2025-11-14T10:31:43-06:00 2024-12-31 882730877 CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLC 702 NORTH SHORE DRIVE STE 100 JEFFERSONVILLE IN 47130 990 2024-01-01 611381802 THE EVERGREEN CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC EVER 5026391449 735 HILLSBORO ROAD CAMPBELLSBURG KY 40011 MARY TURNER PRESIDENT 5026391449 2025-11-11 1 1 STEPHANIE LEW P01080011 8126703400 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MARY TURNER 735 HILLSBORO ROAD CAMPBELLSBURG KY 40011 896831 0 X WWW.THEEVERGREENFOUNDATION.ORG X 2000 KY TO ASSIST CHILDREN AT RISK IN ROMANIA AND AMERICA. 10 10 0 10 -9728 0 95652 24022 0 0 627091 638241 0 -30346 722743 631917 642223 613580 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8050 8301 650273 621881 72470 10036 8268436 8838747 0 0 8268436 8838747 TO ASSIST CHILDREN AT RISK IN ROMANIA AND AMERICA. 0 0 620120 613580 PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN THE SUPPORT OF ROMANIAN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THIS INCLUDES THE OPERATION AND FUNDING OF ORPHANAGES IN ROMANIA. THE FOUNDATION FOCUSES ON SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING A FAMILY ENVIRONMENT FOR CARE, EDUCATION, AND SAFETY OF ROMANIAN CHILDREN FROM ORPHANAGES AND BROKEN HOMES. THE FOUNDATION'S GOAL IS TO SUPPORT CHILDREN IN A WAY TO ALLOW THEM TO BECOME POSITIVE SELF-SUFFICIENT ADULTS. 620120 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 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 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 KY X MARY TURNER 9187666694 1432 VALLEY ROAD BARTLESVILLE OK 74003 X JERRY MCCANDLESS VICE PRESIDENT 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 KENDRICK MCCANDLESS SECRETARY 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY TURNER PRESIDENT 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT TURNER DIRECTOR 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER LANHAM TREASURER 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN HUNT DIRECTOR 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CLEVE GAMBILL DIRECTOR 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MURRAY MCCANDLESS DIRECTOR 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE HODGE DIRECTOR 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE VAN ZANDT DIRECTOR 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RALPH BARRINGER DIRECTOR (THRU 4/2024) 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BETH FLOYD DIRECTOR (THRU 12/2024) 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24022 24022 638241 -9728 647969 234568 264914 -30346 -30346 -30346 631917 0 -9728 617623 175000 175000 438580 438580 3523 1762 1761 4778 4778 621881 620120 1761 0 777297 810626 6137677 6680897 1353462 1347224 8268436 8838747 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 8268436 8838747 8268436 8838747 8268436 8838747 10036 560275 0 X 0 0 0 X 2087689 245478 390800 95652 24022 2843641 2087689 245478 390800 95652 24022 2843641 1545787 1297854 435447 588899 521369 619957 647969 2813641 5657282 0.22940 0.19970 X TEN PERCENT SUPPORT REQUIREMENT: THE EVERGREEN CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC.'S (EVERGREEN) PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE IS 22.94% (LINE 14 OF SCHEDULE A, PART II) THIS SATISFIES THE AMOUNT OF PUBLIC SUPPORT REQUIRED UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST.ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT: EVERGREEN MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE PROGRAM FOR THE SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. DONATION INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC CAN BE FOUND ON EVERGREEN'S WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.THEEVERGREENFOUNDATION.ORG/DONATION/. DONATIONS AND SUPPORT ARE ALSO ACTIVELY SOLICITED FROM RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS, ALONG WITH COORDINATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO VISIT ROMANIA TO VISIT AND DONATE SERVICES. THE FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTES A NEWSLETTER TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACTIVELY SOLICIT FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS, EVERGREEN HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS DONATIONS OR GRANTS FROM INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS, AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.2) REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY: EVERGREEN'S BOARD IS COMPRISED OF 13 MEMBERS WHOSE DIVERSE EXPERTISE AND INTERESTS INCLUDE BUSINESS, FINANCE, MEDICINE, REAL ESTATE, MISSIONS, LAW, MINISTRY. EVERY MEMBER IS DEEPLY INTERESTED IN HISTORY AND COMMITTED TO THE FOUNDATION'S EDUCATIONAL MISSION. 3) AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES: EVERGREEN IS A NON-DENOMINATIONAL, CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION, PROVIDING THE UNMET NEEDS OF ORPHANS AND ABANDONED CHILDREN AT RISK IN ROMANIA, ENABLING THEM TO ONE DAY GIVE BACK WHAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED.ITS MISSION STATEMENT IS:THE EVERGREEN FOUNDATION MEETS PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, FAMILY AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF ORPHANS AND ABANDONED CHILDREN WHO ARE AT RISK IN ROMANIA. THE FOUNDATION ENABLES THEM TO BECOME PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS, GIVING BACK TO THEIR COUNTRY AND FAMILY THE SAME QUALITIES THEY HAVE RECEIVED.PROVIDING LOVING HOMES FOR ROMANIAN CHILDREN BUILT ON A TRADITIONAL CHRISTIAN FAMILY MODEL.PROVIDING A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR ROMANIAN CHILDREN, ENABLING THEM TO SUCCEED FOR THEIR REST OF THEIR LIVES.4) MAINTAINING A DEFINITIVE PROGRAM TO ACCOMPLISH CHARITABLE MISSION: EVERGREEN AND THE CAPABLE STAFF MEMBERS AT HOME OF HOPE AND BETHEL HOME HAVE ESTABLISHED A FAMILY STRUCTURE OF CARE FOR NEARLY FIFTY CHILDREN.THE HOME OF HOPE CHILDREN'S HOME IS LOCATED IN BRAILA IN EASTERN ROMANIA ALONG THE DANUBE RIVER. CHILDREN WERE WELCOMED INTO THE HOME IN THE SPRING OF 2000.FAMILY STRUCTURE - 4 HOMES: 4 FAMILIES WITH 12 CHILDREN EACH BEING CARED FOR BY A FATHER AND MOTHERCAPACITY: 48 CHILDREN.CHILDREN COME FROM STATE HOMES AND FAMILIES UNABLE TO CARE FOR THEM.DIRECTOR: INA POPESCUHOUSE PARENTS ARE PRESENT AND INVOLVED IN EACH HOME.STAFF: APPROXIMATELY 13 STAFF MEMBERSCERTIFIED BY THE ROMANIAN GOVERNMENTTHE BETHEL HOME IS LOCATED IN GIURGIU, ABOUT AN HOUR SOUTH OF BUCHAREST. TEN SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN WERE RESCUED FROM A STATE ORPHANAGE AND WELCOMED INTO THE HOME IN DECEMBER 1999.FAMILY STRUCTURE: ONE LARGE FAMILYCAPACITY: 10 -18 CHILDRENCHILDREN COME FROM STATE HOMES AND FAMILIES UNABLE TO CARE FOR THEM.DIRECTOR: MARIUS RADULESCUSTAFF: APPROXIMATELY 8 STAFF MEMBERSCERTIFIED BY THE ROMANIAN GOVERNMENT.THE BETHEL HOME CLOSED IN 2023.TODAY MOST OF THE ORIGINAL CHILDREN ARE FINISHING THEIR SCHOOLING AND PREPARING TO BECOME INDEPENDENT.EVERGREEN ALSO BELIEVES THAT A GOOD EDUCATION ENABLES CHILDREN TO BECOME PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS, GIVING BACK TO THEIR COUNTRY AND FAMILY THE SAME QUALITIES AND NEEDS THEY HAVE RECEIVED.CHILDREN IN OUR ROMANIAN HOMES ARE INVOLVED IN THE LOCAL SCHOOLS, PARTICIPATING IN ACTIVITIES, SPORTS, AND SUMMER CAMPS. TUTORS ARE EMPLOYED AT BOTH HOMES FOR HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE. SPECIAL TUTORS ARE HIRED FOR MATH AND ROMANIAN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION. THE CHILDREN UNDERSTAND THAT A GOOD EDUCATION CAN CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF THEIR LIVES.AS THE CHILDREN MATURE, VARIOUS STAFF MEMBERS GUIDE IN DECISIONS ABOUT HIGHER EDUCATION. ALL CHILDREN FROM BETHEL HOME AND HOME OF HOPE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A BETHEL SCHOLARSHIP TO PAY FOR A UNIVERSITY EDUCATION. 0 ANNUITY 1347224 1347224 1 EUROPE 0 0 GRANTS TO FUND GUIRGIU BETHEL HOME, HOME OF HOPE, AND BOTICA SUPPORT FUND AND SUPPORT ORPHANAGE HOMES AND ABANDONED CHILDREN AT RISK IN ROMANIA. 438580 0 0 0 0 0 0 438580 0 438580 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) SUPPORT FOR THE NEEDS OF ORPHANS AND ABANDONED CHILDREN THAT ARE AT RISK IN ROMANIA. 411580 WIRE TRANSFER 0 CASH EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) SUPPORT FOR THE NEEDS OF ORPHANS AND ABANDONED CHILDREN THAT ARE AT RISK IN ROMANIA. 12000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 CASH EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) SUPPORT FOR THE NEEDS OF ORPHANS AND ABANDONED CHILDREN THAT ARE AT RISK IN ROMANIA. 15000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 CASH 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH THE ORPHANAGE DIRECTOR IN ROMANIA, INCLUDING REGULAR EMAILS AND PHOTOS OF PROGRESS FROM REPORTS, ANNUAL BUDGET AND FINANCIAL MEETINGS TO LOOK OVER THEIR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ONE VISIT TO THE US TO MEET IN PERSON, AND ONE VISIT TO ROMANIA TO VIEW THE SITE. FOR THE MISSIONARY, ONLY EMAILS AS THE GRANT IS USED FOR LIVING EXPENSES. FOR THE CHURCH BUILDING, REGULAR EMAILS AND PICTURES ARE SENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS. A TRIP IS PLANNED MID-CONSTRUCTION AND POST-CONSTRUCTION. PART I, LINE 3: THE ORGANIZATION RECORDS THE CONTRIBUTION GIVEN AND THE SELECTION CRITERIA IS SIMPLY DOES THE REQUEST MEET OUR STATED GOALS AND MISSION AS SET FORTH IN THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. MONITORING INCLUDES VISITS TO THE GRANTEE ORGANIZATION. 1 LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE 210 LINDSEY WILSON STREET COLUMBIA KY 42728 610444763 501(C)(3) 25000 0 BUILDING PROJECT RANDOLPH-MACON ACADEMY 200 ACADEMY DRIVE FRONT ROYAL VA 22630 540505939 501(C)(3) 150000 0 SUPPORT TUITION AND ROOM AND BOARD FOR UKRAINE REFUGEE 2 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION RECORDS THE CONTRIBUTION GIVEN AND THE SELECTION CRITERIA IS SIMPLY DOES THE REQUEST MEET OUR STATED GOALS AND MISSION AS SET FORTH IN THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. MONITORING INCLUDES VISITS TO THE GRANTEE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 KENDRICK MCCANDLESS AND JERRY MCCANDLESS HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. MURRAY MCCANDLESS AND JERRY MCCANDLESS HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. BETH FLOYD AND KENDRICK MCCANDLESS HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. MARY TURNER AND KENDRICK MCCANDLESS HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. MARY TURNER AND SCOTT TURNER HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE FOUNDATION DOESN'T HAVE SEPARATE COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO A MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW. EACH BOARD MEMBER IS GIVEN A COPY VIA EMAIL OF THE RETURN AT THE ANNUAL BOARD MEETING OR WHENEVER IT IS COMPLETED, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT REQUIRES ALL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY ANY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT ITS BUSINESS OFFICE LOCATED IN SHELBYVILLE, KENTUCKY.