2024-05-13T06:35:49-07:00 2023-12-31 541807239 Hendershot Burkhardt Tax Services Inc 7525 Presidential Lane Manassas VA 20109 990 2023-01-01 541976312 PERSECUTION PROJECT FOUNDATION PERS 5408295353 215 N WEST STREET CULPEPER VA 227012629 HAGAZI T KEBEDE CO & FO 5408295353 2024-05-10 true HAGAZI T KEBEDE XXX-XX-XXXX true DAVID C BURKHARDT CPA P00234622 7033611592 2024-05-13 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z BRADFORD PHILLIPS 215 N WEST STREET CULPEPER VA 22701 4188281 false X WWW.PERSECUTIONPROJECT.ORG X 2000 VA ACTIVE COMPASSION FOR THE PERSECUTED IN EAST AFRICA BY ENGAGING GOD'S PEOPLE TO INTERCEDE ON (SEE SCHEDULE O CONTINUATION) 9 6 7 360 0 0 4396810 4185444 0 0 0 2837 0 0 4396810 4188281 3226888 2970053 0 0 514052 564651 0 0 192366 835596 960965 4576536 4495669 -179726 -307388 1200827 888045 63428 17331 1137399 870714 X TO EXPOSE PERSECUTION (EPHESIANS 5:11), TO ASSIST THE VICTIMS OF PERSECUTION (JAMES 2:15-16),TO ENGAGE GOD'S PEOPLE TO INTERCEDE ON BEHALF OF THE PERSECUTED AND SUFFERING (ISAIAH 58:6-12), TO BRING ENCOURAGEMENT, CONSOLATION AND HOPE TO THE PERSECUTED AND SUFFERING (2 CORINITHIANS 1), AND TO EFFECTIVELY BY WORD AND DEED COMMUNICATE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST (1 JOHN 3:18). false false 984472 891383 0 RELIEF AND SHELTER: IN ADDITION TO THE BASIC SURVIVAL NEED FOR MEDICINES AND SAFE WATER, THE NEW WAR IN SUDAN, BEGUN APRIL 15TH 2023, DISPLACED MORE THAN 12 MILLION SOULS THUS FAR. THE NUBA MOUNTAINS POPULATION NOW NUMBERS UPWARDS TO 3.5 MILLION--500,000 OF THESE BEING NEW ARRIVALS FLEEING CONFLICT AREAS. WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR DONORS, PERSECUTION PROJECT RESPONDED IN A VARIETY OF PRACTICAL WAYS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING; REFUGEE KITS (A.K.A. ACTION PACKS OR LIFE PACKS); CLOTHING, EMERGENCY FOOD; TARPS; MOSQUITO NETS; SALT; AND BLANKETS. BY WORKING THROUGH THE LOCAL CHURCH, PERSECUTION PROJECT IS ABLE TO FELLOWSHIP WITH BELIEVERS AND UNDER PERSECUTION AS THEY MINISTER TO THEIR NEIGHBORS AND COMMUNITY. OUR TEAMS WERE ABLE TO RESCUE 1,710 PEOPLE (MOSTLY WOMEN AND CHILDREN) TRAPPED IN KHARTOUM AND EVACUATE THEM TO SAFETY IN THE NUBA MOUNTAINS. PERSECUTION PROJECT PROVIDED REFUGEE KITS (A.K.A. ACTION PACKS), SHELTER ITEMS (TARPS), EMERGENCY FOOD, MOSQUITO NETS, ETC., TO 13,600 FAMILIES (102,000 PEOPLE). 912111 849870 0 TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS (T&L): WORKING IN THE WAR-TORN NUBA MOUNTAINS REQUIRES THE USE OF A VARIETY OF LOCISTICAL TOOLS TO DELIVER SUPPLIES SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY FOR OUR VARIOUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. DURING THE RAINY SEASON, "ROADS" IN THE NUBA MOUNTAINS BECOM IMPASSABLE TO EVEN THE HEAVIEST OF TRUCKS, SO QUAD BIKES AND MOTORBIKES ARE OFTEN EMPLOYED TO DELIVER MEDICINES AND OTHER EMERGENCY RELIEF SUPPLIES IN AREAS WHERE INSECURITY EXISTS. THE SAFEST AVAILABLE MODE OF TRANSPORTTION IS FLIGHTS. THE USE OF CARGO PLANES MINIMIZES THE RISK OF INJURY TO OUR DRIVERS AND WORKERS BY AVOIDING ROADS THAT ARE PATROLLED BY BANDITS OR SOLDIERS. IN 2023, PERSECUTION PROJECT CONDUCTED EMERGENCY RELIEF FLIGHTS FACILITATING THE DELIVERY OF MORE THAN 170 METRIC TONS OF RELIEF TO THE NUBA MOUNTAINS, THE FLIGHTS BROUGHT IN MEDICINES AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES, BOREHOLE SPARE PARTS, HOSPITAL BUILDING MATERIALS, VEHICLE SPARE PARTS, HYGIENE KITS, FUEL, RELIEF PACKS, TARPS, BLANKETS, MOSQUITO NETS, SALT, BIBLES, NEW TESTAMENTS, AUDIO BIBLES, EVANGELISM BACKPACK PROJECTORS, ETC. UNIMOG TRANSPORT TRUCKS CONTINUE TO BE USED TO FACILITATE DISTRIBUTION OF THE VITAL RELIEF SUPPLIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, EVEN DURING THE RAINY SEASON, WITH ACCESS TO THE NUBA REGION YEAR-ROUND, PERSECUTION PROJECT CAN BETTER COORDINATE ACTIVITIES IN A TIMELY FASHION AND WHEN THE NUBA PEOPLE NEED IT THE MOST. 886387 816794 0 ADVOCACY AND GENERAL: PERSECUTION PROJECT IS A COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO EXPOSING INSTANCES OF CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION (EPHESIANS 5:11), ENGAGING FELLOW BELIEVERS TO INTERCEDE ON BEHALF OF THE PERSECUTED (ISAIAH 58:6-13), AND BRINGING ENCOURAGEMENT, CONSOLATION, AND HOPE TO OUR PERSECUTED BRETHREN (2 CORINTHIANS1). WE ENCOURAGE OUR DONORS TO INTERCEDE ON BEHALF OF THE PERSECUTED AND POOR AND INSPIRE THEM TO "GET ACTIVE" BY JOINING PERSECUTION PROJECT IN AN AREA WHERE IT SERVES THE PEOPLE OF SUDAN. OUR SUPPORTERS PARTNER WITH US BY "STARTING WHERE THEY ARE, USING WHAT THEY HAVE, AND DOING WHAT THEY CAN." WHETHER ORGANIZING "WALKS FOR WATER", ESTABLISHING PRAYER GROUPS, OR PRESENTING PERSECUTION PROJET'S WORK BEFORE THEIR CIVIC GROUPS AND CHURCH CONGREGATIONS, MANY OF OUR SUPPORTERS BECOME ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN ADVOCATING FOR THE NEEDS OF THE SUDANESE PEOPLE. (SEE PART III, LN 4C STATEMENT SCHEDULE O) 1299203 412006 0 SEE SCHEDULE O. 1299203 412006 0 4082173 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 4 0 true 7 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 9 6 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false AK MN NC PA TN VA WA WI WV X HAGAZI T KEBEDE 5408295353 215 N WEST STREET CULPEPER VA 22701 BRADFORD PHILLIPS PRESIDENT 55.00 X X 178592 0 32242 HAGAZI KEBEDE CO & FO 60.00 X 159733 0 44372 MATTHEW CHANCEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STUART EPPERSON JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FLOYD CHILTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TODD DENEUI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN LANTS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY WARREN CHAIRMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR ANDREW LEE TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR BRENDAN SANGER SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 338325 0 76614 3 false true false EMERGING MARKET SOLUTIONS LLC 3373 SOUTHVIEW AVE MONTGOMERY AL 36111 CONSULTING 154474 1 4185444 137025 4185444 2837 0 2837 4188281 0 0 2837 2970053 2970053 210834 189751 10542 10541 216133 118345 72685 25103 98900 64894 23826 10180 38784 27513 7897 3374 18367 9771 2753 5843 17580 0 17580 0 154240 115680 15424 23136 19738 14002 4019 1717 8113 5755 1652 706 19225 13637 3915 1673 95401 69827 17457 8117 20600 20280 224 96 88960 83309 3959 1692 124667 88495 25399 10773 MISCELLANEOUS 148734 93094 12615 43025 PRINTING & REPRODUCTION 155308 124841 1183 29284 POSTAGE 90032 72926 0 17106 4495669 4082173 221130 192366 299819 244200 0 55619 775523 398001 46308 119190 18098 19549 47186 30913 618849 430343 226461 188506 87251 131886 1200827 888045 63428 17331 63428 17331 X 1050579 760944 86820 109770 1137399 870714 1200827 888045 -307388 40703 X false true X true false X 0 3711956 4121695 4778525 4396810 4185444 21194430 0 0 3711956 4121695 4778525 4396810 4185444 21194430 0 21194430 3750 252 12544 0 2837 19383 0 233 157 0 0 390 21214203 0.99910 0.99920 X 0 0 0 Pt II Ln 10 Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: MISC 2019: 233. 2020: 157. 2021: 0. 2022: 0. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 248858 192444 56414 369991 237899 132092 188506 X 4228984 40703 40703 4188281 4188281 4495669 4495669 4495669 Pt X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) FOOTNOTE TEXT: "THE FOUNDATION IS A NON-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE FOUNDATION HAS ALSO BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ENTITY THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) AND QUALIFIES FOR DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(VI). THE FOUNDATION'S FEDERAL EXEMPT ORGANIZATION TAX RETURNS (FORM 990) ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED." true Sub-Saharan Africa 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE PART V 2970053 0 1 0 1 2970053 2970053 Sub-Saharan Africa (SEE PART V) 2835573 WIRE 134480 MEDICINES & BIBLES FMV 1 false false false false false false Pt I Line 2 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS. (USE OF RESTRICTED FUNDS IS REPORTED TO THE BOARD AND/OR UPDATED AND ALSO TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD ON A MONTHLY BASIS.) X true true X X X X false false false false false false false false false BRADFORD PHILLIPS 178592 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32242 0 210834 0 0 0 HAGAZI KEBEDE 159733 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44372 0 204105 0 0 0 MATTHEW CHANCEY DIRECTOR 154474 CONSULTING false STUART EPPERSON JR DIRECTOR 60000 SALEM WEB NETWORK false STUART EPPERSON JR DIRECTOR 10000 TRUTH BROADCASTING false PART IV LINE 1 EMERGING MARKET SOLUTIONS, LLC, WHICH IS OWNED BY DIRECTOR MATT CHANCY, RECEIVED $154,474 IN 2023 FROM PERSECUTION PROJECT FOUNDATION FOR CONSULTING SERVICES. PART IV LINE 2 & 3 STUART EPPERSON, JR, OWNS TRUTH BROADCASTING AND IS A BOARD MEMBER OF SALEM WEB NETWORK. X 133200 FMV X 2730 0 false true false Other FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: BEHALF OF THE PERSECUTED, SUPPORTING INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS, CONDUCTING SAFE WATER PROJECTS, CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING HOSPITALS, DELIVERING MEDICINE, HYGIENIC AND HUMANITARIAN RELIEF, SPONSORING HOLISTIC, VOCATIONAL AND CHRISTIAN EVANGELISM, PASTORAL TRAINING PROGRAMS, TRAUMA TRAINING WORKSHOPS, EQUIPPING THE CHURCH TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SUFFERING, WINNING THE LOST TO CHRIST. Pt VI, Line 2 BOARD MEMBER BRIAN LANTS IS THE BROTHER-IN-LAW OF THE PRESIDENT OF PPF, BRADFORD L. PHILLIPS. Pt VI, Line 11b THE 2023 990 IS REVIEWED FIRST BY THE CO & FO AND THEN SENT TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND LEGAL COUNSEL FOR REVIEW. BOARD MEMBERS AND OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL SUBMITTED ANY QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS TO THE CO & FO. ALL BOARD MEMBERS HAVE HAD SUFFICIENT TIME TO REVIEW IT BEFORE THE 990 IS FILED WITH THE IRS. Pt VI, Line 12c HAGAZI KEBEDE, CO & FO, ENSURES THAT THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS EMPLOYEES ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTERST POLICY. DURING BOARD MEETINGS, ISSUES OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE VOTED ON BY NON-AFFECTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND AFFECTED MEMBERS ARE EXCLUDED FROM ANY BOARD DECISIONS IMPACTING THEIR COMPENSATION OR THE RELATED CONFLICT OF INTEREST. Pt VI, Line 15a THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO IS ASSESSED BY THE PPF COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, UTILIZING A COMPARABILITY COMPENSATION STUDY CONDUCTED BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY. THE 2023 RECOMMENDATION WAS REVIEWED, AND APPROVED, BY THE GOVERNING BOARD. Pt VI, Line 15b THE CEO DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES. YEAR END BONUSES MAY BE AWARDED EACH YEAR AND DETERMINED BY THE EMPLOYEE'S SUPERVISOR, WHICH IS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE CASE OF THE CEO. Pt VI, Line 19 THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY, DONOR PRIVACY POLICY, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FORM 990 ARE POSTED ON PPF'S WEBSITE: WWW.PERSECUTIONPROJECT.ORG. Other FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6: 360 VOLUNTEERS ARE IN THE FIELD AND THE REST ARE AT HEADQUARTERS. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d SEE SCHEDULE O. 1299203. 412006. 0.