2025-07-03T16:06:46-05:00 2024-12-31 411534805 CARPENTER EVERT & ASSOCIATES LTD 7760 FRANCE AVE S SUITE 940 BLOOMINGTON MN 55435 990 2024-01-01 273473943 ONEVILLAGE PARTNERS ONEV 6128797590 PO BOX 26055 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426 PAUL WALTERS VICE CHAIR 6128797590 2025-07-01 1 0 MATT PILLSBURY P01565609 9528310085 2025-07-01 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z PAUL WALTERS PO BOX 26055 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426 849954 0 X HTTP://ONEVILLAGEPARTNERS.ORG/ X 2010 MN SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MISSION.ONEVILLAGE PARTNERS' MISSION IS TO ENHANCE COLLECTIVE WELLBEING ACROSS SIERRA LEONE BY INVESTING IN PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS. 17 17 4 30 0 0 1112833 832317 0 0 3539 10869 3091 6768 1119463 849954 0 0 0 0 550095 580264 0 0 160664 589193 610235 1139288 1190499 -19825 -340545 926657 590977 90688 96953 835969 494024 X SEE SCHEDULE O.WORKING IN SIERRA LEONE, ONEVILLAGE PARTNERS' MISSION IS TO ENHANCE COLLECTIVE WELLBEING ACROSS SIERRA LEONE BY INVESTING IN PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS. WE ENVISION A FUTURE WHERE SIERRA LEONEANS AMPLIFY THEIR COLLECTIVE POWER TO LEAD TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE PARTNER WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO THEIR MOST PRESSING SELF-IDENTIFIED CHALLENGES. OUR PROGRAMS EMPOWER VOLUNTEER-LEADERS TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES AND CREATE NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT. USING A PARTICIPATORY MODEL AND PICTURE-BASED TOOLS, WE TRAIN VOLUNTEER-LEADERS TO ACT AS CHANGE AGENTS, MOBILIZING THEIR COMMUNITIES TO COLLECTIVELY IDENTIFY LONG-TERM GOALS AND COLLABORATE TO ACHIEVE THEM. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS WORK THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT BUILD CAPACITY, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP, WOMEN AND GENDER EQUITY, SOCIAL COHESION, AND LONG-TERM RESILIENCY. 0 0 928820 COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMTHE COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM GUIDES COMMUNITIES TO ASSESS AND PRIORITIZE THEIR CHALLENGES AND DEFINE AND ACHIEVE A SHARED VISION FOR DEVELOPMENT. A GROUP OF WOMEN AND MEN VOLUNTEER-LEADERS ARE TRAINED TO DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND MONITOR PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE THE SELF-DEFINED VISION FOR THEIR COMMUNITY. VOLUNTEER-LEADERS ATTEND TRAINING WORKSHOPS LED BY ONEVILLAGE PARTNERS, WHICH USE INTERACTIVE TOOLS, SO LEARNING IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS REGARDLESS OF THEIR LEVEL OF LITERACY. COMMUNITY MEMBERS IMPLEMENT UP TO THREE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, WHICH IMPROVE THE COLLECTIVE WELLBEING OF THE COMMUNITY. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING.IN 2024, ONEVILLAGE PARTNERS EXPANDED OUR REACH TO ACTIVELY WORK IN 50 COMMUNITIES, IMPACTING OVER 50,000 LIVES THROUGH A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY-DESIGNED INITIATIVES. WE PARTNERED WITH 4 NEW COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM IN 2024. THESE COMMUNITIES NIKABU, NYEANGBE BO, NJALA MANDU, AND NYADEHUN JUNCTION ALL CHOSE THEIR FIRST DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO ADDRESS THEIR NEED FOR ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER AND IMPROVED SANITATION FACILITIES. THE COMMUNITIES OF NIKABU, NYEANGBE BO, NJALA MANDU, AND NYADEHUN JUNCTION DESIGNED PROJECTS TO CONSTRUCT NEW LATRINES TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CLEAN SANITATION FACILITIES AND REDUCE OPEN DEFECATION. NURTURING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PROGRAMTHE NURTURING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN (NOW) PROGRAM IS AN ACCESSIBLE THREE-PHASE PROGRAM THAT STRENGTHENS HOUSEHOLD FINANCIAL SKILLS AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SKILLS. NOW: STRENGTHENING HOUSEHOLD FINANCES IS AN ENTIRELY PICTURE-BASED TRAINING PROGRAM THAT EMPOWERS PARTICIPANTS WITH FINANCIAL PLANNING, DECISION-MAKING, AND PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS. PARTICIPANTS ARE TRAINED ON BASIC FINANCIAL PRINCIPLES, TOOLS FOR SAVING AND TRACKING THEIR RESOURCES, AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS TO ACHIEVE PERSONAL FINANCIAL GOALS. THE CURRICULUM IS ENTIRELY PICTURE-BASED, SO LEARNING IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL, REGARDLESS OF THEIR LEVEL OF LITERACY. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAM LANGUAGE.AT KEY POINTS IN THE PROGRAM FINANCIAL DECISION-MAKING IS DISCUSSED WITH HUSBANDS AND MALE FAMILY MEMBERS, WITH THE AIM OF SHIFTING BELIEFS ABOUT GENDER ROLES IN THE HOME AND THE COMMUNITY. IN 2024, THERE WERE 480 PARTICIPANTS IN NOW: STRENGTHENING HOUSEHOLD FINANCES ACROSS 12 COMMUNITIES. AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM, 95% OF THE PARTICIPANTS SHARED THAT THEY HAD ALREADY ACHIEVED THEIR PRIMARY FINANCIAL GOALS. NOW: IMPROVING INCOME THROUGH BUSINESS SKILLS WAS FORMED BASED ON COMMUNITY REQUEST AND PARTICIPANT FEEDBACK. BUILDING ON SKILLS LEARNED IN NOW: STRENGTHENING HOUSEHOLD FINANCES, WOMEN ARE TRAINED TO SUCCESSFULLY RUN A PROFITABLE BUSINESS. PARTICIPANTS ACTIVELY PROBLEM SOLVE AND LEARN THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO DEVELOP A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS, HOW TO EFFECTIVELY INCREASE PROFIT, AND HOW TO CONFIDENTLY COMMUNICATE THEIR BUSINESS IDEAS. PARTICIPANTS USE PICTURE-BASED WORKBOOKS, WHICH PROVIDE THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE PARTICIPANTS TO RECORD AND TRACK INCOME AND EXPENSES, ASSESS RISK, AND CALCULATE PROFIT. IN 2024, 462 WOMEN GRADUATED IN NOW: IMPROVING INCOME THROUGH BUSINESS SKILLS, WITH 96% OF THESE WOMEN REPORTING THAT THEY HAVE SOLE OR JOINT DECISION-MAKING FOR PURCHASES IN THEIR HOUSEHOLDS BY THE END OF THE PROGRAM.REQUESTED AND DEVELOPED BY THE NOW GRADUATES, NOW: AGRIBUSINESS IS THE NEWEST AND THIRD PHASE OF THE NOW PROGRAM. EAGER TO TAKE THEIR TRAINING TO THE NEXT LEVEL, NOW: AGRIBUSINESS APPLIES THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM NOW: HOUSEHOLD FINANCES AND NOW: BUSINESS SKILLS TO AGRICULTURE AND FARMING. IN THIS PHASE OF THE NOW PROGRAM, WOMEN ARE TRAINED IN AGRICULTURAL CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE FOOD INSECURITY AND INCREASE INCOME. PARTICIPANTS ARE PROVIDED WITH RICE SEEDS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROGRAM AND USE THEIR PRIOR AND NEW KNOWLEDGE OF AGRICULTURE TO IMPROVE WELLBEING FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITY. IN 2024, 428 WOMEN FROM 16 DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM, AND 100% OF PARTICIPANTS REPORTED AN INCREASE IN INCOME. LEAD: LEADERSHIP, ENGAGEMENT, AND DEVELOPMENTIN RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY AND PARTICIPANT FEEDBACK, LEAD WAS CREATED FOR COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST TWO CYCLES OF PROJECTS DURING COMMUNITY ACTION. IN THE PROGRAM, A GROUP OF WOMEN AND MEN VOLUNTEER-LEADERS ENHANCE THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND ARE TRAINED IN PROJECT DESIGN, MANAGEMENT, AND PROPOSAL WRITING. THIS COHORT USES THEIR TRAINING TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE COMMUNITY TO IDENTIFY A DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND WRITE A PROPOSAL IN A COMPETITIVE BID FOR FUNDING, AWARDED BY ONEVILLAGE PARTNERS. AFTER A RIGOROUS SELECTION PROCESS, CHOSEN PROPOSALS ARE FUNDED, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IMPLEMENT THESE PROJECTS IN COLLABORATION WITH EXPERTS AND LOCAL INSTITUTIONS. SEE SCHEDULE OF FROM ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING.THE PROGRAM CREATES CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PLATFORMS FOR REGIONAL COLLABORATION AND RESULTS IN SUSTAINABLE, EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT. IN 2024, THERE WERE 11 ONGOING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ADDRESSING REGIONAL CHALLENGES IN HEALTH, ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, AND FOOD SECURITY. SEVEN OF THESE PROJECTS WERE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 2024, INCLUDING A COMPLETED 308 FT LONG FOOTBRIDGE IN NGOLAHUN TO PREVENT DANGEROUS TRAVEL BETWEEN COMMUNITIES AND A COMMUNITY STORE AND MILLING MACHINE FOR RICE HARVESTING IN KIGBAI. 928820 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 1 0 1 SL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MN X X X X VERACITY PROS 6513744438 1715 YANKEE DOODLE ROAD SUITE 310 EAGAN MN 55121 JEFF HALL DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 PETER JANZEN DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 SHETU ROSE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ROSEANNE HOPE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN BURZYCKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW KAMARA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE LEIMER SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL WALTERS VICE CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHELLE SALMEN WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL HENLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH LEA TOBOCMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THEA KEAMY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ARUNA KALLON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MUNDA LEBBIE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALHAJI N' JAI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FATMATA SORIE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROSETTA WILSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH KRUGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG CROWE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JILL LALONDE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 106821 0 9598 106821 0 9598 1 0 0 0 0 832317 53557 832317 10869 10869 OTHER INCOME 6768 6768 6768 849954 6768 0 10869 182750 146200 15899 20651 17312 13850 1506 1956 264140 211312 22980 29848 85328 68262 7424 9642 30734 24587 2674 3473 64172 64172 74824 47024 12094 15706 202304 161844 17600 22860 21643 17314 1883 2446 156539 125231 13619 17689 12780 10224 1112 1444 2986 2389 260 337 MISCELLANEOUS 35352 28281 3076 3995 EVENT EXPENSE 29469 29469 FACILITY AND EQUIPMENT 10162 8130 884 1148 BAD DEBT 4 4 1190499 928820 101015 160664 185307 151778 23396 21966 163876 138916 11301 25586 18298 14000 107707 83033 37454 24674 487025 214057 926657 590977 90688 96953 90688 96953 X 674493 355108 161476 138916 835969 494024 926657 590977 -340545 -1400 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 745011 1059847 665777 1110433 832317 4413385 745011 1059847 665777 1110433 832317 4413385 674130 3739255 303 346 465 3539 16237 20890 4434275 832 0.84330 0.82340 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 75472 44 75428 50161 25311 75472 27369 22792 50161 27369 27369 0 0 107707 83033 24674 24674 X 848554 -1400 -1400 849954 0 849954 1190499 0 1190499 0 1190499 PART X, LINE 2: OVP HAS RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT IT QUALIFIES AS A TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE BECAUSE OVP IS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 509(A)(1) AND SECTION 170 (B)(1)(A)(VI) AND CORRESPONDING PROVISION OF STATE LAW AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS NOT SUBJECT TO FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES. OVP HAS ADOPTED ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, ASC 740-10. OVP'S POLICY IS TO EVALUATE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, AT LEAST ANNUALLY, FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR INCOME TAX EXPOSURE FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME OR FROM LOSS OF NONPROFIT STATUS. OVP CONTINUES TO OPERATE CONSISTENT WITH ITS ORIGINAL EXEMPTION APPLICATION AND EACH YEAR TAKES THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO MAINTAIN ITS EXEMPT STATUS. OVP HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS BY DONORS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE. IN COMPLIANCE WITH ITS EXEMPT STATUS, THE ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY FILES A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990). SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 3 57 PROGRAM SERVICES - SIERRA LEONE COMMUNITY-LED DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS 591997 3 57 0 0 3 57 591997 0 591997 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 53557 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 JEFF HALL, JESS COOK, DAVE HORAN - SHARED BUSINESS INVESTMENT OUTSIDE OF ONEVILLAGE PARTNERS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 ADDED BOARD MEMBER POSITIONS IN SIERRA LEONE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED WITH QUORUM OF THE BOARD VIA A TELEPHONE/EMAIL/IN-PERSON MEETING IN MAY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS SIGN FORM ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD CHAIR CONVENES THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO REVIEW PERFORMANCE AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS BEFORE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST IN WRITING