2023-09-11T10:03:16-07:00 2022-12-31 202571677 CORLISS & SOLOMON PLLC 242 CHARLOTTE ST SUITE 1 ASHEVILLE NC 28801 990 2022-01-01 271493841 Groundswell International Inc GROU 2029522322 2101 L St NW Washington DC 20037 Steve Brescia Executive Director 2029522322 2023-09-08 true Steve Brescia true Todd Oldenburg P02281691 8282360206 2023-09-11 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Steve Brescia 2101 L St NW Suite 300 Washington DC 20037 2593895 false X groundswellinternational.org X 2009 DC Groundswell International strengthens communities to build healthy farming and food systems from the ground up. 13 13 5 0 0 0 3194749 2578603 6550 15000 260 292 2895 0 3204454 2593895 1548142 1402753 0 681144 562494 0 302806 344783 613076 2574069 2578323 630385 15572 2407883 2349343 172198 102448 2235685 2246895 Groundswell International strengthens rural communities to build healthy farming and food systems from the ground up. false false 2112944 1402753 15000 Groundswell International, Inc. (Groundswell) strengthens communities to build healthy farming and food systems from the ground up. Groundswell's global network includes 14 non-governmental organizations and hundreds of grassroots groups organized into three Regional Programs for Action Learning and Amplification (ALAs): Latin America and the Caribbean (Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico), South Asia (Nepal), and West Africa (Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Senegal). In 2022, collectively, the Groundswell network supported 164,549 smallholder farmers to strengthen their production, resilience, and wellbeing. Our work improved the lives of 959,419 people from 1019 marginalized communities by addressing the root causes of food insecurity, economic vulnerability, and social marginalization with a practical, "learning by doing" approach that built participants' confidence while meeting their basic needs. 0 0 0 While programming in each regional ALA, as well as at the country level,is designed to respond to the local context, Groundswell programs everywhere: ~~ Work with farmer leaders to test and adopt agroecological methods and spread them to more people through farmer-to-farmer training, allowing these farmers to produce more healthy food and restore hundreds of thousands of acres of degraded land. ~~ Empower women farmers to participate in savings and credit groups, improve ecological production, gain access to productive assets, and diversify their livelihoods, which in turn improves their families' food security, incomes, and resilience. 0 0 0 ~~ Strengthen local markets and increase farmers' incomes through savings and credit groups and community-based agricultural enterprises that add value to locally grown crops. ~~Nourish vulnerable families by explicitly integrating gender equity and nutrition into agricultural programs. Our holistic approach links agroecologicalfarming to family nutrition. ~~Support citizens to engage with local decision-makers on enabling local policies and produce influential case studies, policy briefs, and reports to facilitate sharing across our networks and with other stakeholders to expedite the necessary transition to agroecology. West Africa: We continued to work with our partners Agrecol Afrique in Senegal; Association Nourrir Sans Detruire in Burkina Faso; the Center for Indigenous Knowledge and Organizational Development in Ghana; and Sahel Eco in Mali. Our West Africa program focuses on supporting dryland farming households to transition from conventional agriculture to agroecological and climate-smart farming and food systems that allow them to mitigate and adapt to climate change; strengthen local management of biodiversity; and generate nature-based solutions. In 2022, across these four Sahelian countries, Groundswell-supported programs engaged 152,281 smallholder households through cascading, farmer-to-farmer training and contributed to regenerating 415,222 hectares of land. Last year, the West Africa programs benefitted 862,462 people. Latin America and the Caribbean - In 2022, we worked with partners Centro de Desarrollo Integral Campesino de la Mixteca in Mexico; EkoRural in Ecuador; Partenariat pour le Developpement Local in Haiti; Qachuu Aloom in Guatemala; and, Vecinos Honduras. In these five countries, in 2022, we supported 11,282 smallholder farmers to improve their farming, create sustainable rural livelihoods, and strengthen their communities' resilience. Groundswell-support programs in the region benefitted 90,560 people and helped regenerate 4,453 hectares of land. Additionally, last year Groundswell launched the Dry Corridor initiative in Honduras and Guatemala to strengthen smallholders' dryland farming systems to make them more resilient to climate change and to restore the agricultural landscape. Groundswell added two new partners through this initiative: Asociacion Comunitaria Flor del Cafe aldea El Durazno in Guatemala and Asociacion de Comites Ecologicos del Sur del Honduras. South Asia -- We worked with our partner Boudha Bahanupati Project - Pariwar in Nepal to create or strengthen 47 savings and credit groups with 1,180 members; train 794 smallholder farmers in agroecological farming practices to improve production and food security; and distribute goats and milking buffalos to 657 rural women, who will pass on the animals' offspring to other women in the future to spread benefits. In 2022, this program benefitted 6,397 people. Additionally, in October 2022, the Rural Women's Upliftment Association joined the Groundswell network. RWUA is a women-led NGO that works with women's groups in Haripur Municipality, Sarlahi, to improve their agricultural production and provide access to financial services through savings and credit groups. Finally, in 2022, we laid the groundwork for South Asia expansion with the NGO Preservation and Proliferation of Rural Resources and Nature in Bihar, India, which will join the Groundswell network in 2023. 2112944 true true false false false false false false false true false false false true false true true false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 4 0 5 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X X X Goldin Group LLC 3039130008 4500 East-West Hwy Ste 710 Bethesda MD 20814 Steve Brescia Executive Director 50.00 X 147059 0 0 Jeannette Tramhel Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Jay Slaughter Vice Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Bhadra Sheela Durgabakshi Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Margaret Malloy Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Cantave Jean Baptiste Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 David Conner Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Merrill Ewert Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Jan Middendorf Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Afua Bruce Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Fatou Batta Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Karen Ansara Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Patricia Biermayr-Janzano Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Tim Lasalle Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 147059 0 0 1 false false false 2578603 2578603 Program Services 541900 15000 0 0 15000 292 0 292 2593895 15000 0 292 1402753 1402753 147059 73530 23529 50000 369677 186631 58575 124471 3118 1559 499 1060 42640 21320 6822 14498 5648 0 5648 0 144058 67134 43357 33567 300 0 300 0 273611 206263 11579 55769 6398 3262 1066 2070 40258 20130 7217 12911 2768 1384 443 941 117921 117921 0 0 16924 8462 2708 5754 Other Expenses 5190 2595 830 1765 2578323 2112944 162573 302806 1190542 946971 910909 661202 267469 709909 9821 8071 29142 23190 2407883 2349343 40975 20193 131223 82255 0 0 172198 102448 X 487761 920218 1747924 1326677 2235685 2246895 2407883 2349343 15572 -4362 X false true X true false X 0 2301013 1954200 3371276 3194749 2578603 13399841 0 0 2301013 1954200 3371276 3194749 2578603 13399841 5843133 7556708 317 8476 2705 260 292 12050 0 537 0 2895 0 3432 13415323 57930 0.56330 0.56860 X 0 0 0 Pt II Ln 10 Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: Other Income 2018: 537. 2019: 0. 2021: 2895. 2022: 0. 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The organization believes that it has appropriate support for all tax positions taken, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. Pt V, Line 4 To build a fund that will eventually supplement operating support. true Central America 0 1 Program Services Agricultural 978 Central America 0 3 Regional Grants Agricultural 575289 South America 0 1 Program Services Agricultural 46920 South America 0 2 Regional Grants Agricultural 114800 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 2 Program Services Agricultural 92207 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 4 Regional Grants Agricultural 637664 South Asia 0 2 Program Services Agricultural 12220 South Asia 0 1 Regional Grants Agricultural 75000 0 16 0 16 1555078 1555078 Central America Haiti Program 362289 Wire Central America Honduras Program 174500 Wire Central America Mexico Program 38500 Wire South America Ecuador Program 47800 Wire South America Guatemala Program 67000 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Burkina Faso Program 196454 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Ghana Program 197000 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Mali Program 45000 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Senegal Program 199210 Wire South Asia Nepal Program 75000 Wire 10 false false false false false false Pt I Line 2 Procedures for monitoring the use of grant funds outside the U.S. Groundswell engages in extensive pre-grant due diligence of any organization to which it disburses money. For foreign organizations, Groundswell requires that the organization be a legally registered charitable non-profit organization within its country. The information required to be provided by potential grantees includes financials for the current and previous years, governing documents, details about the board of directors, and descriptions of programs and activities. These requirements are in addition to rather than in lieu of a project funding proposal. Once the decision is made to make a grant to a foreign organization, Groundswell requires a written cooperation agreement between the grantee and Groundswell, which outlines each organization's duties and responsibilities, including the grantee's responsibility to request prior written approval from Groundswell before making substantial modifications to the project and/or budget. When the agreement is signed by the grantee, a transfer is made either from Groundswell headquarters or by direct transfer from the donor to a local bank account in the country where the grantee intends to implement activities outlined in its project proposal. During the grant period, Groundswell maintains regular and frequent contact with grantees, including through e-mail, phone and occasional field visits. Groundswell also requires regular progress and final narrative and financial reports. When reports are received, management and staff compare actual expenses to the approved budgeted expense, and, as necessary, seek additional explanation for any significant variations not already documented in the narrative report. Groundswell encourages all grantees to undertake annual audits of their overall operations, and Groundswell reserves the right to require an independent audit at its expense at any time during the project or program it is funding. This authority is set forth explicitly in the cooperation agreement entered into with each grantee. Finally, a Groundswell staff member conducts a site visit at least once during the term of all projects or programs undertaken with Groundswell funding. Pt VI, Line 11b The 990 is prepared by independent accountants, reviewed by management, presented to the Board for review, proposed revisions and final approval. Pt VI, Line 12c Annually conflict of interest statements are required to be signed by each Board member. The statements affirm that the policy has been read & either that no conflict of interest exists or discloses any such conflict. Pt VI, Line 15a In the annual budgeting process, the Board approves a budget line for each salaried employee. Thereafter, individual salaries and salary increases for employees are determined by the Executive Director (the organization's title for the lead staff person). The Board of Directors sets the Executive Director's salary after a performance review & a check of comparable salary information for nonprofit organizations with similar budgets. Pt VI, Line 15b Groundswell International carries out a salary review with external assistance and salary comparisons. Pt VI, Line 18 Forms 990 are available on the IRS website, GuideStar Exchange website and Groundswell's website. Form 1023 is available upon request. Pt VI, Line 19 The organization's financial statements & conflict of interest policy are available upon request. Its governing documents are available upon request. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Total Contract Services 431942. 277710. 62740. 91492. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Less Accounting -134268. -67134. -33567. -33567. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Less IT Consultant -8625. -4313. -2156. -2156. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Less Auditing -9790. 0. -9790. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Less Legal -5648. 0. -5648. 0.