2014-03-27T16:07:34-05:00 2012-12-31 521656746 FRIEDMAN & ASSOCIATES PC 401 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET SUITE 330 ROCKVILLE MD 20850 990 2012-01-01 522006333 AMERICAN YOUTH UNDERSTANDING DIABETES ABROAD INC AMER 7035273860 1700 NORTH MOORE STREET NO 2000 ARLINGTON VA 22209 NICOLAS CUTTRISS 7035273860 2014-03-27 1 MARC A FRIEDMAN CPA P00064585 3012798900 2012 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z X NICOLAS CUTTRISS 1700 NORTH MOORE STREET NO 2000 ARLINGTON VA 22209 528533 0 X WWW.AYUDAINC.NET X 1996 MD EMPOWER YOUTH TO SERVE AS AGENTS OF CHANGE IN DIABETES COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. 3 3 2 54 0 0 207210 528449 0 0 140 84 0 0 207350 528533 0 0 0 0 101398 115743 1270 2634 5584 224265 380866 326933 499243 -119583 29290 198641 280979 15944 68992 182697 211987 X EMPOWER YOUTH TO SERVE AS AGENTS OF CHANGE IN DIABETES COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. 0 0 476875 AYUDA VOLUNTEER TRAINING PROGRAM PRE-PROGRAM TRAINING IS WELL ESTABLISHED AT AYUDA. IN 2012, AYUDA CONTINUED TO IMPROVE ITS VOLUNTEER TRAINING PROCESS WITH ADDITIONAL ONLINE TRAINING SESSIONS (VTP E-COURSE) TO SUPPLEMENT IN-PERSON SESSIONS IN WASHINGTON, DC (VTP SUMMIT) AND IN THE PROGRAM COUNTRY (ECUADOR AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IN 2012). THE PURPOSE OF THE AYUDA VOLUNTEER TRAINING PROGRAM (VTP) IS TO PREPARE AYUDA VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE AS AGENTS OF CHANGE IN THE DIABETES COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY WILL VOLUNTEER. THE AYUDA VTP, IS THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND. THE PROGRAM OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE, CULTURALLY AWARE, AND WELL-RECEIVED APPROACH TO DIABETES EDUCATION, SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING. PRIOR TO VOLUNTEERING ABROAD, AYUDAS VOLUNTEERS MET IN WASHINGTON, DC TO RECEIVE INTENSIVE TRAINING. FOCUSING ON AYUDAS FOUNDING PRINCIPLE OF YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND EMPOWERMENT, THE TRAINING PROGRAM BUILT ON THE FOUNDATION FOR THE REST OF THE AYUDA EXPERIENCE. AYUDA TRAINED AND PLACED 31 YOUTH VOLUNTEERS AND VOLUNTEER MENTORS ABROAD IN 2012. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) AYUDA CONTINUED ITS SUPPORT AND COLLABORATION WITH APRENDIENDO A VIVIR (AAV) IN 2012. AAV IS AYUDAS LOCAL PARTNER IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, AND AYUDA HAS BEEN PARTNERING WITH THE ORGANIZATION SINCE 2009. AYUDA STAFF AND VOLUNTEER MENTORS CONDUCTED 3 SITE VISITS TO THE DR THAT FOCUSED ON PARTNERSHIP BUILDING, CAPACITY BUILDING FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE DIABETES OUTREACH STRATEGY, AND COORDINATION OF THE IN-COUNTRY AYUDA VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS. AYUDA LAUNCHED A NEW PILOT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM IN THE DR IN 2012: GANEMOSLE LA CARRERA A LA DIABETES (LETS BEAT DIABETES RACE). AYUDA SUPPORTED AAV HOST THEIR FIRST-EVER 5 AND 10K RUN/WALK IN SANTO DOMINGO TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT DIABETES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EXERCISE. OVERALL MORE THAN 3,700 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE EVENT. AYUDA RECRUITED AND TRAINED A TEAM OF 14 TALENTED AYUDA VOLUNTEER TO WORK IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH THE AAV. AFTER UNDERGOING INTENSIVE PRE-PROGRAM TRAINING, AYUDA VOLUNTEERS ARRIVED IN SANTO DOMINGO FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. THIS YEAR BROKE A RECORD FOR THE GREATEST NUMBER OF AYUDA VOLUNTEERS LIVING WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES (OVER 50%). THE FIRST PART OF THE PROGRAM WAS FOCUSED AROUND DIABETES OUTREACH PROGRAMS WHERE VOLUNTEERS VISITED THE HOMES OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES LIVING WITH DIABETES TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR LIVES AND CARE NEEDS. THE OTHER PART OF THE PROGRAM WAS FOCUSED AROUND CAMPO AMIGO DOMINICANO, A CAMP FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH DIABETES AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE CAMP WAS EVIDENCE THAT CHILDREN CAN LIVE HAPPY AND HEALTHY LIVES WITH DIABETES. THE CAMP WAS DIVIDED INTO 2 SESSIONS. THE FIRST SESSION WAS FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WHO WERE RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES IN THE PAST YEAR; THE SECOND SESSION WAS FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WHO HAD ALREADY BEEN ENGAGED WITH AAV. OVER 250 CHILDREN AND FAMILY MEMBERS ATTENDED THE CAMPS. ECUADOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS (ECUADOR) AYUDA CONTINUED ITS COLLABORATION WITH ITS LOCAL PARTNER- THE FDJE (LA FUNDACION DIABETES JUVENIL ECUADOR). AYUDA STAFF AND VOLUNTEER MENTORS CONDUCTED 2 SITE VISITS TO ECUADOR THAT WERE COMBINED WITH DIABETES OUTREACH INITIATIVES WITH PROGRAM PLANNING. AYUDA RECRUITED AND TRAINED A TEAM OF 24 TALENTED AYUDA VOLUNTEER (15 YOUTH VOLUNTEERS, 2 VOLUNTEER MENTORS, 2 ASSISTANT VOLUNTEER MENTORS, AND 5 VOLUNTEER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS) TO WORK IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH THE FDJE. AFTER UNDERGOING INTENSIVE PRE-PROGRAM TRAINING, AYUDA VOLUNTEERS ARRIVED IN QUITO, ECUADOR IN JULY AND REMAINED IN-COUNTRY FOR 3 WEEKS. AYUDA CONTINUED ITS SUPPORT OF ITS LONGEST SUPPORTED PROGRAM: CAMPO AMIGO ECUADOR (CAE). CAE 2012 BROUGHT TOGETHER 72 CAMPERS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 5 AND 18 YEARS TO PROVIDE A FUN, SAFE AND EDUCATIONALLY EMPOWERING EXPERIENCE FOR YOUTH WITH DIABETES- ENABLING THEM TO LIVE HAPPIER AND HEALTHIER LIVES WITH DIABETES. WORKING TOGETHER WITH YOUTH LEADERS, COUNSELORS-IN-TRAINING, FDJES TECHNICAL STAFF, ENDOCRINOLOGISTS AND A MEDICAL TEAM, AYUDA VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTED CAMPERS THROUGH EDUCATION, NUTRITION, SPORTS AND ARTS ACTIVITIES DURING THE FIVE-DAY PROGRAM. LEARNING THROUGH DOING WAS A MAJOR EMPHASIS OF THE CAMP.AYUDA ALSO CONTINUED ITS SUPPORT OF THE FDJE AND THEIR FOCUS ON DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE DIABETES OUTREACH STRATEGY TO INCREASE THE IMPACT OF DIABETES EDUCATION AT A LOCAL LEVEL BY ADDRESSING THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF MULTIPLE DIABETES COMMUNITIES IN ECUADOR. AYUDA VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF PARTICIPATED IN 2 OUTREACH PROJECTS IN 2012. AYUDA ALSO SUPPORTED THE FDJE IMPLEMENT A TYPE 1 DIABETES TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR LOCAL DOCTORS IN THE REGION OF SANTA ELENA, A REGION WITH 1 DOCTOR PER 10,000 PEOPLE. A TOTAL OF 29 DOCTORS ATTENDED THE PROGRAM. SANTA ELENA WAS CHOSEN DUE TO THE LOW LEVEL OF DIABETES EDUCATION AMONG HEALTH WORKERS AND THE HIGH NUMBER OF CHILDREN SUPPORTED BY THE FDJE IN THE REGION. HAITIAN DIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR YOUTH (HAITI)AYUDA WAS APPROACHED BY THE LOCAL HAITIAN DIABETES COMMUNITY (FHADIMAC: FONDATION HAITIENNE DE DIABETE ET DE MALADIES CARDIOVASCULAIRES) TO HELP THEM RUN THEIR FIRST DIABETES CAMP FOR YOUTH WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES. IN FEBRUARY 2012, AYUDA DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS TRAVELED TO HAITI TO SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATE IN THE DIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES PARTICIPANTS. IN 2012 AYUDA HELPED THE HAITIAN DIABETES COMMUNITY WITH CAPACITY BUILDING BY PRIMARILY INVESTING IN LOCAL DIABETES LEADERS TO HELP THEM DEVELOP A SUSTAINABLE DIABETES CAMPING PROGRAM. FOLLOWING THE CAMP PROGRAM, AYUDA INVESTED IN SUPPORTING LOCAL HAITIAN YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND CAPACITY BUILDING BY CONNECTING HAITIAN YOUTH LEADERS IN NEIGHBORING DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. IN JUNE 2012, APRENDIENDO A VIVIR (AAV), AND FHADIMAC LAUNCHED A PILOT TYPE 1 DIABETES EXCHANGE PROGRAM INTEGRATING HAITIAN DIABETES YOUTH LEADERS INTO THE 2012 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SUMMER PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDED DIABETES EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. AYUDA WAS ABLE TO SPONSOR 5 YOUTH LEADERS WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES FROM HAITI TO TRAVEL VIA BUS TO SANTO DOMINGO TO PARTICIPATE IN THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING IN PREPARATION FOR THE ANNUAL DIABETES EDUCATION FAMILY DAY. FOR MOST OF THE YOUTH, THIS WAS THEIR FIRST INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE, AND LIKE MANY OF THE AYUDA VOLUNTEERS, THEIR FIRST TIME INTERACTING WITH SO MANY OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DIABETES. NOT ONLY DID THE MIX OF VOLUNTEERS HELP TO STRENGTHEN TIES BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATIONS, BUT IT ALSO SERVED TO BROADEN THE VISION OF VOLUNTEERS AND YOUNG LEADERS ALIKE WITH REGARD TO IDEAS FOR DYNAMIC DIABETES EDUCATION ACTIVITIES AND POSSIBILITIES FOR THEIR OWN LOCAL PROGRAMS. DESPITE THE MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, BACKGROUNDS AND EXPERIENCES OF VOLUNTEERS, YOUTH AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS FROM MULTIPLE COUNTRIES AYUDAS MOTTO - JUNTOS SOMOS MAS FUERTES - SEEMED TRUER THAN EVER.INTERNATIONAL YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMSAYUDA CONTINUED ITS SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY FOR DIABETES YOUTH LEADER INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, INITIALLY ESTABLISHED THROUGH THE CAMPO AMIGO INTERNACIONAL (CAI) PROGRAM. AYUDA HELPED SPONSOR - DIABETES YOUTH EXCHANGES - THAT ENABLED DIABETES YOUTH LEADERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO APPLY TO RECEIVE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING TO TRAVEL TO ANOTHER COUNTRY TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES IN DIABETES AND RETURN TO THEIR HOME COUNTRY TO IMPLEMENT CHANGE. AYUDA WAS ALSO INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NCD [NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE] CHILD CONFERENCE IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA (MARCH 19-20, 2012). THE CONFERENCE WAS ORGANIZED BY CARING AND LIVING AS NEIGHBORS (CLAN), THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE (PHI), AND THE GLOBAL HEALTH COUNCIL (GHC), AND AYUDA WAS ASKED TO SERVE AS THE YOUTH COORDINATING BODY FOR THE CONFERENCE AND PARTICIPATED TO HELP AMPLIFY THE VOICE OF YOUTH LIVING WITH NCDS. TO ENSURE YOUTH WERE MEANINGFULLY INVOLVED IN THE CONFERENCE, AYUDA TOOK PART IN PLANNING MEETINGS, ORGANIZED A DINNER FOR YOUTH ATTENDEES AND RECRUITED TWO EXPERIENCED AYUDA VOLUNTEERS TO TAKE PART IN THE CONFERENCE. 476875 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MD X NICOLAS CUTTRISS 7035273860 1700 NORTH MOORE STREET SUITE 2000 ARLINGTON VA 22209 X NICOLAS CUTTRISS 25.00 X X 0 0 0 MARTIN LAFONTAINE 7.00 X 0 0 0 JACOB OSTERHOUT 7.00 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 528449 528449 84 84 528533 0 0 84 103750 102815 935 4741 3953 788 7252 7222 30 17092 10892 6200 2634 2634 13400 13400 5836 4079 1757 31113 31113 18500 18500 37969 34850 169 2950 3266 3266 7507 5653 1854 LOCAL PARTNER PROGRAMS 110572 110572 0 0 VOLUNTEER TRAVEL & DEVE 71558 71558 0 0 COMMUNICATIONS 25642 22930 2712 0 CULTURAL TRAINING 20387 20387 0 0 18024 15685 2339 499243 476875 16784 5584 125055 124501 75000 10027 5474 4411 80361 13321 68112 67040 198641 280979 15944 68992 15944 68992 X 109862 16495 72835 195492 182697 211987 198641 280979 29290 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 281452 237003 407356 207210 528449 1661470 281452 237003 407356 207210 528449 1661470 628751 1032719 267 32 111 140 84 634 1662104 61972 0.62130 0.63270 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 18000 18000 54000 9900 44100 8361 3421 4940 67040 X 661657 133124 133124 528533 0 528533 632367 133124 133124 499243 0 499243 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X, LINE 2: IN JUNE 2006, THE FINANCIAL ACCOOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) RELEASED FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNDERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, AYUDA HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10 AND DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANAICL STATEMENTS. NICOLAS CUTTRISS ERROR ON PAYMENT OF CREDIT CARD BILL X 10027 10027 0 0 0 10027 NICOLAS CUTTRISS CHAIRMAN 10027 ORGANIZATION PAID A PERSONAL CREDIT CARD BILL IN ERROR 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITOR GOES OVER THE 990 WITH THE BOARD CHAIRMAN BEFORE THE 990 IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C PERIODIC REVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED TO ENSURE THERE ARE NO CONFLILCTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 AYUDA FORMS AD-HOC EMPLOYEE SEARCH AND SELECTION COMMITTEES WHEN DEEMED APPROPRIATE. ALSO WHEN APPROPRIATE, AYUDA HAS CONTRACTED AN INDEPENDENT EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM. RECOMMENDATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE AYUDA BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AYUDA BASES EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION ON COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN COMPARABLE SECTOR AND COMPARABLE LOCATIONS; AYUDA USES DATA MADE AVAILABLE AND PUBLICATIONS BY GUIDESTAR AND BOARDSOURCES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. AUDIT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR CORRECTION OF ORIGINAL RETURN FORM 990 PAGE 1, AMENDED RETURN DURING 2012, THE BOOKKEEPER PAID A CREDIT CARD BILL BY MISTAKE FOR AN ACCOUNT OF THE CHAIRMAN IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 10,027. THE BALANCE WAS REPAID AS SOON AS THE ERROR WAS DISCOVERED. PART 1, LINE 17 WAS REDUCED BY $ 10,027, PAGE 2, PART III LINE 4A WAS CHANGED TO $476,875, PAGE 4, LINE 28 WAS CHANGED TO YES, PAGE 10, LINE 24 WAS REDUCED BY $ 10,027 TO $ 71,558 AND PAGE 11, PART X, LINE 5 WAS COMPLETED SHOWING A RECEIVABLE FROM AN OFFICER OF $ 10,027.