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VOICES ON THE BORDER INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2022

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Organization
VOICES ON THE BORDER INC (EIN 52-1758738)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-11-15
IRS object ID
202313209349200101
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-11-15T23:51:03-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521758738EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1VOICES ON THE BORDER INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlVOICBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2024682250PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line15614 Connecticut Ave NW No 103AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20015ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonElizabeth ShepardPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone5043523890PhoneNum
Signature2023-11-15SignatureDt
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IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

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Trusted Customer1TrustedCustomerCd
OOB Security Verification11OOBSecurityVerificationCd
Last Submission Rqr OOB1LastSubmissionRqrOOBCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL2AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Profile Password ChangeYes (X)ProfilePasswordChangeInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website Addresswww.votb.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$146,159GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$133,138ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$12,896ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$0InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$125OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$146,159TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$28,054GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$28,623SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$30,802FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$2,400OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$772PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$41,208OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$131,859TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$14,300ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$90,660NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$1,208OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$103,752NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

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BOY$90,660BOYAmt
EOY$103,491EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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BOY$0BOYAmt
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BOY$90,660BOYAmt
EOY$103,752EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeVoices on the Border's mission is to accompany rural communities and organizations in El Salvador as they strive to create a more sustainable and socially and economically just society.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (5 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtForeign GrantsForeignGrantsIndProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
ENHANCED ACCESS TO AND QUALITY OF EDUCATION in the Lower Lempa region of El Salvador by providing teacher training, salaries for specialized teachers, and funds to support preschool education centers and school transportation.$16,133Yes (X)$31,064
STRENGTHENED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS through training workshops and strategic planning sessions with local community boards and veterans organizations. Helped to PRESERVE HISTORIC MEMORY through support for community anniversaries and other commemorations honoring the unique histories of our partners.$7,996Yes (X)$22,921
PROMOTED THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN by strengthening and supporting the Women's Citizen Network of Morazan in their work to empower rural women and confront gender-based violence. Additionally we extended our course in sexual and reproductive health from a women's rights perspective to reach 50 more girls and young women from rural villages in Morazan, El Salvador.$3,925Yes (X)$24,484
PROMOTED ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND ENHANCED PROTECTION OF LOCAL FORESTS in the Lower Lempa River region through workshops, school presentations, public service announcements, and support for community forums and festivals. In addition we increased public knowledge about the harms of sugarcane monoculture and possible remedies through active participation in community events, forums, and press conferences as part of the Azucar Amarga (Bitter Sugar) campaign.$0Yes (X)$20,592
DELEGATIONS: Organized and led delegations of educators, Voices' supporters, and board members to meet with community leaders, share educational methods and experiences, review progress on projects, and celebrate the 35th anniversary of Voices' work with our Salvadoran partners.$0$12,974
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$112,035TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Jose Acosta
Executive Director40$28,188$2,435$0
Lindsey Crifasi
President3$0$0$0
Solange Muller
Vice President2$0$0$0
Michael Terry
Secretary2.00$0$0$0
Elizabeth Shepard
Treasurer3$0$0$0
Alexander Salvador
Board member2.00$0$0$0
Sarah Shannon
Board member2.00$0$0$0
Sheryl Sherwin
Board member2$0$0$0
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Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptYes (1)ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed0Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
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Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Financial Account CntryESForeignFinancialAccountCntryCd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Office CountryESForeignOfficeCountryCd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$116,851CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$142,956CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$133,138CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$664,736TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$142,956CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Total$664,736TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$321,257SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$343,479PublicSupportTotal170Amt

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$675CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Total$800TotalAmt
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Total Support$665,536TotalSupportAmt
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ExplanationReimbursements of $675 in 2019 and $125 in 2022ExplanationTxt

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Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8Reimbursement of small grant given
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10GRANTS IN EXCESS OF $5000: A total of $8,700 was granted to the governing board (ADESCO) of the Amando Lopez Quintana community in Canton La Canoa, Municipality of Jiquilisco, Department of Usulutan, El Salvador, to support school transportation, teacher salaries, and community events.
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Description;Amount^Accounting software;160|Communications and webhosting;919|Delegation costs;9558|Direct project and workshop costs;16562|Liability insurance;2334|Mileage and international travel;6920|Office equipment and supplies;847|Online transaction and wire transfer fees;2318|Promotional items and 35th anniversary expenses;1314|State and federal nonprofit filing fees;136|Other including flowers for funerals;140^Total;41208^
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20Description;Amount^Prior year adjustment for 2021 expenses not recorded;-1198|Reconciliation adjustment;-10^Total;-1208^
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24Program-related micro-loan outstanding
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26Prior year payroll tax owed
Form 990-EZ, Part V, Line 34Voices on the Border's Bylaws (Article V, Section 1, Paragraph c.) were amended in December 2022, to remove a line stating that no person shall hold the same office [on the Board] for a term exceeding three years.

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