2026-07-21T12:50:53-05:00 2025-12-31 310800053 CLARK SCHAEFER HACKETT & CO 1 EAST 4TH STREET CINCINNATI OH 45202 990 2025-01-01 311545464 COOPERATIVE FOR EDUCATION COOP 5136617000 2300 MONTANA AVENUE STE 401 CINCINNATI OH 45211 JOSEPH BERNINGER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5136617000 2026-07-08 1 ANNAMARIE B REILLY P00431897 5132413111 2026-07-08 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JOSEPH BERNINGER 2300 MONTANA AVENUE STE 401 CINCINNATI OH 45211 17448867 0 X WWW.COEDUC.ORG X 1997 OH TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT SERVICES AND OTHER CHARITABLE SERVICES TO FINANCIALLY STRESSED COMMUNITIES AND EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND EDUCATE NORTH AMERICANS ABOUT GUATEMALA, ITS POVERTY AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. 14 13 22 138 0 0 3194495 16353303 221851 211246 200341 258659 0 0 3616687 16823208 394850 551156 0 0 2139820 2473046 0 0 570079 1245577 1113170 3780247 4137372 -163560 12685836 6779320 19669576 2101483 2120905 4677837 17548671 X TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT SERVICES AND OTHER CHARITABLE SERVICES TO FINANCIALLY STRESSED COMMUNITIES AND EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND EDUCATE NORTH AMERICANS ABOUT GUATEMALA, ITS POVERTY AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. 0 0 1283339 551156 COED'S RISE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM GETS KIDS INTO SCHOOL AND ENSURES THEY CAN REACH THE MILESTONE OF HIGH-SCHOOL GRADUATION (FOCUSING PRIMARILY ON EVENING THE PLAYING FIELD FOR GIRLS, WHO ARE OFTEN THE FIRST TO BE PULLED OUT OF SCHOOL IN GUATEMALA). THE PROGRAM GOES FAR BEYOND A TRADITIONAL SCHOLARSHIP, PROVIDING TUTORING AND MENTORING, COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT TRANSFORM STUDENTS INTO THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS. IN 2025, 877 GIRLS AND 274 BOYS BENEFITED FROM RISE. 553146 211246 THE BRIDGES PROGRAM CREATES AWARENESS THAT DRIVES PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD TO ACTION THROUGH SERVICE, ENABLING INDIVIDUALS TO DISCOVER HOW THEIR GIFTS AND TALENTS CAN BEST BE CALLED FORTH TO HELP OTHERS. IN 2025, THE BRIDGES PROGRAM EDUCATED MORE THAN 1,065 INDIVIDUALS AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH 57 EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS (BOTH VIRTUALLY AND IN-PERSON) AND INVOLVED 138 VOLUNTEERS IN DIRECT SERVICE ON TRIPS TO GUATEMALA. 515429 COED'S SPARK READING PROGRAM TRANSFORMS STUDENTS INTO ENTHUSIASTIC, COMPETENT, AND LIFELONG READERS BY PROVIDING CHILDREN'S BOOKS TO IMPOVERISHED SCHOOLS IN RURAL GUATEMALA AND TRAINING TEACHERS IN BEST PRACTICES FOR EARLY LITERACY INSTRUCTION. THROUGHOUT 2025, THE PROGRAM TRAINED 210 TEACHERS FROM 23 SCHOOLS, BENEFITING 4,894 STUDENTS. STUDIES SHOW THAT KIDS IN SPARK CLASSROOMS TYPICALLY LEARN TWICE AS MUCH AS KIDS IN NON-SPARK CLASSROOMS. 269095 COED'S TEXTBOOK PROGRAM PROVIDES RESOURCES AND TRAINING THAT EMPOWER GUATEMALAN MIDDLE SCHOOLS TO TRANSFORM THEIR QUALITY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES TEXTBOOKS USING A SUSTAINABLE "REVOLVING FUND" MODEL ENSURING SCHOOLS BENEFIT FROM THESE RESOURCES IN PERPETUITY AND TRAINS TEACHERS IN DIDACTIC METHODS. MORE THAN 22,613 STUDENTS AT 178 SCHOOLS STUDY EVERY DAY WITH COED TEXTBOOKS, INCLUDING 236 STUDENTS AT 2 SCHOOLS RECEIVING COED TEXTBOOKS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2025. 279225 COED'S TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM PROVIDES MIDDLE AND HIGH-SCHOOL YOUTH WITH BADLY-NEEDED DIGITAL LITERACY TRAINING THAT POSITIONS THEM WITH NECESSARY TECH SKILLS FOR FUTURE EMPLOYMENT OR FURTHER EDUCATION, PRIMARILY BY ESTABLISHING COMPUTER CENTERS IN RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT LACK THE RESOURCES TO ENABLE STUDENTS TO COMPETE FOR HIGHER-PAYING JOBS. 57 COED COMPUTER CENTERS (INCLUDING 1 ESTABLISHED IN 2025, SERVING 122 STUDENTS) HELP TO BRIDGE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE IN RURAL GUATEMALA BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY TECHNOLOGY TRAINING TO 13,934 STUDENTS. AN INNOVATIVE SUSTAINABILITY MODEL ENABLES SCHOOLS TO UPGRADE THEIR EQUIPMENT ON A PLANNED REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE WITH MONEY SAVED IN THEIR REVOLVING FUNDS. 386402 COED EXPANDS ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY SECONDARY AND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH CENTRO FORMACIN MULTIPLE (CFM) BOARDING SCHOOL, SERVING 38 FEMALE STUDENTS IN SAN RAYMUNDO, GUATEMALA, AND CASA SOFIA RESIDENCE HOUSE FOR YOUNG WOMEN ATTENDING UNIVERSITY IN GUATEMALA CITY, SERVING ONE RESIDENT IN 2025. IN ADDITION, 8 TEACHERS AT CFM RECEIVED TRAINING IN DIDACTIC BEST PRACTICES TO IMPROVE LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS. 934722 3286636 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 22 1 0 1 GT CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X LIZA O'NEAL 5136617000 2300 MONTANA AVENUE STE 401 CINCINNATI OH 45211 ALEN AMINI MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 AURORA LAMBERT MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY BLOCK MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN BERNINGER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH PETREN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA TRUJILLO MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY GEREN LUTZ MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MOLLY TYGER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICK CORCORAN JR MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SR ROMINA SAPINOSO MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN TODD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROLANDO ARCHILA VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PATRICK FARFSING TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIC LANDEN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSEPH BERNINGER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 130426 0 2662 LIZA O'NEAL CORPORATE TREASURER 40.00 X 85185 0 6638 ABIGAIL GAIDE CORPORATE SECRETARY 40.00 X 66210 0 9426 281821 0 18726 1 0 0 0 0 16353303 59733 16353303 DELIVERY TOURS 611710 211246 211246 211246 249619 249619 634699 625659 9040 9040 9040 16823208 211246 0 258659 551156 551156 300547 170789 54676 75082 1781768 1299697 121741 360330 218507 186634 7497 24376 172224 127973 12643 31608 120992 96022 24823 147 134303 106586 27554 163 9678 818 464 8396 128115 120691 2426 4998 73249 49809 4395 19045 73305 54538 3519 15248 146835 125894 300 20641 25258 15413 9845 45205 44958 47 200 22149 1914 20235 PROGRAM MATERIALS 334081 333744 337 4137372 3286636 280657 570079 1786846 2402604 2450620 2870596 313849 9741537 132992 129503 1887189 701074 1194758 1186115 738610 3137172 161645 202049 6779320 19669576 756496 818392 71503 58225 1189479 1201049 84005 43239 2101483 2120905 X 3996493 3952387 681344 13596284 4677837 17548671 6779320 19669576 12685836 184998 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3070769 3311333 3408652 3194495 16353303 29338552 3070769 3311333 3408652 3194495 16353303 29338552 1778392 27560160 51960 49835 99878 198314 249619 649606 17018 17018 30005176 906930 0.91850 0.80910 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: SPECIAL EVENT INCOME - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 16,027. MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 991. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 1189479 11570 1201049 1 X 49725 2123000 136022 2308747 17125 25000 7600 49725 13590 3535 17125 16565 -2975 13590 12905 3660 16565 0.00000 0.03626 0.96374 0 0 290000 290000 1163175 305699 857476 5000 5000 0 108395 106132 2263 320619 284243 36376 1186115 ROTARY GG AGENCY FUNDS 43239 43239 X 17008206 184998 184998 16823208 0 16823208 4137372 0 4137372 0 4137372 PART IV, LINE 1B: COLLECTIONS FOR BOOK RENTAL AND COMPUTER USAGE FEES RECEIVED FROM PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ARE DEPOSITED IN A SEPARATE ACCOUNT FOR USE IN REPLACING BOOKS OR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT AS THEY BECOME OUTDATED. PART IV, LINE 2B: ESCROW ACCOUNT LIABILITY: THE BALANCE REFLECTS SCHOOLS DEPOSITS HELD IN TRUST, COLLECTIONS FOR BOOK AND COMPUTER USAGE FEES RECEIVED FROM STUDENTS (THE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS) AND ARE ESCROWED IN A SEPARATE ACCOUNT FOR USE IN REPLACING BOOKS OR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT AS THEY BECOME OUTDATED. PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED FOR SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS. PART X, LINE 2: COOPERATIVE FOR EDUCATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND A SIMILAR PROVISION OF OHIO LAW. HOWEVER, COED IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX ON ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME. COED'S IRS FORM 990 IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITES. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND THEREFORE, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 THE POLICY IS PROVIDED TO STUDENTS AND GUARDIANS AT TIME OF REGISTRATION. 0 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 1 59 PROGRAM SERVICES EDUCATION 2189171 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 0 1 FUNDRAISING EDUCATION 67653 1 60 0 0 1 60 2256824 0 2256824 SCHOLARSHIPS CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 1151 551156 CHECK 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS ARE SELECTED THROUGH A RIGOROUS PROCESS THAT INCLUDES A SOCIO-ECONOMIC SURVEY, AN ANALYSIS OF GRADES AND TEACHER AND PARENT INTERVIEWS, AND A HOME VISIT. CONTRACTS ARE SIGNED WITH ALL PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS TO AGREE ON THE TERMS OF THE SCHOLARSHIP. FOR LOWER SECONDARY STUDENTS, SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS ARE PAID DIRECTLY TO THE SCHOOLS AND USED TO PURCHASE SCHOOL SUPPLIES WHICH ARE DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO THE STUDENTS' HOMES; FOR UPPER SECONDARY STUDENTS, FUNDS ARE DEPOSITED INTO A BANK ACCOUNT IN THE PARENTS' NAME AND STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT RECEIPTS FOR PAYMENTS MADE FROM THE ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO RECEIVE FUTURE DISBURSEMENTS. ENROLLMENT, ATTENDANCE AND PERFORMANCE ARE ALL MONITORED THROUGHOUT EACH STUDENT'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE PROGRAM. JOHN BERNINGER DIRECTOR 133088 COMPENSATION TO FAMILY MEMBER WHO IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE ORGANIZATION 0 X 1 59733 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 JOHN BERNINGER AND JOSEPH BERNINGER HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE CORPORATE TREASURER REVIEWS THE 990. A COPY OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS ARE REVIEWED TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY INCLUDE A RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION AND IF SO, ARE DISCLOSED TO THE CFO, BOARD, FINANCE COMMITTE, AND INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS INDEPENDENT STUDIES OF NON-PROFIT COMPENSATION AND DETERMINES THE APPROPRIATE SALARIES. THE PROPOSED SALARIES ARE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES AVAILABLE ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY LAW. ASOCIACION COED 295 HM INTERAMERICAN HIGHWAY SAN L SAN BARTOLONE MILPAS ATLAS GT IN-COUNTRY PROGRAM OPERATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MISSION OF COED GT 2335177 4055653 COOPERATIVE FOR EDUCATION CANADIAN FRIENDS OF COOPERATIVE FOR EDUCATION 402 CARTIER STREET NORTH BAY ONTARIO CA PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS & FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS WHO ARE IMPOVERISHED CA 62502 28805 COOPERATIVE FOR EDUCATION