2024-10-22T14:04:35-05:00 2023-12-31 521073331 DEMBO JONES PC 6116 EXECUTIVE BLVD SUITE 500 NORTH BETHESDA MD 20852 990 2023-01-01 455419038 CODESPA AMERICA CODE 2026449278 1050 CONNECTICUT AVE - UNIT 66235 WASHINGTON DC 20035 MICHELLE HNIZDA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2026449278 2024-10-22 1 1 JOSHUA G DZYAK CPA P01398949 3017705100 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z MICHELLE HNIZDA 1050 CONNECTICUT AVE - UNIT 66235 WASHINGTON DC 20035 491887 0 X WWW.CODESPA-AMERICA.ORG X 2011 DC TO ELEVATE PEOPLE FROM POVERTY TO PROSPERITY IN THE MOST UNDERSERVED REGIONS OF THE WORLD. 12 12 1 12 0 0 1268345 491531 0 0 415 356 0 0 1268760 491887 0 0 0 0 116007 136311 0 0 43656 387959 494847 503966 631158 764794 -139271 745150 620681 62807 77609 682343 543072 X WE ARE ON A MISSION TO ELEVATE 10 MILLION PEOPLE FROM POVERTY TO PROSPERITY IN THE MOST UNDERSERVED REGIONS OF LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA, AND ASIA THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY-LED, SCALABLE APPROACH TO RURAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWERING ENTREPRENEURS BY PROVIDING THEM ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE, MARKETS, AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. 0 0 370431 PROMOTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP, EMPLOYMENT, COMMUNITY SAVINGS AND CREDIT GROUPS TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC AND CAPITAL OPPORTUNITIES TO THE FAMILIES OF HUARAL - PERU, PHASE 2 $1 MILLIONDURING PHASE 2, THE PROJECT HAS BEEN ABLE TO GENERATE 2,500 JOBS FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE STRENGTHENED 289 BUSINESSES AND ACCELERATED THE CREATION OF 159 INNOVATIVE BUSINESSES, CREATING CLUSTERS OF BUSINESS NETWORKS TO CONNECT TO THE FORMAL MARKET. THE AVERAGE INCOME OF THE PROJECT PARTICIPANTS HAS GONE FROM $275 A MONTH TO $1,175 A MONTH. ABOUT 264 YOUNG ADULTS HAVE BEEN TRAINED AND CERTIFIED IN TECHNICAL SKILLS MAKING THEM GREAT CANDIDATES FOR LOCAL COMPANY POSITIONS. 194 YOUNG ADULTS HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED IN LOCAL COMPANIES THANKS TO THIS TRAINING. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE NOW 19 SAVINGS AND CREDITS GROUPS WITH 241 MEMBERS THAT HAVE GRANTED OVER 540 LOANS AND RAISED APPROXIMATELY $70,600 IN SHARED CAPITAL. THE PRODUCTS OF SOME OF THE ENTREPRENEURS CAN NOW BE PURCHASED THROUGH THE ONLINE STORE WWW.HUARALEMPRENDE.COM ENSURING ACCESS TO THE MARKET AND THE PROJECT'S LONG-TERM SUCCESS. 57324 CONTRIBUTION TO THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF 200 FAMILIES FROM THE EFFECTS OF PANDEMIC LOCKDOWNS AND THE ARMED CONFLICT AND ILLICIT ECONOMIES IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF MIRANDA AND TUMACO - COLOMBIA. $125,000THE PROJECT IS DEDICATED TO FOSTERING LICIT ECONOMIES AS A MEANS TO SUPPORT THE LIVELIHOODS OF 200 SMALL PRODUCERS WHO HAVE BEEN DEEPLY IMPACTED BY THE COMBINED CHALLENGES OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, DRUG TRAFFICKING, AND THE ONGOING ARMED CONFLICT IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF MIRANDA (CAUCA) AND TUMACO (NARIO). TO ACHIEVE THIS, THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON THE CULTIVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SHRIMP AND BLACKBERRY MARKETS IN RURAL AREAS. THIS INITIATIVE AIMS TO NOT ONLY PROVIDE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE VULNERABLE FAMILIES BUT ALSO TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE AND LEGAL SOURCES OF INCOME, ULTIMATELY CONTRIBUTING TO THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND STABILITY OF THE COMMUNITIES IN THESE REGIONS. THE PROJECT HAS ALSO CONNECTED THE VULNERABLE PRODUCERS TO BUYERS THAT ARE SUPPLYING THE INGREDIENTS FOR THEIR PRODUCTS FROM THESE GROUPS THAT HAVE BEEN STRENGTHENED BY THE PROJECT. 21400 PROMOTE THE PRODUCTIVE INCLUSION OF 200 RURAL FAMILIES IN THE DAIRY AND ALPACA FIBER VALUE CHAINS IN ECUADOR. $ 150,000THIS PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF 200 FAMILIES OF SMALL PRODUCERS IN THE ECUADORIAN ANDES. IT WILL STRENGTHEN THE PRODUCTIVE SKILLS OF DAIRY CATTLE AND ALPACAS AND THE FOOD SECURITY OF 200 FARMING FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITIES OF SACHA AND CUMBIJ, IN THE PROVINCE OF COTOPAXI. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO HELP THE FAMILIES IMPROVE THEIR COLLECTION, PROCESSING, MARKETING, AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CAPACITIES. 39999 EMPOWERYOUTH NICARAGUA: FOSTERING EMPLOYMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR VULNERABLE YOUTH IN NICARAGUA. $39,999.00THE PROJECT AIMS TO REDUCE ECONOMIC INEQUALITY AND GENERATE INCOME BY PROMOTING EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP AMONG VULNERABLE YOUTH. WE FOCUS ON FACILITATING LABOR MARKET INTEGRATION FOR THE TARGET POPULATION, WHICH INCLUDES YOUNG INDIVIDUALS EXCLUDED FROM FORMAL EDUCATION, LACKING TRAINING, UNEMPLOYED, AND FACING RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS. SPECIAL EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON YOUNG WOMEN WHO ARE HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS. THE SPECIFIC PROJECT OBJECTIVE IS TO PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR 120 VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE (50% WOMEN) IN FIVE NICARAGUAN DEPARTMENTS BY ENHANCING THEIR JOB SKILLS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL CAPACITY. THIS GOAL SEEKS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO WORK EXPERIENCE AND EMPLOYABILITY FOR LOW-INCOME YOUNG PEOPLE FACING EXCLUSION AND VULNERABILITY. WE INTEND TO ACHIEVE THIS THROUGH INNOVATIVE TRAINING METHODS AND THE PROMOTION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO FACILITATE THEIR ENTRY INTO THE LABOR MARKET, WHETHER AS EMPLOYEES OR ENTREPRENEURS.OUR INITIATIVE COMBINES IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS AND VIRTUAL TRAINING, WITH A STRONG FOCUS ON IMPROVING TECHNICAL AND SOFT SKILLS. THIS OBJECTIVE AIMS TO STRENGTHEN JOB SKILLS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL ABILITIES, ENCOMPASSING THREE CORE COMPONENTS:1. PROMOTING LABOR MARKET INCLUSION: WE PROVIDE TRAINING IN PERSONAL AND SOCIAL SKILLS TO ENABLEPARTICIPANTS TO FIND AND RETAIN EMPLOYMENT EFFECTIVELY.2. BOOSTING ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY: BY ENHANCING BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SKILLS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH EMERGING BUSINESS INITIATIVES OR IN HIGH-POTENTIAL MARKET OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE ORANGE ECONOMY FRAMEWORK.3. IMPROVING ACCESS TO THE SME MARKET: WE FACILITATE THE ENTRY OF YOUNG PEOPLE INTO THE SME MARKET AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS NETWORKS. 39999 489154 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X THE ORGANIZATION 2026449278 1050 CONNECTICUT AVE - UNIT 66235 WASHINGTON DC 20035 MICHELLE HNIZDA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 120000 0 7131 WILLIAM MOSS CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 FRANK KELLY SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DARYL GLICK TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSE IGNACIO GONZALEZ-ALLER GROSS SOLE MEMBER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AARON SCHUCHART BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARLOS PADULA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIANA ESCODA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAX PRIMORAC BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEEMA ALEXANDER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT ZULANDI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROLAND HAWTHORNE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER HOGAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 120000 0 7131 1 0 0 0 0 491531 491531 356 356 491887 0 0 356 X 127131 21600 81531 24000 9180 275 8599 306 42519 1200 41319 427280 418177 9103 17023 9681 2920 4422 568 568 3282 3282 2543 2543 1632 1632 INDIRECT COST RECOVERY 0 38221 -38221 631158 489154 98348 43656 44437 146606 699721 473396 992 679 745150 620681 2610 77609 60197 0 62807 77609 X -132765 1480 815108 541592 682343 543072 745150 620681 -139271 0 X X 0 0 0 X 629120 465601 526847 1268345 491532 3381445 629120 465601 526847 1268345 491532 3381445 169602 3211843 2016 349 380 415 356 3516 3384961 0.94890 0.99900 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 SUBCONTRACTED SERVICES BUSINESS GUIDANCE 418177 0 0 0 0 0 0 418177 0 418177 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: CONTRACTORS OUTSIDE OF THE USA PROVIDE REIMBURSABLE EXPENSE REPORTS THAT ARE APPROVED BEFORE BEING PAID. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IF ANY SUCH CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES WITH REGARD TO A MATTER REQUIRING ACTION OF THE BOARD, THE INTERESTED PARTY SHALL IMMEDIATELY CALL IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD AND SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT VOTE ON THE MATTER. THE FACT THAT THE OFFICER IS ALSO A DIRECTOR OR MEMBER OF A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT OBTAINS OR SEEKS FUNDS SHALL NOT BY ITSELF BE DEEMED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, WHEN THERE IS A DOUBT AS TO WHETHER ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THE MATTER SHALL BE RESOLVED BY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EXCLUDING THE PERSON WHO IS SUBJECT OF THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY BOARD FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OUTSIDE CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 418,177. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 418,177. PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 9,103. TOTAL EXPENSES 9,103. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED.