2024-09-02T20:42:57-04:00 2023-12-31 850434359 BARBARA A BORREGO PC CPA 3056 AGUA FRIA ST SANTA FE NM 87507 990EZ 2023-01-01 800202426 THE COFFEE TRUST COFF 5056905834 P O BOX 4728 SANTA FE NM 87502 MARK GRIFFITH SECRETARY/TREASURER 5056709783 2024-08-27 true true BARBARA A BORREGO CPA P00148371 5054711354 2024-09-02 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z X WWW.THECOFFEETRUST.ORG X X 123163 X 122964 199 123163 26705 7906 63344 4904 1384 28019 132262 -9099 142182 133083 X 151996 139742 2100 850 154096 140592 11914 7509 142182 133083 X TO PROVIDE A WIDE ARRAY OF EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE PROGRAMS TO EDUCATE IMPOVERISHED FARMING FAMILIES ACROSS THE GLOBE WHO RESIDE IN COMMUNITIES WITH POTENTIALLY LUCRATIVE CROPS SUCH AS COFFEE, TEA, CHOCOLATE AND SUGAR. THE COFFEE TRUST PROVIDES A WIDE ARRAY OF EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES (TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, CAPACITY BUILDING AND SUSTAINABILITY MODELS) FOR IMPOVERISHED FARMING FAMILIES ACROSS THE GLOBE. SEE SCHEDULE O 26705 X 115530 115530 WILLIAM FISHBEIN EXECUTIVE DI 000.00 0 JULIE BARRETT O'BRIEN PRESIDENT 000.00 0 MARINA ORIEL VICE PRESIDE 000.00 3435 MARK GRIFFITH SECRETARY/TR 000.00 4445 JONATHAN ROSENTHAL DIRECTOR 000.00 0 RICK PEYSER DIRECTOR 000.00 0 DORIE HAGLER DIRECTOR 000.00 0 false false false false false false false false false NM THE ORGANIZATION PO BOX 4728 SANTA FE NM 87502 5056709783 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 245449 132160 159835 134190 122964 794598 245449 132160 159835 134190 122964 794598 407253 387345 11 15 21 103 199 349 794947 0.48730 0.56090 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 NAME: CENTRAL AMERICA CASH CONTRIBUTION: 11,789 NAME: CENTRAL AMERICA CASH CONTRIBUTION: 10,066 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING 5,585 OFFICE SUPPLIES 588 OTHER SUPPLIES 1,004 COMPUTER APPS & SOFTWARE 754 TELEPHONE 758 AUTOMOBILE 2,001 TRAVEL 12,932 INSURANCE 2,840 BANK & MERCHANT FEES 964 DUES & MEMBERSHIP FEES 625 LICENSE & FEES 10 MISCELLANEOUS 406 OTHER GAIN OR LOSS -448 TOTAL 28,019 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 PREPAID EXPENSES AND DEFERRED CHARGES 2,100 850 72,049 72,049 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 72,049 72,049 TOTAL 2,100 850 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 1,293 2,096 UNSECURED NOTES AND LOANS PAYABLE 10,621 5,413 FORM 990-EZ, PART III PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONTINUED) THE COFFEE TRUST PROVIDES A WIDE ARRAY OF EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE PROGRAMS, SUCH AS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, CAPACITY BUILDING AND SUSTAINABILITY MODELS, TO EDUCATE IMPOVERISHED FARMING FAMILIES ACROSS THE GLOBE WHO RESIDE IN COMMUNITIES WITH POTENTIALLY LUCRATIVE CROPS SUCH AS COFFEE, TEA, CHOCOLATE AND SUGAR. DESIGNED TO EMPOWER AND EDUCATE THESE IMPOVERISHED FAMILIES, THE COFFEE TRUST IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THESE COMMUNITIES, AND TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE, EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FROM WHICH GENERATIONS OF POVERTY CAN BE OVERCOME. COFFEE PROGRAM: ASOCIACIN CHAJULENSE REPLACED ITS CEO, WHO WAS A LONG-TIME GENERAL MANAGER, WHICH OPENED A NEW AVENUE TO WORK WITH THE COFFEE ASSOCIATION. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE WORKED WITH ASOCIACIN CHAJULENSE FOR 16 YEARS, WE WILL BEGIN WITH NEW LEADERSHIP BY SUPPORTING A MICROCREDIT PROGRAM FOR ASOCOIACIN CHAJULENSE COFFEE FARMERS. THE MICROCREDIT PROGRAM FOR COFFEE FARMERS WILL BRING MUCH-NEEDED BRIDGE CAPITAL FOR FARMERS TO INVEST IN THEIR COFFEE PRODUCTION LONG BEFORE THE LUCRATIVE PERIOD AFTER THE HARVEST. WE HAVE STARTED REVIEWING THE PROGRAM: METHODOLOGY, POLITICS, RULES, PROCEDURES, FORMATS. THE FIRST STEP IS FOR OUR MICROCREDIT CONSULTANT TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS OF ACTIVATING THE MICROCREDIT PROGRAM, HELPING IT DEVELOP TOWARD ITS POTENTIAL. HONEY PROGRAM: IN EARLY 2023, THERE WAS A LEADERSHIP CHANGE AT COPICHAJULESE, THE FAIR TRADE, ORGANIC HONEY COOPERATIVE IN SAN GASPAR CHAJUL. WE HAVE FOUND THE NEW LEADERSHIP AT THE HONEY COOPERATIVE TO BE VERY COMPETENT. WE ARE CONTINUING THE MATCHING HIVES PROGRAM, IN WHICH WE PROVIDE 50 EFFICIENT HIVES FOR THE COOPERATIVE AND THE COOP MATCHES OUR SUPPORT BY PURCHASING 50 EFFICIENT HIVES ON THEIR OWN. WE ARE CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE HIVES TO BE COMPLETED TO START THE PROCESS AGAIN. THE EFFICIENT HIVES ARE ALREADY IMPROVING COPICHAJULENSE'S HONEY PRODUCTION. MICROCREDIT: THE COFFEE TRUST IS SUPPORTING VISION GUATEMALA ATITLAN IN: --IMPLEMENTING ITS OWN MICROCREDIT METHODOLOGY --TRAINING THE PROMOTERS AND DIRECTOR IN THE METHODOLOGY, OPENING IN NEW AREAS, DEFAULT FOLLOW UP --SUPPORT OF THE DIRECTOR'S ROLL --CREATING VISIN GUATEMALA'S MICROCREDIT MANUAL EDUCATION, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND ADVOCACY: WE ARE SUPPORTING A FORMER PROMOTER IN VISIN GUATEMALA ATITN AND NOW IS PROJECT COORDINATOR IN EL DIRECTORIO, A LOCAL GUATEMALAN ORGANIZATION ACTING AS A CONSORTIUM OF ALL ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN GUATEMALA. SHE IS DOING AN AMAZING JOB. WE CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE HORIZONTES SIN LIMITES SECONDARY SCHOOL IN SAN GASPAR CHAJUL AND ALSO WILL PROVIDE A SMALL CONTRIBUTION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ITS NEW HIGH SCHOOL. WE ARE STARTING TO EXPLORE A NEW POSSIBILITY OF SUPPORTING MICROCREDIT GROUPS TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES IN CHAJUL. FORM 990-EZ, PART III TO PROVIDE A WIDE ARRAY OF EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE PROGRAMS TO EDUCATE IMPOVERISHED FARMING FAMILIES ACROSS THE GLOBE WHO RESIDE IN COMMUNITIES WITH POTENTIALLY LUCRATIVE CROPS SUCH AS COFFEE, TEA, CHOCOLATE AND SUGAR.