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← ONE WORLD ONE LOVE A NJ NON-PROFIT CORPORATION

Form 990-EZ for tax year 2023

Filed by ONE WORLD ONE LOVE A NJ NON-PROFIT CORPORATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$130,439
Total expenses
$100,988
Contributions and grants received
$130,439
Grants paid
$46,850
Program service revenue
$0
Membership dues (line 3)
$0
Investment income (line 4)
$0
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
$0
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
$0
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
$0
Other revenue (line 8)
$0
Total assets, end of year
$208,602
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$208,602
Program service expenses (Part III)
$97,207

Program services were 96.3% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2023

Primary exempt purpose

OUR MISSION IS TO WELCOME REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS INTO OUR COMMUNITY WITH DIGNITY AND LOVE, AND FOSTER INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES THAT CELEBRATE THE RICH HERITAGE AND GIFTS THAT IMMIGRANTS AND CITIZENS ALIKE HAVE TO SHARE WITH ONE ANOTHER. ONE WORLD ONE LOVE A NJ NONPROFIT CORP. PROVIDES ITS CLIENTS WITH BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE, ESL TUTORING, JOB-SEARCH SUPPORT, ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES, FINANCIAL AID, MENTORING, SPECIAL EVENTS AND LEGAL SERVICES. THESE SERVICES ARE ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF OUR MORE THAN 2,000 SUPPORTERS AND 200 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS WHO BELIEVE IN OUR MISSION. IN 2022, WE SUPPORTED 522 REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS IN 146 HOUSEHOLDS. THEY CAME FROM 18 COUNTRIES, AND MANY RECEIVED SERVICES FROM SEVERAL OF OUR PROGRAMS.

  • BASIC NEEDS PROGRAM - IN 2023, ONE WORLD ONE LOVE VOLUNTEERS PREPARED 84 FULLY-FURNISHED APARTMENTS FOR 376 REFUGEES FROM 15 COUNTRIES, SETTING A NEW RECORD. IN ADDITION TO PREPARING APARTMENTS FOR NEW ARRIVALS, OUR BASIC NEEDS PROGRAM DISTRIBUTED 83 BICYCLES TO MORE THAN 50 FAMILIES AND PROVIDED DIAPERS AND BABY ESSENTIALS TO 29 FAMILIES MONTHLY. WE ALSO ORGANIZED A LARGE-SCALE EMERGENCY DISTRIBUTION OF WINTER COATS FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE. WE DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 1,000 NEW AND GENTLY-USED WINTER COATS AT THE EVENT. OUR VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS WERE INSTRUMENTAL TO THESE EFFORTS, DONATING THEIR TIME, TALENT AND FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO MAKE THEM SUCCESSFUL. IN ALL, THE BASIC NEEDS PROGRAM ENGAGED MORE THAN 150 VOLUNTEERS FOR A TOTAL OF 4,414 VOLUNTEER HOURS.

    Expenses $38,503 · Grants $23,503

  • EMPOWER - WE PROVIDED 39 NEWCOMERS FROM 7 COUNTRIES WITH INDIVIDUALIZED CAREER COUNSELING AND JOB-SEARCH SUPPORT. OUR VOLUNTEERS HELPED NEWCOMERS WRITE RESUMES, APPLY FOR JOBS, ATTEND JOB FAIRS, RESEARCH TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, AND PRACTICE ENGLISH FOR JOB READINESS. THROUGH GRANTS RECEIVED, IN JUNE 2022 WE ESTABLISHED THE AFGHAN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT FUND TO GIVE SCHOLARSHIPS TO AFGHAN HUMANITARIAN PAROLEES. THE FUND CLOSED IN JULY 2023, HAVING AWARDED $42,460 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO OVER 50 AFGHAN NEWCOMERS. A SEPARATE SCHOLARSHIP FUND OPEN TO ALL NEWCOMERS AWARDED $4,844 IN GRANTS FOR DRIVING SCHOOL, PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER JOB-RELATED EXPENSES. TWELVE RECIPIENTS - 9 WOMEN, 3 MEN - FROM FOUR COUNTRIES RECEIVED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. OUR VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED 2,905 OF SERVICE THROUGH THE EMPOWER PROGRAM.

    Expenses $35,143 · Grants $18,593

  • GENERAL PROGRAMS - YOUTH AND TEENS: THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, WE SECURED FULL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 9 CHILDREN FROM 3 FAMILIES TO ATTEND SUMMER CAMP FOR FREE. OUR VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED TRANSPORTATION TO/FROM CAMP. IN 2023, WE ALSO LAUNCHED HELPING HANDS, A TEEN SERVICE CLUB FOR REFUGEE YOUTH AND U.S.-BORN TEENS. THE CLUB HELD TWO SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY-SERVICE EVENTS ATTENDED BY 25-30 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND WE ARE DOUBLING THE NUMBER OF SERVICE DAYS IN 2024. SOCIAL CONNECTIONS: TO COUNTER SOCIAL ISOLATION, WE HOSTED A 10-WEEK PARENTING WORKSHOP FOR 6 AFGHAN MOTHERS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. THE GROUP MET WEEKLY AT A LOCAL LIBRARY TO SHARE PARENTING EXPERIENCES, LEARN ABOUT CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND MAKE FRIENDS. WE CELEBRATED WORLD REFUGEE DAY IN JUNE AT OUR ANNUAL POTLUCK PICNIC, ATTENDED BY OVER 125 NEWCOMERS AND VOLUNTEERS. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE: WE AWARDED $1,750 IN EMERGENCY AID TO FAMILIES IN CRISIS.

    Expenses $17,186 · Grants $2,393

  • OTHER PROGRAMS: NEIGHBORS FOR REFUGEES, SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND AND FAMILY FRIENDS FUND.

    Expenses $6,375 · Grants $2,361

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part IV

  • Sally El-Sadek

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    7

  • Grant Lucking

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    7

  • Cynthia Thek

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Julie Yarborough

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Ginny Devine

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Jennifer Gill

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $42,000
    Compensation
    $42,000
    Benefit plans
    $0
    Expense account
    $0
    Hours/week
    30

  • Catriona Smith

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    7

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202443189349202814

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