2024-05-15T15:19:46-04:00 2023-12-31 Melvin Gatson CPA 4325 N 106th Street Kansas City KS 66109 990EZ 2023-01-01 472001142 BETESEB FELEGA - ETHIOPIAN ADOPTION CONNECTION BETE PO BOX 860046 SHAWNEE KS 662860046 ANDREA KELLEY EXECUTIVE DIREC 3129785854 2024-05-15 false ANDREA KELLEY true Melvin Gatson CPA P02342624 9139614180 2024-05-15 X 0 00 AAL2 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X X ETHIOPIANADOPTIONCONNECTION.ORG X X 60346 X 19436 40786 124 60346 38311 14515 22619 75445 -15099 61133 46034 X 57174 41947 0 0 3959 4440 61133 46387 0 353 61133 46034 X REUNITING FAMILIES SEE SCHEDULE 0 IN 2023, BF-EAC COMPLETED OVER 50 FAMILY VISITS, WELLNESS CHECKS AND SEARCHES, INCREASED OUR DATABASES BY OVER 400 INDIVIDUAL CASES(SEE SCHEDULE 0 FOR MORE DETAIL) 75445 75445 ANDREA KELLEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0 0 0 TRACEY CHAMBERS DIRECTORSECRETARY 2.00 0 0 0 DAVID KELLEY DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false ANDREA KELLEY PO BOX 860046 SHAWNEE KS 662860046 3129785854 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 20834 35790 23193 45129 19436 144382 56952 27280 40786 125018 20834 35790 80145 72409 60222 269400 658 658 658 658 268742 124 124 20834 35790 80145 72409 60346 269524 0.99710 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X Description of other revenue Part I line 8 DESCRIPTION AMOUNTCREDIT CARD REWARDS 124 Description of other expenses Part I line 16 DESCRIPTION AMOUNTSMALL TOOLS & EQUIPMENT 425SOFTWARE 478SHIPPING & POSTAGE 176MEMBERSHIPS & SUBSCRIPTIONS 409BANK FEES & SERVICE CHARGES 1,039ETHIOPIA EXPENSES 7,416SUPPLIES & MATERIALS 2,180TRAVEL 4,967MARKETING & OUTREACH 538INSURANCE 1,569GOVERNMENT FEES 40MISCELLANEOUS 266DEPRECIATION 547ETHIOPIA BANK FEES 416WEBSITE 2,153 Description of other assets Part II line 24 CATEGORY BEGINNING OF YEAR END OF YEARLOAN BENEFIT PROGRAM 3,959 3,346COMPUTERS 0 1,094 Description of total liabilities Part II line 26 CATEGORY BEGINNING OF YEAR END OF YEAROTHER CURRENT LIABILITES 0 353 Part III response or note to any other line in Part III ORGANIZATIONS PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE (1 OF 3):BETESEB FELEGA ETHIOPIAN ADOPTION CONNECTION (BF-EAC) IS A KANSAS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION REGISTERED AS A NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION IN ETHIOPIA BY THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA AUTHORITY FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS BASED ON THE REVISED CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS PROCLAMATION NO. 1113/2019. BF-EAC IS LICENSED TO WORK IN ALL REGIONS OF ETHIOPIA. ORGANIZATIONS PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE (2 OF 3):OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES ARE THE FOLLOWING: ETHIOPIAN ADOPTEES AND NATURAL FAMILIES ARE THE FOCUS OF OUR WORK; ETHIOPIAN ADOPTEES HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW THEIR ROOTS, AND THEIR HISTORIES BELONG TO THEM; ETHIOPIAN FAMILIES DESERVE THEIR OWN POST ADOPTION SERVICES ON THEIR OWN TERMS, INDEPENDENT OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP STATUS WITH ADOPTIVE FAMILIES, OUR SOCIAL WORKERS ARE DEVOTED TO THEIR CONCERNS; ADOPTIVE PARENTS CAN BE A VALUABLE AND CHERISHED SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR THEIR ADOPTED CHILD IN SEARCH AND REUNION, ADOPTIVE PARENTS OF MINOR CHILDREN ARE GUARDIANS OF PRECIOUS FAMILY HISTORY; ADOPTION SEARCH AND REUNION IS A PERSONAL MATTER; WE DO THIS WORK IN THE NAME OF JUSTICE FOR ADOPTEES AND THEIR ETHIOPIAN FAMILIES. ORGANIZATIONS PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE (3 OF 3):OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES ARE THE FOLLOWING: ETHIOPIAN ADOPTEES AND NATURAL FAMILIES ARE THE FOCUS OF OUR WORK; ETHIOPIAN ADOPTEES HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW THEIR ROOTS, AND THEIR HISTORIES BELONG TO THEM; ETHIOPIAN FAMILIES DESERVE THEIR OWN POST ADOPTION SERVICES ON THEIR OWN TERMS, INDEPENDENT OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP STATUS WITH ADOPTIVE FAMILIES, OUR SOCIAL WORKERS ARE DEVOTED TO THEIR CONCERNS; ADOPTIVE PARENTS CAN BE A VALUABLE AND CHERISHED SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR THEIR ADOPTED CHILD IN SEARCH AND REUNION, ADOPTIVE PARENTS OF MINOR CHILDREN ARE GUARDIANS OF PRECIOUS FAMILY HISTORY; ADOPTION SEARCH AND REUNION IS A PERSONAL MATTER; WE DO THIS WORK IN THE NAME OF JUSTICE FOR ADOPTEES AND THEIR ETHIOPIAN FAMILIES. EXEMPT PURPOSE ACHIEVEMENTS (CONTINUED)IN 2023, BF-EAC COMPLETED OVER 50 FAMILY VISITS, WELLNESS CHECKS AND SEARCHES; AND WE HAVE INCREASED OUR DATABASES BY OVER 400 INDIVIDUAL CASES. OUR ORGANIZATION HAS WORKED WITH OVER 500 FAMILIES THIS YEAR. BF-EAC SERVES ETHIOPIAN FAMILIES THROUGHOUT ETHIOPIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING REGIONS: OROMIA, SIDAMA, SOUTH, SOUTH WEST, GAMBELA, HARARI, SOMLAI, DIRE DAWA, BENISHANGUL GUMOZ, TIGRAY, AND ADDIS ABABA. WE SERVE ADOPTEES AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING IN THE USA, FRANCE, BELGIUM, NETHERLANDS, SPAIN, DENMARK, SWITZERLAND, SWEDEN, AUSTRALIA, ITALY, MALTA, AND NORWAY.