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GVI FOUNDATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2019

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Organization
GVI FOUNDATION (EIN 84-2009644)
Tax period
2019-06-03 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-11-12
IRS object ID
202003179349202950
Schema version
2019v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2020-11-12T12:58:27-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1462 S FOURTH ST SUITE 2600AddressLine1Txt
CityLOUISVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationKYStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-06-03TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN842009644EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Phone5025627111PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1225 FRANKLIN STREET 26TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonALEXANDRA PYNEPersonNm
Person TitleCFO/TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone5025627111PhoneNum
Signature2020-11-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonREBECCA L PHILLIPS CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00024055PTIN
Phone5027491900PhoneNum
Preparation2020-11-04PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

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Tax2019TaxYr
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Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

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Initial ReturnYes (X)InitialReturnInd
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website AddressWWW.GVICHARITABLEPROGRAMS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$71,415GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
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Total Revenue$71,415TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$71,415GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Printing Publications Postage$290PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Total Expenses$71,705TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$290ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$0NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeGVI CHARITABLE PROGRAMS AIMS TO DELIVER GLOBAL EXPERIENCES PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, CONSERVATION, EDUCATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PURPOSEFUL CAREERS FOR THE COMMON GOOD. OUR MISSION IS POSITIVELY ALIGNED WITH THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS).PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
QUEPOSTHE QUEPOS HUB WORKS IN LINE WITH THE FOLLOWING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS; SDG 3- GOOD HEALTH AND WELL BEING, SDG 4- QUALITY EDUCATION, SDG 5- GENDER EQUALITY, SDG 8- DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND SDG 17- PARTNERSHIP FOR THE GOALS. IN LINE WITH THESE GOALS WE AIM TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PARTICULARLY THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN. WE WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH LOCAL PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS AND MEMBERS TO FACILITATE LEARNING AND SKILL-BUILDING AMONG CHILDREN AND ADULTS AND EMPOWER STAKEHOLDERS TO USE INCREASES IN KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE GAINED TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES AND ADVANCE LIVELIHOODS.IN 2019 WE WORKED WITH 59 STUDENTS OF THE COCAL COMMUNITY TO SUPPLEMENT AND BROADEN THEIR EDUCATION TO: -SUPPORT LOCAL EDUCATION WORK AND OFFER A BROADENING AND DEEPENING OF OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT IN LITERACY AND NUMERACY;-INCREASE ENGLISH SKILLS TO FACILITATE INCREASED ACCESS TO INCOME AND ON AVERAGE HIGHER INCOME RATES;-INCREASE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS TO HELP SUSTAIN THE LOCAL NATURAL RESOURCES UPON WHICH MOST LOCAL INCOME IS DEPENDENT;-INCREASE THEIR AWARENESS AND FOCUS UPON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING;THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY ENGLISH TEACHING PROGRAM WE OFFERED CONVERSATIONAL LESSONS FOR MORE THAN 40 TEENAGERS TO INCREASE THEIR SKILLS TO PROVIDE THEM WITH GREATER OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT, AND OUR WORK CONTRIBUTED TO A 10% INCREASE IN GRADES FOR BOTH LITERACY AND NUMERACY. WE ALSO WORKED WITH 102 WOMEN AND 156 MEN IN FURTHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT.BEYOND THE COCAL COMMUNITY, WE STARTED TO BUILD OUR FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND BEGAN TO PILOT AN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM PARTNERED WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS. WE ALSO CONDUCTED 14 WORKSHOPS REGARDING WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING REACHING 182 PEOPLE AND COLLABORATIVELY PLANTED 702 MANGROVE TREES TO AID REFORESTATION, COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE, BIODIVERSITY LOSS, AND HELP PROTECT THE VILLAGE AND AREA FROM COASTAL EROSION.WE WORKED ON A COMMUNITY GARDEN WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE HEALTHY EATING AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SOURCES FOR THE COMMUNITY AND RAN 7 COMMUNITY BASED WORKSHOPS REGARDING HEALTHY EATING.$25,447$25,447
NEPALIN LINE WITH SDG 4, QUALITY EDUCATION, WE STRIVE TO PROMOTE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND IMPROVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. WE WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO UPSKILL AND EMPOWER MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FURTHER LEARNING OR FOR EMPLOYMENT. IN 2019 WE FACILITATED RESEARCH TRAINING WITH DR. BRIAN MCALLISTER FOR PARTNERS INCLUDING SKYLARK HIMALAYAN TOURS, SASANE AND HART. 20 LOCAL PARTICIPANTS SPENT FIVE DAYS LEARNING ABOUT RESEARCH TECHNIQUES WHICH COULD THEN BE IMPLEMENTED IN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS. WE SUPPORTED ENGLISH LANGUAGE SESSIONS AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS FOR WOMEN ACROSS THREE COMMUNITIES EVERY WEEK. THIS CATERED FOR AN AVERAGE OF 30 WOMEN PER WEEK IN SMALL GROUP SESSIONS. ONE HIGHLIGHT IN THE YEAR WAS TRAINING A GROUP OF WOMEN TO DEVELOP FUNDRAISING EVENTS, THIS CULMINATED WITH AN EVENT RUN BY 25 LOCAL WOMEN WHICH RAISED FUNDS TO SUPPORT WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY. WE SUPPORTED ENGLISH, MATHS AND HEALTH SESSIONS ACROSS TWO SMALL SEMI-RURAL GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS EACH WEEK. THIS TOOK THE FORM OF IN-CLASS SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS. EACH SCHOOL HAS AROUND 55 STUDENTS AND 4 TEACHERS. OUR HEALTH EDUCATION INCLUDED FIRST AID SESSIONS FOR TEACHERS AND OLDER STUDENTS AS WELL AS HAND AND TEETH HYGIENE SESSIONS FOR THE JUNIOR GRADES AT EACH OF THESE SCHOOLS.IN IMPROVING FACILITIES, WE WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THREE GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS. APPROXIMATELY 500 STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS BENEFITED. WE SPONSORED THE BUILDING OF OVER 30 DESKS FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF AND 10 STORAGE UNITS FOR BOOKS AND BAG STORAGE. WE ALSO REPAIRED AND REPAINTED 12 CLASSROOMS AND 14 NOTICEBOARDS. WE ALSO SUPPORTED THE CONVERSION OF A STOREROOM INTO A FUNCTIONING LIBRARY BENEFITING A SCHOOL OF 56 STUDENTS. OUR SUPPORT ALSO RESULTED IN THE BUILDING OF TWO WASTE MANAGEMENT AREAS AND TWO NEW TOILET BLOCK FACILITIES.$21,010$21,010
PHANG NGAGVI'S PROGRAMS IN PHANG NGA ARE MULTI FOCUSED CONTRIBUTING TO BOTH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS AND CONTRIBUTING TO SDG 3- GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, SDG 4- QUALITY EDUCATION, SDG 6- CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION, SDG 14- LIFE BELOW WATER, SDG 15- LIFE ON LAND AND SDG 17- PARTNERSHIP FOR THE GOALS. THROUGH ALL PROGRAMS WE WORK CLOSELY WITH PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO INCREASE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, RAISE AWARENESS ON CRITICAL GLOBAL ISSUES AND COLLABORATE ON MAKING STEPS TOWARDS IMPROVING THE ISSUES.IN 2019 WE TAUGHT ENGLISH TO YOUTH AND ADULTS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY'S ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND FURTHER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN TOURISM AND OTHER INDUSTRIES IN WHICH ENGLISH IS REQUIRED. AS ENGLISH SKILLS ARE LIMITED AMONGST RURAL TEACHERS WE OFFER TEACHER TRAINING TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY AND GROWTH. IN 2019 WE TAUGHT AN AVERAGE OF 125 STUDENTS AGED 2-18 ON A WEEKLY BASIS, TEACHING ENGLISH AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR WORKSHOPS TO A TOTAL OF 575 YOUTH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDED 750 HOURS OF ENGLISH TEACHING FOR ADULTS AGED 18-73 THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE OFFERED HEALTH CHECKS FOR 400 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS WELL AS 26 HOURS OF HEALTH AND WELL-BEING WORKSHOPS FOR 300 PARTICIPANTS.WE ALSO WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ROYAL THAI NAVY BASE TO PROTECT THE ENDANGERED GREEN SEA TURTLES THROUGH PROVIDING OVER 450 HOURS OF TURTLE HUSBANDRY SUPPORT TO ASSIST WITH THE CARE AND RELEASE OF TURTLES TO HELP MAINTAIN AND INCREASE THE DECLINING POPULATIONS. AS PLASTIC POLLUTION IS A THREAT THAT IS GREATLY AFFECTING THAILAND WE WORKED WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO REMOVE THE TRASH FROM THE BEACHES AND OCEANS AND EDUCATED PEOPLE ON THE ALTERNATIVES TO PLASTIC. IN 2019 WE COLLECTED OVER 2500KG/5520LBS, INCLUDING OVER 5,000 PLASTIC BAGS, 6,000 PLASTIC BOTTLES AND OVER 3,000 STRAWS. OVER 20 WORKSHOPS WERE HELD TO RAISE AWARENESS ON PLASTICS, THE EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND PREVENTION AND SOLUTION.$24,958$24,958
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$71,415TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

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JACK ALLISON
PRESIDENT5.00$0$0$0
ALEXANDRA PYNE
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KIERAN ALLEN
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TALYA SHER
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LAURA DIX-BOWLER
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Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
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Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1ALEXANDRA PYNEBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1225 FRANKLIN STREET 26TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02110ZIPCd
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Phone5025627111PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

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Current Tax Year$71,415CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$71,415TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

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Current Tax Year$71,415CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$71,415TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$71,415PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$71,415TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, SHORT YEAR EXPLANATION:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHIS IS THE ORGANIZATION'S FIRST YEAR OF OPERATIONS. THEY WERE INCORPORATED ON 6/3/2019.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAIDACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: . GRANTEE NAME: EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION LIMITED. GRANTEE ADDRESS: LEEWARD HOUSE FITZROY ROAD , DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM. AMOUNT GIVEN: 71,415.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 145. DESCRIPTION: LOAN EE LTD. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,145.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE 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.DeclarationDesc