2025-02-25T18:03:09-06:00 2024-06-30 HAN GROUP LLC 1020 19TH STREET NW SUITE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2023-07-01 271581674 KOMERA INC KOME 9785492838 PO BOX 1491 JAMAICA PLAIN MA 02130 ASHLEY LACKOVICH-VAN GORP MANAGING DIRECTOR 9785492838 2025-02-24 1 0 JENNIFER S HAN P00633304 2022937000 2025-02-24 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ASHLEY LACKOVICH-VAN GORP PO BOX 1491 JAMAICA PLAIN MA 02130 904516 0 X WWW.KOMERA.ORG X 2009 NY KOMERA DEVELOPS SELF-CONFIDENT YOUNG WOMEN THROUGH EDUCATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND HEALTH. 9 9 2 70 0 0 622347 890055 0 0 18 2761 -22417 -68552 599948 824264 499769 406073 0 0 147871 139946 0 0 111098 113902 122908 761542 668927 -161594 155337 458896 574846 145991 106604 312905 468242 X IN RWANDA, THE WORD "KOMERA" MEANS "BE STRONG, HAVE COURAGE." KOMERA WAS FOUNDED TO DEVELOP SELF-CONFIDENT YOUNG WOMEN THROUGH EDUCATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND HEALTH PROGRAMMING. 0 0 168815 146007 EDUCATION: KOMERA SPONSORS SCHOLARS WITH FULL ROOM, BOARD, AND TUITION AT A PUBLIC BOARDING SCHOOL IN RWANDA. DURING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS, SCHOLARS ATTEND WORKSHOPS WHERE THEY RECEIVE TRAINING ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, CAREER, COUNSELING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND HOW TO BE LEADERS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. ONCE STUDENTS FINISH SCHOOL, THEY ATTEND THE POST-SECONDARY TRANSITION PROGRAM (PSTP). THE PSTP TRAINS THEM IN ENGLISH, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, AND HELPS THEM APPLY TO UNIVERSITIES. KOMERA ALSO SUPPORTS THE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION OF SELECT SCHOLARS. 152544 131934 HEALTH: HEALTH AND WELLNESS ARE DEEPLY INGRAINED IN THE WORK AT KOMERA. KOMERA HAS A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND SPORT AT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS FOR BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS TO COME TOGETHER ON AN EQUAL PLAYING FIELD, LEARNING GENDER NORMS AND DYNAMICS OF POWER, AND USING SPORT AS A TOOL FOR CONFIDENCE BUILDING AND TEAMWORK. 119830 103640 LEADERSHIP CENTER: DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024, KOMERA EXPANDED PROGRAMS IN THE KOMERA LEADERSHIP CENTER, WHICH IS OPERATED BY KOMERA RWANDA, AN NGO REGISTERED LEGALLY IN RWANDA AND FUNDED SOLELY BY KOMERA, INC. THE KOMERA LEADERSHIP CENTER OPENED ITS DOORS IN AUGUST 2022 AS THE HOME FOR KOMERA PROGRAMMING AND A HUB TO SERVE THE NEARLY 30,000 PEOPLE IN THE RURAL DISTRICT OF KAYONZA IN RWANDA. THE SPACE FEATURES AN EDUCATION HALL WITH VOCATIONAL TRAINING, CAREER GUIDANCE, AN ICT LAB, AS WELL AS MENTORSHIP AND LEADERSHIP SUPPORT FOR YOUNG WOMEN. COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING ADDRESSES CHALLENGES FACED BY YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE CENTER IS A SHARED SPACE FOR COLLECTIVE ACTIVISM. THE SPACE SERVES A VULNERABLE POPULATION OF TEEN MOTHERS WITH A BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, AS WELL AS CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES AND PARENTS TO WORK ON THEIR COOPERATIVE BUSINESSES. THE HEALTH POST PROVIDES ESSENTIAL SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS COUNSELING SERVICES TO WOMEN AND GIRLS IN THE COMMUNITY. 28319 24493 COMMUNITY 28319 24493 469508 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 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 1 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CA IL MA NY X X SHANYNN HEYER 9785492838 PO BOX 1491 JAMAICA PLAIN MA 02130 KRISTEN GENGARO CO-CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ALI SAMADI CO-CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN HAGARTY TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARGARET BUTLER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LARKIN CALLAGHAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CONSOLEE NISHIMWE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CRISTINA PATEL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 VICTORIA REESE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA RIVERA DIRECTOR (THRU FEB 2024) 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID WRIGHT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREN MASON MANAGING DIRECTOR (THRU JAN 2024) 40.00 X 74833 0 10278 JACQUELYN SPADE DEV.&COMM. MGR/INT. MD(AS OF 1/2024) 40.00 X 57200 0 8472 132033 0 18750 0 0 0 0 0 264712 625343 18152 890055 2761 2761 11700 264712 80252 -68552 -68552 824264 0 0 -65791 406073 406073 123083 54150 16835 52098 6980 344 2095 4541 9883 4057 1464 4362 47009 47009 14195 3514 6952 3729 22816 2679 20137 3116 870 1105 1141 5070 365 2385 2320 12136 12136 2128 2128 2072 2072 LICENSES/PERMITS/FEES 14366 135 3597 10634 668927 469508 88321 111098 304303 469569 93020 17 48710 73164 12863 32096 1864 1864 0 0 458896 574846 13604 7580 10000 132387 89024 145991 106604 X 260405 375852 52500 92390 312905 468242 458896 574846 155337 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1030415 997717 781272 622347 890055 4321806 1030415 997717 781272 622347 890055 4321806 1001484 3320322 75 33 32 18 2761 2919 36 5604 96 14 5750 4330475 59174 0.76670 0.71320 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MERCHANDISE SALES - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 36. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 604. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 96. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 14. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 0. OTHER INCOME - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 5,000. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 0. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1864 1864 0 0 X 812128 0 812128 12136 12136 824264 656791 0 656791 12136 12136 668927 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE RELATING TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES INCLUDED IN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION TOPIC 740-10, INCOME TAXES. THESE PROVISIONS PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. IT IS THE COUNCIL'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX EXPENSES. THE ORGANIZATION PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024 AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS GENERALLY REMAINS OPEN FOR THREE TAX YEARS WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE COUNCIL FILES TAX RETURNS. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EVENT EXPENSES 12,136. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EVENT EXPENSES 12,136. 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING 406073 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES EDUCATION, COMMUNITY, AND HEALTH SUPPORT TO GIRLS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN RWANDA 365 0 0 0 0 0 0 406438 0 406438 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA EDUCATION, COMMUNITY, AND HEALTH SUPPORT TO GIRLS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN RWANDA. 382751 WIRE TRANSFER 23322 DONATIONS OF LAPTOPS AND SPORTS BRAS, DIRECT PAYMENT OF THE GRANTEE'S INVOICES FMV 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS TO KOMERA RWANDA ARE DECIDED UPON DURING THE ANNUAL BUDGETING PROCESS AFTER REVIEWING DETAILED PROGRAM PERFORMANCE INFORMATION, FINANCIALS, AND PROJECTIONS FROM THE KOMERA RWANDA TEAM. KOMERA'S US STAFF MONITORS IMPLEMENTATION AND USE OF PROGRAM FUNDS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND RECEIVES REGULAR FINANCIAL REPORTS FROM RWANDA. PART I, LINE 3: IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRS INSTRUCTIONS, ALL AMOUNTS REPORTED IN PARTS I AND II OF SCHEDULE F ARE REPORTED USING THE ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING, WHICH IS THE SAME METHOD OF ACCOUNTING USED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SPRING NYC SOCIAL 111758 106658 5100 20340 6129 CHICAGO SOCIAL 82385 82385 2500 5819 20981 1622 1 82269 75669 6600 2600 17521 2740 276412 264712 11700 5100 43680 20981 10491 80252 -68552 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 IS PROVIDED BY E-MAIL TO THE MANAGING DIRECTOR WHO THEN FORWARDS COPIES TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE POLICY IS BROUGHT UP AT AN ANNUAL MEETING AND ANYONE WITH A POTENTIAL CONFLICT MUST SPEAK WITH THE BOARD CHAIR AT THAT TIME. IN ADDITION, BOARD MEMBERS AND ANY STAFF MEMBER WITH SIGNIFICANT DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY EVALUATING EXPERTISE AND REFLECTION ON PERFORMANCE OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, WHO IS THE ONLY EMPLOYEE THAT SERVES AS AN OFFICER, AND CONSIDERING FAIR MARKET FOR THE ROLE TITLE AND TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION COST OF LIVING EXPENSES IN THE CITY THE DIRECTOR LIVES. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS REVIEWED SIMILAR-SIZED ORGANIZATIONS AND COMPARED DATA POINTS IN RELATION TO BUDGET AND STAFF SIZE TO REACH THE DECISION. THE FINAL DECISION IS PRESENTED BY THE BOARD CHAIR(S) AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE PROCESS WAS LAST PERFORMED IN JULY 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 KOMERA MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, UPON REQUEST, AND THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE KOMERA.ORG AND ON THE WEBSITE GUIDESTAR.ORG. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.