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VOICES ON THE BORDER INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2021

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Organization
VOICES ON THE BORDER INC (EIN 52-1758738)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-11-15
IRS object ID
202223199349210842
Schema version
2021v4.0
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)
Return2022-11-15T16:52:42-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521758738EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1VOICES ON THE BORDER INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlVOICBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2024682250PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15614 Connecticut Ave NW No 103AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20015ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonElizabeth ShepardPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone5043523890PhoneNum
Signature2022-11-15SignatureDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer1TrustedCustomerCd
OOB Security Verification11OOBSecurityVerificationCd
Last Submission Rqr OOB1LastSubmissionRqrOOBCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL2AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

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$150,226GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$142,956ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$7,270ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
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$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$150,226TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$26,676GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$26,316SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$27,584FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$3,967OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$438PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$53,551OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$138,532TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$11,694ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$78,945NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$21OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$90,660NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$81,734BOYAmt
EOY$90,660EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

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BOY$81,734BOYAmt
EOY$90,660EOYAmt

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BOY$2,789BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

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BOY$78,945BOYAmt
EOY$90,660EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeVoices on the Border's mission is to accompany rural communities and organizations in El Salvador in their efforts to create a sustainable and more socially and economically just society.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (4 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtForeign GrantsForeignGrantsIndProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
ENHANCED ACCESS TO AND QUALITY OF EDUCATION through ongoing support for school transportation, specialized teachers, 3 preschool programs, and a mobile computer lab. Additionally we updated our course in sexual and reproductive health from a women's rights perspective and reached 50 girls and young women from rural villages in Morazan, El Salvador.$13,627Yes (X)$42,401
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A 3-YR ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS PROJECT in the Lower Lempa River region, including enhancing protection of a riparian forest, implementing a school-based environmental education curriculum in 3 schools, supporting community-wide environmental awareness events, and providing workshops and materials to introduce recycling in the region. Additionally, we assisted the Isla de Monte Cristo community to enhance current access to potable water and establish connections for seeking longer-term solutions.$1,800Yes (X)$32,694
STRENGTHENED CIVIL SOCIETY through support for the Women's Citizen Network of Morazan in their work to empower rural women and confront gender-based violence; provided leadership trainings for local community boards, youth groups, and a veterans' organization; provided consultation on a new campaign to address the harmful effects of sugarcane monoculture; supported anniversary and other celebrations honoring the unique histories of our community partners.$11,250Yes (X)$34,781
DELEGATIONS: Organized and led a delegation of educators and others with historical ties to our Salvadoran communities to meet with community leaders, review progress on projects, and celebrate the achievements of the communities. (The delegation program was reduced in 2021 due to COVID concerns.)$0$8,717
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$118,593TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Jose Acosta
Executive Director40$24,364$1,952$0
Lindsey Crifasi
President4.00$0$0$0
Solange Muller
Vice President2$0$0$0
Daniel Burridge
Secretary2$0$0
Elizabeth Shepard
Treasurer4.00$0$0$0
Julie Hutton
Board member2$0$0$0
Alexander Salvador
Board member2$0$0
Sarah Shannon
Board member2$0$0$0
Sheryl Sherwin
Board member and Development Chair3$0$0$0
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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
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Voices on the Border IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

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Address Line15614 Connecticut Ave NW No 103AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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Phone5043523890PhoneNum
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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
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$95,242CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$116,851CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$145,998CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$125,793CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$142,956CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$626,840TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$125,793CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$142,956CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$626,840TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$297,029SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$329,811PublicSupportTotal170Amt

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$17TotalAmt

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Total Support$627,855TotalSupportAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationREIMBURSEMENTS: $323 in 2017 and $675 in 2019.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

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Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

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Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 - GRANTS IN EXCESS OF $5000: (1) A total of $10,654 was granted to the governing board (ADESCO) of the Amando Lopez Quintana Community in Canton La Canoa, Jiquilisco Municipality, Dept of Usulutan, El Salvador. Grants were made for continued support of a mobile computer lab for students, salaries for two teachers, school transportation, and community anniversary events. (2) a total of $6,600 was granted to Community Octavio Ortiz in Canton La Canoa, Jiquilisco Municipality, Dept of Usulutan, El Salvador to support a youth garden project, building construction, and a community anniversary event.
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Description;Amount^Accounting and donor tracking software;923|Communications and webhosting;1071|Delegation costs;5257|Direct project and workshop costs;36240|Liability and board insurance;2334|Mileage and international travel;4655|Online transaction and wire transfer fees;3071^Total;53551^
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20Prior year adjustment: $22.00; adjustment to balance due to rounding: -$1.00
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26Prior year payroll liabilities $2789, cleared in 2021.

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