2024-08-12T09:19:02-07:00 2023-09-30 990 2022-10-01 560818833 JAARS INC JAAR 7048486000 P O Box 248 Waxhaw NC 28173 Denise Shockley VP of Finance/CFO 7048436032 2024-08-12 1 2022 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z Steve Russell P O Box 248 Waxhaw NC 281739988 10416483 0 X jaars.org X 1963 NC The vision of JAARS is that people's lives and communities are transformed as they experience God's Word in their own language. Our mission is to reduce barriers, ease burdens and deliver God's Word, especially in the most remote and difficult places on earth. 10 10 93 529 0 0 4980791 8189288 1536547 1432279 9946 62769 52819 145920 6580103 9830256 1037329 906689 0 0 2563810 2967400 0 0 440833 3878163 3829578 7479302 7703667 -899199 2126589 11482028 13709389 1001272 1037103 10480756 12672286 We reduce barriers, ease burdens and deliver God's Word. We do that by training, equipping, deploying and sustaining individuals, teams and stations - primarily in the area of transportation using special purpose aircraft, boats and off-road vehicles - to aid in the work of proclaiming the gospel to the whole creation. 0 0 2980405 0 1132364 BASE OPERATIONS--JAARS is heavily engaged in training pilots, mechanics, technicians and support personnel to aid bible translation, literacy and engagement in remote environments that primarily include jungle rainforests or difficult terrain. We supply partners on four continents. The training assists our primary partner, SIL International, and others with transportation solutions where none readily exist with air, land and sea solutions. The approximately 500 personnel at the base integrate and instruct training on aviation, maritime, land transport, communication, and intercultural relationships. The base also serves as a research & development and engineering station to create future solutions needed in the field. The base serves as the force and logistical provider, program manager, financial and personnel support base with capacity in counseling, healthcare services, housing for trainees, fundraising, and missionary support both domestic and abroad. 1549877 428716 236198 TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS-- We help facilitate our international partners' flight programs by recruiting and training staff, setting standards, acquiring and equipping aircraft, providing technical field support and R&D, and more. Currently, we partner with programs in Brazil, Cameroon, Gabon, Indonesia, Kenya, Papua New Guinea, and Peru. We help our international partners assess their travel challenges and determine the optimal vehicles for their situations and assist with acquiring, upfit and training. 1435310 462652 63717 TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS-- We have designed, developed, and now support FlightSpan, a custom application that helps to ensure efficiency, accountability, and safety before, during, and after conducting flight operations. In addition, technology is provided and supported with our international partners and at the JAARS base in North Carolina headquarters. 114544 3605 0 INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS-- We help our international partners assess needs, develop effective solutions, funding support, and effective implementation and training to help missionaries cross the last mile. In addition, we are exploring high-impact operating "hubs" to help missionaries cross the last mile and reach the unreached. 114544 3605 0 6080136 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 38 0 1 93 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AK CA CO FL GA HI KS KY MA MD MI MN ND NH NV RI SC TN UT VA WA WI WV X X Denise Shockley 7048436032 P O Box 248 Waxhaw NC 28173 Steve Biggerstaff Vice President of Engagement 40 0 X 117013 0 0 Denise Shockley V P of Finance, CFO 40 0 X 102774 0 0 Steve Russell President 40 0 X 43077 0 0 Andrew Hood Chair 5 0 X 0 0 0 Bonnie Nystrom Vice Chair 1 0 X 0 0 0 Lee Bramlett Treasurer 0 0 X 0 0 0 Dan Dugger Director 0 0 X 0 0 0 Marita Eden Director 0 0 X 0 0 0 Grace Goreth Director 0 0 X 0 0 0 Daniel Johnson Director 0 0 X 0 0 0 Ryan Kruse Director 0 0 X 0 0 0 R Dan Ribb Director 0 0 X 0 0 0 Nydia Garcia Schmidt Director 0 0 X 0 0 0 Liz Thomson Director 0 0 X 0 0 0 262864 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8189288 2734791 8189288 Base Operations 561000 1132364 1132364 0 0 Technology 518210 63717 63717 0 0 Transportation 480000 236198 236198 0 0 0 0 0 0 1432279 42995 42995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 207276 67500 207276 47726 0 19774 19774 19774 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 477145 331225 145920 145920 0 0 0 9830256 1640968 0 0 638782 638782 0 0 267907 267907 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2595171 1678516 654030 262625 0 0 0 0 170606 97247 56110 17249 201623 130984 51461 19178 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55161 2254 52907 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 275059 181160 80199 13700 126816 57322 821 68673 461094 421985 10713 28396 614260 578556 34008 1696 0 0 0 0 360300 356505 1853 1942 365738 288886 64387 12465 0 0 0 0 102671 89261 2507 10903 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 805500 766632 36189 2679 305250 171575 133675 0 Equipment/inventory supplies 328612 327057 228 1327 29117 25507 3610 0 7703667 6080136 1182698 440833 187232 437519 433281 1249149 0 0 629870 571848 0 0 0 0 0 0 98633 116925 220043 117717 24704233 15826226 6557926 8878007 0 566016 2297445 1109632 1057598 662576 11482028 13709389 204113 324317 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 797159 712786 1001272 1037103 X 8108575 10697743 2372181 1974543 10480756 12672286 11482028 13709389 X 2126589 0 0 0 0 64941 X 0 1 X 1 0 X X X 1 Summer Institute of Linguistics Inc (SIL) 751840827 10 1 426621 0 1 426621 0 3228520 4804545 4996131 4980791 8189288 26199275 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3228520 4804545 4996131 4980791 8189288 26199275 1519251 24680024 69572 88934 65310 23401 42995 290212 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26489487 0 0.93169 0.96388 X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Schedule A, Part II, Line 16a JAARS has completed this form to document that more than 1/3 of its support comes from the general public. This satisfies the requirement to select a Special Rule on Schedule B. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 986368 986368 0 12928503 9041185 3887318 0 0 0 0 0 10634717 6646146 3988571 0 154645 138895 15750 8878007 Deposits with RIACII 594696 F Money Market funds 514936 F 1109632 0 Other Liabilities 131578 Asset retirement obligation 581208 712786 17934356 0 8104100 0 0 8104100 9830256 0 0 0 9830256 15807767 8104100 0 0 0 8104100 7703667 0 0 0 7703667 1 East Asia and the Pacific 0 0 Grantmaking See schedule Part V 72568 0 0 72568 East Asia and the Pacific The purpose of these grants was to provide 2 4WD vehicles that would provide safe and dependable transportation for language development personnel working in Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu. 72568 through SIL 0 South America This grant assists an aviation organization in Brazil that provides safe transportation for language development workers. 26513 through SIL 0 Sub-Saharan Africa The purpose of this grant was to provide safe, dependable transportation for language development workers on the rivers in central Africa. 32800 through SIL 0 Sub-Saharan Africa The purpose of this grant was to provide solar energy that will provide power to computerized equipment that services language development personnel. This will provide them with internet connectivity. 10500 through SIL 0 Sub-Saharan Africa The purpose of this grant was to provide safe, dependable transportation for language development workers in Uganda. 74369 through SIL 0 Sub-Saharan Africa The purpose of this grant was to provide safe, dependable transportation for language development personnel. 48025 through SIL 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 A memorandum of agreement with the receiving organization includes the receiving organization's agreement to provide quarterly reports of the uses of the funds received. 1 Summer Institute of Linguistics Inc (SIL) 7500 W Cammp Wisdom Rd Dallas TX 75236 751840827 501(c)(3) 426621 0 Internet connectivity for translators; audio/video media solutions,support for aviation operations, transport printed Bibles, support missionary in training Hosanna 146 Quincy NE Albuquerque NM 87108 850223225 501(c)(3) 162961 0 Oral Bible Translation Project Moody Aviation 6719 E Rutter Ave Number 68 Spokane WA 99212 362167792 501(c)(3) 20000 0 Grant for scholarship/Aviation staff recruitment South America Mission 1021 Maxwell Mill Rd Suite B Fort Mill SC 29708 590662279 501(c)(3) 7200 0 Scripture needs for Bible translation in Peru, South America 4 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 As a part of a memorandum of agreement, the receiving organization agrees to provide quarterly reports of progress and the use of funds received. X 50 FMV X 3 8000 FMV X 3 414529 Mkt price X 1 1854600 FMV X 3 410645 FMV X 4 1766 FMV X Assorted tools 2 555 FMV X Commercial equipment 1 1500 FMV X Currency 2 478 Exchange rate 0 0 1 0 Schedule M, Part I, Line 33 The number reported in Part I, column (b) is the number of contributions received, not the number of items received. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4 The relationship between JAARS (supporting organization) and SIL (supported organization) has been updated with an emphasis on the relationship between the JAARS President and SIL Executive Director. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 was prepared by staff and reviewed by the organization's top management before being forwarded to the Board of Directors for their review, all prior to filing the report. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c All Directors and Officers must annually sign a conflict of interest statement to ensure compliance with the organization's conflict of interest policy. The Board Secretary reviews the signed conflict of interest statements and ensures this is accomplished annually. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 For President - prior to offer in 2021 for the new President the board reviewed current non-profit compensation rates - the wage has remained the same through FY23. For other lead positions salary bands have been established and update to current rates every two years. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request. The financial statements and Form 990 are available on the organization's website, JAARS.ORG. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 During the fiscal year there was a change in the value of some split-interest agreements in which JAARS has an interest. 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