2024-11-15T16:46:26-06:00 2023-12-31 950858589 HUTCHINSON & BLOODGOOD LLP 200 EAST CARRILLO STREET SUITE 303 SANTA BARBARA CA 93101 990 2023-01-01 260140533 AFRICAN WOMEN RISING AFRI 8052523645 801 COLD SPRING ROAD SANTA BARBARA CA 93108 CARRIE RANDOLPH PRESIDENT 8052523645 2024-11-15 1 0 JESSICA MOITOZA P01282487 8059631837 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z CARRIE RANDOLPH 801 COLD SPRING ROAD SANTA BARBARA CA 93108 2968839 0 X WWW.AFRICANWOMENRISING.ORG X 2007 CA EMPOWERING WOMEN AND GIRLS AFFECTED BY WAR IN AFRICA. 8 7 1 14 0 0 2211258 2313685 0 90472 10790 -14353 -99233 12622 2122815 2402426 0 20832 0 0 215897 729915 0 31250 67984 1371430 1665536 1587327 2447533 535488 -45107 1657731 1762408 26433 145614 1631298 1616794 X EMPOWERING WOMEN AND GIRLS AFFECTED BY WAR WITH TOOLS TO RISE OUT OF EXTREME POVERTY. VISION BUILD SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL EQUITY FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS IN AFRICA. 0 0 1231260 90472 AGRICULTURE: PROVIDING TRAININGS TO 2,840 NEW PARTICIPANTS IN PERMA GARDENS AND FIELD CROP PRODUCTION AND CONTINUING SUPPORT TO 3,620. THE PERMA GARDEN PROGRAM HELPS PARTICIPANTS DEVELOP A REGENERATIVE FOOD FOREST USING RESILIENCE DESIGN TO PROVIDE FOOD SECURITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 95% OF PARTICIPANTS CREATED A GARDEN AND ARE FOOD SECURE, HAVE INCREASED DISPOSABLE INCOME AND ARE ABLE TO SHARE FOOD WITH NEIGHBORS. 1,320 OF THE NEW PARTICIPANTS ARE REFUGEES FROM SOUTH SUDAN, LIVING IN REFUGEE CAMPS IN UGANDA. THE FIELD CROP PROGRAM FOCUSES ON SOIL FERTILITY AND WATER CONSERVATION TO INCREASE YIELDS. BOTH PROGRAMS PROVIDE MONTHLY SUPPORT THROUGH COMMUNITY EXTENSION WORKERS. AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS PROVIDE FOOD AND INCOME TO OVER 25,000 DEPENDENTS. PARTICIPANTS IN BOTH PROGRAMS PLANTED 130,000 FRUIT AND NATIVE TREES.TRAINING-OF-TRAINERS CERTIFICATION COURSE IN REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE:THIS TWO-WEEK REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL TRAINING, BASED ON THE PERMACULTURE DESIGN SYSTEM AND AGROECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES, IS DESIGNED AS A TRAINING-OF-TRAINERS (TOT) CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. THE TARGET AUDIENCE FOR THIS COURSE IS PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND STAFF WORKING IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROGRAMS WHO ARE PROMOTING AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, FOOD SECURITY, DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR), NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (NRM), WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH), MARKET SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT (MSD), OR DEVELOPING INFRASTRUCTURE IN BOTH HUMANITARIAN OR DEVELOPMENT SETTINGS. PRACTICAL AND FIELD-BASED, IT SUPPORTS THE PARTICIPANTS IN LEARNING THE THEORY, THE SCIENCE AND THEN PRACTICALLY APPLYING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE APPROACHES INTO COMMUNITY AND REFUGEE CONTEXTS. PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCE A MIX OF CLASSROOM TIME, PEER-TO-PEER SHARING, CURRICULUM REINFORCING ACTIVITIES, DESIGN EXERCISES, FIELD PRACTICUM, COMMUNITY FACILITATION AND REFLECTION. PARTICIPANTS LEARN TO USE THE RESILIENCE DESIGN TOOLKIT TO STRENGTHEN THEIR EXISTING PROGRAMMING BY INTEGRATING AGROECOLOGICAL METHODOLOGIES, THIS PROCESS CAN ASSIST MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL FIELD STAFF TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT MORE RESILIENT AND PRODUCTIVE GROWING SYSTEMS AS PART OF THEIR PROGRAMMING. A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS IS ON DESIGNING FOR REFUGEE AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE (IDP'S) CONTEXTS. AWR PROVIDED ONE TRAINING FOR 55 PARTICIPANTS FROM 14 DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN 10 COUNTRIES. 5 PARTICIPANTS WERE AWARDED FULL SCHOLARSHIP. 278865 20832 MICRO FINANCE: PROVIDED TRAINING IN VILLAGE SAVINGS AND LOANS ASSOCIATIONS AND INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES TO 2,333 NEW PARTICIPANTS AND CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO OVER 10,000 WOMEN. MORE THAN 2,000 NEW BUSINESSES WERE STARTED. MEMBERS RECEIVE BI-WEEKLY SUPPORT FROM COMMUNITY EXTENSION WORKERS AS THEY BUILD THEIR BUSINESSES. THE MICRO FINANCE PROGRAM HELPS SUPPORT CLOSE TO 100,000 CHILDREN. 406491 GIRLS EDUCATION PROGRAM: PROVIDE ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND SCHOLASTIC MATERIALS TO OVER 5,000 STUDENTS IN 17 SCHOOLS, INCREASING COMPLETION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL AND CONTINUATION TO A SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION. AWR MENTORS CONDUCTED REGULAR HOME VISITS TO ALL FEMALE STUDENTS TO ENSURE CONTINUOUS PARTICIPATION. 2,600 GIRLS RECEIVED SANITARY KITS TO ENABLE THEM TO ATTEND SCHOOL DURING THEIR PERIOD AND REDUCE EARLY DROPOUTS. 11,650 CHILDREN RECEIVED SCHOLASTIC SUPPORT. 1916616 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 1 1 0 1 UG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CA X X LINDA COLE 8052523645 801 COLD SPRING ROAD SANTA BARBARA CA 93108 CARRIE RANDOLPH PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JOY MARGOLIS SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BONITA BIRUNGI BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS COLE BOARD MEMBER 10.00 X 45495 0 0 BROOK EILER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 WALTER LADWAR BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTIN MCWILLIAMS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 GISELA RODRIGUEZ BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA ECKERBOM COLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CFO 40.00 X 113433 0 10200 158928 0 10200 1 0 0 0 0 2313685 2313685 FARM TRAINING REVENUE 110000 90472 90472 90472 35154 35154 509961 6945 566413 0 -56452 6945 -49507 -49507 OTHER INCOME 900099 12622 12622 12622 2402426 90472 0 -1731 20832 20832 169128 169128 402326 314145 88181 76291 76291 82170 54016 28154 36291 36291 31250 31250 239401 127104 81047 31250 928 928 48817 8374 40391 52 21802 8357 8941 4504 80809 1572 79237 19849 19849 52435 52435 36077 21582 14495 PROGRAM EXPENSES 1095366 1095366 FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHAN 31416 31416 EDUCATION 2345 2345 2447533 1916616 462933 67984 803819 238598 400624 2709 3496 3750 3750 1574 1584 904534 294235 159497 610299 686382 472273 0 31784 1657731 1762408 26433 83455 0 30375 0 31784 26433 145614 X 1631298 1616794 1631298 1616794 1657731 1762408 X -45107 81863 -12439 -38821 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1122427 825424 1499418 2147700 2313685 7908654 1122427 825424 1499418 2147700 2313685 7908654 2749965 5158689 12406 10968 4719 10790 35154 74037 12622 12622 7995313 90472 0.64520 X 0.35370 0.00710 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 466375 294235 172140 438159 438159 610299 RIGHT-OF-USE LIABILITY 31784 31784 X 2414052 81863 -70237 11626 2402426 0 2402426 2416117 0 2416117 31416 31416 2447533 PART X, LINE 2: FASB'S ASC 740-10, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, PRESCRIBES A THRESHOLD FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ORGANIZATION FILES TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURNS FROM THE YEAR 2020 TO THE PRESENT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS FOR FEDERAL TAX PURPOSES, AND THE TAX YEARS FROM 2019 TO THE PRESENT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS FOR ALL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS REMAINS OPEN AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZTION HAD NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS RELATED TO TAX POSITIONS TAKEN DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: LOSS ON FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE -31,416. INCORPORATING ADJUSTMENT -38,821. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: LOSS ON FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE 31,416. 1 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 1 25 MICRO FINANCING PROVIDE RECORD-KEEPING AND BUSINESS SKILLS TRAINING; PROVIDE GRANTS TO WOMEN'S SAVINGS COLLECTIVES. 264820 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 25 AGRICULTURE PROVIDE TRAININGS IN PERMA GARDENS AND FIELD CROP PRODUCTION. 915406 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 25 GIRLS EDUCATION PROVIDE GIRLS ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND SCHOLASTIC MATERIALS. 384363 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 25 LITERACY OPERATE CENTERS IN REMOTE AREAS DESIGNED TO HELP PEOPLE ACQUIRE FUNCTIONAL ADULT LITERACY. 205498 1 100 0 0 1 100 1770087 0 1770087 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA MICROFINANCING 20832 CASH PAYMENT 0 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE NATIONAL PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND NATIONAL ADMIN AND FINANCE DIRECTOR IN UGANDA OVERSEES THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS AND REPORTS DIRECTLY TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ALL RECEIPTS ARE BROUGHT BACK TO THE U.S. BASED ACCOUNTANT. X X 0 ALW CONSULTING 78 BEVERLY ROAD ARLINGTON MA 02474 FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES 0 0 31250 -31250 31250 -31250 CA FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 THOMAS COLE, A BOARD MEMBER, IS MARRIED TO LINDA ECKERBOM COLE, THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CFO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A FULL COPY OF THE 990 IS GIVEN TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FINALIZATION. COPIES ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE MEMBERS SO THAT THEY WOULD HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO REVIEW PRIOR TO THE BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ONCE A YEAR, A CERTIFICATION AND DISCLOSURE FORM IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES WHICH ARE COMPLETED, SIGNED AND RETAINED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S FILES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARY IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD ANNUALLY IN THE CONTEXT OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS AND THE BUDGET FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. THE DECISION TO APPROVE COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS REQUIRES UNANIMOUS (WRITTEN) APPROVAL OF THE BOARD, MINUS THOMAS COLE, AS HE IS CONSIDERED AN "INTERESTED" DIRECTOR VIA MARRIAGE TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: INCORPORATING ADJUSTMENT -38,821. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS IN THE AMOUNT OF $38,821 IS DUE TO AN INCORPORATING ADJUSTMENT RESULTING FROM FLUCTUATIONS IN CURRENCY EXCHANGES RATES BETWEEN THE U.S. DOLLAR AND THE UGANDA SHILLING.