2022-05-06T16:35:14-07:00 2021-12-31 990 2021-01-01 805033532 HUMANE BORDERS INC HUMA 5203985053 P O BOX 27024 Tucson AZ 85726 ILDEFONSO CHAVEZ TREASURER 5208345988 2022-05-03 1 11 0 AAL2 X 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z DOUGLAS RUOPP 1684 E ST ISIDORE STREET TUCSON AZ 85713 280431 0 X www.humaneborders.org X 2009 AZ The main purpose of our organization is to provide humanitarian assistance to persons in need in the desert borderlands of the U.S and Mexico, and to work towards a more just environment in the borderlands. 10 10 0 17 0 0 157932 280416 30000 0 33 0 0 15 187965 280431 0 0 0 0 64939 61942 0 0 111798 139408 176737 201350 11228 79081 209358 288439 0 0 209358 288439 The main purpose of our organization is to provide humanitarian assistance to persons in need in the desert borderlands of the U.S and Mexico, and to work towards a more just environment in the borderlands. 0 0 71119 0 0 SERVICE WATER STATIONS: We assist migrants in distress with food, water, first aid, and if necessary arrange with the Border Patrol for rescue and, or transportation of migrants. In 2021 we serviced approximately 40 water stations in the Southern Arizona desert, on land managed by federal, county, and city governments who has given us permission. Our two part-time staff coordinate the work of 17 regular volunteer drivers of our water trucks and we had many other volunteers from all over the country, and a few from other countries. Volunteers put out 19,349 gallons of water, and put in 4,418 hours serving the water stations, picking up trash left by migrants, educating the public, helping families looking for loved ones perhaps lost in the desert, and helping out at shelters on the US Mexican border. We also report if we find human remains in the desert, and keep a nationally known map that monthly updates the number and location of known deaths in the Arizona desert. 59146 0 0 VEHICLES FLEET: We maintain a fleet of water trucks and auxiliary vehicles. The water trucks have off-road water hauling and dispensing capabilities that include desert rescue and satellite communication equipment. In 2021 we were out in the desert 3 to 5 times a week and drove approximately 16,000 miles. 38092 0 0 OUTREACH, MIGRANTS FOOD AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, AND EDUCATION: We constantly establish and maintain contributor, public, and media contracts. We publish a newsletter is distributed by mail and poste on our website. We kept updated our warning posters that warn migrants of the dangers of crossing in the desert. In partnership with the Pima County Medical Examiner we continue to post on OpenGIS our maps of where deaths are occurring in our area. We respond to those looking for loving ones using our well established (20 years) connections with various U.S. and Mexican public and private organizations. We continue to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants, especially in Mexico, who need water, food, clothes, or medical care. 0 0 0 168357 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 AZ X X Ildefonso V Chavez 5208345988 P O Box 27024 Tucson AZ 85726 Rebecca Fowler Administrative Manager 20 0 X 27500 0 0 Joel Smith Operations Manager 20 0 X 26400 0 0 Douglas Ruop Chair 20 0 X 0 0 0 Bob Feinman Vice Chair 4 0 X 0 0 0 Anne Lowe Secretary 4 0 X 0 0 0 Ildefonso V Chavez Treasurer 4 0 X 0 0 0 Dinah Bear Director 4 0 X 0 0 0 John Hoelter Director 10 0 X 0 0 0 Dan Abbott Director - Phoenix Representative 10 0 X 0 0 0 Norm Baker Director 10 0 X 0 0 0 Lynn Moriarty Director 10 0 X 0 0 0 Jose Vazquez Director 4 0 X 0 0 0 53900 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30000 250416 0 280416 0 0 0 0 0 0 Earned Interest 900001 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 280431 15 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53900 53900 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3919 3919 0 0 4123 4123 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4936 0 4936 0 3444 0 3444 0 0 0 0 0 17803 0 17803 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19783 19783 0 0 16547 10816 5731 0 Water stations Equipment, Tools, water testing, maps,... 5836 5836 0 0 Water stations Site licensing, Security System 1488 1488 0 0 Volunteers Support program 1475 1475 0 0 Trucks operational expenses: Registration, gas, maintenance,... 28925 28925 0 0 39171 38092 1079 0 201350 168357 32993 0 107637 168032 13688 13690 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21393 14574 161732 69589 66640 92143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 209358 288439 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 209358 288439 0 0 209358 288439 209358 288439 79081 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 103178 202113 205183 187932 280416 978822 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 103178 202113 205183 187932 280416 978822 978822 0 47 55 33 15 150 978972 0.99985 0.99983 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 161732 0 69589 92143 0 0 0 0 92143 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The process used by the organization to review this Form 990 and its schedules: The treasurer works with the Board's Chair to insure that the Form 990is correct and in accordance with the figures on the annual financial statements approved by the Board at the first Board meeting of the year after the period of this return. The Form 990 is then provided to the other Board members in time for their review prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Yes, our organization has a written policy on conflict of interest which was approved by the Board in June of 2014. The policy is enforced through a disclosure statement as well as monitoring any potential contracts or other financial arrangements with the Board members, employees or their families. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Our organization posted its year 2020 form 990 during the year 2021 on its website: www.humaneborders.org Other governing documents are available upon request. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Service expenses on this explanation includes Website weekly updates, Newsletter Donor education publishing and distribution, Migrants traveling aid supplies and resources, Migrants food and medicine programs, death maps risk education resources. In addition, this explanation of expenses includes also administrative expenses as ADP payroll service fees, bank service charges and credit card fees, and subscription fees.