2022-09-15T13:36:28-04:00 2021-12-31 930991735 EMGE & WHYTE 2505 W 11TH AVE EUGENE OR 974023315 990 2021-01-01 261535453 CENTER FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY AND APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY FOR THE ENVI CENT 5416030522 132 EAST BROADWAY SUITE 416 EUGENE OR 97401 MICHAEL CARSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5416030522 2022-08-16 true MICHAEL CARSON 888008888 PAMELA J WHYTE P00240884 5414852100 2022-08-16 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CREATE MICHAEL CARSON 132 EAST BROADWAY SUITE 416 EUGENE OR 97401 476418 false X WWW.CREATEACTION.ORG X 2007 OR THE MISSION OF CREATE IS TO HELP PEOPLE LIVING IN POOR RURAL VILLAGES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO RESPOND TO THE INCREASINGLY DISASTROUS EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THEIR LIVES, LIVELIHOODS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. 7 6 3 9 0 445948 474956 2282 1455 73 7 0 448303 476418 0 0 191339 183670 0 52660 259143 285894 450482 469564 -2179 6854 37425 44398 54772 54891 -17347 -10493 X THE MISSION OF CREATE IS TO HELP PEOPLE LIVING IN POOR RURAL VILLAGES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO RESPOND TO THE INCREASINGLY DISASTROUS EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THEIR LIVES, LIVELIHOODS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. false false 373427 1455 CREATE COLLABORATES WITH WOMEN IN RURAL SENEGAL TO HELP THEM BUILD A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR THEIR FAMILIES AS THEY COPE WITH WATER, FOOD, AND FUEL SHORTAGES RESULTING FROM THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THEIR COMMUNITIES. OUR PROJECTS HELP WOMEN BUILD ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH ACCESS TO ABUNDANT AND AFFORDABLE CLEAN WATER USING RENEWABLE SOLAR ENERGY AND TRAINING IN ORGANIC AGRICULTURE, POULTRY RAISING, COMMUNITY SAVINGS AND LENDING STRATEGIES, AND OTHER INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES. OVER THE PAST NINE YEARS, CREATE HAS PARTNERED WITH SEVENTEEN COMMUNITIES IN THE FATICK, KAOLACK, AND LOUGA REGIONS OF RURAL SENEGAL TO RESPOND TO FELT NEEDS, FOSTER ECONOMIC RESILIENCY, INCREASE FOOD SECURITY, AND BUILD CAPACITY WHILE HELPING MEN AND WOMEN ON THE PATH TOWARDS SELF-SUFFICIENCY. OUR PROJECTS ADDRESS BASIC NEEDS IN OUR PARTNER VILLAGES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO ABUNDANT AND AFFORDABLE WATER THROUGH SOLAR POWER, SO THAT COOPERATIVE MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO GROW A WIDE VARIETY OF NUTRITIOUS VEGETABLES YEAR-ROUND FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER IN DESERT-LIKE CONDITIONS. LOCAL PRODUCTION OF FRESH VEGETABLES IMPROVES HEALTH AND NUTRITION IN THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDES NEW AND EXPANDED ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. COOPERATIVE MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO SUPPLEMENT HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE SALE OF VEGETABLES IN LOCAL MARKETS. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING THIS TRAINING, CREATE FIELD TECHNICIANS ALSO HELP COOPERATIVE MEMBERS DEVELOP SKILLS IN THE CARE, MANAGEMENT, AND MARKETING OF POULTRY. AS A RESULT, WOMEN ARE ABLE TO DIVERSIFY THEIR FAMILIES' DIETS AND INCREASE THEIR INCOMES. CREATE FIELD TECHNICIANS ALSO HELP COOPERATIVE MEMBERS BEGIN TO SAVE PROFITS FROM THEIR COOPERATIVE COMMUNITY GARDENS THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF VOLUNTARY SAVINGS AND LENDING ASSOCIATIONS (VSLAS). ASSOCIATION MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO USE THESE GROUPS TO SAVE A PORTION OF THE PROFITS THEY EARN FROM PARTICIPATING IN CREATE'S COOPERATIVE COMMUNITY GARDEN PROJECTS AND REINVEST THOSE SAVINGS INTO OTHER INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES TO PRODUCE COMMUNITY-BASED, COOPERATIVE CHANGE. OUR FIELD TECHNICIANS ALSO TEACH WOMEN TO CONSTRUCT AND USE FUEL-EFFICIENT CLAY-SAND COOKSTOVES MADE FROM FREE, LOCAL MATERIALS. THESE COOKSTOVES REDUCE FIREWOOD CONSUMPTION BY UP TO 70 PERCENT. CREATE FIELD TECHNICIANS ALSO WORK WITH COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO RESTORE LOST FOREST RESOURCES THROUGH ANNUAL TREE PLANTING CAMPAIGNS. OUR PROJECT PARTICIPANTS PLANT THOUSANDS OF TREE SEEDLINGS EACH YEAR FOR FOOD PRODUCTION, LIVING FENCES, AND LOCAL REFORESTATION. WOMEN AND GIRLS NO LONGER NEED TO WALK LONG DISTANCES TO COLLECT FIREWOOD FOR COOKING, THEREBY FREEING TIME, REDUCING LABOR, AND INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD THAT GIRLS WILL BE ABLE TO REMAIN IN SCHOOL. CREATE CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS IMPACT IN RURAL SENEGAL, TRAINING DOZENS OF COMMUNITIES EACH YEAR IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF FUEL-EFFICIENT COOKSTOVES AND EXTENDING ITS FULLY INTEGRATED PROGRAM OF WATER, FOOD PRODUCTION, ENERGY CONSERVATION AND INCOME GENERATION TO TWO NEW COMMUNITIES. IN 2021, THE COMMUNITIES OF KEUR NDIOUGA IN THE FATICK REGION HAD SUCCESSFUL LOCAL WELL REHABILITATION AND INSTALLATION OF SOLAR POWERED PUMPING SYSTEM Y THE CREATE TEAM. THESE COMMUNITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE SUPPORTED BY CREATE OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS AS THEY LEARN TO MASTER THE SKILLS NEEDED TO GRADUATE TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY AT THE END OF THAT PHASE OF WORK. DURING 2020, CREATE EXPANDED ITS WORK TO NDIAGNE KAHONE VILLAGE IN KAOLACK REGION AND INTRODUCED DRIP IRRIGATION TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION AND REDUCE WOMEN'S LABOR. 373427 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 4 0 true 3 true false true SG false false false false false false false false false false X 7 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false false false OR X MICHAEL CARSON 5416030522 132 EAST BROADWAY SUITE 416 EUGENE OR 97401 MICHAEL CARSON EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 85000 0 0 DR SUSAN BRIGGS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 SAMBA GADJIKO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DELANSON HOPKINS DIRECTOR 6.00 X 0 0 0 JOYCE LEADER DIRECTOR 6.00 X 0 0 0 MARY-KAY MILLER SECRETARY/TR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 FRED RALEY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 RON TAYLOR CHAIR 6.00 X X 0 0 0 85000 false false false 69603 405353 474956 PROGRAM INCOME 1455 1455 1455 7 7 476418 1455 7 X 85000 42500 17000 25500 35488 9521 6925 19042 3806 3082 253 471 59376 53321 2116 3939 7919 3804 4115 131848 131770 78 15309 9902 2737 2670 3114 1038 1038 1038 18301 12939 5362 25944 25944 653 653 4560 4560 2997 2997 PROGRAM SUPPLIES/MATERIAL 50274 50274 OTHER EXPENSES 14738 14535 203 FOREIGN CONVERSION 10237 10237 469564 373427 43477 52660 18478 15800 14227 735 60345 60345 4560 160 27863 37425 44398 6940 9891 45000 45000 2832 54772 54891 X -17347 -10493 -17347 -10493 37425 44398 6854 X true false false X 416775 402085 454424 445948 474956 2194188 416775 402085 454424 445948 474956 2194188 755616 1438572 2 144 287 73 7 513 2194701 10053 0.65550 0.57590 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 60345 60345 PAYROLL REFUNDS RECEIVABLE 27703 EMPLOYEE ADVANCE 160 27863 X SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X CREATE IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, EXCEPT ON NET INCOME FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION, CREATE QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A) AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(2). CREATE FILES FORM 990 WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND FORM CT-12 WITH THE STATE OF OREGON. THE RETURNS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND FORWARD ARE STILL OPEN TO EXAMINATION. CREATE HAS NO UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021. MANAGEMENT HAS CONCLUDED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING DISCLOSURE IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. false SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 1 7 PROGRAM SERVICES WATER,FOOD, ENERGY 300286 1 7 1 7 300286 300286 false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 300,286 0 RON TAYLOR BOARD CHAIR PROVIDE CASH TO COVER EXPENSES X 25000 25000 false true true RON TAYLOR BOARD CHAIR PROVIDE CASH TO COVER EXPENSES X 20000 20000 false true true 45000 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CREATE COLLABORATES WITH WOMEN IN RURAL SENEGAL TO HELP THEM BUILD A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR THEIR FAMILIES AS THEY COPE WITH WATER, FOOD, AND FUEL SHORTAGES RESULTING FROM THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THEIR COMMUNITIES. OUR PROJECTS HELP WOMEN BUILD ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH ACCESS TO ABUNDANT AND AFFORDABLE CLEAN WATER USING RENEWABLE SOLAR ENERGY AND TRAINING IN ORGANIC AGRICULTURE, POULTRY RAISING, COMMUNITY SAVINGS AND LENDING STRATEGIES, AND OTHER INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES. OVER THE PAST NINE YEARS, CREATE HAS PARTNERED WITH SEVENTEEN COMMUNITIES IN THE FATICK, KAOLACK, AND LOUGA REGIONS OF RURAL SENEGAL TO RESPOND TO FELT NEEDS, FOSTER ECONOMIC RESILIENCY, INCREASE FOOD SECURITY, AND BUILD CAPACITY WHILE HELPING MEN AND WOMEN ON THE PATH TOWARDS SELF-SUFFICIENCY. OUR PROJECTS ADDRESS BASIC NEEDS IN OUR PARTNER VILLAGES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO ABUNDANT AND AFFORDABLE WATER THROUGH SOLAR POWER, SO THAT COOPERATIVE MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO GROW A WIDE VARIETY OF NUTRITIOUS VEGETABLES YEAR-ROUND FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER IN DESERT-LIKE CONDITIONS. LOCAL PRODUCTION OF FRESH VEGETABLES IMPROVES HEALTH AND NUTRITION IN THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDES NEW AND EXPANDED ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. COOPERATIVE MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO SUPPLEMENT HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE SALE OF VEGETABLES IN LOCAL MARKETS. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING THIS TRAINING, CREATE FIELD TECHNICIANS ALSO HELP COOPERATIVE MEMBERS DEVELOP SKILLS IN THE CARE, MANAGEMENT, AND MARKETING OF POULTRY. AS A RESULT, WOMEN ARE ABLE TO DIVERSIFY THEIR FAMILIES' DIETS AND INCREASE THEIR INCOMES. CREATE FIELD TECHNICIANS ALSO HELP COOPERATIVE MEMBERS BEGIN TO SAVE PROFITS FROM THEIR COOPERATIVE COMMUNITY GARDENS THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF VOLUNTARY SAVINGS AND LENDING ASSOCIATIONS (VSLAS). ASSOCIATION MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO USE THESE GROUPS TO SAVE A PORTION OF THE PROFITS THEY EARN FROM PARTICIPATING IN CREATE'S COOPERATIVE COMMUNITY GARDEN PROJECTS AND REINVEST THOSE SAVINGS INTO OTHER INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES TO PRODUCE COMMUNITY-BASED, COOPERATIVE CHANGE. OUR FIELD TECHNICIANS ALSO TEACH WOMEN TO CONSTRUCT AND USE FUEL-EFFICIENT CLAY-SAND COOKSTOVES MADE FROM FREE, LOCAL MATERIALS. THESE COOKSTOVES REDUCE FIREWOOD CONSUMPTION BY UP TO 70 PERCENT. CREATE FIELD TECHNICIANS ALSO WORK WITH COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO RESTORE LOST FOREST RESOURCES THROUGH ANNUAL TREE PLANTING CAMPAIGNS. OUR PROJECT PARTICIPANTS PLANT THOUSANDS OF TREE SEEDLINGS EACH YEAR FOR FOOD PRODUCTION, LIVING FENCES, AND LOCAL REFORESTATION. WOMEN AND GIRLS NO LONGER NEED TO WALK LONG DISTANCES TO COLLECT FIREWOOD FOR COOKING, THEREBY FREEING TIME, REDUCING LABOR, AND INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD THAT GIRLS WILL BE ABLE TO REMAIN IN SCHOOL. CREATE CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS IMPACT IN RURAL SENEGAL, TRAINING DOZENS OF COMMUNITIES EACH YEAR IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF FUEL-EFFICIENT COOKSTOVES AND EXTENDING ITS FULLY INTEGRATED PROGRAM OF WATER, FOOD PRODUCTION, ENERGY CONSERVATION AND INCOME GENERATION TO TWO NEW COMMUNITIES. IN 2021, THE COMMUNITIES OF KEUR NDIOUGA IN THE FATICK REGION HAD SUCCESSFUL LOCAL WELL REHABILITATION AND INSTALLATION OF SOLAR POWERED PUMPING SYSTEM Y THE CREATE TEAM. THESE COMMUNITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE SUPPORTED BY CREATE OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS AS THEY LEARN TO MASTER THE SKILLS NEEDED TO GRADUATE TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY AT THE END OF THAT PHASE OF WORK. DURING 2020, CREATE EXPANDED ITS WORK TO NDIAGNE KAHONE VILLAGE IN KAOLACK REGION AND INTRODUCED DRIP IRRIGATION TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION AND REDUCE WOMEN'S LABOR. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B SENEGAL FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B COPY OF 990 AND OREGON CT-12 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THEN GIVEN TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO SIGNING AND FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANNUAL UPDATE AND REVIEW FOR ANY CHANGES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST, THE DOCUMENTS CAN BE REVIEWED AT THE OFFICE OR THEY CAN BE MAILED. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G SENEGAL CONTRACT SERVICES 124,490 0 0 OTHER CONTRACT SERVICES 7,040 78 0 OUTSIDE CONTRACT SERVICE 240 0 0 TOTAL 131,770 78 0