2013-11-15T07:52:24-06:00 2012-12-31 455221053 SPIRE GROUP PC 100 WALNUT AVE SUITE 103 CLARK NJ 07066 990 2012-01-01 205874831 INDEGO AFRICA PROJECT INDE 2125063697 51 WEST 52ND STREET SUITE 2300 NEW YORK NY 10019 CONOR FRENCH 2125063697 2013-11-15 1 THOMAS ANGELO CPA P00968850 7323818887 2013-11-15 2012 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z CONOR FRENCH 51 WEST 52ND ST SUITE 2300 NEW YORK NY 10011 HOUSTON TX 77007 457913 0 X WWW.INDEGOAFRICA.ORG X 2006 TX INDEGO AFRICA PROJECT IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN AFRICAN COMMUNITIES AND VOLUNTEERS COMMITTED TO ALLEVIATING POVERTY AND CHRONIC UNEMPLOYMENT IN AFRICA BY PROVIDING RELIABLE INCOME, DEVELOPING JOB SKILLS, AND AFFORDING ACCESS TO EXPORT MARKETS, WITH THE GOAL OF CREATING AND SUPPORTING BUSINESSES. 9 9 6 265 0 0 255754 220077 0 0 444 352 94911 111349 351109 331778 0 0 0 0 156084 266324 0 0 18388 103663 112933 259747 379257 91362 -47479 239059 215848 743 25558 238316 190290 X INDEGO AFRICA PROJECT IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN AFRICAN COMMUNITIES AND VOLUNTEERS COMMITTED TO ALLEVIATING POVERTY AND CHRONIC UNEMPLOYMENT IN AFRICA BY PROVIDING RELIABLE INCOME, DEVELOPING JOB SKILLS, AND AFFORDING ACCESS TO EXPORT MARKETS, WITH THE GOAL OF CREATING AND SUPPORTING BUSINESSES. 0 0 320390 HAND UP TRAINING PROGRAM: CAPACITY-BUILDING TRAINING AT PARTNER COOPERATIVES IS THE FIRST CORE COMPONENT OF INDEGO AFRICA'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT MODEL FOR AFRICAN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS. INDEGO AFRICA APPLIES PROCEEDS FROM FOUNDATION GRANTS, INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS, AND FUNDRAISER REVENUES, AS WELL AS 100% OF ANY PROFITS FROM PRODUCT SALES (SEE BELOW), TO FUND BUSINESS SKILLS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ENGLISH AND KINYARWANDA LITERACY, AND COMPUTERS. TRAINING OCCURS ON A WEEKLY OR SEMI-WEEKLY BASIS AT PARTNER COOPERATIVES USING CULTURALLY-TAILORED CURRICULA DEVELOPED BY INDEGO AFRICA. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH ANOTHER NGO, GENERATION RWANDA, INDEGO AFRICA PROVIDES INTERNSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AS HAND UP TRAINING PROGRAM TRAINERS TO 10 TO 15 HIGH-PERFORMING LOCAL RWANDAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FROM SOCIALLY-VULNERABLE BACKGROUNDS. AS PART OF THE HAND UP TRAINING PROGRAM, INDEGO AFRICA ALSO MAKES GRANTS TO PARTNER COOPERATIVES INTENDED TO COVER THE COSTS OF EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, AND CERTAIN OTHER CAPITAL NEEDS. THE HAND UP TRAINING PROGRAM OPENS EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS FOR ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR EACH ARTISAN WOMAN AND FOR INDEPENDENCE AND PROSPERITY FOR EACH PARTNER COOPERATIVE. MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM: AS A SECOND CORE COMPONENT OF ITS ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT MODEL FOR AFRICAN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS, INDEGO AFRICA CONNECTS FOR-PROFIT COOPERATIVES OF WOMEN ARTISANS (MORE THAN 400) IN RWANDA WITH EXPORT MARKETS. INDEGO AFRICA PARTNERS WITH SUCH COOPERATIVES ON A FAIR TRADE BASIS AND SELLS THEIR HANDMADE ACCESSORIES AND HOME DECOR PRODUCTS ON ITS E-COMMERCE SITE AND TO U.S. BRANDS AND RETAIL CHAINS. REVENUE FROM PRODUCT SALES GENERATES INCOME TO ENABLE INDEGO AFRICA'S ARTISAN PARTNERS - MANY OF WHOM COPE WITH HIV/AIDS, HAVE LITTLE FORMAL EDUCATION, CARE FOR SEVERAL CHILDREN, AND ARE THE SOLE PROVIDERS IN THEIR HOUSEHOLDS - TO MEET THEIR FAMILIES' CRITICAL NEEDS. INDEGO AFRICA APPLIES 100% OF ANY PROFITS FROM PRODUCT SALES TO FUND THE HAND UP TRAINING PROGRAM (SEE ABOVE). THROUGH THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH INDEGO AFRICA, ARTISAN WOMEN HAVE EXPERIENCED DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENTS IN THEIR LIVES, INCLUDING INCREASED INCOME, GREATER FOOD SECURITY, HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN IN SCHOOL, BETTER HOUSING CONDITIONS, AND MORE BANK ACCOUNTS. THE $103,076 IN PRODUCT SALES REVENUE IS NET OF COST OF GOODS SOLD OF $117,111. 331778 331778 320390 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 1 6 1 0 1 RW 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 TX NY X X X ORGANIZATION 2125063697 51 WEST 52ND STREET SUITE 2300 NEW YORK NY 10019 MATTHEW T MITRO 5.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS M MITRO 5.00 X 0 0 0 GINA SULLIVAN 2.00 X 0 0 0 LYSE HUNGER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CORY B FASOLD 2.00 X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN D STONE 5.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN G FORESTA 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALIA TUTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL BROTCHNER 2.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN LESTER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CONOR B FRENCH 40.00 X 58709 0 0 KAREN YELICK 40.00 X 30750 0 0 89459 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 220077 220077 352 352 2784 0 2784 2784 2784 14513 9024 5489 5489 220187 117111 103076 103076 331778 0 0 111701 226331 190168 21844 14319 5290 5290 16939 14232 1635 1072 17764 14926 1714 1124 10887 10887 3781 1891 1134 756 7036 6684 352 8280 8280 9073 8166 907 1393 1393 3428 1029 2399 HAND UP TRAINING PROGRA 43032 43032 MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM 22638 22638 LICENSES AND PERMITS 2057 1337 514 206 BANK CHARGES 1328 1324 4 379257 320390 40479 18388 137268 120973 43533 43742 18934 11786 27157 14724 1500 5280 13927 1393 0 12534 6809 10667 0 239059 215848 743 22775 2783 743 25558 X 238316 190290 238316 190290 239059 215848 X -47479 649 -1196 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 55648 73406 184168 303864 234590 851676 55648 73406 184168 303864 234590 851676 851676 450 926 564 444 352 2736 31586 17827 18884 81922 106438 256657 1111069 0.76650 0.80310 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 13927 1393 12534 12534 X 331231 649 649 330582 1196 1196 331778 379257 0 379257 0 379257 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES USING A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD OF MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING AUTHORITY. MEASUREMENT OF THE TAX UNCERTAINY OCCURS IF THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD IS MET. MANAGEMENT DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO TAX UNCERTAINTIES THAT MET THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD IN 2012. THE ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL TAX RETURNS ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2009. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CURRENCY EXCHANGE GAIN & LOSS RWANDA 1 7 PROGRAM SERVICES TRAINING AND MARKET ACCESS 230371 1 7 0 0 1 7 230371 0 230371 0 0 1 0 0 0 NEW YORK 14513 14513 2835 6189 14513 14513 2835 6189 9024 5489 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 MATTHEW MITRO, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IS THE SON OF THOMAS MITRO, MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. MATT MITRO AND THOMAS MITRO WERE ELECTED BY A VOTE OF THE FULLY-INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 10B INDEGO AFRICA HAS REGIONAL BOARDS LOCATED IN WASHINGTON DC, NEW YORK CITY, CHICAGO, LOS ANGELES, BOSTON, MILWAUKEE AND SAN FRANCISCO. EACH REGIONAL BOARD IS COMPOSED OF PROFESSIONALS WHO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF INDEGO AFRICA. EACH REGIONAL BOARD IS INDEPENDENT OF INDEGO AFRICA (THUS TECHNICALLY AN AFFILIATE AND NOT A BRANCH OR CHAPTER) AND HAS ITS OWN CHARTER, WHICH MANDATES THAT ITS OPERATIONS ARE CONSISTENT WITH INDEGO AFRICA'S OPERATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 DRAFT VERSIONS OF THE FORM 990 AND ALL UNDERLYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 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. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CURRENCY EXCHANGE GAIN & LOSS -1,196.