Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$1,119,463

Total expenses

$1,139,288

Contributions and grants received

$1,112,833

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$3,539

Other revenue

$3,091

Total assets, end of year

$926,657

Total liabilities, end of year

$90,688

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$835,969

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$911,432

Management and general expenses

$99,118

Fundraising expenses

$128,738

Program service expenses (Part III)

$911,432

Program services were 80.0% 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 · 2023

• COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMTHE COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM GUIDES COMMUNITIES TO ASSESS AND PRIORITIZE THEIR CHALLENGES AND DEFINE AND ACHIEVE A SHARED VISION FOR DEVELOPMENT. A GROUP OF WOMEN AND MEN VOLUNTEER-LEADERS ARE TRAINED TO DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND MONITOR PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE THE SELF-DEFINED VISION FOR THEIR COMMUNITY. VOLUNTEER-LEADERS ATTEND TRAINING WORKSHOPS LED BY ONEVILLAGE PARTNERS, WHICH USE INTERACTIVE TOOLS, SO LEARNING IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS REGARDLESS OF THEIR LEVEL OF LITERACY. COMMUNITY MEMBERS IMPLEMENT UP TO THREE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, WHICH IMPROVE THE COLLECTIVE WELLBEING OF THE COMMUNITY. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAM LANGUAGE.IN 2023, ONEVILLAGE PARTNERS EXPANDED OUR REACH TO ACTIVELY WORK IN 40 COMMUNITIES, IMPACTING OVER 40,000 LIVES THROUGH A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY-DESIGNED INITIATIVES. THREE OF THE FOUR OF OUR NEWEST COMMUNITY PARTNERS CHOSE THEIR FIRST DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO ADDRESS THEIR NEED FOR ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER AND IMPROVED SANITATION FACILITIES. SAWULA, PORTOLU, AND KONABU DESIGNED PROJECTS TO CONSTRUCT NEW LATRINES TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CLEAN SANITATION FACILITIES AND REDUCE OPEN DEFECATION. TIKONKO CHOSE TO BUILD A NEW JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TO ALLOW STUDENTS AN UPDATED AND SAFE PLACE TO LEARN THAT'S IN THEIR COMMUNITY- REDUCING EXPENSES FOR FAMILIES AND ALLOWING ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR MORE CHILDREN.

  Expenses $911,432

• NURTURING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN (NOW) PROGRAMTHE NURTURING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN (NOW) PROGRAM IS AN ACCESSIBLE THREE-PHASE PROGRAM THAT STRENGTHENS HOUSEHOLD FINANCIAL SKILLS AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SKILLS. NOW: STRENGTHENING HOUSEHOLD FINANCES IS AN ENTIRELY PICTURE-BASED TRAINING PROGRAM THAT EMPOWERS PARTICIPANTS WITH FINANCIAL PLANNING, DECISION-MAKING, AND PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS. PARTICIPANTS ARE TRAINED ON BASIC FINANCIAL PRINCIPLES, TOOLS FOR SAVING AND TRACKING THEIR RESOURCES, AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS TO ACHIEVE PERSONAL FINANCIAL GOALS. THE CURRICULUM IS ENTIRELY PICTURE-BASED, SO LEARNING IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL, REGARDLESS OF THEIR LEVEL OF LITERACY. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAM LANGUAGE.AT KEY POINTS IN THE PROGRAM FINANCIAL DECISION-MAKING IS DISCUSSED WITH HUSBANDS AND MALE FAMILY MEMBERS, WITH THE AIM OF SHIFTING BELIEFS ABOUT GENDER ROLES IN THE HOME AND THE COMMUNITY. IN 2023, THERE WERE 560 PARTICIPANTS IN THE NOW PROGRAM. FOLLOWING GRADUATION OF NOW: STRENGTHENING HOUSEHOLD FINANCES, 99% OF PARTICIPANTS ACHIEVED THE FINANCIAL GOALS THAT THEY SET FOR THEMSELVES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROGRAM. NOW: IMPROVING INCOME THROUGH BUSINESS SKILLS WAS FORMED BASED ON COMMUNITY REQUEST AND PARTICIPANT FEEDBACK. BUILDING ON SKILLS LEARNED IN NOW: STRENGTHENING HOUSEHOLD FINANCES, WOMEN ARE TRAINED TO SUCCESSFULLY RUN A PROFITABLE BUSINESS. PARTICIPANTS ACTIVELY PROBLEM SOLVE AND LEARN THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO DEVELOP A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS, HOW TO EFFECTIVELY INCREASE PROFIT, AND HOW TO CONFIDENTLY COMMUNICATE THEIR BUSINESS IDEAS. PARTICIPANTS USE PICTURE-BASED WORKBOOKS, WHICH PROVIDE THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE PARTICIPANTS TO RECORD AND TRACK INCOME AND EXPENSES, ASSESS RISK, AND CALCULATE PROFIT. IN 2023, 95% OF WOMEN AND THEIR HUSBANDS REPORT JOINTLY SAVING FOR HOUSEHOLD FINANCES.REQUESTED AND DEVELOPED BY THE NOW GRADUATES, NOW: AGRIBUSINESS IS THE NEWEST AND THIRD PHASE OF THE NOW PROGRAM. EAGER TO TAKE THEIR TRAINING TO THE NEXT LEVEL, NOW: AGRIBUSINESS APPLIES THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM NOW: HOUSEHOLD FINANCES AND NOW: BUSINESS SKILLS TO AGRICULTURE AND FARMING. IN THIS PHASE OF THE NOW PROGRAM, WOMEN ARE TRAINED IN AGRICULTURAL CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE FOOD INSECURITY AND INCREASE INCOME. PARTICIPANTS ARE PROVIDED WITH RICE SEEDS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROGRAM AND USE THEIR PRIOR AND NEW KNOWLEDGE OF AGRICULTURE TO IMPROVE WELLBEING FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITY. IN 2023, 160 WOMEN FROM SIX DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM, AND 100% OF PARTICIPANTS REPORTED AN INCREASE IN INCOME.

• LEAD: LEADERSHIP, ENGAGEMENT, AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMIN RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY AND PARTICIPANT FEEDBACK, LEAD WAS CREATED FOR COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST TWO CYCLES OF PROJECTS DURING COMMUNITY ACTION. IN THE PROGRAM, A GROUP OF WOMEN AND MEN VOLUNTEER-LEADERS ENHANCE THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND ARE TRAINED IN PROJECT DESIGN, MANAGEMENT, AND PROPOSAL WRITING. THIS COHORT USES THEIR TRAINING TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE COMMUNITY TO IDENTIFY A DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND WRITE A PROPOSAL IN A COMPETITIVE BID FOR FUNDING, AWARDED BY ONEVILLAGE PARTNERS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAM LANGUAGE.AFTER A RIGOROUS SELECTION PROCESS, CHOSEN PROPOSALS ARE FUNDED, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IMPLEMENT THESE PROJECTS IN COLLABORATION WITH EXPERTS AND LOCAL INSTITUTIONS. THE PROGRAM CREATES CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PLATFORMS FOR REGIONAL COLLABORATION AND RESULTS IN SUSTAINABLE, EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT. IN 2023, 72 VOLUNTEER-LEADERS FROM 6 COMMUNITIES SUBMITTED PROJECT PROPOSALS TO A SELECTION COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE CHOSE FOUR PROJECTS TO FUND THROUGH THE LEAD PROGRAM. THESE FOUR PROJECTS WILL BE COMPLETED IN 2024 AND WILL ADDRESS REGIONAL CHALLENGES IN HEALTH, ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE, WATER AND SANITATION, AND FOOD SECURITY.

As filed on the 2023 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

2023

Filed

7 May 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.0

Source object

202411319349301131

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