2025-11-11T13:10:40-06:00 2024-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2024-01-01 271493201 SHINING HOPE FOR COMMUNITIES INC SHIN 7183601709 222 BROADWAY 22ND FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10038 KENNEDY ODEDE PRESIDENT & CEO 7183601709 2025-11-11 1 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KENNEDY ODEDE 222 BROADWAY 22ND FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10038 30354154 0 X WWW.SHOFCO.ORG X 2009 CT SEE PART III, LINE 1. 16 14 8 16 0 0 18603108 23088599 2833 156587 528924 1310163 36531 0 19171396 24555349 5749687 2513191 0 0 6921498 10113324 0 0 2502147 8168295 13534257 20839480 26160772 -1668084 -1605423 56069591 50545391 15836206 11695351 40233385 38850040 X SHINING HOPE FOR COMMUNITIES IS A GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT THAT CATALYZES LARGE-SCALE TRANSFORMATION IN URBAN SLUMS BY PROVIDING CRITICAL SERVICES FOR ALL, COMMUNITY ADVOCACY PLATFORMS, AND EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS. 0 0 12401506 1815318 100757 SHINING HOPE COMMUNITY CENTERS: SHOFCO'S COMMUNITY PROGRAMS IN KENYA'S URBAN SLUMS INCLUDE 22 LIBRARIES & COMMUNITY CENTERS (105,838 ), EMPLOYABILITY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING & JOB PLACEMENTS (53,202 BENEFICIARIES), SHOFCO WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT PROJECT (SWEP) (35,360 BENEFICIARIES), GROUPS SAVINGS & LOANS (20,174 BENEFICIARIES), GENDER BASED VIOLENCE RESPONSE (16,238 BENEFICIARIES), AND THE SHOFCO URBAN NETWORK (2,152,800 BENEFICIARIES AND DEPENDENTS). IN TOTAL, SHOFCO SERVED 3,250,049 BENEFICIARIES IN 2024. 4732927 342819 1452 OTHER PROGRAMS:KENYA PROGRAM OPERATIONS RELATE TO THE COORDINATION OF ALL GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT WORK ACROSS THE VARIOUS MAJOR PROGRAM DELIVERY AREAS. SHOFCO ENSURES COMPLETE INTEGRATIONS OF THE PROGRAMS AND THIS IS CLOSELY COORDINATED BY A COMPETENT MANAGEMENT TEAM AND SHARED INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH IS RUN AND MAINTAINED TO ENSURE NO DISRUPTION TO SERVICES. SHOFCO SENIOR MANAGEMENT SHARED TIME AND COSTS TO KEEP SHARED INFRASTRUCTURE RUNNING AND MAINTAINED. THERE ARE ALSO COSTS RELATED TO MONITORING AND EVALUATION AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS AREAS. 2217787 37914 SHOFCO CONTINUED TO OPERATE THE JOHANNA JUSTIN-JINICH COMMUNITY CLINIC, COMPRISING ONE MAIN CLINIC AND SATELLITE LOCATIONS IN KIBERA AND MATHARE. THESE CLINICS PROVIDE PRIMARY CARE, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES, HIV CARE, CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING, IMMUNIZATIONS, NUTRITION SUPPORT, FAMILY PLANNING, GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE RESPONSE, AND DOOR-TO-DOOR OUTREACH. STAFF INCLUDE CLINICAL OFFICERS, NURSES, PHARMACY AND LAB TECHNICIANS, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS. THROUGH CLINICS AND OUTREACHES SHOFCO SERVED 296,332 PATIENTS. FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES REACHED 97,200 KENYANS, RESULTING IN A 75% REDUCTION IN TEEN PREGNANCY. COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTERS REACHED 470,105 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS WITH EARLY DISEASE DETECTION, REFERRALS, AND HEALTH EDUCATION, INCLUDING LIFE-SAVING TB INTERVENTIONS IN MATHARE. 1942051 355054 16464 KIBERA SCHOOL FOR GIRLS (KSG) AND MATHARE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS (MSG): SHOFCO OPERATES TWO GIRLS' LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATION ACADEMIES IN KIBERA AND MATHARE SERVING 575 GIRLS, PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION TO SOME OF THE BRIGHTEST BUT AT-RISK GIRLS. THESE FREE ACADEMIES ALSO PROVIDE UNIFORMS, MEALS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT. ALSO INCLUDED ARE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES THAT SERVE TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND ACCESS TO POSITIVE FEMALE ROLE MODELS. THE SHOFCO PRIMARY EDUCATION PROGRAM SERVED 575 GIRLS IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING 623 IN GOVERNMENT PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS WITH SCHOLASTIC MATERIALS IN 2024. 1942051 355054 16464 21294271 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 1 8 1 0 1 KE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AR CA FL IL MD MI MN MS NH NJ NY NC OR PA TN VA WI X MUTAF RIFAT 7183601709 222 BROADWAY 22ND FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10038 KENNEDY ODEDE PRESIDENT & CEO 60.00 X X 223624 0 27950 BLAIR MILLER DIRECTOR (FROM 03/24) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH CUTLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF SHAMES DIRECTOR (FROM 06/24) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA POSNER ODEDE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE BLUHM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW CHANOFF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW SIROVICH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIMI STERNLICHT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 OBIGAELI EZEKWESILI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIPPE DORNANO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD CUNNINGHAM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD MATIKANYA DIRECTOR (FROM 12/24) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBBY WALKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STIGMATA TENGA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SYBILL KERN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE POTASKI CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER & SEC. 60.00 X 192721 0 18762 MUTAF RIFAT CFO & TREASURER 60.00 X 141880 0 0 JEREMY MINDICH CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 558225 0 46712 3 0 1 0 ID INSIGHT INC 44 TEHAMA STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105 CONSULTING SERVICES 310866 ML PROJECT MGMT SERVICES LEVEL 3 BLVD PLAZA TOWER 1 DUBAI AE CONSULTING SERVICES 190596 EDUCATION DESIGN INTERNATIONAL INC 16609 BLENHEIM DRIVE LUTZ FL 33549 CONSULTING SERVICES 185057 YOUR PART-TIME CONTROLLER LLC 1500 WALNUT SUITE 1200 PHILADELPHIA PA 19102 ACCOUNTING SERVICES 179380 4 23088599 23088599 REVENUE GENERATING PROJECTS 900099 156587 156587 156587 1156658 1156658 5947996 4314 5798805 0 149191 4314 153505 153505 24555349 156587 0 1310163 2513191 2513191 604937 231058 61695 312184 8283540 6497332 872526 913682 628513 485543 66070 76900 534532 421180 56071 57281 61802 47256 6473 8073 85157 34777 11054 39326 267785 109361 34759 123665 37927 37927 1374102 561171 178363 634568 209189 116867 16615 75707 372681 325013 46735 933 367291 261978 101486 3827 1282782 1234676 18274 29832 868297 785582 6374 76341 449290 435282 14008 94909 38760 12319 43830 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 2767158 2636415 49838 80905 PROGRAM FOOD 1378940 1376450 693 1797 REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE 1210327 1196661 13666 MEDICAL SUPPLIES 626377 626315 30 32 2142045 1359403 759378 23264 26160772 21294271 2364354 2502147 2495024 10524335 20980007 4513641 4028379 2620365 272304 245794 18307814 2938468 5772171 15369346 20136735 16759764 2384971 512146 56069591 50545391 1085687 920335 14750519 10775016 15836206 11695351 X 34899570 31584389 5333815 7265651 40233385 38850040 56069591 50545391 -1605423 222078 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 12827696 30381404 8350787 18603108 23088599 93251594 12827696 30381404 8350787 18603108 23088599 93251594 17280196 75971398 109034 48578 153697 554694 1156658 2022661 -4685 2176 36531 34022 95308277 306287 0.79710 0.90710 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7234262 7234262 4763147 716153 4046994 1193031 872054 320977 5117374 1350261 3767113 15369346 REFUNDABLE ADVANCE 10775016 10775016 24748474 222078 8974 231052 24517422 37927 37927 24555349 26131819 8974 8974 26122845 37927 37927 26160772 1 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 47 0 PROGRAM SERVICES HEALTH, EDUCATION, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, WATER & SANITATION. 18788454 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 2513191 47 0 0 0 47 0 21301645 0 21301645 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUPPORT FOR ORGANISATIONS IN OTHER URBAN SLUMS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES 53387 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA CAPACITY BUILDING FOR COMMUNITY BASED ORGANISATIONS TO SUPPORT IN PROGRESSION OF SERVICE DELIVERY TO OTHER ORGANISATIONS 342453 WIRE TRANSFER 0 2 0 SCHOLARSHIPS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 9056 2116851 WIRE TRANSFER 1 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: SHOFCO PAYS UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $500 (USD) PER YEAR DIRECTLY TO THE SCHOOL ACCOUNT. THIS IS PAID IN 2 INSTALLMENTS (JAN AND MAY) AND ALL THE RECEIPTS AND REPORT FORMS ARE BROUGHT TO THE SHOFCO URBAN NETWORK (SUN) OFFICE BEFORE ANY PAYMENT IS MADE. SUN AND FINANCE KEEPS COPIES OF RECEIPTS. CRITERIA FOR INTAKE IS: A. ONE OF THE PARENTS/GUARDIAN HAS TO BE A SUN MEMBER. B. STUDENT MUST HAVE SCORED AT LEAST 300 MARKS IN KENYA NATIONAL EXAMS C. STUDENT MUST BE BRIGHT AND MUST BE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE. SHOFCO HAS A HOLIDAY MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR THE STUDENTS TO ENSURE HOLISTIC GROWTH AND WE ALSO INTERLINK THEM WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS GENDER AND YOUTH PEER PROVIDERS (YPP) SO THAT THEY LEARN OTHER ASPECTS OF LIFE. ALL THE STUDENTS HAVE THEIR FILES, BY WHICH WE MONITOR THEIR PAYMENTS, PERFORMANCE AND OTHER SCHOOL RECORDS. SCHOLARSHIP IS TERMINATED WHEN A STUDENT GETS A GRADE BELOW C FOR 3 CONSECUTIVE TERMS. STUDENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO REPEAT ANY GRADE. SHOFCO ALSO HOLDS HOLIDAY PROGRAMS TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE SCHOLARS ARE DOING WELL IN SCHOOL. X 1 1 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 KENNEDY ODEDE PRESIDENT & CEO 195509 0 28115 0 0 0 4950 0 23000 0 251574 0 0 0 KATHERINE POTASKI CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER & SEC. 176888 0 15833 0 0 0 6650 0 12112 0 211483 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A CEO WAS PROVIDED HOUSING ALLOWANCE FOR HIS RESIDENCE. PART I, LINE 7 DURING THE YEAR, THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED MERIT BASED BONUSES: KENNEDY ODEDE $28,115 KATHERINE POTASKI $15,833 KENNEDY ODEDE JESSICA POSNER ODEDE AND KENNEDY ODEDE HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP 251574 THE CO-FOUNDERS OF SHOFCO, JESSICA POSNER ODEDE AND KENNEDY ODEDE, BOARD MEMBER AND CEO OF THE ORGANIZATION, RESPECTIVELY, HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 THE CO-FOUNDERS OF SHOFCO, JESSICA POSNER ODEDE AND KENNEDY ODEDE, BOARD MEMBER AND CEO OF THE ORGANIZATION, RESPECTIVELY, HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE RETURN WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT. A FINAL COPY OF THE RETURN WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD BEFORE IT WAS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT ANY NEW CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD CHAIRPERSON IN A TIMELY FASHION. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE LEAVES THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IF THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE A MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, IT INFORMS THE MEMBER OF THE BASIS FOR SUCH BELIEF AND AFFORDS THE MEMBER AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE. IF, AFTER HEARING THE MEMBER'S RESPONSE AND AFTER MAKING FURTHER INVESTIGATION AS WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IT TAKES APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPLETE A COMPARABILITY DATA SURVEY AND EVALUATE PERFORMANCE OF TOP MANAGEMENT. SALARIES ARE SET BY THE BOARD AND SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, REQUIRING A VOTE OF THE FULL BOARD AND BASED ON COMPARABLE DATA. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN DECEMBER 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.