2024-11-15T15:00:38-05:00 2023-12-31 310795487 SCROGGINSGREAR INC 200 NORTHLAND BLVD CINCINNATI OH 45246 990 2023-01-01 471266446 ARUNA PROJECT ARUN 5133131343 316 W 4TH ST SUITE 300 CINCINNATI OH 45202 RYAN BERG DIRECTOR/CEO 5133131343 2024-11-15 true true JULIE KLINE P00875475 5137717070 2024-11-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z RYAN BERG 316 W FOURTH STREET SUITE 300 CINCINNATI OH 45202 2236429 false X WWW.ARUNAPROJECT.COM X 2014 VA ARUNA IS AN IMPACT DRIVEN ATHLEISURE BRAND CREATING LIFELONG FREEDOM FOR VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING THROUGH EMPLOYMENT UNDERGIRDED BY HOLISTIC CARE. BY COMBINING THE BEST OF NONPROFIT AND BUSINESS, IN OUR TRAINING CENTERS IN THE HEART OF THE BROTHEL SYSTEMS, WE "FREE THROUGH EQUIPPING- AND IN OUR FREEDOM BUSINESS WE "EMPOWER THROUGH EMPLOYING". AS BOTH OF THOSE OPERATIONS EXCEL, PRODUCTS ARE SOLD AND DISTRIBUTED IN THE US MARKETPLACE ENABLING US TO EMPLOY AND EMPOWER LOCAL US SURVIVORS OF SEX TRAFFICKING AS WELL. 10 9 8 275 0 1251834 1614792 92922 111246 -37 -76 190802 262821 1535521 1988783 0 0 433608 410337 0 35117 1471860 1486632 1905468 1896969 -369947 91814 1348003 1289411 529274 383391 818729 906020 X ARUNA IS AN IMPACT DRIVEN ATHLEISURE BRAND CREATING LIFELONG FREEDOM FOR VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING THROUGH EMPLOYMENT UNDERGIRDED BY HOLISTIC CARE. BY COMBINING THE BEST OF NONPROFIT AND BUSINESS, IN OUR TRAINING CENTERS IN THE HEART OF THE BROTHEL SYSTEMS, WE "FREE THROUGH EQUIPPING- AND IN OUR FREEDOM BUSINESS WE "EMPOWER THROUGH EMPLOYING". AS BOTH OF THOSE OPERATIONS EXCEL, PRODUCTS ARE SOLD AND DISTRIBUTED IN THE US MARKETPLACE ENABLING US TO EMPLOY AND EMPOWER LOCAL US SURVIVORS OF SEX TRAFFICKING AS WELL. false false 817708 ARUNA PROJECT CONTINUES TO HELP SUPPORT AND SUSTAIN THE FREEDOM BUSINESS THROUGH STRATEGY, DESIGN, INNOVATION, MARKETING AND SALES OF ATHLEISURE PRODUCTS IN THE US. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO SEE INCREASED GROWTH IN CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT AND SALES OF THE PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY THOSE FREED FROM SEX TRAFFICKING. THIS INCREASE IN SALES HAS ENABLED US TO CONTINUE TO EMPLOY MORE SURVIVORS INTERNATIONALLY AND LOCALLY TO ENSURE LIFELONG FREEDOM IN AN INTERNATIONAL SISTERHOOD OF SURVIVORS WHO ARE THRIVING. AS SALES CONTINUE TO INCREASE, WE WILL BE ABLE TO EMPLOY MORE SURVIVORS IN SUSTAINED EMPLOYMENT WHICH IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO THEIR LIFELONG FREEDOM. 385151 11275 THE FREEDOM BUSINESS, AN ATHLEISURE SOFTGOODS MANUFACTURING COMPANY EMPLOYING SURVIVORS OF SEX TRAFFICKING IN SOUTH ASIA, HAS A PRIMARY MISSION TO "EMPOWER THROUGH EMPLOYMENT." THE TEAM HAS CONTINUED TO EXCEL. THE NUMBER OF SURVIVORS HAS INCREASED. THE SURVIVORS' OVERALL MENTAL HEALTH HAS IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY. OUR PRODUCTION CAPACITY HAS ALSO INCREASED AS SURVIVORS ARE GROWING IN THEIR SKILLS AND DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS ON THEIR TEAMS. THIS SUSTAINED EMPLOYMENT HAS ENABLED MANY OF THEM TO ENSURE FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE NO LONGER AT RISK FOR BEING TRAFFICKED. 140783 THE TRAINING CENTERS, SITUATED IN SOME OF THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATIONS OF SEX TRAFFICKING IN SOUTH ASIA, SERVE AS AN OUTREACH ARM INTO THE BROTHELS SYSTEMS TO CREATE A PATHWAY FOR WOMEN INTO SUSTAINED FREEDOM. THE TRAINING CENTER'S PRIMARY MISSION IS TO "FREE THROUGH EQUIPPING." TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, THE TEAM HAS EXPANDED THEIR FOOTPRINT IN BOTH BREADTH OF IMPACT AS WELL AS ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIPS. THROUGH OUTREACH PROCESSES IN THE BROTHEL SYSTEM, THE TEAM HAS BEEN ABLE TO CREATE A PATHWAY OF FREEDOM THROUGH SKILL AND TRADE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAUMA COUNSELING AND CARE. ADDITIONALLY, THE TEAM HAS LAUNCHED A NEW TRAINING CENTER IN ANOTHER HIGHLY CONCENTRATED AREA OF TRAFFICKING AS WELL AS IMPLEMENTED OUR TRAINING CURRICULUMS IN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP THEM MORE EFFECTIVELY SERVE TRAFFICKED WOMEN. 276212 99971 THE ARUNA RUNS ARE VOLUNTEER LED AWARENESS EVENTS THAT HAPPEN IN CITIES ACROSS THE US. IN EACH ARUNA RUN, PARTICIPANTS RUN FOR A WOMAN BY NAME THAT OUR TRAINING CENTER TEAMS ARE ACTIVELY SEEKING TO FREE. THE PARTICIPANTS ALSO RECEIVE PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY ARTISANS IN THE FREEDOM BUSINESS WHO WERE FREED, IN PART, AS A RESULT OF PREVIOUS ARUNA RUNS. THE VOLUNTEER LEADERS DID A GREAT JOB THIS YEAR IN LEADING ARUNA RUNS IN 11 DIFFERENT CITIES ACROSS THE US. 276212 99971 1619854 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true false false false false true true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false true false false false true 16 0 8 true false true IN false false false false false false false false false false X 10 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false OH X X RYAN BERG 5133131343 316 W FOURTH STREET 3RD FLOOR CINCINNATI OH 45202 RYAN BERG DIRECTOR/CEO 60.00 X X 115000 0 3257 WILLIAM ADJEI BOARD CHAIRM 4.00 X X 0 0 0 MADDIE BELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON BOHM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CORY CARLSON DIRECTOR/SEC 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER FAUST DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AUGIE LANGE DIRECTOR/FIN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS STAFFEL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE WHALEY DIRECTOR/FIN 3.00 X X 0 0 0 PHIL WILLIAMSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 115000 3257 1 false false false 169428 1445364 53337 1614792 ARUNA RUNS 99971 99971 FREEDOM BUSINESS 11275 11275 111246 1940 2016 -76 -76 -76 4250 169428 39530 -35280 480301 206100 274201 274201 SHIPPING REVENUE 21550 21550 OTHER INCOME 1906 1906 SALES TAX DISCOUNT 232 232 212 212 23900 1988783 409271 X 118257 100518 5913 11826 227309 189451 31558 6300 5093 4662 431 32283 27416 4867 27395 22934 3053 1408 5062 5062 217704 215164 100 2440 215362 215362 49953 48119 1491 343 26971 14350 12621 71601 14071 57530 46891 36106 2605 8180 652 123 529 19020 18088 932 6215 1151 5064 FREEDOM BUSINESS 376499 376499 TRAINING CENTERS 139141 139141 TRAINING 95339 95339 SUPPLIES 76414 74249 1897 268 139808 122450 13006 4352 1896969 1619854 241998 35117 467124 458069 552 207012 131146 112495 310851 226197 23947 18468 153725 102844 54820 50881 547 276 359016 216013 1348003 1289411 87659 93092 17219 27959 424396 262340 529274 383391 X 670958 861592 147771 44428 818729 906020 1348003 1289411 X 91814 -4523 X false false false X 1295793 937997 1139480 1251834 1614792 6239896 395798 305429 617888 526883 619697 2465695 1691591 1243426 1757368 1778717 2234489 8705591 533529 136985 176040 255333 293789 1395676 533529 136985 176040 255333 293789 1395676 7309915 1691591 1243426 1757368 1778717 2234489 8705591 0.83970 0.75890 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 153725 102844 50881 50881 RIGHT OF USE LEASE ASSETS 216013 216013 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 216013 FREEDOM BUSINESS 43612 TRAINING CENTER 2715 262340 false SOUTH ASIA 2 PROGRAM SERVICES FREEDOM BS/TRAIN CTR 707313 2 2 707313 707313 true false true false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 SOUTH ASIA 537,313 170,000 THE JOY OF FREE 166501 162251 4250 34386 CHICAGO EVENT 7177 7177 5144 173678 169428 4250 39530 39530 -35280 APRIL BERG WIFE OF EXECDIR 98418 WAGES & BENEFITS false X 1 2017 FAIR MARKET VALUE X RACE GIVEAWAYS 40 37520 FAIR MARKET VALUE X RACE DAY FOOD 7 13800 FAIR MARKET VALUE false false false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION ARUNA IS AN IMPACT DRIVEN ATHLEISURE BRAND CREATING LIFELONG FREEDOM FOR VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING THROUGH EMPLOYMENT UNDERGIRDED BY HOLISTIC CARE. BY COMBINING THE BEST OF NONPROFIT AND BUSINESS, IN OUR TRAINING CENTERS IN THE HEART OF THE BROTHEL SYSTEMS, WE "FREE THROUGH EQUIPPING- AND IN OUR FREEDOM BUSINESS WE "EMPOWER THROUGH EMPLOYING". AS BOTH OF THOSE OPERATIONS EXCEL, PRODUCTS ARE SOLD AND DISTRIBUTED IN THE US MARKETPLACE ENABLING US TO EMPLOY AND EMPOWER LOCAL US SURVIVORS OF SEX TRAFFICKING AS WELL. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D THE ARUNA RUNS ARE VOLUNTEER LED AWARENESS EVENTS THAT HAPPEN IN CITIES ACROSS THE US. IN EACH ARUNA RUN, PARTICIPANTS RUN FOR A WOMAN BY NAME THAT OUR TRAINING CENTER TEAMS ARE ACTIVELY SEEKING TO FREE. THE PARTICIPANTS ALSO RECEIVE PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY ARTISANS IN THE FREEDOM BUSINESS WHO WERE FREED, IN PART, AS A RESULT OF PREVIOUS ARUNA RUNS. THE VOLUNTEER LEADERS DID A GREAT JOB THIS YEAR IN LEADING ARUNA RUNS IN 11 DIFFERENT CITIES ACROSS THE US. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B INDIA FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL RECEIVE A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 FOR THEIR APPROVAL BEFORE THE FORM 990 IS FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HANDS OUT THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY & QUESTIONAIRE ANNUALLY WHICH IS COMPLETED BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS. ANY CONFLICTS REPORTED ARE COMMUNICATED TO AND RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPARABILITY STUDIES ARE PERFORMED AND THE BOARD ANNUALLY REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. 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