Lotus Outreach

“The organization will provide a copy of Form 990 to all members of its governing body once it is prepared.”

“Inquiries of board members.”

“To the public on its website, on guidestar, in its annual report, and upon request. It also makes that policy clear in a variety of communications with its staff, volunteers, donors, and the public.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: CATALYST: A full scholarship (covering tuition, food, residence, utilities, class fees, and a daily allowance) costs approximately $1,200 per girl, per year. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Buddha Smiles (Lotus Tutors): Buddha Smiles evening classes have been serving poor children of quarry labor, weaving artisans and subsistence farmers for more than 15 years. Buddha Smiles, is a network of local volunteer teachers that assist struggling primary school students with free after-school tutoring for less than $15 per student per year. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: STEP: Skills Training for Employment seeks to reduce poverty by providing income-generating skills to those who most need them. Women learn tailoring and men are taught electrical and mechanical skills. Without this ability to earn greater income these women and men would remain in poverty, eking out a living on $4 per day as daily wage earners. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Getting Wells: Lotus Outreach has thus far constructed 74 pump wells that serve more than 10,000 villagers of the drought prone regions of rural Cambodia as well as provided education to recipient communities regarding water sanitation and hygiene. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: CTC (Counseling and Reintegration): The counseling and reintegration project supported by Lotus Outreach provides a safe haven for survivors of violence and guarantees the physical protection and emotional support and provides patients the sanctuary needed for recovery. At our shelter in Sisophon, near the Thai border, survivors are welcome to stay for up to one year, during which time they have access to individual and group counseling, literacy courses, vocational, training, life skills classes, legal services and reintegration assistance. Women are encouraged to retake control of their lives ? to shed their sense of shame and see themselves as survivors rather than victims. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 9: Khemar Pre-School: Provides early childhood development for the neediest children through games, nutrition, and education. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 10: EQU+: The EQU+ after school program serves children of migrant labor by enrolling them in school and providing evening bridge classes to ensure they keep up at an age appropriate level. We are currently providing after school classes for 25 to 30 children under 14 years of age. The program also engages parents and seeks to establish formal relationships between parents and the schools their children are attending.”

“The organization has adopted the principles of FASB ASU No. 2016-14 (ASC 958) for its audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018. To date, Form 990 and its associated schedules have not been updated to reflect changes made by this standard. We have included the net asset categories in our audited financial statements on existing Form 990, Part X, Lines 27-29 as follows:Net assets without donor restrictions $201,016Net assets with donor restrictions $18,411Total net assets $219,427Unrestricted net assets $201,016Temporarily restricted net assets $18,411Permanently restricted net assets $0Total net assets $219,427”