Organizations Filed Purposes:
Because International leverages innovation to make things better - harnessing the positive cycle of innovation to fight against the negative cycle of poverty.
Our mission is to leverage innovation to fight the negative cycle of poverty.
The Shoe That Grows:When we talk about using products as solutions, we're talking about the entire life-cycle of the product- from ideation to creation, from manufacturing to distribution, from introduction to maturity. We believe there are opportunities throughout that result in sustainable change for individuals and communities. We're committed to the UN's Sustainable Development Goal 1: End poverty in all forms everywhere. We believe this starts with extreme poverty helping families and individuals who are living below the $1.90 threshold (Continued on Schedule O). Our first method of poverty alleviation is meeting the basic and immediate needs of families facing crisis situations or children and families in situations where they do not have access to basic resources. In 2019, The Shoe That Grows passed a major milestone: 300,000 pairs distributed in 100 countries all around the world! We also achieved a major long-term goal: To move production to the countries where the shoes are distributed to make a more wholistic impact in every aspect of the program. In 2019 we placed our first order with a factory in Mombasa and have plans to continue working exclusively with this factory for the foreseeable future.
Pursuit:As an organization, our mission is to use products as solutions to alleviate poverty by meeting immediate needs and creating opportunities for empowerment. One of the ways we are doing this is through the Pursuit Incubator, a business incubator designed to take ideas for innovative products like The Shoe That Grows to the next level. Entrepreneurs from around the world formed the first cohort in October of 2019. We're so pleased with the excitement and traction that Pursuit is gaining as we really do believe that everyone with a great idea deserves the chance to make it succeed.
Bednet Buddy:Malaria threatens roughly half of the world's population, and children ages 0-5 are the most susceptible. Bednet Buddy is a freestanding pop-up tent that's treated with a long-lasting insecticide to protect children from mosquitoes and malaria while they sleep. In 2019, over 300 nets were distributed or funded as the program was thoroughly researched. Ultimately, the program was discontinued in 2019, due to several factors including the expense of production and lack of ability to distribute.
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 |
|---|
| Andrew Kroes | President | 40 | $67,562 |
| Kendra Witt-Doyle | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Katherine Neebe | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gary Howlett | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Heath Gamboa | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Eric Fredriksen | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Shannon Mcguire | Secretary (May-December) | 1 | $0 |
| Rodger Fisher | Secretary (Jan-May) | 0.5 | $0 |
| Audie Mcrae | Chairman | 1 | $0 |
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