WITNESS INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: WITNESS INC (EIN 13-4167155)
Tax period: 2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed: 2021-05-07
IRS object ID: 202121279349302817
Schema version: 2019v5.2
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Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-05-07T15:17:51-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	131655065	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10176	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	134167155	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WITNESS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WITN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7187832000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	80 HANSON PLACE NO 510	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11217	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	YVETTE ALBERDINGK-THIJM	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7187832000	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-05-06	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JENNIFER COATES	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P02247728	PTIN
Phone	2126972299	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	YVETTE ALBERDINGK-THIJM	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	80 HANSON PLACE NO 510	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11217	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$7,085,371	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.WITNESS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2001	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	41	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	15	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$7,194,107	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$6,326,143	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$41,407	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$50,860	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$93,772	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$43,683	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$7,329,286	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$6,420,686	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,745,281	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,876,488	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$472,114	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,265,228	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,184,282	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$4,010,509	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,060,770	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$3,318,777	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,359,916	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$6,855,938	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$9,711,613	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$639,317	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,048,206	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$6,216,621	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$8,663,407	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	WITNESS HELPS PEOPLE USE VIDEO AND TECHNOLOGY TO PROTECT AND DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,226,330	ExpenseAmt
Desc	TRAINING:THE CORNERSTONE OF WITNESS' PROGRAM MODEL IS BUILDING SKILLS AND CAPACITY WITH MARGINALIZED AND VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES USING VIDEO AND TECHNOLOGY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. OUR PRIORITY CROSS-CUTTING THEMES ADDRESS THE WORLD'S MOST COMPLEX AND URGENT CHALLENGES AND FOCUS ON THE MOST VULNERABLE GROUPS: WAR CRIMES; LAND DEFENSE; AND STATE VIOLENCE. WE FILL CRITICAL GAPS IN THE USE OF VIDEO FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, ENSURING THAT VIDEOS CAN BE TRUSTED AND VERIFIED; THAT ACTIVISTS CAN STAY SAFE AND MANAGE RISK; THAT EVIDENTIARY VIDEOS CAN BE FOUND AMIDST MASS VOLUME; THAT MOVEMENTS AND GROUPS CAN USE VISUAL STORYTELLING IN STRATEGIC AND IMPACTFUL WAYS; (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)AND THAT NEW AND EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES CAN ENABLE GREATER CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.WE HAVE PROGRAM MANAGERS BASED IN FIVE REGIONS (ASIA & THE PACIFIC, LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN, MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, AND THE UNITED STATES) AROUND THE WORLD. EACH YEAR, THEY PROVIDE A SERIES OF IN-PERSON TRAININGS TO POOR COMMUNITIES, HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, ACTIVISTS, JOURNALISTS, AND LAWYERS, SHARING CONCRETE RESOURCES, GUIDANCE, AND TOOLS AROUND THE SAFE, ETHICAL, AND EFFECTIVE USE OF VIDEO AND TECHNOLOGY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. BETWEEN JULY 2019 AND JUNE 2020, WITNESS TRAINED MORE THAN 1,300 INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING AFFECTED COMMUNITIES IN AT LEAST 25 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, ECUADOR, GUINEA, INDONESIA, LEBANON, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, PERU, PHILIPPINES, NIGERIA, AND THE UNITED STATES. TRAININGS COVERED A RANGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES BEYOND JUST OUR CROSS-CUTTING PRIORITIES ABOVE, SUCH AS ELECTION VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. TRAININGS ADDRESSED KEY SKILL SET AREAS, INCLUDING VIDEO AS EVIDENCE, VIDEO ADVOCACY, ARCHIVING, ETHICS, AND SECURITY. ALL TRAININGS WERE TAILORED TO THE LOCAL CONTEXT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$345,885	ExpenseAmt
Desc	OUTREACH AND EDUCATION:COVID-19 HAS GREATLY ACCELERATED EXISTING HUMAN RIGHTS CHALLENGES. MEANWHILE, A GROWING NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE TURNING TO ONLINE SPACES TO MOBILIZE, COMMUNICATE, AND PARTICIPATE. FOR VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES, THESE DIGITAL TOOLS MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO SHARE FRONTLINE STORIES OF CRISIS, EXPOSE STATE VIOLENCE, AND PRESSURE THOSE IN POWER. AMID A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, WITNESS RECOGNIZES THE STRATEGIC POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA AS A TOOL TO WIDELY DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION, AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT ACTIVISTS AND VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE ARE ALREADY TURNING TO THESE PLATFORMS TO COMMUNICATE, ADVOCATE, AND PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)OUR GOAL IS THAT WHETHER A MEDIA ACTIVIST IN GUATEMALA EN ROUTE TO FILM A POLITICAL PROTEST, A SURVIVOR OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN INDIA HOPING TO BRING VISIBILITY TO THE ISSUE AND ACHIEVE ACCOUNTABILITY; OR A MEMBER OF A PERSECUTED POPULATION IN BURMA TRYING TO PRESERVE FOOTAGE OF GENOCIDE, ANYONE, ANYWHERE CAN COME INTO CONTACT WITH OUR GUIDANCE AT THE CRITICAL MOMENT WHEN THEY NEED IT MOST, MAXIMIZING IMPACT AND REDUCING HARM. IN ORDER TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR OUR SUPPORT AND REACH MORE PEOPLE DIGITALLY THAN WE CAN IN-PERSON, WITNESS DEVELOPS EASY-TO-USE RESOURCES, ADAPTS THEM FOR COMMUNITIES FACING SIMILAR ISSUES AROUND THE WORLD, AND DISTRIBUTES THEM AS BROADLY AS POSSIBLE THROUGH STRATEGIC USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA. THROUGH OUR EXTENSIVE RESOURCE LIBRARY AND LANGUAGE-SPECIFIC WEBSITES IN ARABIC, FRENCH, PORTUGUESE, AND SPANISH, WE HAVE GREATLY INCREASED THE EASE AND ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR RESOURCES FOR BROAD AUDIENCES. ALL MATERIALS ARE OPEN-SOURCE AND AVAILABLE TO BE VIEWED, DOWNLOADED AND RE-MIXED THROUGH OUR LANGUAGE PAGES AND LIBRARY. THIS YEAR, WE HAD MORE THAN 945,000 MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENTS WITH OUR RESOURCES GLOBALLY. BY KEEPING A PULSE ON WHAT HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT, CONFUSED ABOUT, CONCERNED ABOUT, OR EXCITED ABOUT GLOBALLY, WE ARE ABLE TO TAILOR OUR OUTREACH AND CATAPULT THAT KNOWLEDGE INTO KEY SPACES, GREATLY INCREASING OUR REACH AND IMPACT. OUR GOAL WITH THIS GLOBAL SOCIAL MEDIA WORK IS TO ACHIEVE "MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT" WITH ONLINE AUDIENCES; OUR HOPE IS THAT THOSE WHO ENCOUNTER OUR RESOURCES WILL SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE ON AND ALSO FUNCTION AS A RESOURCE WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY. THIS YEAR, WE RELEASED NEW COVID-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE INCLUDING: USING VIDEO TO DOCUMENT EXCESSIVE FORCE DURING COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS ON MOVEMENT, RECORDING A SELF-STYLE VIDEO FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, RECORDING REMOTE VIDEO OR AUDIO FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, AND HOW TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF MISINFORMATION AS INACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CRISIS CAUSED FURTHER PANIC. WE ALSO EXPERIMENTED WITH GLOBAL RESOURCE CAMPAIGNS TO HIGHLIGHT THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE OF WITNESS' GLOBAL WORK THAT CUTS ACROSS REGIONS, INCLUDING AROUND VIDEO AS EVIDENCE RESOURCES AND THE RIGHT TO RECORD. OUR REGIONAL TEAMS SUCCESSFULLY UTILIZED NEW MEDIUMS TO DEPLOY OUR GUIDANCE AND APPROACH. FOR EXAMPLE, OUR AFRICA TEAM DEPLOYED A SERIES OF VIDEOS ADDRESSING HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES AND HELPING TO BUILD A SENSE OF SOLIDARITY AMONG PARTNERS, AND OUR ASIA TEAM EXPERIMENTED WITH THE USE OF TWITTER THREADS TO 'NUGGETIZE' BITS OF GUIDANCE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$33,807	ExpenseAmt
Desc	MEDIA PRODUCTION AND ARCHIVESTHE MISSION OF THE WITNESS MEDIA ARCHIVE IS TO COLLECT, DOCUMENT, PRESERVE AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO AUDIOVISUAL HUMAN RIGHTS MEDIA FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVOCACY, PROSECUTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS AND THE PRESERVATION OF THE HISTORICAL RECORD. WITNESS' VIDEO ARCHIVE INCLUDES OVER 1,300 HOURS OF DIGITAL VIDEO AND OVER 5,000 UNIQUE VIDEO TITLES FROM OVER 90 COUNTRIES. IN FY20, WITNESS MOVED ITS HISTORICAL ARCHIVE OF RARE HUMAN RIGHTS VIDEO FOOTAGE TO THE MALMO CITY ARCHIVES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)ARCHIVING IS A CRITICAL GAP IN THE RECORD OF THE HORRIFYING AND WIDESPREAD HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS BEING COMMITTED AND REMAINS A CRUCIAL STEP TO COUNTER VARIOUS ACTORS' ATTEMPTS TO DISPUTE THE CLAIMS OF LEGITIMACY OF THESE VIOLATIONS AND PRESERVE MATERIAL OF POTENTIAL EVIDENTIARY VALUE. IN ORDER FOR FOOTAGE TO BE USED AS EVIDENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES YEARS DOWN LINE, IT NEEDS TO BE PROPERLY DOCUMENTED, MANAGED, AND PRESERVED. RECOGNIZING THIS GAP, WITNESS WORKS TO ENSURE THAT WHEN ACTIVISTS RISK THEIR LIVES TO DOCUMENT HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, THEIR VIDEOS ARE PRESERVED SO ATROCITIES CANNOT BE FORGOTTEN OR DENIED OVER TIME. WE CREATED THE ACTIVISTS' GUIDE TO ARCHIVING VIDEO, WHICH PROVIDES PRACTICAL STEPS FOR MANAGING, STORING, SHARING, AND PRESERVING VIDEOS. THIS NOT ONLY EXPLAINS HOW TO MANAGE AND STORE FOOTAGE SO IT REMAINS INTACT AND UNDAMAGED, BUT HOW TO CREATE AND PRESERVE THE METADATA SO VIDEOS CAN BE FOUND AND AUTHENTICATED EVEN IN A COURT OF LAW. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AFFECTED COMMUNITIES, WE HAVE ALSO SEEDED ITERATIONS OF LOCAL ARCHIVES TO SYSTEMATICALLY COLLECT VISUAL MEDIA EVIDENCE OF CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, WITH THE GOAL OF ENSURING THAT MEDIA CAN RETAIN ITS VALUE - EITHER FOR ADVOCACY, REPORTING, OR INVESTIGATORY PURPOSES. THESE PROJECTS BUILD ON WITNESS' 28 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS THE GLOBAL LEADER IN THE ARCHIVING AND PRESERVATION SENSITIVE HUMAN RIGHTS FOOTAGE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$256,984	ExpenseAmt
Desc	ADVOCACY TO TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES AND ADDRESSING EMERGING THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES:WITNESS' WORK WITH TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS AIMS TO EQUIP THE DIGITAL RIGHTS AND TECHNOLOGY WORLDS WITH A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE THAT IS ROOTED IN THE ACTUAL EXPERIENCES OF POOR COMMUNITIES AND ACTIVISTS RATHER THAN IN ABSTRACT IDEAS. OUR WORK SUPPORTS THE VOICES AND AGENCY OF ACTUAL MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN DEBATES AROUND SOCIAL MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES, AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES - PARTICULARLY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CONTENT MODERATION, MISINFORMATION, AND MACHINE LEARNING. OUR THEORY OF CHANGE IS ROOTED IN LIVED EXPERIENCES, HARM REDUCTION, AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE. WORKING CLOSELY WITH MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD, WITNESS KNOWS THAT THESE VOICES ARE OFTEN LEFT OUT OF THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEPLOYMENT OF TECHNOLOGY. IN RESPONSE, OUR TECH ADVOCACY PROGRAM ADVOCATES DIRECTLY TO COMPANIES, BRINGING A CRUCIAL, GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE THAT IS ROOTED IN THE ACTUAL EXPERIENCES OF AT-RISK USERS. THROUGH ONGOING DISCUSSIONS WITH PLATFORMS, WE MAKE CONCRETE AND PRAGMATIC SUGGESTIONS OF CHANGES TO PRODUCTS, GUIDANCE, AND POLICIES THAT SUPPORT THE AGENCY AND PARTICIPATION OF VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. WE ALSO PUSH COMPANIES TO IMPROVE STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH BY ENGAGING IN MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION WITH THOSE MOST AFFECTED BY THEIR TOOLS, FACILITATING INTRODUCTIONS BETWEEN VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND PLATFORM REPRESENTATIVES. THIS YEAR, WITNESS HELPED PRESERVE CRITICAL HUMAN RIGHTS CONTENT BEING REMOVED DUE TO MACHINE LEARNING, AND INFLUENCING GLOBAL NORM-SETTING AROUND HOW TO HANDLE THE INADEQUACY OF CONTENT MODERATION RESPONSES. WE WERE INVITED TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF THE UNITED NATIONS AS A MEMBER OF THE CHRISTCHURCH CALL'S ADVISORY NETWORK, EXPLAINING THE DANGERS OF RUSHING TO ERADICATE THIS CONTENT. IN OCTOBER 2019, OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SYRIAN ARCHIVE WAS FEATURED IN A VIDEO OP-ED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES THAT DISCUSSES THE IMPACTS OF AUTOMATED CONTENT MODERATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTATION. OUR EMERGING THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES THAT ACCENTUATE BOTH OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR TRUSTWORTHY INFORMATION, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS. OUR CURRENT PRIMARY FOCUS IS ON PROACTIVE RESPONSES TO HOW AI AND DEEP LEARNING SYSTEMS ARE INCREASINGLY ABLE TO CREATE CONVINCING SIMULATIONS OF AUTHENTIC MEDIA, INCLUDING SOPHISTICATED AUDIO AND VIDEO MANIPULATIONS CALLED "DEEPFAKES AND MORE SUBTLE MANIPULATIONS. ACROSS ALL EFFORTS, OUR STRENGTH LIES IN OUR ABILITY TO DRAW UPON EXPERIENCES WORKING ALONGSIDE BOTH MARGINALIZED VOICES AND TECH GIANTS, UPHOLDING THE POSITIVE USES OF TECHNOLOGY AND COMBATING NEW THREATS POSED BY TODAY'S LANDSCAPE. WE ARE PARTICULARLY FOCUSED ON INCLUDING EXPERTISE FROM A NON-U.S./WESTERN PERSPECTIVE, AND WITH A FOCUS ON LISTENING TO HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH - TO AVOID REPEATING MISTAKES THAT WERE MADE IN EARLIER RESPONSES TO DISINFORMATION CRISES. SINCE INITIATING THIS WORK, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED OURSELVES AS A CRITICAL CROSS-SECTOR CONVENER AND THOUGHT LEADER, BRINGING A SOLUTIONS-ORIENTED, GLOBAL, AND HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE TO INFLUENTIAL CONVERSATIONS. THIS YEAR, WE CONVENED A RANGE OF ACTORS (RESEARCHERS, JOURNALISTS, FACT-CHECKERS, GRASSROOTS ACTIVISTS, MOVEMENT LEADERS, HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, AND POLICYMAKERS) IN A SERIES OF DEEPFAKES PREPAREDNESS MEETINGS IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH AND INTEGRATED PERSPECTIVES AND PRIORITIES ON MEDIA LITERACY, DETECTION, AND PLATFORM POLICIES INTO OUR GLOBAL WORK. DRAWING ON OUR COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH AND THIS SERIES OF EXPERT MEETINGS, WE DIRECTLY INFLUENCED FACEBOOK AND TWITTER'S PLATFORM POLICIES. FACEBOOK'S POLICY CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH OUR RECOMMENDATION. OUR WORK WAS ALSO FEATURED WIDELY IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW, VICE, AND WIRED.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$256,984	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,863,006	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (1)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	21	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	41	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	13	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DE	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SONALI THIMMAYA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3475238970	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	80 HANSON PLACE 5TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11217	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
REGAN RALPH
PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PETER GABRIEL
CHAIRMAN	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HELEN ENRIGHT
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL HIRSCHHORN
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MONICA ALEMAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MIKA EL-BAZ
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
POLLY FIELDS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN HASS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID MENDELS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CESAR RODRIGUEZ-GARAVITO
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LEKHA SINGH
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELINOR TAPPE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NICOLE WONG
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
YVETTE ALBERDINGK THIJM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$176,711	$0	$14,968
SAMUEL GREGORY
PROGRAM DIRECTOR	40.00			$135,925	$0	$28,983	Yes (X)
TANYA KARANASIOS
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM	36.00			$117,598	$0	$3,352	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$430,234	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$47,303	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$6,326,143	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$20,885	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$6,326,143	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$51,923	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$51,923	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$4,550	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$4,550	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,550	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$4,550	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$663,622	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$664,685	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$1,063	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$1,063	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$1,063	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$1,970	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,970	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,970	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$37,163	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$34,284	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$2,879	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$37,163	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,420,686	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$36,254	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$58,289	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$194,639	TotalAmt
Program Services	$116,783	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,464	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$58,392	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,167,249	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,478,629	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$422,720	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$265,900	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,501	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,599	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,080	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,822	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$272,958	TotalAmt
Program Services	$185,070	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$51,902	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$35,986	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$185,141	TotalAmt
Program Services	$125,137	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$34,751	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$25,253	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$676	TotalAmt
Management And General	$676	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,548	TotalAmt
Management And General	$47,548	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,905	TotalAmt
Management And General	$7,905	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$360,021	TotalAmt
Program Services	$348,381	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,640	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,209	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,221	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,749	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,239	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$126,458	TotalAmt
Program Services	$89,440	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,988	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,030	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$204,232	TotalAmt
Program Services	$147,047	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,677	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$24,508	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$161,887	TotalAmt
Program Services	$155,622	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,790	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,475	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,107	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,757	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,057	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,293	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$52,624	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,889	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,420	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,315	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
STAFF AND OTHER PROGRAM	$108,600	$65,238	$32,216	$11,146
EVENT EXPENSE	$18,377	$6,622		$11,755
PROGRAM EQUIPMENT	$16,571	$16,571

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$67	TotalAmt
Management And General	$67	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,060,770	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,863,006	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$725,650	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$472,114	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$336,313	BOYAmt
EOY	$385,354	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,095,305	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,552,347	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,469,088	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,870,852	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,484	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,052	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$112,805	BOYAmt
EOY	$64,178	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$829,238	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$741,011	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$61,646	BOYAmt
EOY	$88,227	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,716,811	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,681,717	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$53,486	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,886	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,855,938	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,711,613	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$176,379	BOYAmt
EOY	$217,953	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$397,222	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$462,938	BOYAmt
EOY	$433,031	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$639,317	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,048,206	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,867,916	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,722,136	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,348,705	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,941,271	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,216,621	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,663,407	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,855,938	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,711,613	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$2,359,916	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$49,325	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$37,545	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,777,078	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,129,291	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,901,768	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,194,107	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,326,143	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$23,328,387	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,777,078	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,129,291	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,901,768	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,194,107	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,326,143	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$23,328,387	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$12,056,867	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$11,271,520	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$30,406	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$18,182	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$50,533	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$41,511	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$56,473	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$197,105	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$46,256	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$70,920	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$50,096	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$86,887	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$37,163	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$291,322	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$23,816,814	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$14,799	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.47330	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.49960	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$249,537	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$249,537	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$547,051	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$458,824	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$88,227	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$32,650	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$32,650	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$88,227	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION	$33,031
REFUNDABLE ADVANCE	$400,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$433,031	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,019,787	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$49,325	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$520,136	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$37,545	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$607,006	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$6,412,781	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$7,905	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$7,905	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$6,420,686	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,573,001	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$520,136	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$520,136	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$4,052,865	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$7,905	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$7,905	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$4,060,770	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE GAIN 37,545.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (7 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	1	PROGRAM SERVICES	SEE PART V	$102,925
EUROPE	10	PROGRAM SERVICES	SEE PART V	$144,770
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	1	PROGRAM SERVICES	SEE PART V	$8,902
NORTH AMERICA	3	PROGRAM SERVICES	SEE PART V	$93,789
SOUTH AMERICA	6	PROGRAM SERVICES	SEE PART V	$118,061
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	6	PROGRAM SERVICES	SEE PART V	$86,704
SOUTH ASIA	2	PROGRAM SERVICES	SEE PART V	$11,684

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	29	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	29	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$566,835	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$566,835	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:
SCHEDULE F, PART 1, LINE 3, COLUMN E	CAPACITY BUILDING, SOLIDARITY WORK, AND HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAM SERVICES

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
YVETTE ALBERDINGK THIJM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$175,226	$0	$0	$0	$1,485	$0	$5,185	$0	$9,783	$0	$191,679	$0	$0	$0
SAMUEL GREGORY
PROGRAM DIRECTOR	$134,909	$0	$0	$0	$1,016	$0	$4,388	$0	$24,595	$0	$164,908	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1	WITNESS HELPS PEOPLE USE VIDEO AND TECHNOLOGY TO PROTECT AND DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS. WITNESS OPERATES GLOBALLY IN FIVE REGIONS: SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, AND THE UNITED STATES. OUR GLOBAL TEAM DESIGNS SOLUTIONS, PROVIDES GUIDANCE, AND DEVELOPS STRATEGIES THAT ENABLE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND ORDINARY PEOPLE TO HOLD THE POWERFUL TO ACCOUNT AND STAND UP FOR JUSTICE. WITNESS AIMS TO ENSURE THAT VIDEOS CAN BE TRUSTED AND IMPACTFUL, THAT HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS CAN BE SAFER, AND THAT MANY MORE PEOPLE CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE FIGHT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. CO-FOUNDED IN 1992 BY ADVOCATE AND MUSICIAN PETER GABRIEL, TO DATE, WITNESS HAS PARTNERED WITH MORE THAN 570 HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS REPRESENTING 135+ COUNTRIES AND TRAINED 11,350+ HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND CIVIC ACTIVISTS. IN THE LAST YEAR ALONE, WE REACHED OVER 1 MILLION PEOPLE WITH WITNESS RESOURCES. AS A RESULT OF WITNESS' GUIDANCE, ACTIVISTS AROUND THE WORLD ARE BETTER EQUIPPED TO USE VIDEO AND TECHNOLOGY MORE SAFELY, ETHICALLY, AND EFFECTIVELY TO DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS AND REALIZE OPPORTUNITIES, PROTECT RULE OF LAW, FIGHT OPPRESSION AND INEQUALITY, HOLD GOVERNMENTS ACCOUNTABLE, AND FULLY PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY. HIGHLIGHT ACTIVITIES FROM THE LAST YEAR INCLUDE: COVID-19 RESPONSE: IN MARCH 2020, WITNESS LAUNCHED OUR RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, LED BY WHAT WE WERE LEARNING AND HEARING FROM COMMUNITIES OF ACTIVISM, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND JOURNALISM GLOBALLY. AT THE HEART OF OUR RESPONSE, WE LAUNCHED A COVID-19 RESPONSE HUB TO PROVIDE TAILORED GUIDANCE, CASE STUDIES, SAMPLE VIDEOS, AND TOOLS FOR ACTIVISTS, CIVIC MEDIA MAKERS, FRONTLINE WITNESSES, HEALTHCARE WORKERS, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. BY THE END OF JUNE, THE HUB YIELDED SIX BRAND NEW RESOURCES, 10,000+ DOWNLOADS, AND A MULTILINGUAL LANDING PAGE GENERATING 12,000+ READS FROM USERS IN 67+ COUNTRIES. THE LANDING PAGE WAS TRANSLATED INTO ARABIC, PORTUGUESE, AND SPANISH AND QUICKLY BECAME A GO-TO RESOURCE FOR ACTIVISTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AROUND THE GLOBE. THIS CENTRALIZED RESOURCE DISSEMINATION WAS ACCOMPANIED BY LOCALLY-GROUNDED RESPONSES. OUR AFRICA TEAM COLLECTED AND CURATED VIDEOS OF ABUSES CARRIED OUT BY SECURITY FORCES UNDER THE PRETENSE OF LOCKDOWNS AND RESTRICTIONS ON MOVEMENT. OUR BRAZIL TEAM ORGANIZED WEEKLY LIVE STREAMS WITH OUR PARTNERS TO BRING ATTENTION TO GRASSROOTS REALITIES, SUCH AS COVID-RELATED MISINFORMATION AND THE NEED FOR IMPROVED HEALTH POLICIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE. AS TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES QUICKLY ROLLED OUT NEW GUIDELINES, WE KEPT A CLOSE EYE ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS IMPLICATIONS OF THEIR RESPONSES. WE CO-LED ON A PROCESS TO BRING TOGETHER 75 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS IN AN OPEN LETTER CALLING FOR PLATFORMS TO PRESERVE CRITICAL DATA DURING THE PANDEMIC, AND REVIEWED KEY TRENDS IN PLATFORM RESPONSE TO MIS- AND DISINFORMATION AND HARMFUL SPEECH. ARCHIVING AND PRESERVATION: WITNESS CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN A SUSTAINABLE FIELD OF PRACTICE AROUND ARCHIVING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. AS FRONTLINE VIDEO DOCUMENTATION CAPTURED BY VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES SURGES GLOBALLY, WE ARE DISSEMINATING GUIDANCE AT SCALE, SHARING LEARNINGS BETWEEN REGIONS, AND SEEDING LOCAL ARCHIVES WITH PARTNERS BASED IN COUNTRIES PLAGUED BY CONFLICT AND WAR CRIMES. THIS MARKED OUR THIRD YEAR OF ENGAGEMENT IN BURMA, COLLECTING AND VERIFYING VISUAL MEDIA EVIDENCE DEPICTING CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY. IN ADDITION TO ONGOING PRESERVATION, WE ARE BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN LOCAL ACTIVISTS AND SYSTEMS-LEVEL STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE THAT THE INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY, MEMBERS OF THE ROHINGYA COMMUNITY, AND OTHER RELEVANT ACTORS CAN USE THE COLLECTION FOR ADVOCACY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. LESSONS LEARNED IN THE BURMA CONTEXT ARE INFORMING SIMILAR ARCHIVING PROJECTS IN YEMEN AND WEST PAPUA, AND HELPED SUPPORT PARTNERS IN CHILE AND ARGENTINA GRAPPLING WITH PRESERVATION DURING ACUTE MOMENTS OF PROTEST. AS PART OF OUR ONGOING THOUGHT LEADERSHIP IN THE FIELD, SENIOR ARCHIVIST YVONNE NG CONTRIBUTED A CHAPTER ABOUT PRESERVING OPEN-SOURCE INFORMATION TO THE GROUNDBREAKING NEW BOOK DIGITAL WITNESS: USING OPEN-SOURCE INFORMATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS INVESTIGATION, DOCUMENTATION, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. PREPARING FOR THE NEXT WAVE OF MIS- AND DISINFORMATION THREATS AND SOLUTIONS: FOR THE LAST DECADE, WITNESS HAS EXPLORED HOW INTERNET PLATFORMS MEDIATE TRUST, FILTER EVIDENCE ONLINE, AND AMPLIFY OR SUPPRESS MARGINALIZED VOICES. FOR THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON RESEARCH, CONVENING, AND ENGAGEMENT AROUND PROACTIVE APPROACHES TO PROTECTING AND UPHOLDING MARGINALIZED VOICES, CIVIC JOURNALISM, AND HUMAN RIGHTS AS EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS AI INTERSECT WITH DISINFORMATION, MEDIA MANIPULATION, AND AUTHORITARIANISM. AMID THE ESCALATING PANIC AROUND SOPHISTICATED AUDIO AND VIDEO MANIPULATIONS CALLED "DEEPFAKES," WE HAVE FOUND THAT PROPOSED SOLUTIONS LARGELY ORIGINATE IN WASHINGTON DC AND SILICON VALLEY - EXCLUDING GLOBAL COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN AFFECTED BY SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES. THIS YEAR, WE HOSTED A SERIES OF EXPERT PREPAREDNESS MEETINGS IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH (BRAZIL, SOUTH AFRICA, AND MALAYSIA) TO INFORM A GLOBALLY INCLUSIVE, HUMAN RIGHTS-LED DISCUSSION ABOUT DEEPFAKES AND OTHER FORMS OF MEDIA MANIPULATION. THESE CONVENINGS BROUGHT TOGETHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING PEOPLE WITH DIRECT EXPERIENCE OF EXISTING PROBLEMS, AS WELL AS RESEARCHERS, JOURNALISTS, FACT-CHECKERS, GRASSROOTS ACTIVISTS, MOVEMENT LEADERS, HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, AND POLICY MAKERS. INSIGHTS GLEANED FROM THESE CONVENINGS (E.G. THE THREAT OF WEAPONIZATION BY STATE ACTORS, "ZERO TRUST" SOCIETIES, AND GAPS IN RESPONSE CAPACITIES) HELPED US PRIORITIZE THREATS AND SOLUTIONS, INFORM PLATFORM POLICIES AT FACEBOOK AND TWITTER, AND INFLUENCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUTHENTICITY INFRASTRUCTURE. WE HAVE ESTABLISHED OURSELVES AS A CRITICAL CROSS-SECTOR CONVENER AND THOUGHT LEADER, BRINGING A SOLUTIONS-ORIENTED, GLOBAL, AND HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE TO VISIBLE, INFLUENTIAL CONVERSATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	SENIOR MANAGEMENT REVIEWS AND EVALUATES THE INFORMATION BEING COMPILED FOR THE 990 IN ADVANCE OF PREPARING A DRAFT, AND REVIEWS THE FINAL 990 PRIOR TO IRS FILING. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS A FINAL DRAFT OF THE 990, AND THEN THE FINAL 990 IS CIRCULATED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO IRS FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	AS PART OF ONBOARDING, ALL NEW MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM. ADDITIONALLY, ALL BOARD MEMBERS MUST COMPLETE A NEW CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH FISCAL YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	BASE SALARY AND SALARY INCREASES FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION, AND STAYING WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SALARY STRUCTURE. THE SALARY STRUCTURE WAS LAST UPDATED BY AN EXTERNAL COMPENSATION CONSULTANTING FIRM IN 2019, AND IS NOW ADJUSTED ANNUALLY BY HUMAN RESOURCES. THIS SALARY STRUCTURE INCLUDES SALARIES FOR ALL STAFF, INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER KEY STAFF.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS WEBSITE, WWW.WITNESS.ORG, AND BY REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE GAIN 37,545.