2025-02-12T12:26:40-06:00 2024-12-31 463220328 AKINS HENKE AND COMPANY 600 INWOOD AVENUE NORTH SUITE 140 OAKDALE MN 55128 990EZ 2024-01-01 411772214 EAST WEST INTERKNIT EAST 6517652550 PO BOX 270333 ST PAUL MN 55127 ANNETTE L JONES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6517652550 2025-02-11 1 1 GEORGIA AKINS P00950359 6516363806 2025-02-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X EW-INTERKNIT.ORG X X 125779 X 125145 634 125779 104623 34829 970 5541 2952 4733 153648 -27869 90434 0 62565 X 95322 63952 95322 63952 4888 1387 90434 62565 X OUR PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE CORPORATION IS TO ADVANCE THE CAUSE OF WORLD EVANGELISM BY PROMOTING THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL AND TEACHINGS OF JESUS CHRIST BY ALL LEGALLY AVAILABLE MEANS. PARTNERSHIP WITH MISSION EVANGELIQUE DU NORD D'HAITI HEADQUARTERED IN PLAINE DU NORD NORTH HAITI: FUNDS WERE SENT IN SUPPORT OF THEIR K-12 CHRISTIAN SCHOOL PROVIDING SALARY SUPPORT FOR ABOUT 64 FACULTY AND STAFF AND HELPING WITH REPAIRS AND SUPPLIES AS NEEDED. BY PROVIDING TEACHER SALARIES STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO ATTEND WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY FEES. THIS BENEFITS AS MANY AS 300 STUDENTS. ADDITIONAL FUNDING SUPPORTED EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS AT TWO ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS BENEFITTING ANOTHER 300 OR MORE STUDENTS. FUNDING CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR DESPITE OCCASIONAL CLOSURES DUE TO CIVIL UNREST. DURING THE YEAR, EWI SHIPPED TWO BOXES CONTAINING A VARIETY OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND CLINIC SUPPLIES TO MENH FOR USE IN THE SCHOOLS AND THE CLINIC. FUNDS WERE PROVIDED TO HELP THE MISSION PAY FOR COSTS THEY INCURRED FOR OFFICE SUPPLIES, MEDICINES, CLOTHING, GARDEN SEEDS, AND OTHER SUPPLIES SHIPPED TO THE MISSION. THE MENH CLINIC HAD BEEN NEARLY SELF-SUPPORTING AND ABLE TO SERVE ABOUT 70 PEOPLE PER DAY, UNTIL THE CIVIL UNREST REACHED A PEAK, AND FEW PEOPLE DARED VENTURE OUT. THE STAFF CONTINUED TO WORK, BUT WITH SO FEW PATIENTS THEY WERE UNABLE TO PAY SALARIES. EARLY IN THE YEAR, WE BEGAN SENDING SALARY SUPPLEMENTS TO HELP KEEP 13 STAFF MEMBERS PAID AND THE CLINIC OPEN AS IT WAS THE ONLY CLINIC IN THE AREA. HOWEVER, THEY FINALLY HAD TO CLOSE SO WE CONTINUED TO SEND FUNDS FOR A TOTAL OF $5,900 TO COVER BACK PAY AND PREPARE THE CLINIC FOR REOPENING IN JANUARY 2025. 64049 X 80082 PARTNERSHIP WITH FAITH AND HOPE MISSION IN ODUWO, KENYA LED BY JULIAN ORIMBO:THE MISSION INCLUDES LOS ANGELS BRIGHT ACADEMY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL THAT SERVES 350 STUDENTS IN GRADES K-8, A HOME FOR 43 ORPHANED OR ABANDONED CHILDREN, AND A LARGE CHURCH. EWI PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE FULL CARE OF THE 43 CHILDREN, A SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM FOR THE 350 STUDENTS AND OCCASIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL HELP FOR THE TEACHERS. WE ALSO PROVIDE SCHOOL FEES FOR 5 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ATTEND BOARDING SCHOOLS. OVER $2,550 WAS SENT TO MEET NEEDS OF THE SCHOOL INCLUDING PAPER SUPPLIES, REPAIRS AND UPGRADES, AND FEES. OTHER FUNDING SUPPORTED A WOMEN'S SEMINAR ATTENDED BY ABOUT 40 WOMEN EACH TIME, TWO YOUTH EVENTS BENEFITING MORE THAN 100 EACH TIME, AND A CHILDREN'S PROGRAM SERVING 150 CHILDREN. THESE EVENTS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO CHURCH GROWTH. OTHER FUNDS WERE USED TO PROVIDE FOR A FEW VULNERABLE ELDERLY TO COVER THE COST OF MEDICINES FOR CHILDREN AND THE LEADERS, AND TO PURCHASE FERTILIZER AND OTHER NEEDS OF THE FARM. PRODUCE FROM THE GARDEN SERVES THE SCHOOL, THE HOME AND MAY BE SHARED WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUITY WHEN THE CROP IS GOOD. 14576 X 18225 PARTNERSHIP WITH JEHOVAH SHAMMAH CHILDREN'S HOME/ FAITH AND VISION HOME IN NARSAPUR, INDIA:MONTHLY SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING IN SUPPORT OF TEN AND SOMETIMES ELEVEN VILLAGE PASTORS ENABLES THEM TO PURCHASE MATERIALS USED IN THEIR WORK AND TO COVER TRANSPORTATION COSTS AS THEY SERVE THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THIS ENABLED GREATER OUTREACH RESULTING IN CHURCH GROWTH. EWI IS THE PRIMARY SUPPORTER OF THE CHILDREN'S HOME INCLUDING CARE OF THE 17 CHILDREN IN EARLY 2024 AND 14 CHILDREN BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER. THE SUPPORT INCLUDES MAINTENANCE OF THE HOME, FOOD, CLOTHING, EDUCATION, MEDICAL CARE, AND ALL OTHER NEEDS. FUNDING DURING THE HOLIDAY EVENTS ENABLED THEM TO PROVIDE A MEAL FOR MORE THAN 65 PEOPLE AND OBTAIN A SOUND SYSTEM ALLOWING THEM TO SHARE THE PROGRAM WITH MORE THAN 100. NEW CLOTHING WAS PROVIDED FOR ALL CHILDREN AND FOR EACH OF THE PASTORS AND FOR 60 POOR VILLAGE WOMEN. 10400 X 13003 EWI'S LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SERVES BIBLE SCHOOLS AND SEMINARIES IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING ESSENTIAL TOOLS FOR THE TRAINING OF PASTORS, EVANGELISTS, AND OTHER CHRISTIAN WORKERS. IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN'S LIBRARIES BENEFITING HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS. IN 2024 WE PACKED AND SHIPPED 1,800 BOOKS TO 25 BIBLE SCHOOLS AND SEMINARIES IN BURMA, INDIA, GHANA, NIGERIA, LIBERIA, KENYA, SOUTH AFRICA, AND UGANDA. MOST OF THE SCHOOLS HAVE LITTLE OR NO BUDGET FOR LIBRARY BOOKS. THE TYPES OF BOOKS NEEDED ARE TYPICALLY NOT AVAILABLE OR COST MORE THAN THE SCHOOL CAN AFFORD. ENROLLMENT AT THE SCHOOLS VARIES CONSIDERABLY. SOME OF THE SCHOOLS HAVE APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 STUDENTS AND OTHERS HAVE SEVERAL HUNDRED.PARTNERSHIP WITH GOOD NEWS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (GNTS) IN NORTHERN ACCRA, GHANA: GNTS PROVIDES TRAINING FOR OVER 200 STUDENTS IN A VARIETY OF CERTIFICATE AND DEGREE PROGRAMS PREPARING MEN AND WOMEN FOR MINISTRIES. THEY ALSO PROVIDE VOCATIONAL TRAINING AT OFF-CAMPUS SITES. A $200 MONTHLY SALARY SUPPLEMENT WAS PROVIDED TO RETAIN A QUALIFIED LIBRARIAN, A REQUIREMENT FOR ACCREDITATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL. $1,026 WAS SENT TO PROVIDE GRANTS OR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE BENEFIT OF AT LEAST 5 STUDENTS. $750 WAS PROVIDED FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO COMPUTERS FOR THE BENEFIT OF FACULTY AND STUDENTS, $1,800 WAS SENT TO ASSIST WITH THE COST OF CAMPUS REPAIRS AND UPGRADES REQUIRED BY THE ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE. 18 BOXES CONTAINING 487 BOOKS WERE SHIPPED TO THEIR LIBRARY DURING THE YEAR. THE LIBRARY HAS BECOME A MAJOR RESOURCE CENTER THAT ATTRACTS STUDENTS AND FACULTY FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS AS WELL AS INTERESTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. PARTNERSHIP WITH BETHEL MISSION IN KOLAR GOLD FIELDS IN INDIA: EWI PROVIDED A $900 GRANT TO HELP THE MISSION PROVIDE A LIGHT BREAKFAST AND TRANSPORTATION EACH DAY FOR THOSE WHO NEEDED IT DURING THE MISSION'S 21-DAY PRAYER CAMPAIGN. SEVERAL HUNDRED ATTENDED EACH DAY. $1,050 WAS SENT DURING THE YEAR TO HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF 100 CHILDREN IN THREE CHILDREN'S HOMES RUN BY THE MISSION. 15598 X 19503 130813 ANNETTE L JONES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 23400 0 0 ELIZABETH JONES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 CARLA URBAN BOARD PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 JOHN BERKNER BOARD TREASURER 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MN LINDA BONASERA PO BOX 270333 ST PAUL MN 55127 6517652550 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 132570 157886 143062 140904 125145 699567 132570 157886 143062 140904 125145 699567 251361 448206 150 261 5 272 634 1322 384 237 621 701510 0.63890 0.62390 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME DESCRIPTION: INVESTMENT INCOME. AMOUNT: 634. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: FULLY SUPPORT 43 ORPHANS AND SUPPLEMENT SUPPORT FOR 350 SCHOOL KIDS. GRANTEE NAME: FAITH AND HOPE MINISTRIES. GRANTEE ADDRESS: PO BOX 117 NYANZA PROVINCE, KENYA. AMOUNT GIVEN: 14,576. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: LIBRARIAN SUPPORT, FUND PUBLICATIONS, SPONSORSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS. GRANTEE NAME: GOOD NEWS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. GRANTEE ADDRESS: BOX 6484 ACCRA NORTH ACCRA, GHANA. AMOUNT GIVEN: 6,422. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: PROVIDE MAINTENANCE OF HOME AND FOOD FOR SEVERAL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. GRANTEE NAME: JEHOVAH SHAMMAH CHILDREN'S HOME/FAITH AND VISON GRANTEE NAME: JEHOVAH SHAMMAH CHILDREN'S HOME/FAITH AND VISON. GRANTEE ADDRESS: NARSAPUR 534 275 WG DST. AP, INDIA. AMOUNT GIVEN: 10,400. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION, FOOD, CLOTHING FOR FAMILIES. GRANTEE NAME: BETHEL MISSION TRUST. GRANTEE ADDRESS: KOLAR GOLD FIELDS 563 122 KARNATAKA, INDIA. AMOUNT GIVEN: 2,201. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: SUPPORT 64 SCHOOL STAFF TO BENEFIT 300 CHILDREN. GRANTEE NAME: MISSION EVANGELIQUE DU NORD D'HAITI. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 3170 AIRMANS DRIVE FORT PIERCE, FL 34946. AMOUNT GIVEN: 64,049. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: TO PROVIDE LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT AND DISASTER RELIEF FUNDS. GRANTEE NAME: MISCELLANEOUS. AMOUNT GIVEN: 6,975. TOTAL INCLUDED ON FORM 990-EZ, LINE 10: 104,623. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: OFFICE SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 2,403. DESCRIPTION: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. AMOUNT: 50. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 360. DESCRIPTION: BOOKS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS. AMOUNT: 123. DESCRIPTION: TELEPHONE. AMOUNT: 1,484. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS. AMOUNT: 313. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 4,733. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL LIABILITIES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,743. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 981. DESCRIPTION: CREDIT CARD PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,145. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 406. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.