2025-02-10T07:53:24-06:00 2023-12-31 561031342 WILLIAMS OVERMAN PIERCE LLP 2501 ATRIUM DRIVE SUITE 500 RALEIGH NC 27607 990 2023-01-01 872185606 AMAZING AVEN'S QUEST FOR AMOEBA AWARENESS INC AMAZ 9197105572 PO BOX 368 WAKE FOREST NC 27571 DEBRA MOFFAT PRESIDENT 9197105572 2025-02-03 1 1 KRISTEN POTTER CPA P01552537 9197823444 2025-02-03 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DEBRA MOFFAT PO BOX 368 WAKE FOREST NC 27571 306287 0 X HTTPS://WWW.AMAZINGAVEN.ORG/ X 2021 NC AMAZING AVEN'S QUEST FOR AMOEBA AWARENESS IS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION WITH A MISSION OF IMPROVING AND ADVANCING EARLY DETECTION STRATEGIES AND MEDICAL TREATMENTS FOR INFECTIONS CAUSED BY NAEGLERIA FOWLERI AND PRIMARY AMEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS (PAM) WHILE INCREASING AWARENESS WITHIN MEDICAL COMMUNITIES AND THE PUBLIC. 2 2 0 150 0 0 122076 251405 0 0 0 5575 3839 -28966 125915 228014 85504 75329 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11845 19718 97349 95047 28566 132967 230520 368821 0 0 230520 368821 X WE WILL PROVIDE FUNDS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND HOSPITALS TO HELP FURTHER RESEARCH PROJECTS AND RAISE AWARENESS WITHIN THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY. THROUGH COMMUNITY SPONSORED EVENTS, BILLBOARDS, BROCHURES, AND OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS AAQAA WILL MODEL SAFE SWIMMING ACTIVITIES TO PREVENT FUTURE INFECTIONS. ALL OF OUR ACTIVITIES WILL BE CHARITABLE IN NATURE. 0 0 33142 33142 IN ORDER TO FULFILL OUR MISSION OF FUNDING RESEARCH TO IMPROVE THE DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF NF WE AWARDED A GRANT TO THE MOSSMAN LAB AT DUKE UNIVERSITY. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THEIR REASEARCH IS TO DEVELOP AN ASSAY THAT CAN TEST CSF FOR THE PRESENCE OF NF WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR EASIER AND FASTER DETECTION OF NF INFECTIONS. CURRENTLY THE ONLY METHOD OF DETECTION IS FOR LAB TECHNICIANS TO PHYSICALLY SEE NAEGLERIA FOWLERI IN THE CSF SAMPLE. WE ALSO, BEGAN MEETINGS AND CONNECTIONS WITH MULTIPLE OTHER UNIVERSITIES WHO ARE DOING RESEARCH PROJECTS ON NF THAT WE WILL BE SIGNING AGREEMENTS WITH IN EARLY 2024. 58443 42187 TO SUPPORT OUR MISSION OF BRINGING AWARENESS OF NF TO OTHERS WE MAINTAINED OUR WEBSITE, PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL PR AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND PROMOTED AWARENESS THROUGH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS. SOME OF THE EVENTS WE ATTENDED INCLUDE A MUDCATS BASEBALL GAME (A SEMI-PRO TEAM IN THE AREA), EVENTS AT LOCAL SCHOOLS WHERE WE PROVIDED MARKETING MATERIALS REGARDING WATER SAFETY AND WAYS TO PREVENT NF, AND A HOLIDAY EVENT WITH A LOCAL INSURANCE COMPANY WHERE WE GOT TO SHARE AVEN'S STORY. IN ADDITION WE DESIGNED MARKETING MATERIALS INCLUDING BANNERS, SHIRTS, HATS, ARM BANDS, AND PRINT MATERIALS FOR THESE EVENTS TO INCREASE COMMUNITY AWARENESS. WE PARTICPATED IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND OUTREACH EVENTS INCLUDING COLLABORATING ON AN ARTICLE IN THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS. WE PARTNERED WITH A PHD STUDENT ON A CAPSTONE PROJECT THAT WAS PRESENTED TO ER STAFF AND RESIDENTS. WE DID INTERVIEWS WITH HEALTH TALK, UNC, AND FOX 8 NEWS TO SPREAD AWARENESS OF NF AND WAYS TO PREVENT INFECTION. WE ALSO COLLABORATED ON AN ARTICLE ENTITLE "BRAINEATING AMOEBA, WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW". WE PARTNERED WITH SEVERAL SCHOOLS TO HOST SWIM SAFE EVENTS WITH STUDENT. 91585 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X JESSICA BRIGHT 9196044536 701 FINGER LAKES DRIVE WAKE FOREST NC 27587 X DEBRA MOFFAT PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 CRAIG MOFFAT VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JESSICA BRIGHT TREASURER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MEGHAN PAYNE SECRETARY 2.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 199832 51573 71096 251405 5575 5575 48991 199832 78273 -29282 -29282 316 0 316 316 228014 0 0 -23391 75329 75329 2000 2000 1462 1462 1691 1691 12250 12250 810 810 1505 1505 95047 91585 3462 0 230520 109374 259447 230520 368821 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 230520 368821 230520 368821 230520 368821 132967 5334 0 X 0 0 0 X 244131 122076 251405 617612 244131 122076 251405 617612 63692 553920 5575 5575 623187 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED GOLF TOURNAMENT 204403 157645 46758 28909 26375 6022 TOY DRIVE 44420 42187 2233 928 16039 248823 199832 48991 28909 26375 928 22061 78273 -29282 1 DUKE UNIVERSITY 2200 WEST MAIN STREET STE 800 DURHAM NC 27705 560532129 170(B)(1)(A)(II) 33142 0 FUND RESEARCH ON DETECTION OF NF AT MOSSMAN LAB UNC HEALTH FOUNDATION INC 123 W FRANKLIN STREET SUITE 510 CHAPEL HILL NC 27516 566057494 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) 0 36761 FMV TOYS AND GIFT CARDS PROMOTE TRAINING AND BETTER DETECTION OF NF 2 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS IN REGULAR COMMUNICATION WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS AND RECEIVES UPDATES ON HOW THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN SPENT AND ALLOCATED AS WELL AS WHAT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE WITH THE RESEARCH. X TOYS 1 42187 COMPARABLE SALES X MISC. BEVERAGE, GIFTS & EXPERIENCES 64 28909 COMPARABLE SALES 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 DEBRA MOFFAT AND CRAIG MOFFAT HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED AT A REGULARLY CONVENED BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLE VII: TO ENSURE THE CORPORATION OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, PERIODIC REVIEWS SHALL BE CONDUCTED. THE PERIODIC REVIEWS SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: (A) WHETHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AND BENEFITS ARE REASONABLE AND THE RESULT OF ARM'S LENGTH BARGAINING. (B) WHETHER PARTNERSHIPS, JOINT VENTURES, AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH OTHER ENTITIES OR PERSONS CONFORM TO THE CORPORATION'S WRITTEN POLICIES, ARE PROPERLY RECORDED, REFLECT REASONABLE INVESTMENT OR PAYMENTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES, FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DO NOT RESULT IN INUREMENT, AN IMPERMISSIBLE PRIVATE BENEFIT, OR AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.