2022-11-12T09:53:23-06:00 2021-12-31 BDO USA LLP 8401 GREENSBORO DRIVE 800 MCLEAN VA 22102 990 2021-01-01 521257425 SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND % WASIM KHAN SEAR 2022654300 1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW 1101 WASHINGTON DC 20036 WASIM KHAN VP OF FINANCE 2022654300 2022-11-11 true WASIM KHAN 999009999 Marc Berger P01871563 7038930600 2 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z SHAMIL M IDRISS 1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW 1101 WASHINGTON DC 20036 35565187 false X WWW.SFCG.ORG X 1982 DC SEE SCHEDULE O 12 11 88 11 0 0 27940615 35548183 453131 0 21226 17004 994 0 28415966 35565187 3593743 5913312 0 0 13080815 14794699 0 0 400999 9833022 12610053 26507580 33318064 1908386 2247123 12980849 16697038 8690230 10337880 4290619 6359158 X OUR MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM THE WAY THE WORLD DEALS WITH CONFLICT, AWAY FROM ADVERSARIAL APPROACHES AND TOWARD COOPERATIVE SOLUTIONS. OUR PROGRAMS WORK TO BRIDGE DIVING LINES AND ENCOURAGE COLLABORATION. OUR COMMON GROUND APPROACH DRIVES CHANGE IN THREE STEPS: HUMANIZE DIVIDED PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR SHARED INTERESTS AND PURSUITS; MOBILIZE PEOPLE AROUND SHARED CONCERNS AND ASPIRATIONS; AND SYSTEMATIZE COOPERATION THROUGH CHANGED INSTITUTIONS AND CULTURAL NORMS. false false 15744902 1525102 0 IN AFRICA, SFCG WORKS TO TRANSFORM CONFLICT ACROSS MORE THAN 15 COUNTRIES OUR PROJECTS INVOLVE MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS IN ACTIVITIES INCLUDING CAPACITY BUILDING, DIALOGUE, JOINT ACTIVITIES, AND MEDIA OUTREACH OUR WORK INVOLVES YOUTH, WOMEN, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS. 8598839 1814358 0 SFCG'S GLOBAL PROGRAMS COMPLEMENT OUR PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD, OFFERING SPECIFIC TOOLS AND OFFERING EXPERTISE TO STRENGTHEN OUR IMPACT THESE PROGRAMS ALSO ADDRESS DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING BOTH INSTITUTIONAL AND CIVIL SOCIETY PARTNERS THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE MONITORING, EVALUATION, ACADEMIA AND PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNERS. 6779609 1927584 0 IN THE MIDDLE EAST, SFCG WORKS TO TRANSFORM CONFLICT ACROSS FIVE COUNTRIES OUR PROGRAMS BRING TOGETHER CONFLICTING PARTIES FOR DIALOGUE, CAPACITY BUILDING AND JOINT PROJECTS OUR WORK INVOLVES MEDIA PRODUCTION AND OUTREACH, ENGAGING YOUTH, WOMEN AND INSTITUTIONAL STAKEHOLDERS. 3290746 646268 0 ASIA PROGRAMS 1457847 646268 0 32581197 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false true false true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true true false false true 36 0 true 88 true false true false false false true true false false false false false false X 12 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false AL AR CA FL GA IL KS KY MD MA MN NJ NY NC OR PA TN UT VA X WASIM KHAN 2022654300 1730 RHODE ISLAND AVENUE NW NO 110 WASHINGTON DC 20036 X ISAMELDEIN GHANIM PRESIDENT 40.0 0.0 X 297255 0 33088 SHAMIL IDRISS CEO-EXECUTIVE 40.0 1.5 X X 298000 0 6018 LENA SLACHMUIJLDER VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS 40.0 0.0 X 234202 0 17947 WASIM KHAN VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE 40.0 0.0 X 187469 0 29874 JACQUELINE OBURU VICE PRESIDENT, HR & ADMIN 40.0 0.0 X 167567 0 21119 REBECCA BESANT REGIONAL DIRECTOR, EAST AFRICA 40.0 0.0 X 158788 0 24859 JEAN-MICHEL TEXIER GLOBAL DIRECTOR, IT 40.0 0.0 X 160101 0 22227 MICHAEL SHIPLER VICE PRESIDENT, STRATEGY 40.0 0.0 X 156598 0 21695 Michael Jobbins Vice President, Global Affairs 40.0 0.0 X 143959 0 10296 ERIC A BERMAN Board member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 ADAM BERREY Chairman of the Board 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 LESLY BLACK Board member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN CRAVERO Board member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 ABIGAIL E DISNEY Board member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY FEIGE Board member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 JEREMY S GOLDBERG Board member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 GENGHIS HADI Board member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 ISAAC LEE Board member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 LAURIE MICHAELS Board member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH RIKER Board member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 INGRID STANGE Board member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 1803939 0 187123 11 false true false Livelyhood Inc PO Box 73365 WASHINGTON DC 20056 Office Space 602982 Corporate Travellers 41 Winter Street Boston BOSTON MA 02108 Mgmt. 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THE EFFECTS OF A TAX POSITION CANNOT BE RECOGNIZED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNLESS IT IS "MORE LIKELY-THAN-NOT" TO BE SUSTAINED BASED SOLELY ON ITS TECHNICAL MERITS AS OF THE REPORTING DATE. THE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THRESHOLD REPRESENTS A POSITIVE ASSERTION BY MANAGEMENT THAT SFCG IS ENTITLED TO THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF A TAX POSITION. IF A TAX POSITION IS NOT CONSIDERED MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT TO BE SUSTAINED BASED SOLELY ON ITS TECHNICAL MERITS, NO BENEFITS OF THE POSITION ARE TO BE RECOGNIZED. MOREOVER, THE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THRESHOLD MUST CONTINUE TO BE MET IN EACH REPORTING PERIOD TO SUPPORT CONTINUED RECOGNITION OF A BENEFIT. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021, THERE WERE CERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH A LIABILITY WAS RECORDED RELATED TO INTERNATIONAL TAX MATTERS. SFCG AND SOLIYA ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2018. THERE WERE NO MATERIAL INTEREST OR PENALTIES RECORDED FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021. true East Asia and the Pacific 2 41 Program Services SEE PART V 1123879 East Asia and the Pacific 0 0 Grantmaking 115831 South Asia 4 28 Program Services SEE PART V 309164 South Asia 0 0 Grantmaking 352822 Russia and the Newly Independent States 1 23 Program Services SEE PART V 499460 Russia and the Newly Independent States 0 0 Grantmaking 173897 Middle East and North Africa 8 134 Program Services SEE PART V 5508339 Middle East and North Africa 0 0 Grantmaking 1814358 Sub-Saharan Africa 16 492 Program Services SEE PART V 11430150 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Grantmaking 1525102 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 1 0 Program Services SEE PART V 149599 32 718 32 718 23002601 23002601 East Asia and the Pacific project 39502 WIRE East Asia and the Pacific project 68717 WIRE Russia and the Newly Independent States project 13507 WIRE Russia and the Newly Independent States project 83777 WIRE Russia and the Newly Independent States project 55451 WIRE South Asia project 16526 WIRE South Asia project 8668 WIRE South Asia project 12584 WIRE South Asia project 64728 WIRE South Asia project 11365 WIRE South Asia project 11270 WIRE South Asia project 9728 WIRE South Asia project 13720 WIRE South Asia project 12597 WIRE South Asia project 8378 WIRE Middle East and North Africa project 1307398 WIRE Middle East and North Africa project 121213 WIRE Middle East and North Africa project 14804 WIRE Middle East and North Africa project 100479 WIRE Middle East and North Africa project 107633 WIRE Middle East and North Africa project 7539 WIRE Middle East and North Africa project 6691 WIRE Middle East and North Africa project 6770 WIRE Middle East and North Africa project 5162 WIRE Middle East and North Africa project 8476 WIRE Middle East and North Africa project 121641 WIRE Sub-Saharan Africa project 472115 WIRE Sub-Saharan Africa project 6917 WIRE Sub-Saharan Africa project 43835 WIRE Sub-Saharan Africa project 17273 WIRE Sub-Saharan Africa project 43049 WIRE Sub-Saharan Africa project 41018 WIRE Sub-Saharan Africa project 16754 WIRE Sub-Saharan Africa project 8036 WIRE Sub-Saharan Africa project 32022 WIRE Sub-Saharan Africa project 45094 WIRE Sub-Saharan Africa project 65353 WIRE Sub-Saharan Africa project 69969 WIRE Sub-Saharan Africa project 69918 WIRE Sub-Saharan Africa project 137217 WIRE Sub-Saharan Africa project 62478 WIRE Sub-Saharan Africa project 56101 WIRE Sub-Saharan Africa project 86381 WIRE Sub-Saharan Africa project 52879 WIRE Sub-Saharan Africa project 23408 WIRE Sub-Saharan Africa project 21283 WIRE 46 true false false false false true PART I, LINE 2 THE FOLLOWING GRANT MONITORING PROCESSES ARE IN PLACE: MOST FUNDERS REQUIRE THEIR PREAPPROVAL OF SUBGRANTS AND SUBCONTRACTORS BEFORE ENTERING INTO SUBAWARD AGREEMENTS, WE CONFIRM THAT NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE APPROVALS ARE IN PLACE. WE REVIEW AND ACCESS THE CAPACITY OF SUBRECIPIENTS AND THE RELATED ASSOCIATED RISKS WITH DOING BUSINESS WITH THEM BEFORE ENTERING INTO A LEGALLY BINDING RELATIONSHIP. WE PROPERLY VET OUR SUBRECIPIENTS TO ENSURE THE ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT LISTED ON ANY OF THE DEBARMENT OR PROHIBITED LISTS PUBLISHED BY THE USG. THE STANDARD FREQUENCY FOR SUBRECIPIENT EXPENDITURE REPORTING IS MONTHLY, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE AMOUNT OF THE SUBAWARD, UNLESS A SPECIFIC WAIVER IS APPROVED FROM THE DIRECTOR OF GRANTS AND CONTRACTS. PART I, LINE 3 LINES (1),(3),(5),(7),(9),(11): CAPACITY BUILDING/TRAINING, JOURNALIST TRAINING, DIALOGUE FACILITATION, RADIO AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION, COMIC BOOKS AND OTHER PRINT MEDIA, NEW MEDIA/MULTIMEDIA AND MOBILE PHONE-BASED CAMPAIGNS, PARTICIPATORY THEATER, MOBILE CINEMA, ARTS-BASED PROGRAMMING (FESTIVALS AND MUSIC), INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE, YOUTH COUNCILS, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, CONFLICT MAPPING, MONITORING AND EVALUATION. 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X 4 130487 FMV false false false FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1: TO TRANSFORM THE WAY THE WORLD DEALS WITH CONFLICT - AWAY FROM ADVERSARIAL APPROACHES AND TOWARDS COOPERATIVE SOLUTIONS, OUR PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD WORK TO BRIDGE DIVIDING LINES AND ENCOURAGE COLLABORATION. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D: In Asia, SFCG works to transform conflict across more than five countries our programs engage youth, media and institutional partners through dialogue, capacity building, joint activities, including media production and outreadh. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B: LIST OF FOREIGN CONTRIES - ANGOLA, BURUNDI, BURKINA FASO CENTRAL AFRICAN REP, CHAD, COTE D IVOIRE, CONGO, DEM REP, GUINEA, INDONESIA, JORDAN, KENYA, KYRGYZSTAN, LIBERIA, LEBANON, MYANMAR, MADAGASCAR, MOROCCO, NEPAL, NIGER, NIGERIA, PAKISTAN, RWANDA, SIERRA LEONE, SRI LANKA, SOUTH SUDAN, SUDAN, TANZANIA, EAT TIMOR, TUNISIA, UGANDA, YEMEN (ADEN), ZIMBABWE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B: THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE 990 AND DISSEMINATED A COPY TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: According to the conflict of interest policy, Search for Common Ground performs a survey of the board members each year. The results get reviewed and approved by the operations team and CFO. If a conflict of interest arises, the board member in question is asked to recuse himself/herself from voting. The organization also maintains a conflict of interest policy for employees. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15: THE COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCESS IS GENERALLY THE SAME FOR THE CEO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TOP MANAGEMENT, AND OTHER KEY OFFICERS HOWEVER, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE CEO'S COMPENSATION AND THE CEO'S REVIEWS EVERYONE ELSE'S COMPENSATION THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS OBTAINS THE PAY SCALE OF SIMILAR INDUSTRIES IN ITS LOCATION THE PAY SCALE IS USED TO DETERMINE THAT THE PAY PROPOSED IS WITHIN INDUSTRY NORMS THE REVIEW PROCESS IS PERFORMED ANNUALLY AND IT IS DOCUMENTED THE LAST REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN JANUARY 2018. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINACIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. 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