Financials

RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP

Committed to the highest standards of excellence in execution of our mission and vision.

2020
  • 2020 W-9
  • 2020 Annual Report
2021
2022
2023

AFROSUNIDOS PROGRAM SUPPORT

In 2020, AfrosUnidos invested $27,392 in program support for the Afro-Colombian community and their families.

  • Emergency Projects: $15,843 69%
  • Community Service: $10,611 25%
  • Educational Opportunities: $2,702 5%

TRANSPARENCY

AfrosUnidos is a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt, international non-profit charitable organization. We are audited annually and the final report is posted on our organizations website for public review, as is the annual IRS 990 filing.

SUSTAINABILITY

We take steps to ensure the programs created are not only needed but also sustainable. AfrosUnidos has positioned itself to exist for the long term. Programs are created after an extensive analysis has been performed.

EFFICACY

AfrosUnidos goal is to provide a network of resources that are purposeful and easily accessible to Afro-Colombian population in Colombia. We seek to create efficiencies while leveraging the experience and resources of other reputable non-profits who are experts in the field

EFFICIENCY

We are proud to report that 94 cents of every dollar donated to AfrosUnidos went directly to program support. Our fundraising efficiency is 1.6% meaning that it cost AfrosUnidos $0.016 to raise $1.00 based on the Charity Navigator 3-year average.

ACCOUNTABILITY

AfrosUnidos leadership consists of a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and several board members.

AFROSUNIDOS PROGRAM SUPPORT

In 2020, AfrosUnidos invested $27,392 in program support for the Afro-Colombian community and their families.

  • Emergency Projects: $15,843 69%
  • Community Service: $10,611 25%
  • Educational Opportunities: $2,702 5%

TRANSPARENCY

AfrosUnidos is a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt, international non-profit charitable organization. We are audited annually and the final report is posted on our organizations website for public review, as is the annual IRS 990 filing.

SUSTAINABILITY

We take steps to ensure the programs created are not only needed but also sustainable. AfrosUnidos has positioned itself to exist for the long term. Programs are created after an extensive analysis has been performed.

EFFICACY

AfrosUnidos goal is to provide a network of resources that are purposeful and easily accessible to Afro-Colombian population in Colombia. We seek to create efficiencies while leveraging the experience and resources of other reputable non-profits who are experts in the field

EFFICIENCY

We are proud to report that 94 cents of every dollar donated to AfrosUnidos went directly to program support. Our fundraising efficiency is 1.6% meaning that it cost AfrosUnidos $0.016 to raise $1.00 based on the Charity Navigator 3-year average.

ACCOUNTABILITY

AfrosUnidos leadership consists of a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and several board members.

ETHNO EDUCATION

  • Recognition of our contribution to the construction of the country.
  • Promote ethno-education as an integral part of national education.
  • Promote the positive imagery of the (human capital)/Afro-descendant population.
  • Overcoming structural racism in public and private educational institutions.
  • Contribution for their progress, understanding progress as something diverse, according to the needs of each black/ Raizal/ Palenquera / Afro population.

CULTURE AND EVENTS

  • Provide ongoing support of the following genres of art to positively frame the black experience:
    • Performing Arts: drama, music, dance.
    • Visual Arts: painting, drawing, photography, videography.
    • Communicative Arts: speech, poetry, creative writing.
    • Culinary Arts: cooking and food preparation.
  • Advocate for the city’s equitable support of black artists and cultural workers.
  • To support the creation of a culturally informed artistic community that enables the proliferation and sustainability of black artists, black businesses and retailers.
  • Support and advocate for culturally representative artistic programming.

ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

  • Promote entrepreneurship in youth and adults by providing access to capital and business networks to help people maintain and expand their businesses.
  • Work toward advancing workforce development and vocational education to ensure that our communities have the skills and training necessary to secure jobs.
  • Strive to remove legal, regulatory, and cultural barriers that prevent our communities from fully and freely participating in the economy.
  • Establish a culture of business support to strengthen, empower and unite the black/ Raizal / Palenquera / Afro community.
  • Formulate and mange projects for the financing and support of the organization, articulated with international cooperation and local and national support.

COMMUNICATIONS

  • Advise and comment on internal communication processes.
  • Suggest programs, activities, and key messaging in the design of internal communication.
  • Participate in specific campaigns through social networks, TV, radio or other means of communication.
  • Support the plans and activities proposed in the organization.
  • Monitor compliance with the organization’s internal communication policies.
  • Mobilize and mange collaborations between members and external people for activities and development of forums, talks or conferences.
  • Plan alternative solutions to difficulties in communication and dissemination within and outside the organization.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

  • Recognition of the different realities that each community lives predicated upon their territory and its own social dynamics.
  • Promotion of community empowerment, understood as the ability to work together for the wellbeing of all communities.
  • Create community ties strengthened by trust, recognition and respect for the sentiment of the other.
  • Contribution to a relevant education with an ethnic focus within the communities.