WITNESS INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: WITNESS INC (EIN 13-4167155)
Tax period: 2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed: 2020-05-08
IRS object ID: 202001299349301885
Schema version: 2018v3.1
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Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-05-08T14:55:04-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-06-30	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	2018-07-01	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	2020-04-27	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

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	38.142.140.186	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-04-27	IPDt
IP Tm	10:35:58	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	7EE24DDEAA34AFAE9DF92C3D2672F42BD3DA974D	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	A75ECF90F4EA679C298DF903E96775B34A8C9CB0	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-09-23 17:36:50Z	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	$8,226,668	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	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	32	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	45	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,901,768	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$7,194,107	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$16,643	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$41,407	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$87,459	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$93,772	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$4,005,870	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$7,329,286	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	$2,383,639	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,745,281	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$546,885	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,060,562	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,265,228	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,444,201	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,010,509	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$561,669	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$3,318,777	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,513,350	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$6,855,938	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$613,230	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$639,317	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,900,120	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$6,216,621	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	$2,238,925	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; 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 2018 AND JUNE 2019, WITNESS CONDUCTED APPROXIMATELY 55 TRAININGS WITH ACTIVITIES COMMUNITIES IN 27 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING BRAZIL, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, ECUADOR, GUINEA, INDONESIA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, PERU, AND THE UNITED STATES. TOPICS COVERED SPANNED A RANGE OF ISSUES, SUCH AS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND CLIMATE INJUSTICE, STATE VIOLENCE, AND WAR CRIMES. THEY ADDRESSED KEY SKILL SET AREAS, INCLUDING VIDEO AS EVIDENCE, VIDEO ADVOCACY, ARCHIVING, ETHICS, AND SECURITY. TRAININGS ARE ALWAYS TAILORED TO THE LOCAL CONTEXT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$340,963	ExpenseAmt
Desc	OUTREACH AND EDUCATION:AT A TIME WHEN GLOBAL THREATS TO HUMAN RIGHTS, AS WELL AS THREATS POSED BY TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT, ARE RAPIDLY INCREASING, 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. 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 1,500,000 MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENTS WITH OUR RESOURCES GLOBALLY. ACTIVIST ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR WORK GREW TENFOLD (FROM 109,000 TO 1,200,000) AN UNPRECEDENTED INCREASE THAT DEMONSTRATES CLEAR NEED FOR OUR GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES. 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.IN THE UNITED STATES, FOR EXAMPLE, WE COLLABORATED CLOSELY WITH BROOKLYN-BASED ORGANIZATION EL GRITO DE SUNSET PARK ON A PROJECT THAT EXAMINED HOW TO ORGANIZE, ANALYZE, AND PRESERVE COLLECTIONS OF POLICE MISCONDUCT FOOTAGE. PROFILING THE POLICE SERVES AS A USE CASE STUDY FOR ADVOCATES, JOURNALISTS, AND LEGAL EXPERTS INTERESTED IN NEW FORMS OF STORYTELLING THROUGH ANALYSIS AND CURATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIDEOS. WE PUBLISHED OUR LEARNINGS ALONGSIDE THE ACTIVISTS' GUIDE TO CREATING VIDEO DATABASES TOOLKIT, WHICH ENABLES ANYONE TO ADAPT OUR WORKFLOWS AND METHODOLOGIES. IN RESPONSE TO THE PROLIFERATION OF HATEFUL NARRATIVES AGAINST IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, WE PROVIDED TAILORED GUIDANCE ON FILMING AND SHARING VIDEOS OF ENCOUNTERS WITH IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, USING FACEBOOK IN AN ERA OF MASS DEPORTATION, AND THE RIGHT TO RECORD ICE OFFICIALS AT OR NEAR COURTHOUSES IN NEW YORK.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$238,846	ExpenseAmt
Desc	ADVOCACY TO TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: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. WITNESS' TECH ADVOCACY PROGRAM SEEKS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN HUMAN RIGHTS REALITY AND MARKET-DRIVEN TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT BY ADVOCATING TO TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES WITH PRAGMATIC SUGGESTIONS OF CHANGES TO PRODUCTS, GUIDANCE, AND POLICIES. DRAWING ON LOCAL FEEDBACK, AND INFORMED BY REAL-WORLD EXAMPLES OF HOW TOOLS ARE BEING DEPLOYED IN MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, WE SYNTHESIZE AND IDENTIFY SHARED PROBLEMS, APPROACHING LEADING COMPANIES WITH PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO REAL CHALLENGES THAT WILL TANGIBLY SUPPORT HUMAN RIGHTS USERS AROUND THE WORLD. WORKING CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITIES AND COALITIONS (E.G. THE NEXT BILLION NETWORK), WE ENSURE MARGINALIZED GROUPS ARE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEPLOYMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES - AND ADVOCATE FOR THEM TO BE IN THE ROOM WITH DECISION MAKERS WHENEVER POSSIBLE.WITNESS IS HELPING 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. THIS YEAR, WE MADE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES WITH THIS WORK, BUILDING UPON PREVIOUS SUCCESSES RESTORING CRITICAL HUMAN RIGHTS FOOTAGE REMOVED FROM YOUTUBE. IN JANUARY, WE SPEARHEADED AN OPEN LETTER OPPOSING A PROPOSED EU REGULATION TO ERASE EXTREMIST CONTENT ONLINE, SIGNED BY 26 HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, JOURNALISTS, AND ARCHIVISTS TO MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT. IN JUNE, WE PUBLISHED A WHITE PAPER WITH EFF AND THE SYRIAN ARCHIVE THAT UNPACKS THE IMPACTS OF "EXTREMIST" SPEECH REGULATIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONTENT, DETAILING CONCRETE INSTANCES IN WHICH CONTENT MODERATION HAS RESULTED IN THE REMOVAL OF VISUAL HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTATION FROM SYRIA, YEMEN, AND UKRAINE.OUR EMERGING THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM IS LASER-FOCUSED ON ENSURING THAT TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION SERVES AND PROTECTS THE MOST MARGINALIZED. WE UTILIZE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE REAL AND UNPRECEDENTED THREATS TO THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF ACTIVISTS USING EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, PARTICULARLY AMID RISING TRENDS OF AUTHORITARIANISM AND DISINFORMATION. ONE CRITICAL EMERGING THREAT IS AROUND THE MORE SOPHISTICATED, PERSONALIZED AUDIO AND VIDEO MANIPULATIONS CALLED "DEEPFAKES" AS WELL AS OTHER FORMS OF AI-GENERATED AND MANIPULATED "SYNTHETIC MEDIA." THESE MEDIA FORMS ARE ALREADY BEING USED TO PERPETUATE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND OTHER VULNERABLE GROUPS, AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO AMPLIFY, EXPAND, AND ALTER EXISTING PROBLEMS AROUND TRUST IN INFORMATION, VERIFICATION OF AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS, AND WEAPONIZATION OF ONLINE SPACES.THIS YEAR, WE LED THREAT MODELLING WORKSHOPS; SHARED SURVEYS OF POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS, AND PUBLISHED A REPORT EXPLAINING HOW DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS CAN WORK TOGETHER TO DETECT AI-MANIPULATED MEDIA. WE INITIATED A STRAND OF GLOBAL THREAT MODELING, FACILITATING THE FIRST EXPERT MEETINGS ON DEEPFAKES IN BRAZIL AND AFRICA. OUR WORK HAS BEEN FEATURED IN A RANGE OF NEWS OUTLETS, INCLUDING THE WASHINGTON POST, MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW, CNN, AND FORTUNE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$49,143	ExpenseAmt
Desc	MEDIA PRODUCTION AND ARCHIVES:THE 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.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' 26 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS THE GLOBAL LEADER IN THE ARCHIVING AND PRESERVATION SENSITIVE HUMAN RIGHTS FOOTAGE.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$49,143	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,867,877	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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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	Yes (1)	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 With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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	24	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	32	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	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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	11	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	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	7187832000	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 (17 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
MIKA EL-BAZ
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
POLLY FIELDS
BOARD MEMBER (BEGAN JUNE 2019)	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
JEFFREY TARRANT
BOARD MEMBER (TO JUNE 2019)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AMY TOWERS
BOARD MEMBER (TO MARCH 2019)	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)	$187,465	$0	$15,150
SONALI THIMMAYA
ASSOC. DIR., FINANCE AND OPS	40.00			$103,851	$0	$3,681	Yes (X)
SAMUEL GREGORY
PROGRAM DIRECTOR	40.00			$142,642	$0	$25,811	Yes (X)
TANYA KARANASIOS
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM	36.00			$110,337	$0	$3,413	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$544,295	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$48,055	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	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
Fundraising	$210,314	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$6,983,793	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$2,584	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$7,194,107	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$36,111	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$36,111	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$5,400	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	$5,400	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,400	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,400	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$643,195	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$19,248	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$640,466	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$16,681	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,729	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$2,567	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,296	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,296	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$240,235	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$210,314	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$240,235	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$1,485	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,485	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,485	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$86,887	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$86,170	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$717	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$86,887	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,329,286	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$87,655	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$47,524	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$193,371	TotalAmt
Program Services	$116,023	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,337	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$58,011	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,117,530	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,457,426	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$349,233	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$310,871	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,064	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,779	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,205	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,080	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$210,912	TotalAmt
Program Services	$144,223	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$34,092	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$32,597	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$180,404	TotalAmt
Program Services	$122,909	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,829	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$28,666	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$699	TotalAmt
Management And General	$699	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,239	TotalAmt
Management And General	$43,239	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,316	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,316	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$360,567	TotalAmt
Program Services	$333,480	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$27,087	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,947	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,023	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,017	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,907	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$111,589	TotalAmt
Program Services	$83,492	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,948	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$22,149	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$205,065	TotalAmt
Program Services	$148,436	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,359	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$24,270	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$232,124	TotalAmt
Program Services	$227,723	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,346	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$55	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,231	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,119	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,350	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,762	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$54,520	TotalAmt
Program Services	$39,254	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,724	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,542	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
STAFF AND OTHER PROGRAM	$107,010	$76,938	$16,342	$13,730
EVENT EXPENSE	$32,347	$102		$32,245
PROGRAM EQUIPMENT	$30,950	$30,950

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$624	TotalAmt
Management And General	$624	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,010,509	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,867,877	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$595,747	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$546,885	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$404,834	BOYAmt
EOY	$336,313	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,247,281	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,095,305	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,090,675	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,469,088	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,942	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,484	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$96,476	BOYAmt
EOY	$112,805	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,161,661	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,100,015	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$62,391	BOYAmt
EOY	$61,646	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$555,265	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,716,811	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,513,350	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,855,938	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$159,141	BOYAmt
EOY	$176,379	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$454,089	BOYAmt
EOY	$462,938	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$613,230	BOYAmt
EOY	$639,317	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,189,672	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,867,916	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,710,448	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,348,705	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,900,120	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,216,621	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,513,350	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,855,938	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$3,318,777	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$37,685	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$39,961	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	$3,122,437	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,777,078	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,129,291	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,901,768	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,194,107	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$20,124,681	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,122,437	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,777,078	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,129,291	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,901,768	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,194,107	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$20,124,681	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$9,849,299	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$10,275,382	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$17,207	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$30,406	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$18,182	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$50,533	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$41,511	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$157,839	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$32,009	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$46,256	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$70,920	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$50,096	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$86,887	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$286,168	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$20,568,688	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$21,953	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.49960	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.56030	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	$249,409	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$128	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$870,344	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$808,826	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$61,518	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$41,780	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$41,780	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$61,646	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION	$62,938
REFUNDABLE ADVANCE	$400,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$462,938	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,612,333	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$37,685	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$291,639	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	-$39,961	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$289,363	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$7,322,970	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$6,316	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$6,316	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$7,329,286	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,295,832	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$291,639	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$291,639	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$4,004,193	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$6,316	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$6,316	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$4,010,509	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 LOSS -39,961.	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	$85,129
EUROPE	8	PROGRAM SERVICES	SEE PART V	$136,539
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	1	PROGRAM SERVICES	SEE PART V	$25,307
NORTH AMERICA	4	PROGRAM SERVICES	SEE PART V	$120,259
SOUTH AMERICA	4	PROGRAM SERVICES	SEE PART V	$106,249
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	5	PROGRAM SERVICES	SEE PART V	$57,841
SOUTH ASIA	1	PROGRAM SERVICES	SEE PART V	$28,326

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	24	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	24	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$559,650	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$559,650	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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE F, PART 1, LINE 3, COLUMN E	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING, SOLIDARITY WORK AND HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAM SERVICES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	BENEFIT	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$450,549	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$210,314	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$240,235	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$128,984	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$86,512	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$7,250	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$17,489	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$450,549	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$210,314	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$240,235	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$128,984	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$86,512	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$7,250	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$17,489	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$240,235	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$0	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
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	$187,465	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,642	$0	$9,508	$0	$202,615	$0	$0	$0
SAMUEL GREGORY
PROGRAM DIRECTOR	$142,642	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,444	$0	$21,367	$0	$168,453	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1	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: 1) ADAPTING VIDEO AS EVIDENCE GUIDANCE FOR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES: THIS YEAR, WE EXPANDED OUR VIDEO AS EVIDENCE WORK IN THE U.S., RESPONDING TO AN EXPRESSED NEED FROM LAWYERS AND ADVOCATES HOPING TO DOCUMENT ABUSES AGAINST IMMIGRANTS AND MIGRANTS, AND USE THAT FOOTAGE TO DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS IN COURT. IN NOVEMBER, WE PARTNERED WITH ALMA MIGRANTE ON A VIDEO AS EVIDENCE TRAINING. WE TRAINED MORE THAN 50 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN HOW TO DOCUMENT MIGRANT ABUSE BY POLICE AND IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, CAPTURING AND SUBMITTING VIDEO AS EVIDENCE IN FEDERAL COURTS, VIDEO ADVOCACY, DIGITAL SECURITY, THE RIGHT TO RECORD, AND MORE. IN COLLABORATION WITH A LEGAL FELLOW, OUR TEAM HAS DEVELOPED A LOCALIZED (FORTHCOMING) VIDEO AS EVIDENCE GUIDE TO BE WIDELY SHARED WITH IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 2) SUPPORTING STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR LAND DEFENSE IN MEXICO: THIS YEAR, WITNESS' SCHOOL FOR STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION ON LAND DEFENSE BROUGHT TOGETHER COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ACTIVISTS REPRESENTING LAND DEFENSE MOVEMENTS ACROSS MEXICO. WE SET UP 8 LEARNING COMMUNITIES WITH 95 PEOPLE, CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS TO SURFACE GAPS AND NEEDS. THROUGHOUT 2019, OUR TRAININGS HELPED MOVEMENTS DEEPEN THEIR POWER ANALYSIS AND STRATEGIZE ON HOW TO USE VIDEO TO CHALLENGE DOMINANT NARRATIVES. PARTICIPANTS DREW INSPIRATION FROM ONE ANOTHER, AS WELL AS FROM CASE STUDIES OF HOW OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE LEVERAGED VIDEO TO STRENGTHEN THEIR FIGHT FOR JUSTICE. WE CONCLUDED BY LAUNCHING A DIAGNOSTIC REPORT (IN SPANISH), A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF ALL THAT WE LEARNED. 3) ADDRESSING THE HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACTS OF CONTENT MODERATION: WITNESS IS HELPING PRESERVE CRITICAL HUMAN RIGHTS CONTENT BEING REMOVED DUE TO MACHINE LEARNING, AND INFLUENCING GLOBAL NORMS AROUND HOW TO HANDLE THE INADEQUACY OF CONTENT MODERATION RESPONSES. BUILDING UPON PREVIOUS SUCCESSES RESTORING CRITICAL HUMAN RIGHTS FOOTAGE REMOVED FROM YOUTUBE, THIS YEAR WE WE SPEARHEADED AN OPEN LETTER OPPOSING A PROPOSED EU REGULATION TO ERASE EXTREMIST CONTENT ONLINE, AND PUBLISHED A WHITE PAPER WITH EFF AND THE SYRIAN ARCHIVE THAT UNPACKS THE IMPACTS OF "EXTREMIST" SPEECH REGULATIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONTENT. IN OCTOBER, OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH SYRIAN ARCHIVE WAS FEATURED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES. 4) PREPARING FOR THE THREAT OF DEEPFAKES: WITNESS REMAINS FOCUSED ON ENSURING THAT TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION SERVES AND PROTECTS THE MOST MARGINALIZED. ONE EMERGING THREAT IS AROUND SOPHISTICATED, PERSONALIZED VIDEO MANIPULATIONS CALLED "DEEPFAKES." SINCE ORGANIZING THE FIRST CROSS-DISCIPLINARY EXPERT CONVENING IN 2018, WE HAVE BECOME AN EXPERT IN THIS SPACE. THIS YEAR, WE LED THREAT MODELLING WORKSHOPS; SHARED SURVEYS OF POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS, AND PUBLISHED A REPORT EXPLAINING HOW DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS CAN WORK TOGETHER TO DETECT AI-MANIPULATED MEDIA. WE INITIATED A STRAND OF GLOBAL THREAT MODELING, FACILITATING THE FIRST EXPERT MEETINGS ON DEEPFAKES IN BRAZIL AND AFRICA. OUR WORK HAS BEEN FEATURED IN A RANGE OF NEWS OUTLETS, INCLUDING THE WASHINGTON POST, MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW, CNN, AND FORTUNE.
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	AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH FISCAL YEAR MEMBERS ARE SENT A NEW CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND DIRECTORS & OFFICERS QUESTIONNAIRE THAT MUST BE COMPLETED BY BOARD MEMBERS.
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, WHICH IS UPDATED EVERY TWO YEARS AFTER ORIGINALLY BEING CREATED BY AN EXTERNAL COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM IN 2005. 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 LOSS -39,961.