WELLBEING INTERNATIONAL INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2023

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Organization
WELLBEING INTERNATIONAL INC (EIN 83-1593634)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-09-10
IRS object ID
202412549349200301
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Filer Filer

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EIN831593634EIN

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Business Name Line1WellBeing International IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
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In Care Of% Kathleen RowanInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlWELLBusinessNameControlTxt
Foreign Phone2407784465ForeignPhoneNum

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Address Line14445 WILLARD AVE SUITE 600AddressLine1Txt
CityChevy ChaseCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonKathleen RowanPersonNm
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Signature2024-09-10SignatureDt
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Website Addresswww.wellbeingintl.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$97,079GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$96,471ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Investment Income$608InvestmentIncomeAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
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Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$16,033GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$39,173FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$11,308OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$1,592PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$69,087OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$137,193TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$40,114ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$107,120NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$67,006NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

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BOY$65,136BOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeWELLBEING INTERNATIONAL AIMS TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL WELL-BEING FOR PEOPLE ANIMALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH COLLABORATIVE ENGAGEMENT EDUCATION DIRECT CARE AND SCIENCE. IT WAS FOUNDED ON THE PREMISE THAT PEOPLE ANIMALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT ARE TIGHTLY CONNECTED TO AND DEPENDENT ON EACH OTHER'S WELL-BEING.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (4 entries)

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EDUCATION ENGAGEMENT AND POLICY: WBI PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR CONSTITUENTS AND FOLLOWERS VIA ITS BIMONTHLY NEWSLETTERS 22 PER YEAR WEBSITE CONTENT AND DIGITAL LIBRARY THE WBI STUDIES REPOSITORY - WBISR THAT ADDRESS ISSUES DIRECTLY RELEVANT TO WBIS AND ITS PARTNERS' PROJECTS. WBI OUTREACH HAS EXPANDED AS EVIDENCED BY THE INCREASE IN WEBSITE PAGE VIEWS FROM 19,000 IN 2019 TO OVER 110,000 IN 2023 AND THE EXPANSION IN FACEBOOK IMPRESSIONS TO OVER 1.3 MILLION IN 2023. WBI IS COMMITTED TO DISTRIBUTING ACCURATE DATA-RICH MATERIALS THAT SUPPORT ITS PROJECTS AND ADVOCACY. IN SUPPORT OF THIS GOAL THE WBISR PROVIDES FULL-TEXT ACCESS TO RELEVANT ACADEMIC PAPERS AND REPORTS. IN 2023 THE WBISR HOSTED OVER 5,800 OPEN-ACCESS DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE ANIMALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT. SINCE 2014 THE WBISR HAS BEEN VISITED OVER 3.5 MILLION TIMES BY INDIVIDUALS FROM 232 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES REPRESENTING 35,000 INSTITUTIONS. IN 2023 WBISR WAS VISITED AND USED MORE THAN 500,000 TIMES. THE WBISR ALSO SUPPORTS THE ACADEMIC JOURNAL ANIMAL SENTIENCE. IN 2023 THE JOURNAL IS IN ITS EIGHTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION. DONATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - $346,323.$0$73,975
BUILD HEALTHY HUMANE COMMUNITIES: WBI CHAMPIONS HUMANE DOG MANAGEMENT TO IMPROVE THE WELFARE OF DOGS IN COMMUNITIES. THIS APPROACH ALSO IMPROVES COMMUNITIES' MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH BY ENHANCING HUMAN-ANIMAL BONDS AND REDUCING THE INCIDENCE OF INFECTION INJURY AND ANIMAL NUISANCE. IN 2023 WBI CONTINUED ITS SUPPORT OF DOG PROJECTS IN COSTA RICA AND AFGHANISTAN AND FOSTERED PARTNERSHIPS IN INDIA. FOR EXAMPLE WBI'S SHELTER PARTNER IN COSTA RICA HAS INCREASED THE ANIMALS ADOPTED EACH YEAR FROM 1,700 IN 2010 TO ALMOST 12,000 IN 2023. THIS INCREASE IS ASSOCIATED WITH A MAJOR POSITIVE CHANGE IN HUMAN-DOG INTERACTIONS IN THE COUNTRY. THE COSTA RICAN AUTHORITIES BEGAN SEIZING DOGS FROM POOR SITUATIONS IN 2015 AND BRINGING THEM TO THE SHELTER FOR REHABILITATION AND ADOPTION. THE SHELTER'S LIVE RELEASE RATE HAS BEEN ABOVE 90% FOR 10 OF THE LAST 13 YEARS. WBI ALSO LEADS A CONSORTIUM OF PARTNERS UKRAINE RESCUE RELIEF & REBUILD U3R PROVIDING RESCUE RELIEF & REBUILDING SERVICES FOR THE PEOPLE AND ANIMALS AFFECTED BY THE UKRAINE CRISIS DONATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - $135,258.$16,000$42,589Yes (X)
SUSTAINABILITY FOR PEOPLE ANIMALS AND ENVIRONMENT: WBI RESEARCHES AND PROMOTES THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PEOPLE ANIMALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT. WBI RECOGNIZES THAT THEY ARE INEXTRICABLY LINKED TO AND DEPENDENT UPON THE WELL-BEING OF EACH OTHER. IN RESPONSE TO AN INITIATIVE FROM THE U.N. ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM WBI PRODUCED A REFERENCE DOCUMENT HIGHLIGHTING THE LINKS OR NEXUS BETWEEN ANIMAL WELFARE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. WBI COLLABORATES WITH PARTNER NGOS ON HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND MAINTAINING OR ENHANCING WILD AREAS' CONNECTIVITY AND ECOLOGICAL HEALTH. WBI IMPLEMENTS A "FEEL BETTER" CAMPAIGN THAT ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUALS TO ENGAGE IN DAILY ACTIVITIES AND LIFE CHOICES THAT LEAD TO SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS DONATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - $51,964.$33$6,470Yes (X)
PARTNER SUPPORT AND COLLABORATION: WBI MAINTAINS CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH NUMEROUS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE AMERICAS ASIA AFRICA AND EUROPE. WBI HAS ESTABLISHED SPECIFIC RELATIONSHIPS IN INDIA AFGHANISTAN AND COSTA RICA THAT SUPPORT ITS GLOBAL DOG CAMPAIGN. IN 2022 WBI ENGAGED WITH CIVIL SOCIETY NETWORKS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT THE UNITED NATIONS TO BENEFIT PEOPLE ANIMALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT. WBI RECOGNIZES GAPS IN COLLABORATION AMONG NGOS AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS REGARDING CAMPAIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS. WBI IS COMMITTED TO SEEKING OUT ENCOURAGING AND ENHANCING COOPERATION BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS TO DELIVER POLICY IMPACT DONATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - $1,100.$0$1,615
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Total Program Service Expenses$124,649TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (7 entries)

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Andrew Rowan DPhil
Board President and Chief Program Officer55$0$0$0
S Chinny Krishna PhD
Board Vice President2$0$0$0
Kathleen Rowan MPA CPA
Board Secretary and CEO55$0$0$0
William Voorhees CPA
Board Treasurer3$0$0$0
Eric Bernthal JD
Board Director2$0$0$0
Jacqueline Bruner PhD
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Julie Levy DVM PhD
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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, line 10| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid:, Amount:| Tiger Sanctuaries DBA Tigers in America 250 W12th Street New York NY 10014 EIN 45-4998901 501c3 Support rescues large animals in Ukraine $2,000, $2000| Street Dog Coalition 229 Jackson Avenue Fort Collins CO 80521 EIN 81-0793989 501c3 Provided veterinary services and medical supplies for the animals in Ukraine $2,000., $2000| Sloboda Ziverat Slovakia Europe Provided veterinary services medical supplies and food for the pets of Ukraine refugees $2,000., $2000| Save the Dogs and other Animals Romania Europe Provided food and medical supplies for the animals in Ukraine $2,000, $2000| Asociaccion Humanitaria para la Proteccion Animal Costa Rica Central America Provides full animal services at shelter $8,000., $8000| Trees for Life Scotland Europe Support for Rewilding & Environmental Refuge $33, $33|
Part I, line 16| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Information technology, $41172| Conferences conventions and meetings., $20227| Subscriptions, $2880| Corporate fees and registrations, $1464| Reference books continuing education-online courses., $780| Amortization, $410| Insurance General Business Cyber Directors & Officers, $2154|
Part II, line 24| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Contributions and grants receivable, $43082, $15865| Prepaid expenses, $17761, $19817| Software, $410, $0| Security deposit, $0, $1576| Intangible asset, $1710, $1710|
Part II, line 26| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities, $6642, $1848| Refundable advances, $14337, $0|
Part II, General| Explanation:| WELLBEING INTERNATIONAL HAS BEEN THE BENEFICIARY OF DONATED IN-KIND PROFESSIONAL AND ADVERTISING SERVICES. DR. ANDREW ROWAN PRESIDENT & CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER KATHLEEN ROWAN SECRETARY & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DR. STEVAN HARNAD EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF WELLBEING INTERNATIONAL'S ANIMAL SENTIENCE JOURNAL AND PROFESSIONAL ADVERTISING PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN 2023 OF $540,545. THESE DONATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PROVIDED $534,645 FOR PROGRAM SERVICES AND $5,900 FOR MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL SERVICES. DONATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR PROGRAMS ARE REPORTED IN THE DONATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FIGURES IN PART III LINES 28 29 30 AND 31.

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