2012-08-01T12:08:46-05:00 2011-12-31 521656746 FRIEDMAN & ASSOCIATES PC 401 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET SUITE 9 ROCKVILLE MD 20850 990 2011-01-01 522006333 AMERICAN YOUTH UNDERSTANDING DIABETES ABROAD INC AMER 7035273860 1700 NORTH MOORE STREET NO 2000 ARLINGTON VA 22209 NICOLAS CUTTRISS 7035273860 2012-07-27 1 MARC A FRIEDMAN CPA P00064585 3012798900 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z NICOLAS CUTTRISS 1700 NORTH MOORE STREET NO 2000 ARLINGTON VA 22209 207350 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 45 0 0 407356 207210 0 0 111 140 0 0 407467 207350 0 0 0 0 23107 101398 0 1270 5204 116889 224265 139996 326933 267471 -119583 334039 198641 31759 15944 302280 182697 X EMPOWER YOUTH TO SERVE AS AGENTS OF CHANGE IN DIABETES COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. 0 0 293104 VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION- PRE-PROGRAM TRAINING IS WELL ESTABLISHED AT AYUDA. IN 2011, AYUDA AUGMENTED ITS VOLUNTEER TRAINING PROCESS WITH A CONTINUING ONLINE ELECTRONIC TRAINING (VTP E-COURSE) TO SUPPLEMENT IN-PERSON PREPARATION SESSIONS IN WASHINGTON, DC (VTP SUMMIT) AND IN THE PROGRAM COUNTRIES (ECUADOR, BERMUDA, AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IN 2011). 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, AYUDA'S VOLUNTEERS MET IN WASHINGTON, DC TO RECEIVE INTENSIVE TRAINING. FOCUSING ON AYUDA'S FOUNDING PRINCIPLE OF YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND EMPOWERMENT, THE TRAINING PROGRAM BUILT ON THE FOUNDATION FOR THE REST OF THE AYUDA EXPERIENCE. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) AYUDA CONTINUED ITS COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL PARTNER IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, APRENDIENDO A VIVIR (AAV). 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 RECRUITED AND TRAINED A TEAM OF 10 TALENTED AYUDA VOLUNTEER TO WORK IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH THE AAV. AFTER UNDERGOING INTENSIVE PRE-PROGRAM TRAINING, AYUDA VOLUNTEERS ARRIVED IN SANTO DOMINGO FROM JUNE 17TH THROUGH TO JULY 6TH 2011. 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. AYUDA AND ITS VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTED AAV'S FAMILY EDUCATION CAMPING PROGRAM (CAMPO AMIGO DOMINICANO '11). A TOTAL OF 175 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING AAV AND AYUDA STAFF, VOLUNTEERS AND MEDICAL STUDENTS. OVERALL, 47 CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH DIABETESPARTICIPATED. AN ADDITIONAL WEEKEND FAMILY PROGRAM WAS HELD FOR THE RECENTLY DIAGNOSED OR MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS. APPROXIMATELY HALF THE PARTICIPANTS CAME FROM SANTO DOMINGO WHILE MANY OF THE PARTICIPANTS TRAVELED SEVERAL HOURS FROM DISTANT AREAS. IN TOTAL, 21 CHILDREN WITH DIABETES ATTENDED THE TWO-DAY PROGRAM AND WERE ACCOMPANIED BY 36 PARENTS OR FAMILY MEMBERS. BERMUDA PROGRAM AND CAMP HONEY BEE (BERMUDA)AYUDA CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT OF THE BERMUDA DIABETES ASSOCIATION (BDA) IN 2011 BY HELPING DEVELOP OPERATIONS, SAFETY STANDARDS, AND PROGRAMMING FOR BDA'S DIABETES CAMP, CAMP HONEY BEE. AYUDA SENT ONE VOLUNTEER MENTOR TO BERMUDA IN JULY 2011 TO HELP FACILITATE THE OVERNIGHT CAMP AD PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.ECUADOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS (ECUADOR) IN 2011, AYUDA CONTINUED ITS COLLABORATION WITH IT'S LOCAL PARTNER- THE FDJE (LA FUNDACIN 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 12 TALENTED AYUDA VOLUNTEER 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. CAE'11 BROUGHT TOGETHER 43 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. THE CAMPERS WERE LED BY 19 LOCAL YOUTH LEADERS AND CITS IN ADDITION TO THE FDJE'S TECHNICAL STAFF AND THE AYUDA TEAM. TWO ECUADORIAN ENDOCRINOLOGISTS AND ONE LOCAL PEDIATRICIAN LEAD THE MEDICAL TEAM, WHICH WAS SUPPORTED BY LOCAL MEDICAL STUDENTS IN EACH GROUP. AYUDA 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 3 OUTREACH PROJECTS DURING THE SECOND PART OF THE FUNDING.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 ALSO COLLABORATED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL DIABETES FEDERATION (IDF) AND OFFERED STAFF AND BOARD MEMBER SUPPORT OF YOUNG LEADERS DIABETES PROGRAM. AYUDA STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN PLANNING COMMITTEES AND ATTENDED THE IDF WORLD DIABETES CONGRESS IN 2011 IN DUBAI.JUST PRIOR TO THE 2011 HIGH LEVEL MEETING ON NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE (NCDS), AYUDA AND THE YP-CDN (YOUNG PROFESSIONALS CHRONIC DISEASE NETWORK) CO-HOSTED A YOUTH FORUM WHICH WAS THE ONLY MEETING OF ITS KIND - AND A TIME FOR YOUTH AND YOUTH-ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS TO COME TOGETHER TO DISCUSS THE SPECIFIC CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING WITH AND AFFECTED BY NCDS. THROUGH THE DISCUSSIONS, WE WERE ABLE TO SET OUT THE GROUNDWORK FOR OUR YOUTH ACTION AGENDA ON NCDS . 293104 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 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 15.00 X 0 0 0 JACOB OSTERHOUT 15.00 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 207210 207210 140 140 207350 0 0 140 90768 87495 3273 3686 2886 800 6944 6795 149 15274 1410 13864 1270 1270 3817 3817 4795 4047 748 17183 17183 15000 13600 1400 22053 16744 1375 3934 3001 3001 3545 1830 1715 LOCAL PARTNER PROGRAMS 61702 61702 0 0 VOLUNTEER TRAVEL & DEVE 37852 37852 0 0 CULTURAL TRAINING 15609 15609 0 0 COMMUNICATIONS 12177 11120 1057 0 12257 11014 1243 326933 293104 28625 5204 77398 125055 188960 0 5474 81522 13410 67681 68112 334039 198641 31759 15944 31759 15944 X 47576 109862 254704 72835 302280 182697 334039 198641 -119583 0 X X 0 1 1 X 0 X 206580 281452 237003 407356 207210 1339601 206580 281452 237003 407356 207210 1339601 489268 850333 3802 267 32 111 140 4352 1343953 100548 0.63270 0.59550 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 18000 18000 54000 8100 45900 9522 5310 4212 68112 207350 326933 -119583 -119583 283868 76518 76518 207350 0 207350 403451 76518 76518 326933 0 326933 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: 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 DECEMBE 31, 2011, 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. 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