2025-12-29T15:08:27-05:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 852984678 Educare Now EDUC 9702159572 210 N 2ND ST UNIT 208 Minneapolis MN 55401 Lauren Lombard Executive Director 2403837348 2026-01-27 false 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X X 132730 X 132730 0 0 0 132730 7986 78176 86162 46568 3799 0 50367 X 799 7220 3000 28922 0 14225 3799 50367 3799 50367 Mission: Educre equips individuals with the education skills and support they need to thrive empowering them to lead break the cycle of poverty and drive lasting change in their communities. Vision: Our vision is a world where every individual has the opportunity to thrive grow and live with dignity fostering sustainable progress and opportunity for all. Purpose: Transformation begins with relationship so we foster resilience through belonging empowering individuals to grow thrive and lead lasting change. We envision a world where Every child has access to education. Families dont have to choose between food and school. Communities have access to clean water sustainable food sources and economic opportunities. Hope replaces desperation and dignity replaces struggle. In 2025 we supported the sustainability and growth of an orphanage in Uganda & a robotics program in Haiti. We continued to support the Haiti robotics team in preparation for the first global challenge in Singapare and funded the trip and accomodations. 0 30921 We continued to support the sustainability and growth of an orphanage in Uganda benefiting ~25 children 0 21597 We supported a sewing program for young women and single mothers in Tanzania. 0 8581 61099 Lauren Lombard Executive Director 10 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false Lauren Lombard 210 N 2ND ST UNIT 208 Minneapolis MN 55401 2403837348 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 0 2820 49916 36187 52730 141653 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2820 49916 36187 52730 141653 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 141653 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2820 49916 36187 52730 141653 X Part III - Line 1, Unusual Grant Lists | Name of the Contributor:, Date of Grant:, Year:, Amount:, Description:| Donor, 01 05 2023, "2023", $80000, New unknown donor reached out with a large donation shortly after the holidays| RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Part I, line 16 | Other Expenses:, Amount:| Bank Charges, $1705.00| Education Expenses, $35416.00| Marketing Expenses, $2822.00| Sewing Expenses, $3080.00| Robotics Expenses, $3806.00| Travel Expenses, $4982.00| Miscellaneous expenses including transportation costs tools supplies and office expenses, $26365.00| Part II, line 24 | Asset Name:, BOY Amount:, EOY Amount:| Other Assets - Vehicles 2012 Ford Ranger & 2002 Nissan Patrol, 0, $14225| Our organization was unable to file Form 990-EZ on time because we were severely short-staffed during the filing period and the individual responsible for preparing and submitting our return was unavailable. Despite exercising ordinary business care and prudence we did not have the administrative capacity to complete the filing by the deadline. Once the issue was identified we filed as promptly as possible and have since implemented improved internal procedures to ensure timely filings in the future. We respectfully request abatement of the late filing penalty based on reasonable cause and you can be assured our filings will be on time going forward. Thank you.