2024-03-04T18:08:48-06:00 2023-04-30 222258733 SMOLIN LUPIN & CO LLC 165 PASSAIC AVE - 4TH FLOOR FAIRFIELD NJ 07004 990 2022-05-01 206195776 THE SOFT POWER HEALTH TRUST SOFT 9142827354 CO 2887 PURCHASE STREET PURCHASE NY 10577 JESSIE STONE TRUSTEE 9142827354 2024-03-01 1 JESSIE STONE 999009999 0 CARLOS FERRER P00282873 9734397200 2024-02-26 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z DR JESSIE STONE C/O 2887 PURCHASE STREET PURCHASE NY 10577 733852 0 X WWW.SOFTPOWERHEALTH.ORG X 2004 NY PROVIDE FUNDING TO A CLINIC DEDICATED TO IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION, HEALTH EDUCATION, AND HEALTH CARE. 3 3 0 5 0 0 535817 576833 0 0 -6704 -33322 0 0 529113 543511 498189 490990 0 0 15064 0 0 0 5986 32949 72479 546202 563469 -17089 -19958 650303 638501 8275 16431 642028 622070 X THE SOFT POWER HEALTH TRUST ("SPH TRUST") IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO FUNDING THE SOFT POWER MUKAGWA ALLAN STONE COMMUNITY HEALTH ("THE CLINIC") WHICH PROVIDES MALARIA EDUCATION, PREVENTION AND CONTROL, FAMILY PLANNING, AND PRIMARY AND PREVENTATIVE HEALTHCARE IN UGANDA. 0 0 490990 490990 THE SOFT POWER HEALTH TRUST PROVIDES FUNDS TO THE CLINIC EMPLOYING AN ENTIRELY UGANDAN STAFF WHICH CURRENTLY INCLUDES 4 MEDICAL DOCTORS, 5 NURSE PRACTITIONERS, 16 NURSES, 4 LABORATORY TECHNICIANS, 5 LABORATORY ASSISTANTS, 1 DENTIST, 3 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, A PEDIATRIC TRIAGE TEAM (OF 3 PEOPLE), 3 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNSELORS, 1 RECEPTIONIST, 1 COUNTRY MANAGER, 1 HR PERSON, 1 ASSISTANT MANAGER, 1 DATA ENTRY SUPERVISOR, 1 DATA ENTRY SPECIALIST, 3 SOCIAL WORKERS, 5 DRIVERS, 6 OUTREACH EDUCATORS AND MOBILIZERS, 8 DIG GARDENERS, 3 COOKS, 3 CLEANING STAFF, 2 SUPPORT/PATIENT LOGISTICS STAFF, 1 MAINTENANCE STAFF, 1 DAILY OPERATIONS MANAGER, 1 ACCOUNTANT, AND 5 SECURITY GUARDS (ASKARIS). 490990 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 NY X DR JESSIE STONE PRESIDENT 9142827354 2887 PURCHASE STREET PURCHASE NY 10577 DR JESSIE STONE PRESIDENT 6.00 X X 18000 0 18000 CLARE CHESTER STONE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR PHILIP LEVY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 18000 0 18000 0 0 0 0 0 576833 576833 11303 11303 1219 1219 144497 190341 -45844 -45844 -45844 543511 0 0 -33322 490990 490990 18000 18000 12000 12000 4428 4428 1633 1622 11 2216 2216 3 3 WEBSITE COSTS & MAINTEN 27497 27497 OTHER DIRECT EXPENSES 6441 466 5975 FOREIGN TAXES PAID 136 136 FILING & OTHER FEES 125 125 563469 490990 66493 5986 5185 5547 644777 632290 341 664 650303 638501 8275 16431 8275 16431 X 642028 622070 642028 622070 650303 638501 -19958 0 X 0 0 0 X 589426 853546 685652 535991 576833 3241448 589426 853546 685652 535991 576833 3241448 1656430 1585018 35 74 7451 20253 12522 40335 3281783 0.48300 0.45260 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 0 GRANTMAKING TO THE CLINIC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, RURAL HEALTH CLINIC FOR PRIMARY CARE, MALARIA EDUCATION AND PREVENTION, AND FAMILY PLANNING. 490601 WIRE TRANSFERS 389 COST 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE SOFT POWER HEALTH TRUST ("SPH TRUST") FINANCIALLY SUPPORTS/OVERSEES THE SOFT POWER MUKAGWA ALLAN STONE COMMUNITY HEALTH ("THE CLINIC"), A NON-PROFIT GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION IN UGANDA. THE PRESIDENT OF THE SPH TRUST OVERSEES THE HEALTH CARE EDUCATION AND DELIVERY PROCESS PROVIDED BY THE CLINIC BY DIRECT FIELD OBSERVATION IN UGANDA TO DETERMINE GRANT ELIGIBILITY NEEDS, COMPLIANCE WITH PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES, AND SUBSTANTIATION OF GRANT FUNDING FOR FUTURE AWARD CYCLES. ACCOUNTING RECORDS OF ALL GRANT AWARDS ARE MAINTAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION. PART I, LINE 3: EXPENDITURES ARE RECORDED USING THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE: THE SPH FACILITY HOLDS FIVE CONSULTATION AND TWO TREATMENT ROOMS, A LABORATORY, A PHARMACY, A PHARMACY DISPENSING STATION, A NURSES' OFFICE, A FAMILY PLANNING ROOM, A PHYSICAL THERAPY ROOM, AN OUTREACH OFFICE, A KITCHEN, A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNSELING ROOM, A VOLUNTEER ROOM, AND A DENTAL OFFICE. THE LAB HAS CAPABILITIES TO PERFORM COMPREHENSIVE MICROSCOPIC TESTING AND RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR MALARIA, DIARRHEIC CONDITIONS, DIABETES, UTI'S, FILARIAL (PARASITIC WORM) INFECTIONS, AS WELL AS A COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT MACHINE AND A BLOOD CHEMISTRY MACHINE. IN ADDITION, WHILE FEW CLINICS IN UGANDA HAVE PHARMACIES ATTACHED, SOFT POWER HEALTH'S PHARMACY IS FULLY STOCKED AND SUPPLIES THE BEST QUALITY PHARMACEUTICAL TREATMENTS FOR MALARIA, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, DIABETES, BACTERIAL INFECTIONS, AND OTHER CONDITIONS. SOFT POWER HEALTH HAS A STRONG REFERRAL ARM THAT CAN FACILITATE SURGICAL REFERRAL AND TREATMENT TO THE NEXT DOOR KYABIRWA SURGICAL CENTER, CORSU HOSPITAL, AND THE ENTEBBE CHILDREN'S SURGICAL HOSPITAL. IN 2022, THE CLINIC EMERGED FROM THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC TO CONTINUE TREATING AND CARING FOR MORE PATIENTS THAN EVER. DESPITE DIFFICULTIES IN REACHING THE CLINIC DUE TO BAD ROADS AND LITTLE MONEY FOR TRANSPORT TO THE FACILITY, OVER 32,500 PATIENTS ACCESSED CARE AT THE ALLAN STONE COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC. THE TOP THREE DISEASES TREATED AT THE CLINIC WERE HYPERTENSION, PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE, AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS. MALARIA DROPPED TO THE 5TH MOST COMMON DISEASE TREATED AFTER HAVING BEEN TO THE 8TH MOST COMMON DISEASE TREATED FOR THE 7 YEARS PRIOR TO 2018. THIS IS IN LARGE PART DUE TO THE RECENT RESERVOIR CREATED BY ISIMBA DAM WHICH HAS FLOODED A SIGNIFICANT AREA OF LAND IN THE CATCHMENT AREA OF OUR PATIENTS. THE LARGE DAM RESERVOIR HAS CREATED MUCH MORE BREEDING SPACE FOR MOSQUITOS THAT CARRY MALARIA. THUS ISIMBA DAM IS CREATING A SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC HEALTH BURDEN IN OUR AREA. ADDITIONALLY, RATES OF THE NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASE SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAVE RISEN SIGNIFICANTLY. OVER 50% OF THE RESIDENTS OUR HOME VILLAGE OF KYABIRWA ARE INFECTED WITH SCHISTOSOMIASIS. THIS IS ALSO A DAM RELATED PHENOMENON BUT RELATED TO THE BUJAGALI DAM. FAMILY PLANNING: THIS OUTREACH PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2007 AND HAS PROVEN TO BE AS POPULAR AS THE MALARIA OUTREACH PROGRAM. IT USES THE SAME STRUCTURE OF THE MALARIA PROGRAM: TEACHING THROUGH PICTORIAL DIAGRAMS, FOLLOWED BY Q & A SESSIONS AND ADMINISTRATION OF VARIOUS BIRTH CONTROL METHODS WITH LONG-TERM QUARTERLY FOLLOW UP. THREE TEAMS OF NURSE-EDUCATORS RETURN TO 39 OUTLYING VILLAGES WITHIN JINJA DISTRICT (OUR HOME REGION) ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. BOTH MEN AND WOMEN ATTEND THESE SESSIONS. THE PROGRAM OFFERS INFORMATION ABOUT: - CONCEPTION AND ALL FORMS OF CONTRACEPTION. - FAMILY PLANNING INCLUDING BENEFITS OF CHILD SPACING. - STDS INCLUDING HIV. - CONDOM USE AS A MEANS OF PREVENTION AND BIRTH CONTROL. - NUTRITION (EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF BREASTFEEDING, VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS, AND A BREAKDOWN OF THE FOOD PYRAMID.) -IMPLEMENTATION OF VARIOUS METHODS OF LONGER, LONG TERM, AND PERMANENT BIRTH CONTROL. IN 2022, THE CLINIC PROVIDED PERMANENT, LONG-TERM, AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM METHODS OF FAMILY PLANNING TO OVER 3,700 WOMEN. THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE TO DELIVERING FAMILY PLANNING HAS BEEN GETTING FAMILY PLANNING SUPPLIES NOT DEMAND FOR SERVICES! OUR NUMBERS ARE SLIGHTLY DOWN FROM LAST YEAR DUE TO LESS AVAILABILITY OF SUPPLIES AND A NUMBER OF WOMEN BEING ON LONG-TERM, MULTIYEAR BIRTH CONTROL. MALARIA: THE CLINIC'S LONGEST-RUNNING OUTREACH PROGRAM TEACHES FACTS ABOUT MALARIA TRANSMISSION AND PREVENTION THROUGH PICTORIAL DIAGRAMS WHICH EXPLAIN: - HOW MALARIA IS TRANSMITTED - SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS PEOPLE COMMONLY EXPERIENCE - TREATMENT OPTIONS AND HOW TO PROPERLY TAKE MALARIA MEDICINE (THEREBY HELPING TO AVOID THE DEVELOPMENT OF DRUG RESISTANCE.) - MALARIA PREVENTION THROUGH THE CORRECT USE OF LONG LASTING INSECTICIDE-TREATED MOSQUITO NETS (LLINS) RECOMMENDED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND WHO SHOULD BE THE FIRST TO USE THEM IN EVERY HOUSEHOLD IE CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS AND PREGNANT WOMEN, AS THOSE ARE THE TWO GROUPS THAT DIE FROM MALARIA PREDOMINANTLY IN UGANDA. EACH EDUCATION PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES A QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION, AFTER WHICH LLINS ARE SOLD TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT A SUBSIDIZED COST FUNDED BY THE SOFT POWER HEALTH TRUST 20-6195776 THAT MAKES THEM AFFORDABLE TO ALL. THE CLINIC'S MALARIA OUTREACH TEAM RECORDS EACH PURCHASER'S NAME AND HOME VILLAGE IN ORDER TO SUBSEQUENTLY PERFORM FOLLOW-UP HOME VISITS WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF NET PURCHASE. THIS YEAR (2022) THE CLINIC'S MALARIA TEAM SOLD 1074 MOSQUITO NETS, EDUCATED 2,200 PEOPLE ABOUT MALARIA TRANSMISSION AND CORRECT NET USE, AND MADE OVER 300 FOLLOW UP VISITS TO NET PURCHASERS HOMES. MALARIA REMAINED THE BIGGEST INFECTIOUS DISEASE KILLER IN UGANDA AND DRUG RESISTANCE TO TREATMENT MEDICINE AS WELL AS INSECTICIDE IS DEVELOPING AND IS STARTING TO BECOME APPARENT IN UGANDA. THE MALNUTRITION EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAM TAUGHT AND FOLLOWED UP WITH 2,245 FAMILIES IN 44 VILLAGES IN OUR HOME DISTRICT OF JINJA AS WELL AS IN THE NEIGHBORING DISTRICT OF IGANGA. AT THE OUTREACHES, NEARLY 4,000 DOSES OF ALBENDAZOLE WERE DISTRIBUTED TO CHILDREN FOR DEWORMING PURPOSES. ADDITIONALLY, THANKS TO GENEROUS DONATIONS FROM VITAMIN ANGELS, 2,600 DOSES OF VITAMIN A AND 13,000 COURSES OF PRENATAL VITAMINS WERE ALSO DISTRIBUTED TO PREGNANT WOMEN. ALL OUTREACH NUMBERS ARE GREATLY IMPROVED WITH THE END OF THE PANDEMIC. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNSELING IS A SERVICE THAT WE ADDED TO OUR PROGRAMMING AT SOFT POWER HEALTH IN 2016. IN 2022-2023, BENJA TOOK OVER AS OUR HEAD DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNSELOR, AND ALONG WITH JENNIFER WORKED WITH 800 PEOPLE ON AREAS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCLUDING EMOTIONAL VIOLENCE, ECONOMIC VIOLENCE, PHYSICAL VIOLENCE, AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE. BENJA AND JENNIFER COUNSEL AT THE CLINIC AND ACCOMPANY THE FAMILY PLANNING OUTREACH 1 DAY PER WEEK, AS WELL AS MAKING FOLLOW UP VISITS AND VISITING PEOPLE AT HOME 2 DAYS PER WEEK. AS IN PAST YEARS, THE MOST COMMON ISSUES PEOPLE FACE, IN DESCENDING ORDER ARE: EMOTIONAL VIOLENCE, ECONOMIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, AND CHILD ABUSE. THE NEED FOR THIS OUTREACH CONTINUES TO GROW IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SEE AND TREAT. THE DEVELOPMENT IN GARDENING (DIG) ORGANIC GARDENING PROGRAM CONTINUES TO WORK BOTH IN HOME GARDEN AT THE CLINIC AND WITH FAMILIES WHO HAVE SEVERELY MALNOURISHED CHILDREN AND IN COMMUNITIES WHERE MALNUTRITION IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THE CLINIC HOME GARDEN SERVES AS A DEMONSTRATION GARDEN TO HELP SHOW PATIENTS AND INTERESTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS HOW TO CREATE AN ORGANIC HOME GARDEN AND TO HELP EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT CONSTITUTES A NUTRITIOUS MEAL. THE PRODUCE IN THE HOME GARDEN IS USED TO HELP SUPPLY THE LUNCHTIME MEAL AS WELL AS TO HELP SOME EXTREMELY NEEDY CASES OBTAIN FOOD, WITH ANY LEFTOVER PRODUCE SOLD FOR INCOME GENERATION. IDENTIFYING THOSE FAMILIES MOST IN NEED AND HELPING THEM GET THE EDUCATION NECESSARY TO HAVE PRODUCTIVE AND HEALTHY GARDENS, WHICH CAN BE BOTH A FOOD SUPPLY AND A SOURCE OF INCOME GENERATION, IS AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT PART OF THE WORK THE CLINIC PROVIDES. THE DIG TEAM OF GARDENERS, HEADED BY FRED, ALI AND PAUL, SUPPORTED 17 FAMILY GARDENS AND 1 COMMUNITY GARDEN THIS YEAR. IN ADDITION TO THE STAPLE CROPS OF MAIZE, SWEET POTATOES, MATOOKE, AND CASSAVA, THE DIG TEAM HELPS PEOPLE GROW CABBAGE, KALE, BEANS AND G-NUTS. ALL OF THESE CROPS CAN ASSIST FAMILIES IN MAKING NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED MEALS GROWN AT HOME! PHYSICAL THERAPY SYLVESTER, FLAVIA, AND RACHEL, THE CLINIC'S PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, WORKED WITH OVER 4,000 PATIENTS IN 2022, BOTH AT THE CLINIC IN OUR REFURBISHED PHYSICAL THERAPY ROOMS, AND THROUGH WEEKLY OUTREACH PROGRAMS IN LUKOLO VILLAGE. OF THESE PATIENTS, 300 WERE SEEN ON A REGULAR BASIS VIA OUTREACH. THE TOP PHYSICAL THERAPY PROBLEMS STEPHEN, FLAVIA, AND RACHEL TREATED IN 2022 WERE LOW BACK PAIN, CEREBRAL PALSY, AND LOWER LIMB PAIN. PHYSICAL THERAPY IS ANOTHER NEGLECTED AND MUCH-NEEDED AREA OF MEDICINE IN UGANDA, WITH MOST PATIENTS REQUIRING AN AVERAGE OF THREE VISITS TO REALIZE IMPROVEMENT. SOME PATIENTS WITH BIRTH DEFECTS OR DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS REQUIRE REGULAR WEEKLY TREATMENT FOR MONTHS, OR EVEN YEARS. STEPHEN, FLAVIA, AND RACHEL'S WORK AND DEDICATION HAVE HELPED MANY PATIENTS WITH PAIN AND MOVEMENT IMPAIRMENT LIVE BETTER AND MORE COMFORTABLE LIVES! FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 DR. JESSIE STONE, PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE, IS THE DAUGHTER OF CLARE STONE, TRUSTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE IS NO COMMITTEE WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE SOFT POWER HEALTH TRUST FILES ITS RESPECTIVE FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION REPORTED IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. WHEN THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN PREPARED, REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND IS READY TO BE FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, IT IS ELECTRONICALLY FORWARDED TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. ONCE THE BOARD HAS APPROVED THE RETURN IT IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT TO SOFT POWER HEALTH TRUST ANY PERSONAL INTEREST WHICH HE OR SHE MAY HAVE IN ANY MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE SOFT POWER HEALTH TRUST AND SHALL REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATION IN ANY DECISION ON SUCH MATTER. ANY MEMBER OF THE SOFT POWER HEALTH TRUST BOARD SHALL REFRAIN FROM OBTAINING ANY LIST OF THE SOFT POWER HEALTH TRUST CLIENTS FOR PERSONAL OR PRIVATE SOLICITATION PURPOSES AT ANY TIME DURING THE TERM OF THEIR AFFILIATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE SERVICES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AT HER DISCRETION, ARE DONATED TO SPH TRUST BY A TRUSTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION. DR. JESSIE STONE, THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IS NOT COMPENSATED BY SPH TRUST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE RETURN IS POSTED ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AT 2887 PURCHASE STREET, PURCHASE, NEW YORK 10577.