAINING, MARKET ACCESS AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP 498313 2 7 0 0 2 7 498313 0 498313 0 0 0 0 0 0 GALA 59396 57896 1500 15007 59396 57896 1500 15007 15007 -13507 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 AND ALL UNDERLYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM 990 WITH THE IRS. THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. 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 PERSONNEL COMMITTEE REVIEWS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION ANNUALLY BY REVIEWING ORGANIZATION'S BUDGET AND LOCAL/STATE NONPROFIT COMPETITORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 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 XI, LINE 9: CURRENCY EXCHANGE LOSS -4,620. FORM 990, PART XI THE BOARD HAS AN ESTABLISHED FINANCE COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE THE SELECTION AND AUDIT PROCESS.