2022-10-14T18:35:28-05:00 2021-12-31 341897225 HILL BARTH & KING LLC 100 WALNUT AVENUE CLARK NJ 07066 990 2021-01-01 205874831 INDEGO AFRICA PROJECT INDE 7184339732 21-21 41ST AVENUE NO 2E LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101 KAREN YELICK CHIEF EXEC. OFFICER 7184339732 2022-10-10 1 KAREN YELICK 999009999 KATHLEEN M CLAYTON CPA P01448135 7323818887 2022-10-10 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z KAREN YELICK 21-21 41ST AVENUE NO 2E LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101 689236 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-GENOCIDE RWANDA, HAS GROWN INTO A COMMITMENT TO HELP WOMEN, YOUTH, AND REFUGEES ACROSS AFRICA BECOME SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS. 12 11 6 11 0 0 395215 400737 0 0 16 52 106276 98581 501507 499370 0 0 0 0 311992 301932 0 0 12545 161873 203434 473865 505366 27642 -5996 244541 236777 92281 94154 152260 142623 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 139899 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 TECHNIQUE FORM, REGISTER AND RUN AN INDEPENDENT WOMAN-OWNED COOPERATIVE BUSINESS BECOME INDEGO AFRICA SUPPLIERS AND PRODUCE HANDMADE GOODS FOR THE EXPORT MARKET OPEN BANK ACCOUNTS FOR THEIR BUSINESSES WITH INCOME EARNED JOIN 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.PROVIDE ACCESS TO CAPITAL THROUGH THE IGICERI CREDIT UNION IN RWANDA, FOUNDED BY GRADUATES OF INDEGO'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY 216032 MARKET ACCESSPROVIDING 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 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. 108420 BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIPINDEGO 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. OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS, PAUSED DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC DUE TO LOCKDOWNS IN RWANDA, RESUMED IN JANUARY 2021. 464351 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 6 1 0 1 RW GH 0 0 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 ORGANIZATION 7184339732 21-21 41ST AVENUE NO 2E LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101 KAREN YELICK CEO 40.00 X X 13945 0 0 JOSEPH OWENS CFO 20.00 X X 0 0 0 MATTHEW T MITRO CHAIRMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER BIROSAK V.CHAIRMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 RYAN LESTER SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN G FORESTA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CONOR FRENCH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH LYNCH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PUNEET MANSHARAMANI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE CORDES STEPHENSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SELOM TETTEH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LYNDSAY ABRAMS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 13945 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 400737 400737 52 52 288447 189866 98581 98581 499370 0 0 98633 13945 3549 10396 245960 240762 5198 18491 16642 555 1294 23536 21861 831 844 31802 15901 14311 1590 21725 19552 2173 4113 3949 82 82 5006 4756 250 51754 49684 1035 1035 5263 5000 263 2792 1954 838 RWANDA EDUCATIONAL PROG 43627 43627 MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM 14030 14030 MISCELLANEOUS 11116 11116 GHANA EDUCATIONAL PROGR 11053 11053 1153 915 172 66 505366 464351 28470 12545 150178 127029 25039 45699 63244 55724 680 2475 5400 5850 244541 236777 73737 92909 15000 3544 1245 92281 94154 X 135080 137642 17180 4981 152260 142623 244541 236777 X -5996 -3641 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 319265 417086 377836 395215 350537 1859939 319265 417086 377836 395215 350537 1859939 182594 1677345 113 17 13 16 52 211 1860150 576770 0.90170 0.93660 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN 1245 1245 X 495729 -3641 -3641 499370 0 499370 505366 0 505366 0 505366 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 -3,641. RWANDA AND GHANA 2 6 PROGRAM SERVICES TRAINING AND MARKET ACCESS 310470 2 0 0 0 2 0 310470 0 310470 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 -3,641. FORM 990 PART XI THE BOARD HAS AN ESTABLISHED FINANCE COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE THE SELECTION AND AUDIT PROCESS