2024-11-15T19:21:28-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 844949018 AFRICAN CHILDRENS MINISTRY AFRI 7194999454 PO Box 62594 Colorado Springs CO 80962 Esme Daetz Secretary-Treasurer Board Member 8506855200 2024-11-15 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X www.acministry.org X X 65290 X 65290 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65290 42200 0 0 0 0 347 726 43273 22017 16444 -115 38346 16444 38346 0 0 0 0 16444 38346 0 0 16444 38346 African Children's Ministry (Organization) is a nonprofit organization that meets the physical, spiritual, and educational needs of children and young adults in Africa. (Farmland Purchase) African Children's Ministry partnered with twice with Chicks for Children (domestic) to complete a farmland purchase for Seeds Ministry (Kenya) to promote self-sustainability by planting, harvesting, and selling produce from the land. Proceeds from the selling of produce are used for, but not limited to, feeding, clothing, housing 120+ children/young adults, paying for educational costs associated with the Seeds Ministry school, as well as paying for higher education costs for 8-15 young adults who graduated from the Seeds Ministry school. 17000 0 (Daily Needs & Operations) African Children's Ministry provided $8000 for daily needs & operations to Seeds Ministry/Seeds Academy/Seeds Children's Home, Kitale, Kenya, for food, household/hygiene supplies, and lumber. 8000 X 75 (Other Projects) African Children's Ministry provided $1000 to Seeds Ministry to purchase Bibles for the Pastor Learning Center. Note: No program service expense noted here as these funds were provided via the same wire transfer used for Daily Needs & Operations $9200. 1000 X 0 (Daily Needs & Operations) The following outlines Other Program Services and grant amounts with corresponding explanations: Daily Needs & Operations $7000.00 to Seeds Ministry for food, orphanage supplies, and school fees; Daily Needs & Operations to Mount Elgon Trade School $2200.00 for kitchen equipment. Note: Sent via same wire transfer on 9/8/2023 with $1000 in Pastor Learning Center funds for Bibles; wire transfer fee noted here. 9200 X 75 (Other Projects) African Children's Ministry partnered with Children's Hope Chest (domestic) to complete staff housing at Mount Elgon's Care Point, meeting basic physical & spiritual needs for the community. 7000 0 150 Gary Wilkes Executive Director, Board Director 5 0 0 0 Christy Vermeer Board Member 4 0 0 0 Pete Holzmann Board Member 2 0 0 0 Cheri Birkey Board Member 2 0 0 0 Esme Daetz Secretary/Treasurer, Board Member 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CO Esme Daetz PO Box 62594 Colorado Springs CO 80962 8506855200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 79435 42571 45290 167296 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79435 42571 45290 167296 167296 0 0 0 0 0 0 20000 20000 187296 0 X Schedule A, Part I, Line 7 African Children's Ministry received two contributions of $10000.00 each during fiscal year 2023 for a total of $20000.00 in "unusual grants" as reported in Schedule A, Part II, Section B Total Support, Line 10. $10000.00 was received from a revocable trust to be used towards farmland purchase, and $10000.00 was received from a charitable fund as undesignated and was used as general funds. Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 African Children's Ministry received two "unusual grants" totaling $20,000.00 ($10,000 each) in fiscal year 2023. The first was from a revocable trust, and the second was from a charitable fund. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 African Children's Ministry (Organization) is a non-profit organization that meets the physical, spiritual, and educational needs of children and young adults in Africa. The Organization partners with churches, businesses, schools, Christian communities, and orphanages in Africa. The Organization is still in its early stages and continues to nurture active partnerships in Kenya. In 2023, the Organization provided grants in three key program areas: Other Projects (Bibles, completion of kitchen & staff housing); Daily Needs & Operations, and Farmland Purchase/Rent/Ops. The Organization monitors disbursement, use, purpose, effectiveness, etc. of all granted monies in accord with IRS (and FASB) regulations. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Other Expenses: Bank Fees, PayPal Fees, Other Costs (Corrected bank error) Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 There is a $115 discrepancy that the Treasurer was unable to locate during fiscal year 23. African Children's Ministry had requested an extension to file for 2023 due to the onboarding of a relatively new Treasurer and due to difficulties with negotiating software used to track financial history.