2023-11-14T08:15:35-06:00 2022-12-31 223480145 HOLMAN FRENIA ALLISON PC 1985 CEDAR BRIDGE AVENUE SUITE 3 LAKEWOOD NJ 08701 990 2022-01-01 205874831 INDEGO AFRICA PROJECT INDE 7184339732 21-21 41ST AVENUE NO 2E LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101 KAREN YELICK CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 7184339732 2023-11-14 1 KAREN YELICK 999009999 1 CRAIG R JOHNSON P00836358 7327971333 2023-11-14 0 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z KAREN YELICK 21-21 41ST AVENUE NO 2E LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101 753753 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 2,000 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. 12 11 6 11 0 0 400737 441659 0 0 52 2321 98581 172442 499370 616422 0 0 0 0 301932 330753 0 0 14536 203434 216455 505366 547208 -5996 69214 236777 306064 94154 95355 142623 210709 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 2,000 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 499541 OUR VOCATIONAL & BUSINESS TRAINING PROGRAM HELPS UNEMPLOYED YOUTH AND REFUGEES BUILD THE SKILLS TO INTEGRATE AND SUCCEED IN THE GLOBAL ARTISAN ECONOMY WITH THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES:MASTER A SPECIFIC HANDICRAFT TECHNIQUEFORM, REGISTER AND RUN AN INDEPENDENT WOMAN-OWNED COOPERATIVE BUSINESS BECOME INDEGO AFRICA SUPPLIERS AND PRODUCE HANDMADE GOODS FOR THE EXPORT MARKETOPEN BANK ACCOUNTS FOR THEIR BUSINESSES WITH INCOME EARNEDJOIN THE IGICERI CREDIT UNION IN RWANDA, FOUNDED BY GRADUATES OF INDEGO'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IMPROVED LIVELIHOODS FOR THEMSELVES AND FINANCIAL ABILITY TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES. MARKET ACCESS:PROVIDING ARTISANS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO EARN STEADY, SUSTAINABLE INCOME IS A KEY ELEMENT OF INDEGO'S MARKET-BASED IMPACT MODEL AND INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN. BY EXPLAINING PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND CONDUCTING QUALITY CONTROL OUR PRODUCTION TEAMS IN AFRICA HELP REINFORCE OUR PARTNERS' PRACTICAL SKILLS WITH THE ONSITE GUIDANCE THEY NEED TO CREATE HIGH QUALITY PRODUCTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL EXPORT MARKET. INDEGO ACTED SWIFTLY WHEN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WAS DECLARED IN MARCH 2020 AND THROUGHOUT 2021 AND 2022 TO COUNTER-ACT THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON OUR ARTISAN PARTNERS, INCLUDING LOCKDOWNS IN THEIR COUNTRIES AND SHUTTERED STORES IN THE US WHERE THEIR PRODUCTS ARE SOLD. WE CREATED AN ARTISAN LIVELIHOOD PROTECTION FUND TO SUPPORT STEADY ORDERS, DESPITE LACK OF CLIENT DEMAND, WITH INDEGO BEARING THE COMMERCIAL RISK OF BUILDING UP INVENTORY. 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 BUSINESSESS, BECOME EMPOWERED ENTERPRENEURS, AND DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS, PAUSED DURING THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC DUE TO LOCKDOWNS IN RWANDA, RESUMED IN JANUARY 2021. 499541 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 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 0 1 2 0 6 1 0 1 RW GH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 11 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 21-21 41ST AVENUE NO 2E LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101 KAREN YELICK CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 40.00 X X 9300 0 0 JOSEPH OWENS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 20.00 20.00 X X 0 0 0 MATTHEW MITRO CHAIRMAN 10.00 10.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER BIROSAK VICE CHAIRMAN 5.00 5.00 X X 0 0 0 RYAN LESTER SECRETARY 5.00 5.00 X X 0 0 0 LYNDSAY ABRAMS TRUSTEE 5.00 5.00 X 0 0 0 CONOR FRENCH TRUSTEE 5.00 5.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN FORESTA TRUSTEE 5.00 5.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDRA KENNEDY TRUSTEE 5.00 5.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH LYNCH TRUSTEE 5.00 5.00 X 0 0 0 PUNEET MANSHARAMANI TRUSTEE 5.00 5.00 X 0 0 0 SELOM TETTEH TRUSTEE 5.00 5.00 X 0 0 0 SAPNA SHAH CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 40.00 X 100793 0 0 110093 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 441659 441659 2321 2321 6601 1512 5089 5089 251834 135819 116015 116015 EMPLOYEE RETENTION TAX 900099 51338 51338 51338 616422 51338 0 123425 110094 103488 4404 2202 183884 172851 7355 3678 16766 15089 503 1174 20009 18585 707 717 40045 20023 18020 2002 36010 32409 3601 4799 4607 96 96 3281 3117 164 49042 47080 981 981 1119 1063 56 2712 1898 814 RWANDA EDUCATIONAL PROG 44967 44967 MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM 8834 8834 GHANA EDUCATION PROGRAM 8076 8076 BAD DEBT 6640 6640 10930 10814 87 29 547208 499541 33131 14536 127029 178850 45699 18311 55724 45315 2475 6127 5850 57461 236777 306064 28914 30403 63995 13341 1245 51611 94154 95355 X 137642 181785 4981 28924 142623 210709 236777 306064 X 69214 -1128 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 417086 377836 395215 350537 492997 2033671 417086 377836 395215 350537 492997 2033671 2033671 17 13 16 52 2321 2419 2036090 0.99880 0.90170 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 SECURITY DEPOSIT 5850 RIGHT-OF-USE LEASE ASSET. NET OF AMORTIZATION 51611 57461 CURRENT PORTION OF LEASE LIABILITY 37860 LEASE LIABILITY, NET OF CURRENT PORTION 13751 51611 X 616806 -1128 -1128 617934 -1512 -1512 616422 548720 1512 1512 547208 0 547208 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 -1,128. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -1,512. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRASING EXPENSES 1,512. RWANDA AND GHANA 2 8 PROGRAM SERVICES TRAINING, MARKET ACCESS AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP 499541 2 8 0 0 2 8 499541 0 499541 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B 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 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 FINANACIAL 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 -1,128. FORM 990 PART XI THE BOARD HAS AN ESTABLISHED FINANCE COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE THE SELECTION AND AUDIT PROCESS.