Conscious Connections Foundation

“Activity Keeping Girls and Marginalized Children in School Grantee Grant Recipients-see details below Relationship Grant Recipients-see details below Amount 15,852Activity Disaster Relief Grantee Grant Recipients-see details below Relationship Grant Recipients-see details below Amount 51,113Activity Girls and Womens Menstrual Hygeine Education Grantee Grant Recipients-see details below Relationship Grant Recipients-see details below Amount 3,400Activity Other Programs Grantee Grant Recipients-see details below Relationship Grant Recipients-see details below Amount 4,675”

“Description AmountBank Fees 514Administrative expense 682”

“01.Other Program services (Part III, line 31)a.See detail below”

“02.Description of other Expenses (Part I, line 16)a.Bank Fees: $513.55b.Loss of the sale of Stock: $23.86c.Administrative Expense: $682.26 Part 1 Line 16: Other expenses-$1195.81a.Administrative fees-$522.26b.Bank, Credit Card and Brokerage fees-$513.55c.Corporate filing fees-$160”

“CCF Schedule O-990 EZ- 202001.List of grants and similar amounts paid (Part 1, line 10)a.Activity: Keeping Girls and Marginalized Children in Schooli.Grantee: Grant Recipients-see details belowii.Relationship: Grant Recipients-see details belowiii.Amount: $15,316 b.Activity: Disaster Relief Covid-19i.Grantee: Grant Recipients-see details belowii.Relationship: Grant Recipients-see details belowiii.Amount: $51,113c.Activity: Girls and Womens Menstrual Hygiene Educationi.Grantee: Grant Recipients-see details belowii.Relationship: Grant Recipients-see details belowiii.Amount: $3400d.Activity: Other Programsi.Grantee: Grant Recipients-see details belowii.Relationship: Grant Recipients-see details belowiii.Amount: $5211.24 Part II Line 22A: Cash savings and investments beginning of 2020-$147,883Breakdown of 2020 starting funds are as follows:1)Restricted Funds: $64,144 (totals from last years ending 2019 balance schedule O)a.Baseri Clinic Funds donated for sole use of maintenance, salaries and normal operating expenses-$20,727.36b.Earthquake/Disaster Relief funds-$34,320.54i.Baseri disaster relief-$12,844.64ii.General disaster relief-$21,475.90iii.ACP Covid Survival fund (new in 2020)-$0c.Power of 5 Educational stipends-$5,733.38d.Girls Higher Education class 11/12 scholarships- $1085.87e.Girls Education Administrator-$50f.Girls and Womens Menstrual Hygiene Education programs-$0g.Ghatbesi Girls higher education class 11/12 Scholarships-$2210.76 h.Purni Tamang-individual scholarship award-$0i.Solar Light purchases-$162)General Fund (non-restricted)-$83,739 Part II Line 22A: Cash savings and investments end of 2020-$132,3721) Restricted Funds:a.Baseri Clinic Funds donated for sole use of maintenance, salaries and normal operating expenses-$18,331.20b.Earthquake/Disaster Relief funds-$31,092.47 (sum of i-iv below)i.Baseri earthquake/disaster relief-$12,665.28ii.General earthquake/disaster relief-$10,875.98iii.Emergency relief-$2201.21iv.ACP Covid Survival Fund-$5350c.Power of 5 Educational stipends-$465.38d.Girls Higher Education class 11/12 scholarships- $535.87e.Girls Education Administrator-$50f.Individual Scholarship fund- (Purni Tamang)-$0g.Girls and Womens Menstrual Hygiene Education programs-$1584.00h.Ghatbesi Girls higher education class 11/12 Scholarships-$3330.76 i.Solar Light purchases-$163)General Fund (non-restricted)-$76,966.32”

“01.Part III, response or note to any other line in Part IIShort Form Part 1 Line 10: Grants and Similar Amounts Paid- $75,040.24a.Line 28: Keeping Girls and Marginalized Children in School-$15,316a.Power of 5 Child Education Fund-$11,316b.Girls Higher Education Fund Scholarships (aka Joy Attwood Scholarship Fund)-$2,000c.Girls Education Program Administrator-$2,000b.Line 29: Disaster Relief Covid-19- $51,113 (see breakdown below)a.ACP grant to cover operational expenses during Covid-19 Lockdown- $40,000b.General emergency relief due to Covid-19 Lockdown-$11,113 a.Line 30: Girls and Womens Menstrual Hygiene Education programs-$3400a.Reusable menstrual pad kit production for distribution during Covid-19- 400 kitsb.Line 31: Other Programs-$5211.24a.Rural Healthcare-$2495.88b.Clinic Repair and upkeep-$179.36c.Girls leadership training-$2000d.Individual Higher Education Award (aka Purni Tamang scholarship)- $536 Part III: What is the organizations primary exempt purpose?CCFs primary exempt purpose is to raise funds to provide educational stipends andScholarships, health care, economic skills development and facilities improvement toMarginalized individuals and their families in Nepal. Line 28 Program 1: Keeping Girls in School- Power of 5 educational stipends (grades K-10) & College Scholarships (grades 11/12) at ACP, along with mentoring and program assistance-$15,3161)Grantee #1: Association for Craft Producers-$15,316 Association for Craft Producers, a registered Nepali Non-profitGrantee Address: GPO Box 3701 Ravi Bhawan Mode, Kathmandu, NepalGrantee Phone: 977-1-427-5108 Grantee email: [email protected] Director: Ms. Meera Bhatterai, Social Program Director: Ms. Revita Shrestra, Assistant Social Program Director/Mentor: Ms. Prastuti Dhakal a.Grantee Educational Programs supported:i.Power of 5-117 (K-10) children in need were able to stay in school for one more year (remotely) $11,316 in educational stipends distributed. $11,316 grantii.College Scholarship ACP (aka Joy Attwood College Scholarships)-three need and merit based girls competed for and were awarded scholarships to attend class 11/12 (college in Nepal)- $2,000 grantiii.Mentoring and program administrator-120 students and their parents gained access to a college educated female administrative assistant and mentor who provides educational resources and mentoring to those who have little knowledge of how to navigate educational systems. This was extremely important during Covid-19 & lockdown since much schooling had to be done remotely. $2,000 grant b.Program Purpose: CCF understands the positive change that comes from empowering women and educating their daughters in Nepal. We have seen a lack of infrastructural support for women who are often the sole income earners for their entire extended families and the impact that this has had on their daughters, many of whom are taken out of school due to lack of sufficient family finances. The longer a girl is able to stay in school the longer she remains unmarried and the more choice she has in life. Around the world, girls face complex physical, cultural and financial barriers in accessing education. As a girl grows older the fight to get an education becomes even harder. Her family must have the ability to pay school fees and be willing to do so. The stipend program that CCF funds through ACP allows women to keep their daughter in school without drawing resources from the family. It has become one of the most valued social benefit programs at this organization. With the rise the Covid-19 virus and the subsequent lockdowns in Nepal it was even more imperative that these girls stay connected & in school, even if virtually, via the stipend program. One of the most difficult things about Covid-19 is that as family resources dwindled one of the first things to be cut were family investments in girls education. With the stipend families were able to keep girls in school without sacrificing their own depleted family”