Organizations Filed Purposes:
FONKOZE USA SECURES FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR ITS HAITIAN PARTNERS AND EDUCATES THE AMERICAN PUBLIC ABOUT FONKOZE'S WORK IN HAITI. FONKOZE USA ALSO ACTS AS A CHANNEL FOR SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTORS WHO WANT TO "INVEST" IN FONKOZE'S LOAN FUND.
RAISE PROGRAM FUNDS, ACCEPT SOCIAL LOANS, AND FACILITATE TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR FONKOZE FAMILY.
FONKOZE USA RAISES PROGRAM FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE FONKOZE FAMILY OF ORGANIZATIONS IN HAITI. GRANTS, BOTH UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED, SUPPORT A WIDE VARIETY OF FONKOZE'S PROGRAMS INCLUDING SOCIAL INCLUSION AND SELF-RESILIENCE, ADULT LITERACY AND EDUCATION, HEALTH INITIATIVES, AS WELL AS MICRO-CREDIT AND OTHER ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ACTIVITIES. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF POOR AND DISENFRANCHISED HAITIANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE NOT ONLY EQUIPPED WITH THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY, BUT THEY ARE SUPPORTED THROUGHOUT THEIR JOURNEY.
EDUCATION: FONKOZE USA EDUCATES THE AMERICAN PUBLIC ABOUT FONKOZE'S EMPOWERING WORK THROUGHOUT HAITI. COMMUNICATIONS ARE DISSEMINATED THROUGH A NUMBER OF CHANNELS, INCLUDING FACE-TO-FACE, DIRECT MAIL, AND DIGITAL, TO ENGAGE AUDIENCES IN A HOLISTIC WAY. THE 2020 GLOBAL PANDEMIC CREATED CHALLENGES, BUT ALSO PROVIDED A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR AUDIENCES TO LEARN ABOUT HAITI AND FONKOZE FROM THE COMFORT OF THEIR HOMES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HAITIAN TIMES, FONKOZE HELD A VIRTUAL CONVERSATION ABOUT FONKOZE'S WORK VIS-A-VIE HAITI'S HISTORY AND HOW IT WAS RELEVANT TODAY. PROMINENT HISTORIANS AS WELL AS FONKOZE SENIOR LEADERSHIP LED A DISCUSSION THAT ENABLED PARTICIPANTS TO SHARE THOUGHTS, QUESTIONS AND COMMENT IN A THOUGHTFUL AND DEEPLY MEANINGFUL WAY. THIS EVENT SHED NEW LIGHT ON THE ISSUES SURROUNDING POVERTY IN HAITI AND HOW FONKOZE IS ACTIVELY WORKING TO ALLEVIATE THEM.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: FONKOZE USA PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE FONKOZE FAMILY TO SUPPORT BOTH PROGRAMS AND CAPACITY BUILDING NEEDS. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDES (BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO) GRANT WRITING AND RESEARCH, COMMUNICATIONS AND BRAND MARKETING, AS WELL AS PARTNERSHIP FACILITATION AND SOCIAL LOAN MANAGEMENT. IN 2020, FONKOZE USA ASSISTED IN SECURING $345,000 IN GRANT FUNDING THAT DIRECTLY BENEFIT THE FONKOZE FOUNDATION. IN ADDITION, FONKOZE USA MANAGES A SOCIAL LOAN PORTFOLIO WHICH BENEFITS SFF AND DIVERSIFIES LOAN CAPITAL FOR THE BANK'S ACTIVITIES. FONKOZE USA SECURED $700,000 IN NEW OR RENEWED SOCIAL LOANS. IN ADDITION, FONKOZE USA MANAGES A SOCIAL LOAN PORTFOLIO OF $2,600,522 WHICH PROVIDES CAPITAL FOR SEVIS FINANCIAL FONKOZE. IN 2020 FONKOZE SECURED $700,000 IN NEW OR RENEWED SOCIAL LOANS FOR THE PORTFOLIO.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Mabel Valdivia-Diaz | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $168,000 |
| Jerry Nemorin | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Michele Hartigan | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Lauren Doyle | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Jean Belizaire | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Russell Bruguiere | FORMER BOARD MEMBER/FEB 2020 | 2 | $0 |
| Roxann Thomas Chargois | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Lissette Steele | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Laura Roberts Wright | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Herold Rodrigue | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Marjorie Roberts | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Father Joseph B Philippe Cssp | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Charlie Petty | FORMER BOARD MEMBER/FEB 2020 | 2 | $0 |
| Marguerite Lathan | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Lawrence Arbuthnott | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Mackenzie Keller | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Kaveh H Azimi | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Beth Daniels | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Kathryn Leininger Cortes | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Lisa W Clark | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Laura Stephens | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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