2020-06-22T14:45:01-07:00 2019-12-31 990 2019-01-01 650312952 GUATEMALA CHILDRENS MISSION INC GUAT 2399496434 3680 Pelicans Nest Drive Bonita Springs FL 34134 Frank Sizemore Treasurer 9014935736 2020-06-17 69.246.53.140 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Guatemala Childrens Mission 3680 Pelicans Nest Drive Bonita Springs FL 34134 496796 0 X www.aguavivahome.org X 1992 FL To provide financial and physical assistance to the poor in Guatemala, especially to orphans and children whose families are unable to provide for them. In particular, the Organization provides funds for the operation of a children's home and school in Chimaltenango, Guatemala. There are 55 children in the Home and over 300 students attend the onsite school. The number of children in the home varies from time to time. In the years preceding 2016 the number was usually 80 or more. Recent Guatemalan law limits the number of children a children's home may have. 8 8 0 19 7078 0 527720 489718 0 0 21 7078 0 0 527741 496796 516954 498308 0 0 0 0 0 0 4560 42156 93800 559110 592108 -31369 -95312 1012834 917899 0 0 1012834 917899 X To provide financial and physical assistance to the poor in Guatemala, especially to orphans and children whose families are unable to provide for them. In particular the organization provides funds for the operation of a Children's home and school (Asociacion Guatemaltecco Americana de ayuda Mutua y Cooperacion Social "Agua Viva") in Chimaltenango, Guatemala. There are 55 children under the home's full time care, however 6 of the older children live in a transition house outside the home in order to prepare them for when they leave the home at age 18. There are over 300 students that attend the school. The Home and school are located upon property owned by the organization. 0 1 409236 409236 0 The Organization's funds are used to support the operation of a children's home and school in Chimaltenago, Guatemala. The home cares for over 55 children. Because they are older, and getting close to the age when they must leave the home, six of those children reside in a "transition home". The others reside in the home. 72374 72374 0 The Organization has only one Mission which is described in Explanation number 1. Part of that Mission is to support the operation of a school constructed on the Organization's property. The School has over 300 students. The school goes only to middle school. All of the age appropriate children who live at the Home attend the school. The other students come from the impoverished neighborhood that is located next to the Organization's property. The school has 23 teachers and is considered excellent. 16698 16698 0 The organization provided $6,160 as scholarships to impoverished children in the neighborhood of the Home to enable those children to attend the onsite school. Without the scholarships, they would have been unable to attend. The scholarships were based upon need. The organization incurred expenses for work teams and for materials for individuals who came to the home to do new construction, building repairs and programs for the children. 0 0 0 There were no additional program service accomplishments or expenses related thereto. 0 0 0 498308 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 FL X X X Frank Sizemore 9014935636 3680 Pelicans Nest Drive Bonita Springs FL 34134 Rob Herd Director 1 X 0 0 0 Brad Pontius Director 2 X 0 0 0 Nicole Brittain Director 2 X 0 0 0 Matthew Akers Director and Vice President 5 X 0 0 0 Christopher C Gault Director and President 20 X 0 0 0 John Salisbury Director and Vice President 4 X 0 0 0 Tim Sheehy Director and Vice President 3 X 0 0 0 Frank Sizemore Assistant Treasurer 5 X 0 0 0 Gail Pontius Secretary 5 X 0 0 0 Thomas E Maloney Corporate Attorney Treasurer 10 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 489718 0 489718 0 0 0 0 7078 0 0 0 7078 7078 0 7078 0 0 0 496796 0 7078 0 X 0 0 0 0 498308 498308 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 22433 0 22433 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 329 329 0 11717 0 9669 2048 2512 0 0 2512 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1213 0 1213 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51396 0 51396 0 0 0 0 0 Monthly Newsletter to Sponsors 3907 0 3907 0 293 0 293 0 592108 498308 89240 4560 165856 122317 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 846978 51396 846978 795582 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1012834 917899 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 165856 122317 846978 795582 0 0 1012834 917899 1012834 917899 X -95312 0 0 0 377 0 X 0 0 0 X 604502 600560 602516 527720 489718 2825016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 604502 600560 602516 527720 489718 2825016 135313 150771 151258 106960 544302 0 0 0 0 0 135313 150771 151258 106960 0 544302 2280714 20 15 13 21 69 0 0 0 0 0 20 15 13 21 0 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 604522 600575 602529 527741 489718 2825085 0.80731 0.74831 0.00002 0.00003 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 170912 0 170912 593504 0 45106 548398 0 0 0 0 31524 0 2207 29317 51038 0 4083 46955 795582 1 Central America and the Caribbean 1 0 Program Services Provide operating funds for children's home and school. 487743 1 0 487743 Central America and the Caribbean The Organization provides all of the funds to operate the Children's Home and School 487743 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 Schedule F, Part 1 Line 2 The Organization made grants to a Guatemalan charity in the amount of $487,743 Form 990, Part I, Line 6 Volunteers are considered the sum of directors and their spouses. Form 990, Part III, Line 3 The Guatemalan government changed the rules on institutional children's homes. Due to those changes , the children's home was phased out during 2019 and was completely closed prior to December 31. The function of the charity is now solely related to the operation of the school and its service to the surrounding community. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1a Although all members can vote on the nomination and selection of new members and directors, only the current Board of Directors can vote on matters relating to the organization's budget, dispursement of funds for expenses and capital projects. The number of Directors at end of 2019 was 8. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 The organization does have members. Mainly the members are the directors and the spouses of the directors. and such individuals as the Board of Directors names. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a The members do elect the directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8a Minutes of annual meetings are taken by the organizations secretary. Minutes of previous annual meeting are reviewed and approved BY the organization's secretary (emphasis added) Board directors and members approve as appropriate. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b All committee tasks that may be assigned or approved of between annual meetings are documented through emails initiated by the president of the organization. All tasks are then reviewed,discussed and status determined at annual board meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The proposed completed Form 990 is e-mailed to directors and they are asked to review the form. They are then directed to make a specific reply to all other directors of any errors or emissions which they find. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c All directors are unpaid volunteers who pay their own travel and lodging expenses in connection with their activities for the organization. If ever it was intended to pay or reimburse an officer or Director for such activities the matter would have to be approved by the Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Organization files a copy of its filed 990 as part of its annual registration as a charitable entity in the State of Florida. As a result anyone can view the 990 by going to the state of Florida on line site. In addition, in the Organization's monthly newsletter, there is a notice that the Organization's financial details including a copy of its 990 may be seen by accessing the State of Florida site. The organization's governing documents are a matter of Public record in Florida by means of the State's public records for Florida Corporations. Form 990, Part IX, Line 3 Operating expenses given to the Children's Home and School based on an approved budget by the Organization. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 $377.00 was added to the 2019 beginning balance to correct a previous clerical error.