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A SELF-HELP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
A SELF-HELP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EIN 68-0257525)
Tax period
2012-10-01 to 2013-09-30
Filed
2014-01-07
IRS object ID
201420119349300152
Schema version
2012v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2014-01-07T15:37:49-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2013-09-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN900226617EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BAMBO SONAIKE CPA LLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11640 POWERS FERRY RD BLD 29 STE100AddressLine1
CityMariettaCity
StateGAState
ZIP Code30067ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN680257525EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1A SELF HELP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlASELNameControl

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1P O BOX 2275AddressLine1
CityPEACHTREE CITYCity
StateGAState
ZIP Code30269ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameELIZABETH BARAName
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTitle
Phone7706327451Phone
Date Signed2014-01-03DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameBAMBO SONAIKE CPAName
PTINP00382687PTIN
Phone7709566455Phone
Date Prepared2014-01-07DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts138165GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
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Web SiteWWW.ASAPAFRICA.ORGWebSite
Type Of Organization CorporationXTypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation1992YearFormation
State Legal DomicileCAStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionASAP ASSISTS PEOPLE IN THEIR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THEIR OWN LIVES BY FOSTERING CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND EDUCATION PROJECTS.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Nbr Independent Voting Members3NbrIndependentVotingMembers
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Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
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Contributions Grants Current Year138107ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY0ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year3487InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year58InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year0OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year217813TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year138165TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year188794SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year108955SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year11196TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year71307OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year22414OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year260101TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year131369TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year-42288RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY6796RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY24480TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY28306TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY24513TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY21543TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-33NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY6763NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission DescriptionASAP ASSISTS PEOPLE IN THEIR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THEIR OWN LIVES BY FOSTERING CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND EDUCATION PROJECTS.MissionDescription
Significant New Program ServicesfalseSignificantNewProgramServices
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
Expense14485Expense
DescriptionASAP CONTINUED TO ASSIST FAMILIES IMPROVE HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN MALAWI AND ZIMBABWE THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING OF ONGOING ASAP PROGRAMS IN THESE COUNTRIES THAT NOW OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY AS SUSTAINABLE CBOS.Description

Activity2 Activity2

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense26510Expense
Grants15074Grants
DescriptionASAP CONTINUED TO FOCUS ON IMPROVING TEACHING AND LEARNING AND PROVIDING SCHOOL FEES FOR GIRLS IN ZIMBABWE. SCHOOL FEES WERE PROVIDED FOR SIX NEEDY GIRLS AT ST. DOMINIC HIGH SCHOOL IN MUTARE, ZIMBABWE. ALSO THE IMPROVING MATH EDUCATION IN PRIMARY SCHOOL PROJECT IN ZIMBABWE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT MATH TEACHER TRAINING IN 62 SCHOOLS IN EASTERN ZIMBABWE.Description

Activity3 Activity3

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense65071Expense
DescriptionPROMOTING SAVINGS GROUPS IN THE US. DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TOOLS FOR EMPOWERMENT PROJECT, TO PROVIDE YOUTH WITH THE TOOL KITS, TRAINING AND FINANCIAL LITERACY IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN BY WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SALESIAN MISSIONS OF DON BOSCO. ALSO, DEVELOPMENT OF NEW SOCIAL ENTERPRISE TOOLS FOR GROWTH.Description
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Described In501 C3trueDescribedIn501C3
Schedule B RequiredtrueScheduleBRequired
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Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivities
Donor Advised FundsfalseDonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasements
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArt
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg EquiptrueReportLandBldgEquip
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Report Prog Rel InvestfalseReportProgRelInvest
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssets
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SchoolfalseSchool
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Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivities
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Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraising
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GamingfalseGaming
HospitalfalseHospital
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizations
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit TransactionfalseExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit TransactionfalsePriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQPfalseLoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With OrganizationfalseBsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
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TerminatedfalseTerminated
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidation
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntity
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled EntityfalseRelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related EntityfalseTransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl OrgfalseTransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted PartnershipfalseActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O RequiredtrueScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10960NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup WitholdingfalseComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees0NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns FiledtrueEmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business IncomefalseUnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay PremiumsfalseFundsToPayPremiums
Premiums PaidfalsePremiumsPaid
Form8899 FiledfalseForm8899Filed
Form1098 C FiledfalseForm1098CFiled
Excess Business HoldingsfalseExcessBusinessHoldings
Taxable DistributionsfalseTaxableDistributions
Distribution To DonorfalseDistributionToDonor
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members5NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members3NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business RelationshipfalseFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management DutiesfalseDelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing DocsfalseChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To ApprovalfalseDecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing BodytrueMinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of CommitteestrueMinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddress
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing BodyfalseForm990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower PolicytrueWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicytrueDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledGAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Own WebsiteXOwnWebsite
Upon RequestXUponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonELIZABETH BARANamePerson
Telephone Number7706327451TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1P O BOX 2275AddressLine1
CityPEACHTREE CITYCity
StateGAState
ZIP Code30269ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (5 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
DENNIS RAINEY
BOARD MEMBER0.00XX000
ED OUTLAW
BOARD MEMBER0.00XX000
ELIZABETH BARA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00XX000
PAT RAINEY
BOARD MEMBER0.00XX000
TOM ARSENAULT
PRESIDENT40.00XX880000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Compensation0TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K0NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
Total Comp GT150 KfalseTotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other SourcesfalseCompensationFromOtherSources
Government Grants131687GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions6420AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions102283NoncashContributions
Total Contributions138107TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column58TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income58RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column138165TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income58RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue0UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmount

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total108955Total
Program Services93012ProgramServices
Management And General7418ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising8525Fundraising

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total225Total
Fundraising225Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total48Total
Management And General48ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total4630Total
Program Services2080ProgramServices
Management And General1104ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising1446Fundraising

Travel Travel

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total128Total
Fundraising128Fundraising

Interest Interest

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total431Total
Program Services118ProgramServices
Management And General313ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total3090Total
Program Services1894ProgramServices
Management And General801ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising395Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotalProgram ServicesProgramServicesManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
CLIENT TRAINING21212121
EQUIPMENT AND CAPITAL4747
MEMBERSHIP AND LICENSES12010110
PROFESSIONAL FEES40004000

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total7574Total
Program Services6784ProgramServices
Management And General313ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising477Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total131369Total
Program Services106066ProgramServices
Management And General14107ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising11196Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY24219BOY
EOY21218EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis27419LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec21005LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY90BOY
EOY6414EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY171BOY
EOY674EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY24480BOY
EOY28306EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY6175BOY
EOY3073EOY

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY8738BOY
EOY4070EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY9600BOY
EOY14400EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY24513BOY
EOY21543EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-5107BOY
EOY6763EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY5074BOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-33BOY
EOY6763EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY24480BOY
EOY28306EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses6796ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes0ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedtrueFSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement SeparateXFinancialStatementSeparate
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteefalseAuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2XPubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years738322CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years586778CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years529418CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year214326CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year138165CurrentTaxYear
Total2207009Total

Total509 Total509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years738322CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years586778CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years529418CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year214326CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year138165CurrentTaxYear
Total2207009Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total5092207009PublicSupportTotal509

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years738322CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years586778CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years529418CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year214326CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year138165CurrentTaxYear
Total2207009Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage5091.00000PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage1.00000PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage0.00000InvestmentIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis27419InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation21005Depreciation
Book Value6414BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings6414TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Assets OtherAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionOTHER ASSETSDescription
Book Value674BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets674TotalBookValueOtherAssets

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionPENSION LIABILITYDescription
Amount$14,400Amount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts14400TotalOfAmounts
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt138165TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal138165RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990138165TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt131369TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal131369ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990131369TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
DescriptionSERVICESDescription
Number Of Contributions1NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F99095900NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
O01Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE FINAL SUBMITION TO IRS
O02Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT THE ORGANIZATION9S ADDRESS AND WEBSITE.
O03Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9DISCONTINUED COSTS FROM ZIMBABWE OPERATIONS