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 (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) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) .... | 158,609 | 189,149 | 242,424 | 280,580 | 411,321 | 1,282,083 |
| 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 | 158,609 | 189,149 | 242,424 | 280,580 | 411,321 | 1,282,083 |
| 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. | 1,282,083 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 158,609 | 189,149 | 242,424 | 280,580 | 411,321 | 1,282,083 |
| 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. | 1,282,083 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (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) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (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): |
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| 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 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
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 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 |
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Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015: | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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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) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| c Excess from 2013....... | ||||
| d From 2014....... | ||||
| e From 2015....... | ||||
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | STARFYSH HAS DETERMINED TO FOCUS ON ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST DESPERATE GEOGRAPHIC LOCALES AND PEOPLE GROUPS: THAT OF THE ISLAND OF LA GONAVE, HAITI. IT IS BOTH OUR PURPOSE AND OUR EXPECTATION THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO REVERSE THE CYCLE OF POVERTY THERE THROUGH THE ADDRESSING OF ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURAL NEEDS (WATER, AGRICULTURE, HEALTH) WHILE DEVELOPING A MODEL FOR SUSTAINING THOSE IMPROVEMENTS (EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT). WHILE WORKING TOWARD THESE GOALS, WE WILL NOT IGNORE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEMONSTRATING CHRISTIAN COMPASSION IN TIMES OF URGENT, IMMEDIATE, AND DESPERATE NEED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | LOCALLY-GROWN FOOD) EVERY SCHOOL DAY. STARFYSH COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION ON PHASE-ONE ON MAKOCHON'S NEW SCHOOL. HALF OF THE SCHOOL'S GRADES HAVE MOVED IN TO THE NEW FACILITY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | YEAR'S ARRIVAL OF ISLAND FARMERS ATTENDING OUR AGRICULTURE CONFERENCES. WE TOOK POSSESSION OF OUR SECOND LIFE GARDEN CAMPUS, A 4-ACRE PARCEL IN THE MOUNTAINS. HERE WE WILL NURTURE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TREE, COFFEE BUSH, AND BANANA SEEDLINGS FOR ISLAND-WIDE DISTRIBUTION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | WILL TAKE CARE OF ALL THEIR ON-FIELD LOGISTICS. THIS MODEL ALSO DEFRAYS THE COST OF THE YEARLY LEASE OF THE STARFYSH GUESTHOUSE/BASE OF OPERATIONS HERE ON THE ISLAND. THIS MODEL OF RECEIVING GUESTS WORKS WELL: WE HAVE RECEIVED HIGH MARKS FROM ALL THE TEAMS WE HAVE HOSTED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | GUESTHOUSE EXPENSES/BASE OF OPERATIONS KEY TO STARFYSH'S EFFECTIVENESS ON THE GROUND IS OUR BASE OF OPERATIONS IN HAITI FROM WHICH ALL PROJECTS ARE PLANNED AND CARRIED OUT. ESTABLISHING THIS BASE WAS AN IMPORTANT, STRATEGIC FIRST STEP AS WE BUILD IN-FIELD CAPACITY FOR CARRYING OUT OUR MISSION IN THE YEARS TO COME. THE STARFYSH BASE IS LOCATED IN THE VILLAGE OF ANSE-A-GALETS, ON THE ISLAND OF LA GONAVE, SOME 12 MILES OFFSHORE OF MAINLAND HAITI. WE CHOSE ANSE-A- GALETS AS A GOOD TEMPORARY BASE, AS IT IS THE ONLY VILLAGE ON THE ISLAND THAT HAS BOTH AN AIRSTRIP AND A BOAT PORT. OUR BASE CONSISTS OF A SMALL HOUSE THAT WE CURRENTLY LEASE ON A YEAR-TO-YEAR BASIS. WE CONSIDER IT AS A TEMPORARY BASE THAT WE WILL MAINTAIN UNTIL WE CAN BUILD OUR OWN BASE OF OPERATIONS UP IN THE GEOGRAPHIC CENTER OF THE ISLAND OF LA GONAVE. THE HOUSE IS SIMPLE, FURNISHED IN A VERY UTILITARIAN WAY. IT HAS A SMALL KITCHEN AND CAN SLEEP UP TO TWELVE WORKERS AT A TIME. ELECTRICITY IS PROVIDED BY GENERATORS. WATER FOR SHOWERS , SINKS, AND TOILETS IS GRAVITY FED BY AN ONROOF WATER CISTERN. THE HOUSE IS GATED AND GUARDED, ALLOWING FOR US TO USE THE YARD AS A STAGING AREA FOR PROJECT EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES. WE HAVE TWO HEAVY DUTY 4-WHEEL DRIVE TRUCKS AND TWO 4-WHEEL ATV'S WITHOUT WHICH NAVIGATION IN THE LA GONAVE MOUNTAINS WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE. GENERAL FUND/WHERE NEEDED MOST TO PROVIDE FOR OVERHEAD COSTS TO RUN ORGANIZATION, ALLOW STARFYSH TO DESIGNATE FUNDS TO PROJECTS THAT NEED A BIT OF EXTRA FUNDS. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IF THE ISLAND OF LA GONAVE IS EVER TO TRULY RISE OUT OF DESPERATE POVERTY, IT WILL BE HER PEOPLE THAT DO THE RAISING. ONE DAY, HER PEOPLE MUST CARRY ON THE WORK WHICH WE HAVE STARTED. IN ORDER FOR THAT TO HAPPEN, AN ECONOMY MUST RISE UP THAT CAN SUPPORT AND SUSTAIN AND GROW THE PROJECT EFFORTS STARFYSH HELPS TO INITIATE. IMBEDDED IN ALL OUR PROJECT EFFORTS ARE IDEAS AND PLANS FOR ECONOMIC SELF-SUSTAINABILITY. STARFYSH VALUES THE IMPORTANCE OF HELPING QUALIFIED AND PROMISING INDIVIDUALS TO ESTABLISH BUSINESSES. IN A PILOT EFFORT THIS PAST YEAR, WE CONDUCTED BUSINESS TRAINING FOR TWELVE INDIVIDUALS. AT THE COMPLETION OF THEIR TRAINING THEY WERE EACH GRANTED STARTUP MICRO-LOANS. WE ALSO ASSISTED TWO OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN EXPANDING THEIR SMALL BUSINESSES. WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR, UNTIL WE CAN PROVIDE CLOSER OVERSIGHT AND MENTORING TO NEW ENTREPRENEURS, WE WILL LIKELY NOT FUND NEW BUSINESS STARTUPS. CHURCH/VILLAGE PARTNERSHIP ONE OF THE STARFYSH MODELS FOR PROJECT DEVELOPMENT IS TO BRING IN SPONSORING PARTNERS WHO WILL ADOPT AND UNDERWRITE THE PROJECT. ONE SUCH EXAMPLE, AND OUR FIRST LARGE-SCALE EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THE PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE CREATED BETWEEN A STATESIDE CHURCH (BERKLEY HILLS COMMUNITY CHURCH IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN) AND THE REMOTE VILLAGE OF MAKOCHON. IN A SEVEN-YEAR SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT, BERKLEY HAS AGREED TO FINANCIALLY PARTNER WITH STARFYSH IN BRINGING HOLISTIC LIFT TO THE VILLAGE, WITH HEAVY SUPPORT IN THE FIRST YEAR AND GRADUALLY DIMINISHING SUPPORT OVER THE SEVEN YEARS. THE VILLAGE HAS EXCITEDLY AGREED TO THIS PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR COMMUNITY AND HAS ALREADY, IN THIS FIRST YEAR, DEMONSTRATED A STRONG RESPONSE TO THIS INCENTIVE. MAKOCHON'S SCHOOL IS UP AND RUNNING. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT THIS PARTNERSHIP MODEL CAN BE USED FOR MANY FUTURE EFFORTS ON THE ISLAND. LATRINES ESSENTIALLY NO HOUSEHOLDS ON LA GONAVE HAVE A FLUSH TOILET AND, ASTONISHINGLY, FEWER THAN 10% OF THE 10,000 FAMILIES ON THE ISLAND OF LA GONAVE, HAITI HAVE EVEN A BASIC OUTHOUSE LATRINE. THIS, IN A LAND WHERE DIARRHEAL ILLNESSES (E.G. TYPHOID, HEPATITIS, CHOLERA, ETC.) ARE ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH. URINATION AND DEFECATION ARE DONE ON THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND WHEREVER AND WHENEVER THE NEED PRESENTS ITSELF, AND WITHOUT REGARD TO, OR EVEN THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONSEQUENCES TO HEALTH AND DISEASE. AS WE MOVE ABOUT THE LA GONAVES VILLAGES, ONE OF OUR STARTING POINTS IS EDUCATING THEIR PEOPLE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A FAMILY LATRINE IN ORDER TO PREVENT DISEASE. ALL TOO AWARE OF THE RAVAGES OF CHOLERA, VILLAGERS HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY RECEPTIVE WHEN WE TELL THEM HOW BASIC SANITATION AND HYGIENE MEASURES CAN PREVENT THE DISEASE. RELIEVED TO KNOW THAT THEY CAN BASICALLY CHOOSE NOT TO GET CHOLERA, THEY ARE TAKING US UP ON OUR CHALLENGE TO THEM TO BUILD A LATRINE. WE HAVE PUT OUT A CHALLENGE TO THEM; IF THEY WILL DIG A DEEP LATRINE PIT, WE WILL PROVIDE THEM WITH THE CONCRETE WITH WHICH THEY CAN BUILD A BASE AND TOILET STOOL. WE ALLOW THEM TO HOUSE THEIR LATRINE, THEN, WITH WHATEVER MATERIALS FITS (CORRUGATED TIN, PALM FRONDS, ETC.). THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN OVERWHELMING. SO FAR, OVER 1,000 LATRINES HAVE BEEN BUILT AND ARE NOW IN USE WITH SEVERAL SMALL VILLAGES BOASTING 100% LATRINE USE HEALTH IN EARLY 2014, STARFYSH COMPLETED THE OUTFITTING OF ITS RDDU (REMOTE MOBILE DENTAL UNIT). IT HAS BEEN DEPLOYED TO REMOTE LOCATIONS BY TEAMS OF DENTISTS ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS SO FAR. WE ARE NOW ACTIVELY SEEKING DENTAL TEAMS TO TAKE DENTAL CARE TO VILLAGES SEVERAL TIMES PER YEAR. WE ALSO BEGAN OUTFITTING OF OUR RMMU (REMOTE MOBILE MEDICAL UNIT) THIS PAST YEAR, SENDING OUT OUR FIRST TEAM OF DOCTORS AND NURSES THIS PAST SUMMER. OUR SECOND MEDICAL TEAM IS SLATED FOR A JANUARY, 2015 VISIT TO THE ISLAND, WHERE THEY WILL TAKE MEDICAL CARE TO A VILLAGE WHOSE PEOPLE HAVE NEVER SEEN A DOCTOR. STARFYSH PARTNERS WITH A SMALL ORGANIZATION ON LA GONAVE WHOSE TRAINED COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATORS VISIT VILLAGES ACROSS THE ISLAND, TEACHING THEIR CITIZENS ABOUT NUTRITION, BASIC HEALTH, AND SANITATION AND HYGIENE PRACTICES. THEY WORK TO FACILITATE THE FORMATION OF VILLAGE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEES. COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATORS WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY A KEY ROLE IN OUR VISION TO EDUCATE THE 100,000 PEOPLE OF LA GONAVE IN HEALTHIER WAYS OF LIVING. WATER GOOD PROGRESS TOWARD STARFYSH'S VISION THAT EVERY FAMILY HAS ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER WAS MADE DURING THIS PAST YEAR. AFTER RECEIVING REPORTS COMING OUT OF A CERTAIN VILLAGE ON THE ISLAND WHERE SICKNESSES AND DEATHS DUE TO WATER-BORNE ILLNESSES, INCLUDING CHOLERA AND TYPHOID FEVER) WERE ON THE RISE, WE WERE ABLE TO RESPOND BY INSTALLING LIFESAVING BIO-SAND WATER FILTERS IN EVERY ONE OF THE VILLAGE'S 336 HOMES. OUR FOLLOW UP DATA HAS SHOWN THAT THE RESULTS ON IMPROVED OVERALL HEALTH WERE NEARLY IMMEDIATE IN THIS VILLAGE OF OVER 2,000 RESIDENTS. DURING THIS PAST YEAR, STARFYSH BEGAN ITS WORK IN THE AREA OF RAINWATER HARVESTING. IN ADDITION TO THE 12,000 GALLON RAINWATER CISTERN CONSTRUCTED NEXT TO THE NEW SCHOOL, EIGHT 1,000 RAINWATER CATCHMENT CISTERNS WERE ERECTED, WHICH WILL TAKE PRESSURE OFF OF THE DEMAND ON THE PRECIOUS FEW WATER SOURCES THAT EXIST ON THE ISLAND. FIELD CAPACITY STARFYSH'S ON-THE-GROUND CAPACITY CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN DURING THIS PAST YEAR: WE ADDED A FULL TIME FIELD DIRECTOR POSITION. CURRENTLY FILLED BY AN AMERICAN HUSBAND AND WIFE, OUR VISION IS TO TRANSITION TO HAITIAN ON-FIELD LEADERSHIP IN THE FUTURE. WE HAVE STRENGTHENED OUR ABILITY TO GET AROUND, WITH THE ADDITION OF VEHICLES THAT CAN HANDLE RUGGED MOUNTAIN ROADS. CURRENTLY, SEVENTEEN LA GONAVIANS ARE EMPLOYED FULL TIME THROUGH OUR VARIOUS PROGRAMS. MANY OTHERS ARE EMPLOYED ON A PART-TIME BASIS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | OFFICER REVIEWS AND UPDATES ANY PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEGUN IN THE PAST YEAR. ALSO REVIEWS PROJECTS THAT ARE ONGOING AND MAKES ANY NECESSARY UPDATES TO THAT INFORMATION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E | MISSIONARY SUPPORT 25,033 0 0 BASE OF OPERATIONS 22,305 0 0 GUESTHOUSE EXPENSES 19,894 0 0 MEDICAL TREATMENT 14,184 0 0 EDUCATION 11,700 0 0 BERKLEY/MAR KOCHON 10,401 0 0 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 2,627 0 0 |
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