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A TOTAL OF 203 CHILDREN ATTEND WEEKLY IN THESE PROGRAMS. THERE ARE ALSO SPECIAL OUTREACHES AND EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITIES SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR WITH A MINIMUM OF 600 THAT ATTEND SUCH EVENTS WHEN THEY OCCUR. THERE IS A LIMITED PROGRAM OF ASSISTANCE TO HELP IMPROVE THE HOMES OF CHILDREN WHEN THEY PROVIDE INSUFFICIENT SHELTER HELPING ONE OR TWO FAMILIES A YEAR PUT IN WINDOWS, WALLS AND ROOFS. THERE WERE PROGRAMS FOR THE MOTHERS OF THE CHILDREN TO GIVE ENCOURAGEMENT AND HELP IN PARENTING. WEEKLY STUDIES BY SPECIAL SPEAKERS WHO ARE INVITED TO SPEAK IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER TO PARENTS WITH GROUPS OF 80 IN ATTENDANCE. THE COMMUNITY CENTER IS ALSO UTILIZED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AS A SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY FOR SPECIAL COMMUNITY MEETINGS. THESE COMMUNITY CENTERS ARE HUBS OF ACTIVITY FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE FUND CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS/COMMUNITY CENTERS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WITH 27,131 IN GRANTS. THESE ARE REGULAR WEEKLY CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS IN PARTNERSHIP IN FOUR LOCATIONS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THAT SERVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDED FOOD AND ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES ON A REGULAR BASIS. THERE WERE 200 CHILDREN MINISTERED TO WEEKLY. THESE PASTORS TO THE EXTENDED FAMILIES AND HOLD OUTREACHES FROM VIDA CHURCHES. THE WELL IN THE OVIEDO CENTER IS OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY FOR POTABLE WATER TO CARRY HOME FOR THOSE WITH NO WELL OR SOURCE OF CLEAN WATER. WHEN POSSIBLE THEY ADDRESS INDIVIDUAL NEEDS ON A LIMITED BASIS PROVIDING BABY SUPPLIES, BEDDING AND CLOTHING FOR CHILDREN AS THE NEED ARISES. THEY PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTE MEDICINES WHEN POSSIBLE. WE HAVE FUNDED THE PURCHASE OF LAND AND ARE RAISING FUNDS TO HELP THEM BEGIN BUILDING A NEW CHURCH/CENTER IN LACOLONIA NEAR OVIEDO. OUR MISSION IS TO ENRICH COMMUNITIES AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP, BUILDING BRIDGES OF LOVE, HELPING INDIVIDUALS , CHURCHES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHO WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THE GREATER GOOD. 160355 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 3 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 6 4 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X CAROL SHORT 8324576091 PO BOX 3069 HUMBLE TX 77347 MARVIN LEE SHORT JR PRESIDENT/DI 40.00 X X 55000 0 14004 CAROL SHORT SECRETARY/TR 40.00 X X 46000 0 0 JAMES COX DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID HOPE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BUFORD LIPSCOMB DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WESLEY JAMES WEAVER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 101000 14004 false false false 286381 286381 4460 4460 290841 4460 100 100 76690 76690 115004 69004 46000 10600 10600 4330 4330 3480 3480 14110 1240 9073 3797 3746 2901 845 5420 420 5000 7550 7550 880 880 EQUIPMENT & REPAIRS 1324 531 793 OUTREACH SUPPLIES 888 888 MEALS 76 76 EDUCATION 75 75 244273 160355 79276 4642 42870 52996 108646 144106 4399 3033 2246 1366 153762 198468 2919 1057 2919 1057 X 150843 197411 150843 197411 153762 198468 46568 X false false false X 295342 294199 265427 282977 286381 1424326 295342 294199 265427 282977 286381 1424326 55705 1368621 443 1392 3662 4214 4460 14171 1438497 0.95140 0.96310 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4399 3033 1366 1366 true CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN GRANT 27222 NORTH AMERICA 2 PROGRAM COMMUNITY CENTERS 11282 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN PROGRAM COMMUNITY CENTERS 10257 NORTH AMERICA GRANT 49468 2 2 98229 98229 NORTH AMERICA COMMUNITY 49468 WIRE CENTRAL AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY 27131 WIRE 2 true false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 27,222 0 NORTH AMERICA 11,282 0 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 10,257 0 NORTH AMERICA 49,468 0 SCHEDULE F, PAGE 5, PART V PART IV LEE SHORT MINISTRIES IS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE FORM 926. MARVIN LEE SHORT JR SEE PART V 69004 COMPENSATION false CAROL SHORT SEE PART V 46000 COMPENSATION false AMY MARTIN SEE PART V 10600 COMPENSATION false SCHEDULE L, PART V PART IV LINE (1) AND (2) COLUMN(B) - MARVIN LEE SHORT JR., PRESIDENT, AND CAROL SHORT,SECRETARY/TREASURER, HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. PART IV LINE (3) COLUMN B - AMY MARTIN HAS A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP WITH MARVIN LEE SHORT, JR., PRESIDENT, AND CAROL SHORT, SECRETARY/TREASURER. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A LEE SHORT MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL SEEKS TO SPREAD GOD'S LOVE THROUGH RELIEF/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN IN OTHER COUNTRIES. WE OPERATED CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS IN THE TOWNS OF MEZCALES AND SAN VICENTE, MEXICO, AND THREE LOCATIONS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. WE PARTNER WITH AND HELP ESTABLISH AND BUILD NATIONAL CHURCHES AND OTHER LIKE MINDED COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN MEXICO. 49,468 WAS GIVEN IN GRANTS TO FUND CENTERS IN MEZCALES AND SANVICENTE. THESE CENTERS HELP MARGINAL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, SERVING SERVE HOT FOOD, AND PROVIDING ENGLISH CLASSES ON A WEEKLY BASIS WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING CHILDREN PREPARE TO GET JOBS WORKING IN THE TOURIST INDUSTRY. THEY DISTRIBUTE SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. A TOTAL OF 203 CHILDREN ATTEND WEEKLY IN THESE PROGRAMS. THERE ARE ALSO SPECIAL OUTREACHES AND EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITIES SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR WITH A MINIMUM OF 600 THAT ATTEND SUCH EVENTS WHEN THEY OCCUR. THERE IS A LIMITED PROGRAM OF ASSISTANCE TO HELP IMPROVE THE HOMES OF CHILDREN WHEN THEY PROVIDE INSUFFICIENT SHELTER HELPING ONE OR TWO FAMILIES A YEAR PUT IN WINDOWS, WALLS AND ROOFS. THERE WERE PROGRAMS FOR THE MOTHERS OF THE CHILDREN TO GIVE ENCOURAGEMENT AND HELP IN PARENTING. WEEKLY STUDIES BY SPECIAL SPEAKERS WHO ARE INVITED TO SPEAK IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER TO PARENTS WITH GROUPS OF 80 IN ATTENDANCE. THE COMMUNITY CENTER IS ALSO UTILIZED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AS A SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY FOR SPECIAL COMMUNITY MEETINGS. THESE COMMUNITY CENTERS ARE HUBS OF ACTIVITY FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE FUND CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS/COMMUNITY CENTERS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WITH 27,131 IN GRANTS. THESE ARE REGULAR WEEKLY CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS IN PARTNERSHIP IN FOUR LOCATIONS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THAT SERVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDED FOOD AND ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES ON A REGULAR BASIS. THERE WERE 200 CHILDREN MINISTERED TO WEEKLY. THESE PASTORS TO THE EXTENDED FAMILIES AND HOLD OUTREACHES FROM VIDA CHURCHES. THE WELL IN THE OVIEDO CENTER IS OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY FOR POTABLE WATER TO CARRY HOME FOR THOSE WITH NO WELL OR SOURCE OF CLEAN WATER. WHEN POSSIBLE THEY ADDRESS INDIVIDUAL NEEDS ON A LIMITED BASIS PROVIDING BABY SUPPLIES, BEDDING AND CLOTHING FOR CHILDREN AS THE NEED ARISES. THEY PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTE MEDICINES WHEN POSSIBLE. WE HAVE FUNDED THE PURCHASE OF LAND AND ARE RAISING FUNDS TO HELP THEM BEGIN BUILDING A NEW CHURCH/CENTER IN LACOLONIA NEAR OVIEDO. OUR MISSION IS TO ENRICH COMMUNITIES AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP, BUILDING BRIDGES OF LOVE, HELPING INDIVIDUALS , CHURCHES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHO WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THE GREATER GOOD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 MARVIN LEE SHORT JR. CAROL SHORT PRESIDENT SEC/TREAS FAMILY RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE CPA FIRM. UPON COMPLETION IT IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT, WHO NOTES ANY CORRECTIONS OR QUESTIONS. AFTER THE PRESIDENT'S REVIEW, THE COPY IS SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW BY THE BOARD AND APPROVED, SIGNED, AND FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND DECISION MAKING PARTIES WITHIN THE MINISTRY. THOSE INDIVIDUALS MUST DICLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST. THE BOARD MEMBERS WITHOUT THE CONFLICT DISCUSS AND DECIDE WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THAT COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT IS VOTED ON BY THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS IS VOTED ON BY THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.