2019-04-30T16:25:43-05:00 2018-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2017-07-01 134167155 WITNESS INC WITN 7187832000 80 HANSON PLACE NO 510 BROOKLYN NY 11217 YVETTE ALBERDINGK-THIJM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7187832000 2019-04-19 1 FREDERICK MARTENS P00298107 2126972299 38.142.140.186 2019-04-19 10:41:59 ED P E0B61323609C1CC0B81B3901687D4600995A8426 7BFB744AC058D2B1B6D650C1435B86D144DCEB76 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z YVETTE ALBERDINGK-THIJM 80 HANSON PLACE NO 510 BROOKLYN NY 11217 4206437 0 X WWW.WITNESS.ORG X 2001 DE SEE SCHEDULE O 12 12 32 34 0 0 3129291 3901768 0 0 31751 16643 73373 87459 3234415 4005870 0 0 0 0 2435128 2383639 0 0 478823 1004895 1060562 3440023 3444201 -205608 561669 2744362 3513350 414817 613230 2329545 2900120 X WITNESS MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR ANYONE, ANYWHERE TO USE VIDEO AND TECHNOLOGY TO PROTECT AND DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS. 0 0 1977896 37408 TRAINING:WITNESS COLLABORATES WITH COMMUNITIES ON THE FRONT LINES OF ABUSE TO USE VIDEO AND TECHNOLOGY TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO FREE EXPRESSION AND PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS CHANGE. AS A RESULT OF OUR WORK, SOME OF THE POOREST AND MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD ARE ABLE TO BETTER AND MORE SECURELY USE VIDEO AND TECHNOLOGY TO DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS, HOLD GOVERNMENTS ACCOUNTABLE, AND FULLY PARTICIPATE IN TODAY'S SOCIETY. 234164 11625 OUTREACH AND EDUCATION:WITNESS RECOGNIZES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT AS A RESULT OF THE VAST NUMBER OF NEW WITNESSES EMPOWERED BY VIDEO-ENABLED CELL PHONES AND INTERNET ACCESS. AT THE SAME TIME, WE UNDERSTAND THE RISKS THESE WITNESSES FACE AND THE NEED FOR ON-THE-GROUND INTENSIVE TRAININGS ON HOW TO USE VIDEO EFFECTIVELY AND SAFELY AS DESCRIBED IN PROGRAM 1- TRAINING.HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE OVERWHELMING NEED FOR VIDEO-ACTIVISM TRAINING, IN ORDER TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR OUR SUPPORT, WITNESS DEVELOPS EASY-TO-USE RESOURCES (TIP SHEETS, VIDEOS, GUIDES, ETC.), TRANSLATES AND ADAPTS THEM FOR USE WHERE THEY ARE MOST NEEDED, AND DISTRIBUTES THEM AS BROADLY AS POSSIBLE. THROUGH OUR RESOURCE LIBRARY CONTAINING OUR FULL SUITE OF TRAINING MATERIALS AND THE CREATION OF LANGUAGE-SPECIFIC WEBSITES IN ARABIC, FRENCH, PORTUGUESE, AND SPANISH, WE HAVE GREATLY INCREASED THE EASE AND ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR RESOURCES FOR BROAD AUDIENCES. IN THE REPORTING PERIOD, OUR RESOURCES WERE ACCESSED OR VIEWED 750,000 TIMES ONLINE. ALL MATERIALS ARE OPEN-SOURCE AND AVAILABLE TO BE VIEWED, DOWNLOADED AND RE-MIXED THROUGH OUR LANGUAGE PAGES AND LIBRARY.DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, WITNESS LAUNCHED NEW INITIATIVES IN THE U.S. FOCUSING ON THE NATIONWIDE ISSUES OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, AND LGBTQ RIGHTS. WE ALSO LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR A NEW PROJECT CALLED "EYES ON ICE" WHICH WILL REACH A WIDE RANGE OF AUDIENCES WORKING ON IMMIGRANT RIGHTS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND LATIN AMERICA WITH RESOURCES RANGING FROM TIP SHEETS TO ONLINE WEBINARS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.WE WORKED WITH GROUPS DEFENDING SIOUX LANDS FROM THE DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION, TAILORING OUR VIDEO AS EVIDENCE FIELD GUIDE TO SUPPORT THE DOCUMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION AND OF POLICE ABUSE AT STANDING ROCK. 235262 3373 ADVOCACY TO TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP:WITNESS WORKS WITH A RANGE OF ACTIVISTS AND VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, LEARNING ABOUT CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE TECHNOLOGY LANDSCAPE FROM ORDINARY USERS, OFTEN USERS AT RISK, ON THE GROUND. WE NOT ONLY BRING THESE SPECIFIC, REAL-LIFE USER EXPERIENCES TO COMPANIES, BUT ALSO SYNTHESIZE AND ADVOCATE AROUND BROAD ISSUES THAT AFFECT HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE. WE ADVOCATE FOR THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUAL HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND THE SECTOR AT LARGE VOICES THAT ARE COMMONLY LOST AND UNABLE TO GET ANY RESPONSE FROM THE PLATFORMS.WE HAVE DEVELOPED SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMPANIES SUCH AS GOOGLE AND YOUTUBE, ENGAGING IN REGULAR CLOSED-DOOR MEETINGS WITH THE POLICY, PRIVACY, NEWS, AS WELL AS OTHER TEAMS AT THE COMPANIES. WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH YOUTUBE AND HUMAN RIGHTS PARTNERS TO ENSURE THAT COMPANY CONTENT MODERATION RESPONSES PROTECT NOT ONLY CRITICAL PUBLIC INTEREST CONTENT, BUT ALSO CURTAIL ON- AND OFF-LINE VIOLENCE FOR MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS. THIS YEAR, WHEN GOOGLE ANNOUNCED A NEW INITIATIVE TO USE MACHINE LEARNING TO DETECT SO-CALLED "EXTREMIST" CONTENT, OUR PARTNERS THE SYRIAN ARCHIVE CONTACTED US WHEN THEY NOTICED THE MASSIVE TAKEDOWNS OF VIDEOS DEPICTING HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN SYRIA A RESULT OF THE FLAWED IMPLEMENTATION OF GOOGLE'S MACHINE LEARNING STRATEGY. IN THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF THE TAKEDOWNS, WE WORKED DIRECTLY WITH GOOGLE TO RESTORE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VIDEOS.WITNESS IS ENSURING THAT VIDEO AND TECHNOLOGY CAN PROMOTE VERIFIABLE CIVIC MEDIA AND SUPPORT HUMAN RIGHTS. AMID THE WIDESPREAD DISTRUST OF CITIZEN IMAGES, FRONTLINE ACTIVISTS NEED THEIR FOOTAGE AND ACCOUNTS TO BE FOUND AND TRUSTED. IN RESPONSE, TOGETHER WITH THE GUARDIAN PROJECT, WITNESS CREATED THE PROOFMODE APP, WHICH COMPILES AND CREATES VALUABLE METADATA ABOUT A PIECE OF MEDIA - AND CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY SIGNS IT - MAKING IT EASIER TO VERIFY CRUCIAL DETAILS ABOUT WHEN, WHERE, AND BY WHOM IT WAS CAPTURED. WE HAVE ALSO ADVOCATED FOR MORE ADVANCED SECURITY TACTICS, SUCH AS FACE BLURRING FUNCTIONALITIES, THAT ADDRESS PRIVACY AND SECURITY CONCERNS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS USERS, AND THAT OFFER BETTER GUIDANCE FOR VULNERABLE USERS. THIS YEAR, YOUTUBE RELEASED ANOTHER UPDATE TO THEIR CUSTOM BLURRING TOOL. A PRODUCT OF OUR ONGOING ADVOCACY AND COLLABORATION WITH THE COMPANY, THE UPDATED TOOL ENABLES USERS TO SELECT SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL FACES TO BLUR, AND TRACKS THE BLURRING OF THESE FACES ACROSS A VIDEO--A GREAT IMPROVEMENT THAT ALLOWS USERS TO BLUR FACES AND ALSO ENSURES THE CONSISTENCY OF THE BLUR ACROSS A SCENE. THE WITNESS MEDIA LAB SERVES AS AN INCUBATOR DEDICATED TO UNLEASHING THE BOUNDLESS POTENTIAL OF CIVIC MEDIA AS A POWERFUL TOOL TO REPORT, MONITOR, AND ADVOCATE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE LAUNCHED A GROUNDBREAKING PROJECT CALLED "PROFILING THE POLICE," WHICH EXPLORES METHODS OF ORGANIZING, ANALYZING, AND PRESERVING COLLECTIONS OF POLICE MISCONDUCT FOOTAGE AS A WAY TO MOVE BEYOND THE NARRATIVE OF SINGLE VIDEO AND EXPOSE BROADER PATTERNS OF ABUSE. IT SERVES AS A USE CASE STUDY FOR ADVOCATES, JOURNALISTS, LEGAL EXPERTS AND ARCHIVISTS INTERESTED IN NEW FORMS OF STORYTELLING THROUGH ANALYSIS AND CURATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIDEOS. 106540 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. 106540 2553862 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 41 0 1 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY DE IL CA X X SONALI THIMMAYA 7187832000 80 HANSON PLACE 5TH FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11217 REGAN RALPH PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER GABRIEL CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HELEN ENRIGHT TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL HIRSCHHORN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RONIT AVNI BOARD MEMBER (TO MARCH 2018) 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKA EL-BAZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN HASS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID MENDELS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CESAR RODRIGUEZ-GARAVITO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM SALZANO BOARD MEMBER (TO JUNE 2018) 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEKHA SINGH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY TARRANT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY TOWERS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE WONG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 YVETTE ALBERDINGK THIJM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 150654 0 9218 SONALI THIMMAYA ASSOC. DIR., FINANCE AND OPERATIONS 40.00 X 98760 0 2057 SAMUEL GREGORY PROGRAM DIRECTOR 40.00 X 138690 0 18061 TANYA KARANASIOS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS 36.00 X 106042 0 3037 494146 0 32373 3 0 1 0 0 129020 3772748 10539 3901768 16543 16543 33990 0 33990 33990 33990 141927 141827 100 100 100 58740 129020 58740 0 3373 0 3373 3373 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 50096 49033 1063 50096 4005870 52406 0 51696 290348 152951 82179 55218 1695121 1226901 195047 273173 43911 31909 4944 7058 182651 127371 25522 29758 171608 119405 23871 28332 7178 6764 153 261 43307 43307 4278 4278 252294 252142 56 96 35496 29104 1462 4930 88046 72788 2089 13169 210998 171306 14624 25068 158102 157296 242 564 57340 49695 283 7362 53670 43473 3757 6440 STAFF AND OTHER PROGRAM 113412 94335 6755 12322 PROGRAM EQUIPMENT 16957 16957 EVENT EXPENSE 16462 1390 0 15072 3022 75 2947 3444201 2553862 411516 478823 604194 404834 40305 1247281 1520918 1090675 19010 2942 63211 96476 1857427 1795036 84672 62391 357252 555265 54800 53486 2744362 3513350 139114 159141 275703 454089 414817 613230 X 541388 1189672 1788157 1710448 2329545 2900120 2744362 3513350 X 561669 16210 -7304 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5754420 3122437 2777078 3129291 3901768 18684994 5754420 3122437 2777078 3129291 3901768 18684994 7995447 10689547 50906 17207 30406 18182 50533 167234 27320 32009 46256 70920 50096 226601 19078829 36018 0.56030 0.61800 X 249537 248639 898 864766 803273 61493 743124 743124 0 62391 CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION 54089 REFUNDABLE ADVANCE 400000 454089 4366358 16210 355860 -7304 364766 4001592 4278 4278 4005870 3795783 355860 355860 3439923 4278 4278 3444201 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE LOSS -7,304. EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE PART V 86376 EUROPE 0 5 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE PART V 36604 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE PART V 3191 NORTH AMERICA 0 2 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE PART V 65193 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE PART V 1816 SOUTH AMERICA 0 4 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE PART V 94832 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE PART V 26570 SOUTH ASIA 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE PART V 10087 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES - ARMENIA, AZERBIJAN, BELARUS, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE PART V 265 0 13 0 0 0 13 324669 265 324934 0 0 0 0 0 0 SCHEDULE F, PART 1, LINE 3, COLUMN E CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING, SOLIDARITY WORK AND HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAM SERVICES. BENEFIT 187760 129020 58740 46206 7427 5107 187760 129020 58740 46206 7427 5107 58740 0 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 YVETTE ALBERDINGK THIJM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 150654 0 0 0 0 0 4370 0 4848 0 159872 0 0 0 SAMUEL GREGORY PROGRAM DIRECTOR 138690 0 0 0 0 0 4195 0 13866 0 156751 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO DIGITAL TOOLS THAT MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE. UNFORTUNATELY, BAD ACTORS ARE UTILIZING THE SAME TOOLS TO WEAPONIZE AND MANIPULATE MEDIA, SPREAD MAL-INFORMATION, SILENCE DISSENTING VOICES, PERPETUATE HATE SPEECH, AND PUT ACTIVISTS AT RISK. THE RISE OF POPULISM AND AUTHORITARIANISM AND GENERAL CRACKDOWN ON CIVIL SOCIETY RAISES NEW AND PRONOUNCED CHALLENGES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES ARE MOST AT RISK, AS DISINFORMATION IS ALREADY RIFE, A CRISIS OF TRUST PREVAILS, AND PRIVATE INTERESTS WIELD DANGEROUS POWER OVER REGULATION OF THE PLATFORMS THEY USE FOR TO COMMUNICATE AND ADVOCATE. WITNESS' STRATEGY IS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS TODAY'S CHALLENGES HEAD-ON. WE MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR ANYONE, ANYWHERE TO USE VIDEO AND TECHNOLOGY TO PROTECT AND DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS. 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 600 HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS REPRESENTING 130+ COUNTRIES, TRAINED 11,000+ HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND CIVIC ACTIVISTS, AND REACHED OVER 1 MILLION PEOPLE WITH WITNESS RESOURCES IN THE LAST YEAR ALONE. 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) IN RESPONSE TO THE PROLIFERATION OF HATEFUL NARRATIVES AND THE WEAPONIZATION OF MEDIA AGAINST IMMIGRANTS, WE PROVIDE TAILORED GUIDANCE (AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, ARABIC, HAITIAN CREOLE, AND FRENCH) ON TIMELY SUBJECTS SUCH AS 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 NY. TOGETHER WITH THE EQUAL VOICE NETWORK, WE TRAINED 150+ ACTIVISTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TO USE VIDEO TO EXPOSE ABUSES BY BORDER PATROL AND ADVOCATE FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS. 2) ACTIVISTS IN RIO'S FAVELAS ARE DEPLOYING WITNESS' LOCALIZED VIDEO AS EVIDENCE RESOURCES, ACCESSING OUR TIP SHEETS ON HOW TO FILM POLICE WITH A CELL PHONE, HOW TO USE VIDEO AS LEGAL PROOF, AND THE RIGHT TO FILM. WE ARE ALSO SUPPORTING MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES TO USE VIDEO TO COUNTER HARMFUL NARRATIVES AMID RISING POPULISM, AND TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD AS POWERFUL ACTORS ARE COMMITTED TO SILENCING THEM. IN RESPONSE TO JAIR BOLSONARO'S ELECTION, AND AS THREATS AGAINST MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES INCREASE, OUR GUIDANCE IS MORE CRITICAL THAN EVER. AS PART OF THIS WORK, WITNESS COLLABORATES CLOSELY WITH COLETIVO PAPO RETO, A FAVELA-BASED MEDIA COLLECTIVE IN RIO, TO IMPROVE THEIR FILMING TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES TO HOLD OFFICERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR CRIMES. MEDIA GATHERED BY CPR WERE USED BY THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE TO CHARGE TWO HIGH-RANKING MILITARY POLICE COMMANDERS FOR THEIR CRIMES - AN UNPRECEDENTED VICTORY IN BRAZIL WHERE IMPUNITY IS THE NORM. 3) WE HELPED PRESERVE HUMAN RIGHTS CONTENT COMING OUT OF SYRIA BEING REMOVED DUE TO MACHINE LEARNING, AND ARE INFLUENCING GLOBAL NORM-SETTING AROUND HOW TO HANDLE THE INADEQUACY OF CONTENT MODERATION RESPONSES. IN JUNE 2017, GOOGLE ANNOUNCED AN INITIATIVE TO USE MACHINE LEARNING TO DETECT SO-CALLED "EXTREMIST" CONTENT. OUR PARTNERS AT SYRIAN ARCHIVE CONTACTED US WHEN THEY NOTICED MASSIVE TAKEDOWNS OF VIDEOS DEPICTING RIGHTS ABUSES - DUE TO THE FLAWED IMPLEMENTATION OF GOOGLE'S MACHINE LEARNING STRATEGY. WE HELPED RESTORE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VIDEOS, AND YOUTUBE PUBLISHED A NEW RESOURCE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTEXT, INFORMED BY OUR FEEDBACK. IN JUNE 2018, WE SUBMITTED A REPORT TO THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL THAT FED INTO A NEW REPORT PUBLISHED BY DAVID KAYE. WE ARE ALSO A MEMBER OF THE PARTNERSHIP ON AI (PAI) WORKING GROUP FOCUSED ON CONTENT MODERATION, WHICH WILL BRING A HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE INTO PAI'S LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS. 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 ALL APPLICABLE PERSONNEL, INCLUDING BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH WITNESS'S PUBLISHED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ON AN ONGOING BASIS. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE DISCUSSED AS THEY MAY ARISE, AND RESOLVED AT THE SEMIANNUAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS. 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 -7,304.