2020-07-14T08:15:23-05:00 2019-12-31 541487262 MATTHEWS CARTER & BOYCE 12500 FAIR LAKES CIRCLE SUITE 260 FAIRFAX VA 22033 990 2019-01-01 521249353 WASHINGTON OFFICE ON LATIN AMERICA WASH 2027972171 1666 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 400 WASHINGTON DC 20009 GEOFF THALE PRESIDENT 2027972171 2020-06-29 1 KATHLEEN M FLAHERTY P00969957 7032183600 2020-06-29 66.77.128.118 2020-06-29 14:04:37 ED P 0319516165C80723D3893DC8A93BCF089761C762 F7DB775FF0E64ACBF83D28030BB67F867C1DE131 2019 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z WOLA GEOFF THALE 1666 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 400 WASHINGTON DC 20009 3735147 0 X WWW.WOLA.ORG X 1981 DC WOLA'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THE AMERICAS. 22 20 33 20 0 0 4334388 3065441 55521 95670 21929 87080 0 0 4411838 3248191 0 0 0 0 2385129 2344432 0 0 477922 1173827 1462615 3558956 3807047 852882 -558856 4150801 3733784 530731 624509 3620070 3109275 X WOLA'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THE AMERICAS. 0 0 509024 0 HUMAN RIGHTS:WOLA IS A LEADING RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION ADVANCING HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE AMERICAS. WE SEEK PUBLIC POLICIES THAT PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS AND RECOGNIZE HUMAN DIGNITY, SO JUSTICE MAY OVERCOME VIOLENCE. WOLA TACKLES PROBLEMS THAT TRANSCEND BORDERS AND REQUIRE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL SOLUTIONS. WE CREATE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH COURAGEOUS PEOPLE MAKING SOCIAL CHANGE-ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS, ACADEMICS, RELIGIOUS AND BUSINESS LEADERS, ARTISTS, AND POLICY MAKERS. TOGETHER, WE ADVOCATE FOR MORE JUST SOCIETIES IN THE AMERICAS. 398037 0 DRUG POLICY, WOMEN AND INCARCERATION:WOLA SUPPORTS DRUG POLICY REFORMS THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS, AND AROUND THE WORLD, THAT EMPHASIZE THE CENTRALITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS, PUBLIC HEALTH, CITIZEN SECURITY, HARM REDUCTION, AND EVIDENCE-DRIVEN POLICY. IN 2019, WOLA PROVIDED HIGH-LEVEL ANALYSIS AND SUPPORT TO COUNTRIES ON THE PATH TO CREATING LEGALIZED, REGULATED CANNABIS MARKETS. WOLA PRIORITIZED THE DRUG TREATY REFORM DIMENSIONS AND THE INCLUSION OF TRADITIONAL GROWERS IN NEWLY-LICIT CANNABIS MARKETS AND PROVIDED POLICY ADVICE BASED ON YEARS OF RESEARCH AND DEEP REGIONAL EXPERTISE. BEYOND THIS, WOLA AND ITS PARTNERS SUCCESSFULLY INSERTED THE ISSUE OF WOMEN'S MASS INCARCERATION FOR LOW-LEVEL NON-VIOLENT DRUG OFFENSES INTO POLICY DISCUSSIONS AROUND THE REGION, IN RESPONSE TO AN ESCALATING HUMAN RIGHTS CRISIS. WITH WOLA'S HELP, FORMERLY INCARCERATED WOMEN IN SOME LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES HAVE BEGUN TO ORGANIZE. HENCE, OUR WORK HAS SHIFTED TO WORKING MORE AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL TO EMPOWER THOSE IMPACTED BY THE CARCERAL STATE TO BECOME EFFECTIVE ADVOCATES FOR CHANGE. 540538 9650 BORDER SECURITY, MIGRATION, MEXICO:IN 2019, WOLA WORKED TO BLOCK THE MOST HARMFUL AND WASTEFUL U.S. POLICY PROPOSALS SURROUNDING SECURITY AT THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER, WHILE PUSHING BACK AGAINST FALSE NARRATIVES AND MISLEADING CLAIMS FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. WE EXPOSED ABUSES AGAINST MIGRANTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER, AS A FIRST STEP TOWARD ENSURING GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY BY GOVERNMENT ACTORS. OUR COMPREHENSIBLE, ACTIONABLE ANALYSIS EMPOWERED ADVOCATES AND POLICYMAKERS ALIKE TO PUSH FOR RIGHTS-RESPECTING MIGRATION POLICIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE REGION. WOLA PUSHED FORWARD WITH ITS WORK TO SUPPORT ANTI-IMPUNITY AND ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS WITH MEXICAN PARTNERS ON THE GROUND. IN MEXICO, WOLA WORKED WITH CIVIL SOCIETY PARTNERS, HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, AND JOURNALISTS TO HOLD THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT AND JUSTICE SYSTEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. HIGH-LEVEL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, INCLUDING SECRETARY ENCINAS, HAVE PUBLICLY CITED WOLA'S REPORT ON THIS ISSUE. 1528915 86020 CITIZEN SECURITY:WOLA SECURED CRUCIAL POLITICAL SUPPORT AND U.S. ASSISTANCE FOR EMBATTLED ANTI-CORRUPTION AND ANTI-IMPUNITY EFFORTS IN CENTRAL AMERICA, WHERE VIOLENCE AND WEAK INSTITUTIONS HAVE LONG DRIVEN VULNERABLE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN TO MIGRATE. WOLA ALSO RELEASED CRITICAL ANALYSIS THROUGH ITS CENTRAL AMERICA MONITOR, AN INNOVATIVE TOOL TO MONITOR FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND PROGRESS TOWARD RULE OF LAW IN THE REGION. WE GATHERED AND ANALYZED THE MISSING DATA THAT CITIZENS, ACTIVISTS, GOVERNMENTS, AND INTERNATIONAL DONORS NEED TO CRAFT BETTER PUBLIC POLICIES AND ADVOCATE SUCCESSFULLY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS.VENEZUELA:WOLA ENGAGED IN HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY ACROSS THE ANDES REGION OF SOUTH AMERICA, ESPECIALLY IN VENEZUELA DUE TO THE COUNTRY'S INCREASING POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND MIGRATION CRISIS. WOLA WORKED WITH PARTNERS FROM VENEZUELA AND REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS TO ADVOCATE FOR A PEACEFUL, DEMOCRATIC SOLUTION TO THE CRISIS. SUCH A SOLUTION WOULD AVOID VIOLENCE AND PAVE THE WAY FOR NEW, OPEN ELECTIONS. AT THE SAME TIME, WOLA CARRIED OUT FAST-ACTING COMMUNICATIONS AND ADVOCACY WORK TO EMPHASIZE THE NEED FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO VENEZUELA, AS WELL AS A STRONG REGIONAL RESPONSE TO VENEZUELAN MIGRATION.COLOMBIA:WHILE COLOMBIA FACED CHALLENGES IN ITS PEACE ACCORD IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS, WOLA RAISED THE VOICES OF COLOMBIAN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, ESPECIALLY COALITIONS OF AFRO-COLOMBIAN AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, TO MAKE SURE THEIR RIGHTS WERE BEING RESPECTED. IN RESPONSE TO ESCALATING VIOLENCE IN ETHNIC MINORITY AREAS OF THE COUNTRY, WOLA'S ADVOCACY PROVIDED AN EXTRA MEASURE OF POLITICAL PROTECTION FOR ACTIVISTS WHO HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO THREATS AND ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS BECAUSE OF THEIR COURAGEOUS WORK. WOLA KEPT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND CONGRESS, AS WELL AS THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PRESS, INFORMED OF THE NEED TO MAINTAIN U.S. SUPPORT FOR THE PEACE PROCESS.CUBA:DURING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, WOLA SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR A HISTORIC U.S. POLITICAL OPENING TOWARD CUBA. SINCE THEN, WOLA HAS WORKED TO DEFEND THESE GAINS IN THE FACE OF THE U.S. ADMINISTRATION'S EFFORTS TO DISMANTLE RECENT PROGRESS. IN 2019, WOLA CONTINUED TO PUSH BACK AGAINST POLICIES AND RHETORIC THAT HARM THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP.DEFENSE OVERSIGHT:WOLA CHALLENGED THE EXPANDING ROLE OF THE MILITARY IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC POLICYMAKING ACROSS THE REGION. WE SUPPORTED ACCOUNTABLE CIVILIAN CONTROL OF DEFENSE FORCES, A CLEAR SEPARATION BETWEEN POLICE AND MILITARY FUNCTIONS, AND PEACEFUL COLLABORATION TO REDUCE THREATS AND RESOLVE CONFLICTS. 1528915 86020 2976514 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 32 0 1 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 22 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X X WOLA 2027972171 1666 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 400 WASHINGTON DC 20009 STEVEN BENNETT CHAIR THEN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARLENE JOHNSON VICE-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DARRYL CHAPPELL SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROB VARENIK TREASURER/DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEONOR BLUM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUAN GONZALEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW CLAUSEN FORMER PRESIDENT (JAN 2020-SEP 2020) 40.00 X X 159494 0 26311 PATRICIA WEISS FAGEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN DINGES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANDRA GROSSMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA MCCLINTOCK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHERYL MORDEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SALLY O'NEILL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX WILDE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PEGGY HEALY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLAUDIA PAZ Y PAZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HELENA RIBE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT BALITSARIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIANO AGUIRRE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY BELDEN CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GEORGE WITHERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEOFF THALE PRESIDENT (EFF. SEPT 2020) 40.00 X 133388 0 9548 LAUREN KIMBALL VICE PRESIDENT FOR DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 104652 0 12413 397534 0 48272 3 0 1 0 COLETTA YOUNGERS 403 THAYER PLACE SILVER SPRING MD 20910 CONSULTING PROGRAM SVCS 105792 1 368165 460350 2236926 157364 3065441 CONTRACT SERVICE REVEN 900099 82000 82000 OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE 900099 13670 13670 95670 26498 26498 454022 393440 60582 60582 60582 93516 368165 93516 0 3248191 95670 0 87080 X 328741 256774 31683 40284 1644852 1281207 162668 200977 34410 27485 2608 4317 180498 144177 13679 22642 155931 124552 11818 19561 2667 1390 1277 27829 14504 13325 473259 400654 18140 54465 57010 33705 4085 19220 259539 202601 20652 36286 362722 300747 18777 43198 31346 16922 6528 7896 37485 29197 3708 4580 15014 13130 1884 COMMUNICATIONS 64044 58087 371 5586 TELEPHONE 57061 49455 467 7139 OTHER EXPENSE 41232 170 40866 196 PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO 20250 10480 1265 8505 13157 11277 694 1186 3807047 2976514 352611 477922 482781 1225447 809581 10365 1740518 1259834 1693 528 56827 70578 311580 170299 167946 141281 867265 1001561 24190 24190 4150801 3733784 74847 202371 178820 178523 277064 243615 530731 624509 X 1036475 1806281 2583595 1302994 3620070 3109275 4150801 3733784 -558856 48061 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2505056 4512043 2495534 4334388 3065441 16912462 2505056 4512043 2495534 4334388 3065441 16912462 6863120 10049342 14608 17082 18805 21746 26498 98739 17011201 489586 0.59070 0.53870 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 6582 6582 3800465 3807047 340352 85088 0 0 325058 319684 327828 340352 1312922 1969383 16399 4104 1135 6582 28220 81265 79921 81957 85088 328231 492347 1517 1113 79 2709 199952 71412 128540 68438 55697 12741 43190 43190 0 141281 DEFERRED RENT 243615 243615 X 3349973 48061 48061 3301912 -53721 -53721 3248191 3860768 53721 53721 3807047 0 3807047 PART X, LINE 2: WOLA HAS ADOPTED THE RECOGNITION REQUIREMENTS FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AS REQUIRED BY GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, WITH NO CUMULATIVE EFFECT ADJUSTMENT REQUIRED. INCOME TAX BENEFITS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, ONLY WHEN IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE INCOME TAX POSITION WILL MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. WOLA HAS ANALYZED TAX POSITIONS TAKEN FOR FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND ALL STATE JURISDICTIONS WHERE IT OPERATES. WOLA BELIEVES THAT INCOME TAX FILING POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION AND DOES NOT ANTICIPATE ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WOULD RESULT IN A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON WOLA'S FINANCIAL CONDITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OR CASH FLOWS. ACCORDINGLY, WOLA HAS NOT RECORDED ANY RESERVES, OR RELATED ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND PENALTIES FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AT DECEMBER 31, 2019. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: GALA EXPENSES IN ADDITION TO DIRECT COST TO GALA DONORS PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: GALA EXPENSES IN ADDITION TO DIRECT COST TO GALA DONORS NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES ADVOCACY 6430 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES ADVOCACY 28588 SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES ADVOCACY 27172 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES ADVOCACY 10889 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES RESEARCH 86000 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES RESEARCH 10000 0 2 0 0 0 2 169079 0 169079 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: X X X X X 1 STACY GARDNER 802 WEST K STREET BENICIA CA 94510 FUND-RAISING 0 0 21312 -21312 21312 -21312 DC ANNUAL GALA 461681 368165 93516 16170 66394 0 10952 461681 368165 93516 16170 66394 10952 93516 0 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MATTHEW CLAUSEN FORMER PRESIDENT (JAN 2020-SEP 2020) 159494 0 0 0 0 0 7158 0 19153 0 185805 0 0 0 X 3 157364 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY PROVIDE A STATEMENT DISCLOSING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. WERE THERE TO BE ANY SUCH CONFLICTS THE DIRECTOR INVOLVED IS EXPECTED TO RECUSE HIM-OR-HERSELF FROM MATTERS RELATING TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EACH YEAR, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT WOLA UNDERTAKES A REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION AS PART OF THE ANNUAL EXECUTIVE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. THE PROCESS IS SPEARHEADED BY THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD AND AT TIMES INCLUDES AN OUTSIDE COMPARISON OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FROM AT LEAST FIVE NGO'S WITH BUDGETS COMPARABLE TO WOLA AS BASED ON THE 990'S OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS. SALARIES FOR OTHER STAFF ARE DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT. TO REVIEW COMPENSATION FOR OTHER STAFF, WOLA HAS HIRED IN THE PAST AN EXTERNAL FIRM TO CONDUCT A MARKET COMPARISON OF SALARIES AND IDENTIFYING MARKET-COMPARABLE TITLES FOR POSITIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 WOLA'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 386,055. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,727. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 54,465. TOTAL EXPENSES 445,247. TRANSLATION/INTERPRETATION - EDITING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 14,599. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 13,413. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 28,012. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED IN THE CURRENT YEAR.