2021-10-27T12:33:05-05:00 2020-12-31 366055558 GRANT THORNTON LLP 757 THIRD AVENUE 3RD FLOOR NEW YORK NY 100172013 990 2020-01-01 205050267 AVAAZ FOUNDATION AVAA 9173883988 27 UNION SQUARE WEST 500 NEW YORK NY 10003 ANDREW WANDER ACTING CEO 9173883988 2021-10-27 1 ANDREW WANDER 999009999 SCOTT THOMPSETT P00741490 2125990100 0 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z ANDREW WANDER 27 UNION SQUARE WEST 500 NEW YORK NY 10003 33071399 0 X WWW.AVAAZ.ORG X 2006 DE TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN THE WORLD WE HAVE AND THE WORLD MOST PEOPLE EVERYWHERE WANT. 3 3 46 100 0 0 20835297 31583505 0 0 1035 1361 331897 1026949 21168229 32611815 4399011 10006465 0 0 7370779 6326399 0 0 1522702 8710811 8685873 20480601 25018737 687628 7593078 17801970 25556020 1100841 1219052 16701129 24336968 X OUR DEMOCRATIC MISSION: TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN THE WORLD WE HAVE AND THE WORLD MOST PEOPLE EVERYWHERE WANT. BY SIGNING UP TO RECEIVE AVAAZ EMAILS, MEMBERS ARE RAPIDLY ALERTED TO URGENT GLOBAL ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE CHANGE. 0 0 21018193 10006465 0 SEE SCHEDULE OGLOBAL COMMUNITY AVAAZ EMPOWERED ITS WORLDWIDE MEMBERSHIP OF MORE THAN 65 MILLION IN 2020, SUPPORTING ACTIONS INCLUDING PETITION SIGNATURES, MESSAGES AND CALLS TO POLITICAL LEADERS AND POLICYMAKERS, AND DONATIONS. IN ADDITION, AVAAZ HELPED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS TO START THEIR OWN CAMPAIGNS TO WIN PROGRESS ACROSS THE WORLD.THE FIGHT AGAINST DISINFORMATION AVAAZ PUBLISHED MULTIPLE REPORTS ABOUT THE PROLIFERATION OF DISINFORMATION RELATED TO HEALTH, COVID-19, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND THE US ELECTIONS. THESE REPORTS WERE USED TO INFORM THE PUBLIC, SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, MEDIA, AND DECISION-MAKERS IN KEY GOVERNMENTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE.TO DEFEND AMERICAN DEMOCRACY FROM DISINFORMATION, AVAAZ LAUNCHED OVER 32 NON-PARTISAN INVESTIGATIONS THAT UNCOVERED VAST NETWORKS SPREADING TOXIC MISINFORMATION, AND PUSHED FACEBOOK TO TAKE DOWN PAGES AND GROUPS THAT HAD A COMBINED 3 BILLION VIEWS OVER THE LAST YEAR. THIS IMPACT WAS WIDELY COVERED IN THE MEDIA. FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION LED BY AVAAZ FOCUSED ON VIRAL COVID-19 MISINFORMATION, FACEBOOK ANNOUNCED THEY WOULD ALERT ALL USERS WHO HAD ENGAGED WITH HARMFUL COVID-19 MISINFORMATION, AND DIRECT THEM TO FACT-CHECKED CORRECTIONS ON THE WHO WEBSITE. PROTECTING NATURE & DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTSWHEN NEWS EMERGED OF FOREST FIRES IN AUSTRALIA KILLING MORE THAN A BILLION WILD ANIMALS, AVAAZ COLLECTED NEARLY 60,000 DONATIONS FROM MEMBERS ALL OVER THE WORLD TO HELP FUND URGENT EFFORTS ON THE GROUND TO RESCUE INJURED ANIMALS AND TO SUPPORT A LONG-TERM RECOVERY PLAN TO PLANT BILLIONS OF NEW TREES.WHEN EU LEADERS MET TO DISCUSS EUROPE'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY FROM COVID-19, AVAAZ COLLECTED 1 MILLION MEMBERS' SIGNATURES AND PLACED A SERIES OF MEDIA ADS, CALLING ON TOP WOMEN LEADERS TO LAUNCH A GREEN RECOVERY PLAN, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMMISSION URSULA VON DER LEYEN, WHO THEN PROPOSED AN AMBITIOUS RECOVERY PACKAGE THAT INCLUDED BILLIONS FOR CLIMATE ACTION AND EFFORTS TO BUILD A GREENER ECONOMIC FUTURE.AVAAZ COLLECTED THOUSANDS OF DONATIONS AND MADE GRANTS TO PROTECT THE JOBS OF WILDLIFE RANGERS AND HELPED FUND A TEAM OF UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATORS WHO EXPOSED POWERFUL POACHING RINGS, LEADING TO 849 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, AND THE ARREST OF 50 MAJOR WILDLIFE TRAFFICKERS IN CAMEROON, GABON, BENIN, AND SENEGAL.AVAAZ CALLED ON THE UN, TRANSNATIONAL COMPANIES, AND GOVERNMENTS AROUND THE WORLD TO CONDEMN THE ATROCITIES COMMITTED AGAINST UYGHUR PEOPLE IN CHINA, AND TO INITIATE TARGETED SANCTIONS AND DIVESTMENT TO COMPEL THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT TO CEASE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES.COVID-19 RESPONSEAS COVID CASES SOARED, AVAAZ MEMBERS CALLED ON WORLD LEADERS TO CANCEL THE DEBT OF THE WORLD'S POOREST COUNTRIES, TO FREE UP FUNDS TO SAVE LIVES. THE G20 THEN DECIDED TO OFFER TO SUSPEND ALL BILATERAL DEBT FOR 77 OF THE WORLD'S POOREST COUNTRIES FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR - TOTALING AN ESTIMATED $12 BILLION.AS THE COVID-19 CRISIS INCREASED POVERTY AND HUNGER WORLDWIDE, OVER 130,000 AVAAZ MEMBERS FUNDED LIFE-SAVING AID IN 23 COUNTRIES, PROVIDING VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES WITH FUNDS FOR FOOD, MEDICAL CARE, AND OTHER URGENTLY NEEDED SUPPLIES. ANOTHER COVID-19 RELIEF CAMPAIGN, FOCUSED SPECIFICALLY ON THE AMAZON, REACHED NEARLY 100% OF THE MOST AFFECTED AND ISOLATED INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE AMAZON, ALLOWING THEM TO SUSTAIN THEMSELVES AND RESIST THE ADVANCE OF COVID-19 AND FOREST FIRES.COVID-19 ALSO THREATENED THE TOURISM-FOCUSED LIVELIHOOD OF THE NASHULAI MAASAI CONSERVANCY AND OTHER MAASAI COMMUNITIES IN KENYA. OVER 125,000 AVAAZ MEMBERS DONATED MONEY TO HELP COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACCESS FOOD AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES, AND TO SECURE THE JOBS OF RANGERS PROTECTING PRECIOUS WILDLIFE. OVER 2.3 MILLION AVAAZ MEMBERS ADDED THEIR SIGNATURES TO UN CHIEF ANTONIO GUTERRES' CALL FOR A GLOBAL CEASEFIRE SO THE WORLD COULD UNITE TO FIGHT THE VIRUS. FOLLOWING A SURGE IN PUBLIC PRESSURE, THE SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTED A RESOLUTION CALLING ON ALL PARTIES INVOLVED IN ARMED CONFLICTS TO CEASE FIRE FOR AT LEAST 90 CONSECUTIVE DAYS, TO ALLOW FOR DELIVERY OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND MEDICAL EVACUATIONS. 21018193 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 1 46 1 0 1 UK CA 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY DE X X X HEATHER REDDICK 9173883988 27 UNION SQUARE WEST 500 NEW YORK NY 10003 X RICKEN PATEL PRESIDENT (THRU 10/2020)/CEO 40.00 X X 252584 0 0 IAN BASSIN COORDINATOR (THRU 9/2020) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SAM BARRATT DIRECTOR (THRU 9/2020) 1.00 X 0 0 0 VAN LY PRESIDENT (AS OF 10/2020) 1.00 X X 3495 0 0 IAN JOSEPH COORDINATOR (AS OF 10/2020) 1.00 X X 3529 0 0 NORMAN BLISSETT DIRECTOR (AS OF 10/2020) 1.00 X 3506 0 0 MWIKALI MUTHIANI - OMBUDSPERSON (AS OF 10/2020) (NON-VOTING) 1.00 X 3495 0 0 HEATHER REDDICK COO/SECRETARY (NON-VOTING) 40.00 X X 192500 0 16218 ANDREW WANDER ACTING CEO (AS OF 10/2020) 40.00 X X 154840 0 0 BENJAMIN MARGETTS CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR 40.00 X 159693 0 5000 RICHARD LELAND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 152513 0 11878 NELL GREENBERG CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR (MEDIA) 40.00 X 143094 0 20709 NOEMIA LIBUSE LEGAL DIRECTOR 40.00 X 137100 0 4400 AUGUSTINE GUERREIRA CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR 40.00 X 123300 0 0 1329649 0 58205 18 0 1 0 FLEXASPECT LLC 2638 134TH AVE NE BELLEVUE WA 98005 IT SERVICES 124074 MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 1111 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW WASHINGTON DC 20004 LEGAL 123173 GILLIAN CALDWELL CONSULTING LLC 7307 HOLLY AVE TAKOMA PARK MD 20912 CONSULTING 112696 3 31583505 31583505 867 867 451771 458461 -6690 -6690 -6690 1617 1123 494 494 494 GAIN ON FOREIGN CURRENCY 900099 1033639 1033639 1033639 32611815 0 0 1028310 1258646 1258646 8747819 8747819 630167 316698 313469 4702683 3767500 745019 190164 426840 315488 90025 21327 566709 446149 105557 15003 306550 96123 210427 124087 124087 35772 2054 33718 866736 848259 16776 1701 150855 83453 66764 638 860366 715973 132966 11427 276873 226845 40982 9046 170288 158564 10991 733 94888 77704 14061 3123 75826 75826 FRGN STAFF & CONSULTING 4078791 3651014 376383 51394 DONATION PROCESSING FEE 1213396 1213396 POLLING EXPENSES 157494 157494 TELEPHONE AND COMMS. 155989 128474 22765 4750 117962 19936 98026 25018737 21018193 2477842 1522702 16734350 24391693 340158 340007 261291 389992 77728 9901 211469 257719 355225 226189 127403 129036 49571 37672 17801970 25556020 912269 1020126 188572 198926 1100841 1219052 X 16701129 22960630 1376338 16701129 24336968 17801970 25556020 X 7593078 42761 X 0 1 X 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 355225 226189 129036 129036 DEFERRED RENT 198926 198926 X 33123911 10874 501222 512096 32611815 0 32611815 25488072 10874 458461 469335 25018737 0 25018737 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS GUIDANCE THAT CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, INCLUDING ISSUES RELATING TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT. THIS GUIDANCE PROVIDES THAT THE TAX EFFECTS FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION CAN ONLY BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IF THE POSITION IS "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" TO BE SUSTAINED IF THE POSITION WERE TO BE CHALLENGED BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. THE ASSESSMENT OF THE TAX POSITION IS BASED SOLELY ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE TAX POSITION MAY BE CHALLENGED. THE ORGANIZATION IS AN ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION UNDER 501(C)(4) OF THE IRC; ALTHOUGH, THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO TAX ON INCOME UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE, UNLESS THAT INCOME IS OTHERWISE EXCLUDED BY THE IRC. THE ORGANIZATION HAS PROCESSES PRESENTLY IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE MAINTENANCE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS; TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT UNRELATED INCOME; TO DETERMINE ITS FILING AND TAX OBLIGATIONS IN JURISDICTIONS FOR IT HAS NEXUS; AND TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT IT HAS NOT GENERATED MATERIAL UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME AND, THEREFORE, NO INCOME TAX PROVISION IS REQUIRED. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RECLASS OF RENTAL EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 6B 458,461. RESCINDED/REFUNDED GRANTS REPORTED ON PART XI, LINE 9 42,761. 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GRANTS ARE ACCOUNTED FOR UNDER THE ACCRUAL BASIS METHOD OF ACCOUNTING. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: 1 AMAZON FRONTLINES 425 BUSH STREET SUITE 300 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94108 475521013 501(C)(3) 292950 SAVE THE AMAZON AND COVID-19 AID BAITULMAAL INC 2300 VALLEY VIEW LN SUITE 385 IRVING TX 75062 200942434 501(C)(3) 150000 COVID-19 HUMANITARIAN AID BORDER KINDNESS 125 E 3RD ST PMB 4 CALEXICO CA 92231 843140868 501(C)(3) 25000 COVID-19 HUMANITARIAN AID ECO ACTIVISTS FOR GOVERNANCE & LAW ENFORCEMENT 10 WATERSIDE PLAZA APT 21A NEW YORK NY 10010 465503806 501(C)(3) 273640 ANTI-POACHING INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS 12400 WILSHIRE BLVD SUITE 1500 LOS ANGELES CA 90025 953949646 501(C)(3) 50000 BEIRUT HUMANITARIAN AID THE CENTER FOR MEDIA JUSTICE 436 14TH STREET 5TH FLOOR OAKLAND CA 94612 300520981 501(C)(3) 20000 ANTI RACISM PARTNERS RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT 583 ADA DR SE STE 103 ADA MI 493019160 223786806 501(C)(3) 240000 COVID-19 HUMANITARIAN AID WOMEN'S EARTH ALLIANCE 2150 ALLSTON WAY SUITE 460 BERKELEY CA 94704 942889684 501(C)(3) 200000 COVID-19 HUMANITARIAN AID 8 PART I, LINE 2: AVAAZ REQUESTS PERIODIC NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL REPORTING OF GRANT-FUNDED ACTIVITIES FROM GRANTEES. GRANTS GIVEN ARE ACCOUNTED FOR UNDER THE ACCRUAL METHOD. 1 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RICKEN PATEL PRESIDENT (THRU 10/2020)/CEO 252584 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 252584 0 0 0 HEATHER REDDICK COO/SECRETARY (NON-VOTING) 192500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16218 0 208718 0 0 0 BENJAMIN MARGETTS CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR 159693 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000 0 164693 0 0 0 RICHARD LELAND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR 152513 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11878 0 164391 0 0 0 NELL GREENBERG CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR (MEDIA) 143094 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20709 0 163803 0 0 0 ANDREW WANDER ACTING CEO (AS OF 10/2020) 153149 0 0 0 1691 0 0 0 0 0 154840 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE FOUNDATION HAS ONE CLASS OF VOTING MEMBERS OR TRUSTEES AS SPECIFIED IN ITS BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A PURSUANT TO THE FOUNDATION'S BYLAWS, THE MEMBERS MAY REMOVE OR APPOINT A DIRECTOR TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. MEMBERS MAY UNANIMOUSLY VETO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' APPOINTMENT OR REMOVAL OF A DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B PURSUANT TO THE FOUNDATION'S BYLAWS, ANY AMENDMENT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION REQUIRES APPROVAL OF ALL MEMBERS. ONLY THE MEMBERS MAY ADOPT, AMEND, OR REPEAL THE BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE BOARD DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES, AS SUCH, THERE ARE NO COMMITTEE MEETINGS TO DOCUMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY CEO AND COO. AVAAZ PRESENTS A COPY OF THE 990 TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO ELECTRONICALLY FILING FORM 990 WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES ALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES HOLDING OFFICER (AND/OR KEY EMPLOYEE) POSITIONS TO CERTIFY THAT THEY HAVE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES PERIODIC UPDATES TO CONFIRM THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL'S INDEPENDENCE IS NOT IMPAIRED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO WAS DETERMINED BY THE INDEPENDENT VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD BASED ON A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS' REMUNERATION FOR THEIR CEO-EQUIVALENT LEADERSHIP POSITION, AND A POLL OF AVAAZ MEMBERS AND DONORS ON WHAT THEY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE CEO COMPENSATION. THE ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IS COMPENSATED BASED ON THE PRIOR POSITION HE HELD WITH THE ORGANIZATION; HIS COMPENSATION WAS ADJUSTED IN 2021 BASED ON A NEW COMPENSATION STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAAZ FOUNDATION'S FORM 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. AVAAZ FOUNDATION'S FORM 990 IS ALSO POSTED ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND AT MANAGEMENT'S DISCRETION. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A: BOARD COMPOSITION IN 2020 ACTING CEO, ANDREW WANDER, AND COO, HEATHER REDDICK, BOTH SERVED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 09, 2020 THROUGH OCTOBER 26, 2020 IN ORDER TO INSTATE A NEW BOARD. ANDREW WANDER SERVED AS BOARD PRESIDENT DURING THAT PERIOD AND HEATHER REDDICK SERVED AS COORDINATOR AND SECRETARY. NEITHER INDIVIDUAL SAT ON THE BOARD IN A VOTING CAPACITY AT YEAR END. *** DUE TO CONCERN FOR THE PERSONAL SAFETY OF THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS, THE FOUNDATION HAS ELECTED TO USE A PSEUDONYM TO OBSCURE THEIR TRUE IDENTITIES. THE NAMES OF THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: RESCINDED/REFUNDED GRANTS 42,761. FORM 990, SCHEDULE B, PART I: IN 2020, 40 DONORS FROM 20 COUNTRIES EACH MADE AGGREGATE CONTRIBUTIONS TOTALING THE USD EQUIVALENT OF $5,000 OR MORE. THE MAXIMUM CONTRIBUTED BY A SINGLE DONOR WAS $23,539 USD. THE TOTAL CONTRIBUTED FROM THESE 40 DONORS WAS $345,354 USD, REPRESENTING 1.094% OF TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN 2020. AVAAZ DOES NOT ALLOW SINGLE DONATIONS OF MORE THAN 5,000 USD/EUR/GBP.