2025-11-15T22:23:14-06:00 2024-12-31 461171913 SD MAYER & ASSOCIATES LLP 235 MONTGOMERY STREET 26TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104 990 2024-01-01 821693564 OLIVESEED FOUNDATION OLIV 6509068548 PO BOX 60713 PALO ALTO CA 94306 BARBARA MACKRAZ PRESIDENT AND CEO 6509068548 2025-11-15 1 0 STEPHEN D MAYER P00022797 4156914040 2025-11-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BARBARA MACKRAZ PO BOX 60713 PALO ALTO CA 94306 261163 0 X HTTPS://WWW.OLIVESEED.ORG X 2017 CA OLIVESEED DEVELOPS PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES IN LITERACY, CLEAN WATER, AND SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS IN GRASSROOTS COLLABORATION WITH UNDERSERVED RURAL COMMUNITIES OF KENYA AND MOROCCO. 4 0 0 0 0 0 360919 258661 0 0 0 0 70 2502 360989 261163 195193 170265 0 0 62300 59762 0 0 5500 56220 79650 313713 309677 47276 -48514 79093 32671 14713 16805 64380 15866 X OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD A POSITIVE AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT FOR YOUTH, MEANINGFUL LIVELIHOODS FOR WOMEN, AND CLEAN WATER TO DRINK. WE FOCUS ON THE INDIGENOUS AMAZIGH AND MAASAI COMMUNITIES OF MOROCCO AND KENYA. 0 0 112130 54158 LITERACY & EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT:EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH IS OUR CENTRAL PILLAR. IN KENYA, WE DEVELOP HIGH-QUALITY LIBRARIES AND SCIENCE LABS FOR SCHOOLS IN GREATEST NEED. WE DEVELOPED OUR 6TH SCHOOL LIBRARY IN THE MAASAI MARA IN 2024 AND EXPANDED OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO INCLUDE MORE STUDENTS WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO ATTEND SCHOOL. OVER 6000 STUDENTS EACH YEAR IN KENYA DIRECTLY BENEFIT FROM THESE PROJECTS. IN MOROCCO IN 2024, WE HELD A NATIONWIDE SHORT STORY COMPETITION FOR RURAL TEENS, WITH PUBLISHED BOOKS. AS AN EXTENSION OF THIS SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM, WE ALSO HELD AN ESSAY COMPETITION ON "CHALLENGES FACING THE NEXT GENERATION" FOR YOUTH IN BOTH MOROCCO AND KENYA, BOOSTING LITERACY, CRITICAL THINKING, AND YOUNG LEADERSHIP. IN BOTH COUNTRIES, THE TEENS PRESENTED THEIR FINDINGS TO A NATIONAL AUDIENCE OF EDUCATORS. 110795 91166 CLEAN WATER INITIATIVES (MAASAI MARA, KENYA):WHERE WE WORK IN KENYA, MOST PEOPLE GET THEIR DRINKING WATER FROM OPEN PITS OR RIVERS SHARED WITH WILDLIFE AND CATTLE, AND 80% OF HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE THE RESULT OF DRINKING DIRTY WATER. IN 2024, WE COMPLETED DEVELOPMENT OF A PURIFIED WATER FACILITY READY FOR SALES TO LOCAL BUSINESSES; THIS WILL HELP FUND EDUCATION PROJECTS AND WILL EMPLOY COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ALSO IN 2024, WE BUILT LARGE SOLAR-PUMPED GROUNDWATER AND WATER STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR 3 COMMUNITIES, PROVIDING CLEAN WATER TO PEOPLE RIGHT IN THEIR VILLAGE. THESE VILLAGE WATER PROJECTS PROVIDE CLEAN WATER FREE TO 10,000 PEOPLE. 39039 12518 OLIVESEED WOMEN'S WORK CENTER (MAASAI MARA, KENYA):MOST ADULT WOMEN IN THE RURAL MAASAI MARA DID NOT HAVE THE CHANCE TO GO TO SCHOOL AND HAVE NO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. TO ADDRESS THIS NEED, WE BUILT A SOLAR-POWERED WOMEN'S WORK CENTER WITH INCOME-GENERATING ENTERPRISES FOR WOMEN FROM 20 FAMILIES. WE PROVIDE VOCATIONAL TRAINING, SUPPLIES, SALES CHANNELS, AND WORK SPACE. THE WOMEN MAKE BEADWORK TO SELL AT SAFARI CAMPS AND SEW CLOTHING AND OTHER ITEMS TO SELL, MAKING AN INCOME FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR LIVES AND SUPPORTING THEIR FAMILIES. IN 2024, WE EXPANDED OUR DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-QUALITY SEWN SANITARY KITS TO KEEP TEEN GIRLS IN SCHOOL. THE WOMEN PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED 1450 SANITARY KITS TO LOCAL GIRLS THIS YEAR, ALONG WITH HEALTH AND HYGIENE EDUCATION 22816 12423 THESE EXPENSES ARE OUR SUPPORT FOR THE G&A COSTS OF THE GROUND OPERATION MANAGING AND IMPLEMENTING ALL OUR KENYAN PROJECTS IN LITERACY & EDUCATION, CLEAN WATER, AND WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT. WE ESTABLISHED A REGISTERED NONPROFIT IN KENYA CALLED OLIVESEED KENYA (OSK) FOR LOCAL STAFF TO CARRY OUT THIS PROJECT WORK. OSK ALSO PROVIDES FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTING, CONDUCTS PROJECT ASSESSMENTS, HANDLES COMMUNITY RELATIONS, AND PROVIDES SECURITY FOR THE WOMEN'S CENTER AND WATER FACILITIES. IN ADDITION, OSK OWNS AND MAINTAINS NECESSARY ASSETS INCLUDING VEHICLES AND THE LAND FOR THE WOMEN'S CENTER. THE OSK BOOKS ARE INDEPENDENTLY AUDITED EACH YEAR, IN COMPLIANCE WITH KENYAN LAW. 22816 12423 284780 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 CA X X BARBARA MACKRAZ 6509068548 PO BOX 60713 PALO ALTO CA 94306 BARBARA MACKRAZ FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECT 40.00 X X 6000 0 0 ELLIOTT WRIGHT SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LEAH KAPEEN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHARINE BECKWITH BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 6000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 258661 258661 OTHER 900099 2502 2502 2502 261163 0 0 2502 3156 3156 167109 167109 6000 6000 53762 49862 3900 260 260 1580 1580 20720 14952 2250 3518 14303 13501 295 507 1903 1300 470 133 860 83 777 18539 16340 1539 660 40 40 1984 1140 844 SUPPLIES & MATERIALS 6969 6316 653 VEHICLE EXPENSES 4328 4328 PRINTING & PHOTOCOPYING 2500 2471 29 MEALS 1992 1992 3672 1970 1702 309677 284780 19397 5500 78143 31721 950 950 79093 32671 3641 3641 10000 10000 1072 3164 14713 16805 X 64380 15866 64380 15866 79093 32671 -48514 0 X 0 0 0 X 80307 113642 191754 360919 258661 1005283 80307 113642 191754 360919 258661 1005283 1005283 421 421 70 2502 2572 1008276 100 0.99700 0.99940 X 0.99940 0.00050 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 CREDIT CARD BALANCE 3164 3164 1 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES 159067 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES 8042 0 0 0 0 0 0 167109 0 167109 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, SEE FORM 990, SECTION III, PARTS 4A-4C. 159067 WIRE 0 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, SEE FORM 990, SECTION III, PART 4A. 8042 WIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I - ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION - WHEN A PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO COST OVER $500, THE U.S. BOARD APPROVES THE PROJECT AND AN ESTIMATED BUDGET. - WE TRACK SPENDING BY THE PROJECT. MANY DONATIONS FOR PROJECTS OUTSIDE THE U.S. ARE EARMARKED BY THE DONOR, AND WE TRACK THAT SPENDING AGAINST THEIR DONATION AS WELL AND REPORT TO THE DONOR. - IN KENYA, WE ROUTE PROJECTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH OLIVESEED KENYA, OUR GRASSROOTS TEAM ON THE GROUND AND A REGISTERED NONPROFIT. THE TEAM HAS AN ACCOUNTANT WITH A B.A. IN ACCOUNTING. SHE PROVIDES QUICKBOOKS REPORTS ON SPENDING EACH QUARTER (OR MONTHLY WHEN PROJECTS ARE ESPECIALLY ACTIVE). THE WIRE TRANSFERS OR MOBILE MONEY TRANSFERS WE SEND FROM THE FOUNDATION TO OLIVESEED KENYA SPECIFY THE PURPOSE IN THE TRANSFER DOCUMENT. THE ACCOUNTANT KEEPS RECEIPTS, AND WE HAVE A RIGHT TO ASK FOR THEM, AS STATED IN OUR AGREEMENT. WE CONDUCT AN ANNUAL INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF OLIVESEED KENYA IN COMPLIANCE WITH KENYAN LAW. - IN MOROCCO, WE PAY VENDORS AND TEAM MEMBERS DIRECTLY WHEN A PROJECT IS ACTIVE. GENERALLY, THESE GO THROUGH THE TEACHER WHO MANAGES OUR WRITING PROJECTS THERE. WE DO NOT HAVE A GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION LIKE IN KENYA, AND THERE IS NO PAID STAFF. WE RECEIVE RECEIPTS FOR PURCHASES. - THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BARBARA MACKRAZ, VISITS OUR PROJECTS ON A REGULAR BASIS TO ASSESS THE PROGRESS AND IMPACT. WE ALSO ENGAGE A LITERACY EXPERT IN NAIROBI FROM OUR PARTNER BOOKSTORE TEXT BOOK CENTRE TO VISIT PROJECTS AFTER COMPLETION, ASSESS IMPACT, AND REPORT BACK TO US. MACKRAZ FAMILY FOUNDER'S FAMILY START-UP X 10000 10000 0 1 1 10000 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, AND KEY EMPLOYEE SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON: (A) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, (B) HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, (C) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND (D)UNDERSTANDS THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE RETURNS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND ON THE CANDID WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVWERNING DOCUMENTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.