2026-04-08T15:49:51-06:00 2025-12-31 562301096 East Coast Advisors LLC 2060 Experience Ave Unit 415 Reno NV 89502 990 2025-01-01 030550884 Sonje Ayiti Organization Inc % Kathleen Kool SONJ 5137807231 6086 Lakeview Park Drive Linden MI 48451 KATHLEEN KOOL Officer 5137807231 2026-03-13 true CHAD MIDDLETON P00787770 8432004436 2026-04-08 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 610403 false X X 2004 MI Sonje Ayiti is a group of Haitian and international humanitarians who are collaborating to uplift the Haitian community thru education, economic development, and health programs. 5 5 0 0 0 479259 608204 0 24 22 2838 2177 482121 610403 0 0 184462 267757 0 0 301258 447235 485720 714992 -3599 -104589 409811 307652 4285 6715 405526 300937 Sonje Ayiti is a group of Haitian and international humanitarians who are collaborating to uplift the Haitian community thru education, economic development, and health programs. 331844 Pathway to a Better Life: In areas like Phaeton and Paulette, which lack employment opportunities, self-employment is the only option for most households. The CLM 18 month graduation approach offers a unique chance to families that lack the means and the know-how to start activities especially if they are too poor to benefit from the credit. After only 18 months they develop dependable lives. The participants learn to manage income generating activities and then receive the assets they need to jump start their activities. They receive close accompaniment through weekly home visits throughout the program. 207787 Education program: The Cima School of Hope consisting of 27 employees including admins, teachers, cooks and janitors and 300 students was originally housed in UNICEF tent with a tarp dividing Kindergarten (ages 3-5) and 1st grade (ages 7-12) classes. The school now houses students from Pre-K thru grade 13. The school provides each student a uniform -sewn by a group of parents at the beginning of the year and books. There is now a school building in place for all of the students and an administrative building and we have begun construction of an open air cafeteria/community center. 57278 CEIFAH: The Entreprenurship Center for Innovation and Applied training is a new trade school that has opened as an extension of the Cima School of Hope. It is available to young people from ages 18-35 years old to develop technical and entreprenuerial skills including cooking, sewing, cosmetology, food production, etc. See Schedule O 54837 54837 651746 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 0 false true HA false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 5 5 true false false false false false false true true true false true true true false true false true true false GA X Kathleen Kool 5137807231 6086 Lakeview Park Drive Linden MI 48451 Gabrielle Aurel CEO and Executive Director 60.00 0.00 X X 26000 0 0 Kathleen Kool CFO 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Francis Wray Secretary 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carol Lyvers Education Sponsor Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Betty St Pierre Lafontant Fundraising Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 26000 0 0 0 false false false 608204 608204 22 22 0 Currency Gains 900099 2177 2177 2177 610403 2199 0 0 26000 19500 6500 218495 174726 43769 11037 10430 607 12225 11719 506 6608 6608 500 500 30468 22810 7658 1246 623 623 14215 12653 1562 9115 8203 912 Pathway to a Better Life 171277 171277 Cima School of Hope 93603 93603 CEIFAH 51214 51214 KONBIT 35879 35879 33110 32501 609 714992 651746 63246 0 229974 136169 322111 150628 179837 171483 409811 307652 4285 6715 4285 6715 X 405526 300937 405526 300937 409811 307652 -104589 0 X false false false X 790798 555477 491986 479259 608204 2925724 790798 555477 491986 479259 608204 2925724 118599 2807125 37 49 44 24 44 198 66504 25453 24338 2838 2177 121310 3047232 8490328 0.92120 0.63610 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 277319 145539 131780 44792 5089 39703 171483 Officer directors etc family relationship Part VI line 2 Kathleen Kool and Francis Wray are married. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 The Form 990 and all attachments will be emailed to Gabrielle Auriel,Carol Lyvers, and Francis Wray for a final review before they are filed with the IRS. I will receive email confirmation that they are aligned with the filing. Officer director etc mailing address Part VI line 9 Gabrielle Aurel, Route National 6, En Face UEH, Limonade, Haiti Carol Lyvers, 13993 Bellsvile Pk, Columbus IN 47201 Betty St Pierre Lafontant, 3533 Cosmo Ct Auburn GA 30012 CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a The Executive Director compensation was reviewed with the CFO and benchmarked versus other nonprofit Executive Director positions. The current compensation is well below other like positions. The other organization roles were benchmarked by the Executive with similiar jobs within Haiti. These are also below the average compensation levels. Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b The Executive Director compensation was reviewed with the CFO and benchmarked versus other nonprofit Executive Director positions. The current compensation is well below other like positions. The other organization roles were benchmarked by the Executive with similiar jobs within Haiti. These are also below the average compensation levels. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements were available to the public upon request made to the CEO or the CFO. Significant program services not listed on prior year return Part III line 2 VILLAGE SAVINGS & LOANS ASSOCIATIONS: We have 54 VSLAs which provided community-based savings and lending at affordable interest rates. This allows for people to invest to start their small businesses and receive interest on funds lent. SEED BANK: Under the supervision of 5 full-time Agronomists, 76 farmers received vegetable seeds including jute leaves, spinach, black beans, carrots, green pepper, onion, broccoli, cabbage, etc. and are taught how to transform their subsistence farms to enterprises. KONBIT Program: This program supports a community farm, which employs 1 local agronomist HOT OSM Program: This program paid several people to create maps surrounding schools in the region that included roads, critical landmarks, and dangerous topography that is not marked. NUTRITION PROGRAM: 3 aquaponic systems were established in Bois de Lance and the Cima School aquaponic system was expanded to produce food in a sustainable manor.