2023-05-10T16:37:08-04:00 2022-12-31 351902288 THE SEIGEL GROUP LLC 116 W 6TH ST AUBURN IN 467061739 990 2022-01-01 351410753 PROJECT MERCY INC PROJ 2607472559 7011 ARDMORE AVENUE FORT WAYNE IN 46809 BETE DEMEKE PRESIDENT/VICE-CHAIR 2607472559 2023-03-23 BETE DEMEKE 999009999 true KENNETH W SEIGEL CPA P00167958 2609251619 2023-05-09 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z BETE DEMEKE 927 W ARGYLE 3E CHICAGO IL 60640 2244063 false X PROJECTMERCY.ORG X 1977 IN THE VISION OF PROJECT MERCY IS TO "RENEW THE HEART OF A NATION BY FREEING PEOPLE FROM PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL POVERTY". THE MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM HOW PEOPLE LIVE AND THINK AND BUILD STRONG, SELF-SUFFICIENT COMMUNITIES IN ETHIOPIA AND BEYOND THROUGH NEW KNOWLEDGE, BETTER HEALTH, SUSTAINABLE FOOD SOURCES AND STRENGTHENED CHARACTER FOR ALL PEOPLE AS A LIVING EXAMPLE OF THE LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST. THIS INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY WAS STARTED IN 1977 TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY RELIEF AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE TO ETHIOPIAN REFUGEES. AT ITS PEAK, THE MINISTRY GREW TO REACH SEVEN COUNTRIES IN AFRICA WITH ITS FOCUS ON ASSISTING DISPLACED REFUGEES IN DJIBOUTI, GUINEA, IVORY COAST, KENYA, LIBERIA, MALAWI, AND SUDAN. IN 1993 THE ORGANIZATION SHIFTED ITS FOCUS TO CREATING A RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT MODEL THAT CAN BE USED BY OTHERS TO HELP BREAK THE CYCLE OF FAMINE AND POVERTY IN COMMUNITIES. PROJECT MERCY IS COMMITTED TO MAKING LONG-TERM, MULTI-GENERATIONAL IMPACT. AS SUCH, OUR DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS, DEVELOP 11 7 13 15 0 2169883 2233586 0 595 324 67092 4159 2237570 2238069 1129637 1241607 0 411596 484405 0 237141 182644 346847 1723877 2072859 513693 165210 3877561 4038121 14542 9892 3863019 4028229 X THE VISION OF PROJECT MERCY IS TO "RENEW THE HEART OF A NATION BY FREEING PEOPLE FROM PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL POVERTY". THE MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM HOW PEOPLE LIVE AND THINK AND BUILD STRONG, SELF-SUFFICIENT COMMUNITIES IN ETHIOPIA AND BEYOND THROUGH NEW KNOWLEDGE, BETTER HEALTH, SUSTAINABLE FOOD SOURCES AND STRENGTHENED CHARACTER FOR ALL PEOPLE AS A LIVING EXAMPLE OF THE LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST. THIS INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY WAS STARTED IN 1977 TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY RELIEF AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE TO ETHIOPIAN REFUGEES. AT ITS PEAK, THE MINISTRY GREW TO REACH SEVEN COUNTRIES IN AFRICA WITH ITS FOCUS ON ASSISTING DISPLACED REFUGEES IN DJIBOUTI, GUINEA, IVORY COAST, KENYA, LIBERIA, MALAWI, AND SUDAN. IN 1993 THE ORGANIZATION SHIFTED ITS FOCUS TO CREATING A RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT MODEL THAT CAN BE USED BY OTHERS TO HELP BREAK THE CYCLE OF FAMINE AND POVERTY IN COMMUNITIES. PROJECT MERCY IS COMMITTED TO MAKING LONG-TERM, MULTI-GENERATIONAL IMPACT. AS SUCH, OUR DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS, DEVELOP false false 296361 243355 HEALTHCARE PROJECT MERCY BUILT AND RUNS THE GLENN C. OLSEN MEMORIAL PRIMARY HOSPITAL. THIS 52-BED FACILITY IS EQUIPPED WITH DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, AS WELL AS WARDS FOR SURGICAL, PEDIATRIC, DELIVERY, AND MEDICAL SERVICES. COUPLED WITH A CLINIC IN THE SCHOOL (THE ONLY CLINIC OF ITS KIND IN RURAL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IN ETHIOPIA), PROJECT MERCY PROVIDES END-TO-END PREVENTATIVE AND PROACTIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES. A NEAR-BY "LIE-IN-WAIT HOUSE" SERVES EXPECTANT MOTHERS DIAGNOSED WITH COMPLICATED PREGNANCIES. MIDWIVES FROM THE HOSPITAL PROVIDE REGULAR CHECK-UPS AND QUICK ACCESS TO HOSPITAL SERVICES TO THE EXPECTANT MOTHERS. THE NEWLY IMPLEMENTED COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION (CHE) PROGRAM ENABLES PROJECT MERCY AND THE COMMUNITY TO TAKE ALL THE INVESTMENT THAT HAS BEEN MADE IN HEALTHCARE TO DATE AND BUILD ON IT TO STRENGTHEN THE PREVENTATIVE PRACTICES OF THE PEOPLE TO STOP COMMON AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASES BEFORE THEY START. 335675 275637 EDUCATION EDUCATION IS A CORE COMPONENT OF OUR MODEL INTEGRATED INTO ALL OUR HOLISTIC PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. WE MEET BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL NEEDS TO THE RURAL COMMUNITIES WE SERVE (WITH NEARLY 1,700 STUDENTS IN GRADES K- 12) AND RUN A HEALTH SCIENCE COLLEGE TO TRAIN MIDWIFERY NURSES. ALSO, OUR SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION HAS REACHED FIVE OTHER SCHOOLS IN THREE REGIONS. VOCATION & SKILL PROJECT MERCY TRAINS THE MEN & WOMEN IN VIABLE TRADES THAT CAN HELP THEM EARN A FAIR INCOME AND INTRODUCES THE ARTISAN CULTURE THROUGH SKILLS TRAINING AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A VIABLE ASSOCIATION SO THEIR CRAFTS CAN BE MARKETED. 545849 448220 FOOD SECURITY THE AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS HELP BY ENCOURAGING AND TEACHING FAMILIES TO CULTIVATE AND CONSUME VEGETABLES AND FRUIT TREE PRODUCTS. IN ADDITION, PROJECT MERCY HAS INSTITUTED DAIRY CATTLE BREEDING AND POULTRY FARMING PROGRAMS THAT ENABLE RURAL FAMILIES TO PRODUCE HIGHER QUALITY AND A HIGHER QUANTITY OF MILK AND EGGS. THESE FOOD SECURITY MEASURES ARE PROVIDING SUSTENANCE AND A MEANS OF INCOME. A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ROYAL JERSEY AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY (RJAHS) EDUCATES BENEFICIARIES AND STAKEHOLDERS IN LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT ON THE VALUE OF THE JERSEY BREED, EXPANDS ACCESS TO BREEDERS AND BREEDING BULLS TO SERVE SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN CHACHA AND FOURTEEN SURROUNDING KEBELES (TOWNSHIPS), AND SUPPORTS PROJECT MERCY TO STRENGTHEN ITS BREEDING PROGRAM MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES. 334164 274395 INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT MERCY PROVIDES COMMUNITY MEMBERS NEEDED ACCESS TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, THE ABILITY TO REACH CRITICAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES SAFELY AND QUICKLY, USE SAFE ROADS, BRIDGES, CLEAN WATER, AND OTHER FACILITIES. 334164 274395 1512049 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false false true false false true true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true 5 0 true 13 true false true ET false false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 7 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT FL GA IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO NH NJ NC NY OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X BETRU TEKLE-WOLD 2607472559 7011 ARDMORE AVENUE FORT WAYNE IN 46809 MARTA GABRE-TSADICK CEO 1.00 X X 70180 0 0 DEMEKE TEKLE-WOLD CO-CEO 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BETE DEMEKE PRESIDENT/VI 50.00 X X 0 0 0 ED MEMMEN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRUCE BACON CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DR WILLIAM ZUBER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERESA WAKEEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR MICHAEL VAN NOORD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL VAN NOORD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TSION MARU COO 40.00 X 65000 0 0 LUCY ROLLER SECRETARY 40.00 X 55632 0 0 190812 false false false 2233586 5994 2233586 455 455 5863 5994 -131 -131 -131 MERCHANDISE SALES 4139 4139 MISCELLANEOUS 20 20 4159 2238069 4483 1241607 1241607 397759 163508 142902 91349 7144 1988 3431 1725 48619 10577 26195 11847 30883 12697 11063 7123 1131 1131 16160 16160 110577 7200 5175 98202 23136 9140 1435 12561 38153 38153 73038 15000 58038 46076 34775 4004 7297 7806 7630 176 8038 5225 2009 804 4240 4240 BANK SERVICE CHARGES 8231 8231 TELEPHONE 6303 2101 2101 2101 REGISTRATION FEES 3958 2 3956 2072859 1512049 323669 237141 288146 815450 3464625 3072790 22455 21805 6141 29195 132260 80687 48886 51573 47308 47308 3877561 4038121 14542 9892 14542 9892 X 2913238 2992334 949781 1035895 3863019 4028229 3877561 4038121 165210 X false true X true false X 1909582 1370285 1945794 2169883 2233586 9629130 1909582 1370285 1945794 2169883 2233586 9629130 3693933 5935197 13144 15511 3631 595 32881 5968 2245 4469 67092 79774 9741785 116463 0.60930 0.64110 X PART II, LINE 10 MERCHANDISE SALES 12,551 MISCELLANEOUS 1,496 PPP LOAN FORGIVENESS 65,727 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 54500 21394 33106 61793 55354 6439 15967 3939 12028 51573 2347984 109915 109915 2238069 2238069 2182774 109915 109915 2072859 2072859 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 USE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND IS TO ASSIST IN THE MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS OF THE HOSPITAL AND CLINIC IN YETEBON, ETHIOPIA. 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IF THE PATIENT IS UNABLE TO PAY THAT BILL, THEIR CASE IS SENT TO A COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. THE COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF THE HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR, THE SENIOR HEAD NURSE, AND THE YETEBON SITE ADMINISTRATOR. THE COMMITTEE THEN DETERMINES IF THE PATIENT CAN PAY THE BILL OR NOT. SOME OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED, SUCH AS SCREENS AND VACCINES, ARE FREE OF CHARGE FOR A MOTHER OR A CHILD. DEMEKE TELKE-WOLD CO FOUNDER RENT FOR ETHIOPIA FA false DEMEKE TELKE-WOLD CO FOUNDER RENT FOR USA FACILIT false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE VISION OF PROJECT MERCY IS TO "RENEW THE HEART OF A NATION BY FREEING PEOPLE FROM PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL POVERTY". THE MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM HOW PEOPLE LIVE AND THINK AND BUILD STRONG, SELF-SUFFICIENT COMMUNITIES IN ETHIOPIA AND BEYOND THROUGH NEW KNOWLEDGE, BETTER HEALTH, SUSTAINABLE FOOD SOURCES AND STRENGTHENED CHARACTER FOR ALL PEOPLE AS A LIVING EXAMPLE OF THE LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST. THIS INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY WAS STARTED IN 1977 TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY RELIEF AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE TO ETHIOPIAN REFUGEES. AT ITS PEAK, THE MINISTRY GREW TO REACH SEVEN COUNTRIES IN AFRICA WITH ITS FOCUS ON ASSISTING DISPLACED REFUGEES IN DJIBOUTI, GUINEA, IVORY COAST, KENYA, LIBERIA, MALAWI, AND SUDAN. IN 1993 THE ORGANIZATION SHIFTED ITS FOCUS TO CREATING A RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT MODEL THAT CAN BE USED BY OTHERS TO HELP BREAK THE CYCLE OF FAMINE AND POVERTY IN COMMUNITIES. PROJECT MERCY IS COMMITTED TO MAKING LONG-TERM, MULTI-GENERATIONAL IMPACT. AS SUCH, OUR DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS, DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, ARE DESIGNED TO BE HOLISTIC. EVERY PROJECT WITHIN THE FIVE KEY PROGRAMS (EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, FOOD SECURITY, VOCATION/SKILLS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT), STARTS BY WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS THEIR REGIONAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS TO HELP IDENTIFY CRITICAL GAPS ACROSS MULTIPLE ASPECTS OF PEOPLE'S LIVES. THEN, PROJECT MERCY IDENTIFIES POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS TO THE EXISTING GAPS AND WORKS WITH PARTNERS THAT POSSESS DEEP EXPERTISE TO DEVELOP A PLAN THAT IDENTIFIES AND ADDRESSES ASSOCIATED NEEDS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A HEALTHCARE PROJECT MERCY BUILT AND RUNS THE GLENN C. OLSEN MEMORIAL PRIMARY HOSPITAL. THIS 52-BED FACILITY IS EQUIPPED WITH DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, AS WELL AS WARDS FOR SURGICAL, PEDIATRIC, DELIVERY, AND MEDICAL SERVICES. COUPLED WITH A CLINIC IN THE SCHOOL (THE ONLY CLINIC OF ITS KIND IN RURAL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IN ETHIOPIA), PROJECT MERCY PROVIDES END-TO-END PREVENTATIVE AND PROACTIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES. A NEAR-BY "LIE-IN-WAIT HOUSE" SERVES EXPECTANT MOTHERS DIAGNOSED WITH COMPLICATED PREGNANCIES. MIDWIVES FROM THE HOSPITAL PROVIDE REGULAR CHECK-UPS AND QUICK ACCESS TO HOSPITAL SERVICES TO THE EXPECTANT MOTHERS. THE NEWLY IMPLEMENTED COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION (CHE) PROGRAM ENABLES PROJECT MERCY AND THE COMMUNITY TO TAKE ALL THE INVESTMENT THAT HAS BEEN MADE IN HEALTHCARE TO DATE AND BUILD ON IT TO STRENGTHEN THE PREVENTATIVE PRACTICES OF THE PEOPLE TO STOP COMMON AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASES BEFORE THEY START. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C FOOD SECURITY THE AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS HELP BY ENCOURAGING AND TEACHING FAMILIES TO CULTIVATE AND CONSUME VEGETABLES AND FRUIT TREE PRODUCTS. IN ADDITION, PROJECT MERCY HAS INSTITUTED DAIRY CATTLE BREEDING AND POULTRY FARMING PROGRAMS THAT ENABLE RURAL FAMILIES TO PRODUCE HIGHER QUALITY AND A HIGHER QUANTITY OF MILK AND EGGS. THESE FOOD SECURITY MEASURES ARE PROVIDING SUSTENANCE AND A MEANS OF INCOME. A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ROYAL JERSEY AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY (RJAHS) EDUCATES BENEFICIARIES AND STAKEHOLDERS IN LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT ON THE VALUE OF THE JERSEY BREED, EXPANDS ACCESS TO BREEDERS AND BREEDING BULLS TO SERVE SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN CHACHA AND FOURTEEN SURROUNDING KEBELES (TOWNSHIPS), AND SUPPORTS PROJECT MERCY TO STRENGTHEN ITS BREEDING PROGRAM MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT MERCY PROVIDES COMMUNITY MEMBERS NEEDED ACCESS TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, THE ABILITY TO REACH CRITICAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES SAFELY AND QUICKLY, USE SAFE ROADS, BRIDGES, CLEAN WATER, AND OTHER FACILITIES. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B ETHIOPIA FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 DEMEKE TELKE-WOLD MARTA GABRE-TSADICK CO-CEO CEO SPOUSE BETE DEMEKE MARTA GABRE-TSADICK VICE CHAIR CEO SON BETE DEMEKE DEMEKE TELKE-WOLD VICE CHAIR CO-CEO SON FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY THAT ARE MAINTAINED IN THE FORT WAYNE, INDIANA OFFICES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17 MASSACHUSETTS, MARYLAND, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NORTH CAROLINA, NEW YORK, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THEY ARE SENT VIA REGULAR MAIL OR EMAIL DEPENDING ON THE REQUEST OF THE INTENDED RECIPIENT.