2024-04-16T12:03:40-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 811255934 EMPOWERMENT COLLECTIVE EMPO 5033677706 2501 Chatham Road Suite R Springfield IL 62704 Nasreen Sheikh Co-Executive Director 9712768932 2024-03-20 Nasreen Sheikh 999009999 1 1 11 1 AAL2 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X www.empowermentcollective.org X X 192511 X 159732 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32779 21568 11211 0 170943 83987 0 0 72826 0 100 7155 164068 6875 199668 0 206543 X 189196 178632 0 0 17185 28780 206381 207412 6713 869 199668 206543 Empowerment Collective is a US-based nonprofit organization that works to empower women and girls in disadvantaged and vulnerable communities living with poverty and trauma. We raise funds and partner with organizations in Nepal on India to deliver projects that work towards empowering, educating, and mentoring disadvantaged women and girls. Education Program: Rural schools of students in Nepal and India are receiving substandard education in dilapidated classrooms from untrained and unmotivated teachers with very little to no resources.......Education Program: Students in Nepal and India often don't have access proper backpacks, notebooks, pens, pencils and all the other stationery that student need to be successful at school. Academic results suffer, attendance levels are low, and graduation levels are even lower. Enhancement of quality education is crucial for the development of a society, country and the entire globe as a whole. It is a key to creating aware and responsible individuals. We have designed Educational Creative Package for students, giving them everything they need to study for 1 year. 41472 X 53489 Skills Training and Economic Empowerment Program: The fast fashion industry supports inhumane working conditions. The majority of those affected are women, who labor for long hours without a fair wage..........Skills Training and Economic Empowerment Program: In sweatshops, women are limited to sewing only one part of a garment, when they are capable of so much more. We provide marginalized women with education and creative skills training to become professional fashion designers, seamstresses, embroiderers, weavers, and jewelry designers. 18599 X 30616 Health and Menstruation Program: We provide health and menstruation education to marginalized women and girls in rural communities, and provide them with reusable hygiene products made by local women......Health and Menstruation Program: In many parts of Nepal and India, menstruating women and girls are prohibited from participating in normal activities because society considers them 'impure'. We created a one-day workshop with local leaders and nurses, using an illustrated comic book that shows the benefits of menstruation hygiene. Reusable, antibacterial, anti-fungal, and waterproof, sanitary pads are made by local women and donated so Nepali and Indian women can experience their periods with comfort and freedom. 12815 X 24832 All Other Programs: Includes expenses for development of new programs in Nepal and India as well as advocacy programming in the United States to raise awareness about modern day slavery conditions occurring in Nepal and India. 11100 X 16884 125821 Nasreen Sheikh Co-Executive Director 40 42000 0 0 Ann Boyd Co-Executive Director 15 21225 0 0 Jessica Mackinnon Secretary 3 0 0 0 Beth Ann Fischberg Co-Treasurer 3 0 0 0 Kristin Pospeschil Co-Treasurer 3 0 0 0 Laura Rose Director 3 0 0 0 Bruce Boyd Director 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IL Kristin Pospeschil 2501 Chatham Road Suite R Springfield IL 62704 9712768932 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 107692 72860 124393 215411 159732 680088 5239 1787 23034 60911 32779 123750 7318 7318 120249 74647 147427 276322 192511 811156 811156 120249 74647 147427 276322 192511 811156 1 1 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Travel;3477|Information Technology;1171|Bank Fees;1162|Other Administrative Expenses;1345^Total;7155^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 Description;EOY Amount^Accounts Receivable;2776|Product Inventory;26004^Total;28780^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Description;EOY Amount^Accounts Payable;869^Total;869^