2024-04-30T18:12:39-07:00 2023-09-30 990 2022-10-01 461567753 COURAGE FOR LIFE INCORPORATED COUR 4047917091 1000 Whitlock Ave NW Suite 320 -134 Marietta GA 30064 Ann White Founder and CEO 4047917091 2024-05-01 Ann White 999009999 1 1 11 1 AAL2 X 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Ann White 608 Parkside Village Drive NW Marietta GA 30060 747530 0 X https://courageforlife.org/ X 2012 GA Courage For Life exists to encourage individuals to embrace their God-given courage for life. We create emotional health, spiritual growth, and Bible study resources to disciple individuals to grow in their relationship with God and others. We serve anyone who aspires to live the abundant life God intended for them with a specific focus on incarcerated individuals, those who have experienced trauma, abuse, and addiction, and anyone who desires to grow in their relationship with God. 14 14 5 34 0 0 422097 741626 3831 5904 0 0 0 0 425928 747530 2500 0 0 0 223502 287333 0 0 13232 211695 147829 437697 435162 -11769 312368 179682 485450 49817 43217 129865 442233 Courage For Life exists to encourage individuals to embrace their God-given courage for life. We create emotional health, spiritual growth, and Bible study resources to disciple individuals to grow in their relationships with God and others. We desire to serve anyone who aspires to live the abundant life God intended for them with a specific focus on incarcerated individuals, those who have experienced trauma, abuse, and addition, and anyone who desires to grow in their relationship with God. 0 0 122905 0 273606 Study Bibles and Emotional Health Resources: Courage For Life engaged in the production of the Courage For Life Study Bible for Men and Study Bible for Women with publisher. We also distributed our Spanish audio Bible via the Courage For Life audio app and inmate state-issued tablets. These resources further Courage For Life's mission by fulfilling our commitment to create Bible study resources to disciple our primary audiences of incarcerated individuals, those who have trauma, abuse, and addiction, and anyone who desires to grow in their relationship with God. Additionally, we published and distributed our Courage For My Life program resources fulfilling our commitment to distribute emotional health resources to encourage all individuals, especially incarcerated men and women, to embrace their God-given courage for life. 225296 0 0 Discipleship Programs: Courage For Life offers digital discipleship programs via live teaching sessions, video studies, weekly blog, devotionals, and social media. Courage For Life facilitates in-person discipleship classes in prisons and among other nonprofits who serve formerly incarcerated, and those who have experienced trauma, abuse, and addiction by supplying Courage For My Life resources to the program participants lead by prison chaplains and volunteers. Both our digital discipleship and prison ministry programs further Courage For LIfe's mission by fulfilling our commitment to disciple individuals to grow in their relationship with God and embrace their God-given courage for life. 0 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 All Other 0 0 0 348201 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 X Crawford & Lawson Business Solutions LLC 4045100537 3507 Monthaven Trace Suwanee GA 30024 Charles Steadham Board Secretary/President 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Suzanne Niles Board Vice-President 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Marcyelle Combs Board Member 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Kelly Sandefer Board Member 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Hunter Hamm Board Member 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Kathleen Cooke Board Member 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Bryan Tyson Board Member 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Robbie Goss Board Member 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Angie Steadham Board Member 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Tonya Carruthers Board Member 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Dan McNerney Board Member 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Bob Fink Board Member 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Mary Perdue Board Member 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Ed Khouri Board Member 0.50 0 X 0 0 0 Ann White Founder & CEO 40.00 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 741626 0 741626 Sales of Resource Materials 900099 2170 2170 0 0 Other Revenue 900099 3734 3734 0 0 0 0 0 0 5904 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 747530 5904 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 266079 259049 0 7030 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21254 20674 0 580 2000 0 2000 0 7315 0 7315 0 60000 0 60000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1756 1756 0 0 7668 6170 1425 73 36023 33821 170 2032 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6619 5210 1409 0 0 0 0 0 464 47 0 417 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1152 1152 0 0 1395 0 1395 0 Resources (Print & Digital) 16961 16961 0 0 Ministry Gifts 3100 0 0 3100 Bank and Merchant Fees 2630 2615 15 0 Media Production 729 729 0 0 17 17 435162 348201 73729 13232 172032 355862 5808 5809 0 66666 0 5530 0 0 0 0 1842 1363 23722 31044 4546 26498 179682 485450 49817 7946 35271 0 49817 43217 X 100424 282674 29441 159559 129865 442233 179682 485450 312368 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 526179 353160 620287 422097 741626 2663349 526179 353160 620287 422097 741626 2663349 1039854 1623495 2663349 0.60957 0.41557 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3394 0 3394 0 27650 0 1152 26498 26498 747530 0 0 0 0 0 747530 0 0 0 747530 435162 0 0 0 0 0 435162 0 0 0 435162 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Ann White is the Founder and CEO, but she is not a member of the board. Charles Steadham, the Board Secretary/President, is married to Angie Steadham, a board member. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Prior to the e-file process of the CY2022 Form 990, the Board of Directors of Courage For Life Inc reviewed in advance and thoroughly discussed the contents, questions, and answers herein and moved and motioned to approve the submission of Form 990, which was seconded by another member as documents in the Board Minutes of the board session. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Courage For Life Inc. procedures for addressing Conflict of Interest (a) An interested person may make a presentation at the governing board or committee meeting, but after the presentation, he/she shall leave the meeting during the discussion of and the vote on, the transaction or arrangement involving the possible conflict of interest. (b) The chairperson of the governing board or committee shall, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or agreement. (c) After exercising due diligence, the governing board or committee shall determine whether the corporation can obtain, with reasonable efforts, a more advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. (d) If a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible under circumstances not producing a conflict of interest, the governing board or committee shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested directors whether the transaction or arrangement is in the corporation's best interest, for its own benefit, and whether it is fair and reasonable. In conformity with the above determination, it shall make its decision as to whether to enter into the transaction or arrangement Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 Ashley Cunningham, CSO, and Angie Bauman, COO - both the CSO position and COO position compensation were reviewed and approved by the board and Ann White, Founder, and CEO, based on comparison data presented for each position. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 Form 1023, Form 990 are available to public upon request. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 As well as Form 1023, and Form 990, other governing documents are available to the public upon request. Such documents include but are not limited to the Conflict of Interest (COI) Policy as well as financial statements. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c Courage For Life Incorporated underwent its first independent audit in CY2022 (FY2023). The Board participated in the AUC 260 phone call with the auditors and the finalized audited financials were presented to the Board by the auditors at their Q1 Board Meeting in January 2024.