2024-04-08T10:18:38-07:00 2023-09-30 990EZ 2022-10-01 880551011 AFRICAN COLLABORATIVE NETWORK AFRI 6165778575 6990 CRYSTAL VIEW DR SE Caledonia MI 49316 MIRABEL FONYUY UMENEI Director 6165778575 2024-03-28 MIRABEL FONYUY UMENEI 999009999 1 0 11 1 AAL2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X WWW.AFRICANCOLLABORATIVENETWORK.COM X X 42466 X 42466 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42466 0 0 0 40112 1600 0 16126 57838 -15372 0 30207 14835 0 14835 0 0 0 0 0 14835 0 0 0 14835 To provide access to resources and opportunities for the African community within West Michigan. We want to see a united and engaged African community as empowered stakeholders, contributing to cultural, social, and economic development. We aim to highlight the professional achievements of Africans in West Michigan and encourage their participation in social, economic, and political spheres. The ACN Youth Empowerment Program celebrated a successful inaugural year. We've fostered connections between young individuals from various African communities and valuable internship opportunities, significantly contributing to their educational and professional development. A total of 11 businesses joined our initiative, with another 11 in discussions, all eager to work with ACN interns. We exceeded our internship match goal by successfully pairing 7 youths with employers that align with their field of interest, thanks to our systemized matching process. Moreover, we've bolstered our mentorship efforts by pairing each intern with seasoned professionals and organized workshops to enhance rights education and advocacy. Our interns played a key role in executing 3 community sessions on rights education, engaging over 150 community members and promoting intercultural understanding. Additionally, we've identified a crucial demographic - international students requiring internships for graduation - and are making strides to address their needs. Our plans for growth include onboarding 5 new employers and expanding our program. Challenges such as initial business hesitancy and the high demand from college students were met with solutions like enhanced orientation and time management workshops. 35803 57838 57838 Mirabel Fonyuy Umenei Director 30 23835 0 0 Princess Konneh Director 14 7968 0 0 Achol Otto Director 5 2808 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MI MIRABEL FONYUY UMENEI 6990 CRYSTAL VIEW DR SE Caledonia MI 49316 6165778575 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 97758 97758 0 0 0 0 97758 97758 97758 97758 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 These other expenses include bank charges, software subscriptions, membership dues, advertising and marketing,social media advertising, community support, meetings, travel, parking, conferences, professional fees, and supplies. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 Directors' Contributions Our organization mistakenly believed our fiscal year concluded on December 31, rather than the actual date of September 30. This misunderstanding arose despite our efforts to comply with all reporting requirements. Upon realizing our error, immediate steps were taken to correct our fiscal year understanding and ensure future compliance. We believe this mistake, stemming from an honest misinterpretation of our fiscal year end, constitutes a reasonable cause for our late filing, as it was not due to willful neglect but rather a genuine oversight in our administrative processes.