African Enterprise
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
African Enterprise does not meet the following 6 Standards for Charity Accountability:
Standard 1 (Oversight of Operations and Staff)
Organizations shall have a board of directors that provides adequate oversight of the charity's operations and its staff. Indication of adequate oversight includes, but is not limited to, regularly scheduled appraisals of the CEO's performance, evidence of disbursement controls such as board approval of the budget, fund raising practices, establishment of a conflict of interest policy, and establishment of accounting procedures sufficient to safeguard charity finances.
AE does not meet this Standard because its board of directors does not:
- Have a voting member of the board who is assigned the responsibility of serving as the treasurer. In general, the board’s treasurer helps provide independent oversight of the organization’s finances.
Standard 6 (Board Policy on Effectiveness)
Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.
AE does not meet this Standard because:
- The board of directors does not have a written policy stating that, at least every two years, an appraisal be done assessing the organization’s performance and effectiveness and determining future actions required to achieve its mission.
Standard 7 (Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness)
Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions.
AE does not meet this Standard because:
- The organization has not completed an effectiveness assessment in the last two years.
Standard 16 (Annual Report)
Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.
AE does not meet this Standard because:
- The organization states it does not have a 2023 annual report.
Standard 17 (Web Site Disclosures)
Include on any charity websites that solicit contributions, the same information that is recommended for annual reports, as well as the mailing address of the charity and electronic access to its most recent IRS Form 990.
AE does not meet this Standard because the organization’s website, https://africanenterprise.org, does not include all of the recommended information for those charity websites that solicit for donations. Specifically, it does not include:
- Financial information for the year ended December 31, 2023.
- Electronic access to the organization’s 2022 IRS Form 990.
- 2023 accomplishments.
Standard 18 (Privacy for Written Appeals & Internet Privacy)
Address privacy concerns of donors by (a) providing in written appeals, at least annually, a means (e.g., such as a check off box) for both new and continuing donors to inform the charity if they do not want their name and address shared outside the organization, (b) providing a clear, prominent and easily accessible privacy policy on any of its websites that tells visitors (i) what information, if any, is being collected about them by the charity and how this information will be used, (ii) how to contact the charity to review personal information collected and request corrections, (iii) how to inform the charity (e.g., a check off box) that the visitor does not wish his/her personal information to be shared outside the organization, and (iv) what security measures the charity has in place to protect personal information.
AE does not meet this Standard because the privacy policy on the organization's website, https://africanenterprise, does not indicate:
- How to contact the charity to review personal information that is collected and request corrections.
- How to inform the charity that the visitor does not want his/her information shared with others.
- What security measures are in place to protect personal information that is collected.
African Enterprise meets the remaining 14 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
"to evangelize the cities of Africa through word and deed in partnership with the Church."
Year, State Incorporated:
1964, CA
African Enterprise (AE) reports that it engages in Stratified Evangelism missions each year in a dozen or more of Africa's major cities. This involves equipping local church leaders in a city to share the Christian Gospel in offices, factories, prisons, marketplaces and more, as well as leadership outreaches such as National Prayer Breakfasts and events for various professions. AE also equips pastors and Christian leaders through Transformational Leadership Enhancement training and brings healing and reconciliation in places where violence has reigned via Trauma Healing and Reconciliation ministries. AE prepares young people for Christian and marketplace ministry through Youth Empowerment training. Finally, AE aims to help expand African economies by uplifting people out of poverty via Community Transformation endeavors.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, African Enterprise's program expenses were:
| Programs services | $864,188 |
| Total Program Expenses | $864,188 |
Chief Executive
Jamie Morrison, Executive Director
Compensation*
$106,250
Chair of the Board
Wayne Herman
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, Los Angeles Pacific University
Board Size
5
Paid Staff Size
2
*2023 compensation, as reported by the organization, includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Radio, Telemarketing
Fundraising costs were 10% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,058,970, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on African Enterprise's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Source of Funds
| Other income | $23,351 |
| Investment and interest income | $81,698 |
| Contributions | $1,058,970 |
| Total Income | $1,164,019 |
Programs: 70% Fundraising: 8% Administrative: 22%
| Total Income | $1,164,019 |
| Total expenses: | $1,238,930 |
| Program expenses | $864,188 |
| Fundraising expenses | $104,845 |
| Administrative expenses | $269,897 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $-74,911 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $670,618 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $595,707 |
| Total Liabilities | $7,320 |
| Total Assets | $603,027 |
Note: The above financial section is based on the audited financial statements for the 15 month period from October 1, 2022 - December 31, 2023.
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Report completed by:
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