2022-08-15T12:37:16-05:00 2021-12-31 208019714 JDS PROFESSIONAL GROUP 10303 E DRY CREEK RD STE 400 ENGLEWOOD CO 80112 990 2021-01-01 841589324 ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS-USAINC ENGI 3037722723 1031 33RD STREET STE 210 DENVER CO 80205 CLARE HAAS CLAVEAU COO 3037722723 2022-08-15 true CLARE HAAS-CLAVEAU 999009999 LORI B BAUER CPA P01260252 3037710123 2022-08-15 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z CLARE HAAS CLAVEAU 1031 33RD ST STE 210 DENVER CO 80205 9132500 false X WWW.EWB-USA.ORG X 2002 CO EWB-USA BUILDS ENGINEERING PROJECTS WITH COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. 15 15 34 13362 0 5677679 9066688 103922 0 53723 37150 28662 5835324 9132500 440618 478556 0 3589583 2326397 7500 0 354654 3861739 3835803 7899440 6640756 -2064116 2491744 8925391 11070406 1223661 818689 7701730 10251717 X EWB-USA BUILDS A BETTER WORLD THROUGH ENGINEERING PROJECTS THAT EMPOWER COMMUNITIES TO MEET THEIR BASIC HUMAN NEEDS AND EQUIP LEADERS TO SOLVE THE WORLD'S MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES. false false 5377256 478556 ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS- USA INC. (EWB USA) BUILDS A BETTER WORLD BY WORKING TO BRING TOGETHER AND UTILIZE PROFESSIONAL AND STUDENT VOLUNTEERS TO ADDRESS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS IN UNDERSERVED REGIONS GLOBALLY. EWB USA COORDINATES PROJECTS AT HOME AND THROUGH AFFILIATES ABROAD TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE MOST PREVALENT CHALLENGES FACING DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING WATER PURIFICATION, SANITATION, TRANSPORTATION, RENEWABLE ENERGY AND OTHER ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. COMMUNITIES ARE AT THE HEART OF EWB-USA'S APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT. OUR ENGINEERING EXPERTISE CAN ONLY BE PUT TO WORK WHEN WE'VE FORMED A TRUE PARTNERSHIP WITH THOSE REQUESTING OUR SERVICES. TOGETHER, WE IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT APPROPRIATE SOLUTIONS THAT COMMUNITIES ARE EQUIPPED TO MAINTAIN FOR YEARS TO COME. EWB-USA RESPONDS TO REQUESTS FOR ENGINEERING SUPPORT THROUGH ONE OF OUR THREE PROGRAMS: THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY PROGRAM, THE ENGINEERING SERVICE CORPS, AND THE COMMUNITY ENGINEERING CORPS. PROJECTS IN OUR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY PROGRAM UTILIZE EWB-USA VOLUNTEERS' SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE FOR THE PROJECT'S FULL LIFE CYCLE, FROM THE FIRST NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO IMPLEMENTATION TO MONITORING AND EVALUATION. THESE PROJECTS RANGE IN SCOPE AND DURATION FROM BUILDING A VEHICLE BRIDGE IN GUATEMALA TO DIGGING WELLS IN ZAMBIA. SOMETIMES IT'S JUST OUR ENGINEERING EXPERTISE AND CONSULTING THAT'S NEEDED, RATHER THAN A BRICK AND MORTAR PROJECT. EWB-USA'S ENGINEERING SERVICE CORPS OFFERS THE EXPERTISE OF OUR MOST SEASONED VOLUNTEERS TO ORGANIZATIONS IN THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SECTOR ON PROJECTS SUCH AS BOOSTING AGRIBUSINESS IN KOSOVO AND REPAIRING HAND PUMPS IN DROUGHT-STRICKEN ETHIOPIA. HERE IN THE U.S., THE COMMUNITY ENGINEERING CORPS, LENDS VOLUNTEERS' TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO COMMUNITIES THAT ARE UNABLE TO EASILY RETAIN OR AFFORD ENGINEERING SERVICES. PAST PROJECTS HAVE INCLUDED WATER ACCESS IN THE NAVAJO CANYON AND A FOOD DESERT IN NEW JERSEY. IN 2021, OUR VOLUNTEERS DONATED 10,759 DONATED PROFESSIONAL MENTOR HOURS TO THAT PROVIDED MENTORING AND PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES. THE VALUE OF THESE IN-KIND SERVICES IS INCLUDED IN THE 2021 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TOTALS 678,500. NOTE THAT THIS VALUE IS NOT INCLUDED IN PART IX OF THE FORM 990. EDUCATION IS FOUNDATIONAL TO OUR ORGANIZATION AND INTEGRATED INTO EVERYTHING WE DO. EWB-USA'S HEADQUARTERS AND FIELD OFFICE STAFF EQUIP OUR STUDENT AND PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEERS WITH THE TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO THRIVE IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE ROLES. THE PROJECTS THEY WORK ON THROUGH EWB-USA ENHANCE THE TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE AND HONE OUT-OF-THE-BOX THINKING THAT EQUIPS THEM TO THRIVE IN THE WORKPLACE. AN ONLINE CONFERENCE OFFER VOLUNTEERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES, COLLABORATE AND NETWORK WITH LIKE-MINDED PEERS. EDUCATION IS CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR PROJECTS, TOO. IN THE FIELD, EDUCATION IS A TWO-WAY STREET. THROUGHOUT A PROJECT, VOLUNTEERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND OTHER LOCAL PARTNERS SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND BEST PRACTICES TO ENSURE THAT THE FINAL PROJECT IS SUSTAINABLE. IN 2021, OUR 13,000 VOLUNTEERS WORKED ON 506 PROJECTS IMPACTING MORE THAN 1.6 MILLION PEOPLE. WE ARE PROUD TO BE WORKING ALONGSIDE OUR PARTNERS IN 37 COUNTRIES AND 28 STATES AND TERRITORIES. 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INCOME FROM ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO EWB-USA'S TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THERE WAS NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX INCURRED DURING 2021. ADDITIONALLY, EWB-USA IS SUBJECT TO TAX REGULATIONS IN THE COUNTRIES THEY OPERATE AND ANY POTENTIAL LIABILITY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. MANAGEMENT IS REQUIRED TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY EWB-USA, AND TO RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY IF EWB-USA HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. EWB-USA BELIEVES IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN RELATIVE TO ITS USA OPERATIONS AND THAT NONE WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. EWB-USA IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAX JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES EWB-USA IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS ON ITS IRS FORM 990S FILED FOR YEARS PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 2018. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIII THE PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT OF 105,685 IS DUE TO THE RESTATEMENT OF THE DECEMBER 31, 2020 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO PROPERLY REFLECT CASH, NET FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT, AND PROJECT ADVANCES RELATED TO THE ACTIVITIES OF NICARAGUA. true CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN 1 6 PROGRAM SERVICES GRANTS PAID OUT 374542 EUROPE 12 PROGRAM SERVICES GRANTS PAID OUT 7021 SOUTH AMERICA PROGRAM SERVICES GRANTS PAID OUT 15415 1 18 1 18 396978 396978 RESEARCH 374542 WIRE RESEARCH 7021 WIRE RESEARCH 15415 WIRE false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN 374,542 0 EUROPE 7,021 0 SOUTH AMERICA 15,415 0 true PURDUE UNIVERSITY 403 WEST WOOD ST WEST LAFAYETTE IN 47907 366002041 GOV 29349 RESEARCH XERGY INC 299 CLUCKEY DR STE A HARRINGTON DE 19952 270659364 6229 RESEARCH SAFE WATER NETWORK 233 E 42ND ST NEW YORK NY 10168 510570455 501C3 46000 WATER PROJECTS 2 1 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 APPLICANTS SEEKING GRANT FUNDS WERE CHOSEN BASED ON: THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICALLY VIABLE PROTOTYPES THAT DEMONSTRATE BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE EQUIPMENT FOR OFF-GRID COMMUNITIES. X X X X false false false false false false false false false JACQUELINE D O'BRIEN CEO 251282 9322 260604 X 12 1961007 FMV false true false FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS- USA INC. (EWB USA) BUILDS A BETTER WORLD BY WORKING TO BRING TOGETHER AND UTILIZE PROFESSIONAL AND STUDENT VOLUNTEERS TO ADDRESS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS IN UNDERSERVED REGIONS GLOBALLY. EWB USA COORDINATES PROJECTS AT HOME AND THROUGH AFFILIATES ABROAD TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE MOST PREVALENT CHALLENGES FACING DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING WATER PURIFICATION, SANITATION, TRANSPORTATION, RENEWABLE ENERGY AND OTHER ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. COMMUNITIES ARE AT THE HEART OF EWB-USA'S APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT. OUR ENGINEERING EXPERTISE CAN ONLY BE PUT TO WORK WHEN WE'VE FORMED A TRUE PARTNERSHIP WITH THOSE REQUESTING OUR SERVICES. TOGETHER, WE IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT APPROPRIATE SOLUTIONS THAT COMMUNITIES ARE EQUIPPED TO MAINTAIN FOR YEARS TO COME. EWB-USA RESPONDS TO REQUESTS FOR ENGINEERING SUPPORT THROUGH ONE OF OUR THREE PROGRAMS: THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY PROGRAM, THE ENGINEERING SERVICE CORPS, AND THE COMMUNITY ENGINEERING CORPS. PROJECTS IN OUR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY PROGRAM UTILIZE EWB-USA VOLUNTEERS' SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE FOR THE PROJECT'S FULL LIFE CYCLE, FROM THE FIRST NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO IMPLEMENTATION TO MONITORING AND EVALUATION. THESE PROJECTS RANGE IN SCOPE AND DURATION FROM BUILDING A VEHICLE BRIDGE IN GUATEMALA TO DIGGING WELLS IN ZAMBIA. SOMETIMES IT'S JUST OUR ENGINEERING EXPERTISE AND CONSULTING THAT'S NEEDED, RATHER THAN A BRICK AND MORTAR PROJECT. EWB-USA'S ENGINEERING SERVICE CORPS OFFERS THE EXPERTISE OF OUR MOST SEASONED VOLUNTEERS TO ORGANIZATIONS IN THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SECTOR ON PROJECTS SUCH AS BOOSTING AGRIBUSINESS IN KOSOVO AND REPAIRING HAND PUMPS IN DROUGHT-STRICKEN ETHIOPIA. HERE IN THE U.S., THE COMMUNITY ENGINEERING CORPS, LENDS VOLUNTEERS' TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO COMMUNITIES THAT ARE UNABLE TO EASILY RETAIN OR AFFORD ENGINEERING SERVICES. PAST PROJECTS HAVE INCLUDED WATER ACCESS IN THE NAVAJO CANYON AND A FOOD DESERT IN NEW JERSEY. IN 2021, OUR VOLUNTEERS DONATED 10,759 DONATED PROFESSIONAL MENTOR HOURS TO THAT PROVIDED MENTORING AND PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES. THE VALUE OF THESE IN-KIND SERVICES IS INCLUDED IN THE 2021 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TOTALS 678,500. NOTE THAT THIS VALUE IS NOT INCLUDED IN PART IX OF THE FORM 990. EDUCATION IS FOUNDATIONAL TO OUR ORGANIZATION AND INTEGRATED INTO EVERYTHING WE DO. EWB-USA'S HEADQUARTERS AND FIELD OFFICE STAFF EQUIP OUR STUDENT AND PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEERS WITH THE TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO THRIVE IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE ROLES. THE PROJECTS THEY WORK ON THROUGH EWB-USA ENHANCE THE TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE AND HONE OUT-OF-THE-BOX THINKING THAT EQUIPS THEM TO THRIVE IN THE WORKPLACE. AN ONLINE CONFERENCE OFFER VOLUNTEERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES, COLLABORATE AND NETWORK WITH LIKE-MINDED PEERS. EDUCATION IS CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR PROJECTS, TOO. IN THE FIELD, EDUCATION IS A TWO-WAY STREET. THROUGHOUT A PROJECT, VOLUNTEERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND OTHER LOCAL PARTNERS SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND BEST PRACTICES TO ENSURE THAT THE FINAL PROJECT IS SUSTAINABLE. IN 2021, OUR 13,000 VOLUNTEERS WORKED ON 506 PROJECTS IMPACTING MORE THAN 1.6 MILLION PEOPLE. WE ARE PROUD TO BE WORKING ALONGSIDE OUR PARTNERS IN 37 COUNTRIES AND 28 STATES AND TERRITORIES. VOLUNTEERS OVERWHELMINGLY REPORT THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH EWB-USA HAS A MAJOR IMPACT ON PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH, BROADENED AWARENESS, AND EXPANDED OPPORTUNITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS CAN BECOME MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INDENTIFYING POTENTIAL CANDIDATES TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR APPROVAL. NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRIMARILY ELECTED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE EXISTING BOARD OF DIRECTORS. HOWEVER, STUDENT, PROFESSIONAL AND FACULTY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE SELECTED BY COMMITTEES OF THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP AND THEN FORWARDED TO THE BOARD FOR CONCURRENCE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CFO, COO, TREASURER, FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY COMPLETING THE CONFLICK OF INTEREST STATEMENT FORM. IF THE BOARD OR MANAGEMENT FINDS THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THE BOARD WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO ADDRESS THE CONFLICT. OPTIONS INCLUDE 1) TAKE NO ACTION, 2) ASK THE INDIVIDUAL TO RECUSE HIM/HERSELF FROM PARTICIPATION IN RELATED DISCUSSIONS OR DECISIONS WITHIN EWB-USE, 3) PERMIT THE INDIVIDUAL TO PARTICIPATE IN RELATED DISCUSSION, BUT WITHOUT VOTING IN THE FINAL DTERMINATION, OR 4) ASK THE INDIVIDUAL TO RESIGN FROM HIS OR HER POSITION IN EWB-USA. EWB-USA'S MANAGEMENT WILL MONITOR PROPOSED ONGOING ACTIVITIES FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND DISCLOSE THEM TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ORDER TO ADDRESS POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS, WHETHER DISCOVERED BEFORE OR AFTER THE TRANSACTION OCCURRED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DEVELOPS THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE CEO THEN RECOMMENDS IT TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS SEVERAL SOURCES OF DATA TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION WHICH INCLUDES GUIDESTAR AND SURVEYS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, ANNUAL REPORTS, IRS DETERMINATION LETTER AND FORMS 990 ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE EWB-USA WEBSITE AND ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES 9,869 27,572 0 CONTRACT SERVICES 812,389 210,005 41,982 TOTAL 822,258 237,577 41,982