2024-11-11T07:58:12-06:00 2023-12-31 541029635 THOMPSON GREENSPON 4035 RIDGE TOP RD SUITE 700 FAIRFAX VA 22030 990 2023-01-01 273828248 OPEN ARMS WORLDWIDE OPEN 5712678062 PO BOX 650153 STERLING VA 20165 MICHAEL J MEYERS PRESIDENT 5712678062 2024-10-24 1 1 TIMOTHY M WILSON CPA P01275330 7033858888 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z MICHAEL J MEYERS PO BOX 650153 STERLING VA 20165 417782 0 X WWW.OPENARMSWORLDWIDE.ORG X 2010 VA MOBILIZING GOD'S PEOPLE TO BRING HOPE TO AT-RISK CHILDREN AND YOUTH AT HOME AND AROUND THE WORLD. OPEN ARMS WORLDWIDE (OAW) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE SPIRITUAL, MORAL, EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ENRICHMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO LIVE IN UNDER-SERVED OR FORGOTTEN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD COMMUNITIES WHERE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN ARE AT HIGHER RISK OF BECOMING VICTIMS OF POVERTY, CRIME, VIOLENCE, ADDICTION, ABUSE, AND SOCIAL MARGINALIZATION.2021 WAS THE BEGINNING OF REEMERGENCE FROM PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS. THE YEAR BEGAN STILL UNDER TIGHT RESTRICTION AND A TIME WHERE OUR PARTNERS SHIFTED AWAY FROM LARGE GROUPS AND TOWARD INDIVIDUAL CARE, MEETING BASIC NEEDS, AND DIGITAL TEACHING MINISTRIES. THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR WAS AN EXPLOSION OF ACTIVITY AS THOSE RESTRICTIONS LIFTED. ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAMS WERE QUICKLY BURSTING AT THE SEAMS. 9 8 1 50 0 0 305300 417756 0 0 4 26 -21320 -16787 283984 400995 237022 278532 0 0 38687 50904 0 0 0 11591 16415 287300 345851 -3316 55144 279406 335261 11069 4661 268337 330600 X OPEN ARMS WORLDWIDE (OAW) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE SPIRITUAL, MORAL, EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ENRICHMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO LIVE IN UNDER-SERVED OR FORGOTTEN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD - COMMUNITIES WHERE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN ARE AT HIGHER RISK OF BECOMING VICTIMS OF POVERTY, CRIME, VIOLENCE, ADDICTION, ABUSE, AND SOCIAL MARGINALIZATION. 0 0 140803 140777 THE VAST MAJORITY OF ALL EXPENDITURES IN 2023 WENT TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND DIRECT ASSISTANCE IN BRAZIL THROUGH OUR ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH COMUNIDADE BRACOS ABERTOS BRASIL, A REGISTERED BRAZILIAN NOT-FOR-PROFIT ASSOCIATION THAT SHARES OUR VISION FOR IMPROVING THE LIVES OF AT-RISK CHILDREN AND YOUTH. OUR LARGEST PROGRAM IS PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR 9 FULL-TIME BRAZILIAN CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES SERVING IN THESE PROGRAMS. THESE MISSIONARIES ARE SERVING IN THREE DIFFERENT STATES IN BRAZIL COORDINATING PROGRAMS AND CAMPS IN COMMUNITIES THAT RANGE FROM URBAN SETTINGS TO INDIGENOUS VILLAGES. CHILDREN FROM MORE THAN 400 FAMILIES ARE PROVIDED SPIRITUAL AND CIVIC INSTRUCTION, ACADEMIC SUPPORT, AND NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE ON A DAILY BASIS THROUGH THIS NETWORK OF NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH MINISTRIES. 63055 63055 OUR SECOND LARGEST PROGRAM INVOLVED THE RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND DEPLOYMENT OF THREE VOLUNTEER SERVICE TEAMS IN SUPPORT OF THE MISSION OF COMUNIDADE BRACOS ABERTOS BRASIL. IN 2023 WE DEPLOYED THREE TEAMS FROM THE UNITED STATES TO BRAZIL. THESE TEAMS RAN CHILDREN AND YOUTH CAMPS IN COOPERATION WITH OUR BRAZILIAN PARTNERS AND WORKED IN SUPPORT OF OUR LOCAL MISSIONARIES. 74700 74700 OUR THIRD LARGEST PROGRAM EXPENSE WAS DIRECT SUPPORT FOR THE OPERATIONS OF OUR BRAZILIAN PARTNER, COMUNIDADE BRACOS ABERTOS BRASIL. THESE FUNDS WERE USED FOR TUITION ASSISTANCE AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH SELECTED BY OUR PARTNERS IN BRAZIL, AND FOR EXTRA-CURRICULAR PROGRAMS INCLUDING SWIM CLASSES, DANCE CLASSES, AND A SOCCER CLUB OUTREACH. GRANT FUNDS WERE ALSO USED FOR PSYCHOLOGY SERVICES, AND OTHER OVERHEAD COSTS OF THE ORGANIZATION IN BRAZIL (TRANSPORTATION, RENTS AND UTILITIES). 278558 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 VA X MICHAEL J MEYERS 5712678062 28 FERGUSON COURT STERLING VA 20165 MICHAEL J MEYERS PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECT 25.00 X X 39600 0 0 PAUL LASTOVA CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JASON VAN DORSTEN VICE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JASON DRAKOPOULOS TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM PATIENCE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURIE WALLACE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID KIENDL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW WINDLEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SONJA ROBERTS CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 1.00 X 0 0 0 39600 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56555 361201 417756 26 26 0 56555 16787 -16787 -16787 400995 0 0 -16761 278532 278532 39600 39600 10495 10495 809 809 4580 4580 440 440 26 26 2448 2448 4894 4894 2217 2217 533 533 1277 1277 345851 278558 67293 0 263555 316984 15851 18277 279406 335261 11069 4661 11069 4661 X 0 0 0 0 268337 330600 268337 330600 279406 335261 55144 7119 0 X 0 0 0 X 270007 170403 307599 305300 417756 1471065 270007 170403 307599 305300 417756 1471065 298371 1172694 2 1 1 4 26 34 1471099 0.79720 0.78540 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 CREDIT CARD LIABILITIES 3493 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 1168 4661 0 SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE GRANT MAKING 282482 0 0 0 0 0 0 282482 0 282482 SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, VOLUNTEER SERVICE TEAMS, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, TUITION ASSISTANCE 82605 WIRE TRANSFER 0 N/A N/A MISSIONARY SUPPORT SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, 13 136427 WIRE TRANSFER N/A N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: GRANT USE IS MONITORED AT MULTIPLE LEVELS BOTH FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND SPECIFIC SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUAL AGENTS. WEEKLY MEETINGS OF THE AGENTS IN BRAZIL ARE ATTENDED VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE BY AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE OPEN ARMS WORLDWIDE EXECUTIVE BOARD DURING WHICH REPORTS ARE GIVEN AND QUESTIONS CAN BE ASKED AND ANSWERED REGARDING PROGRAMS. THE ORGANIZATION IN BRAZIL POSTS NEWS REGARDING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS ON THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA AND WEBSITE WEEKLY. EACH AGENT SUPPLIES A DETAILED MONTHLY REPORT OF THEIR PROGRAMS DIRECTLY TO OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD MAKE AT LEAST THREE TRIPS ANNUALLY TO SPEND TIME WITH THE ORGANIZATION IN BRAZIL TO ASSESS PROGRAMS. FINALLY, ONE MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD IS PRESENT FOR MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COMUNIDADE BRACOS ABERTOS BRASIL AND HAS FREE ACCESS TO ALL FINANCIAL RECORDS, BUDGETS, AND MEETING MINUTES. X TOP GOLF FUNDRAISER 56555 56555 13570 3217 56555 56555 13570 3217 16787 -16787 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY BEFORE IT WAS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.