2024-11-15T18:36:47-05:00 2023-12-31 411539592 CONWAY DEUTH & SCHMIESING PLLP 331 3RD ST SW STE 2 WILLMAR MN 562014440 990 2023-01-01 272312947 FRIENDS OF MADAGASCAR MISSION INC FRIE 8474458177 PO BOX 46381 EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344 DAVID P LERSETH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8474458177 2024-11-15 true false MITCHEL A HJELLE CPA P01895926 3202353311 2024-11-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z DAVID P LERSETH 8809 RIDGE PONDS DR VICTORIA MN 55386 415009 false X WWW.MADAGASCARMISSION.ORG X 2009 MN SUPPORT MISSION AND MINISTRY WITH CHRISTIANS IN MADAGASCAR. 10 10 0 25 0 392745 414995 0 1 14 0 392746 415009 0 0 0 0 1796 369554 321788 369554 321788 23192 93221 569090 674191 0 569090 674191 X SUPPORT MISSION AND MINISTRY WITH CHRISTIANS IN MADAGASCAR. false false 8100 10760 EJEDA NUTRITION PROGRAM PROVIDES FOOD TO HOSPITALS & TB PATIENTS IN MADAGASCAR, AS WELL AS HANDICAPPED CHILDREN. THE CUSTOM IN MADAGASCAR, THE FAMILY OF A PATIENT MUST PROVIDE FOOD. FOR SOME FAMILIES, IT IS TOO FAR TO WALK TO PROVIDE THE FOOD. 818 PATIENTS RECEIVED FOOD THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. 83537 11587 PRISON MINISTRY PROGRAM IS TO REACH OUT WITH FOOD, MEDICINE, CLOTHING, SPIRITUAL COUNSEL AND CARE FROM THOSE WHO ARE IN THE CROWDED PRISONS IN MADAGASCAR. EACH WEEK A TEAM OF WORKERS VISITS 32 PRISONS. 12,739 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED IN THIS MINISTRY. AMAZINGLY 240,830 PRISONERS ATTENDED WORSHIP SERVICES DURING THE YEAR, 192 PRISONERS ATTENDING CONFIRMATION CLASSES. FOOD AND SUPPLIES ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE PRISONS BASED ON THE POPULATION OF EACH LOCATION. FAMILIES ARE TO PROVIDE FOOD TO PRISONERS. FOOD GIVEN INCLUDED 2,028 RICE BAGS. 66488 52919 EVANGELISTS SUPPORT IS TO PLACE AN EVANGELIST FROM MADAGASCAR IN EACH VILLAGE WHO REQUESTS ONE. THE EVANGELISTS ROLE IS THE WHOLE WELL BEING: SPIRITUAL, HEALTH, AND RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE VILLAGE. THERE ARE 57 EVANGELISTS WHO HAVE VISITED 1,996 HOMES AND BAPTIZED 260 ADULTS AND 811 CHILDREN. 153596 339728 SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS. 153596 339728 311721 true true false false false false false false false true false true false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false MN X X KIRSTEN SCHLICHT 6126191529 869 HOPE AVE JORDAN MN 553524505 X SARAH CARLSTROM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW CREW DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHUCK EIDEM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEE LAAVEG DIRECTOR OF 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID P LERSETH EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X X 0 0 0 CATHERINE MARKS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LOREN MORSCHEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG NORENBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIRSTEN SCHLICHT TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF TETZLAFF VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 false false false 414995 414995 14 14 415009 14 6856 6856 725 725 4664 3867 797 618 618 PRISON MINISTRY 83537 83537 SPECIAL PROJECT 81925 81925 BIBLE PRINTING PROJECT 66750 66750 EVANGELISTS 66488 66488 10225 8429 1796 321788 311721 8271 1796 390648 492868 178442 181323 569090 674191 0 0 X 497594 609061 71496 65130 569090 674191 569090 674191 93221 13681 -1801 X true X false false X 186403 195755 455134 392745 414995 1645032 186403 195755 455134 392745 414995 1645032 1645032 4 5 5 1 14 29 1645061 29 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 178441 4684 1801 181323 0.50000 0.50000 false false POOLED INVESTMENTS 128005 F EVANGELIST INVESTMENTS 53318 F 181323 X SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN OTHER-THAN PRIVATE FOUNDATION AND IS TAX-EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO A TAX ON INCOME FROM ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS. INCOME TAX BENEFITS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, ONLY WHEN IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE INCOME TAX POSITION WILL MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ANALYZED TAX POSITIONS TAKEN FOR FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND ALL STATE JURISDICTIONS WHERE IT OPERATES. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT INCOME TAX FILING POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION AND DOES NOT ANTICIPATE ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WOULD RESULT IN A MATERIAL ADVERSE AFFECT ON THE ORGANIZATIONS FINANCIAL CONDITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OR CASH FLOWS. ACCORDINGLY, THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT RECORDED ANY RESERVES, OR RELATED ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND PENALTIES FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AT DECEMBER 31, 2023. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS, HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2020. false SUB SAHARAN AFRICA 1 PROGRAM SERVICE MISSION WORK 306800 1 1 306800 306800 false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 SUB SAHARAN AFRICA 306,800 0 FORM 990 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTIONS BETELA SEMINARY IS USED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. STEVE LELLELID TRANSLATED THE BIBLE INTO TANDROY DIALECT, IS TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO READ AND IS DISTRIBUTING BIBLES TO INDIVIDUALS IN MADAGASCAR. BETROKA BIBLE SCHOOL (MANANOVY)- 10 STUDENTS AND 4 TEACHERS ATTEND FOR 2 YEARS AND THEN BECOME AN EVANGELIST WHO WILL MOVE TO A VILLAGE AND LIVE AMONG THE PEOPLE AND SPREAD THE GOSPEL. ENROLLMENT IS DOWN DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND DROUGHT IN THE REGION. MANASOA BIBLE SCHOOL- SUPPORTS 53 STUDENTS AND 7 TEACHERS TEACHERS AND STAFF MEMBERS. STUDENTS ATTEND FOR 2 YEARS AND THEN BECOME AN EVANGELIST WHO WILL MOVE TO A VILLAGE AND LIVE AMONG THE PEOPLE AND SPREAD THE GOSPEL. THERE IS AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WHICH ASSIGNS STUDENTS TO PREACH IN REMOTE AREAS OF THE SYNOD. ENROLLMENT IS DOWN DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND DROUGHT IN THE REGION. DRIP IRRIGATION - DRIP IRRIGATION & WATER WELL PROJECTS RECLAIM WELLS THAT ARE NOT PRODUCING. WE ARE PREPARING TO DIG TWO DEEP WELLS THAT WILL PRODUCE LARGE VOLUMES OF CLEAN WATER. THE COST AVERAGES 20,000 EACH. TO DATE WE HAVE RECEIVED FUNDING FOR THREE WELLS. AMBOVOMBE ANDROY REGION SYNOD- 16 EVANGELISTS SUPPORTED BY THIS SYNOD. MANANTANTELY BIBLE SCHOOL - THEY ARE A BIBLE SCHOOL, TO PREPARE EVANGELISTS IN A TWO YEAR STUDY PROGRAM, ONCE GRADUATED THEY BECOME EVANGELISTS. THEY HAVE 10 STUDENTS ENROLLED AND 3 TEACHERS. EVANGELIST BICYCLES- PROVIDE BICYCLES FOR EACH EVANGELIST. THE BICYCLES BELONG TO THE RESPECTIVE SYNODS AND THE EVANGELISTS USE THEM WHILE SERVING. IF THEY LEAVE THEIR POSITION, THE BICYCLE GOES TO THE NEXT EVANGELIST WHO TAKES OVER TO SERVE. CEMETARY FUND-FANJAHIRA-MANASOA CEMETARY WAS NOT MAINTAINED AND HAD BROKEN GRAVE MARKERS. THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO REPAIR THE CEMETARY AND PROVIDE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE OF THE CEMETARY. BIBLE PRINTING-TO PRINT AND DISTRIBUTE BIBLES IN THE TANDROY REGION. NOFY I ANDROY - THIS IS AN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT HAS TUTORS TO SUPERVISE AND SUPPORT 450 GIRLS TO REMAIN IN SCHOOL, HELP THEM WITH THEIR ASSIGNMENTS AND WORKS TO EDUCATE THE PARENTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF AN EDUCATION. THE PROGRAM WORKS WITH GIRLS FROM THE 5TH GRADE AND THROUGH THE UNIVERSITIES. AN EVANGELIST WORKS AS A CHAPLAIN IN THIS PROGRAM. SCHOOL FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES QUALITY EDUCATION FOR 111 VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILDREN AGES 6 THROUGH 15 YEARS OLD, WHICH PREPARES THEM TO BECOME AUTONOMOUS CITIZENS. THE SCHOOL FOLLOWS THE CURRICULUM OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION WITH ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS OF BRAILLE READING AND WRITING, MOBILITY AND LIFE SKILLS. MANASOA BIBLE SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECT - BUILD A NEW STUDENT HOUSING BUILDING. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A MEMBER OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE FORM 990 AND SUPPORTING SCHEDULES BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC