GROUNDSWELL INTERNATIONAL INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
GROUNDSWELL INTERNATIONAL INC (EIN 27-1493841)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-10-15
IRS object ID
202032899349302023
Schema version
2019v5.1
Source
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DescGroundswell International, Inc. (Groundswell) strengthens communities to build healthy farming and food systems from the ground up. Groundswell's programs address the root causes of food insecurity, economic vulnerability, and social marginalization with a practical, "learning by doing" approach that builds participants' confidence while meeting their basic needs. We work closely with local partner organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean, South Asia, and West Africa. While each regional program design responds to its unique people and context, Groundswell's core program services focus on: Building capacity, improving sustainable food production, regenerating land, rural livelihood opportunities and local markets, and emphasizing the empowerment of women and other marginalized people.Desc

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$22,263BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,595InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,172OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$336AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$25,350EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$24,544BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$250ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,034InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,148OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$349AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$22,263EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$22,856BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,165InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,124OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$353AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$24,544EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$22,641BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,619InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,094OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$310AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$22,856EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$23,017BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$76InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$300AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$22,641EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.97630BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.02370PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (true)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,874OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,874DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Endowment at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation$25,350
Security Deposit$1,725
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$27,075TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,995,403TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$4,895NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$7,450DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$12,345RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,983,058RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,983,058TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,148,162TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$7,450DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$7,450ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,140,712ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,140,712TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt X, Line 2Groundswell is exempt from federal income taxes under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Under the Code, however, income from certain activities not related to an organization's tax-exempt purpose may be subject to taxation as unrelated business income. The organization had no income from unrelated business activities in 2018 and was, therefore, not required to file Federal Form 990-T (Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return). The organization believes that it has appropriate support for all tax positions taken, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements.
Pt V, Line 4To build a fund that will eventually supplement operating support.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (10 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Central America04Program ServicesAgricultural$122,414
Central America04Regional GrantsAgricultural$171,275
North America01Program ServicesAgricultural$118,185
North America01Regional GrantsAgricultural$162,293
South America01Program ServicesAgricultural$1,776
South America01Regional GrantsAgricultural$133,477
Sub-Saharan Africa03Program ServicesAgricultural$386,529
Sub-Saharan Africa03Regional GrantsAgricultural$535,977
South Asia00Program ServicesAgricultural$13,229
South Asia00Regional GrantsAgricultural$37,618
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees18SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee18TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,682,773SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,682,773TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (10 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Central AmericaHaiti Program$146,275Wire
Central AmericaHonduras Program$25,000Wire
Central AmericaMexico Program$162,293Wire
South AmericaEcuador Program$60,000Wire
South AmericaGuatemala Program$73,477Wire
Sub-Saharan AfricaBurkina Faso Program$228,503Wire
Sub-Saharan AfricaGhana Program$161,700Wire
Sub-Saharan AfricaMali Program$72,344Wire
Sub-Saharan AfricaSenegal Program$73,429Wire
South AsiaNepal Program$37,618Wire
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org10Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePt I Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationProcedures for monitoring the use of grant funds outside the U.S. Groundswell engages in extensive pre-grant due diligence of any organization to which it disburses money. For foreign organizations, Groundswell requires that the organization be a legally registered charitable non-profit organization within its country. The information required to be provided by potential grantees includes financials for the current and previous years, governing documents, details about the board of directors, and descriptions of programs and activities. These requirements are in addition to rather than in lieu of a project funding proposal. Once the decision is made to make a grant to a foreign organization, Groundswell requires a written cooperation agreement between the grantee and Groundswell, which outlines each organization's duties and responsibilities, including the grantee's responsibility to request prior written approval from Groundswell before making substantial modifications to the project and/or budget. When the agreement is signed by the grantee, a transfer is made either from Groundswell headquarters or by direct transfer from the donor to a local bank account in the country where the grantee intends to implement activities outlined in its project proposal. During the grant period, Groundswell maintains regular and frequent contact with grantees, including through e-mail, phone and occasional field visits. Groundswell also requires regular progress and final narrative and financial reports. When reports are received, management and staff compare actual expenses to the approved budgeted expense, and, as necessary, seek additional explanation for any significant variations not already documented in the narrative report. Groundswell encourages all grantees to undertake annual audits of their overall operations, and Groundswell reserves the right to require an independent audit at its expense at any time during the project or program it is funding. This authority is set forth explicitly in the cooperation agreement entered into with each grantee. Finally, a Groundswell staff member conducts a site visit at least once during the term of all projects or programs undertaken with Groundswell funding.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 11bThe 990 is prepared by independent accountants, reviewed by management, presented to the Board for review, proposed revisions and final approval.
Pt VI, Line 12cAnnually conflict of interest statements are required to be signed by each Board member. The statements affirm that the policy has been read & either that no conflict of interest exists or discloses any such conflict.
Pt VI, Line 15aIn the annual budgeting process, the Board approves a budget line for each salaried employee. Thereafter, individual salaries and salary increases for employees are determined by the Executive Director (the organization's title for the lead staff person). The Board of Directors sets the Executive Director's salary after a performance review & a check of comparable salary information for nonprofit organizations with similar budgets.
Pt VI, Line 15bGroundswell International carried out a salary review with external assistance and salary comparisons for 2017.
Pt VI, Line 18The Form 990 is available on the GuideStar Exchange website and Groundswell's website. The Form 1023 is available upon request.
Pt VI, Line 19The organization's financial statements & conflict of interest policy are available upon request. Its governing documents are available upon request.

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