2024-06-19T12:39:41-04:00 2023-12-31 823280471 ZWYGART JOHN & ASSOCIATES CPAS PLLC 16130 N MERCHANT WAY STE 120 NAMPA ID 83687 990 2023-01-01 264190308 BECAUSE INTERNATIONAL CORP BECA 2086974417 1415 1ST ST S NAMPA ID 83651 ANDREW KROES PRESIDENT 2086974417 2024-06-13 true ANDREW KROES 999009999 false JORDAN ZWYGART P01702065 2084594649 2024-06-13 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ANDREW KROES 1415 1ST ST S NAMPA ID 83651 1577258 false X WWW.BECAUSEINTERNATIONAL.ORG X 2009 ID TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY BY DISTRIBUTING IMPACT PRODUCTS AND SUPPORTING PRODUCT-FOCUSED ENTREPRENEURS. 5 5 18 120 1482 1546154 1539786 33815 815 2175 2238 1482 1549207 1577258 495633 383100 0 725212 709699 0 260457 405437 367112 1626282 1459911 -77075 117347 911986 830491 251421 54119 660565 776372 X TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY BY DISTRIBUTING IMPACT PRODUCTS AND SUPPORTING PRODUCT-FOCUSED ENTREPRENEURS. false false 1055322 383100 THE SHOES THAT GROWS: BECAUSE INTERNATIONAL IS COMMITTED TO THE UN'S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 1: END POVERTY IN ALL FORMS EVERYWHERE. WE BELIEVE THIS STARTS WITH EXTREME POVERTY HELPING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE LIVING BELOW THE 1.90 THRESHOLD. PHYSICAL PRODUCTS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN MEETING IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND CREATING LONG TERM OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPOWERMENT. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT USING PHYSICAL PRODUCTS AS SOLUTIONS, WE'RE REFERRING TO THE ENTIRE LIFE CYCLE OF THE PRODUCT - FROM IDEATION TO CREATION, FROM MANUFACTURING TO DISTRIBUTION, FROM PROVIDING RELIEF TO THE END USER WHILE PROVIDING JOBS AND OPPORTUNITY TO THOSE INVOLVED IN EACH STAGE OF THE PRODUCT LIFECYCLE. BECAUSE INTERNATIONAL BEGAN WITH A SIMPLE IDEA: DURABLE, GROWING FOOTWEAR DEVELOPED FOR KIDS STRUGGLING TO ALWAYS HAVE A PAIR OF SHOES THAT FIT. IN ADDITION TO DISTRIBUTING FOOTWEAR TO KIDS AROUND THE WORLD, WE'VE BEEN COMMITTED TO A PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION MODEL THAT CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPOWERMENT ALONG THE WAY. 2023 MARKED A YEAR OF INCREASED SHOE DISTRIBUTIONS AND CONTINUED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. WE REMAINED COMMITTED TO DISTRIBUTING THE BEST FOOTWEAR IN THE WORLD FOR KIDS LIVING IN POVERTY. WE EXCEEDED OUR GOAL OF DISTRIBUTING 40,000 PAIRS OF SHOES - DISTRIBUTING A TOTAL OF 41,715. THIS CAME ABOUT THROUGH NEW PARTNERSHIPS ALONG WITH RUNNING A NUMBER OF SIGNIFICANT CAMPAIGNS. ON THE SHOE DEVELOPMENT FRONT, WE BEGAN DESIGNING A COMPLETELY NEW VERSION OF OUR SHOE LATE IN THE YEAR. THIS NEW DESIGN WILL BE RELEASED IN 2024. THE SHOE THAT GROWS CONTINUES TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY INJURIES, PARASITES, AND SOIL BORNE DISEASES SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY LACK ADEQUATE FOOTWEAR. ACCELERATOR: AS AN ORGANIZATION, OUR MISSION IS TO USE PRODUCTS AS SOLUTIONS TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY BY MEETING IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPOWERMENT. ONE OF THE WAYS WE ARE DOING THIS IS THROUGH THE BECAUSE ACCELERATOR, A BUSINESS ACCELERATOR DESIGNED TO TAKE IDEAS FOR INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS LIKE THE SHOE THAT GROWS TO THE NEXT LEVEL. AS WE EXPERIENCED CONTINUED SUCCESS WITH THE SHOE THAT GROWS, WE BEGAN CONNECTING WITH AND BEING CONTACTED BY ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS WHO HAD THEIR OWN IDEAS FOR PRODUCT SOLUTIONS THAT ALSO AIMED TO SOLVE A SOCIAL NEED. AFTER INFORMALLY HELPING A HANDFUL OF THEM WITH THEIR IDEAS AND BUSINESSES, WE REALIZED THAT INSTEAD OF TRYING TO COME UP WITH MORE OF OUR OWN IDEAS FOR PRODUCT SOLUTIONS, WE COULD BETTER ACHIEVE OUR MISSION BY COMING ALONGSIDE OTHERS WITH THEIR OWN PRODUCT IDEAS. IT WAS AT THAT POINT WE DECIDED TO FORMALLY CREATE THE BECAUSE ACCELERATOR - A PROGRAM FOCUSED ON PROVIDING COACHING, TRAINING, NETWORKING, AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS WITH PRODUCT-BASED IDEAS AND BUSINESSES. IN 2023, WE CONTINUED TO REFINE AND DEVELOP THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO OUR ENTREPRENEUER PARTNERS WHILE ALSO MEASURING AND CELEBRATING THEIR SUCCESS AS THEY GROWN THEIR BUSINESSES, CREATE JOBS AND INCREASE THEIR IMPACT. AS IN PAST YEARS, A NEW COHORT OF 23 ENTREPRENEURS BEGAN AND COMPLETED THE PROGRAM. WE ALSO FOCUSED ON CREATING NEW PROGRAMMING FOR GRADUATES FROM PRIOR YEARS. SPECIFICALLY, WE LAUNCHED VIRTUAL NETWORKING GROUPS, ALLOWING ENTREPRENEURS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BETTER CONNECT WITH FELLOW ALUMNI OF THE PROGRAM AND DISCUSS ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES THEY ARE FACING IN THEIR BUSINESSES. WE ALSO ANNOUNCED A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ALTERNATIVE BOARD, EXPANDING THE PROFESSIONAL MENTORING SERVICES THAT WE OFFER. 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WE TRACK ALL DISTRIBUTIONS IN OUR CUSTOMIZED ONLINE SOFTWARE, SALESFORCE, AS DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS PLACE ORDERS FOR THE SHOE THAT GROWS. DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS ALSO INDICATE WHERE THEY ARE DISTRIBUTING THEM UPON ORDER. BECAUSE INTERNATIONAL ALSO PROVIDES ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING ALONG WITH GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECT INDIVIDUALS. SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 31,417 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 11,032 0 MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA 16,029 0 NORTH AMERICA - MEXICO 13,610 0 SOUTH AMERICA 29,369 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 235,659 0 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES 6,237 0 SOUTH ASIA 18,573 0 EUROPE 19,115 0 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE SHOES THAT GROWS: BECAUSE INTERNATIONAL IS COMMITTED TO THE UN'S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 1: END POVERTY IN ALL FORMS EVERYWHERE. WE BELIEVE THIS STARTS WITH EXTREME POVERTY HELPING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE LIVING BELOW THE 1.90 THRESHOLD. PHYSICAL PRODUCTS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN MEETING IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND CREATING LONG TERM OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPOWERMENT. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT USING PHYSICAL PRODUCTS AS SOLUTIONS, WE'RE REFERRING TO THE ENTIRE LIFE CYCLE OF THE PRODUCT - FROM IDEATION TO CREATION, FROM MANUFACTURING TO DISTRIBUTION, FROM PROVIDING RELIEF TO THE END USER WHILE PROVIDING JOBS AND OPPORTUNITY TO THOSE INVOLVED IN EACH STAGE OF THE PRODUCT LIFECYCLE. BECAUSE INTERNATIONAL BEGAN WITH A SIMPLE IDEA: DURABLE, GROWING FOOTWEAR DEVELOPED FOR KIDS STRUGGLING TO ALWAYS HAVE A PAIR OF SHOES THAT FIT. IN ADDITION TO DISTRIBUTING FOOTWEAR TO KIDS AROUND THE WORLD, WE'VE BEEN COMMITTED TO A PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION MODEL THAT CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPOWERMENT ALONG THE WAY. 2023 MARKED A YEAR OF INCREASED SHOE DISTRIBUTIONS AND CONTINUED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. WE REMAINED COMMITTED TO DISTRIBUTING THE BEST FOOTWEAR IN THE WORLD FOR KIDS LIVING IN POVERTY. WE EXCEEDED OUR GOAL OF DISTRIBUTING 40,000 PAIRS OF SHOES - DISTRIBUTING A TOTAL OF 41,715. THIS CAME ABOUT THROUGH NEW PARTNERSHIPS ALONG WITH RUNNING A NUMBER OF SIGNIFICANT CAMPAIGNS. ON THE SHOE DEVELOPMENT FRONT, WE BEGAN DESIGNING A COMPLETELY NEW VERSION OF OUR SHOE LATE IN THE YEAR. THIS NEW DESIGN WILL BE RELEASED IN 2024. THE SHOE THAT GROWS CONTINUES TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY INJURIES, PARASITES, AND SOIL BORNE DISEASES SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY LACK ADEQUATE FOOTWEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B ACCELERATOR: AS AN ORGANIZATION, OUR MISSION IS TO USE PRODUCTS AS SOLUTIONS TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY BY MEETING IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPOWERMENT. ONE OF THE WAYS WE ARE DOING THIS IS THROUGH THE BECAUSE ACCELERATOR, A BUSINESS ACCELERATOR DESIGNED TO TAKE IDEAS FOR INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS LIKE THE SHOE THAT GROWS TO THE NEXT LEVEL. AS WE EXPERIENCED CONTINUED SUCCESS WITH THE SHOE THAT GROWS, WE BEGAN CONNECTING WITH AND BEING CONTACTED BY ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS WHO HAD THEIR OWN IDEAS FOR PRODUCT SOLUTIONS THAT ALSO AIMED TO SOLVE A SOCIAL NEED. AFTER INFORMALLY HELPING A HANDFUL OF THEM WITH THEIR IDEAS AND BUSINESSES, WE REALIZED THAT INSTEAD OF TRYING TO COME UP WITH MORE OF OUR OWN IDEAS FOR PRODUCT SOLUTIONS, WE COULD BETTER ACHIEVE OUR MISSION BY COMING ALONGSIDE OTHERS WITH THEIR OWN PRODUCT IDEAS. IT WAS AT THAT POINT WE DECIDED TO FORMALLY CREATE THE BECAUSE ACCELERATOR - A PROGRAM FOCUSED ON PROVIDING COACHING, TRAINING, NETWORKING, AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS WITH PRODUCT-BASED IDEAS AND BUSINESSES. IN 2023, WE CONTINUED TO REFINE AND DEVELOP THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO OUR ENTREPRENEUER PARTNERS WHILE ALSO MEASURING AND CELEBRATING THEIR SUCCESS AS THEY GROWN THEIR BUSINESSES, CREATE JOBS AND INCREASE THEIR IMPACT. AS IN PAST YEARS, A NEW COHORT OF 23 ENTREPRENEURS BEGAN AND COMPLETED THE PROGRAM. WE ALSO FOCUSED ON CREATING NEW PROGRAMMING FOR GRADUATES FROM PRIOR YEARS. SPECIFICALLY, WE LAUNCHED VIRTUAL NETWORKING GROUPS, ALLOWING ENTREPRENEURS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BETTER CONNECT WITH FELLOW ALUMNI OF THE PROGRAM AND DISCUSS ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES THEY ARE FACING IN THEIR BUSINESSES. WE ALSO ANNOUNCED A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ALTERNATIVE BOARD, EXPANDING THE PROFESSIONAL MENTORING SERVICES THAT WE OFFER. NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES WERE ALSO ROLLED OUT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS EMAILED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR FINAL REVIEW PRIOR TO SUBMITTING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND RELATED PARTIES ARE COVERED UNDER THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE BOARD OR A BOARD COMMITTEE HAS THE POWER TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS AND REVIEWS THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS OR HAS BEGUN WITHOUT DISCLOSURE, APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY OR CORRECTIVE ACTION MAY BE TAKEN AS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OR BOARD COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS USING COMPARABILITY DATA FOR REASONABLENESS. THIS WAS LAST DONE IN DECEMBER OF 2022. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REASONABLE REQUEST. ORIGINAL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE IDAHO SECRETARY OF STATE WEBSITE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 PRIOR YEAR 990 (2022) ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AMOUNT WAS OVERSTATED BY 1,540 GROFIVE 1415 1ST ST S NAMPA ID 83651 823966555 FOOTWEAR ID BECAUSE INTERNATIONAL C CORP 23513 67703 1.00000 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false GROFIVE A 1482 BOOK