2025-04-08T10:11:30-04:00 2024-06-30 843085028 BRYTEBRIDGE CONSULTING LLC 7021 UNIVERSITY BLVD WINTER PARK FL 327926719 990EZ 2023-07-01 881533171 PADOC AREA SCHOLARS SOCIETY USA PADO 6129682370 1868 SELBY AVENUE SAINT PAUL MN 55104 FRANCIS ROBY PRESIDENT&TREASURER 6129682370 2025-04-08 false AMY RUGUIAN P03242636 8778579002 2025-04-08 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X WWW.SOUTHSUDANPASS.ORG X X 147787 X 147787 147787 137700 54 3364 141118 6669 16558 23227 16558 23227 16558 23227 16558 23227 X SOUTH SUDAN HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY DECADES-LONG CONFLICTS, AND THE SOUTH SUDANESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DEPRIVED OF DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR MANY YEARS. SOUTH SUDAN GAINED INDEPENDENCE FROM SUDAN IN 2011 AFTER MANY YEARS OF CIVIL WAR. SOUTH SUDAN LACKS BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND HAS A MINIMALLY SKILLED WORKFORCE. SOUTH SUDAN IS RANKED AS THE 1 POOREST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WITH AN ANNUAL PER CAPITA GDP OF 455. FOR COMPARISON, HAITI IS 21ST WITH A GDP OF 3,108. THE U.S. DOLLAR IS VERY IMPACTFUL FOR THE YOUTH OF SOUTH SUDAN AS A FULL-YEAR TUITION AND FEES COSTS ONLY 450 MANY OF OUR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS RECEIVE FULL TUITION AND LIVING EXPENSES FOR 3 AND 4 YEAR COLLEGE PROGRAMS. ALL OF THE COLLEGE MAJORS THAT WE SUPPORT HAVE DIRECT EMPLOYABILITY IN THE SOUTH SUDANESE ECONOMIC SYSTEM. MOST OF OUR STUDENTS ARE ORPHANS. MANY OTHERS SUFFER FROM PTSD AS A RESULT OF EXPERIENCING TRAUMATIC VIOLENT EVENTS. PADOC AREA SCHOLARS SOCIETY (PASS) IS A NEED-BASED AND MERIT-BASED COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP WE CONTINUED COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS FROM LAST SCHOOL YEAR TO THIS SCHOOL YEAR FOR 108 STUDENTS. ADDITIONALLY, WE ADDED 117 NEW SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS THAT BEGAN COLLEGE THIS SCHOOL YEAR. 137700 X 137700 137700 FRANCIS ROBY PRESIDENT&TR 15.00 0 KAREN KITCHEL SECRETARY 5.00 0 DIXIE GEDSTAD BOARD MEMBER 5.00 0 KIM KORINEK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 AUGUSTINO MAYAI BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0 false false false false false false false false false MN FRANCIS ROBY 1868 SELBY AVE SAINT PAUL MN 55104 6129682370 true OD false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 50867 147787 198654 50867 147787 198654 102709 95945 198654 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 NAME: PADOC AREA SCHOLARS SOCIETY ADDRESS: SOUTH SUDAN CASH CONTRIBUTION: 137,700 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES FACEBOOK MARKETING 487 SOFTWARE 1,393 WEBSITE 94 BANK FEES 810 MISC EXPENSES 580 TOTAL 3,364 FORM 990-EZ, PART III SOUTH SUDAN HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY DECADES-LONG CONFLICTS, AND THE SOUTH SUDANESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DEPRIVED OF DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR MANY YEARS. SOUTH SUDAN GAINED INDEPENDENCE FROM SUDAN IN 2011 AFTER MANY YEARS OF CIVIL WAR. SOUTH SUDAN LACKS BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND HAS A MINIMALLY SKILLED WORKFORCE. SOUTH SUDAN IS RANKED AS THE 1 POOREST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WITH AN ANNUAL PER CAPITA GDP OF 455. FOR COMPARISON, HAITI IS 21ST WITH A GDP OF 3,108. THE U.S. DOLLAR IS VERY IMPACTFUL FOR THE YOUTH OF SOUTH SUDAN AS A FULL-YEAR TUITION AND FEES COSTS ONLY 450 MANY OF OUR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS RECEIVE FULL TUITION AND LIVING EXPENSES FOR 3 AND 4 YEAR COLLEGE PROGRAMS. ALL OF THE COLLEGE MAJORS THAT WE SUPPORT HAVE DIRECT EMPLOYABILITY IN THE SOUTH SUDANESE ECONOMIC SYSTEM. MOST OF OUR STUDENTS ARE ORPHANS. MANY OTHERS SUFFER FROM PTSD AS A RESULT OF EXPERIENCING TRAUMATIC VIOLENT EVENTS. PADOC AREA SCHOLARS SOCIETY (PASS) IS A NEED-BASED AND MERIT-BASED COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR ALL SOUTH SUDANESE PEOPLE WHO DESIRE TO EARN A 4- YEAR UNIVERSITY DEGREE OR A 3-YEAR TECHNICAL COLLEGE DEGREE. THIS YEAR, OUR 4TH YEAR IN OPERATION, WE HAVE 225 SOUTH SUDANESE YOUTH WHO ARE ATTENDING COLLEGE WITH OUR SCHOLARSHIPS AND ATTEND ACCREDITED COLLEGES IN EITHER SOUTH SUDAN OR THE NEIGHBORING COUNTRY, UGANDA. WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 3 STUDENT COORDINATORS ON THE GROUND IN SOUTH SUDAN AND UGANDA, AND WE HAVE A HIGH RANKING CABINET MEMBER OF THE SOUTH SUDAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT WHO IS A MEMBER OF OUR BOARD AND THE CO-FOUNDER OF OUR PROGRAM, DR. AUGUSTINO MAYAI. THE ORGANIZATION WAS UNAWARE OF THE SPECIFIC FILING REQUREMENT FOR FILING THE 990EZ, AS WELL AS THE NEED TO KEEP ADEQUATE BOOKS AND RECORDS ON AN ONGOING BASIS, AND THUS HAVE RESOLVED TO UNDERTAKE THE FORM 990 EACH YEAR WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. IN ADDITION, EACH QUARTER OUR BOARD WILL REVIEW THE IRS WEBSITE AND EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS UPDATE TO ENSURE NO CHANGES HAVE OCCURRED IN REGARD TO OUR ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENT.