Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,577,258
- Total expenses
- $1,459,911
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,539,786
- Grants paid
- $383,100
- Program service revenue
- $33,815
- Investment income
- $2,175
- Other revenue
- $1,482
- Total assets, end of year
- $830,491
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $54,119
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $776,372
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,055,322
- Management and general expenses
- $144,132
- Fundraising expenses
- $260,457
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,055,322
Program services were 72.3% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,539,786
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2a · Program service revenue: DONOR TRIP REVENUE
total $33,815 · related or exempt $33,815
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3 · Investment income
total $2,175 · excluded $2,175
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5 · Royalties
total $1,482 · unrelated business $1,482
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $2,060 · program services $2,060
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $381,040 · program services $381,040
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $103,933 · program services $90,416 · management and general $6,829 · fundraising $6,688
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $532,398 · program services $331,771 · management and general $68,502 · fundraising $132,125
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $25,187 · program services $15,621 · management and general $1,847 · fundraising $7,719
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $48,181 · program services $30,423 · management and general $7,512 · fundraising $10,246
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11b · Fees: legal
total $32,651 · program services $17,539 · management and general $9,459 · fundraising $5,653
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $10,486 · management and general $10,486
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $2,200 · program services $2,200
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11g · Fees: other
total $48,278 · program services $25,752 · management and general $707 · fundraising $21,819
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $19,664 · program services $17,382 · fundraising $2,282
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13 · Office expenses
total $57,744 · program services $51,781 · management and general $1,418 · fundraising $4,545
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14 · Information technology
total $28,663 · program services $14,661 · management and general $4,154 · fundraising $9,848
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16 · Occupancy
total $39,273 · program services $28,872 · management and general $3,895 · fundraising $6,506
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17 · Travel
total $44,966 · program services $18,326 · management and general $14,867 · fundraising $11,773
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $1,499 · program services $914 · management and general $250 · fundraising $335
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $6,062 · program services $6,062
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23 · Insurance
total $8,030 · management and general $8,030
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24a · Other expenses: DONOR TRIP EXPENSES
total $36,434 · fundraising $36,434
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24b · Other expenses: PROCESSING FEES
total $13,888 · program services $12,539 · fundraising $1,349
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24c · Other expenses: LEASE EXPENSE
total $5,685 · program services $3,565 · management and general $1,009 · fundraising $1,111
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24d · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES
total $4,690 · program services $3,126 · management and general $94 · fundraising $1,470
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24e · All other expenses
total $6,899 · program services $1,272 · management and general $5,073 · fundraising $554
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $292,637 · end of year $388,063
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $278,974 · end of year $209,838
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $27,050 · end of year $15,959
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $22,000
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $220,827 · end of year $107,512
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $11,979 · end of year $6,668
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$46,705
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$29,457
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $17,316 · end of year $17,248
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $63,203 · end of year $63,203
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $251,421 · end of year $54,119
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $660,565 · end of year $776,372
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY BY DISTRIBUTING IMPACT PRODUCTS AND SUPPORTING PRODUCT-FOCUSED ENTREPRENEURS.
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THE SHOES THAT GROWS: BECAUSE INTERNATIONAL IS COMMITTED TO THE UN'S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 1: END POVERTY IN ALL FORMS EVERYWHERE. WE BELIEVE THIS STARTS WITH EXTREME POVERTY HELPING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE LIVING BELOW THE 1.90 THRESHOLD. PHYSICAL PRODUCTS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN MEETING IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND CREATING LONG TERM OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPOWERMENT. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT USING PHYSICAL PRODUCTS AS SOLUTIONS, WE'RE REFERRING TO THE ENTIRE LIFE CYCLE OF THE PRODUCT - FROM IDEATION TO CREATION, FROM MANUFACTURING TO DISTRIBUTION, FROM PROVIDING RELIEF TO THE END USER WHILE PROVIDING JOBS AND OPPORTUNITY TO THOSE INVOLVED IN EACH STAGE OF THE PRODUCT LIFECYCLE. BECAUSE INTERNATIONAL BEGAN WITH A SIMPLE IDEA: DURABLE, GROWING FOOTWEAR DEVELOPED FOR KIDS STRUGGLING TO ALWAYS HAVE A PAIR OF SHOES THAT FIT. IN ADDITION TO DISTRIBUTING FOOTWEAR TO KIDS AROUND THE WORLD, WE'VE BEEN COMMITTED TO A PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION MODEL THAT CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPOWERMENT ALONG THE WAY. 2023 MARKED A YEAR OF INCREASED SHOE DISTRIBUTIONS AND CONTINUED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. WE REMAINED COMMITTED TO DISTRIBUTING THE BEST FOOTWEAR IN THE WORLD FOR KIDS LIVING IN POVERTY. WE EXCEEDED OUR GOAL OF DISTRIBUTING 40,000 PAIRS OF SHOES - DISTRIBUTING A TOTAL OF 41,715. THIS CAME ABOUT THROUGH NEW PARTNERSHIPS ALONG WITH RUNNING A NUMBER OF SIGNIFICANT CAMPAIGNS. ON THE SHOE DEVELOPMENT FRONT, WE BEGAN DESIGNING A COMPLETELY NEW VERSION OF OUR SHOE LATE IN THE YEAR. THIS NEW DESIGN WILL BE RELEASED IN 2024. THE SHOE THAT GROWS CONTINUES TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY INJURIES, PARASITES, AND SOIL BORNE DISEASES SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY LACK ADEQUATE FOOTWEAR.
Expenses $1,055,322 · Grants $383,100
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ACCELERATOR: AS AN ORGANIZATION, OUR MISSION IS TO USE PRODUCTS AS SOLUTIONS TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY BY MEETING IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPOWERMENT. ONE OF THE WAYS WE ARE DOING THIS IS THROUGH THE BECAUSE ACCELERATOR, A BUSINESS ACCELERATOR DESIGNED TO TAKE IDEAS FOR INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS LIKE THE SHOE THAT GROWS TO THE NEXT LEVEL. AS WE EXPERIENCED CONTINUED SUCCESS WITH THE SHOE THAT GROWS, WE BEGAN CONNECTING WITH AND BEING CONTACTED BY ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS WHO HAD THEIR OWN IDEAS FOR PRODUCT SOLUTIONS THAT ALSO AIMED TO SOLVE A SOCIAL NEED. AFTER INFORMALLY HELPING A HANDFUL OF THEM WITH THEIR IDEAS AND BUSINESSES, WE REALIZED THAT INSTEAD OF TRYING TO COME UP WITH MORE OF OUR OWN IDEAS FOR PRODUCT SOLUTIONS, WE COULD BETTER ACHIEVE OUR MISSION BY COMING ALONGSIDE OTHERS WITH THEIR OWN PRODUCT IDEAS. IT WAS AT THAT POINT WE DECIDED TO FORMALLY CREATE THE BECAUSE ACCELERATOR - A PROGRAM FOCUSED ON PROVIDING COACHING, TRAINING, NETWORKING, AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS WITH PRODUCT-BASED IDEAS AND BUSINESSES. IN 2023, WE CONTINUED TO REFINE AND DEVELOP THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO OUR ENTREPRENEUER PARTNERS WHILE ALSO MEASURING AND CELEBRATING THEIR SUCCESS AS THEY GROWN THEIR BUSINESSES, CREATE JOBS AND INCREASE THEIR IMPACT. AS IN PAST YEARS, A NEW COHORT OF 23 ENTREPRENEURS BEGAN AND COMPLETED THE PROGRAM. WE ALSO FOCUSED ON CREATING NEW PROGRAMMING FOR GRADUATES FROM PRIOR YEARS. SPECIFICALLY, WE LAUNCHED VIRTUAL NETWORKING GROUPS, ALLOWING ENTREPRENEURS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BETTER CONNECT WITH FELLOW ALUMNI OF THE PROGRAM AND DISCUSS ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES THEY ARE FACING IN THEIR BUSINESSES. WE ALSO ANNOUNCED A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ALTERNATIVE BOARD, EXPANDING THE PROFESSIONAL MENTORING SERVICES THAT WE OFFER. NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES WERE ALSO ROLLED OUT.
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Andrew KroesANDREW KROES
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $111,420
- From this org
- $103,933
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,487
- Hours/week
- 40
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Carolynn DuncanCAROLYNN DUNCAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Roy EigurenROY EIGUREN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tyler GilmoreTYLER GILMORE
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Audie McRaeAUDIE MCRAE
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kathy SebuckKATHY SEBUCK
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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GROFIVE
C CORP · FOOTWEAR · ID · 100% owned · share of income $23,513 · share of assets $67,703 · controlled entity
Directly controlled by BECAUSE INTERNATIONAL
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 13 June 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.0
- Source object
- 202411719349300916
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