2025-11-16T22:12:46-07:00 2024-12-31 262176601 EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA 1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300 MERIDIAN ID 83642 990 2024-01-01 582057480 BETHLEHEM MINISTRY INC BETH 8444248410 PO BOX 48387 ATHENS GA 30604 RENNAE HENRY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8444248410 2025-11-16 1 1 JEREMY CORK P01544850 2082874777 2025-11-16 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z RENNAE HENRY PO BOX 48387 ATHENS GA 30604 707359 0 X https://www.bethlehemministry.org/ X 1993 GA WE WORK WITH HAITIANS TO OVERCOME POVERTY & IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. THROUGH EDUCATIONAL, ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & HEALTHCARE INITIATIVES, WE HELP BUILD THE CAPACITY OF HAITIAN COMMUNITIES TO UTILIZE THEIR TALENTS & RESOURCES FOR SUSTAINABLE, POSITIVE CHANGE. 15 15 0 30 0 0 333226 567421 0 0 2201 17155 12 0 335439 584576 209232 232532 0 0 56150 39996 0 0 70456 41471 78773 306853 351301 28586 233275 342722 576197 3474 372 339248 575825 WE WORK WITH HAITIANS TO OVERCOME POVERTY & IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. THROUGH EDUCATIONAL, ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & HEALTHCARE INITIATIVES, WE HELP BUILD THE CAPACITY OF HAITIAN COMMUNITIES TO UTILIZE THEIR TALENTS & RESOURCES FOR SUSTAINABLE, POSITIVE CHANGE. 0 0 108425 104581 0 ST. BARTHÉLÉMY SCHOOL - BETHLEHEM MINISTRY SUPPORTS THE ST. BARTHÉLÉMY SCHOOL IN TERRIER ROUGE, NORTHEAST DEPARTMENT, HAITI, WHICH IS OPERATED BY THE HAITIAN NGO ESPÉRANCE ET VIE. MOST HAITIANS ARE UNABLE TO RECEIVED QUALITY EDUCATION PAST THE 8TH GRADE LEVEL BECAUSE ONLY 10% OF EDUCATION IS FUNDED BY THE HAITIAN GOVERNMENT. NINETY PERCENT OF EDUCATION IS PROVIDED THROUGH NGOS, RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES. THE SCHOOL OFFERS PRE-SCHOOL THROUGH BACCALAUREATE EDUCATION TO APPROXIMATELY 1430 STUDENTS, AND PROVIDES THEM WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES, UNIFORMS, DAILY HOT MEALS, ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING MUSIC AND SPORTS. THE SCHOOL ALSO PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS TEACHING STAFF AND EMPLOYEES OF APPROXIMATELY 100 PEOPLE. 62867 61204 0 CLINIQUE ESPÉRANCE ET VIE - BETHLEHEM MINISTRY SUPPORTS THE CLINIQUE ESPÉRANCE ET VIE, A MEDICAL CLINIC IN TERRIER ROUGE, NORTHEAST DEPARTMENT, HAITI, WHICH IS OPERATED BY THE HAITIAN NGO ESPÉRANCE ET VIE. SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CLINIC INCLUDE GENERAL MEDICINE, DENTISTRY, OPHTHALMOLOGY, AND LABORATORY SERVICES, AS WELL AS A PHARMACY. WHEN TRAVEL TO HAITI IS POSSIBLE, VISITING TEAMS OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS ALSO PROVIDE ORTHOPEDIC AND GENERAL SURGERY SERVICES. THE CLINIC ALSO OFFERS PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH RELATED TO MALNUTRITION, CHOLERA, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, AND MOSQUITO BORNE ILLNESSES SUCH AS MALARIA, DENGUE AND ZIKA. ALL OF THESE SERVICES AND MEDICINES ARE PROVIDED AT LOW OR NO COST TO HAITIANS, MOST OF WHOM MAKE LESS THAN $2 PER DAY. 45780 42174 0 ESPÉRANCE ET VIE - BETHLEHEM MINISTRY SUPPORTS THE HAITIAN NGO, ESPÉRANCE ET VIE, IN ITS EFFORTS TO PROVIDE VARIOUS SOCIAL SERVICES AND IN THE COMMUNITIES OF NORTHEAST HAITI, INCLUDING IMPROVED HOUSING AND FOOD SECURITY. THE NGO'S OPERATIONS INCLUDE A FARM WHICH PROVIDES A SECURE SOURCE OF FOOD FOR THE ST. BARTHÉLÉMY SCHOOL AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY. THE NGO ALSO PROVIDES EMERGENCY HUMANITARIAN RELIEF TO HAITIANS FACING HARDSHIPS CAUSED BY NATURAL DISASTERS, CIVIL UNREST, COVID-19 AND OTHER DEVASTATING EVENTS. 25290 24573 0 PARTNER FOR PEOPLE AND PLACE - BETHLEHEM MINISTRY SUPPORTS PARTNER FOR PEOPLE AND PACE, A U.S. 501(C)(3), WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO REDUCE RURAL POVERTY IN HAITI THROUGH SUSTAINABLE, ENVIRONMENTALLY RESTORATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IT OPERATES THE PROGRAM JATROFA PROJENOU (JP) IN TERRIER ROUGE, HAITI, A MULTIFACETED AGRO-FORESTRY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES (1) REFORESTATION AND RENEWAL OF AGRICULTURALLY DEPLETED LANDS, TRAINING OF FARMERS IN BEST PRACTICES AND ON-GOING RESEARCH IN PLANT PROPAGATION AND PRODUCTION, AND (2) MANUFACTURING AND MARKETING VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. 25290 24573 0 242362 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 GA X X EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA 2082874777 1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300 MERIDIAN ID 83642 RENNAE HENRY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 X 39996 0 0 MELISSA BARRON BOARD MEMBER 1 X 0 0 0 LEIGH JONES PRESIDENT 2 X X 0 0 0 JUDY HESS VICE PRESIDENT 1 X X 0 0 0 MOFFATT WILLIAMS TREASURER 8.00 X X 0 0 0 LAUREN BROWN SECRETARY 2 X X 0 0 0 MATTHEW CRIM BOARD MEMBER 1 X 0 0 0 JANICE DANIELSON BOARD MEMBER 2 X 0 0 0 DAN HORTON BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 AUDREY LOKKER BOARD MEMBER 1 X 0 0 0 EDWIN PIERRE LOUIS BOARD MEMBER 1 X 0 0 0 CAROL MCKAY BOARD MEMBER 6.00 X 0 0 0 WILL NGUYEN BOARD MEMBER 1 X 0 0 0 SARAH RICE BOARD MEMBER 1 X 0 0 0 TREY SCOTT BOARD MEMBER 1 X 0 0 0 TOM WILFONG BOARD MEMBER 15 X 0 0 0 39996 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 567421 27001 567421 0 10958 0 0 10958 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 128980 0 122783 0 6197 0 6197 6197 0 0 0 0 584576 6197 0 10958 24573 24573 207959 207959 39996 3407 10596 25993 12503 12503 32772 2555 7947 22270 14619 420 3105 11094 348 0 239 109 413 413 1800 1800 943 943 IN KIND GOODS 12044 3448 2548 6048 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 3331 0 189 3142 351301 242362 38483 70456 116400 129230 199270 226322 247697 342722 576197 3474 372 3474 372 X 256883 484079 82365 91746 339248 575825 342722 576197 233275 3302 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 319285 343370 374657 333226 567421 1937959 319285 343370 374657 333226 567421 1937959 233287 1704672 3281 4053 5695 5497 10957 29483 194 12 206 1967648 1393 0.86635 0.92000 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 OTHER MISCELLANEOUS INCOME RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 161116 0 15369 0 6000 0 170485 142130 5825 18161 0 5000 0 161116 162991 1121 -17184 0 3950 848 142130 144501 0 29423 0 9339 1594 162991 138571 0 15557 0 8546 1081 144501 0.9555 0.0445 0 0 0 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 ALMOST THE ENTIRETY OF THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS REPRESENT AN ENDOWMENT FUND ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM A DONATION THAT WAS NOT SUBJECT TO A RESTRICTION BY THE DONOR, BUT THAT THE BOARD VOTED TO USE AS AN ENDOWMENT (KNOWN AS A QUASI-ENDOWMENT). TO DATE, NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTED TO THE QUASI ENDOWMENT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVING THE DISTRIBUTION OF ANY INCOME AND GAIN PRODUCED BY THE QUASI ENDOWMENT FUND, WITH THE PURPOSE OF BENEFITTING THE BETHLEHEM MINISTRY ORGANIZATION AND FURTHERING THE BETHLEHEM MINISTRY'S MISSION AND PURPOSES. THE POLICY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD IS THAT THE AGGREGATE OF ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNTS CONTRIBUTED TO THE QUASI ENDOWMENT FUND MAY NOT BE INVADED. 0 Central America and the Caribbean 1 1 Grantmaking SCHOOL PROGRAM 104581 Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Grantmaking MEDICAL CLINIC 61204 Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Grantmaking NGO GENERAL SUPPORT 31982 Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Grantmaking HUMANITARIAN AID 10191 1 1 207958 Central America and the Caribbean SCHOOL PROGRAM 104581 CHECK/WIRETRANSFER Central America and the Caribbean MEDICAL CLINIC 61204 CHECK/WIRETRANSFER Central America and the Caribbean NGO GENERAL SUPPORT 31982 CHECK/WIRETRANSFER Central America and the Caribbean HUMANITARIAN AID 10191 CHECK/WIRE TRANSFER 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS: BETHLEHEM MINISTRY MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS BY REQUIRING AND REVIEWING MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS FROM EACH PROGRAM, AS WELL AS MORE DETAILED PERIODIC REPORTS WHICH INCLUDE A SUMMARY OF PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ALSO MEET REGULARLY WITH BETHLEHEM MINISTRY'S HAITIAN PARTNERS TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE CONTENTS OF THE REPORTS, AS WELL AS PROGRAM OPERATIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND OTHER PROGRAM INFORMATION. WHEN TRAVEL IS FEASIBLE, REPRESENTATIVES OF BETHLEHEM MINISTRY ALSO TRAVEL TO HAITI PERIODICALLY TO CONDUCT FIELD VISITS, AND REVIEW THE FIRST HAND REPORTS AND FEEDBACK FROM MISSION TEAMS. Schedule F, Part I, Line 3 OFFICES AND AGENTS: BETHLEHEM MINISTRY, INC. HAS A LONGSTANDING AND CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HAITIAN NGO ESPÉRANCE ET VIE. THE NGO ITSELF PROVIDES A VARIETY OF HUMANITARIAN SERVICES, AND IN ADDITION CREATED THE ST. BARTHÉLÉMY SCHOOL AND THE CLINIQUE ESPÉRANCE ET VIE, WHICH OPERATE UNDER ITS AUSPICES. IN 2023, BETHLEHEM MINISTRY, INC. WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE NGO, SCHOOL AND CLINIC. WHILE BETHLEHEM MINISTRY, INC. DOES NOT HAVE AN OFFICIAL OFFICE IN HAITI, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND VOLUNTEERS HAVE UTILIZED THE FACILITIES OF THE NGO, CLINIC AND SCHOOL. LIKEWISE, WHILE BETHLEHEM MINISTRY DOES NOT REGARD ANY OFFICER OF THE NGO AS ITS AGENT FOR LEGAL PURPOSES, DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE OF THE HISTORY AND WORKING RELATIONSHIP, BETHLEHEM MINISTRY PROVIDES THIS DISCLOSURE FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT AND IN THE INTEREST OF TRANSPARENCY. Schedule F, Part II, Line 1 ESPÉRANCE ET VIE (THE NGO), THE ST. BARTHÉLÉMY SCHOOL AND THE CLINIQUE ESPÉRANCE ET VIE EACH PROVIDE SEPARATE FINANCIAL INFORMATION TO BETHLEHEM MINISTRY AND ARE REGARDED AS SEPARATE PROGRAMS FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING GRANT AMOUNTS. 0 PARTNER FOR PEOPLE AND PLACE 389 MORTON FARM LN ATHENS GA 30605 651209037 501c3 24573 SUPPORT JATROPHA PROJECT 1 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS: BETHLEHEM MINISTRY MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS BY REQUIRING AND REVIEWING DETAILED PERIODIC REPORTS, WHICH INCLUDE FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND A SUMMARY OF PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ALSO MEET REGULARLY WITH PARTNER FOR PEOPLE AND PLACE TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE CONTENTS OF THE REPORTS, PROGRAM OPERATIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND OTHER PROGRAM INFORMATION. WHEN TRAVEL IS FEASIBLE, REPRESENTATIVES OF BETHLEHEM MINISTRY ALSO TRAVEL TO HAITI PERIODICALLY TO CONDUCT FIELD VISITS. ESPERANCE ET VIE SEE PART V 207959 FINANCIAL GRANTS SEE PART V Schedule L, Part III RACHEL BRUNO SERVED AS A BOARD MEMBER OF BETHLEHEM MINISTRY, INC. FROM JANUARY 2017 UNTIL JULY 2022. FOLLOWING RESIGNATION FROM THE BOARD, SHE AND HER SISTER, SARAH BRUNO, BECAME PART OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM OF ESPÉRANCE ET VIE. ESPÉRANCE ET VIE IS A REGISTERED HAITIAN NGO, WHICH OPERATES THE ST. BARTHÉLÉMY SCHOOL AND THE CLINIQUE ESPÉRANCE ET VIE, PROVIDES VARIOUS FORMS OF HUMANITARIAN RELIEF, AS WELL AS OPERATES A FARM TO PROVIDE FOOD SECURITY. THE NGO WAS FOUNDED BY THEIR FATHER, JEAN MONIQUE BRUNO, WHO TRANSITIONED TO AN EMERITUS ROLE WITH THE ORGANIZATION IN 2022. BETHLEHEM MINISTRY PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE NGO FOR ITS PROGRAMS AS DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS 4A, 4B, AND 4C OF PART III OF THIS FORM 990. A SISTER OF RACHEL AND SARAH BRUNO ALSO WORKS FOR THE NGO. SOME MEMBERS OF THE BRUNO FAMILY HAVE RECEIVED COMPENSATION FROM THE NGO FOR THEIR WORK FOR IT. BETHLEHEM MINISTRY PROVIDES THIS DISCLOSURE UNDER QUESTION 27 OF FORM 990 AND SCHEDULE L FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT AND IN THE INTEREST OF TRANSPARENCY AND NOT AS A DETERMINATION THAT THE NGO IS AN INTERESTED PERSON. THE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED FOR THE NGO, AS WELL AS ITS SCHOOL AND CLINIC PROGRAMS, IS TO FULFILL THE PURPOSE OF BETHLEHEM MINISTRY TO WORK WITH HAITIANS TO OVERCOME POVERTY AND IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. FUNDS PROVIDED TO THE NGO ARE UTILIZED AS DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS 4A, 4B, AND 4C PART III OF THE FORM 990. X 1036 FMV X 2 14957 FMV X 1 3250 FMV X GADGETS 2 4960 FMV X MISCELLANEOUS 2 2798 FMV 0 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4 WE UPDATED OUR BY LAW'S. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 IS CONDUCTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TREASURER AND FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IN ADDITION, A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS EMAILED TO ALL OTHER OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS IN ADVANCE OF ITS FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c UNDER BETHLEHEM MINISTRY'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACT LABOR MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF A FINANCIAL INTEREST IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. AFTER THE DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND OF ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL, IF APPROPRIATE, APPOINT A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER BETHLEHEM MINISTRY CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF THAT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN BETHLEHEM MINISTRY'S BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE AND SHALL MAKE A DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. IN ADDITION, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ALSO REQUIRES THAT EACH OFFICER, DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEE AND CONTRACT LABOR MUST DISCLOSE ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AT THE FIRST BOARD MEETING OF THE YEAR. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 THIS DISCLOSURE IS PROVIDED IN REGARDS TO THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION IN 2023. THIS POSITION WAS HELD BY KRISTEN PACE UNTIL APRIL 30, 2023 AND ASSUMED BY RENNAE HENRY (AT A LOWER RATE OF PAY) BEGINNING MAY 1, 2023. IN DECEMBER 2022, THE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR HUMAN RESOURCES (THE BOARD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE), COMPOSED OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, REVIEWED THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION. THIS REVIEW INCLUDED A REVIEW OF COMPENSATION DATA OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF A EIGHT OTHER COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN ATHENS, GA, AND ALSO OF APPLICABLE COMPENSATION SURVEY DATA FROM THE " CANDID 2022 NONPROFIT COMPENSATION REPORT" . AFTER CONSIDERATION OF THIS INFORMATION AND OTHER FACTORS, THE COMMITTEE APPROVED THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION FOR 2023. THE COMMITTEE ALSO CONCLUDED THIS COMPENSATION WAS REASONABLE COMPENSATION. THE DELIVERATIONS AND DECISION OF THE COMMITTEE REGARDING THE COMPENSATION WERE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED AND RECORDED IN THE RECORDS OF THE COMMITTEE. THAT COMPENSATION PACKAGE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ALSO APPROVED BY THE BOARD IN THE 2023 BUDGET. WHEN RENNAE HENRY ASSUMED THE POSITION, HER COMPENSATION AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHICH IS LOWER THAN THAT OF KRISTEN PACE, WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ALL OF WHOM ARE INDEPENDENT. RENNAE HENRY'S COMPENSATION, ON A MONTHLY BASIS, WAS THE SAME FOR 2024 AS IT WAS FOR 2023. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REASONABLE REQUEST. 990 FORMS ARE AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.ORG. AND IRS.GOV.