Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 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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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 8,267,245 | 7,751,290 | 16,312,901 | 22,817,051 | 18,237,718 | 73,386,205 |
| 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 | 8,267,245 | 7,751,290 | 16,312,901 | 22,817,051 | 18,237,718 | 73,386,205 |
| 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) .. | 58,986,071 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 14,400,134 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 8,267,245 | 7,751,290 | 16,312,901 | 22,817,051 | 18,237,718 | 73,386,205 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 108,284 | 55,686 | 27,357 | 42,996 | 123,753 | 358,076 |
| 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.).. | 137,947 | 137,947 | ||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 73,882,228 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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 on 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2023. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| IN 2023, INNOVATION: AFRICA SOLICITED FUNDS FROM INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, AND GRANT-MAKING INSTITUTIONS TO FINANCE OUR SOLAR AND WATER PROJECTS IN AFRICA. OUR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS FOCUSED ON STRATEGIC OUTREACH, TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATION, AND DONOR ENGAGEMENT. THE KEY ACTIVITIES INCLUDED:- ENGAGING CONTENT AND MEDIA: WE PRODUCED SEVERAL VIDEOS, VISUALS, AND TESTIMONIALS TO SHOWCASE HOW OUR PROJECTS TRANSFORM LIVES. THIS CONTENT WAS SHARED ACROSS VARIOUS ONLINE MEDIA CHANNELS, SENT DIRECTLY TO PAST DONORS, AND DISTRIBUTED VIA MASS EMAIL TO POTENTIAL DONORS. ALL COMPLETED PROJECTS AND LIVE MONITORING SYSTEMS ARE AVAILABLE TRANSPARENTLY ON OUR WEBSITE, INNOAFRICA.ORG.- PERSONALIZED DONOR OUTREACH: WE CONTINUED TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR DONORS THROUGH PERSONALIZED COMMUNICATION. DONORS RECEIVED REGULAR UPDATES ON THE IMPACT OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS, WITH TESTIMONIES AND ACCESS TO LIVE MONITORING SYSTEMS OF THEIR FUNDED PROJECTS. WE ALSO REACHED OUT TO NEW AND POTENTIAL DONORS THROUGH MEETINGS, CALLS, EMAILS, REPORTS, AND NEWSLETTERS, ENSURING DONOR TRUST AND TRANSPARENCY.- PARLOR MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, AND ONLINE FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS: WE HOSTED VARIOUS PARLOR MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, AND ONLINE CAMPAIGNS TO RAISE FUNDS AND BUILD A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AMONG SUPPORTERS. PRESENTING AT CONFERENCES FURTHER ENHANCED OUR CREDIBILITY. AS A RESULT, WE SECURED OVER 5,870 DONATIONS FROM 2019 TO 2023 THROUGH OUR ONLINE CHANNELS. WE ALSO UPDATED OUR USER-FRIENDLY WEBSITE, FEATURING SECURE DONATION GATEWAYS AND LEVERAGING SOCIAL MEDIA AND EMAIL MARKETING TO REACH A BROAD AUDIENCE. OUR WORK WAS SHOWCASED AT FUNDRAISING MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES IN SOUTH AFRICA, THE US, AND ISRAEL.- CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS: WE PURSUED PARTNERSHIPS WITH CORPORATIONS ALIGNED WITH OUR MISSION. IN RETURN FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT, WE PROVIDED BRAND VISIBILITY, EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND SHARED CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY GOALS. MANY CORPORATIONS BASED IN SOUTH AFRICA VISITED THEIR FUNDED PROJECTS, CELEBRATING THE SUCCESS WITH THEIR EMPLOYEES IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES.- AWARDS: INNOVATION: AFRICA RECEIVED SEVERAL AWARDS AND HONORS IN 2023, WHICH STRENGTHENED OUR CREDIBILITY AND ATTRACTED NEW DONORS.IN PARTICULAR IN 2023, WE ENGAGED A DIVERSE RANGE OF DONORS, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS, AND CORPORATIONS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 50 ACTIVE FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS WERE CREATED BY INDIVIDUALS VIA CAUSEVOX IN SUPPORT OF INNOVATION: AFRICA. ADDITIONALLY, WE APPLIED FOR 12 GRANTS FROM MULTILATERAL ORGANIZATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, AND CORPORATIONS, SOME OF WHICH WERE SUCCESSFUL. THE GRANT AMOUNTS RANGED FROM $10,000 TO $1,000,000.WE ALSO HELD AROUND 70 MEETINGS WITH BOTH EXISTING AND POTENTIAL DONORS, AIMED AT SECURING FUNDING FOR NEW PROJECTS. THESE MEETINGS WERE ALSO USED TO PLAN A TOTAL OF 23 DONOR TRIPS, DURING WHICH BOTH NEW AND LONGSTANDING DONORS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT PROJECT SITES AND EXPLORE NEW PROJECTS THAT WERE IN DIRE NEED OF SUPPORT.TO FURTHER EXPAND OUR DONOR BASE, WE ENTERED INTO A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GROUP. THIS AGREEMENT ALLOWS DONORS FROM AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND THE NETHERLANDS TO RECEIVE TAX BENEFITS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, WE SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NE'EMAN FOUNDATION, WHICH HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED DONATIONS FROM CANADA.PLEASE NOTE THAT INNOVATION: AFRICA IS GUIDED BY A DIVERSE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING PUBLIC INTERESTS AS FOLLOWS:EXECUTIVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE- DAVID ARISON: TED ARISON FAMILY FOUNDATION- RALPH NAKASH: JORDACHE INVESTMENT- STUART STONE: BAYPORT MANAGEMENT LIMITEDBOARD OF DIRECTORS- STEVE TEPPER: GENERAL COUNSEL, SELFHELP COMMUNITY SERVICES- ANDREW FINE: NOVEL TMT INVESTMENT GROUP- DANIEL BERKOVE: IHS MARKIT/S&P GLOBAL- DAVID ARISON: ARISON GROUP, TED ARISON FAMILY FOUNDATION- AMBASSADOR ISAIAH CHABALA: FORMER ZAMBIAN AMBASSADOR- JASON T. HIRSCH: MICAMOLD MANAGEMENT, LLC- JONATHAN HOLLANDER: CHESAPEAKE ADVISORY GROUP- LIZ KANER: MORTON WILLIAMS SUPERMARKETS- RAND NEVELOFF: LINK GLOBAL GROUP S.A.- RON BRAVERMAN: DANOVER CAPITAL, LLC- ADAM SULTAN: DUKE PROPERTIES- MARIE-ANTOINETTE BOOT: BCH AMERICA- AUDREY WEINER: FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO, THE NEW JEWISH HOME- DAVID FRIEZE: SIXTH STREET PROPERTIES, LLC- GEORGE LYS: SOUTHERN AFRICAN HEAD, KIRSH PHILANTHROPY- TAMIRA CHAPMAN: PRESIDENT & CEO, STOREHOUSE- RALPH NAKASH: JORDACHE INVESTMENT- STUART STONE: BAYPORT MANAGEMENT LIMITEDGEORGE LYS REPRESENTS OUR MAJOR DONOR, THE KIRSH FOUNDATION. ALL OTHER BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOT AFFILIATED WITH OUR MAJOR DONOR AND ARE INDEPENDENT. |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTION GAIN - 2022 AMOUNT: $ 137,947. |
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 | THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTED INNOVATION: AFRICA ISRAEL, LTD. ("IA ISRAEL"), FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. THE SERVICES INCLUDED PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES, AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION PAID EXPENSES IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,142,107 TO IA ISRAEL DURING THE TAX YEAR. SIVAN YA'ARI, CEO, WAS COMPENSATED 383,311 (ISRAELI SHEKEL) BY IA ISRAEL IN 2023 FOR SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE FILING ORGANIZATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTS WITH AB YAARI LTD. FOR MANAGEMENT SERVICES. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE INITIATION OF PROJECTS TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY INNOVATION: AFRICA, HIRING AND TERMINATION OF THE EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION, PUBLIC RELATION SERVICES, FUNDRAISING, GRANT APPLICATIONS, AND MANGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S RESOURCES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM. IT THEN PROVIDED TO THE CEO, CFO, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW. ONCE THIS IS COMPLETE, ALL MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE PROVIDED A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 WITH SUFFICIENT TIME FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS APPLICABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF ANY POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTERESTS TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. IF A CONFLICT ARISES, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND WHEN NECESSARY, THE ENTIRE BOARD WILL DETERMINE WHETHER THE TRANSACTION AT HAND ALIGNS WITH EFFORTS IN CARING FOR OUR BENEFICIARIES, SERVING THE COMMUNITY, AND SUCCEEDING IN THE SOCIAL SERVICES ARENA. ANNUALLY, ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MUST SIGN A STATEMENT OF AFFIRMATION STATING THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY IT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE RETURN IS POSTED ON NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL WEBSITE, GUIDESTAR.ORG, AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION GAIN NET ASSETS OF RELATED CORPORATION INCLUDED IN CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STMTS 377,965. EXPENSES ATTRIBUTED TO CONSOLIDATED ENTITIES -444,879. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS DID NOT CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. |
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