2024-03-27T12:56:48-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 814056738 METRO EFFECT INC METR 5638451201 PO BOX 173 Adel IA 50003 Robert Hart Chief Accounting Officer 7196500762 2024-03-27 Robert Hart 999009999 1 1 11 1 AAL2 X 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X https://www.metroeffect.org/ X X 151226 X 141529 0 0 1793 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2904 1051 1853 5000 150175 0 0 0 37398 16261 0 44379 98038 52137 154838 -12857 194118 143721 194118 0 0 11117 0 154838 194118 0 0 154838 194118 Metro Effect seeks to help people in unreached urban areas know Jesus. Unreached urban areas can be portions of cities or entire cities where less than 2% of the population is Evangelical Christian. To help people know Jesus, Metro Effect leads short term mission trips and empowers missionary partners and local urban Christians to tell people about Jesus and show people how much Jesus loves them in hopes that they will have faith in Jesus and develop strong relationships with Him. New Delhi. In 2023, Metro Effect empowered empowered 1 family to live in New Delhi, India and facilitated a great deal of ministry in Delhi. The Delhi Team facilitates all the other ministry projects in India and does additional work to teach the Bible to children and host a Bible study for adults. The goal is that this would continue in 2024. 0 32027 Indian Ministry Partnerships. Our Indian ministry partnerships were very fruitful in 2023. Enrollment at the Life Tree Foundation school is up to 190 students including traditional students and students in the remedial program. We provide funds for operating expenses, which helps empower the school to give an excellent, Christ-centered education to children from underprivileged backgrounds, and we give advice to the leadership team. We also partnered with a church planter in the city of Gurgaon to help him and his wife strengthen 2 churches in Gurgaon. We provide financial assistance and encouragement for them. The Hindi Bible College has more than 80 students students. We also assist a few after-school tuition centers with operating expenses. The goal for Indian Ministry Partnerships in 2024 is to help Life Tree Foundation add about 20 to 30 students and to help the Bible College add about 20 students and maintain our assistance for the tuition centers. 0 26707 Education For All. In 2023 Metro Effect assisted Education For All, a program that seeks to provide high-quality education to children in India. They have programs in Noida, Agra, Raxaul, Madhepura to provide classes and tutoring for children. They also create curriculum for children and hold teacher trainings. 0 18438 In 2023, Metro Effect managed 3rd Place, a community center in Adel, Iowa. It was a place where anyone in the community could come and be refreshed and encouraged over coffee, snacks, a safe environment and good conversation, no matter who they were. 3rd place also hosted various events to draw people in and get them connected to each other. 3rd Place closed down part way through 2023, so it will not continue in 2024. 0 17309 94481 David Hickman President 1 0 0 0 Lori Richardson Secretary 2 0 0 0 Tim Canney Treasurer 1 0 0 0 Lauren Richardson Board Member 0.2 0 0 0 Jessica Delp Board Member 0.1 0 0 0 Hayley Willems Board Member 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 David Hickman PO BOX 173 Adel IA 50003 5638451201 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 137044 140890 206342 177410 141529 803215 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 137044 140890 206342 177410 141529 803215 93104 710111 0 0 71 3116 6793 9980 0 0 0 0 0 0 1871 2890 13524 9743 1853 29881 843076 0 0.84229 0.84482 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Profit from sales of inventory RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 One of Metro Effect's state-side missionaries is a coffee shop/community center called 3rd Place, which closed in June 2023. All remaining assets were donated to community members in need or retuned to original donors. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Operations;3395|Field Worker Expenses;14277|Projects;26707^Total;44379^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 Description;Amount^3rd Place Closed June 2023 Assets Donated;-12857^Total;-12857^