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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by ADVENTURE PROJECT CORP.

Totals

Total revenue
$629,681
Total expenses
$510,908
Contributions and grants received
$623,194
Grants paid
$32,594
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$6
Other revenue
$6,481
Total assets, end of year
$40,203
Total liabilities, end of year
$314,802
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$274,599
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$346,063
Management and general expenses
$74,670
Fundraising expenses
$90,175
Program service expenses (Part III)
$80,572

Program services were 67.7% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $623,194

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6 · related or exempt $6

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $6,910

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $1,906

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $5,004

  • 11a · Other revenue: CASHBACK REWARDS

    total $1,477 · related or exempt $1,477

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,477

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $22,594 · program services $22,594

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $10,000 · program services $10,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $275,328 · program services $208,143 · management and general $26,677 · fundraising $40,508

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $500 · program services $375 · management and general $125

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $12,928 · program services $10,387 · management and general $1,080 · fundraising $1,461

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $23,251 · program services $19,182 · management and general $1,744 · fundraising $2,325

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $59,801 · program services $31,516 · management and general $895 · fundraising $27,390

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $29,775 · program services $22,331 · management and general $2,978 · fundraising $4,466

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,278 · program services $3,633 · fundraising $4,645

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $26,237 · program services $1,075 · management and general $24,079 · fundraising $1,083

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $18,497 · program services $4,903 · management and general $5,297 · fundraising $8,297

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $600 · program services $55 · management and general $545

  • 17 · Travel

    total $12,839 · program services $11,205 · management and general $1,634

  • 20 · Interest

    total $7,826 · program services $538 · management and general $7,288

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,192 · management and general $1,192

  • 24a · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $1,262 · program services $126 · management and general $1,136

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $6,309 · end of year $30,688

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $5,000

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $4,072 · end of year $2,166

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $1,099

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $1,250

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $13,753 · end of year $65,958

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $390,000 · end of year $247,594

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $1,250

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$393,372 · end of year -$274,599

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE ADVENTURE PROJECT CREATES JOBS THAT EMPOWER COMMUNITIES IN AFRICA TO WORK THEIR WAY OUT OF EXTREME POVERTY, FOR GOOD.WE BELIEVE EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK, THRIVE, AND BUILD A BETTER FUTURE

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ADVENTURE PROJECT CREATES JOBS THAT EMPOWER COMMUNITIES IN AFRICA TO WORK THEIR WAY OUT OF EXTREME POVERTY FOR GOOD

  • HEALTH - AN ESTIMATED 5 MILLION CHILDREN UNDER 5 DIE EVERY YEAR, MOSTLY FROM TREATABLE OR PREVENTABLE CAUSES. WE TRAIN LOCAL LEADERS TO BECOME COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS AND SUPPORT THEIR COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING SERVICES RELATED TO PREGNANCY, NEWBORN CARE, MALARIA, DIARRHEA, NUTRITION, AND IMMUNIZATION. UNDER 5 INFANT MORTATLITY DECREASES 27-30% WHEN COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS PROVIDE BASIC HEALTHCARE.

    Expenses $45,000 · Grants $10,000 · Revenue $144,287

  • ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE - APPROXIMATELY 2.3 BILLION PEOPLE STILL COOK USING OPEN FIRES OR INEFFICIENT STOVES, WITH DEVASTATING EFFECTS ON PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. SMOKE INHALATION FROM TRADITIONAL COOKING KILLS 4 MILLION PEOPLE EACH YEAR AND DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS WOMEN AND CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY. WE TRAIN PEOPLE TO MANUFACTURE CLEAN COOKSTOVES AND PARTNER WITH LOCAL WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS FOR LAST MILE DISTRIBUTION. EACH FAMILY THAT PURCHASES A CLEAN COOKSTOVE SAVES AN ESTIMATED $110 PER YEAR ON FUEL EXPENSES.

    Expenses $10,000 · Revenue $12,963

  • WATER - OVER HALF OF THE WORLD'S 703 MILLION PEOPLE WHO LACK BASIC DRINKING WATER LIVE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. AS A RESULT MORE THAN 250,000 CHILDREN IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA DIE EACH YEAR BECAUSE OF INADEQUATE WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE. WE TRAIN WOMEN TO RUN WATER PURIFICATION KIOSKS AND DISTRIBUTE CLEAN DRINKING WATER AT AFFORDABLE PRICES.

    Expenses $25,572 · Grants $10,000 · Revenue $79,851

  • Grants $24,989 · Revenue $81,870

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Michael Pelehach

    CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $130,000
    From this org
    $130,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Terri Nicole Yates

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $66,305
    From this org
    $66,305
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Rebecca Straw

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $74,621
    From this org
    $74,621
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Amanda Beisel

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Shawn Budde

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Adrienne Dorison

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Cassie Stewart

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Brady Norvall

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Christian Borges

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Albert Swantner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jody Landers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
8 November 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202403139349302940

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