2025-04-23T08:24:23-07:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 455182374 MATTHEW E RUSSELL FOUND MATT 6782341798 205 Cornerstone Drive Woodstock GA 30188 Florine Russell President 6782341798 2025-04-06 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Florine Russell 205 Cornerstone Drive Woodstock GA 30188 248874 0 X www.mattrussell.org X 2013 GA Improving Global literacy is the most sustainable long term solution to end global poverty We believe that establishing libraries, with media and technology together with training for educators on how to utilize the library with the curriculum. Will create a passion in the educators and the learner to achieve our mission 9 0 0 20 0 0 162088 248874 0 0 0 0 27364 0 189452 248874 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 153854 315799 153854 315799 35598 -66925 210118 143193 0 0 210118 143193 X We increase Literacy to decrease Poverty. Our Mission is to provide an educationally enriched environment where children have access to advanced technology and books in order to facilitate their interest and passion for higher education and learning We achieve this by providing libraries in underfunded or rural schools, and offering reading programs and educational learning tools. We equip the library with media and technology, computers and ereaders preloaded with books. And lastly by training the educator how to incorporate this tool with their curriculum 1 0 130262 0 130000 Library building construction - we provided a concrete block structure that was approximately 1200 square feet. It was designed to allocate space for the different grade levels in the school, which is from Kindergarten to Grade 9. The local carpenter made the bookcases, countertops, desks, tables . We used local labor to provide and install the windows and doors. Trades like carpenters, painter and electrician finished the interior and exterior. This library will serve the school ( approx. 300 students) and the local village of 600 households 54624 0 60000 Library Media - We provide desktop computers, laptops, e-readers and a large screen monitor for group learning. We partner with Worldreader to provide kindles preloaded with literary classics along with e-books in their home language. And the selections are within the different phases of educations to assist with vocabulary and comprehension of the English language. The older students love that we provide the technology and has kept their interest to complete their education even as other influences are pulling them to quit. A majority of the rural schools in South Africa have no functional library system. We have been doing this since 2012 and we have changed the mindset and culture in that region as a result of the 12 library donations we have provided. 78745 0 80000 Training in the school. There are rural communities all over the biosphere where children have never had the opportunity to experience the world through reading. Most of the teachers come from this background, even as they have gone to school to receive their degree most if the university had a library would not go in because of there history of not being familiar with this educational tools. So there is a lot of training that needs to happen for the teacher to feel comfortable with using this research. So we have to spend time for them to understand how to set up a library and the different aspect it can be used for each subject. We have developed a training manual and each school that receives a library donation must commit to hours of training before the library is turned over to the school. This core group will be called the library committee comprised of principal, several teachers and one student from each grade to be the oversite for the school until a suitable librarian can be hired. We have volunteers, teachers and also retired librarians that travel internationally to assist with the training. International travel cost for 20 volunteers plus food and lodging 32304 30000 Partnership with local school to assist with basic needs: sanitation as we visited the school it was brought to our attend the condition of the ablution system that consisted of a long drop toilet that was not managed for ten years and also unsafe for younger learners as they could fall into the pits. There was no water for the learners to drink or wash their hands to keep infectious diseases down. We realized that there were alot of days missed from school for both the learners and educators as a result of this issue of poor hygiene. The only solution was to drill a borehole to provide a stustainable source of water. , the school was fresh water and also securing the propertyi 19864 24153 Other supportive expenses to carry out the programs to maintain operations , training and travel schedules 52168 0 54153 315799 1 1 0 0 0 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GA X Florine Russell 6782341798 205 Cornerstone Drive Woodstock GA 30188 X Willie Russell Founder 5 2 X 0 0 0 Florine Russell Co Founder 10 2 X 0 0 0 Jackie Fender member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Kyle Fender Member 0 1 X 0 0 0 Faith Barnes member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Sarah LeFauve member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Nombutfuthie Phakade member 3 0 X 0 0 0 Mary Kay Kate member 0 1 X 0 0 0 Chris Barnes member 0 1 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 248874 0 248874 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 248874 0 0 0 X 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 0 0 0 0 0 11761 11761 0 0 2436 2436 0 0 0 0 0 84413 84413 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 217189 217189 315799 315799 0 0 210118 143170 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 210118 143193 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 210118 143193 0 0 0 0 210118 143193 210118 143193 -66925 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 119620 109663 174413 189452 248874 842022 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 119620 109663 174413 189452 248874 842022 842022 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 842022 1 1 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3 0 13940 0 10840 0 0 0 1 1 Form 990, Part III, Line 2 We have partnered with a rural school to go beyond the education by assisting with internet, sanitation/health of learners and students and also security of the property to protect the library donation. We are seeing this as something that can assist with the overall climate of the schools education system in these poor rural regions. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Six of the members are married Willie and Florine Russell , Kyle and Jackie Fender, Christian and Faith Barnes Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a The co owners Willie and Florine Russell can elect members Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The financial officer monthly provides a month end review with bank reconciliation, profit and loss, balance sheet and general ledger to the executive board. The board of directors review the profit and loss and program budgets quarterly to approve payment request. Annual board of director meeting there is a financial review of the years accomplishments and review of projects for next year. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 We are linked with GuideStar for annual transparency of our documents and financials. This will be the first year that we are submitting a 990 form , in the pass it been the 990 EZ Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Program Expenses for Library Construction 130k, Contents inside the library that is shipped all the media and technology 55k, and the volunteers cost to train the teachers, students and administrators before, during and after the library is completed 80k, subsidize a local school with clean water and ablution 33k