Liabilities / Assets
21st percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 21% of similar nonprofits.
990 • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 20-1469976
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
21st percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 21% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
12th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 12% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
90th percentile
Higher net margin than 90% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.
Asset Growth
99th percentile
Faster asset growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
96th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 96% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$5,936,079
Up $4,194,619 (+241%) from 2017
Net Assets
Up$5,838,764
Up $4,155,527 (+247%) from 2017
Liabilities
Up$97,315
Up $39,092 (+67%) from 2017
Revenue
Up$9,176,153
Up $5,353,926 (+140%) from 2017
Expenses
Up$4,845,429
Up $479,977 (+11%) from 2017
Net Income
Up$4,330,724
Up $4,873,949 (+897%) from 2017
Touch foundation inc. Is a secular non-profit organization committed to improving the health of the tanzanian population by strengthening the health system across different levels of care. For more information, see schedule o.
Our mission is to save lives and relieve human suffering. For more information, see schedule o.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Pledges and Grants Receivable | $816,830 | $4,883,908 | ▲ $4,067,078 |
| Savings and Temporary Cash Investments | $567,119 | $593,466 | ▲ $26,347 |
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $289,905 | $402,464 | ▲ $112,559 |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | $63,106 | $56,241 | ▼ $6,865 |
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $4,500 | $0 | ▼ $4,500 |
| Total Assets | $1,741,460 | $5,936,079 | ▲ $4,194,619 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $23,374 | $81,081 | ▲ $57,707 |
| Grants Payable | $32,764 | $16,234 | ▼ $16,530 |
| Deferred Revenue | $2,085 | - | - |
| Total Liabilities | $58,223 | $97,315 | ▲ $39,092 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Temporarily Rstr Net Assets | $754,854 | $5,023,506 | ▲ $4,268,652 |
| Unrestricted Net Assets | $928,383 | $815,258 | ▼ $113,125 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $1,683,237 | $5,838,764 | ▲ $4,155,527 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $1,741,460 | $5,936,079 | ▲ $4,194,619 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Land Buildings | $0 | $41,774 | $41,774 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Justus | Evp & Chief Medical Officer | FT | $218,745 | $17,315 | $236,060 |
| Massimiliano Pezzoli | VP & Chief Program Officer | FT | $218,232 | $15,384 | $233,616 |
| Noah Leff | Treasurer, VP & COO | FT | $209,303 | $23,107 | $232,410 |
| Kira Elbert | VP & Chief Development Officer | FT | $183,218 | $26,643 | $209,861 |
| Renae Stafford | Program Dir., Academic & Clinical | FT | $170,000 | $11,990 | $181,990 |
| Valerio Parisi | Program Director | FT | $155,000 | $13,889 | $168,889 |
| Sharlene Frank | Director of Hr & Administration | FT | $121,025 | $13,603 | $134,628 |
| Jill Brehm | Senior Program Manager, Finance | FT | $108,682 | $9,612 | $118,294 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Lowell Bryan | President & Director |
| Celia Felsher | Director |
| Charbel Tagher | Director |
| Claudia Joyce | Director |
| Claudio Braz Ferro | Director |
| Ishaan Seth | Director |
| Kevin Curnin | Director |
| Marco Spinelli | Director |
| Mbago Kaniki | Director |
| Michael Patsalos-fox | Director |
| Robert Niehaus | Director |
| Steven Kelmar | Director |
| Thomas Teles | Director |
| Parisa Jaffer | Director (beg 11-30-17) |
| Salim Ramji | Director (thru 11-30-17) |
| David Lowden | Secretary |
| Contribution Type | Contribution Count | Reported Amount | Valuation Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Securities Publicly Traded | 4 | $96,178 | Fair Market Value (FMV) |
| Other Non Cash Contri Table | 44 | $16,500 | - |
| Other Non Cash Contri Table | 1 | $14,183 | - |
| Other Non Cash Contri Table | 8 | $3,745 | - |
| Total Noncash Contributions | 57 | $130,606 | - |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $2,309,483 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $1,955,644 |
| Other Expenses | $580,302 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $277,815 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Salaries and Wages | $868,896 | $146,377 | $90,757 | $1,106,030 |
| Grants to Domestic Orgs | $1,028,609 | - | - | $1,028,609 |
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $633,283 | $205,730 | $130,272 | $969,285 |
| Foreign Grants | $927,035 | - | - | $927,035 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | $88,908 | $58,360 | - | $147,268 |
| Travel | $101,153 | $22,175 | $10,459 | $133,787 |
| Fees for Services Other | $78,774 | $42,246 | $495 | $121,515 |
| Payroll Taxes | $77,430 | $19,550 | $13,168 | $110,148 |
| Other Employee Benefits | $74,670 | $22,384 | $5,049 | $102,103 |
| Office Expenses | $10,716 | $16,775 | $19,186 | $46,677 |
| Pension Plan Contributions | $18,314 | $1,734 | $1,869 | $21,917 |
| Occupancy | $14,193 | $623 | $36 | $14,852 |
| Fees for Services Legal | $318 | $10,697 | - | $11,015 |
| Advertising | $1,814 | $2,770 | $100 | $4,684 |
| Depreciation Depletion | $4,500 | - | - | $4,500 |
| Insurance | - | $2,919 | - | $2,919 |
| Other Expenses | $5,917 | $2,144 | $2,582 | $2,582 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $3,982,447 | $585,167 | $277,815 | $4,845,429 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total Expenses per Audited Statements | $6,104,755 |
| Expenses per Audited Statements | $4,845,429 |
| Total Expenses per Form 990 | $4,845,429 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Form 990 | $1,259,326 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements | $0 |
| Recipient | Location | Category | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathfinder International Inc | Watertown, MA | 501(c)(3) | M-mama Program | $886,121 |
| D-tree International | Boston, MA | 501(c)(3) | M-mama Program | $107,130 |
| Training for Health Equity Network Inc | New York, NY | 501(c)(3) | Human Reasources for Health | $19,232 |
| Milwaukee Global Health Consortium | Milwaukee, WI | 501(c)(3) | Rotations | $16,126 |
| Region | Activity | Services | Offices | Employees | Spending |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-saharan Africa | Program Services | Medical Programs | 1 | 10 | $1,619,918 |
| Sub-saharan Africa | Grantmaking | - | - | - | $927,035 |
| Europe (including Iceland & Greenland) | Program Services | Medical Programs | 0 | 2 | $458,712 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Fundraising Gross Income | $509,110 |
| Fundraising Direct Expenses | $177,812 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Event | Gross Receipts | Gross Revenue | Direct Expenses | Net Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asante Supper | $745,691 | $490,000 | $63,660 | $426,340 |
| Unga Event | $19,110 | $19,110 | $12,015 | $7,095 |
| Total Events | $764,801 | $509,110 | $177,812 | $331,298 |
“The form 990 was prepared by an independent accounting firm based on information provided by the organization and in consultation with touch foundation staff members and contracted accountants. The draft prepared by the accounting firm was then reviewed by touch foundation's legal counsel and by the foundation's finance, legal and audit committee. A copy of the form was provided to the board of directors prior to filing the form 990 with the irs.”
“Touch foundation has a well-established conflict of interest policy. All of its directors, officers and key employees are required to review the policy annually and complete a notification of compliance form. Touch foundation's legal counsel determines whether a conflict exists and resolves any actual conflicts. Any board member with a conflict in a matter requiring action by the board is prohibited from participating in the board's deliberations or decisions regarding the matter under consideration.”
“Compensation for senior management is determined and approved by the touch foundation board of directors on the recommendation of the independent compensation committee. No individuals with a conflict of interest may be involved in the compensation determination process. Comparability data for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at similarly situated organizations is prepared by the organization and reviewed annually by the compensation committee of the board of directors. The minutes of the board of directors and the compensation committee are contemporaneously documented with the board's and committee's deliberations and decisions regarding compensation.”
“Touch foundation does not currently make its governing documents or conflict of interest policy available to the public. The financial statements are available at www.touchfoundation.org.”
“In fy18, touch launched the comprehensive healthcare technolgy management (htm) project which included a thorough assessment of bugando medical centre's engineering processes and identified key priorities, which included workshop renovation, procurement of testing equipment and basic bench tools, the streamlining of procurement and spare part inventory management and preventative maintenance implementation.”
“The process has not changed from prior year.”
“The foundation applies the provisions pertaining to uncertain tax provisions (fasb asc topic 740), income taxes, and has determined that there are no material uncertain tax positions that require recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. The foundation is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The foundation believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations prior to 2015.”
“Special event expenses reported on part viii -78,600.”
“Special event expenses reported on part viii 78,600.”
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| IRS990/Desc | 0 | M-MAMA PROGRAM: IN FY18, TOUCH LAUNCHED PHASE II OF THE M-MAMA PROGRAM (FORMERLY MOBILIZING MATERNAL HEALTH), IN COLLABORATION WITH VODAFONE FOUNDATION AND PATHFINDER INTERNATIONAL, TO EXPAND THE EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEONATES TO THE ENTIRE REGION OF SHINYANGA, TANZANIA. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE SCHEDULE O. M-MAMA PROGRAMIN FY18, TOUCH LAUNCHED PHASE II OF THE M-MAMA PROGRAM (FORMERLY MOBILIZING MATERNAL HEALTH), IN COLLABORATION WITH VODAFONE FOUNDATION AND PATHFINDER INTERNATIONAL, TO EXPAND THE EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEONATES TO THE ENTIRE REGION OF SHINYANGA, TANZANIA. DURING THE YEAR, TOUCH FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABILITY PLAN WITH THE MAJOR STAKEHOLDERS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES TO ENSURE BUY-IN AND COST-SHARE FROM THE ONSET. TOUCH WORKED WITH PATHFINDER TO SET UP THE PROCESSES AND PAYMENT SYSTEMS FOR THE LAUNCH PLANNED FOR EARLY FY19. IN LATE FY18, TOUCH ALSO BEGAN A COLLABORATION WITH ASTRAZENECA'S HEALTHY HEART AFRICA PROGRAM TO LEVERAGE AND STRENGTHEN THE TREAT & TRAIN NETWORK (SEE FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C) IN THE SENGEREMA DISTRICT AND SHINYANGA REGION IN TANZANIA AND IMPROVE DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION IN PREGNANT WOMEN AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS. WITHIN THIS PROGRAM, TOUCH IS PLANNING TO TRAIN HEALTHCARE WORKERS AT DIFFERENT FACILITIES IN THE SHINYANGA REGION ON HYPERTENSION SCREENING AND TO CONDUCT HEALTHCARE WORKER FAIRS TO SCREEN FOR HYPERTENSION, ESTABLISHING CARE GROUPS FOR THOSE AFFECTED. |
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| IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp/Desc | 0 | CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICES: TOUCH COMPLETED ACTIVITIES FOR THE CARDIOLOGY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE PROGRAM AT BUGANGO MEDICAL CENTRE (BMC) IN MWANZA, TANZANIA BY DEVELOPING A CARDIOLOGY STRATEGY WHICH FOCUSED ON ESTABLISHING BMC AS A HUB OF EXPERTISE FOR CARDIOLOGY DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE SCHEDULE O.CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICESTOUCH COMPLETED ACTIVITIES FOR THE CARDIOLOGY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE PROGRAM AT BUGANGO MEDICAL CENTRE (BMC) IN MWANZA, TANZANIA BY DEVELOPING A CARDIOLOGY STRATEGY WHICH FOCUSED ON ESTABLISHING BMC AS A HUB OF EXPERTISE FOR CARDIOLOGY DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES. TOUCH PROVIDED SUPPORT TO BMC BY PROCURING CRITICAL DIAGNOSTIC, CLINICAL AND ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT, TRAINING HEALTHCARE WORKERS ON CONDUCTING ULTRASOUNDS AND USING ELECTROCARDIOGRAM MACHINES, ASSESSING THE CARDIOLOGY OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT AND PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE DELIVERY OF PATIENT CARE.TOUCH PARTNERED WITH MEDTRONIC FOUNDATION, PARTNERING WITH BOTH LOCAL (BMC, SENGEREMA COUNCIL DESIGNATED HOSPITAL, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, AND PRIVATE NURSES MIDWIVES ASSOCIATION OF TANZANIA) AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS TO PRODUCE TANZANIA'S FIRST RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE (RHD) PREVALENCE STUDY, INCLUDING 2,000 PREGNANT WOMEN AND 3,000 SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE SENGEREMA AND BUCHOSA COUNCILS. TOUCH ALSO TRAINED 13 HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN ULTRASOUND, SPECIFICALLY FOR LEFT HEART SCREENS AND ANTENATAL ASSESSMENTS, TO BUILD THE LOCAL HEALTH SYSTEM'S CAPACITY TO PERFORM CARDIAC AND OBSTRETIC SCREENING AT THE PERIPHERIES AND IDENTIFY HOT SPOTS OF RHD FOR PROMPT RESPONSE AND TARGETED FOLLOW-ON INTERVENTIONS. |
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| IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp/Desc | 0 | TREAT & TRAIN - NETWORK: TOUCH IS STRENGTHENING THE HEALTH SYSTEM IN TANZANIA BY ESTABLISHING TREAT & TRAIN, AN INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION NETWORK IN THE LAKE ZONE OF TANZANIA. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE SCHEDULE O.TREAT & TRAIN - NETWORKTOUCH IS STRENGTHENING THE HEALTH SYSTEM IN TANZANIA BY ESTABLISHING TREAT & TRAIN, AN INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION NETWORK IN THE LAKE ZONE OF TANZANIA. TREAT & TRAIN FOCUSES ON TWO KEY ELEMENTS OF THE SYSTEM:1) INCREASE THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THE HEALTH WORKERS; AND2) IMPROVE HEALTHCARE DELIVERY MECHANISMS.THE TREAT & TRAIN-NETWORK IS BUILT AROUND TWO FLAGSHIP INSTITUTIONS - BMC, THE SPECIALTY REFERRAL HOSPITAL FOR THE LAKE ZONE OF TANZANIA, AND ITS AFFILIATED MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES (CUHAS). TOUCH PROVIDES FINANCIAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT (E.G. DIRECT STUDENT COSTS, FACULTY SALARIES) AND STRATEGIC ADVISORY AND CAPABILITY BUILDING SUPPORT (E.G. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, RESOURCE PLANNING, AND ALLOCATION AND FUNDRAISING).IN FY18, TOUCH CONTINUED TO FINANCE PART OF THE BMC AND CUHAS OPERATIONAL COSTS, WHILE GRADUALLY SHIFTING SUPPORT TO FUNDING HIGH-IMPACT, COST-EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE PROGRAMS TO FURTHER PROMOTE INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY. TOUCH ALSO SUPPORTED BMC AND CUHAS IN STRENGTHENING THEIR KEY FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES AS WELL AS HEALTHCARE PROVISIONS. DURING THIS YEAR, TOUCH CONTINUED SUPPORTING APPROXIMATELY 2,850 STUDENTS IN TRAINING AT BMC AND CUHAS. EACH STUDENT IS ENROLLED IN ONE OF SIXTEEN TRAINING PROGRAMS RANGING IN DURATION FROM ONE TO FIVE YEARS. |
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| IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp/Desc | 0 | TREAT & TRAIN-EXTERNAL ROTATIONSTOUCH'S EXTERNAL CLINICAL ROTATION PROGRAM AT THE TREAT & TRAIN HOSPITALS ALLOWS BMC AND CUHAS STUDENTS TO RECEIVE CLINICAL TRAINING AT PERIPHERAL HOSPITALS IN THE NETWORK, INCREASING FACULTY-TO-STUDENT RATIOS AND THE AMOUNT OF HANDS-ON TRAINING THE STUDENTS EXPERIENCE. IN FY18, TOUCH SUPPORTED THE FIRST YEAR OF NURSING EXTERNAL ROTATIONS AT SHINYANGA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL, COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 40-BED STUDENT HOSTEL TO HOST STUDENTS DURING ROTATIONS AND PROCURED TEACHING AND CLINCIAL EQUIPMENT TO SUPPORT STUDENT TRAINING. |
| IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp/Desc | 1 | KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND SHARINGAS TOUCH IMPLEMENTS ITS PROGRAMS IN TANZANIA, IT MAGNIFIES ITS GLOBAL REACH BY DOCUMENTING RESULTS AND SHARING ITS KNOWLEDGE WITH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS. IN ADDITION TO PUBLISHING REPORTS, TOUCH'S TEAM PRESENTS ITS WORK AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES.TOUCH CONTINUED TO FOCUS ON KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND SHARING, SEEKING TO RAISE THE PROFILE OF ITS HEALTH SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING AND HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH (HRH) INITIATIVES. TOUCH'S EFFORTS IN FY18 INCLUDED:1) PARTICIPATION IN THE NATIONAL HRH TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP AND REPRODUCTIVE AND CHILD HEALTH SAFE MOTHERHOOD WORKING GROUP; 2) ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE RHD ACTION ALLIANCE FOUNDED BY MEDTRONIC, THE WORLD HEART FEDERATION AND RHEACH; AND 3) PARTICIPATION IN SEVERAL GLOBAL HEALTH CONFERENCES AND EVENTS EITHER AS PARTICIPANTS OR PANELISTS. |
| IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp/Desc | 2 | HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH (HRH) AND DEPLOYMENT & RETENTION POLICYIN FY18, TOUCH WORKED CLOSELY WITH USAID-SPONSORED PUBLIC SECTOR SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING (PS3) PROGRAMS TO INTEGRATE THE WORKLOAD INDICATORS OF STAFFING NEED PRIORITIZATION AND OPTIMIZATION ANALYSIS (WISN+POA) TOOL INTO THE HRH PLANNING PROCESSES WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT OF TANZANIA. TOUCH ALSO DEVELOPED A SIMPLIFIED WISN APPROACH TO REMOVE THE NEED FOR DATA COLLECTION ON THE GROUND AND DOWNLOAD DATA DIRECTLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT'S EXISTING SYSTEMS. LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES (LGAS) ARE USING THE WISN+POA TOOL TO IDENTIFY HRH NEEDS AT EACH FACILITY, REQUEST HRH PERMITS AND THEN ASSIGN THE NEW STAFF TO HEALTH FACILITIES ONCE THEY ARE ALLOCATED TO THE LGAS. IN JUNE 2018, THE GOVERNMENT USED THE WISN+POA TOOL TO SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOY THE NEW WAVE OF 6,180 HEALTCARE WORKERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY'S PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES (HEALTH CENTERS AND DISPENSARIES) THROUGH A COLLABORATION BETWEEN TOUCH, PS3, TANZANIA'S MINISTRY OF HEALTH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, GENDER, ELDERLY AND CHILDREN AND THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE REGIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.TOUCH ALSO COLLABORATED WITH MCKINSEY & COMPANY TO PRODUCE AN ASSESSMENT OF STRATEGIES TO INCREASE ABSORPTION OF CUHAS/BMC GRADUATES WITHIN THE TANZANIAN HEALTH SYSTEM, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE PRIVATE HEALTH SECTOR. THIS ASSESSMENT IS INFORMING THE DESIGN OF TOUCH'S FUTURE PROGRAMS AND HAS LED TO A FOCUS ON EXPLORING PRIVATE HEALTH SECTOR OPPORTUNITIES IN TANZANIA. |
| IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp/Desc | 3 | HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (HTM)TOUCH LAUNCHED THE COMPREHENSIVE HTM PROJECT, FULLY FUNDED BY A TOUCH BOARD MEMBER AND RETIRED OFFICER AT AB INBEV. THE BOARD MEMBER SPEARHEADED A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE BMC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND TANZANIA BREWERIES LIMITED (TBL), A BENCHMARK FOR OPERATIONAL AND ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE IN TANZANIA AND AROUND THE WORLD. THIS HTM PROJECT INCLUDED A THOROUGH ASSESSMENT OF BMC'S ENGINEERING PROCESSES AND IDENTIFIED KEY PRIORITIES, WHICH INCLUDED WORKSHOP RENOVATION, PROCUREMENT OF TESTING EQUIPMENT AND BASIC BENCH TOOLS, THE STREAMLINING OF PROCUREMENT AND SPARE PART INVENTORY MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE IMPLEMENTATION. TOUCH ALSO FACILITATED TRAININGS FROM TBL EXPERTS ON PROCESSES FOR OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND TOUCH'S TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH BMC ENGINEERS AND LEADERSHIP TO IMPLEMENT CHANGES IN THE DEPARTMENT, EMBED NEW PROCESSES AND DESIGN THE WORKSHOP SPACE BASED ON BEST PRACTICES. THE PROGRAM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT TWO TO THREE YEARS. |
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| IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp/GrantAmt | 4 | 259149 |
| IRS990/ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd | 0 | 0 |
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2018 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.