Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 599,769 | 688,925 | 509,428 | 474,560 | 508,428 | 2,781,110 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 599,769 | 688,925 | 509,428 | 474,560 | 508,428 | 2,781,110 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 104,966 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 2,676,144 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 599,769 | 688,925 | 509,428 | 474,560 | 508,428 | 2,781,110 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 21,904 | 18,883 | 23,437 | 12,228 | 20,602 | 97,054 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 2,878,164 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 | LALMBA IS EMPOWERING THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE TO PROVIDE ITS OWN PEOPLE WITH ACCESS TO GOOD BASIC HEALTH CARE, TO ARM THEM WITH STRATEGIES TO ERADICATE PREVENTABLE DISEASE, TO ENSURE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEEDY CHILDREN, AND TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCREASED FINANCIAL PROSPERITY. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | PRIMARY HEALTH CARE LALMBA RUNS STATIC HEALTH FACILITIES IN KENYA AND ETHIOPIA, WHERE WE DIAGNOSE AND TREAT ILLNESSES FOR THE POOREST OF THE POOR. WE STRIVE TO HEAL THE SICK SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE THE STRENGTH, NOT ONLY TO SURVIVE, BUT TO GROW AND BE PART OF TRANSFORMING A POOR COMMUNITY INTO A PROSPEROUS ONE. AT EACH FACILITY, WE CHARGE A SERVICE FEE TO THOSE WHO CAN AFFORD TO PAY, BUT WE TURN AWAY NO ONE THOSE WITHOUT THE MEANS TO PAY ARE GIVEN FREE TREATMENT. IN KENYA WE OPERATE THE MATOSO CLINIC AND THE OCHUNA DISPENSARY, SERVING A CATCHMENT POPULATION OF ABOUT 100,000 PEOPLE. IN 2014, WE TREATED NEARLY 30,000 PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM AN ARRAY OF ILLNESSES. THE MOST COMMON DISEASES TREATED ARE MALARIA, ANEMIA, BILHARZIA, MALNUTRITION, PNEUMONIA, UTI, DIABETES, STI, DOG BITES, AND DIARRHEA. HIV HAS DONE GREAT DAMAGE TO THE FAMILY STRUCTURE, LEAVING BEHIND ORPHANED CHILDREN AND ELDERLY PARENTS WITH NO ONE TO CARE FOR THEM IN THEIR DECLINING YEARS. WE CHANGE THIS DYNAMIC THROUGH INTENSIVE HIV COUNSELING, EDUCATION, AND TREATMENT FOR THOSE WHO TEST POSITIVE. IN 2014, 1558 PEOPLE WERE ENROLLED IN OUR COUNSELING PROGRAM, AND 1036 PEOPLE RECEIVED ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY. IN ETHIOPIA, WE OPERATE THE CHIRI HEALTH CENTER, SERVING A CATCHMENT POPULATION OF 150,000 PEOPLE. IN 2014, WE TREATED NEARLY 20,000 PEOPLE FOR A RANGE OF ILLNESSES. THE MOST COMMON DISEASES TREATED WERE PNEUMONIA, MALNUTRITION, PARASITIC INFECTIONS, SKIN INFECTIONS, MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE, DYSPEPSIA, ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION, UTI, DIARRHEA, OTITIS AND OTHER EAR INFECTIONS. WE HAVE A 15-BED HOSPITAL WARD WHERE WE PROVIDED 24 HOUR INTENSIVE TREATMENT TO 655 CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS, SAVING AND DISCHARGING 631 OF THEM. THESE INPATIENTS INCLUDED 205 SEVERELY MALNOURISHED CHILDREN, WHO REQUIRED 3-4 WEEKS OF INTENSIVE CARE. THEY WOULD HAVE DIED WITHOUT IT. IN ERITREA, LALMBA PROVIDED A GRANT TO ASSIST THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN PURCHASING MEDICINES AND SUPPLIES TO RUN THE HALHAL HEALTH CENTER (CATCHMENT POPULATION OF 12,676) AND THE BOGGU HEALTH STATION (CATCHMENT POPULATION OF 3783). IN 2014, 11,454 PEOPLE WERE GIVEN OUTPATIENT CARE AT THESE TWO FACILITIES. THE MOST COMMON ILLNESSES TREATED WERE PNEUMONIA, DIARRHEA, SKIN INFECTIONS, EAR INFECTIONS, AND EYE INFECTIONS. PUBLIC HEALTH CARE IN KENYA AND ETHIOPIA, OUR PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS AIM TO PREVENT DISEASE BEFORE IT STARTS. THIS IS WHERE THE LONG-TERM BATTLE FOR HEALTH IS WON. A DIAGNOSIS OF MALARIA CAN MEAN WEEKS IN BED FOR A CHILD OR PARENT, FOR EXAMPLE. A PERSON WHO STAYS HEALTHY WON'T NEED THOSE WEEKS AWAY FROM WORK OR SCHOOL, IMPROVING THEIR FINANCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL POTENTIAL. INTENSIVE HEALTH EDUCATION TAILORED TO THE CULTURAL NEEDS, THE MOST PREVALENT HEALTH ISSUES, AND THE LEARNING ABILITIES OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE IS A GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM. EARLY INTERVENTION IN THE FORM OF PRENATAL CARE, WELL-BABY CHECKS, AND IMMUNIZATIONS MAKES UP THE OTHER PART OF OUR PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM. - IN KENYA, NEARLY 5000 PEOPLE WERE TOUCHED BY OUR PH TEAM IN 2014. MOBILE CLINICS TRAVELED TO REMOTE COMMUNITIES 2-3 TIMES EACH WEEK TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, IMMUNIZATIONS, AND MOTHER/CHILD HEALTH INTERVENTION. EDUCATION TOPICS INCLUDED HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, TRANSMISSION AND TREATMENT, HYGIENE, MALARIA PREVENTION, CLEAN WATER, AND NUTRITION. - IN ETHIOPIA, OUR PUBLIC HEALTH TEAM PROVIDED EDUCATION TO ABOUT 16,000 PEOPLE. THIS TEAM HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN FINDING CREATIVE WAYS TO TEACH A LARGELY UNEDUCATED POPULATION. THEY BUILT A PORTABLE STAGE AND CREATED A SERIES OF DRAMAS UTILIZING PROPS AND COSTUMES TO TEACH RELEVANT HEALTH TOPICS, SUCH AS MOTHER/CHILD HEALTH, EPI, NUTRITION, COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, ENVIRONMENTAL AND WATER SANITATION, TB, HIV/AIDS, AND PUBLIC SAFETY. THE ETHIOPIA TEAM IS ALSO AN INVALUABLE PARTNER TO GOVERNMENT HEALTH WORKERS, PROVIDING STRATEGIC SUPPORT TO TREAT PEOPLE WHO ARE FURTHEST FROM ESTABLISHED HEALTH SITES. WE ALSO: - MAKE AND SELL LOW-COST LATRINE SLABS, - PROVIDE MOSQUITO NETS TO PREVENT MALARIA, - HELP COMMUNITY MEMBERS SELL A BLEACH PRODUCT THAT MAKES DRINKING WATER SAFE, AND - PROVIDE COOKING CLASSES TO TRAIN PEOPLE TO USE THE LOCAL FOODS TO PREPARE WELL-BALANCED, NUTRITIOUS MEALS. CHILDREN AT RISK IN 2014, LALMBA PROVIDED FOR THE BASIC NEEDS OF 1186 AT-RISK CHILDREN. THIS NUMBER INCLUDES 20 AT-RISK CHILDREN FOR WHOM LALMBA PROVIDES A GRANT TO THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN ERITREA TO PROVIDE CLOTHING, FOOD, SCHOOL MATERIALS, SCHOOL FEES AND UNIFORMS. ALTHOUGH LALMBA CANNOT HAVE AN ON-THE-GROUND PRESENCE IN ERITREA AT THIS TIME DUE TO GOVERNMENTAL RESTRICTIONS, WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN THE PLACE OF LALMBA'S FOUNDING 52 YEARS AGO. WITHOUT LALMBA'S INTERVENTION, THEIR FUTURES WOULD INVOLVE NO FORMAL EDUCATION, NO HEALTH CARE, AND LITTLE CHANCE FOR PROSPERITY. IN 2014, WE ALSO INTRODUCED A NEW MICROLOAN PROGRAM WHICH LENDS BUSINESS STARTUP MONEY TO GUARDIANS OF OUR RCAR ORPHANS, WOMEN WHO KNOW HOW TO REACH INDEPENDENCE, BUT LACK THE MEANS TO GET STARTED. LALMBA CHILDREN'S HOMES LALMBA CHILDREN'S HOMES PROVIDE FOR 56 CHILDREN WHO HAVE NO ONE TO CARE FOR THEM. WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE THEM ALL THE ADVANTAGES THAT THEY WOULD HAVE IF THEY HAD 2 HEALTHY AND WORKING PARENTS. THEY DO NOT LIVE IN LUXURY OR AT A HIGHER STANDARD THAN THEIR PEERS. THEY WEAR LOCAL CLOTHES, LIVE IN MODEST HOUSES, AND HAVE CHORES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. WE WANT THEM TO BE PREPARED FOR ADULTHOOD, WHICH COMES FAST IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD. WE ALSO WANT THEM TO REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL, AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO EXCEL SCHOLASTICALLY. RCAR (REACHING CHILDREN AT RISK) RCAR IS WHERE WE SEE THE MOST POTENTIAL IN PROVIDING FOR THE GREATEST NUMBER OF CHILDREN. IN 2014, LALMBA ENSURED THAT 1130 DESTITUTE CHILDREN WERE NOURISHED, CLOTHED, EDUCATED, AND HAD ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE. SOME OF THE CHILDREN ARE ORPHANS; ALL OF THEM ARE COMPLETELY DESTITUTE. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN RCAR CHILD AND A CHILDREN'S HOME CHILD IS THAT RCAR CHILDREN HAVE SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP CARE FOR THEM, A GUARDIAN. OFTEN THAT PERSON IS A SINGLE MOTHER, AN AGING AND AILING GRANDMOTHER, A DISTANT RELATIVE OR A NEIGHBOR. ALL ARE FINANCIALLY STRAPPED AND STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE. WE ASSIST THEM BY PROVIDING FOR THE BASIC NEEDS OF THE CHILD AND ENSURING THAT THEY ARE IN SCHOOL. WE ENDEAVOR TO BE A RESOURCE FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY, GUIDING THEM TOWARDS A PATH OF SELF-RELIANCE. ELDER CARE IN THIS PART OF AFRICA THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS SOCIAL SECURITY OR RETIREMENT, NO ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITIES FOR THE ELDERLY. FOR GENERATIONS, THE FAMILY STRUCTURE HAS PROVIDED THE SAFETY NET FOR THE ELDERLY WHEN THEY BECOME TOO OLD TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES. BUT THAT SAFETY NET HAS BEEN ERODED BY HIV/AIDS. NOT ONLY DO SCORES OF ORPHANED CHILDREN HAVE NO ONE TO CARE FOR THEM, BUT MANY ELDERLY WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS WHO LOST THEIR CHILDREN TO AIDS ARE LEFT ALONE WITH ORPHANED GRANDCHILDREN. FOR MANY ELDERS, THIS BURDEN IS TOO MUCH AND THEY SUFFER FROM HUNGER AND NEGLECT. FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS, LALMBA HAS BEEN PROVIDING SOME MODEST ASSISTANCE TO THE ELDERLY WHO LACK FAMILY WITH RESOURCES TO ASSIST THEM: A BAR OF SOAP, A MATTRESS AND BLANKET, SOME FOOD SUPPLIES. LAST YEAR WE SUPPORTED 60 IMPOVERISHED ELDERLY IN KENYA. FOR SOME, WE PROVIDE A SIMPLE CHAIR SO THAT THEY CAN SIT UPRIGHT AND GET OFF THE GROUND. OUR NURSES ALSO VISIT EACH ELDER MONTHLY TO ENSURE THEY ARE GETTING THE PROPER CARE AND NUTRITION TO BE AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE IN THEIR FINAL YEARS. MICRO FINANCE OUR LOAN PROGRAMS PROVIDED SMALL BUSINESS LOANS TO 52 PEOPLE, 43 WOMEN AND 9 MEN, IN 2014. THESE LOANS ENABLE MOTHERS AND FATHERS TO EARN A LIVING TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES. MANY LOAN RECIPIENTS HAVE BECOME SUCCESSFUL ENOUGH TO GROW THEIR BUSINESSES AND PROVIDE JOBS AND INCOME FOR OTHERS. THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A WAY OUT OF POVERTY AND EFFECT ECONOMIC CHANGE IN THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. OUR PROGRAM HAS A 100% REPAYMENT RATE! IT WORKS SO WELL BECAUSE OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT, AND NO NEW LOANS ARE GIVEN UNTIL FORMER LOANS ARE REPAID. WE PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS PEOPLE, WHO HELP TRAIN ALL NEW LOAN RECIPIENTS IN SMART BUSINESS PRACTICES, GUIDING THEM TO SUCCESS BY HELPING THEM PLAN FOR GROWTH AND MEET THEIR REPAYMENT SCHEDULES. SOME OF THE BUSINESS PROFESSIONS LALMBA HAS SUPPORTED IN THESE REMOTE COMMUNITIES INCLUDE FARMER, FISHERMAN, PRODUCE VENDOR, TAILOR, WELDER, CARPENTER, BUTCHER, RESTAURANT OWNER, SCHOOLTEACHER, HAIR STYLIST, SPICE DISTRIBUTOR, AND MORE. IN 2015, WE WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND MICROLOANS, BUSINESS TRAINING AND MENTORING TO RCAR GUARDIANS, TO ENCOURAGE THEIR INDEPENDENCE FROM ONGOING SUPPORT. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | T HE PEOPLE THAT MAKE LALMBA A SUCCESS IN THE U.S. - WE HAVE ONE, VERY DEDICATED PART-TIME VOLUNTEER WHO WORKS TO KEEP OUR SUPPORTERS THANKED FOR THEIR GENEROUS FINANCIAL SUPPORT. - WE HAVE TWO MEDICAL DOCTORS (LALMBA MEDICAL DIRECTORS), WHO PASSIONATELY EMBRACE OUR MISSION AND ARE DEDICATED TO SERVICE. THEY ADVISE ON HOW TO MEET ALL OF OUR HEALTH CARE GOALS AND VISIT PROJECTS ANNUALLY TO ENSURE WE PROVIDE THE HIGHEST CARE POSSIBLE WITH OUR LIMITED RESOURCES. - BECAUSE OF THESE VOLUNTEERS AND THEIR DEDICATION, HILLARY AND JEFF (LALMBA'S ONLY PAID EMPLOYEES) CAN PUT MORE ENERGY DIRECTING LALMBA'S VISION AND MISSION, STRATEGIC PLANNING AND CAPACITY BUILDING, RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS, AND KEEPING THE ORGANIZATION FINANCIALLY HEALTHY THROUGH ROBUST FUNDRAISING EFFORTS THAT PLAINLY TELL THE STORIES OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. IN AFRICA - LALMBA'S PROGRAMS ARE RUN BY NEARLY 100 AFRICAN STAFF AND 3-6 EXPATRIATE VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE SPECIALISTS IN MEDICINE, PUBLIC HEALTH, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. IN 2014, 10 EXPATS FROM 4 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES (HOLLAND, UNITED STATES, CHILE, AND KENYA) SERVED AS EXPERT VOLUNTEERS, MENTORING OUR AFRICAN STAFF AND ENSURING THAT OUR PROGRAM GOALS ARE MET. OUR PAID AFRICAN STAFF SERVE IN MANY PROFESSIONAL AND SUPPORT ROLES, FROM OUR PROJECT DIRECTOR IN KENYA, MARICO OSIYO, TO OUR PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGER IN ETHIOPIA, SOCIAL KASSA, TO ZIRHUN ADEME, THE CHIEF OF GUARDS IN ETHIOPIA. WE HAVE CLEANERS, DRIVERS, GUARDS, NURSES, GROUNDSKEEPERS, HEALTH OFFICERS, HOUSEMOTHERS WHO CARE FOR THE ORPHANS, AND ADMINISTRATORS. ALL OF THESE PEOPLE ARE VITAL TO OUR OPERATIONS. WE ALSO HAVE MANY AFRICAN VOLUNTEERS WHO SPEND SEVERAL HOURS EACH MONTH ON OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES, TEACHING IN THEIR VILLAGES, MONITORING AND MENTORING MICROLOAN RECIPIENTS, OR VISITING HIV PATIENTS OR THE ELDERLY IN THEIR HOMES BETWEEN CLINIC APPOINTMENTS. LOOKING FORWARD WE LOOK DOWN THE ROAD OFTEN, WONDERING ABOUT THAT END-OF-THE-ROAD COMMUNITY THAT STILL LACKS ITS BASIC NEEDS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY WHEN RESOURCES ARE ABUNDANT ENOUGH TO ALLOW US TO EXPAND TO HELP MORE COMMUNITIES IN DESPERATE POVERTY. LALMBA BELIEVES IN LONG-TERM INVESTMENT. WE DON'T BELIEVE THERE ARE QUICK FIXES TO GENERATIONAL POVERTY. DEVELOPMENT IS MADE SUSTAINABLE WITH TIME, COMMITMENT, AND A FOCUSED EFFORT ON THE ROOT CAUSES: LACK OF ACCESS TO EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, NUTRITION, AND JOBS. THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE IN ETHIOPIA AND KENYA REMAIN DRAMATICALLY IMPOVERISHED, BUT WE DO NOT BELIEVE THEY WILL NEED OUR HELP FOREVER. CHANGE AND EMPOWERMENT ARE ON THE RISE AND THESE COMMUNITIES WILL ONE DAY BE FREE OF FOREIGN AID. TO ENSURE INDEPENDENCE IS TRULY OUR GOAL, WE CONSTANTLY EVALUATE OUR PROGRAMS FOR ANY SIGN THAT WE ARE FOSTERING DEPENDENCE INSTEAD OF EMPOWERMENT. IF WE SEE SIGNS THAT OUR EFFORTS ARE IMPEDING LOCAL ENTERPRISE OR INGENUITY, WE KNOW IT'S TIME TO SHIFT OUR EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE LOCAL PEOPLE TO TAKE CHARGE AND PROVIDE FOR THEIR COMMUNITY. WE STRONGLY SUPPORT EMERGING ENTERPRISES LIKE THE PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT RUN HEALTH FACILITIES IN CHIRI. WE WILL ENSURE THAT OUR EFFORTS COMPLEMENT AND DO NOT IMPEDE THEIR SUCCESS. AS WE LOOK FORWARD, WE PLAN TO CONTINUE OUR LIFE-SAVING AND LIFE-CHANGING SERVICES THAT BRING SO MUCH HOPE TO THOSE WE SERVE. WE PLAN TO STRATEGICALLY DOWNSIZE ANY DUPLICATED SERVICES IN ORDER TO FOCUS OUR EFFORTS ON THE MOST CRITICAL NEEDS OF THE AREA, AND TO EMPOWER LOCAL ENTERPRISE. BECAUSE OF OUR LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO THESE COMMUNITIES, WE WILL NOT LEAVE UNTIL WE SEE THAT ALL 4 AREAS OF NEED ARE BEING ADDRESSED BY THE COMMUNITY ITSELF. SIMULTANEOUSLY, WE PRAY FOR GUIDANCE TO EXPLORE MORE REMOTE COMMUNITIES WHERE THERE IS NO MODERN HEALTH CARE, WHERE AT-RISK CHILDREN HOPE FOR AN EDUCATION, AND WHERE BUSINESSES ARE FEW, BUT ASPIRATION IS HIGH. WE WILL ALWAYS KEEP CHILDREN AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR EFFORTS. WE KNOW THAT TODAY'S CHILDREN PROVIDE THE GREATEST CHANCE OF ENDING POVERTY TOMORROW. BUT WE ARE JUST ONE SMALL ORGANIZATION. LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, WE SEE COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION AS A PROMISING WAY TO ADVANCE OUR MISSION MORE EFFECTIVELY AND MORE BROADLY, BRINGING US CLOSER TO ACHIEVING OUR VISION, AND ENDING EXTREME POVERTY IN THESE COMMUNITIES ONCE AND FOR ALL. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | HUGH DOWNEY & MARTHA DOWNEY - FAMILY RELATIONSHIP STEPHANIE AND ROBERT ANDZIK ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE. HILLARY AND JEFF JAMES ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B | THE BOARD ACTS ON ALL BUSINESS. THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE RETURN BEFORE IT IS FILED. EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALSO RECEIVES A COPY OF THE RETURN FOR REVIEW. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT PREPARED. FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE FOUND ON THE COMPLETED 990, WHICH IS AVAILABLE THROUGH GUIDESTAR. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE COLORADO BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU WEBSITE. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | ROUNDING 3. |
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