2019-09-20T11:07:10-05:00 2018-12-31 611416081 THE CURCHIN GROUP LLC 200 SCHULZ DR STE 400 RED BANK NJ 077016745 990 2018-01-01 205874831 INDEGO AFRICA PROJECT INDE 7184339732 21-21 41ST AVENUE NO 2E LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101 KAREN YELICK CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 7184339732 2019-09-18 1 CAROLYN GIUNCO KVALO P00291076 7327470500 173.251.92.242 2019-09-18 08:58:03 ED P F7C10DBA6BF4718CBA8C685C69588BEC9E88779E AE5B4180CAC764A5C0BF2BA51BD5FDFFB0A36D44 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z X KAREN YELICK 21-21 41ST AVENUE NO 2E LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101 816198 0 X WWW.INDEGOAFRICA.ORG X 2006 TX INDEGO AFRICA IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING ARTISAN WOMEN IN AFRICA THROUGH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND EDUCATION. WE PROVIDE MORE THAN 1,200 WOMEN AND YOUTH IN RWANDA AND GHANA WITH SUSTAINABLE INCOME BY DESIGNING AND SELLING PRODUCTS THAT THEY MAKE BY HAND, AND HELPING THEM DEVELOP THE SKILLS TO SUCCEED IN THE GLOBAL ARTISAN ECONOMY. WE INVEST 100% OF OUR PROFITS FROM PRODUCT SALES, COUPLED WITH GRANTS AND DONATIONS, INTO CUSTOM BUSINESS, LEADERSHIP, AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR OUR ARTISAN PARTNERS AND YOUTH IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 14 14 5 16 0 0 309783 414016 0 0 113 17 123185 105224 433081 519257 0 0 0 0 276877 286755 0 0 25896 312400 242353 589277 529108 -156196 -9851 215283 187528 36636 24461 178647 163067 X INDEGO AFRICA IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING ARTISAN WOMEN IN AFRICA THROUGH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND EDUCATION. WE PROVIDE MORE THAN 1,200 WOMEN AND YOUTH IN RWANDA AND GHANA WITH SUSTAINABLE INCOME BY DESIGNING AND SELLING PRODUCTS THAT THEY MAKE BY HAND, AND HELPING THEM DEVELOP THE SKILLS TO SUCCEED IN THE GLOBAL ARTISAN ECONOMY. WE INVEST 100% OF OUR PROFITS FROM PRODUCT SALES, COUPLED WITH GRANTS AND DONATIONS, INTO CUSTOM BUSINESS, LEADERSHIP, AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR OUR ARTISAN PARTNERS AND YOUTH IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 0 0 469333 VOCATIONAL AND BUSINESS TRAINING:THIS PROGRAM HELPS UNEMPLOYED YOUNG WOMEN IN RWANDA AND GHANA ENTER THE ARTISAN WORKFORCE AND ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE. AS INSTRUCTORS AND MENTORS, OUR EXPERIENCED ARTISAN PARTNERS TRAIN YOUNG PEOPLE IN TRADITIONAL CRAFT TECHNIQUES. INDEGO AFRICA PROVIDES THESE WOMEN WITH THE BUSINESS EDUCATION THEY NEED TO MANAGE THEIR OWN ENTERPRISES, KEEP TRACK OF THEIR FINANCES, AND PUT SAVINGS AND GROWTH PLANS INTO ACTION. WE ENSURE OUR GRADUATES ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE SKILLS OF THEIR TRADE, AND OFFER THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO JOIN A COOPERATIVE OR LAUNCH AN ARTISAN ENTERPRISE OF THEIR OWN. SINCE WORKING WITH INDEGO, 97% OF OUR ARTISAN PARTNERS HAVE LEARNED NEW TECHNICAL SKILLS. 100% OF GRADUATES GENERATE INCOME AS INTEGRATED MEMBERS OF INDEGO'S GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN. SINCE THE PROGRAM'S LAUNCH, SEVEN NEW COOPERATIVES HAVE BEEN FORMED ACROSS RWANDA AND GHANA.ECONOMIC INCLUSION FOR REFUGEES:THIS PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE UNIQUE LIVELIHOOD AND FINANCIAL CHALLENGES REFUGEE WOMEN FACE. BY PROVIDING 150+ BURUNDIAN AND CONGOLESE REFUGEES AT THE MAHAMA AND KIGEME REFUGEE CAMPS IN RWANDA WITH ARTISAN SKILLS, BUSINESS TRAININGS, AND MARKET ACCESS, INDEGO IS HELPING THEM INTEGRATE IN THEIR HOST COUNTRY'S LABOR FORCE AND ACHIEVE LONG-TERM ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. SINCE THE PROGRAM'S LAUNCH, THREE NEW COOPERATIVES HAVE BEEN FORMED ACROSS RWANDA, ALL OF WHICH ARE CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF INDEGO'S GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN. 100% OF OUR REFUGEE PARTNERS HAVE A COOPERATIVE BANK ACCOUNT WITH A FORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION. 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. FROM CONDUCTING QUALITY CONTROL AND FOLLOWING PRODUCT MEASUREMENTS, TO MANAGING TIME AND DEVELOPING BUSINESS PLANS, OUR PRODUCTION TEAMS IN RWANDA AND GHANA HELP REINFORCE OUR PARTNERS' PRACTICAL SKILLS WITH THE ONSITE GUIDANCE AND TRAINING THEY NEED TO CREATE HIGH QUALITY PRODUCTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL EXPORT MARKET AND SUCCEED IN THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE. INDEGO AFRICA PLACES PURCHASE ORDERS FOR ARTISAN-MADE PRODUCTS, SHIPS THE PRODUCTS TO NEW YORK CITY, AND MARKETS AND SELLS THE PRODUCTS BOTH WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TO INTERNATIONAL CLIENTS. IN 2017, 91% OF OUR ARTISAN PARTNERS REPORTED THAT THEIR INCOME INCREASED. INDEGO SOLD NEARLY 10,000 UNITS AND EARNED OVER $425,000 IN GROSS SALES REVENUE, INCLUDING PRODUCT PURCHASES FROM THE ARTISANS, WITH ALL PROCEEDS INVESTED IN OUR EDUCATION PORGRAMS. LEADERSHIP AND TECHNOLOGY TRAINING:INDEGO AFRICA'S YOUNG LEADERS ACADAMY PROVIDES GRADUATES OF OUR VOCATIONAL & BUSINESS TRAINING PROGRAM IN RWANDA WITH THE ADVANCED BUSINESS EDUCATION AND INTENSIVE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING THEY NEED TO ENHANCE THE PRODUCTIVITY OF THEIR COOPERATIVES AND SPEARHEAD CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. BY ADDRESSING A GAP IN ADVANCED ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING AVAILABLE TO YOUNG PEOPLE, WE'RE HELPING BUILD THE NEXT GENERATION OF FEMALE LEADERS IN AFRICA. 64% OF GRADUATES STARTED NEW ENTERPRISES AND 82% OF GRADUATES NOW HOLD NEW LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AT THEIR COOPERATIVES. INDEGO AFRICA'S TECHNOLOGY TRAINING FOR THE WORKPLACE PROGRAM PROVIDES YOUNG COLLEGE GRADUATES IN RWANDA AND GHANA WITH TECHNOLOGY TRAINING, JOB APPLICATION GUIDANCE, AND BUSINESS SOFT SKILLS TO HELP THEM ENTER AND SUCCEED IN THE WORKFORCE. IT IS PART OF OUR GROWING MISSION TO PROVIDE DIGITAL ENTREPRENUERSHIP RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE BROADER COMMUNITIES WHERE WE WORK. 100% OF GRADUATES IMPROVED THEIR COMPUTER SKILLS AND 63% WERE EMPLOYED BY THE END OF EACH FIVE-WEEK WORKSHOP. 469333 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 6 0 1 5 1 0 1 RW GH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 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 MATTHEW T MITRO CHAIRMAN 5.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS BIROSAK VICE CHAIRMAN 5.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE CORDES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN CRONEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE CROST DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN G FORESTA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CONOR FRENCH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEM HUDSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN LESTER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SELOM TETTEH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PUNEET MANSHARAMANI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN YELICK CEO/DIRECTOR 40.00 X 12800 0 0 JOSEPH OWENS CFO/DIRECTOR 20.00 X 0 0 0 12800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15177 398839 414016 17 17 3070 15177 3070 0 399095 293871 105224 105224 519257 105224 0 17 256366 229611 6872 19883 7696 7234 462 22693 20310 680 1703 24579 24579 26930 22890 4040 6544 6217 327 39248 39248 5153 4895 258 2303 1382 921 RWANDA EDUCATIONAL PROG 92495 92495 CONTRACT LABOR 19526 19526 MARKET ACCESS 10656 10656 GHANA EDUCATIONAL PROGR 6700 6700 8219 8169 38 12 529108 469333 33879 25896 72166 52668 45317 42429 97800 86613 0 5818 215283 187528 31636 24461 5000 0 36636 24461 X 104838 82698 73809 80369 178647 163067 215283 187528 X -9851 -5729 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 360416 575727 591574 319265 417086 2264068 360416 575727 591574 319265 417086 2264068 2264068 1 100 184 113 17 415 26368 74415 98549 123185 105224 427741 2692224 0.84100 0.85100 X 0 X 516598 -5729 -5729 522327 -3070 -3070 519257 532178 3070 3070 529108 0 529108 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS, WHICH CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING AND RECOGNITION FOR TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN ITS INCOME TAX RETURNS. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE TAX BENEFITS FROM UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT A TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS THAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE OR DECREASE OVER THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS, NOR HAS THE ORGANIZATION INCURRED ANY INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAX EXPENSE DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CURRENCY EXCHANGE LOSS -5,729. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT FUNDRAISING COSTS -3,070. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT FUNDRAISING COSTS 3,070. RWANDA AND GHANA 2 9 PROGRAM SERVICES TRAINING AND MARKET ACCESS 189349 2 9 0 0 2 9 189349 0 189349 0 0 0 0 0 0 EVENT 18247 15177 3070 3070 18247 15177 3070 3070 3070 0 FORM 990, PART V, LINE 13A NY FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B 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 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 THE DETERMINATION OF THE CEO'S SALARY WAS CARRIED OUT BY A QUORUM OF FULLY-INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IN ADDITION, A DETAILED STUDY AND ANALYSIS OF COMPENSATION FOR CEOS OF SIMILAR EXPERIENCE WORKING FOR ORGANIZATIONS OF A SIMILAR SIZE AND MISSION WAS UNDERTAKEN. THE DECISION AND THE PROCESS UNDERLYING IT WAS CERTIFIED BY A RESOLUTION OF THE FULLY-INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ACCOMPANIED BY MINUTES DOCUMENTING THE DELIBERATION AND DISCUSSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL INTERNAL POLICIES, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND PUBLIC FILINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC ON INDEGO AFRICA'S WEBSITE, AVAILABLE AT WWW.INDEGOAFRICA.ORG/FINANCE-AND-GOVERNANCE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CURRENCY EXCHANGE LOSS -5,729. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: NO CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR.