2016-07-27T11:03:10-07:00 2015-12-31 MID-AMERICA AUDIT & TAX INC 7212 N SHADELAND AVE STE 103 INDIANAPOLIS IN 46250 990 2015-01-01 272393582 Circle of Sisterhood Foundation Inc CIRC 3177759488 8137 Menlo Court East Drive Indianapolis IN 46240 Virginia Carroll Executive Dir. 2016-07-27 true David H Cropper CPA P00851370 3172840200 2015 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z 407816 false false X www.circleofsisterhood.org X 2010 IN Uplifting women from poverty through education 6 6 2 97 0 323955 407712 0 17 104 750 0 324722 407816 226547 176565 0 51996 68762 0 87794 55007 64469 333550 309796 -8828 98020 191729 319113 55040 84404 136689 234709 X Uplifting women from poverty through education false false 118000 118000 Through an implementing partner buildOn and the help of our donors, the Circle of Sisterhood has been able to fund the building of schools in Senegal and Nicaragua. buildOns Global Schools Construction program work with country Ministries of Education and rural village leaders in developing countries to build primary schools and run adult literacy programs. 5000 5000 Heshima Kenya specializes in identifying and protecting unaccompanied and separated refugee children and youth, especially girls, young women and their children living in Nairobi, Kenya. By providing shelter, eduacation and community outreach services, Heshima Kenya is empowering this population to live healthy lives. With long term support these girls and young women become catalysts for strengthening networks creating sustainable change within the local and global communiites. In 2014, Heshoima Kenya will provide 80 girls and young women with access to education and livelihood support through its Girls' Empowerment Project. Our $5,000 grant will support this program, which offers the holistic education and skills these girls and young women need to empower them to reach their potential. 5000 5000 Lift Up Africa is a U.S. based nonprofit with an extensive network of partners and projects in East Africa. Its mission is to connect knowledge, resources and needs. The HELGA rescue center provides a safe haven for rescued girls from early marriage, to ensure retention and participation in their education and reconciliation with their families. The 40 girls at HELGA will not only benefit from gaining their education and escaping oppression, the whole community will become enriched through the new educated adults that have completed their studies through a sustainable rescue center. Our $5,000 grant supports 10 young girls at HELGA for a year. 48565 48565 176565 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 1 0 false 2 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false true true false false false AL AR CA CO CT DC FL GA IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MS NC ND NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI X Virginia Carroll 3177759488 8137 Menlo Court East Drive Indianapolis IN 46240 Christina Flynn Chairman 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Christina Rajmaira Vice Chairman 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Mary Marbaugh Treasurer 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Stathos Secretary 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Elizabeth B Searcy Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bethany Deines Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Virginia Carroll Executive Dir. 32.00 0.00 X 57773 0 0 57773 0 false false false 0 407712 407712 0 104 104 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 407816 104 176565 176565 0 0 0 57773 57773 0 10989 10989 0 0 0 0 0 12566 12566 0 0 0 0 4876 4876 694 694 0 0 0 3035 3035 0 10634 10634 0 0 7736 7736 1925 1925 Donor appreciation 5130 5130 State registration fees 4915 4915 Board expenses 3245 3245 Miscellaneous 2367 2367 7346 1000 6346 309796 176565 45437 87794 143580 182316 0 23508 111850 6293 11194 0 0 0 0 761 24397 11405 18348 12992 0 0 0 0 0 191729 319113 11840 7551 43200 71500 5353 55040 84404 X 90922 73209 45767 161500 136689 234709 191729 319113 98020 X false true X true false X 75575 105885 174251 323995 407712 1087418 0 0 75575 105885 174251 323995 407712 1087418 108670 978748 17 104 121 0 750 750 1088289 0.89930 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 642 321 321 23755 11084 12671 12992 Accrued payroll and taxes 5353 5353 X 407816 407816 407816 309796 309796 309796 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Foundation has adopted the provisions of FASB ASC 740-10 (FASB Interpretation No. 48), Accounting for Income Taxes, effective January 1, 2009. The Foundation does not believe it has any unrecognized tax benefits or tax liabilities (tax positions) for either Federal or State taxing authorities that require disclosure in accordance with FASB ASC 740-10. The Foundation continually monitors and evaluates expiring statutes of limitations, audits, proposed settlements, changes in tax law and new authoritative rulings, as determined relative to the Foundations operations. The Foundations management believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations prior to 2012. Penalties and interest assessed by income taxing authorities are included in operating expenses. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Heshima Kenya specializes in identifying and protecting unaccompanied and separated refugee children and youth, especially girls, young women and their children living in Nairobi, Kenya. By providing shelter, eduacation and community outreach services, Heshima Kenya is empowering this population to live healthy lives. With long term support these girls and young women become catalysts for strengthening networks creating sustainable change within the local and global communiites. In 2014, Heshoima Kenya will provide 80 girls and young women with access to education and livelihood support through its Girls' Empowerment Project. Our $5,000 grant will support this program, which offers the holistic education and skills these girls and young women need to empower them to reach their potential. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: Lift Up Africa is a U.S. based nonprofit with an extensive network of partners and projects in East Africa. Its mission is to connect knowledge, resources and needs. The HELGA rescue center provides a safe haven for rescued girls from early marriage, to ensure retention and participation in their education and reconciliation with their families. The 40 girls at HELGA will not only benefit from gaining their education and escaping oppression, the whole community will become enriched through the new educated adults that have completed their studies through a sustainable rescue center. Our $5,000 grant supports 10 young girls at HELGA for a year. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 9: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 10: The EKARI Foundation's mission is to provide the resources necessary for the poor and excluded to emerge from poverty on their own. EKARI believes that supporting families with small businesses and supporting students with education equals sustainable and empowered families supporting sustainable and empowered students.CofS grant in 2015 provided six girls in Malawi with tuition, boarding fees, meal program, uniforms, transport home during holidays, basics necessities such as soap, feminine products, notebooks and an allowance for school needs/supplies. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 11: Hope for Justice's (formerly Transitions Global) mission is to restore young girls through the power of a dream. Hope for Justice provide comprehensive restorative aftercare for Cambodian girls rescued from sex trafficking. Each girl receives personalized care to heal her past and provide opportunities for her future. A girl who finds her home at Hope for Justice finds new beginning. She finds hope, and with holistic trauma therapy, life skills and sustainable career training, she finds a dream for her future. Hope for Justice has been awarded a $5,000 grant to support the Shine Career School program, which provides a rigorous education curriculum in a trauma-informed environment. In addition to core classes, girls receive vocational training opportunities, life skills training and enrichment classes, allowing them to explore their creativity while pursuing their dreams and, ultimately, helping them gain sustainable job skills. The Shine Career School tutoring program will supplement, extend and undergird what the girls learn in the public school system and help them to become successful students, lifelong learners and high school graduates. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 12: Exodus Refugee Immigration, Inc. works with refugees -worldwide victims of persecution, injustice and war - to establish self-sufficient lives in freedom and sanctuary for themselves and their families in Indiana. Exodus' Women's program provides services tailored to the unique needs of these female refugees. Funding from CofS assists their education in the following areas: access to continuing education, health and nutrition and integration. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 13: Little Sisters Fund provides hardworking, intelligent and finaially disadvanteged Nepalese the opportunity to obtain an education in the face of adverse conditions such as extreme poverty, deprivation or social prejudices. Funding from CofS provides access to school, plus books, uniform and supplies for 25 at-risk girls for the duration of the grant year and provides mentoring for at-risk girls through stipends for 2 School Coordinators. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Board receives a copy of the Federal Form 990 and all the schedules. All of the board's questions are answered to the Board's satisfaction before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Copies of the audited financial statements and the form 990 are made available upon request. The Form 990 is available on Guidestar - a third party website.