2025-06-02T16:03:25-05:00 2024-12-31 581763570 JONES AND KOLB 3475 PIEDMONT ROAD NE SUITE 1500 ATLANTA GA 30305 990 2024-01-01 472207010 Canopy Life International Inc CANO 4045094914 1393 Knob Hill Court SE Atlanta GA 30316 Christi Baker Gordy Executive Director 4045094914 2025-05-16 1 0 ANN M THOMPSON P00719770 4042627920 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Christi Baker Gordy 1393 Knob Hill Court SE Atlanta GA 30316 1547963 0 X canopylife.org X 2014 GA Canopy Life International's (the Organization") purpose is to open schools abroad with a particular focus on innovation and leadership. The mission is to adopt a curriculum that focuses on building a country's next generation of leaders. We do this through quality education, intentional relationships and environments that spark the imagination. Specifically, we are integrating design thinking into the national Kenyan curriculum, adjusting the teaching model to promote critical thinking amongst the students, and exposing them to the arts and other worldview experiences otherwise unreachable to students of their economic position. The Organization is also a Christian organization, standing firmly on the values of faith, family and Jesus Christ to guide students into strong character and purpose. 7 7 4 47 0 0 1868648 1503445 702 0 7439 35788 -26590 -22611 1850199 1516622 342618 572833 0 0 288196 301783 46462 2500 220052 327487 388083 1004763 1265199 845436 251423 2045631 2305240 14953 6282 2030678 2298958 X Canopy Life International's (the Organization") purpose is to open schools abroad with a particular focus on innovation and leadership. The mission is to adopt a curriculum that focuses on building a country's next generation of leaders. We do this through quality education, intentional relationships and environments that spark the imagination. Specifically, we are integrating design thinking into the national Kenyan curriculum, adjusting the teaching model to promote critical thinking amongst the students, and exposing them to the arts and other worldview experiences otherwise unreachable to students of their economic position. The Organization is also a Christian organization, standing firmly on the values of faith, family and Jesus Christ to guide students into strong character and purpose. 0 0 777478 572833 The Organization provides grants to Canopy Life International Kenya to operate Canopy Life Academy. During 2024, Canopy Life International Kenya's accomplishments included the following:A. Our first full class of High school students completed senior Exams in November 2024!B. We reached our fundraising goals of raising $1.48 million USD for a campus expansion to start in 2025. This expansion will include 2 new homes and a new academic facility. A confirmed scope of work and formal estimate of works were created by our architect in Kenya and we identified a construction company to handle the project once permits were established. C. Student Tour: we hosted a small group of 3 students and 1 adult from Canopy Life to visit the US in April. They visited sponsor and donors, and enjoyed cultural and career experiences. D. Staff Training Retreat: We partnered with a church in Atlanta to offer our 30 staff members a 3 day retreat in soul care and formation. It was a huge success in that it invigorated and renewed our staff for the work they do with our students. E. Campus Projects in 2024: 1. Addition of modular offices for the Campus Director and incoming communications manager. 2. Updated the guard house on campus 3. Established and maintained a hydroponics garden 4. Expanded the poultry project on campus2024 Program enhancements: A. Field trips and experiences - new opportunities to visit areas around Nairobi and benefit from their opportunitiesB. Focused effort to create training materials on our definition of Agent of Transformation which will guide future program design.C. Enhanced the Shark Tank and Career Day experiences with visiting teams. 777478 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 14 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 GA X X Molly Neu 4045094914 PO Box 500942 Atlanta GA 31150 Zachary Brown Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Melissa Hoggatt Vice Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Stacy Williams Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JD Gettman Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Loren Hildebrant Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 McClure King Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sandy Smith Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Christi Baker Gordy Executive Director 50.00 X 95000 0 0 95000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1503445 1503445 35788 35788 855 855 0 0 7875 30486 -22611 -22611 1516622 0 0 13177 572833 572833 95000 28500 19000 47500 185337 27525 71833 85979 21446 4286 6949 10211 54700 54700 23312 23312 2500 2500 4985 4985 65888 2700 20893 42295 4223 3843 380 18559 79 8556 9924 17497 11253 6244 34450 3572 23386 7492 TEAM travel 133541 133541 Supplies and materials 16505 4167 6841 5497 Other expenses 12453 275 12118 60 Donor expenses 1970 1970 1265199 777478 267669 220052 916323 714840 211939 899348 629105 406332 21024 1478 267240 283242 2045631 2305240 14953 6282 14953 6282 X 855853 1016003 1174825 1282955 2030678 2298958 2045631 2305240 251423 16857 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 773990 876687 1154638 1868648 1503445 6177408 773990 876687 1154638 1868648 1503445 6177408 296537 5880871 13 9 2893 8141 35788 46844 5437 -5759 -18398 -26590 -22611 -67921 6156331 0.95530 0.88030 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1558980 16857 30486 47343 1511637 4985 4985 1516622 1290700 30486 30486 1260214 4985 4985 1265199 Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Direct cost of donor benefits Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Direct cost of donor benefits 1 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Program services Travel to Kenya to observe services provided to students attending Canopy Life Academy. 133541 0 0 0 0 0 0 133541 0 133541 Sub-Saharan Africa - Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Education 572833 Wire transfer 0 FMV 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part I, Line 2: A budget of termly wires is set up at the beginning of each year. Termly, this budgeted amount is revised into a wire request for the operational needs of the program. Reporting is done via termly reconciliation of the grants, including scanned receipts, as requested and bookkeeping. Part I, line 3: Direct cost of services incurred Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The completed Form 990 is made available to the entire Board and then reviewed in depth by the Chair and Treasurer before granting the Executive Director permission to complete and file. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Any duality of interest or possible conflict of interest on the part of any Board Member should be disclosed to other Board Members and made a matter of Board action. Board Members shall not benefit financially from their association with Canopy Life International, Inc. Any Board Member having a duality of interest or possible conflict of interest on any matter should not vote or use his/her personal influence on the matter, and he/she should not be counted in determining the quorum for the meeting. The minutes of the meeting should reflect that a disclosure was made and that the Board Member abstained from voting. Board Members should identify personal relationships and their potential to influence decisions regarding staff hiring, evaluation, the choice of vendors, or the provision of programs and services. Board Members should not request staff members to support their political positions or assist in campaign for public office. Board Members are not allowed access to confidential organization records simply because of their position on the Board and should not request staff to breach confidentiality. Further conflict of interest provisions are contained in the conflict of interest policy, available from the Executive Director. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a A comparability study was conducted for compensation discussions for the Executive Director position. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Available upon request.