Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$11,054,719

Total expenses

$11,362,974

Contributions and grants received

$10,865,676

Grants paid

$8,963,025

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$189,043

Total assets, end of year

$3,117,578

Total liabilities, end of year

$367,100

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$2,750,478

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$10,576,500

Management and general expenses

$340,019

Fundraising expenses

$446,455

Program service expenses (Part III)

$10,576,500

Program services were 93.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2022

• EMERGENCY RELIEF. GNU DELIVERS IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE AND SETS UP LONG-TERM RELIEF EFFORTS INCLUDING DISPENSING FOOD AND CLEAN WATER, IMPROVING SANITATION, PROVIDING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND SHELTER, AND PREVENTING OR MINIMIZING DISEASE OUTBREAKS. GNU COORDINATED THE ACQUISITION OF FOOD AND MEDICINE THAT WERE DISTRIBUTED TO DAYCARE CENTERS, HOSPITALS, MEDICAL OFFICES AND CLINICS AS WELL AS TO OTHER GOOD NEIGHBORS PROJECT SITES. IN 2022, GNU WORKED TOWARD UKRAINE AND CROSSING BORDERS TO SUPPORT SHORTAGES OF WATER, FOOD, FUEL, MEDICINES, CLOTHES, PERSONAL ITEMS, BASIC SERVICES, AND SHELTER ITEMS. GNU ALSO IMPLEMENTED EMERGENCY RELIEF TO PAKISTAN, WHICH HAS BEEN SEVERELY DAMAGED BY THE FLOOD.

  Expenses $1,781,950 · Grants $1,781,950

• WATER FOR LIFE(WATER AND SANITATION). TO ENSURE SOURCES TO CLEAN WATER AND SANITARY LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE COMMUNITIES, GNU BUILDS AND MANAGES FACILITIES SUCH AS WELLS, WATER PUMPS, AND VENTILATED IMPROVED PIT (VIP) LATRINES. MORE IMPORTANTLY, GNU STRIVES FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ADOPT HEALTHY AND SANITARY BEHAVIORS THROUGH EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROGRAMS. GNU WATER FOR LIFE HAS CHANGED THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY BY MONITORING ITS PROGRESS AND TRAINING LOCALS TO CONTINUE MAINTAINING THE WELL AS NEEDED AND ORGANIZING WATER SANITATION COMMITTEES TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT.

  Expenses $109,278 · Grants $109,278

• CHILD SPONSORSHIP. GNU SPONSORED 2,715 CHILDREN AGES FROM 4 TO 18 IN GUATEMALA, NICARAGUA, HAITI, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, MALAWI, CHAD, NIGER, AND NEPAL RESPECTIVELY. GNU'S CHILD SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO COMBAT THREE CRITICAL PROBLEMS THAT CHILDREN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FACE: LACK OF EDUCATION, POOR NUTRITION, AND LITTLE TO NO ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE MEDICAL CARE. CHILD SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM ENCOURAGES DONORS TO MAKE A MONTHLY COMMITMENT THAT COVERS A CHILD'S TUITION, UNIFORM, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, BOOKS, LUNCHTIME MEALS, AND MEDICAL CARE. THIS PROGRAM NOT ONLY PROVIDES THOSE IN NEED WITH AID BUT ALSO COMBATS SOME OF THE DIRECT SOURCES OF POVERTY, INCLUDING ILLITERACY, POOR HEALTH, AND LACK OF SKILLS NEEDED FOR JOB PLACEMENT. IT'S AN ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE, COMMUNITY-BASED SOLUTION THAT INVESTS IN CHILDREN, GIVING THEM THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITIES TO ONE DAY BE PRODUCTIVE ADULTS WHO CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO THEIR SOCIETY.

  Expenses $517,059 · Grants $517,059

• EDUCATION & OTHER PROJECTS. EDUCATION PROJECT FOCUSES ON ADVOCATING THE RIGHTS OF A CHILD TO ACCESS EQUAL EDUCATION. GNU ENABLES INDIVIDUALS, ESPECIALLY GIRLS WHO ARE LESS LIKELY TO RECEIVE STANDARD EDUCATION, BY PROVIDING BASIC LITERACY SKILLS, SUCH AS READING, WRITING, OR NUMERACY SKILLS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL FOR EVERYDAY USE. THE EDUCATION PROJECT ALSO WORKS TO INCREASE SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND RETENTION RATES, PARTICULARLY FOR GIRLS AND OTHER MARGINALIZED GROUPS. TO ENSURE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION, GNU EDUCATES CAREGIVERS OF THE NEED FOR CHILD EDUCATION, CONSTRUCTS BETTER SCHOOL. GNU HEALTH PROGRAM FOCUSES ON IMPROVING THE HEALTH STATUSES AND ENVIRONMENTS FOR CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THESE EFFORTS PROVIDE INTEGRATED SUPPORT TO ENHANCE PEOPLE'S PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING. GN SUPPORTED COMMUNITY PEOPLE WITH IMPROVED ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES, WITH A FOCUS ON DISEASE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES SUCH AS HEALTH FACILITIES SUPPORT, REGULAR HEALTH CHECK-UP SERVICES, AND DEWORMING PILLS DISTRIBUTION. FURTHERMORE, GN'S EFFORTS HAVE STRENGTHENED FOOD SECURITY RESILIENCE AND IMPROVED ACCESS TO NUTRITION FOR PEOPLE. GN SHELTER SUCCESSFULLY ENROLLED 201 CLIENTS INCLUDING WOMEN AND CHILDREN FOR THE JANUARY-DECEMBER 2022 PERIOD. FROM THIS COUNT, THE DOMESTIC SHELTER ACCEPTED 113 ADULTS AND 84 CHILDREN. DOMESTIC SHELTER PROVIDED EXTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT EFFORTS TO SECURE EMERGENCY INCOME, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, MENTAL HEALTH CONNECTIONS, PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION, COVID-19 TESTING, CLIENT INCENTIVES, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, LEGAL SERVICES, HOLIDAY/SOCIAL EVENT PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION, AND HOUSING PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE. GOOD NEIGHBORS LA SHELTER RECEIVED A NUMBER OF GIK AND PRIVATE DONATIONS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE AREAS OF CLOTHING, SHOES, TOILETRIES, KITCHEN UTENSILS, HYGIENE PRODUCTS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, HAIR PRODUCTS, COATS, AND FOOD. THE INCOME GENERATION PROJECT SUPPORTS THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF CO-OPERATIVES TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES AND STRENGTHEN CAPABILITIES FOR RESIDENTS IN POVERTY DUE TO LIMITED RESOURCES, INFORMATION, AND LOW TECHNOLOGY. IT SEEKS EQUAL ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH INITIAL CAPITAL, TECHNICAL, AND BUSINESS COMPETENCY SUPPORT. IT HELPS DEVELOP THE COMMUNITY BY ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING SOCIAL ENTERPRISES THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY CREATE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL VALUES. GNU PROVIDES TRAINING, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT TO HELP FAMILIES START SMALL BUSINESSES, SUCH AS FARMING OR HANDICRAFTS, AND EARN A SUSTAINABLE INCOME. THE PROJECT ALSO FOCUSES ON BUILDING THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO MANAGE THEIR BUSINESSES EFFECTIVELY AND SUSTAINABLY.

  Expenses $8,168,213 · Grants $6,554,738

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

26 June 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202311779349300531

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