BETA

VOICES ON THE BORDER INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2020

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization
VOICES ON THE BORDER INC (EIN 52-1758738)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-15
IRS object ID
202143199349200424
Schema version
2020v4.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-11-15T02:16:35-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521758738EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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
Signature2021-11-14SignatureDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer0TrustedCustomerCd
OOB Security Verification11OOBSecurityVerificationCd
Last Submission Rqr OOB1LastSubmissionRqrOOBCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL2AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
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$125,793GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$125,793ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$0ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
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$125,793TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$24,166GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$25,370SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$34,995FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$3,142OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$1,287PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$28,223OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$117,183TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$8,610ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$71,441NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$1,106OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$78,945NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$78,944BOYAmt
EOY$81,734EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$78,944BOYAmt
EOY$81,734EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,503BOYAmt
EOY$2,789EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71,441BOYAmt
EOY$78,945EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeVoices on the Border's mission is to accompany rural communities in El Salvador, through educational and charitable activities, in their efforts to achieve sustainabilty and greater social and economic justice.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (5 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtForeign GrantsForeignGrantsIndProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
ENHANCED ACCESS TO AND QUALITY OF EDUCATION by providing internet access and a mobile computer lab to reach students during the pandemic quarantine; supporting supplemental teachers, preschool programs, and school transportation; funding a youth-run educational project; and completing teacher training program in reproductive health.$14,004Yes (X)$32,103
PROMOTED FOOD SECURITY AND FOOD SOVEREIGNTY in rural communities by providing emergency food assistance during the pandemic quarantine and developing or funding family and community garden projects.$8,062Yes (X)$25,958
RAISED ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND IMPROVED ACCESS TO POTABLE WATER by engaging community members in creating a local forest protection policy; developing a community environmental awareness campaign and a school-based environmental education curriculum; and conducting studies to identify and tap an alternative water source for a remote community.$0$15,503
SUPPORTED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL EVENTS with funding for the completion of a community center/flood shelter as well as for community anniversaries and other celebrations honoring their unique histories.$2,100Yes (X)$15,156
STRENGTHENED CIVIL SOCIETY by providing workshops, trainings, and other support for a local women's network working to end gender-based violence.$0$11,401
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$100,121TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Jose Acosta
Executive Director40$25,370
Lindsey Crifasi
President4$0$0$0
Solange Muller
Vice President2$0$0$0
Daniel Burridge
Secretary2$0$0$0
Elizabeth Shepard
Treasurer4$0$0$0
Julie Hutton
Board member2$0$0$0
Alexander Salvador
Board member2$0$0$0
Sarah Shannon
Board member2$0$0$0
Sheryl Sherwin
Board member and Development Chair4.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Voices on the Border IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15614 Connecticut Ave NW No 103AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20015ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5043523890PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$97,385CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$95,242CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$116,851CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$145,998CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$125,793CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$581,269TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$97,385CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$95,242CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$116,851CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$145,998CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$125,793CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$581,269TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$275,136SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$306,133PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$18TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$740CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$323CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$675CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$1,738TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$583,025TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$50,531GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.52508PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.5185PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationREIMBURSEMENTS: $740 in 2016; $323 in 2017; and $675 in 2019.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10GRANTS IN EXCESS OF $5000: A total of $7,369 was granted to the governing board (ADESCO) of the Amando Lopez Quintana Community, of Canton La Canoa, Jiquilisco Municipality, Dept of Usulutan, El Salvador. Grants were provided to support a mobile computer lab project, two teachers (one for special needs students), school transportation, and a community anniversary event.
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Description;Amount^Bank charges and wire transfer fees;2344|Communications and webhosting;527|Direct project and workshop costs;20553|Donor tracking and accounting software;684|Insurance;2679|Miscellaneous;23|Travel and mileage;1413^Total;28223^
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20Prior year adjustment ($1,106,00)
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26Prior year payroll liabilities $2789

Comments

Anonymous: no account or email. Up to 2,000 characters, at most one link. Comments are checked automatically; some wait for review.