Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$5,648,829

Total expenses

$5,808,994

Contributions and grants received

$5,152,998

Grants paid

$2,840,821

Program service revenue

$494,509

Investment income

$1,322

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$3,776,686

Total liabilities, end of year

$577,959

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$3,198,727

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$4,496,464

Management and general expenses

$1,108,846

Fundraising expenses

$203,684

Program service expenses (Part III)

$4,496,464

Program services were 77.4% 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

• SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2012, EDUCATION FOR EMPLOYMENT TUNISIA ("EFE-TUNISIE") HAS CONNECTED YOUTH TO IMPROVED LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES THROUGH TARGETED TRAININGS. EFE-TUNISIE PARTNERS WITH PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS, AND PRIVATE SECTOR ACTORS IN ORDER TO DEVELOP TAILORED TECHNICAL, SOFT SKILLS, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAININGS ACROSS ALL OF THE REGIONS OF TUNISIA. IN 2022, EFE-TUNISIE, WITH PRIME IMPLEMENTER CHEMONICS, CONTINUED IMPLEMENTING ITS FIRST CONTRACT UNDER THE FIVE-YEAR USAID/TUNISIA BUSINESS REFORM AND COMPETITIVENESS PROGRAM II ("BRCP II") (LATER RENAMED "JOBS, OPPORTUNITIES AND BUSINESS SUCCESSES" (JOBS)). UNDER JOBS, EFE-TUNISIE IS WORKING TO IMPROVE THE MATCH BETWEEN SKILLS DEMANDED BY THE LABOR MARKET AND THE TRAINING PROVIDED BY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WITH TWO PRIMARY ACTIVITIES: CURRICULA REFORM AND CAPACITY BUILDING OF UNIVERSITY CAREER CENTERS. EFE-TUNISIE ALSO COMPLETED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SUPPORTING JOB CREATION FOR YOUNG TUNISIANS FROM MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES PROJECT, WHICH WAS SUPPORTED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (NEA-AC) FROM 2017-2022. THE NEA PROJECT PROVIDED YOUTH WITH DEMAND-DRIVEN JOB AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING AS WELL AS STRENGTHENED THE CAPACITY OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTERS TO SUPPORT YOUTH. UNDER NEA-AC, EFE-TUNISIE HAS TRAINED OVER 1,200 STUDENTS IN VARIOUS VOCATIONAL SECTORS, SUPPORTED OVER 44 ENTREPRENEURS START THEIR BUSINESSES, AND LAUNCHED AN INCUBATION HUB FOR NEW IT BUSINESSES IN SOUTHERN TUNISIA.

  Expenses $1,313,591 · Grants $793,571 · Revenue $471,973

• FOUNDED IN 2008, EFE-YEMEN IS THE LEADING YEMENI ORGANIZATION CONNECTING YOUTH TO JOBS AND INCOME THROUGH PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS, MARKET DEMAND-DRIVEN TRAINING, AND WORLD-CLASS CURRICULA DELIVERED BY DYNAMIC LOCAL TRAINERS. SINCE INCEPTION, EFE-YEMEN HAS CONNECTED OVER 6,300 YOUTH TO THE WORLD OF WORK. IN 2022, EFE-YEMEN MANAGED A NUMBER OF UNIQUE PROJECTS INCLUDING THE MUSTAQBAL PROJECT FUNDED BY ALWALEED PHILANTHROPIES AND THE SAUDI DEVELOPMENT AND RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM FOR YEMEN (SDRPY). THIS PROJECT GRADUATED 688 YOUTH FROM TRAININGS IN JOB TRAINING & PLACEMENT (JTP), PATHWAYS TO A JOB, AND SELF-EMPLOYMENT. EFE-YEMEN ALSO IMPLEMENTED THE MEDICAL EMPLOYMENT & DEVELOPMENT II (MED II) PROJECT, FUNDED BY CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES (CRS), WHICH FOCUSED ON YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT AND IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES AND LIVELIHOODS IN VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES IN SANA'A AND ADEN. THE PROJECT, WHICH CONCLUDED IN NOVEMBER 2022, GRADUATED 180 YOUTH (101 WOMEN) FROM JTP TRAINING. AMONG THE GRADUATES, 116 YOUTH (58 WOMEN) OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT IN THE HEALTH SECTOR WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF GRADUATION. THE MED II PROJECT ALSO PARTNERED WITH YEMENI VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTERS TO PROVIDE CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING TO THEIR STAFF AND INTEGRATE EFE'S WORK READINESS CURRICULUM. EFE-YEMEN ALSO IMPLEMENTED THE LIVELIHOODS FOR YEMEN'S FUTURE ENTREPRENEURS (LYFE) III PROJECT FUNDED BY THE VITOL FOUNDATION. LYFE III AIMS TO ENHANCE THE LIVELIHOODS AND BUILD THE RESILIENCE OF 1,000 VULNERABLE YOUNG YEMENI ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH A TARGETED BUSINESS ACCELERATION PROGRAM.

  Expenses $710,492 · Grants $507,732

• SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2016, EFE-SAUDI ARABIA HAS CONNECTED SAUDI YOUTH WITH EMPLOYMENT SKILLS AND OPPORTUNITIES WHILE PROVIDING SKILLED YOUNG TALENT TO BUSINESSES IN SAUDI ARABIA. EFE-SAUDI ARABIA WORKS DEVELOPS PRACTICAL TRAINING PROGRAMS ALIGNED WITH THEIR WORKFORCE REQUIREMENTS, QUALIFYING JOB-READY AND RETAINABLE EMPLOYEES. IN 2022, EFE-SAUDI ARABIA STARTED WORK ON "LEAGUE OF WOMEN IT" PROJECT WITH JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE ENTRY-LEVEL JOB TRAINING & PLACEMENT (JTP) AND A IT SKILLS TRAINING. EFE-SAUDI ARABIA CONTINUED PROVIDING EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS TO SAUDI YOUTH THROUGH THE "TRAINING FOR THE DIGITAL FUTURE" PROGRAM FUNDED BY ACCENTURE. EFE-SAUDI ARABIA PROVIDED DIGITAL AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS TO SAUDI YOUTH THROUGH THE CITI "DECENT JOBS FOR THE DIGITAL FUTURE" PROJECT, CONTINUING AN ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH CITI FOUNDATION. ALSO, EFE SAUDI CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ONLINE TRAININGS TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF COVID-19.

  Expenses $641,454 · Grants $407,009

• EFE GLOBAL ALSO HAD ITS PROGRAMMATIC INITIATIVES INTO ALGERIA, SPAIN, AND THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE). THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, EFE HAS TRAINED AND PROVIDED JOB PLACEMENTS FOR YOUTH IN THESE REGIONS.

  Expenses $622,763 · Grants $332,371 · Revenue $7,512

• EDUCATION FOR EMPLOYMENT PALESTINE ("EFE-PALESTINE") IS A PALESTINIAN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES DEMAND-DRIVEN TRAINING FOR YOUTH WITH LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES. FOUNDED IN 2006 AND OPERATING IN THE WEST BANK, EAST JERUSALEM AND GAZA, EFE-PALESTINE PARTNERS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND UNIVERSITIES TO PLACE YOUTH IN JOBS AND SUPPORT YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS. IN 2022, EFE-PALESTINE CONTINUED PROGRAMMING FOR THE SCALE UP AND THRIVE PROJECT, FUNDED BY THE PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS UNIT AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE THROUGH THE U.S. EMBASSY, AND DELIVERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT (ISM). THE PROJECT AIMS TO TRAIN A MINIMUM OF 40 PALESTINIAN WOMEN IN ADVANCED ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND WILL CULMINATE IN A WEEK-LONG EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR FIVE BENEFICIARIES. DURING 2022, EFE-PALESTINE AND ISM COMPLETED ALL TRAINING ACTIVITIES FOR THE SCALE UP & THRIVE PROJECT. FORTY-TWO PARTICIPANTS FROM GAZA, EAST JERUSALEM AND THE WEST BANK COMPLETED TRAINING WITH EFE-PALESTINE, AND FORTY OF THE PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED PERSONALIZED COACHING FROM A BRANDING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE CONSULTANT. TWENTY-FOUR OF THE ORIGINAL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED TO RECEIVE ADVANCED TRAINING AND COACHING FROM ISM, AND SIXTEEN PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED THIS SECOND PHASE. EFE-PALESTINE, ISM AND EFE-GLOBAL HELD TWO VIRTUAL RETAIL EVENTS TO ALLOW THE PARTICIPANTS TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS. THE PROJECT TEAM ALSO SELECTED THE FIVE FINALISTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EXCHANGE PROGRAM TO THE UNITED STATES, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 2022. DUE TO DELAYS IN ISSUING VISAS AND THE NEED TO COMPLY WITH U.S. GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS SURROUNDING COVID-19 VACCINATION FOR FOREIGN TRAVELERS, THIS EXCHANGE WAS POSTPONED TO MARCH 2023 AND THE U.S. EMBASSY IN JERUSALEM APPROVED A NO-COST EXTENSION FOR THE GRANT THROUGH JUNE 30, 2023.

  Expenses $542,187 · Grants $365,114

• EFE-EGYPT WAS FOUNDED IN 2007 TO PROVIDE YOUTH WITH A BRIGHTER FUTURE AND HELP BUSINESSES FIND THE SKILLED ENTRY-LEVEL EMPLOYEES THEIR INDUSTRIES DEMAND. TO ACHIEVE THIS MISSION, EFE-EGYPT DELIVERS JOB PLACEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS (JPTP) TO CONNECT YOUTH WITH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND CAREER DIRECTIONS (CD) PROGRAMMING TO PROVIDE YOUTH WITH JOB SEARCH AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS. IN 2022, EFE-EGYPT CONTINUED TO WORK WITH BOEING AND SUPPORT YOUTH EMPLOYMENT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF JTP TRAININGS. ALSO, A PROJECT WITH VISA FOUNDATIONS TO TRAIN AND PLACE YOUNG WOMEN IN EMERGING SECTORS ALONG WITH AN IT FOCUS PROJECT SUPPORT BY JP MORGAN CHASE TO TRAIN YOUNG WOMEN IN IT SKILLS. EFE-EGYPT CONTINUES TO PROVIDE TRAININGS TO EGYPT YOUTH DESPITE THE COVID SITUATION.

  Expenses $269,256 · Grants $273,606 · Revenue $7,512

• LA FONDATION MAROCAINE DE L'DUCATION POUR L'EMPLOI (EFE-MAROC) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ASSOCIATION UNDER MOROCCAN LAW FOUNDED IN 2008 AND GOVERNED BY THE DAHIR (DECREE) NO. 1-58-376 OF NOVEMBER 15, 1958, REGULATING THE RIGHT OF ASSOCIATION IN MOROCCO. EFE-MAROC'S MISSION IS TO ADDRESS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT BY BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN LABOR MARKET NEEDS AND THE EXISTING HARD AND SOFT SKILLS OF YOUNG JOB SEEKERS. EFE-MAROC OFFERS DEMAND-DRIVEN SKILLS TRAININGS DELIVERED BY CERTIFIED TRAINERS AND COVERING TECHNICAL, COMMERCIAL, BEHAVIORAL AND LINGUISTIC COMPETENCIES. EFE-MAROC PLACES ITS GRADUATES IN CAREER-LAUNCHING AND HIGH-DEMAND SECTORS SUCH AS: OFFSHORING, AUTOMOTIVE, AERONAUTICS, ICT, AGRIBUSINESS, TOURISM, RETAIL, BANKING AND INSURANCE. EFE-MAROC OPERATES IN CASABLANCA, RABAT, TANGIER, TETOUAN, AL HOCEIMA, FES, MEKNES, MARRAKESH AND SAFI. OUR NETWORK OF 500+ CERTIFIED TRAINERS ALLOWS US TO DELIVER TRAININGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN 2022, EFE-MAROC TRAINED 4,477 YOUTH, 55 PERCENT OF WHOM IDENTIFIED AS WOMEN. EFE-MAROC CONCLUDED THE BOEING 7 PROJECT, WITH A TOTAL OF 81 EMPLEA+ GRADUATES, 60 FJIJ GRADUATES, AND 33 JOB PLACEMENTS. AS PART OF THE MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE (MEPI), EFE-MAROC LAUNCHED A NEW JOINT PROGRAM "BOOST," AIMING TO SUPPORT 180 YOUTH LAUNCH THEIR CAREERS IN THE TANGIER-TETOUAN-HOUCEIMA REGION. EFE-MAROC ALSO RENEWED ITS PARTNERSHIPS WITH BOTH IBM AND DELL TECHNOLOGIES IN 2022.

  Expenses $202,854 · Grants $141,418 · Revenue $7,512

• EDUCATION FOR EMPLOYMENT-JORDAN ("EFE-JORDAN") WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2006 AND HAS TRAINED OVER 23,000 YOUTH IN ITS JOB TRAINING & PLACEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND PATHWAYS TO A JOB PROGRAMS. IN 2022, EFE-JORDAN CONTINUED IMPLEMENTING THE WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP (WEE) PROJECT FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE THROUGH THE U.S. EMBASSY IN AMMAN AND DELIVERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, INC. (ISM). OVER TWO YEARS, THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE ADVANCED TRAINING, PERSONALIZED COACHING AND MENTORSHIP AND RETAIL EVENTS FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS, CULMINATING IN A WEEK-LONG EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR FIVE PARTICIPANTS. IN 2022, 47 WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS COMPLETED THE INITIAL ROUND OF TRAINING WITH EFE-JORDAN AND RECEIVED PERSONALIZED COACHING FROM A BRANDING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE CONSULTANT. THIRTY OF THE 47 ENTREPRENEURS WERE SELECTED TO RECEIVE ADVANCED TRAINING AND COACHING IN BUSINESS EXPANSION STRATEGIES FROM ISM, AND 27 OF THE ENTREPRENEURS COMPLETED THIS PROGRAM COMPONENT. THE REMAINING 17 ENTREPRENEURS RECEIVED MENTORSHIP FROM EFE-JORDAN. THE EFE-JORDAN, EFE-GLOBAL AND ISM TEAMS BEGAN PREPARATIONS FOR RETAIL ACTIVITIES AND THE EXCHANGE PROGRAM, BOTH OF WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE IN 2023.

  Expenses $193,867 · Grants $20,000

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

26 September 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

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