2024-05-13T15:04:43-05:00 2023-12-31 581763570 JONES AND KOLB 3475 PIEDMONT ROAD NE SUITE 1500 ATLANTA GA 30305 990 2023-01-01 472207010 Canopy Life International Inc CANO 4045094914 1393 Knob Hill Court SE Atlanta GA 30316 Christi Baker Gordy Executive Director 4045094914 2024-04-15 1 Christi Baker Gordy 999009999 0 ANN M THOMPSON P00719770 4042627920 3 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Christi Baker Gordy 1393 Knob Hill Court SE Atlanta GA 30316 2396821 0 X canopylife.org X 2014 GA Canopy Life International's (the Organization") purpose is to open schools abroad with a particular focus on innovation and leadership. The mission is to adopt a curriculum that focuses on building a country's next generation of leaders. We do this through quality education, intentional relationships and environments that spark the imagination. Specifically, we are integrating design thinking into the national Kenyan curriculum, adjusting the teaching model to promote critical thinking amongst the students, and exposing them to the arts and other worldview experiences otherwise unreachable to students of their economic position. The Organization is also a Christian organization, standing firmly on the values of faith, family and Jesus Christ to guide students into strong character and purpose. 7 7 4 52 0 0 1154638 1868648 0 702 2893 7439 -18398 -26590 1139133 1850199 521288 342618 0 0 210281 288196 0 46462 245819 274072 327487 1005641 1004763 133492 845436 1202972 2045631 33208 14953 1169764 2030678 X Canopy Life International's (the Organization") purpose is to open schools abroad with a particular focus on innovation and leadership. The mission is to adopt a curriculum that focuses on building a country's next generation of leaders. We do this through quality education, intentional relationships and environments that spark the imagination. Specifically, we are integrating design thinking into the national Kenyan curriculum, adjusting the teaching model to promote critical thinking amongst the students, and exposing them to the arts and other worldview experiences otherwise unreachable to students of their economic position. The Organization is also a Christian organization, standing firmly on the values of faith, family and Jesus Christ to guide students into strong character and purpose. 0 0 554700 342618 702 The Organization provides grants to Canopy Life International Kenya to operate Canopy Life Academy. During 2023, Canopy Life International Kenya's accomplishments included the following:A. Our first High school graduate completed his senior exams in November 2023!B. We completed a master site plan and architectural design leading to the launch of a capital campaign to expand the campus. We also conducted a feasibility study with our donors to project the most accurate capacity of our network prior to launching the campaign. This campaign will be a three year project to raise funds for two additional residences, an additional academic facility, renovations to the current residence to repurpose it for the Spiritual and Counseling program and surrounding land. C. New Staff: We hired a new Academics Director and Financial Manager in Kenya as well as several new teachers to meet the requirements of serving junior high students under Kenya's educational reform standards.D. Hired a professional videographer to shoot our first Brand video with drone footage in Kenya. Unlike previous media, this video will provide evergreen content to share our story and mission. It has been widely and popularly received by our donor network. E. We launched a revenue stream on campus to provide wholesale water to the local community of Koma Hill Kenya from our campus borehole and provide a minimal revenue stream to the Kenyan organization. The project launched and is providing water to 100 homes. F. The Kenya management and some Board members were led through policy governance training by Graybeal and Associates, who also provided a policy governance refresh training to the US Board during the US Board retreat. As both Boards move towards a healthy model of policy governance, we expect the empowerment and impact to increase in the organization. G. Campus Projects in 2023: i. Completion of a chemistry lab in the Innovation room ii. Upgrades to living: lockable storage for students, new mattresses, mosquito nets and bedding iii. 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Income from certain activities not directly related to the Organization's tax-exempt purpose is subject to taxation as unrelated business income. The Organization had no activities subject to unrelated business income, and accordingly, has no unrelated business income tax. Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Direct cost of donor benefits Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Direct cost of donor benefits 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sub-Saharan Africa - Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Education 342618 Wire transfer 0 FMV 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part I, Line 2: A budget of monthly wires is set up at the beginning of each year. Monthly, this budgeted amount is revised into a wire request for the operational needs of the program. Reporting is done via monthly reconciliation of the grants, including scanned receipts and bookkeeping. X X X 1 Our Fundraising Search and Services 845 Highland Terrace NE Atlanta GA 30306 Markeing Communications Fundraising 0 0 46462 0 46462 GA AR MS NC PA SC MD AL Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 The Organization updated the Governance Board Policy Manual in 2023 to provide more structure for the Board and clarify roles of each Board Member. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The completed Form 990 is made available to the entire Board and then reviewed in depth by the Chair and Treasurer before granting the Executive Director permission to complete and file. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Any duality of interest or possible conflict of interest on the part of any Board Member should be disclosed to other Board Members and made a matter of Board action. Board Members shall not benefit financially from their association with Canopy Life International, Inc. Any Board Member having a duality of interest or possible conflict of interest on any matter should not vote or use his/her personal influence on the matter, and he/she should not be counted in determining the quorum for the meeting. The minutes of the meeting should reflect that a disclosure was made and that the Board Member abstained from voting. Board Members should identify personal relationships and their potential to influence decisions regarding staff hiring, evaluation, the choice of vendors, or the provision of programs and services. Board Members should not request staff members to support their political positions or assist in campaign for public office. Board Members are not allowed access to confidential organization records simply because of their position on the Board and should not request staff to breach confidentiality. Further conflict of interest provisions are contained in the conflict of interest policy, available from the Executive Director. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a A comparability study was conducted for compensation discussions for the Executive Director position. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Available upon request.