PART II - ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

Number 5 - By-Laws

Have you adopted bylaws? If “Yes,” attach a current copy showing date of adoption. If “No,” explain how your officers, directors, or trustees are selected.

No.  We are currently working on bylaws.  We have made the following declarations regarding how directors/officers are selected in our Articles of Incorporation, Article IV, Section 6. See Articles of Incorporation  attached.

“Section 6 — BOARD APPOINTMENT:

During the last quarter of each fiscal year of the corporation, the Executive Director of the Corporation shall appoint Directors to replace those whose terms will expire at the end of the fiscal year.”

PART IV - NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF YOUR ACTIVITIES

Using an attachment, describe your past, present, and planned activities in a narrative. If you believe that you have already provided some of this information in response to other parts of this application, you may summarize that information here and refer to the specific parts of the application for supporting details.

Past

My wife, Marissa Nieddu, and I have worked in the humanitarian development field for the last 4 years. We worked in rural Haiti. We scouted land, created local partnerships, mediated the vision for a community center, developed the design for the community center, and led teams to construct the community center.

After the completion of the community center, we saw a greater need for more sustainable living solutions for the rural poor in Haiti and other developing countries. Along with that, we saw the need for innovation and education of sustainable solutions among our community in the United States.

Therefore we set out to learn how to build sustainable homes out of recycled materials, how to incorporate solar and wind energy, how to process human waste in sanitary ways, and how to collect and purify water effectively.

The vision for sustainable communities and sustainable “incubators” grew. At our own expense, we traveled the island of Hispaniola to explore feasibility and limitations to accomplishing our first community in the Dominican Republic. During that time we connected with a Haitian national who has access to land in Haiti. We believe that this location is perfect. So, we returned to the U.S. to establish our non-profit, find a support base, and build a sustainability incubator to innovate and educate sustainable living solutions here while preparing for our work in Haiti.

Present

1. Currently we are filing for our 501(c)3 status.
2. We are actively looking for land partners who will allow us to use their land for the purposes of the non-profit.
3. We are seeking supporters who will donate to our organization to build a local sustainability incubator in their area to innovate and educate sustainable living solutions, host seminars on sustainability in the home, and seek ways to cultivate a local culture of sustainability-minded families.

Planned

1. Inviting individuals and organizations to become “partners”.  Partnership implies an investment of finances, volunteer time and effort, or donations.  Currently the invitations are done through email, phone calls, or personal visits.  This activity is currently handled by Grant Nieddu (Executive Director).
2. Facilitating Group Trips to Haiti and the Dominican Republic.  PhilanTropics arranges travel opportunities for our partners to see firsthand the work we are doing in these locations.  This activity is currently handled by Grant R. Nieddu (Executive Director).
3. Facilitating Local Projects.  PhilanTropics will facilitate partnership-projects that are joint efforts between an individual or organizational PhilanTropic partner and individuals in communities in the United States.  These projects include training sustainable solutions, hosting students and teachers, consulting sustainable practices in the home, community events, construction of sustainable homes, proliferating permaculture, aiding aquaponics, hosting garden gathers, innovating ways to recycle waste tires, and encouraging a community focused on sustainable living. This would include creating a project plan, delegation of responsibilities, and clear lines of communication and accountability.  This would also include planning the travel details and itinerary.  This activity will be handled by PhilanTropic staff and volunteers.
4. Facilitating Foreign Projects.  PhilanTropics will facilitate partnership-projects that are joint efforts between an individual, foreign NGO’s, organizational PhilanTropic partner and/or communities in the developing nations throughout the tropics.  These projects include developing sustainability incubators, completing community-led sustainable construction, erecting affordable and sustainable housing solutions, training sanitary practices, educating of local students and teachers, generating high-yield food production with aquaponics permaculture and hydroponics, and leading American municipal workers on “philanthro-tours” to our sustainability incubator locations around the world for cross-cultural sustainable innovation. This would include creating a project plan, delegation of responsibilities, and clear lines of communication and accountability.  This would also include planning the travel details and itinerary.  This activity will be handled by PhilanTropic staff and volunteers.
5. Create resources, tools and materials to further the sustainable cause, to activate and equip other organizations and individuals to benefit from our research. Publishing and sharing the information will also be a major function of the PhilanTropic cause.

PART V - COMPENSATION AND OTHER FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, EMPLOYEES AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS

Number 2A

Yes.  Grant Ryan Nieddu, Executive Director, is married to Marissa Elena Nieddu, Secretary of the Board.  They have been married since May 14th, 2011.

Number 3A

For each of your officers, directors, trustees, highest compensated employees, and highest compensated independent contractors listed on lines 1a, 1b, or 1c, attach a list showing their name, qualifications, average hours worked, and duties.

Grant Ryan Nieddu - Executive Director

Qualifications:

• 12 years experience in ministry & entrepreneurial leadership of local churches
• 5 years active service on the missionary and humanitarian field
• Co-founder of Community Partnerships International, Inc 501(c)(3), a foreign non-profit.

Average Weekly Hours Worked: 40

Duties:

• Maintain ongoing office systems and responsibilities
• Solicit financial supporters
• Maintain contact and communication with current base of supporters
• Assemble and maintain Board of Advisors
• Assemble committees and teams to accomplish the organizational vision
• Deploy the board and staff members in creation and execution of the community vision
• Develop the design of the sustainable incubators

Number 5A

Have you adopted a conflict of interest policy consistent with the sample conflict of interest policy in Appendix A to the instructions? If “Yes,” provide a copy of the policy and explain how the policy has been adopted, such as by resolution of your governing board.

Our Conflict of Interest Policy was adopted by the Board of Directors on Saturday, the 2nd day of February, 2013.  This policy is attached to this document.

PART VI - YOUR MEMBERS AND OTHER INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT RECEIVE BENEFITS FROM YOU

Number 1A

In carrying out your exempt purposes, do you provide goods, services, or funds to individuals? If “Yes,” describe each program that provides goods, services, or funds to individuals.

Sustainability Incubators

These sustainable communities innovate and educate sustainable living solutions. Gardens, aquaponic production, permaculture and more will be producing food and be regularly altered to make space for innovating techniques.  While working in the communities surrounding the sustainability incubators, PhilanTropics (its representatives and/or its partners) may distribute food grown on the site, sustainability supplies or other basic necessities as a donation to individuals.

Sustainability Seminars

Often, PhilanTropics representatives may hold seminars to educate on our research and findings to locals. In teaching and educating, materials may be given out to the attendees for their edification. creating resources to help others launch a sustainable life, PhilanTropics may also distribute books, digital and non-digital, to individuals.

PART VIII - YOUR SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES

Number 4a

Attach a description of each fundraising program.

There are two primary sources for the funds that we raise.

1. Personal – We regularly invite personal friends and acquaintances to support our work by making one-time or monthly pledge contributions.  These invitations are either done in person, via email or phone calls, or fundraising events.  Each of the individuals who support PhilanTropics are given full disclosure of our purpose, mission and strategies.
2. Church/Organization – We regularly invite local churches or organizations (profit and non-profit) to support our work by establishing a long-term partnership.  The terms of the partnership are always unique to each church or organization, but would include financial contributions, donations of supplies and volunteers.
3. Events – In the future, we may raise funds through hosting a dinner, golf, or other social event that allows individuals to learn about our mission and consider donating or becoming a partner-supporter.

Number 4d 

List all states and local jurisdictions in which you conduct fundraising.

Florida - We fundraising for our own organization only. Sponsor letter from the State of Florida is attached.

Number 6A 

Will we engage in economic development?

Yes.  At this point, this simply means finding solutions to daily living obstacles faced by individuals in communities in developing countries. Electricity to these rural people will improve their economics in general. Our activities will include helping to innovating farming/agricultural strategies, holding seminars on how to apply advanced sustainable techniques in their homes, educating individuals on sustainable technologies and micro-enterprise principles, and helping individuals think of new opportunities. This will also be true for communities around our sustainable incubators around the U.S.

Number 6B

Describe in full who benefits from your economic development activities and how the activities promote exempt purposes.

Any work that we do to improve the economic conditions experienced by an individual or group in developing countries is explicitly aimed at benefiting that person or group exclusively.  We will not engage in any economic development that benefits (in any direct or substantial way) individuals or groups not intended by our mission. This will primarily benefit the immediate families involved and their children who participate in the sustainability incubator and its services and training. Secondarily, neighboring homes will benefit as the primary beneficiaries will likely have electricity and clean water to spare for them. Thirdly, this will affect the surrounding economies over time as individuals grow economically and develop cash flow in their areas.

How does this promote our exempt purposes?

All economic development work that PhilanTropics engages in is based upon our charitable, sustainability innovation and educational goals and mission.

Some of our US Partners (Individuals, Churches and Organizations) desire to affect long-term change in under-developed communities in developing countries.  This would certainly include assisting individuals and groups in developing countries to improve the economic problems and challenges they face.

Number 11

Describe each type of contribution, any conditions imposed by the donor on the contribution, and any agreements with the donor regarding the contribution.

Number 12A-D

A. Do you work in a foreign country?

Yes.

B. Name the foreign countries and regions within the countries in which you operate.

We will work within the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

C. Describe your operations in each country and region in which you operate.

Already answered in Part IV.

D. Describe how your operations in each country and region further your exempt purposes.

Already answered in Part VIII 6ab.

Part IX - FINANCIAL DATA

Number 15 (Row 15)

Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts paid (itemized list).