2024-05-21T12:08:50-05:00 2023-12-31 571157523 Aprio LLP 111 Rockville Pike Suite 600 Rockville MD 20850 990 2023-01-01 760729857 Helping Children Worldwide Inc HELP 7037939521 14101 Parke Long Court N Chantilly VA 20151 Melody Curtiss Cathey Executive Director 7037939521 2024-05-21 1 Melody Curtiss Cathey 999009999 1 Stacy Cullen P00974308 3012316200 2024-05-21 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Melody Curtiss Cathey 14101 Parke Long Court N Chantilly VA 20151 1082282 0 X www.helpingchildrenworldwide.org X 2003 VA Helping Children Worldwide is strengthening and empowering families and communities in the Global South to address the root causes of child poverty and child mortality. 8 8 9 249 0 0 1135386 965386 79108 75195 3802 15528 1981 5050 1220277 1061159 458530 391716 0 0 466083 521014 0 0 72848 242645 346816 1167258 1259546 53019 -198387 788151 568304 86369 64909 701782 503395 X Helping Children Worldwide works with local partners in strong collaborations and brings resources and capacity-buillding assistance to partners so they may address the root causes of child poverty and child mortality in their community. 0 0 371680 148249 Child Welfare and Child Reintegration Centre - The Organization provides support in Sierra Leone for aid to young women, children and families suffering from extreme poverty and continued to provide primary financial support for the Child Reintegration Center ("CRC") in Sierra Leone. The collaboration between the Organization and CRC offers direct services to children and families in one of the most impoverished regions of the world, and provides training, coaching and mentoring services to child welfare agencies in Sierra Leone and West Africa to change their service model to family support work. In Sierra Leone, illiteracy hovers between 60% and 70%, 60% live below the global poverty line of $1.90 per day and poverty is the number one reason children are living on the street and do not go to school. Because of CRC programs, 1231 children under 18, 1457 young people in school, and 422 families were supported during 2023. CRC programming is family-centered, and community based, with a professional case management staff, and offers clients educational scholarships, access to medical care, and family strengthening services through counseling, parenting education,economic supports, community education and training.During 2023 the CRC hosted multiple educational and training seminars for provider organizations in Africa on how to reintegrate children living without parental care or on the street into families and homes and traveled outside the borders of Sierra Leone in support of collaborations. The Organization's professional staff traveled with CRC professional staff and provided remote support and curriculum for seminars. In addition to direct collaborative efforts in programs, the Organization supports training teams to assist CRC case managers' efforts to provide quality care that meets global standards, despite extreme low resource environments. 366519 191871 Global Health and Mercy Hospital The shared mission of Mercy UMC Hospital ("Mercy") and HCW is to improve infant and maternal mortality rates in Sierra Leone by providing holistic, community-focused care, regardless of ability to pay. Mercy is a 50-bed facility with a trained and dedicated medical staff including a full-time doctor, a medical laboratory, a research laboratory, a fully stocked pharmacy on-site, an HIV/Aids clinic, and a surgical wing with two operating theatres. In 2023, between malaria clinics (11,580), nutirtion clinics (614), hospital admissions and prenatal clinics (218) Mercy Hospital and Mercy Outreach were able to provide medical and diagnostic services to 16,634 patients in Bo and 45 villages.Mercy's outreach into the surrounding villages includes nutrition clinics and treatment provided for malnourished infants, prenatal care and education, malaria testing and treatment, diarrhetic disease diagnosis and treatment, and HIV/AIDS testing and counseling, as well as support for basic health needs in clean water and sanitation.Together for Global Health, the Organization's network of practitioners across the globe collaborated on the Rising Tides policy conference in Washington, D.C., met monthly to discuss issues in more than 23 countries, and provided informational podcasts regarding global health. 304256 51596 75195 Empowerment programs - The Organization's United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) teams are comprised of individuals who are trained and then travel to Sierra Leone to volunteer at CRC and Mercy Hospital. Over the years, teams have engaged in a wide variety of service projects to support the lives of children and their families, including medical and dental clinics, construction projects, teacher training collaborations, and capacity building work with local leadership. Three Village Partnerships were active during 2023, funding the construction of basic community infrastructure, providing medical and nutrition clinics for children and mothers, and supporting family strengthening services to villages through Mercy Hospital, mission team volunteers overseen by the medical staff and mission partnership liaison at the Missionary Training Centre and by Child Reintegration Centre case managers and social workers, and various contractors in Sierra Leone. The Organization's professional staff provided direct support on the ground and via remote collaborations.The Organization continued to build the capacity of the CRC and Mercy staff in 2023, by bringing in experts from the United States of America and the United Kingdom in medicine, surgery, physical rehabilitation, and nursing care, organizational leadership, case management and social work. 1042455 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL CA FL GA IL KS MA MD MO NC NJ NY OH PA SC VA WA WV X X X Melody Curtiss Cathey 7037939521 14101 Parke Long Court N Chantilly VA 20151 Rick Auman Chairman 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Craig Hiserman Co-Treasurer 2.50 X X 0 0 0 Gene Murphy Co-Treasurer 2.50 X X 0 0 0 Francis Conteh Secretary 0.30 X X 0 0 0 Dr Carol McIntosh Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Alan Larson Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mary Ann Gilkeson Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Alan Ballenger Director 2.50 X 0 0 0 Melody Curtiss Executive Director 60.00 X 110740 0 1475 110740 0 1475 1 0 0 0 0 156181 809205 73358 965386 UMVIM Volunteer funds 541900 75195 75195 75195 15528 15528 26173 156181 21123 5050 5050 1061159 75195 0 20578 391716 391716 112215 78551 16832 16832 341855 289429 25902 26524 33731 27511 3086 3134 33213 26928 3120 3165 53165 7086 46079 26113 22290 3823 34605 14749 15206 4650 28626 11321 7207 10098 20320 15839 2619 1862 94502 89043 83 5376 22000 9954 11982 64 6329 5132 594 603 5319 4312 500 507 Missioner Travel 42673 42673 Licenses and Taxes 10467 3384 7050 33 Dues and Subscriptions 2697 2537 160 1259546 1042455 144243 72848 102267 93238 563098 376920 50000 43345 6616 11880 16424 12782 3698 3642 62472 39279 788151 568304 14740 17355 10950 9982 60679 37572 86369 64909 X 446089 365135 255693 138260 701782 503395 788151 568304 -198387 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 966370 1002920 1006516 1135386 965386 5076578 966370 1002920 1006516 1135386 965386 5076578 385439 4691139 2885 3789 310 3802 15528 26314 5102892 237907 0.91930 0.93830 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 16424 12782 3642 3642 Security Deposits 2323 Right of use Asset 22491 Capital Lease 14465 39279 Capital Lease Obligation 14465 Right of Use Asset Liability 23107 37572 X 1064411 3252 3252 1061159 0 1061159 1262798 3252 3252 1259546 0 1259546 Part X, Line 2: The Organization evaluates uncertainty in income tax positions based on a more-likely-than-not recognition standard. If that threshold is met, the tax position is then measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50%likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. As of December 31, 2023, there are no accruals for uncertain tax positions. If applicable, the Organization records interest and penalties as a component of income tax expense. Tax years from 2020 through the current year remain open for examination by tax authorities. Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: The total cost of special events is netted against 3,252. fundraising event revenue and reported in PART VIII Statement Statement of Revenue in the tax return, however, only the special event costs associated with direct donor benefit are netted against fundraising event revenue in the Statement of Activities in the Audit. All other costs of special events are reported in expenses of the Statement of Activities in the Audit. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: The total cost of special events is netted against 3,252. fundraising event revenue and reported in PART VIII Statement Statement of Revenue in the tax return, however, only the special event costs associated with direct donor benefit are netted against fundraising event revenue in the Statement of Activities in the Audit. All other costs of special events are reported in expenses of the Statement of Activities in the Audit. 1 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Program Services, Grantmaking Child Reintegration Centre and Child Welfare 148249 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Program Services, Grantmaking Hospital Mgmt/Operations 191871 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Program Services, Grantmaking Missionary Training Centre and Volunteer Trips 51596 0 0 0 0 0 0 391716 0 391716 Sub-Saharan Africa Assistance provided to feed, clothe, educate and provide healthcare to children 147680 Wire & Checks 569 Computer hardware, software, educational tools & operating expenses FMV Sub-Saharan Africa Assistance provided for the operation of a 25 bed hospital and village outreach 158809 Wire & Checks 33062 Supplies, medication, computer equipment & operating expenses FMV Sub-Saharan Africa Provide volunteers and maintain Missionary Training Centre to assist with hospital and child support activities 50476 Wire & Checks 1120 Supplies and assistance with training and outreach projects FMV 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part I, Line 2: The organization provides assistance in Sierra Leone, West Africa to support a hospital, medical outreach to rural villages, child reintegration and family strengthening services, and improvents in rural village infrastructure, sanitation, and access to basic services. The Child Reintegration Centre serves destitute families and children and provides family care placement and family support services, tuition, school uniforms, school supplies, access to free medical care, family and child counseling and case management, recreational activities and exam prep for primary and secondary students, as well as post-secondary scholarships and micro-finance education and loans. Child and Family Permanency Services provides similar services in the urban community of Freetown, and works with Child Reintegration Services in the rural regions. Mercy Hospital services 700-800 people each month at the hospital and through medical outreach clinics serving 46 local villages. Three rural villages are served through collective efforts of Mercy Hospital and the Child Reintegration Centre to build up infrastructure and access to basic needs in a project called Village Partnership, which is supported by the organization. The organization works collaboratively with a group of churches in the U.S. to provide this program assistance in Sierra Leone, along with many other donors and volunteers. Helping Children Worldwide has clearly defined involvement in the programs and a review process including remote video conferencing and regular visits by HCW staff to train personnel, provide feedback and to perform audit and evaluations. These measures are augmented with extended mission trips by volunteers, board officers and board members to the location to document progress, perform inventories and interviews and to provide verification and direct monitoring of the program services provided. The organization is registered as an Internation Non-Governmental Entity in Sierra Leone. Golf Tournament 117649 91476 26173 1264 12870 5664 1325 Go for Bo Walk 49017 49017 1 15688 15688 182354 156181 26173 1264 12870 5664 1325 21123 5050 X 2 73358 FMV 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b Form 990 is approved by the entire voting Board of Directors before filing with the Internal Revenue Service. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c All Directors and Officers are required to sign a statement on an annual basis indicating that the person has received, read, understands and agrees with the organization's conflict of interest policy. After the disclosure of a potential conflict of interest, the Board of Directors will review all material facts and determine if a conflict exists and what steps, if any, should be taken. Also, the organization periodically reviews current compensation arrangements as well as current business relationships for conflicts of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The Board of Directors determines the compensation of the Executive Director and other employees based on comparable salary studies. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The organization makes its governing documents, conflicts of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon reasonable request. The financial statements are also available on the organization's website.