2024-11-15T15:28:35-07:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 811094634 CHISPA PROJECT CHIS 7205883315 222 Pebble Acres Dr St Louis MO 63141 Sara Brakhane Executive Director 7205883315 2024-11-14 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X Sara Brakhane 222 Pebble Acres Dr St Louis MO 63141 293393 0 X www.chispaproject.org X 2016 CO In Spanish, "chispa" means "spark," which is exactly our goal: to inspire and empower Honduran students with access to books by creating school libraries through a community driven approach. We work directly with local Honduran leaders to bring students their first children's books and support the new libraries throughout the school year. We also provide an integral training with parents, teachers, and students for the best usage of the books to improve children's reading fluency and comprehension. Finally, we use local and international volunteers to help fund and support new libraries while facilitating intercultural opportunities within different Honduran and international communities. 9 8 1 130 0 0 236247 248486 0 34200 1267 4056 0 0 237514 286742 151151 55799 0 0 68819 109216 0 0 8278 45700 68429 265670 233444 -28156 53298 74470 127768 0 0 74470 127768 In Spanish, "chispa" means "spark," which is exactly our goal: to inspire and empower Honduran students with access to books by creating school libraries through a community driven approach. We work directly with local Honduran leaders to bring students their first children's books and support the new libraries throughout the school year. We also provide an integral training with parents, teachers, and students for the best usage of the books to improve children's reading fluency and comprehension. Finally, we use local and international volunteers to help fund and support new libraries while facilitating intercultural opportunities within different Honduran and international communities. 0 0 162840 0 3377 New School Libraries: 6 new children's libraries installed, 3793 students reached 14000 6650 Special Programs: We partnered with 7 organizations to help support their reading programs through books and training. 27500 30800 Volunteer Program for international volunteers and their expenses related to the cultural exchange and volunteer work of setting up a library 0 0 0 204340 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 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 X 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 CO X X X Sara Brakhane 7205883315 222 Pebble Acres Dr St Louis MO 63141 Sara Burkes Brakhane Executive Director 40 X X X 29300 0 0 Kelsey Schreiber President, Board of Directors 2 X X 0 0 0 Emily Smith Vice President, Board of Directors 2 X X 0 0 0 Dori Hjalmarson Secretary, Board of Directors 2 X X 0 0 0 Leah Hodder Treasurer, Board of Directors 2 X X 0 0 0 Comfort Sampong Member, Board of Directors 2 X 0 0 0 Gustavo Ochoa Board Member 2 X 0 0 0 Joanna Tanger Board Member 2 X 0 0 0 Fernando Morales Board Member 2 X 0 0 0 Maiko Ushida Member, Board of Directors 5 X 0 0 0 29300 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 248486 0 248486 International Volunteer Trips 611710 30800 30800 0 0 Special Project 611710 3400 3400 0 0 0 0 0 0 34200 4056 4056 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6651 6651 0 0 0 0 0 286742 38256 0 0 55799 55799 29300 11720 11720 5860 70795 62547 8248 0 6976 6976 0 0 2145 858 858 429 1598 1598 6993 6993 5158 4767 391 10451 10451 43114 43114 1115 1115 0 0 233444 204340 20826 8278 2426 72044 127768 74470 127768 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 74470 127768 0 0 0 0 74470 127768 74470 127768 53298 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 117176 100808 167720 236247 248486 870437 117176 100808 167720 236247 248486 870437 870437 83 1267 4056 5406 0 0 0 0 0 0 875843 0.99383 0.99807 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 Central America and the Caribbean 1 6 Program Services Create children's libraries and literacy programs for approximately 3,500 students 200000 1 6 200000 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 CHISPA PROJECT MAINTAINS DIRECT CONTACT WITH CONTRACTORS IN THE REGION THROUGH WEEKLY VIDEO MEETINGS AND ONSITE VISITS FROM CHISPA PROJECT OFFICERS. Quarterly financial reports are submitted by the Honduran accountant and U.S. Executive Director and are verified to the Board of Directors and their Treasurer. Receipts are maintained in physical copies, and expenditures tracked electronically via Quickbooks. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Board Finance Committee creates the 990 based on the previous year's financial statements that were approved by the board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Chispa board president does a yearly review with each board member to review compliance with the conflict of interest policy. Any conflict of interest is disclosed on their written yearly contribution form, and enforced during votes in meetings and documented in meeting minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 Compensation for the Executive Director is based on comparable salaries for the region she lives and the size of our organization. This data is researched by the President and Finance Committee and a recommendation is made for the board to vote during the annual budget approval with all other employee salary reviews. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Our governing documents, conflict of interest policy are available as requested by the public Our 990s are available to the public on our website: https://www.chispaproject.org/financials