Form990-EZ
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Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Short Form
Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax
Under section 501(c), 527, or 4947(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (except private foundations)
bullet Do not enter social security numbers on this form as it may be made public.
bullet Information about Form 990-EZ and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
OMB No. 1545-1150
2015
Open to Public
Inspection
A
For the 2015 calendar year, or tax year beginning 01-01-2015, and ending 12-31-2015
B
Check if applicable:
C Name of organization
FORUM FOR LEADERSHIP AND
RECONCILIATION
Number and street (or P. O. box, if mail is not delivered to street address)PO BOX 423
  Room/suite
City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code BOTHELL, WA98041
D Employer identification number

35-2439016
E Telephone number

(425) 765-8925
F Group Exemption
Numberbullet  
G Accounting Method: Other (specify) bullet   H Check bulletI Website:bulletN/AJ Tax-exempt status(check only one) - Click to see attachment(   ) bullet(insert no.) or
K Form of organization:  
L Add lines 5b, 6c, and 7b to line 9 to determine gross receipts. If gross receipts are $200,000 or more, or if total assets (Part II, column (B) below) are $500,000 or more, file Form 990 instead of Form 990-EZ ...........................bullet $ 100,316
Part I
Revenue, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances (see the instructions for Part I) Check if the organization used Schedule O to respond to any question in this Part I.....................
VerticalRevenue 1 Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received .................... 1 100,316
2 Program service revenue including government fees and contracts ............... 2  
3 Membership dues and assessments ........................... 3  
4 Investment income ........................... 4  
5a Gross amount from sale of assets other than inventory ..... 5a  
b Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses ....... 5b  
c Gain or (loss) from sale of assets other than inventory (Subtract line 5b from line 5a) ...... 5c  
6 Gaming and fundraising events
a Gross income from gaming (attach Schedule G if greater than $15,000) 6a  
b Gross income from fundraising events (not including $   of contributions from fundraising events reported on line 1) (attach Schedule G if the sum of such gross income and contributions exceeds $15,000) ..6b  
c Less: direct expenses from gaming and fundraising events ... 6c  
d Net income or (loss) from gaming and fundraising events (add lines 6a and 6b and subtract line 6c) 6d  
7a Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances ...... 7a  
b Less: cost of goods sold ............. 7b  
c Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory (Subtract line 7b from line 7a) ......... 7c  
8 Other revenue (describe in Schedule O) .......... 8  
9 Total revenue. Add lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5c, 6d, 7c, and 8 .............. Bullet 9 100,316
VerticalExpenses 10 Grants and similar amounts paid (list in Schedule O) ............ 10  
11 Benefits paid to or for members ................ 11  
12 Salaries, other compensation, and employee benefits ................ 12  
13 Professional fees and other payments to independent contractors ............ 13 1,058
14 Occupancy, rent, utilities, and maintenance ................... 14  
15 Printing, publications, postage, and shipping .............. 15  
16 Other expenses (describe in Schedule O) .............. 16 103,746
17 Total expenses. Add lines 10 through 16 .............. Bullet 17 104,804
VerticalNetAssets 18 Excess or (deficit) for the year (Subtract line 17 from line 9) ............ 18 -4,488
19 Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year (from line 27, column (A)) (must agree with
end-of-year figure reported on prior year’s return) ............ 19 16,162
20 Other changes in net assets or fund balances (explain in Schedule O) .......... 20  
21 Net assets or fund balances at end of year. Combine lines 18 through 20 ....... 21 11,674
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the separate instructions.
Cat. No. 10642I Form 990-EZ (2015)
Form 990-EZ (2015)
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Part IIBalance Sheets (see the instructions for Part II)Check if the organization used Schedule O to respond to any question in this Part II.................

(A) Beginning of year(B) End of year
22Cash, savings, and investments................
16,162
22
11,674
23Land and buildings....................
 
23
 
24Other assets (describe in Schedule O) ..........
 
24
 
25Total assets......................
16,162
25
11,674
26
Total liabilities (describe in Schedule O) .............
 
26
 
27Net assets or fund balances (line 27 of column (B) must agree with line 21)
16,162
27
11,674
Part IIIStatement of Program Service Accomplishments (see the instructions for Part III) Check if the organization used Schedule O to respond to any question in this Part III . . Expenses
(Required for section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations; optional for others.)
What is the organization's primary exempt purpose? THE MISSION OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERS TRANSFORMED BY THE PERSON OF JESUS, COMMITTED TO RECONCILIATION, INTEGRITY AND PEACE-BUILDING TO CREATE CARING AND SERVICING COMMUNITIES.
Describe the organization’s program service accomplishments for each of its three largest program services, as measured by expenses. In a clear and concise manner, describe the services provided, the number of persons benefited, and other relevant information for each program title.
28 RENEWING OUR MINDS (ROM) CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF GATHERING HELD FROM AUGUST 1 -16. CAMP BEGAN WITH THE GROUP OF 80 PEOPLE, HOWEVER ABOUT 60 PARTICIPANTS AND FACILITATORS WHO CAME WITH A COMMITMENT TO THE FULL LENGTH OF ROM 2015. SEVERAL OUTSTANDING FEATURES MAKE THIS ROM STAND OUT IN A SPECIAL WAY. THE FIRST ONE WAS THE OUTSTANDING QUALITY OF THE GROUP. THIS WAS VERY MUCH ENGAGING GROUP. OUR SMALL GROUPS DEMONSTRATED THIS WELL. ALTHOUGH SMALL GROUPS ARE GIVEN 1.5 HOURS A DAY ON AVERAGE TO MEET, THEY ALL WOULD MEET FOR TWO HOURS, EVEN LONGER, EAGERLY DISCUSSING THE DAILY THEMES AND QUESTIONS. THE SECOND OUTSTANDING FEATURE WAS THE HIGH QUALITY AND ENGAGING NATURE OF PRESENTED MATERIALS FOR THE VERY FIRST DAY TO THE LAST. THIS SUMMER ALMOST 50% OF OUR SPEAKING CORPUS WERE LADIES. THE THIRD OUTSTANDING FEATURE WAS THE QUALITY OF PRAYERFUL SUPPORT WITNESSED EVERY DAY AT ROM 2015. A VIBRANT AND SIZABLE PRAYER GROUP MET EVERY DAY AT 7 AM, BEFORE ALL THE OTHER DAILY ACTIVITIES WOULD START, TO PRAY FOR THE PARTICIPANTS AND ALL DAILY ACTIVITIES TO FOLLOW. LISTED ARE SEVERAL HIGHLIGHTS THAT IN SOME SPECIAL WAYS DEFINED THIS ROM GATHERING. EMPATHY NIGHTS WAS A POWERFUL EVENING OF SHARING WHEN SEVERAL PARTICIPANTS SHARED THEIR PERSONAL STORIES OF FORGIVENESS, RECONCILIATION AND COMMITMENT TO WORK ON HEALING RELATIONSHIP THAT STILL NEED HEALING. CONCERT "FESTIVAL OF FRIENDS" HAS BY NOW BECOME WELL RECEIVED TRADITIONAL GIFT THE FUZINE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE HEARD COMMENTS FROM SEVERAL LOCAL SOURCES THAT THIS CONCERT "WAS THE BEST THING THAT HAPPENED IN FUZINE.- AND THE FEET WASHING ACTIVITY AT THE END OF ROM 2015 WAS A VERY POWERFUL WAY OF CONCLUDING THE 2015 ROM GATHERING. ALMOST ALL ATTENDING THE ROM GATHERING WASHED EACH OTHER'S FEET AS A SONG OF BEING SENT HOME AS LEADERS COMMITTED TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES IN HUMILITY AND SPRIT OF JESUS.
(Grants $   ) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here ...MediumBullet		 28a 20,371
29 2.THE 2015 TWO WEEK ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY AND INTEGRITY (EDI) CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN FUZINE, CROATIA FROM JULY 12 THROUGH THE JULY 26. THE CONFERENCE GATHERED 30 PEOPLE IN THE AREAS OF BUSINESS, POLITICS AND ECONOMICS. 10 WERE PART OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM WHICH WAS COMPOSED OF SPEAKERS AND FORMER EDI PARTICIPANTS, WHILE 20 WERE NEW PARTICIPANTS, EXPERIENCING EDI FOR THE FIRST TIME. ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY AND INTEGRITY (EDI) IS AN INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS IN THE AREAS OF ECONOMICS, BUSINESS AND POLITICS WHICH IS BASED ON THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF JESUS. WE BELIEVE THAT THE BEST WAY TO FIGHT AGAINST UNHEALTHY RIVALRY AMONG AND WITHIN NATIONS AND AGAINST CORRUPTION, IS TO ESTABLISH AN ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL COMMUNITY BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF JESUS. THE CURRENT REALITY OF OUR COUNTRIES CANNOT BE GLOSSED OVER; ALL ARE EXPERIENCING SOME TYPES OF CRISIS. FOR THE MAJORITY OF PARTICIPANTS AND TEAM COMING FROM SOUTHEAST EUROPE A RECESSION WITHOUT AN END HAS GRIPPED THEIR COUNTRIES. THE HAPPIEST THOUGHTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IS TO FLEE TO A WESTERN COUNTRY (THIS WAS THE ACTUAL DESIRES OF SEVERAL PARTICIPANTS WHEN THEY FIRST ARRIVED AT EDI). THIS IS AND OF ITSELF IS NOT NECESSARILY BAD FOR THEM, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE COUNTRIES THEY LEAVE BEHIND? WILL THEY CONTINUE TO BE DRIED UP, SUN-SCORCHED LANDS? EVEN PROSPEROUS WESTERN COUNTRIES LIKE THE US AND NORWAY, TWO OTHER COUNTRIES REPRESENTED THIS YEAR AT EDI, HAVE THEIR OWN CULTURAL, FINANCIAL AND SPIRITUAL CRISES. AT EDI WE DID NOT GLOSS OVER THESE REALITIES BUT NEITHER DID WE LET THEM DETERMINE OUR PRESENT AND OUR FUTURE. AT EDI WE WERE ENCOURAGED AND TAUGHT BY MANY PROFESSIONALS IN BUSINESS, ECONOMICS AND POLITICS. ROBERT MARICAK, FORMER CEO OF GENERAL GRAFIK IN CROATIA, ENCOURAGED US TO AVOID CORRUPTION, TO PAY OUR TAXES, BE PEOPLE OF INTEGRITY, TO BE ENTREPRENEURS AND TAKE RISKS. EIMERT VAN MIDDLECOOP, FORMER MINISTER OF DEFENSE IN THE NETHERLANDS, TAUGHT US ABOUT THE VALUES AND TRADITIONS OF JESUS THAT CAN BE BROUGHT INTO POLITICS. SAMUILO PETROVSKI, NATIONAL DIRECTOR AT IFES AT SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO, SPOKE ON LEADERSHIP AND DIPLOMACY. AND GERTI BOGDANI, AN ALBANIAN POLITICIAN, REITERATED THAT WE CAN HAVE THE MIRACLES OF PEACE IN THE MIDST OF STORMS, WITH GOD FIGHTING ON OUR BEHALF. OTHERS THAT FILLED OUR JARS WERE JACK FALLOW, FORMER CEO OF UK GASFORCE, SPEAKING ABOUT MAINTAINING THE FLOW IN OUR WORK LIFE AND THROUGH LITERATURE FROM AUTHORS SUCH AS PLATO AND TOLSTOY TAUGHT US WHAT IT MEANS TO BE PEOPLE OF INTEGRITY. EXPERTS DISCUSSED RELEVANT ISSUES FACING OUR COUNTRIES. MIHAELA KOVACS, DIRECTOR OF FUNDATIA BARACA SIGHISOARA, IN ROMANIA, MARGARETA MIHALIC, PROJECT MANAGER AT AUTONOMOUS CENTRE (ACT) IN CROATIA, AND ANDREY IVANOV, HEAD OF SECTOR, ROMA AND MIGRANTS INTEGRATION AT EUROPEAN UNION AGENCY FOR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, TAUGHT US ABOUT THE ROMA SITUATION IN EUROPE USING PRACTICAL EXAMPLES OF RECONCILIATION AND LOVE. WE ALSO ADDRESSED THE DISCRIMINATION AND EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN, MEDIA MANIPULATION (THROUGH TIHOMIR KUKOJLA, FORMER RADIO BROADCASTER), AND THE CORRUPTION THAT IS PRESENT IN OUR COUNTRIES. BUT THROUGH IT ALL WE WERE GIVEN HOPE. IN SMALL GROUPS, RECREATIONAL TRIPS TO THE BEACH AND CONVERSATIONS DURING BREAKS, PARTICIPANTS, AND TEAM MEMBERS DIALOGUED ABOUT OUR LIVES AND CARED FOR EACH OTHER WITH SINCERITY AND DEPTH. PEOPLE WERE OPEN ABOUT THEIR DIFFICULTIES AS WELL AS THEIR JOYS, DREAMS AND VISIONS FOR THEIR OWN LIVES, THEIR COMMUNITIES, THEIR COUNTRIES AND THE WORLD. IT WAS A TIME OF REFRESHING AND INSPIRATION FOR ALL OF US.
(Grants $   ) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here ...MediumBullet		 29a 55,227
30 SHORT DESCRIPTION OF EDI ALBANIA THE ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY AND INTEGRITY FORUM WAS HELD IN TIRANA ALBANIA, MARCH 27-29, 2015. IT IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERS FROM ALBANIA, IN THE AREAS OF ECONOMICS. BUSINESS, NGO AND GOVERNMENT, WHICH ARE BASED ON THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF JESUS. ABOVE EVERYTHING WE BELIEVE THAT THE BEST WAY FOR A COUNTRY TO BE LIFTED UP FROM MISERY AND DESPAIR IMPLIES THAT ITS' LEADERS MAKE A DECISION IN THEIR HEARTS TO SERVE GOD AND HIS PEOPLE. SECONDLY, WE ARE AWARE OF THE LACK OF GOOD LEADERSHIP IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BELIEVE THAT IT IS ALWAYS THE TIME FOR A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS TO TAKE A STAND TO ESTABLISH A SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL COMMUNITY BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF JESUS. EDI ALBANIA HAD ABOUT 60 PARTICIPANTS. THE MAIN OBJECTIVES FOR EDI ALBANIA WERE: 1.TO PROMOTE TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF JESUS IN PROFESSIONAL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ARENA. 2.TO BRING TODAY AND TOMORROW LEADERS OF TIRANA FROM THE LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES, BUSINESSES, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL CHURCHES TOGETHER TO INTRODUCE THE PRINCIPLES OF JESUS IN LEADERSHIP AND WORK AS A MODEL ON HOW TO BEST SERVE THE PEOPLE AS A WAY THAT WILL IMPACT AND TRANSFORM THE COMMUNITY. 3.TO ENGAGE PROFESSIONALS FROM THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS FIELDS, PRIMARILY FROM TIRANA AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN A SERIES OF CONVERSATIONS ON THE TOPICS TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE COLLABORATIONS, RELATIONS, AND DEVELOPMENT. 4.TO EXPAND THE PRAYER BREAKFAST EVENT WITH BELIEVERS FROM DIFFERENT CHURCHES IN THE AREA. 5.TO EQUIP THE GROUP OF PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS TO IMPLEMENT PROJECTS THAT WILL IMPACT THE COMMUNITY. 6.TO SUPPORT THE PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS BY CONNECTING CURRENT PARTICIPANTS WITH LEADERS IN EDI AND ROM. 7.TO EQUIP LOCAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND PROMOTE THE VALUES AND PRINCIPLES OF JESUS IN BUSINESS. THE ORGANIZATIONAL TEAM: EDI LEADERS: JUSTIN KAGIN (REMOTE), ERJONA KULLA (ON-SITE). THE TEAM: CONSISTED OF 10-15 YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND ENTREPRENEURS WORKING IN THE AREAS OF SOCIAL WORK, BUSINESS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SOCIOLOGY, EDUCATION, ARTS AND RELIGION (ALDO, SAIMIR, JORIDA, XHELO, POLI, FROM THE PRAYER BREAKFAST; ANA FROM ISTL; ILIR FROM CAMPUS CRUSADE; ELTON & LINDA GJIKA, LORENC GJONI, ZEFJAN NIKOLLA FROM EDI AND ROM, TONI FROM FOOD BANK, EGLI FROM NEJ CHURCH). THE TEAM SERVED BOTH AS OVERALL LEADING BODY FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT PROVIDING LEADERSHIP, SUPPORT, GUIDANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE SPEAKERS AND THE PARTICIPANTS AND AS INDIVIDUAL TEAMS (OF 2) FOR SMALL GROUP LEADERSHIP AND DISCUSSION FACILITATORS THROUGHOUT THE EVENT. THE SPEAKERS: JUSTIN KAGIN, ROBERT MARICAK, JACK FALLOW, LARS RISE. THE SPEAKERS PARTICIPATED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE EVENT PROVIDING SPEECHES, SMALL GROUP FACILITATION AND LEADERSHIP TOGETHER WITH THE STAFF. ?
(Grants $   ) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here ...MediumBullet		 30a 26,636
REFUGEE RESPONSE TEAM IN SERBIA IN MID-SEPTEMBER, A GROUP OF DEDICATED ROMATES, SUMMONED AT THAT TIME BY MIHAELA KOVACS, GATHERED IN SERBIA FOR SEVERAL DAYS OF INTENSIVE SERVICE TO REFUGEES MOVING THROUGH SERBIA AND INTO CROATIA. WE CAME FROM ROMANIA, SERBIA, CROATIA, ISRAEL AND USA. IT WAS CHALLENGING BUT VERY TRANSFORMATIVE TIME FOR ALL OF US IN THE TEAM. WE ENJOYED OUR DIRECT ENCOUNTERS WITH THE REFUGEES AT THE SERBIAN-HUNGARIAN BORDER, AND IN THE CORNFIELDS AT THE SERBIAN-CROATIAN BORDER. WE PROUDLY PURSUED THE PROJECT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EUS IN SERBIA, WHOSE MEMBERS CONTINUE TO PURSUE MORE REFUGEE ACTIONS, WHILE SOME HAVE JOINED OTHER HUMANITARIAN AGENCIES AS THEIR VOLUNTEERS. THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE AND THIS ACTIVITY IS CALLED THE REFUGEE RESPONSE TEAM IN SERBIA. THEY WORKED IN SERBIA FROM SEPTEMBER 9TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER 18TH. THERE WERE TWENTY PEOPLE ASSISTING REFUGEES MAINLY FROM SYRIA, IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. AND AN ADDITIONAL TWENTY PEOPLE WERE SUPPORTING THE TEAM FROM HOME LOCATIONS. THANK YOU ROMANIANS (MIHAELA, BIANCA, LIVIU AND ADRIAN); TO BARAA DEEB FROM ISRAEL/PALESTINE (WHAT A BLESSING YOU WERE TO THE REFUGEES); TO EUS IN BELGRADE (SAMUIL, BOJAN, JECA, ILIJA, MILOS, NIKOLA, STEFAN - HAVE I FORGOTTEN ANYONE?) FOR AMAZING HOSPITALITY AND UNDIVIDED COMMITMENT TO THE PROJECT; TO MARKO AND MATEJA STUPAR AND YOUR TEAM FROM NOVI SAD (DOROTEA, JELENA AND JELENA, ISIDORA AND MARIO). FIRST WE PLANNED ONLY ONE-DAY ACTION, AND WE ENDED UP WITH THE THREE FULL DAYS OF ACTION. FILLED WITH PASSION AND FOCUSED ON ACTION (WITH SKIPPED LUNCHES). I BELIEVE THAT YOU ALL AGREE THAT THE MOST INTENSE MOMENTS AT ROM COULD NOT COMPARE WITH THE INTENSITY OF EMOTIONS THAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED IN THOSE THREE DAYS AT THE HUNGARIAN AND CROATIA BORDERS. THE WORDS OF JESUS: "WHATEVER YOU DID TO THE LEAST OF THESE YOU DID IT TO ME", BECAME FULLY MEANINGFUL TO US TO THE POINT OF MANY TEARS. WHO AMONG US WILL FORGET THOSE CHILDREN BARELY ABLE TO WALK, BABIES, MOTHERS, YOUNG MEN AND THEIR STORIES, AND THEIR GRATITUDE; AS WELL AS THOSE ADVENTUROUS MOMENTS WHEN WE TOOK MOTHERS AND CHILDREN, AND SICK PEOPLE WITH OUR CARS TO AS CLOSE AS THE CROATIAN POLICE WOULD LET US. AND ALL OF IT AT THE TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE 30 C (ABOVE 90 F). I DO NOT DOUBT THAT WE WERE BLESSED IN THE PROCESS FOR A LIFETIME. AND, OF COURSE, THANK YOU MIHAELA FOR YOUR BOLDNESS TO DATE US LAUNCH THE RCRR - ROM COMMUNITY REFUGEE RESPONSE ACTION. I AM PROUD OF OUR ROM COMMUNITY, PARTNERSHIP WITH EUS, AND YES, JUSTIN - WE MADE SURE THAT EDI WAS PRESENT WITH US TOO. SOME OF OUR ACTION TEAM MEMBERS HAD THE EDI T-SHIRTS ON THEM TOO. FOR ALL OF YOU WHO WERE INVOLVED IN OUR REFUGEE ACTION IN SERBIA, I WOULD HAVE ONE URGENT REQUEST: COULD YOU WITHIN THE NEXT TWO DAYS WRITE A SHORT ONE PAGE TEXT WITH THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THOSE THINGS THAT SPOKE TO YOU THE MOST DURING THE THREE DAYS OF OUR MISSIONS TOGETHER. WE SHOULD NOT LET THE INTENSITY OF WHAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED STAY ONLY WITH US. THANK YOU FOR SENDING ME YOUR STORIES BY THIS THURSDAY THE LATEST. REFUGEE RESPONSE TEAM IN CROATIA WE HAVE A TEAM OF 14 COMMITTED PEOPLE WHO WILL SERVE FOR THE DURATION OF THE WHOLE WEEK (SECOND WEEK IN DECEMBER, 6-13) IN THE RECENTLY OPENED BIG REFUGEE CAMP IN SLAVONSKI BROD. OUR GOAL IS NOT GO BEYOND 15 PEOPLE ON THE TEAM. THIS WILL BE SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT THAT OUR SERVICE IN SERBIA MID SEPTEMBER, SINCE WE WILL BE WORKING UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE ALREADY ESTABLISHED ORGANIZATION THAT RUNS THE CAMP, VOLUNTEERING IN SHIFTS (RECEIVING NEW REFUGEES, HELPING WITH FOOD AND CLOTHES DISTRIBUTION, PROVIDING ENTERTAINMENT FOR REFUGEES AND THEIR CHILDREN, ETC). ALSO, WE WILL BE MOST LIKELY BUILDING A COUPLE REFUGEE SHELTERS. DUE TO THE NATURE OF OUR SERVICE, I HAVE ASKED RATIMIR PILJA TO BE OUT MAIN COORDINATOR. HE SEEMS TO BE GOOD FOR THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, AND HE HAS ALL THE CONNECTIONS WE NEED TO BE ESTABLISHED IN OUR WORK LOGISTICALLY. ALSO, TAMARA GAL (WAS AT ROM LAST SUMMER) WILL CO-COORDINATE WITH PILJA. SHE IS ALSO EXPERIENCED IN THE WORK WITH REFUGEES. IT IS THROUGH HER ORGANIZATION "MY CITY OF ZAGREB" THAT WE ARE RECEIVING THE NEEDED ACCREDITATIONS TO VOLUNTEER IN THE CAMP. ACTUALLY MUCH HAS CHANGED, AT LEAST FOR CROATIA, AND IT IS A REQUIREMENT TO BE APPROVED AS A VOLUNTEER BEFORE ONE GETS TO WORK WITH THEM. SUPPORT, PRAYERFULLY AND FINANCIAL, WAS MORE THAN ENCOURAGING. IT IMMEDIATELY DEMONSTRATED THAT WE NEEDED TO MOVE FORWARD. TWO MONTHS LATER, AT THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER, ROM RESPONSE TEAM GATHERED IN CROATIA, THIS TIME EATER TO BUILD TWO SHELTERS FOR THE REFUGEES, NAMELY FOR MOTHERS IN THE BIGGEST CROATIAN REFUGEE CAMP IN SLAVONSKI BROD, CROATIA. IT WAS HARD, COLD, WET AND FOGGY ALL THE TIME, BUT THE SENSE THAT OUR TWO SHELTERS WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THE NURSING MOTHERS AMONG THE REFUGEES HELPED US IGNORE THE OBSTACLES.
(Grants $   ) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here ...MediumBullet		  
31 Other program services (describe in Schedule O) ................
(Grants $   ) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here...MediumBullet		 31a
32 Total program service expenses (add lines 28a through 31a).......... bullet 32 102,234
Part IV
List of Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees (list each one even if not compensated — see the instructions for Part IV)Check if the organization used Schedule O to respond to any question in this Part IV............
(a) Name and title (b) Average
hours per week
devoted to position		 (c)Reportable compensation
(Forms W-2/1099-MISC) (if not paid, enter -0-) 		(d) Health benefits, contributions to employee benefit plans,
and deferred compensation		 (e) Estimated amount
of other compensation
MARTHA S WEISS  
 
CHAIRMAN 		10.00 0    
TIHOMIR KUKOLJA  
 
EXECUTIVE DI 		25.00 0    
JUSTIN KAGIN PHD  
 
SECRETARY 		5.00 0    
CORNELIUS H QUIST  
 
TREASURER 		5.00 0    
THOMAS I GARREN  
 
DIRECTOR 		1.00 0    
VANJA TERRILL  
 
DIRECTOR 		1.00 0    
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Part V
Other Information
(Note the Schedule A and personal benefit contract statement requirements in the
instructions for Part V.) Check if the organization used Schedule O to respond to any question in this Part V.......
Yes
No
33
Did the organization engage in any significant activity not previously reported to the IRS? If "Yes," provide a detailed description of each activity in Schedule O ...................
33
 
No
34
Were any significant changes made to the organizing or governing documents? If "Yes," attach a conformed copy of the amended documents if they reflect a change to the organization’s name. Otherwise, explain the changeon Schedule O (see instructions) ..........................
34
 
No
35a
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year from business activities (such as those reported on lines 2, 6a, and 7a, among others)? ............
35a
 
No
b
If "Yes," to line 35a, has the organization filed a Form 990-T for the year? If "No," provide an explanation in Schedule O
35b
 
 
c
Was the organization a section 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), or 501(c)(6) organization subject to section 6033(e) notice, reporting, and proxy tax requirements during the year? If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part III
35c
 
No
36
Did the organization undergo a liquidation, dissolution, termination, or significant disposition of net assets during the year? If “Yes," complete applicable parts of Schedule N ................
36
 
No
37a
Enter amount of political expenditures, direct or indirect, as described in the instructions. bullet
37a
 
b
Did the organization file Form 1120-POL for this year?...................
37b
 
No
38a
Did the organization borrow from, or make any loans to, any officer, director, trustee, or key employee or were
any such loans made in a prior year and still outstanding at the end of the tax year covered by this return?..
38a
 
No
b
If “Yes," complete Schedule L, Part II and enter the total amount involved .
38b
 
39
Section 501(c)(7) organizations. Enter:
a
Initiation fees and capital contributions included on line 9.......
39a
 
b
Gross receipts, included on line 9, for public use of club facilities.....
39b
 
40a
Section 501(c)(3) organizations. Enter amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under:
section 4911 bullet   ; section 4912 bullet   ; section 4955 bullet  
b
Section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and 501(c)(29) organizations. Did the organization engage in any section 4958 excess benefit transaction during the year, or did it engage in an excess benefit transaction in a prior year that has not been reported on any of its prior Forms 990 or 990-EZ? If “Yes," complete Schedule L, Part I
40b
 
No
c
Section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and 501(c)(29) organizations. Enter amount of tax imposed on organization managers or disqualified persons during the year under sections 4912, 4955, and 4958bullet  
d
Section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and 501(c)(29) organizations. Enter amount of tax on line 40c reimbursed by the organizationbullet  
e
All organizations. At any time during the tax year, was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction? If "Yes," complete Form 8886-T ................
40e
 
No
41List the states with which a copy of this return is filed. bullet
42aThe organization's books are in care of bulletTHE ANTIOCH PARTNERS
 Telephone no. bullet (612) 869-0062
Located at bullet7132 PORTLAND AVE STE 136RICHFIELD,MN ZIP + 4bullet55423
b
At any time during the calendar year, did the organization have an interest in or a signature or other authority over a financial account in a foreign country (such as a bank account, securities account, or other financial account)?
Yes
No
42b
 
No
If “Yes," enter the name of the foreign country: bullet
See the instructions for exceptions and filing requirements for FinCEN Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR)
c
At any time during the calendar year, did the organization maintain an office outside the U.S.? . . .
42c
 
No
If “Yes," enter the name of the foreign country: bullet
43......bullet
and enter the amount of tax-exempt interest received or accrued during the tax year....bullet43
 
Yes
No
44a
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds during the year? If "Yes," Form 990 must be completed insteadof Form 990-EZ.............................
44a
 
No
b
Did the organization operate one or more hospital facilities during the year? If "Yes," Form 990 must be completedinstead of Form 990-EZ.............................
44b
 
No
c
Did the organization receive any payments for indoor tanning services during the year?.........
44c
 
No
d
If "Yes," to line 44c, has the organization filed a Form 720 to report these payments? If "No," provide an
explanation in Schedule O ............................
44d
 
 
45a
Did the organization have a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?.........
45a
 
No
45b
Did the organization receive any payment from or engage in any transaction with a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)? If "Yes," Form 990 and Schedule R may need to be completed instead of Form 990-EZ (see instructions)......................
45b
 
No
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Yes
No
46
Did the organization engage, directly or indirectly, in political campaign activities on behalf of or in opposition tocandidates for public office? If “Yes," complete Schedule C, Part I. ...........
46
 
No
Part VI
Section 501(c)(3) organizations only All section 501(c)(3) organizations must answer questions 47-49b and 52, and complete the tables for lines 50 and 51 Check if the organization used Schedule O to respond to any question in this Part VI ..................
Yes
No
47
Did the organization engage in lobbying activities or have a section 501(h) election in effect during the tax year? If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part II .......................
47
 
No
48
Is the organization a school as described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)? If "Yes," complete Schedule E ..
48
 
No
49a
Did the organization make any transfers to an exempt non-charitable related organization?......
49a
 
No
b
If "Yes," was the related organization a section 527 organization?................
49b
 
 
50
Complete this table for the organization's five highest compensated employees (other than officers, directors, trustees and key employees) who each received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization. If there is none, enter "None."
(a) Name and title of each employee (b) Average
hours per week
devoted to position		 (c) Reportable compensation
(Forms W-2/1099-MISC) 		(d) Health benefits, contributions to employee benefit plans, and deferred compensation (e) Estimated amount of other compensation
NONE
f
Total number of other employees paid over $100,000 ...bullet  

51
Complete this table for the organization's five highest compensated independent contractors who each received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization. If there is none, enter "None."
(a) Name and business address of each independent contractor (b) Type of service (c) Compensation
NONE
d
Total number of other independent contractors each receiving over $100,000..........bullet  
52
Did the organization complete Schedule A? NOTE. All Section 501(c)(3) organizations must attach a
completed Schedule A ........................................bullet
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Form 990-EZ (2015)

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SCHEDULE A
(Form 990 or 990EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Public Charity Status and Public Support
Complete if the organization is a section 501(c)(3) organization or a section 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust.
right arrow Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
right arrow Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2015
Open to Public
Inspection
Name of the organization
FORUM FOR LEADERSHIP AND
RECONCILIATION
Employer identification number

35-2439016
Part I
Reason for Public Charity Status (All organizations must complete this part.) See instructions.
The organization is not a private foundation because it is: (For lines 1 through 11, check only one box.)
1
2
3
4


5
6
7
8
9
10
11
a
b
c
d
e
f
Enter the number of supported organizations ..............  

g
Provide the following information about the supported organization(s).
(i)Name of supported organization (ii) EIN (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above (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)
Yes No
Total      

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for
Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Cat. No. 11285F
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015
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Part II
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 5, 7, or 8 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part III. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part III.)
Section A. Public Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) right arrow (a) 2011 (b) 2012 (c) 2013 (d) 2014 (e) 2015 (f) Total
1 Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) ....   50,600 64,040 102,436 100,316 317,392
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   50,600 64,040 102,436 100,316 317,392
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)..  
6 Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. 317,392
Section B. Total Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) right arrow (a) 2011 (b) 2012 (c) 2013 (d) 2014 (e) 2015 (f) Total
7 Amounts from line 4..   50,600 64,040 102,436 100,316 317,392
8 Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources...            
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. 317,392
12
12
 
13
First five years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization, check this box and stop here........................................right arrow
Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage
14
14
 
15
15
 
16a
b
17a
b
18
Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, 17a, or 17b, check this box and see
instructions ..................................................... right arrow
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015
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Part III
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Section 509(a)(2)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 9 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part II. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part II.)
Section A. Public Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) right arrow (a) 2011 (b) 2012 (c) 2013 (d) 2014 (e) 2015 (f) Total
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.)  
Section B. Total Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) right arrow (a) 2011 (b) 2012 (c) 2013 (d) 2014 (e) 2015 (f) Total
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.)..            
14
Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage
15
15
 
16
16
 
Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage
17
17
 
18
18
 
19a
b
20
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015
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Part IV
Supporting Organizations
(Complete only if you checked a box on line 11 of Part I. If you checked 11a of Part I, complete Sections A and B. If you checked 11b of Part I, complete Sections A and C. If you checked 11c of Part I, complete Sections A, D, and E. If you checked 11d of Part I, complete Sections A and D, and complete Part V.)
Section A. All Supporting Organizations
Yes
No
1
Are all of the organization’s supported organizations listed by name in the organization’s governing documents?
If "No," describe in Part VI how the supported organizations are designated. If designated by class or purpose,
describe the designation. If historic and continuing relationship, explain.
1
 
 
2
Did the organization have any supported organization that does not have an IRS determination of status under section 509(a)(1) or (2)? If "Yes," explain in Part VI how the organization determined that the supported organization was described in section 509(a)(1) or (2).
2
 
 
3a
Did the organization have a supported organization described in section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6)? If "Yes," answer (b) and (c) below.
3a
 
 
b
Did the organization confirm that each supported organization qualified under section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) and satisfied the public support tests under section 509(a)(2)? If "Yes," describe in Part VI when and how the organization made the determination.
3b
 
 
c
Did the organization ensure that all support to such organizations was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes? If "Yes," explain in Part VI what controls the organization put in place to ensure such use.
3c
 
 
4a
Was any supported organization not organized in the United States ("foreign supported organization")? If “Yes” and if you checked 11a or 11b in Part I, answer (b) and (c) below.
4a
 
 
b
Did the organization have ultimate control and discretion in deciding whether to make grants to the foreign supported organization? If “Yes,” describe in Part VI how the organization had such control and discretion despite being controlled or supervised by or in connection with its supported organizations.
4b
 
 
c
Did the organization support any foreign supported organization that does not have an IRS determination under sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) or (2)? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI what controls the organization used to ensure that all support to the foreign supported organization was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes.
4c
 
 
5a
Did the organization add, substitute, or remove any supported organizations during the tax year? If “Yes,” answer (b) and (c) below (if applicable). Also, provide detail in Part VI, including (i) the names and EIN numbers of the supported organizations added, substituted, or removed; (ii) the reasons for each such action; (iii) the authority under the organization's organizing document authorizing such action; and (iv) how the action was accomplished (such as by amendment to the organizing document).
5a
 
 
b
Type I or Type II only. Was any added or substituted supported organization part of a class already designated in the organization's organizing document?
5b
 
 
c
Substitutions only. Was the substitution the result of an event beyond the organization's control?
5c
 
 
6
Did the organization provide support (whether in the form of grants or the provision of services or facilities) to anyone other than (i) its supported organizations, (ii) individuals that are part of the charitable class benefited by one or more of its supported organizations, or (iii) other supporting organizations that also support or benefit one or more of the filing organization’s supported organizations? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.
6
 
 
7
Did the organization provide a grant, loan, compensation, or other similar payment to a substantial contributor (defined in section 4958(c)(3)(C)), a family member of a substantial contributor, or a 35% controlled entity with regard to a substantial contributor? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ) .
7
 
 
8
Did the organization make a loan to a disqualified person (as defined in section 4958) not described in line 7? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ).
8
 
 
9a
Was the organization controlled directly or indirectly at any time during the tax year by one or more disqualified persons as defined in section 4946 (other than foundation managers and organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or (2))? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.
9a
 
 
b
Did one or more disqualified persons (as defined in line 9a) hold a controlling interest in any entity in which the supporting organization had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.
9b
 
 
c
Did a disqualified person (as defined in line 9a) have an ownership interest in, or derive any personal benefit from, assets in which the supporting organization also had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.
9c
 
 
10a
Was the organization subject to the excess business holdings rules of section 4943 because of section 4943(f) (regarding certain Type II supporting organizations, and all Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations)? If “Yes,” answer line 10b below.
10a
 
 
b
Did the organization have any excess business holdings in the tax year? (Use Schedule C, Form 4720, to determine whether the organization had excess business holdings).
10b
 
 
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015
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Part IV
Supporting Organizations (continued)
Yes
No
11
Has the organization accepted a gift or contribution from any of the following persons?
a
A person who directly or indirectly controls, either alone or together with persons described in (b) and (c) below, the governing body of a supported organization?
11a
 
 
b
A family member of a person described in (a) above?
11b
 
 
c
A 35% controlled entity of a person described in (a) or (b) above? If “Yes” to a, b, or c, provide detail in Part VI.
11c
 
 
Section B. Type I Supporting Organizations
Yes
No
1
Did the directors, trustees, or membership of one or more supported organizations have the power to regularly appoint or elect at least a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees at all times during the tax year? If “No,” describe in Part VI how the supported organization(s) effectively operated, supervised, or controlled the organization’s activities. If the organization had more than one supported organization, describe how the powers to appoint and/or remove directors or trustees were allocated among the supported organizations and what conditions or restrictions, if any, applied to such powers during the tax year.
1
 
 
2
Did the organization operate for the benefit of any supported organization other than the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised, or controlled the supporting organization? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI how providing such benefit carried out the purposes of the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised or controlled the supporting organization.
2
 
 
Section C. Type II Supporting Organizations
Yes
No
1
Were a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees during the tax year also a majority of the directors or trustees of each of the organization’s supported organization(s)? If “No,” describe in Part VI how control or management of the supporting organization was vested in the same persons that controlled or managed the supported organization(s).
1
 
 
Section D. All Type III Supporting Organizations
Yes
No
1
Did the organization provide to each of its supported organizations, by the last day of the fifth month of the organization’s tax year, (i) a written notice describing the type and amount of support provided during the prior tax year, (ii) a copy of the Form 990 that was most recently filed as of the date of notification, and (iii) copies of the organization’s governing documents in effect on the date of notification, to the extent not previously provided?
1
 
 
2
Were any of the organization’s officers, directors, or trustees either (i) appointed or elected by the supported organization(s) or (ii) serving on the governing body of a supported organization? If "No," explain in Part VI how the organization maintained a close and continuous working relationship with the supported organization(s).
2
 
 
3
By reason of the relationship described in (2), did the organization’s supported organizations have a significant voice in the organization’s investment policies and in directing the use of the organization’s income or assets at all times during the tax year? If "Yes," describe in Part VI the role the organization’s supported organizations played in this regard.
3
 
 
Section E. Type III Functionally-Integrated Supporting Organizations
1
Check the box next to the method that the organization used to satisfy the Integral Part Test during the year (see instructions):
a
b
c
2
Activities Test. Answer (a) and (b) below.
Yes
No
a
Did substantially all of the organization’s activities during the tax year directly further the exempt purposes of the supported organization(s) to which the organization was responsive? If "Yes," then in Part VI identify those supported organizations and explain how these activities directly furthered their exempt purposes, how the organization was responsive to those supported organizations, and how the organization determined that these activities constituted substantially all of its activities.
2a
 
 
b
Did the activities described in (a) constitute activities that, but for the organization’s involvement, one or more of the organization’s supported organization(s) would have been engaged in? If "Yes," explain in Part VI the reasons for the organization’s position that its supported organization(s) would have engaged in these activities but for the organization’s involvement.
2b
 
 
3
Parent of Supported Organizations. Answer (a) and (b) below.
a
Did the organization have the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the officers, directors, or trustees of each of the supported organizations? Provide details in Part VI.
3a
 
 
b
Did the organization exercise a substantial degree of direction over the policies, programs and activities of each of its supported organizations? If "Yes," describe in Part VI. the role played by the organization in this regard.
3b
 
 
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015
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Part V
Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations
1
Section A - Adjusted Net Income (A) Prior Year (B) Current Year
(optional)
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)
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
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015
Page 7
Part V
Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations (continued)
Section D - Distributions Current Year
1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes  
2 Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in
excess of income from activity		  
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.  
8 Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide
details in Part VI). See instructions		  
9 Distributable amount for 2015 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-2015 		(iii)
Distributable
Amount for 2015
1 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line
6 		 
2 Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015
(reasonable cause required--see instructions)		  
3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015:
a
b
c
d From 2013.......  
e From 2014.......  
fTotal of lines 3a through e  
g Applied to underdistributions of prior years  
h Applied to 2015 distributable amount  
i Carryover from 2010 not applied (see
instructions)
j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f.  
4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7:
$  
a Applied to underdistributions of prior years  
b Applied to 2015 distributable amount  
c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4.  
5 Remaining underdistributions for years prior to
2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2
(if amount greater than zero, see instructions)		  
6 Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract
lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than
zero, see instructions)		  
7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines
3j and 4c.		  
8 Breakdown of line 7:
a
b
c Excess from 2013.......  
d From 2014.......  
e From 2015.......  
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) (2015)

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015
Page 8
Part VI
Supplemental Information. Provide the explanations required by Part II, line 10; Part II, line 17a or 17b; Part III, line 12; Part IV, Section A, lines 1, 2, 3b, 3c, 4b, 4c, 5a, 6, 9a, 9b, 9c, 11a, 11b, and 11c; Part IV, Section B, lines 1 and 2; Part IV, Section C, line 1; Part IV, Section D, lines 2 and 3; Part IV, Section E, lines 1c, 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b; Part V, line 1; Part V, Section B, line 1e; Part V Section D, lines 5, 6, and 8; and Part V, Section E, lines 2, 5, and 6. Also complete this part for any additional information. (See instructions).
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Department of the Treasury
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Schedule of Contributors
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Name of the organization
FORUM FOR LEADERSHIP AND
RECONCILIATION
Employer identification number

35-2439016
Organization type (check one):
Filers of:
Section:
Form 990 or 990-EZ





Form 990-PF




Check if your organization is covered by the General Rule or a Special Rule.  
Note. Only a section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) organization can check boxes for both the General Rule and a Special Rule. See instructions.
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......... Arrow Bullet $  
Caution. An organization that is not covered by the General Rule and/or the Special Rules does not file Schedule B (Form 990,
990-EZ, or 990-PF), but it must answer “No” on Part IV, line 2, of its Form 990; or check the box on line H of its
Form 990-EZ or on its Form 990PF, Part I, line 2, to certify that it does not meet the filing requirements of Schedule B (Form 990,
990-EZ, or 990-PF).
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Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2015) Page 2
Name of organization
FORUM FOR LEADERSHIP AND
RECONCILIATION 		Employer identification number
35-2439016
Part I
Contributors (see instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part I if additional space is needed.
(a)
No.		 (b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4		 (c)
Total contributions		 (d)
Type of contribution
RESTRICTED
 
 

   
 
 
  ,    

$ RESTRICTED


(Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a)
No.		 (b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4		 (c)
Total contributions		 (d)
Type of contribution
 
 
 

   
 
 

$  


(Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a)
No.		 (b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4		 (c)
Total contributions		 (d)
Type of contribution
 
 
 

   
 
 

$  


(Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a)
No.		 (b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4		 (c)
Total contributions		 (d)
Type of contribution
 
 
 

   
 
 

$  


(Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a)
No.		 (b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4		 (c)
Total contributions		 (d)
Type of contribution
 
 
 

   
 
 

$  


(Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a)
No.		 (b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4		 (c)
Total contributions		 (d)
Type of contribution
 
 
 

   
 
 

$  


(Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2015)
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2015)
Page 3
Name of organization
FORUM FOR LEADERSHIP AND
RECONCILIATION 		Employer identification number

35-2439016
Part II
Noncash Property (see instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part II if additional space is needed.
(a)
No.from Part I		 (b)
Description of noncash property given		 (c)
FMV (or estimate)
(see instructions) 		(d)
Date received
 
$    
(a)
No.from Part I		 (b)
Description of noncash property given		 (c)
FMV (or estimate)
(see instructions) 		(d)
Date received
 
$    
(a)
No.from Part I		 (b)
Description of noncash property given		 (c)
FMV (or estimate)
(see instructions) 		(d)
Date received
 
$    
(a)
No.from Part I		 (b)
Description of noncash property given		 (c)
FMV (or estimate)
(see instructions) 		(d)
Date received
 
$    
(a)
No.from Part I		 (b)
Description of noncash property given		 (c)
FMV (or estimate)
(see instructions) 		(d)
Date received
 
$    
(a)
No.from Part I		 (b)
Description of noncash property given		 (c)
FMV (or estimate)
(see instructions) 		(d)
Date received
 
$    
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2015)
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2015)
Page 4
Name of organization
FORUM FOR LEADERSHIP AND
RECONCILIATION 		Employer identification number

35-2439016
Part III
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Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2015)

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SCHEDULE O
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OMB No. 1545-0047
2015
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Inspection
Name of the organization
FORUM FOR LEADERSHIP AND
RECONCILIATION
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35-2439016
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FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES BANK CHARGES 243 BANK CHARGES 547 BANK CHARGES 630 FIELD SERVICE FEES 3,339 FIELD SERVICE FEES 864 CONFERENCE EXPENSE 19,760 CONFERENCE EXPENSE 50,972 CONFERENCE EXPENSE 24,773 PUBLICITY 368 PUBLICITY 369 PUBLICITY 369 CONFERENCE 1,512 TOTAL 103,746
FORM 990-EZ, PART III THE MISSION OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERS TRANSFORMED BY THE PERSON OF JESUS, COMMITTED TO RECONCILIATION, INTEGRITY AND PEACE-BUILDING TO CREATE CARING AND SERVICING COMMUNITIES.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 RENEWING OUR MINDS (ROM) CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF GATHERING HELD FROM AUGUST 1 -16. CAMP BEGAN WITH THE GROUP OF 80 PEOPLE, HOWEVER ABOUT 60 PARTICIPANTS AND FACILITATORS WHO CAME WITH A COMMITMENT TO THE FULL LENGTH OF ROM 2015. SEVERAL OUTSTANDING FEATURES MAKE THIS ROM STAND OUT IN A SPECIAL WAY. THE FIRST ONE WAS THE OUTSTANDING QUALITY OF THE GROUP. THIS WAS VERY MUCH ENGAGING GROUP. OUR SMALL GROUPS DEMONSTRATED THIS WELL. ALTHOUGH SMALL GROUPS ARE GIVEN 1.5 HOURS A DAY ON AVERAGE TO MEET, THEY ALL WOULD MEET FOR TWO HOURS, EVEN LONGER, EAGERLY DISCUSSING THE DAILY THEMES AND QUESTIONS. THE SECOND OUTSTANDING FEATURE WAS THE HIGH QUALITY AND ENGAGING NATURE OF PRESENTED MATERIALS FOR THE VERY FIRST DAY TO THE LAST. THIS SUMMER ALMOST 50% OF OUR SPEAKING CORPUS WERE LADIES. THE THIRD OUTSTANDING FEATURE WAS THE QUALITY OF PRAYERFUL SUPPORT WITNESSED EVERY DAY AT ROM 2015. A VIBRANT AND SIZABLE PRAYER GROUP MET EVERY DAY AT 7 AM, BEFORE ALL THE OTHER DAILY ACTIVITIES WOULD START, TO PRAY FOR THE PARTICIPANTS AND ALL DAILY ACTIVITIES TO FOLLOW. LISTED ARE SEVERAL HIGHLIGHTS THAT IN SOME SPECIAL WAYS DEFINED THIS ROM GATHERING. EMPATHY NIGHTS WAS A POWERFUL EVENING OF SHARING WHEN SEVERAL PARTICIPANTS SHARED THEIR PERSONAL STORIES OF FORGIVENESS, RECONCILIATION AND COMMITMENT TO WORK ON HEALING RELATIONSHIP THAT STILL NEED HEALING. CONCERT "FESTIVAL OF FRIENDS" HAS BY NOW BECOME WELL RECEIVED TRADITIONAL GIFT THE FUZINE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE HEARD COMMENTS FROM SEVERAL LOCAL SOURCES THAT THIS CONCERT "WAS THE BEST THING THAT HAPPENED IN FUZINE.- AND THE FEET WASHING ACTIVITY AT THE END OF ROM 2015 WAS A VERY POWERFUL WAY OF CONCLUDING THE 2015 ROM GATHERING. ALMOST ALL ATTENDING THE ROM GATHERING WASHED EACH OTHER'S FEET AS A SONG OF BEING SENT HOME AS LEADERS COMMITTED TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES IN HUMILITY AND SPRIT OF JESUS.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29 2.THE 2015 TWO WEEK ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY AND INTEGRITY (EDI) CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN FUZINE, CROATIA FROM JULY 12 THROUGH THE JULY 26. THE CONFERENCE GATHERED 30 PEOPLE IN THE AREAS OF BUSINESS, POLITICS AND ECONOMICS. 10 WERE PART OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM WHICH WAS COMPOSED OF SPEAKERS AND FORMER EDI PARTICIPANTS, WHILE 20 WERE NEW PARTICIPANTS, EXPERIENCING EDI FOR THE FIRST TIME. ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY AND INTEGRITY (EDI) IS AN INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS IN THE AREAS OF ECONOMICS, BUSINESS AND POLITICS WHICH IS BASED ON THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF JESUS. WE BELIEVE THAT THE BEST WAY TO FIGHT AGAINST UNHEALTHY RIVALRY AMONG AND WITHIN NATIONS AND AGAINST CORRUPTION, IS TO ESTABLISH AN ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL COMMUNITY BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF JESUS. THE CURRENT REALITY OF OUR COUNTRIES CANNOT BE GLOSSED OVER; ALL ARE EXPERIENCING SOME TYPES OF CRISIS. FOR THE MAJORITY OF PARTICIPANTS AND TEAM COMING FROM SOUTHEAST EUROPE A RECESSION WITHOUT AN END HAS GRIPPED THEIR COUNTRIES. THE HAPPIEST THOUGHTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IS TO FLEE TO A WESTERN COUNTRY (THIS WAS THE ACTUAL DESIRES OF SEVERAL PARTICIPANTS WHEN THEY FIRST ARRIVED AT EDI). THIS IS AND OF ITSELF IS NOT NECESSARILY BAD FOR THEM, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE COUNTRIES THEY LEAVE BEHIND? WILL THEY CONTINUE TO BE DRIED UP, SUN-SCORCHED LANDS? EVEN PROSPEROUS WESTERN COUNTRIES LIKE THE US AND NORWAY, TWO OTHER COUNTRIES REPRESENTED THIS YEAR AT EDI, HAVE THEIR OWN CULTURAL, FINANCIAL AND SPIRITUAL CRISES. AT EDI WE DID NOT GLOSS OVER THESE REALITIES BUT NEITHER DID WE LET THEM DETERMINE OUR PRESENT AND OUR FUTURE. AT EDI WE WERE ENCOURAGED AND TAUGHT BY MANY PROFESSIONALS IN BUSINESS, ECONOMICS AND POLITICS. ROBERT MARICAK, FORMER CEO OF GENERAL GRAFIK IN CROATIA, ENCOURAGED US TO AVOID CORRUPTION, TO PAY OUR TAXES, BE PEOPLE OF INTEGRITY, TO BE ENTREPRENEURS AND TAKE RISKS. EIMERT VAN MIDDLECOOP, FORMER MINISTER OF DEFENSE IN THE NETHERLANDS, TAUGHT US ABOUT THE VALUES AND TRADITIONS OF JESUS THAT CAN BE BROUGHT INTO POLITICS. SAMUILO PETROVSKI, NATIONAL DIRECTOR AT IFES AT SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO, SPOKE ON LEADERSHIP AND DIPLOMACY. AND GERTI BOGDANI, AN ALBANIAN POLITICIAN, REITERATED THAT WE CAN HAVE THE MIRACLES OF PEACE IN THE MIDST OF STORMS, WITH GOD FIGHTING ON OUR BEHALF. OTHERS THAT FILLED OUR JARS WERE JACK FALLOW, FORMER CEO OF UK GASFORCE, SPEAKING ABOUT MAINTAINING THE FLOW IN OUR WORK LIFE AND THROUGH LITERATURE FROM AUTHORS SUCH AS PLATO AND TOLSTOY TAUGHT US WHAT IT MEANS TO BE PEOPLE OF INTEGRITY. EXPERTS DISCUSSED RELEVANT ISSUES FACING OUR COUNTRIES. MIHAELA KOVACS, DIRECTOR OF FUNDATIA BARACA SIGHISOARA, IN ROMANIA, MARGARETA MIHALIC, PROJECT MANAGER AT AUTONOMOUS CENTRE (ACT) IN CROATIA, AND ANDREY IVANOV, HEAD OF SECTOR, ROMA AND MIGRANTS INTEGRATION AT EUROPEAN UNION AGENCY FOR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, TAUGHT US ABOUT THE ROMA SITUATION IN EUROPE USING PRACTICAL EXAMPLES OF RECONCILIATION AND LOVE. WE ALSO ADDRESSED THE DISCRIMINATION AND EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN, MEDIA MANIPULATION (THROUGH TIHOMIR KUKOJLA, FORMER RADIO BROADCASTER), AND THE CORRUPTION THAT IS PRESENT IN OUR COUNTRIES. BUT THROUGH IT ALL WE WERE GIVEN HOPE. IN SMALL GROUPS, RECREATIONAL TRIPS TO THE BEACH AND CONVERSATIONS DURING BREAKS, PARTICIPANTS, AND TEAM MEMBERS DIALOGUED ABOUT OUR LIVES AND CARED FOR EACH OTHER WITH SINCERITY AND DEPTH. PEOPLE WERE OPEN ABOUT THEIR DIFFICULTIES AS WELL AS THEIR JOYS, DREAMS AND VISIONS FOR THEIR OWN LIVES, THEIR COMMUNITIES, THEIR COUNTRIES AND THE WORLD. IT WAS A TIME OF REFRESHING AND INSPIRATION FOR ALL OF US.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 30 SHORT DESCRIPTION OF EDI ALBANIA THE ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY AND INTEGRITY FORUM WAS HELD IN TIRANA ALBANIA, MARCH 27-29, 2015. IT IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERS FROM ALBANIA, IN THE AREAS OF ECONOMICS. BUSINESS, NGO AND GOVERNMENT, WHICH ARE BASED ON THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF JESUS. ABOVE EVERYTHING WE BELIEVE THAT THE BEST WAY FOR A COUNTRY TO BE LIFTED UP FROM MISERY AND DESPAIR IMPLIES THAT ITS' LEADERS MAKE A DECISION IN THEIR HEARTS TO SERVE GOD AND HIS PEOPLE. SECONDLY, WE ARE AWARE OF THE LACK OF GOOD LEADERSHIP IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BELIEVE THAT IT IS ALWAYS THE TIME FOR A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS TO TAKE A STAND TO ESTABLISH A SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL COMMUNITY BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF JESUS. EDI ALBANIA HAD ABOUT 60 PARTICIPANTS. THE MAIN OBJECTIVES FOR EDI ALBANIA WERE: 1.TO PROMOTE TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF JESUS IN PROFESSIONAL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ARENA. 2.TO BRING TODAY AND TOMORROW LEADERS OF TIRANA FROM THE LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES, BUSINESSES, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL CHURCHES TOGETHER TO INTRODUCE THE PRINCIPLES OF JESUS IN LEADERSHIP AND WORK AS A MODEL ON HOW TO BEST SERVE THE PEOPLE AS A WAY THAT WILL IMPACT AND TRANSFORM THE COMMUNITY. 3.TO ENGAGE PROFESSIONALS FROM THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS FIELDS, PRIMARILY FROM TIRANA AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN A SERIES OF CONVERSATIONS ON THE TOPICS TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE COLLABORATIONS, RELATIONS, AND DEVELOPMENT. 4.TO EXPAND THE PRAYER BREAKFAST EVENT WITH BELIEVERS FROM DIFFERENT CHURCHES IN THE AREA. 5.TO EQUIP THE GROUP OF PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS TO IMPLEMENT PROJECTS THAT WILL IMPACT THE COMMUNITY. 6.TO SUPPORT THE PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS BY CONNECTING CURRENT PARTICIPANTS WITH LEADERS IN EDI AND ROM. 7.TO EQUIP LOCAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND PROMOTE THE VALUES AND PRINCIPLES OF JESUS IN BUSINESS. THE ORGANIZATIONAL TEAM: EDI LEADERS: JUSTIN KAGIN (REMOTE), ERJONA KULLA (ON-SITE). THE TEAM: CONSISTED OF 10-15 YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND ENTREPRENEURS WORKING IN THE AREAS OF SOCIAL WORK, BUSINESS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SOCIOLOGY, EDUCATION, ARTS AND RELIGION (ALDO, SAIMIR, JORIDA, XHELO, POLI, FROM THE PRAYER BREAKFAST; ANA FROM ISTL; ILIR FROM CAMPUS CRUSADE; ELTON & LINDA GJIKA, LORENC GJONI, ZEFJAN NIKOLLA FROM EDI AND ROM, TONI FROM FOOD BANK, EGLI FROM NEJ CHURCH). THE TEAM SERVED BOTH AS OVERALL LEADING BODY FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT PROVIDING LEADERSHIP, SUPPORT, GUIDANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE SPEAKERS AND THE PARTICIPANTS AND AS INDIVIDUAL TEAMS (OF 2) FOR SMALL GROUP LEADERSHIP AND DISCUSSION FACILITATORS THROUGHOUT THE EVENT. THE SPEAKERS: JUSTIN KAGIN, ROBERT MARICAK, JACK FALLOW, LARS RISE. THE SPEAKERS PARTICIPATED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE EVENT PROVIDING SPEECHES, SMALL GROUP FACILITATION AND LEADERSHIP TOGETHER WITH THE STAFF. ?
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 31 REFUGEE RESPONSE TEAM IN SERBIA IN MID-SEPTEMBER, A GROUP OF DEDICATED ROMATES, SUMMONED AT THAT TIME BY MIHAELA KOVACS, GATHERED IN SERBIA FOR SEVERAL DAYS OF INTENSIVE SERVICE TO REFUGEES MOVING THROUGH SERBIA AND INTO CROATIA. WE CAME FROM ROMANIA, SERBIA, CROATIA, ISRAEL AND USA. IT WAS CHALLENGING BUT VERY TRANSFORMATIVE TIME FOR ALL OF US IN THE TEAM. WE ENJOYED OUR DIRECT ENCOUNTERS WITH THE REFUGEES AT THE SERBIAN-HUNGARIAN BORDER, AND IN THE CORNFIELDS AT THE SERBIAN-CROATIAN BORDER. WE PROUDLY PURSUED THE PROJECT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EUS IN SERBIA, WHOSE MEMBERS CONTINUE TO PURSUE MORE REFUGEE ACTIONS, WHILE SOME HAVE JOINED OTHER HUMANITARIAN AGENCIES AS THEIR VOLUNTEERS. THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE AND THIS ACTIVITY IS CALLED THE REFUGEE RESPONSE TEAM IN SERBIA. THEY WORKED IN SERBIA FROM SEPTEMBER 9TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER 18TH. THERE WERE TWENTY PEOPLE ASSISTING REFUGEES MAINLY FROM SYRIA, IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. AND AN ADDITIONAL TWENTY PEOPLE WERE SUPPORTING THE TEAM FROM HOME LOCATIONS. THANK YOU ROMANIANS (MIHAELA, BIANCA, LIVIU AND ADRIAN); TO BARAA DEEB FROM ISRAEL/PALESTINE (WHAT A BLESSING YOU WERE TO THE REFUGEES); TO EUS IN BELGRADE (SAMUIL, BOJAN, JECA, ILIJA, MILOS, NIKOLA, STEFAN - HAVE I FORGOTTEN ANYONE?) FOR AMAZING HOSPITALITY AND UNDIVIDED COMMITMENT TO THE PROJECT; TO MARKO AND MATEJA STUPAR AND YOUR TEAM FROM NOVI SAD (DOROTEA, JELENA AND JELENA, ISIDORA AND MARIO). FIRST WE PLANNED ONLY ONE-DAY ACTION, AND WE ENDED UP WITH THE THREE FULL DAYS OF ACTION. FILLED WITH PASSION AND FOCUSED ON ACTION (WITH SKIPPED LUNCHES). I BELIEVE THAT YOU ALL AGREE THAT THE MOST INTENSE MOMENTS AT ROM COULD NOT COMPARE WITH THE INTENSITY OF EMOTIONS THAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED IN THOSE THREE DAYS AT THE HUNGARIAN AND CROATIA BORDERS. THE WORDS OF JESUS: "WHATEVER YOU DID TO THE LEAST OF THESE YOU DID IT TO ME", BECAME FULLY MEANINGFUL TO US TO THE POINT OF MANY TEARS. WHO AMONG US WILL FORGET THOSE CHILDREN BARELY ABLE TO WALK, BABIES, MOTHERS, YOUNG MEN AND THEIR STORIES, AND THEIR GRATITUDE; AS WELL AS THOSE ADVENTUROUS MOMENTS WHEN WE TOOK MOTHERS AND CHILDREN, AND SICK PEOPLE WITH OUR CARS TO AS CLOSE AS THE CROATIAN POLICE WOULD LET US. AND ALL OF IT AT THE TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE 30 C (ABOVE 90 F). I DO NOT DOUBT THAT WE WERE BLESSED IN THE PROCESS FOR A LIFETIME. AND, OF COURSE, THANK YOU MIHAELA FOR YOUR BOLDNESS TO DATE US LAUNCH THE RCRR - ROM COMMUNITY REFUGEE RESPONSE ACTION. I AM PROUD OF OUR ROM COMMUNITY, PARTNERSHIP WITH EUS, AND YES, JUSTIN - WE MADE SURE THAT EDI WAS PRESENT WITH US TOO. SOME OF OUR ACTION TEAM MEMBERS HAD THE EDI T-SHIRTS ON THEM TOO. FOR ALL OF YOU WHO WERE INVOLVED IN OUR REFUGEE ACTION IN SERBIA, I WOULD HAVE ONE URGENT REQUEST: COULD YOU WITHIN THE NEXT TWO DAYS WRITE A SHORT ONE PAGE TEXT WITH THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THOSE THINGS THAT SPOKE TO YOU THE MOST DURING THE THREE DAYS OF OUR MISSIONS TOGETHER. WE SHOULD NOT LET THE INTENSITY OF WHAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED STAY ONLY WITH US. THANK YOU FOR SENDING ME YOUR STORIES BY THIS THURSDAY THE LATEST. REFUGEE RESPONSE TEAM IN CROATIA WE HAVE A TEAM OF 14 COMMITTED PEOPLE WHO WILL SERVE FOR THE DURATION OF THE WHOLE WEEK (SECOND WEEK IN DECEMBER, 6-13) IN THE RECENTLY OPENED BIG REFUGEE CAMP IN SLAVONSKI BROD. OUR GOAL IS NOT GO BEYOND 15 PEOPLE ON THE TEAM. THIS WILL BE SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT THAT OUR SERVICE IN SERBIA MID SEPTEMBER, SINCE WE WILL BE WORKING UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE ALREADY ESTABLISHED ORGANIZATION THAT RUNS THE CAMP, VOLUNTEERING IN SHIFTS (RECEIVING NEW REFUGEES, HELPING WITH FOOD AND CLOTHES DISTRIBUTION, PROVIDING ENTERTAINMENT FOR REFUGEES AND THEIR CHILDREN, ETC). ALSO, WE WILL BE MOST LIKELY BUILDING A COUPLE REFUGEE SHELTERS. DUE TO THE NATURE OF OUR SERVICE, I HAVE ASKED RATIMIR PILJA TO BE OUT MAIN COORDINATOR. HE SEEMS TO BE GOOD FOR THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, AND HE HAS ALL THE CONNECTIONS WE NEED TO BE ESTABLISHED IN OUR WORK LOGISTICALLY. ALSO, TAMARA GAL (WAS AT ROM LAST SUMMER) WILL CO-COORDINATE WITH PILJA. SHE IS ALSO EXPERIENCED IN THE WORK WITH REFUGEES. IT IS THROUGH HER ORGANIZATION "MY CITY OF ZAGREB" THAT WE ARE RECEIVING THE NEEDED ACCREDITATIONS TO VOLUNTEER IN THE CAMP. ACTUALLY MUCH HAS CHANGED, AT LEAST FOR CROATIA, AND IT IS A REQUIREMENT TO BE APPROVED AS A VOLUNTEER BEFORE ONE GETS TO WORK WITH THEM. SUPPORT, PRAYERFULLY AND FINANCIAL, WAS MORE THAN ENCOURAGING. IT IMMEDIATELY DEMONSTRATED THAT WE NEEDED TO MOVE FORWARD. TWO MONTHS LATER, AT THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER, ROM RESPONSE TEAM GATHERED IN CROATIA, THIS TIME EATER TO BUILD TWO SHELTERS FOR THE REFUGEES, NAMELY FOR MOTHERS IN THE BIGGEST CROATIAN REFUGEE CAMP IN SLAVONSKI BROD, CROATIA. IT WAS HARD, COLD, WET AND FOGGY ALL THE TIME, BUT THE SENSE THAT OUR TWO SHELTERS WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THE NURSING MOTHERS AMONG THE REFUGEES HELPED US IGNORE THE OBSTACLES.
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Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015


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