2023-04-25T14:15:29-05:00 2022-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2021-07-01 134167155 WITNESS INC WITN 7187832000 80 HANSON PLACE 510 BROOKLYN NY 11217 SAMUEL GREGORY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7187832000 2023-04-18 1 SAMUEL GREGORY 999009999 JENNIFER COATES P02247728 2126972299 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z SAMUEL GREGORY 80 HANSON PLACE 510 BROOKLYN NY 11217 8350153 0 X WWW.WITNESS.ORG X 2001 DE SEE SCHEDULE O 13 13 30 14 0 0 5189060 6411076 0 0 159657 43590 11760 51302 5360477 6505968 6126 60473 0 0 2787310 3271759 0 65000 541663 1266811 1256981 4060247 4654213 1300230 1851755 11602278 12318415 1500892 919998 10101386 11398417 X WITNESS INC. ("WITNESS") IS AN INTERNATIONAL, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS PEOPLE USE VIDEO AND TECHNOLOGY TO PROTECT AND DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS. 0 0 2624003 40473 7375 TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDINGTHE CORNERSTONE OF WITNESS' PROGRAM MODEL IS BUILDING CAPACITY WITH VULNERABLE AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES USING VIDEO AND TECHNOLOGY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. ITS PRIORITY CROSS-CUTTING THEMES ADDRESS THE WORLD'S MOST COMPLEX AND URGENT CHALLENGES AND FOCUS ON THE MOST VULNERABLE GROUPS: WAR CRIMES; LAND DEFENSE; AND STATE VIOLENCE. IT ALSO ENGAGES IN GLOBAL FIELD BUILDING WORK ON RELATED ISSUES THAT FALL OUTSIDE OF THESE THEMES, BUT ARE CRITICAL TO PROTECTING AND DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS, SUCH AS: DOCUMENTING ELECTION VIOLENCE, FILMING PROTESTS, CLIMATE JUSTICE, GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, HATE SPEECH, AND SAFETY AND SECURITY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)WITNESS TRAININGS HELP FILL CRITICAL GAPS IN THE USE OF VIDEO FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, ENSURING THAT THE VIDEOS PEOPLE OFTEN GO TO GREAT LENGTHS TO CAPTURE CAN BE TRUSTED AND VERIFIED; THAT ACTIVISTS CAN STAY SAFE AND MANAGE RISK; THAT EVIDENTIARY VIDEOS CAN BE FOUND AMIDST MASS VOLUME; THAT MOVEMENTS AND GROUPS CAN USE VISUAL STORYTELLING IN STRATEGIC AND IMPACTFUL WAYS; AND THAT NEW AND EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES CAN ENABLE GREATER CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. A GLOBAL ORGANIZATION, WITNESS IS ROOTED IN FIVE REGIONS GLOBALLY (ASIA & THE PACIFIC, LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN, MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, AND THE UNITED STATES). EACH YEAR, PROGRAM STAFF PROVIDE A SERIES OF BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL TRAININGS TO COMMUNITIES, HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, ACTIVISTS, JOURNALISTS, AND LAWYERS AROUND THE WORLD, SHARING CONCRETE RESOURCES, GUIDANCE, AND TOOLS AROUND THE SAFE, ETHICAL, AND EFFECTIVE USE OF VIDEO AND TECHNOLOGY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. BETWEEN JULY 2021 AND JUNE 2022, WITNESS TRAINED MORE THAN 2,566 INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING AFFECTED COMMUNITIES IN MORE THAN 39 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, ECUADOR, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MYANMAR, PERU, PHILIPPINES, NIGERIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SUDAN, YEMEN, UKRARINE AND THE UNITED STATES. TRAININGS COVERED A RANGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES AND ADDRESSED KEY SKILL SET AREAS, INCLUDING VIDEO AS EVIDENCE, VIDEO ADVOCACY, ARCHIVING, ETHICS, AND SECURITY. 216565 RESOURCE CREATION AND DISTRIBUTIONWITNESS' ONLINE LIBRARY IS HOME TO OVER 260 TRAINING RESOURCES IN MORE THAN 27 LANGUAGES. THE LIBRARY ENABLES ANYONE, ANYWHERE TO ACCESS, DOWNLOAD, AND ADAPT A RANGE OF OPEN SOURCE TIPS AND GUIDANCE ON HOW TO USE VIDEO MORE SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. YEAR AFTER YEAR, WITNESS HAS SEEN AN INCREASE IN THE OVERALL ENGAGEMENT WITH THESE RESOURCES, DEMONSTRATING APPETITE AND NEED FOR ITS MATERIALS ACROSS ISSUE AREAS, REGIONS, AND LANGUAGES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE STRATEGIC POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA AS A TOOL TO WIDELY DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION, AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT ACTIVISTS AND VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE ARE TURNING TO THESE PLATFORMS TO COMMUNICATE, ADVOCATE, AND PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY. WITNESS' GOAL IS THAT WHETHER A MEDIA ACTIVIST IN GUATEMALA EN ROUTE TO FILM A POLITICAL PROTEST, A SURVIVOR OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN INDIA HOPING TO BRING VISIBILITY TO THE ISSUE AND ACHIEVE ACCOUNTABILITY; OR A MEMBER OF A PERSECUTED POPULATION IN MYANMAR TRYING TO PRESERVE FOOTAGE OF GENOCIDE, ANYONE CAN COME INTO CONTACT WITH WITNESS' GUIDANCE AT THE CRITICAL MOMENT WHEN THEY NEED IT MOST.GLOBAL SOCIAL MEDIA EFFORTS ARE LED BY A TEAM OF LOCALLY-BASED COMMUNICATIONS EXPERTS WHO ENABLE WITNESS TO BE MORE TIMELY, RESPONSIVE, AND PROACTIVE, PUSHING OUT RESOURCES WHEN PEOPLE NEED THEM MOST. THEY ARE ALSO WELL-PLACED TO ANTICIPATE EMERGING THREATS (E.G. THE ONLINE TARGETING OF ACTIVISTS), AND PLAN EFFECTIVE, LOCALLY-GROUNDED RESPONSES. BY KEEPING A PULSE ON WHAT HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT, CONFUSED ABOUT, CONCERNED ABOUT, OR EXCITED ABOUT GLOBALLY, WITNESS IS ABLE TO TAILOR OUTREACH AND CATAPULT KNOWLEDGE INTO KEY SPACES, GREATLY INCREASING REACH AND IMPACT. THE GOAL OF THIS GLOBAL SOCIAL MEDIA WORK IS TO ACHIEVE "MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT" WITH ONLINE AUDIENCES; THE HOPE IS THAT THOSE WHO ENCOUNTER OUR RESOURCES WILL SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE ON AND ALSO FUNCTION AS A RESOURCE WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY.BETWEEN JULY 2021 AND JUNE 2022, WITNESS CREATED, ADAPTED, TAILORED, AND DISSEMINATED CRITICAL RESOURCES ON TOPICS SUCH AS: DOCUMENTING DURING INTERNET SHUTDOWNS; THE RIGHT TO RECORD; STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE DEFENSE OF LAND AND TERRITORY; VISUAL STORYTELLING FOR IMMIGRATION JUSTICE; FORCED EVICTIONS AND FORCED DISPLACEMENT; ETHICAL INTERVIEWING; FILMING HATE; DOCUMENTATION APPS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS; AND MORE. AS A RESULT, WITNESS CULTIVATED OVER 2.8 MILLION MEANINGFUL ONLINE ENGAGEMENTS WITH ITS GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES; TIP SHEETS, VIDEOS, AND CURRICULA WERE DOWNLOADED MORE THAN 166,076 TIMES. THE TEAM EXPERIMENTED WITH CREATIVE DISSEMINATION METHODS (E.G. MEME-BASED GUIDANCE AND PODCASTS), PENETRATING HARD-TO-REACH SPACES AND ENSURING THAT MANY MORE PEOPLE USING VIDEO FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ARE AWARE OF, AND ABLE TO ACCESS, WITNESS' GUIDANCE. 294913 TECHNOLOGY THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIESBUILDING ON A RICH HISTORY OF ANTICIPATING THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES POSED BY EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, WITNESS REMAINS LASER-FOCUSED ON ENSURING THAT INNOVATION OPERATES IN SERVICE OF A HEALTHY AND INFORMED SOCIETY, WHILE SERVING AND PROTECTING THE MOST MARGINALIZED. IT ENGAGES ACTORS ACROSS THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND TECHNOLOGY ECOSYSTEM, BRINGING GRASSROOTS PERSPECTIVES TO GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES PUSHING THEM TO BE MORE ACCOUNTABLE AND SCALING IMPACT IN THE PROCESS. WITNESS UTILIZES AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE REAL AND UNPRECEDENTED THREATS POSED BY EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES TO DEVELOP THREAT MODELS, ADVOCATE TO COMPANIES ON RIGHTS-RESPECTING APPROACHES, AND COLLABORATE ON APPLIED RESEARCH. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE ORGANIZATION IS A THOUGHT LEADER AND CROSS-SECTOR CONVENER, ADDRESSING THE THREATS OF MEDIA MANIPULATION, SURVEILLANCE, AND SECURITY FACING VULNERABLE GROUPS AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS MOVEMENT AT LARGE.WITNESS' SYSTEMS-LEVEL WORK BRINGS A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ROOTED IN THE ACTUAL EXPERIENCES OF VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES RATHER THAN IN ABSTRACT IDEAS. ALL WORK DRAWS ON LOCAL FEEDBACK AND IS INFORMED BY REAL-WORLD EXAMPLES OF HOW THESE TOOLS AND PLATFORMS ARE BEING DEPLOYED BY BOTH MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS BY BAD ACTORS TO SPREAD MISINFORMATION, UNDERMINE TRUST, TARGET ACTIVISTS, AND PUT COMMUNITIES AT INCREASED RISK. WITNESS' THEORY OF CHANGE IS ROOTED IN LIVED EXPERIENCES, HARM REDUCTION, AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE. IN THE FACE OF APOCALYPTIC NARRATIVES SURROUNDING BOTH EXISTING FORMS OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND NEW EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS AI, IT IS ALSO COMMITTED TO UPHOLDING THE POSITIVE USES OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES, WHICH ENABLE CIVIC PARTICIPATION, MOBILIZATION, AND ACCOUNTABILITY.THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WITNESS ORGANIZED CROSS-DISCIPLINARY CONVENINGS TO IDENTIFY THREATS AND SOLUTIONS RELATED TO EXISTING AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. THESE GATHERINGS BRING TOGETHER A RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS AND PERSPECTIVES, SPANNING FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES, HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, TECHNOLOGY COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES, RESEARCHERS, AND JOURNALISTS. THE PROLIFERATION OF MIS- AND DISINFORMATION HAS PLACED PRESSURE ON TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES TO ROLL OUT SCALED EFFORTS TO PRESERVE TRUST IN THE CONTENT PEOPLE CREATE AND SHARE. WITNESS HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS A LEADING VOICE AROUND AUTHENTICITY INFRASTRUCTURE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, ENSURING THAT THIS PUBLIC DISCUSSION AND TECHNICAL WORK INCORPORATES A HUMAN RIGHTS LENS, WORKS TO DISPEL MIS- AND DISINFORMATION, AND REBUILDS ERODED PUBLIC TRUST. IT IS INFLUENCING CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY SPECIFICATIONS TO ENSURE THAT EMERGING AUTHENTICITY TOOLS ARE GROUNDED IN HUMAN RIGHTS, FREE EXPRESSION, AND CIVIC JOURNALISM VALUES AND CONCERNS. WITNESS IS ALSO A CONSISTENT AND STRONG MEDIA VOICE GLOBALLY, ADVOCATING FOR KEY ISSUES BY BEING QUOTED, REFERENCED IN, OR AUTHORING OP-EDS IN OUTLETS SUCH AS THE MIT TECH REVIEW, THE NEW YORKER, THE BBC, NPR, THE WASHINGTON POST, WIRED, AND CNN. 55016 20000 43927 LEARNING AND SHARING:A PRIMARY MECHANISM BY WHICH WITNESS HELPS BUILD THE FABRIC OF ECOSYSTEMS IS THROUGH THE UNIQUE ABILITY TO LEARN AND SHARE, ENSURING THAT GUIDANCE AND TOOLS CAN BE ADAPTED TO, AND SHARED WITH, VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES FACING SIMILAR ISSUES AROUND THE WORLD. AS PATTERNS OF INJUSTICE AND MARGINALIZATION REPEAT THEMSELVES ACROSS BORDERS AND GEOGRAPHIES, SO TOO MUST THE STRATEGIES AND TACTICS FOR HOW VIDEO AND TECHNOLOGY CAN HELP REALIZE OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPOSE THESE ABUSES. A ROHINGYA VILLAGER TRYING TO ARCHIVE AND PRESERVE THE MASS VOLUME OF WAR CRIMES FOOTAGE CAPTURED ON THEIR MOBILE PHONE VIA WHATSAPP IN MYANMAR CAN LEARN FROM A CIVIC JOURNALIST IN SYRIA WHO HAS ALREADY THOUGHT THROUGH THESE CHALLENGES AND WORKFLOWS IN A WAR CRIMES CONTEXT; JUST AS A COMMUNITY LEADER TRYING TO PREVENT THE ILLEGAL DEFORESTATION OF THEIR LAND IN MALAYSIA CAN LEARN FROM INDIGENOUS LEADERS USING VIDEO EVIDENCE TO END THE ILLEGAL INVASION OF THEIR ANCESTRAL LANDS IN THE AMAZON. BETWEEN JULY 2021 AND JUNE 2022, WITNESS ADAPTED AND DEPLOYED GUIDANCE RELATED TO: INTERNET SHUTDOWNS; STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR LAND DEFENSE; EVIDENTIARY DATABASES OF STATE VIOLENCE DOCUMENTATION; AND THE ROLE OF AUDIOVISUAL WITNESSING IN SECURING JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR VICTIMS OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMES. THE INTERNET SHUTDOWNS GUIDANCE, FOR EXAMPLE, HAS BEEN TRANSLATED INTO EIGHT LANGUAGES, ADAPTED INTO NUMEROUS FORMATS, AND SHARED WITH COMMUNITIES FACING SIMILAR CHALLENGES GLOBALLY. THESE TIPS WERE INTEGRATED INTO A RANGE OF GUIDES AND TOOLKITS BY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS INTERNEWS, ACCESS NOW, AND AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. IN REGIONS LIKE LATIN AMERICA, FOR EXAMPLE, WHERE WITNESS HAS BEEN DELIBERATELY BUILDING AND CULTIVATING ACTIVIST NETWORKS FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME, THERE IS CONCRETE EVIDENCE OF HOW GUIDANCE IS BEING APPROPRIATED, ADAPTED, AND SHARED - AND AT TIMES EVEN "MAINSTREAMED" BY KEY PARTNERS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE LATIN AMERICA TEAM SUPPORTED A COLLECTIVE IN CHILE TO COLLECT EVIDENCE OF STATE ACTORS REPRESSING PROTESTS AND UPRISINGS OVER. DRAWING UPON WITNESS GUIDANCE, AND TO DEMONSTRATE THE ONGOING AND SYSTEMIC USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS, THE COLLECTIVE IS CREATING THEIR OWN DATABASE FOR AUDIOVISUAL HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. AS UPRISINGS CONTINUE, AN ORGANIZED DATABASE WILL HELP THIS GROUP AND OTHER COLLECTIVES' CATALOG AND SHARE ABUSES WITH LAWYERS, ORGANIZERS, ACTIVISTS, AND THE PUBLIC. 55016 20000 43927 3190497 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 1 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY DE IL CA X X SONALI THIMMAYA 3475238970 80 HANSON PLACE 5TH FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11217 INCA MOHAMED CHAIR (FROM 6/2021) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 REGAN RALPH PRESIDENT (THROUGH 9/2021) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER GABRIEL CHAIRMAN (THROUGH 6/2021) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MONICA ALEMAN CO-CHAIR (FROM 6/2021) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 POLLY FIELDS CO-CHAIR (FROM 6/2021) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HELEN ENRIGHT TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL HIRSCHHORN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ADELIN CAI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEO CUSTODIO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORA DINIZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID MENDELS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAM MUDHRAY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE OWONO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CESAR RODRIGUEZ-GARAVITO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEKHA SINGH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 YVETTE ALBERDINGK THIJM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 270322 0 15244 SAMUEL GREGORY PROGRAM DIRECTOR 40.00 X 154560 0 28054 TANYA KARANASIOS GLOBAL PROGRAMS DIRECTOR 36.00 X 123363 0 3668 SARA FEDERLEIN DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY 36.00 X 101388 0 10102 649633 0 57068 4 0 1 0 0 415000 5996076 6411076 59918 59918 1827857 1844185 -16328 -16328 -16328 1867 0 1867 1867 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 49435 49435 49435 6505968 51302 0 43590 X 60473 60473 502923 378774 31037 93112 2191619 1522643 451114 217862 49322 34981 10020 4321 355080 245877 67810 41393 172815 121696 31228 19891 185 185 40503 40503 65000 65000 16582 16582 487496 300639 158077 28780 32618 15485 13356 3777 97056 83445 13131 480 206972 149021 33114 24837 97748 88629 4138 4981 51779 37281 8285 6213 49458 35610 7913 5935 STAFF AND OTHER PROGRAM 159974 100130 34763 25081 PROGRAM EQUIPMENT 15754 15754 EVENT EXPENSE 59 59 797 797 4654213 3190497 922053 541663 454233 447471 4857020 7258390 3087919 1662537 1075 10293 60669 60564 472292 405152 82878 67140 3017598 2709361 40886 102659 11602278 12318415 238071 309675 415000 0 847821 610323 1500892 919998 X 6077933 8607351 4023453 2791066 10101386 11398417 11602278 12318415 X 1851755 -282911 -271813 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3866106 7194107 6326143 5189060 6411076 28986492 3866106 7194107 6326143 5189060 6411076 28986492 13024194 15962298 50533 41511 56473 47552 59918 255987 50096 86887 37163 7913 49435 231494 29473973 12542 0.54160 0.53110 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 224122 224122 0 215520 148380 67140 32650 32650 0 67140 CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION 10323 REFUNDABLE ADVANCES 600000 610323 6248814 -282911 314152 -271813 -240572 6489386 16582 16582 6505968 4951783 314152 314152 4637631 16582 16582 4654213 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE LOSS -271,813. 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 4 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE PART V 198545 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND) 0 8 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE PART V 178315 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE PART V 5525 NORTH AMERICA 0 6 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE PART V 275612 CENTRAL AMERICA 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE PART V 3208 SOUTH AMERICA 0 7 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE PART V 176527 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 9 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE PART V 356542 SOUTH ASIA 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE PART V 18197 0 36 0 0 0 36 1212471 0 1212471 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RESOURCE AND OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 25000 WIRE 0 3 SOS ASSISTANCE TO TYPHOON VICTIM PHILLIPINES EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 1 5500 WIRE FLOOD RELIEF EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 1 5000 WIRE AUDIOVISUAL CAMPAIGN & MINIDOCUMENTARY SOUTH AMERICA 1 6000 WIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: SCHEDULE F, PART 1, LINE 3, COLUMN E CAPACITY BUILDING, SOLIDARITY WORK, AND HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAM SERVICES X X 1 LAPA FUNDRAISING 757 THIRD AVE NEW YORK NY 10017 PERFORMED AN INDIVIDUAL PHILANTHROPY ASSESSMENT 0 0 65000 0 65000 CA DE IL NY X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 YVETTE ALBERDINGK THIJM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 268683 0 0 0 1639 0 7817 0 7427 0 285566 0 0 0 SAMUEL GREGORY PROGRAM DIRECTOR 153576 0 0 0 984 0 5111 0 22943 0 182614 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 WITNESS HELPS PEOPLE USE VIDEO AND TECHNOLOGY TO PROTECT AND DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES GLOBALLY IN FIVE REGIONS: SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, AND THE UNITED STATES. WITNESS' GLOBAL TEAM DESIGNS SOLUTIONS, PROVIDES GUIDANCE, AND CO-DEVELOPS STRATEGIES THAT ENABLE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND ORDINARY PEOPLE TO HOLD THE POWERFUL ACCOUNTABLE AND STAND UP FOR JUSTICE. WITNESS AIMS TO ENSURE THAT VIDEOS CAN BE TRUSTED AND IMPACTFUL, THAT HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS CAN BE SAFER, AND THAT MANY MORE PEOPLE CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE FIGHT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. CO-FOUNDED IN 1992, TO DATE, WITNESS HAS PARTNERED WITH MORE THAN 570 HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS REPRESENTING OVER 135 COUNTRIES AND TRAINED OVER 16,850 HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND CIVIC ACTIVISTS. IN THE LAST YEAR ALONE, WITNESS REACHED OVER 2.8 MILLION PEOPLE WITH RESOURCES. HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE LAST YEAR INCLUDE: UKRAINE: VIDEOS SHOT BY UKRAINIAN CIVILIANS EXPECTED TO BE USED FOR POTENTIAL WAR CRIME PROSECUTIONS: DRAWING ON OUR HISTORY OF COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL ACTIVISTS COLLECTING VIDEO EVIDENCE IN CONFLICT ZONES, INCLUDING IN UKRAINE, WITNESS IS SHARING TAILORED RESOURCES, GUIDANCE, AND TIPS FOR THOSE NAVIGATING IMMENSE RISKS ON THE GROUND AS THEY CAPTURE, DOCUMENT, COLLECT, PRESERVE, AND SHARE VIDEO DOCUMENTATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND WAR CRIMES. THIS INCLUDES OUR FULL-LENGTH VIDEO AS EVIDENCE FIELD GUIDE, AVAILABLE IN UKRAINIAN AND RUSSIAN. THIS GUIDANCE FROM OUR VIDEO AS EVIDENCE FIELD GUIDE SHARES TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS TO HELP VERIFY THAT A VIDEO FOUND ONLINE, OR SENT BY A SOURCE, CAN BE TRUSTED AND AUTHENTICATED. LAND DEFENSE: WITNESS CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE INDIGENOUS PUEBLO SHUAR ARUTAM (PHSA) IN THE ECUADORIAN AMAZON TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THEIR LAND FROM A CANADIAN MINING CORPORATION. FOLLOWING VIOLENT STATE REPRESSION TO PROTESTS THROUGHOUT ECUADOR, WE ORGANIZED SECURITY TRAINING WITH FRONT LINE DEFENDERS IN MEXICO CITY IN JUNE. DURING A JUNE MINING CONVENING IN CANADA, WE COLLABORATED WITH AMAZON WATCH, MINING WATCH, AND ALIANZA DE DERECHOS HUMANOS TO FACILITATE A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN, INCLUDING A TWEETSTORM IN SUPPORT OF THE SHUAR ARUTAM PEOPLE. MYANMAR (BURMA): IN FEBRUARY 2021, WITNESS LAUNCHED A COLLABORATIVE TEAM-WIDE RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS IN MYANMAR, GROUNDED IN KEY NEEDS EMANATING FROM ACTIVISTS AND RIGHTS DEFENDERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. OUR ASIA-PACIFIC TEAM CONTINUES TO CLOSELY MONITOR AND RESPOND TO THE CRITICALLY ESCALATING SITUATION BY DISSEMINATING GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES, PROVIDING TAILORED TRAINING AND ARCHIVING SUPPORT, AND SUPPORTING AND ADVOCACY AND SOLIDARITY EFFORTS. WE CONTINUED TO CIRCULATE OUR 'FILMING THE COUP' GUIDE IN BURMESE; FILMING TIPS TO MAKE THE USE OF VIDEO IN THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE SAFER, MORE ETHICAL, AND MORE EFFECTIVE; AND WIDELY SHARED OUR #INTERNETSHUTDOWN GUIDE IN BURMESE WHEN STATE AUTHORITIES CUT OFF PHONE LINES AND THE INTERNET IN CERTAIN REGIONS. WE CONTINUE TO OFFER REGULAR, ONGOING SUPPORT TO LOCAL ACTIVISTS, NGOS, AND JOURNALISTS THROUGH ONLINE TRAINING AND REGULAR COMMUNICATION, STRATEGY, AND SUPPORT ON DOCUMENTATION AND PRESERVATION EFFORTS. AUTHENTICITY INFRASTRUCTURE: IN A WORLD AWASH WITH DECEPTIVELY EDITED MEDIA, ONE INNOVATIVE SOLUTION IS TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHERE A PHOTO OR VIDEO CAME FROM, AND HOW IT HAS BEEN MANIPULATED. THESE EMERGING EFFORTS ARE MOVING FROM NICHE TO MAINSTREAM WITH TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES ROLLING OUT SCALED TECHNOLOGIES TO PRESERVE THE AUTHENTICITY OF MEDIA THAT WILL IMPACT BILLIONS OF PEOPLE. WITNESS HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS A LEADING VOICE AROUND AUTHENTICITY INFRASTRUCTURE, WORKING TO ENSURE THAT SCALED TOOLS DON'T COMPROMISE THE PRIVACY OR SECURITY OF AT-RISK GROUPS, AND/OR EXCLUDE GRASSROOTS VOICES. THIS YEAR, WE EMPHASIZED THIS LENS AS THE ONLY CONSISTENT CIVIL SOCIETY VOICE IN LEADING INITIATIVES, WHICH INCLUDED HELPING TO LAUNCH THE INFLUENTIAL INITIATIVE: THE COALITION FOR CONTENT AUTHENTICITY AND PROVENANCE (C2PA) V1.0. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B SENIOR MANAGEMENT REVIEWS AND EVALUATES THE INFORMATION BEING COMPILED FOR THE 990 IN ADVANCE OF PREPARING A DRAFT, AND REVIEWS THE FINAL 990 PRIOR TO IRS FILING. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS A FINAL DRAFT OF THE 990, AND THEN THE FINAL 990 IS CIRCULATED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO IRS FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AS PART OF ONBOARDING, ALL NEW MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM. ADDITIONALLY, ALL BOARD MEMBERS MUST COMPLETE A NEW CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH FISCAL YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 BASE SALARY AND SALARY INCREASES FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION, AND STAYING WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SALARY STRUCTURE. THE SALARY STRUCTURE WAS LAST UPDATED BY AN EXTERNAL COMPENSATION CONSULTANTING FIRM IN 2019, AND IS NOW ADJUSTED ANNUALLY BY HUMAN RESOURCES. THIS SALARY STRUCTURE INCLUDES SALARIES FOR ALL STAFF, INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER KEY STAFF. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS WEBSITE, WWW.WITNESS.ORG, AND BY REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G HUMAN RESOURCES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 140,577. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 140,577. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 300,639. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 17,500. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 28,780. TOTAL EXPENSES 346,919. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE GAIN -271,813. REVERSAL OF PRIOR YEAR RESTRICTED GRANT