Every Village

“Form 990 is initially reviewed by the Administration Director. After the Administration Director's review, the Board of Directors is provided a copy of Form 990 to review with names and addresses of individual donors redacted for privacy prior to filing the complete Form with the IRS.”

“The Executive Director, in his regular reviews of the work of team members and in interaction with the Board of Directors, requests information regarding any potential conflicts of interest. If a conflict exists, the issue is resolved. The team member is provided immediate training in the area of conflicts of interest. Board members are required to inform the Executive Director of any potential conflicts that arise.”

“A Board Committee reviews salaries and benefits. They use an outside source, and the whole Board votes to pass the recommendation of the Committee.”

“These documents are made available to the public when requested from the Executive Director at the Houston, TX office.”

“Compensation in the amount of $76,044 was paid to Melinda Williams CPA, a professional services firm owned by Melinda Williams, for accounting services rendered during the year.”

“RADIO PROGRAM: Every Village maintained the daily broadcasts of our three radio stations and one repeater tower with 22 radio staff members throughout 2021. The four broadcasts cover a population of over 2.6 million South Sudanese in three different languages. We placed an order for 15,000 more solar radios with the plan to distribute in the fall of 2021, but due to global supply chain disruptions, the manufacturing process was delayed and the radios were not delivered until early 2022. Our three base stations each hosted a pastor conference, with a total of 1,316 pastors and church members in attendance. These pastor conferences are crucial in building a strong relationship with the local church as well as encouraging unity among the different denominations. Finally, we held our 5th annual radio listener support campaign in Aweil, resulting in financial support from 746 churches sending contributions from 15,548 church members of over 4 million South Sudanese Pounds (approximately $10,000).”

“WATER PROGRAM: Every Village continued growing Phase 1 of a new spare parts and maintenance program. We sent our second shipment of spare parts to each of our three operating locations - Aweil, Tonj, and Mvolo. Throughout 2021, our water teams worked with community leaders to hire local pump mechanics who repaired 46 broken water wells by year-end. The total cost for these repairs came to just over $10,000 which, in total, is under the typical cost to drill one water well. This total included all parts, transportation, and labor and comes to an average cost of just over $225 per water well repair. We began this program with long-term sustainability and local ownership in mind. To that end, we asked each community to pay for the labor costs of the repairs. In 2021, we received $1,138 from communities toward the repairs, which covered approximately 11% of the total costs. Every Village also initiated our first bulk shipment of spare parts from India near the end of 2021. These spare parts will allow us to expand the maintenance and repair program and officially launch Phase 2 in early 2022.”

“PEOPLE PROGRAM: Every Village invests in the people of South Sudan by providing both professional and spiritual training to local leaders. We took four trips with 24 team members to facilitate various trainings. One of our new training initiatives included a train-the-trainers model pump mechanic certification course that was then replicated to additional mechanics. In total, 41 certifications were provided in 2021. Every Village also launched a Tonj Bible Institute in partnership with World Hope Ministries International (WHMI). The first course of a 16-course diploma program kicked off in October with 50 pastors in attendance. The Bible Institute will continue to provide theological education over the next three years with the intention to educate and equip local pastors to build healthy, biblical churches.”