2019-03-18T10:58:34-05:00 2018-09-30 450250958 Eide Bailly LLP 800 Nicollet Mall Ste 1300 Minneapolis MN 554027033 990 2017-10-01 363383933 The Center for Victims of Torture CENT 6124364800 2356 University Ave West Suite 430 St Paul MN 551141860 Curtis R Goering Executive Director 6124364800 2019-03-14 1 Deb Nelson CPA P01264758 6122536500 2019-03-14 8.39.233.75 2019-03-14 09:19:09 CD P B602D594AFD2B0B327E07A06F36CA6A7E42546D0 EFC25E59FA7409AE560978A003AFB9E955B778C6 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z Curtis R Goering 2356 University Ave West Suite 430 St Paul MN 551141860 19650209 0 X www.cvt.org X 1985 MN To heal the wounds of torture and to stop torture worldwide. 19 19 172 203 0 10331 4552404 4887908 13108291 14435563 117368 135931 0 0 17778063 19459402 535022 436155 0 0 12446722 13187593 550061 481787 1386288 4376283 5215954 17908088 19321489 -130025 137913 5960825 6621150 1422840 1942544 4537985 4678606 X The Center for Victims of Torture works to heal the wounds of torture on individuals, their families and their communities and to stop torture worldwide. 0 0 9754823 360628 10645569 International ServicesCVT's international projects utilize group counseling/therapy, social services and physical/massage therapy. In Ethiopia, CVT works in refugee camps near Shire and is expanding to Gambella in the west. In Jordan, CVT cares for urban refugees in Amman and Zarqa. CVT has centers in Kenya in Nairobi as well as in two refugee camps: Dadaab and Kakuma. In Uganda, CVT has a long-standing center in Gulu where survivors of the Lord's Resistance Army receive care and has a new expansion into refugee settlements in Bidi Bidi. In FY2018, CVT cared for 26,455 survivors and family members in its international programs.In addition, International Services Partners in Trauma Healing (PATH) Program builds the capacity of torture survivor centers in the Philippines, Cambodia, Liberia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Turkey (two partners), Kurdish Region of Iraq (two partners) and Lebanon. 3215217 75527 2456092 Client Services Responding to the lasting physical and psychological damage done by torture, CVT's Client Services program annually touches the lives of nearly 1,200 torture survivors and family members. The program offers services in Minnesota in St. Paul and St. Cloud, as well as in Atlanta, Georgia. The primary intervention at all domestic sites is intensive psychotherapy and case management to connect survivors with resources available in the community. In FY2018, CVT cared for 1,307 survivors and family members in its U.S. programs. 1425883 0 1271667 TrainingCVT training operations consist of two capacity-building projects: The National Capacity Building (NCB) project organizes technical assistance and training for the domestic network of 40 torture survivor centers and programs. Approaches include measured-impact webinars, on-site and remote consultations, along with management of the HealTorture.org listserv and web site, which averages nearly 2,800 users per month.The New Tactics in Human Rights Program promotes enhanced strategic and tactical planning and action among the human rights community. The newtactics.org website features a database of more than 220 tactics and reaches upwards of 154,000 users annually from more than 200 countries. New Tactics trainings have been held in more than 20 countries, with resources translated into 26 languages. 1394543 0 62235 ResearchMonitoring and evaluation and research are focus areas for CVT. In direct services programs, CVT measures significant reductions in clients' mental health symptoms and equally significant improvements in adaptive social functioning-their ability to recover from extreme psychological and physical traumas and to function independently in the world. Research staff provides training and support for CVT's domestic services in St Paul, Minnesota and surrounding communities, Greater Minnesota, and Atlanta, Georgia. The department also supports the organization's International Services.Policy AdvocacyPolicy advocacy centers in three primary areas: maintaining-and where feasible increasing-both U.S. and other governments' funding for torture survivor rehabilitation programs in the U.S. and abroad; preserving access to asylum and refugee resettlement for survivors of torture seeking protection in the United States; and ensuring humane detention, interrogation and prisoner treatment policies in U.S. counterterrorism operations.CVT's work on U.S. appropriations to torture survivor rehabilitation work result in funding of $32.5 million annually. Internationally, CVT advocates for funding for the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture for torture survivor programs in the developing world. CVT's advocacy is responsible for the U.S. contribution of $6.5 million, which now represents 70 percent of the funds available for distribution.CommunicationsThe role of the Center for Victims of Torture's Communications department is to help raise the visibility of the organization and shine a public light on CVT's work and stories. During 2018, over 80 percent of CVT's website visitors per month were new, the organization's Facebook page reached, on average, 29,500 people per week, and the organization received 78 mentions from major news outlets.Fundraising, Management and GeneralThe administrative sector of CVT secures resources necessary to operate CVT, allocate and monitor the use of those resources, and manage the organization on a day-to-day basis.CVT has 370 full-time and 65 part-time employees, with roughly 100 based in the U.S. and the remainder at international sites. Each year CVT rebuilds the lives and restores the hope of 5,000 individual survivors and 20,000 family members who were deeply affected by the torture of a loved one. Through policy advocacy that generates federal funding, CVT touches the lives of another 50,000 individual survivors and 200,000 family members. 1394543 0 62235 15790466 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 42 0 1 172 1 1 1 1 JO ET KE UG IZ FR GM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AR CA CT FL GA IL IN KS KY LA MD MA MI MN NJ NM NY NC OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WI WV MS NH HI X X Mary Kinder 6124364878 2356 University Ave W Suite 430 St Paul MN 551141860 Nancy J Feldman Chair 5.00 X X 0 0 0 C Scott Cooper Past Chair 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Richard Senese Vice Chair 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Karen Erickson Treasurer 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Jennifer Reedstrom Bishop Board Member 5.00 X 0 0 0 Julie Brunner Board Member 5.00 X 0 0 0 Rabih Aridi Board Member 5.00 X 0 0 0 Connie Magnuson Board Member 5.00 X 0 0 0 Patti Andreini Arnold Board Member 5.00 X 0 0 0 Venetia Kudrle Board Member 5.00 X 0 0 0 Eric Schwartz Board Member 5.00 X 0 0 0 Valerie Spencer Board Member 5.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Jacobson Board Member 5.00 X 0 0 0 Carleen Rhodes Board Member 5.00 X 0 0 0 Surita Sandosham Board Member 5.00 X 0 0 0 Babette Apland Board Member 5.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Flynn Board Member 5.00 X 0 0 0 Charles Henry Board Member 5.00 X 0 0 0 S Shawn Roberts Board Member 5.00 X 0 0 0 Curtis Goering Executive Director 45.00 X 198552 0 50200 Wendy Marcano Chief Financial Officer 45.00 X 63198 0 4942 Pete Dross Director of External Relations 45.00 X 145392 0 19097 Ruth Barrett Rendler Deputy Director 45.00 X 131375 0 62671 Fawn Bernhardt-Novell Director of Development 45.00 X 123205 0 47162 Neal Porter Director of Int'l Service 45.00 X 114688 0 24551 Andrea Northwood Director of Client service 45.00 X 110177 0 27256 886587 0 235879 6 0 1 0 Rally Interactive LLC 244 W 300 N Suite 101 Salt Lake City UT 84103 Web application services 236000 Integrated Direct Marketing 1250 Connecticut Ave NW 200 Washington DC 20036 Direct marketing 108000 2 95000 324501 4468407 168252 4887908 Fees & Contracts 624100 12770715 12770715 Insurance Reimbursement 624100 1211051 1211051 International 624100 370000 370000 Speaking Fees 624100 60437 60437 23360 23360 14435563 112038 112038 214700 190807 23893 23893 23893 19459402 14435563 0 135931 75527 75527 360628 360628 395582 7656 326680 61246 10274160 8640349 1156929 476882 318029 277339 29368 11322 1781540 1466527 229374 85639 418282 340405 57074 20803 23943 23943 92164 12780 79384 41479 41479 481787 481787 15444 15444 974113 686672 287441 663191 460872 161404 40915 810423 744257 28223 37943 956496 887144 31228 38124 325970 268585 12782 44603 239962 239962 Client Assistance 652369 637033 15245 91 Fees 226496 44013 129799 52684 Printing Services 193904 189012 4892 Common Cost Allocation 0 626245 -660494 34249 19321489 15790466 2144735 1386288 X 320395 170915 0 149480 832555 1195070 1568619 1789964 782635 667750 315160 366858 3171335 2078172 1100621 1093163 192343 195244 1105805 1256200 63087 56901 5960825 6621150 610148 632330 711375 786458 1317 503764 100000 19992 1422840 1942544 X 1103968 1330009 1962909 1507489 1471108 1841108 4537985 4678606 5960825 6621150 137913 2708 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 4441488 6648067 4474047 4552404 4887908 25003914 4441488 6648067 4474047 4552404 4887908 25003914 2592584 22411330 1757 1428 7314 117846 112038 240383 25244297 56355612 0.88780 0.87630 X Form 990, Part II - Short Year: CVT changed their year-end from December 31 to September 30. Information reported for 2015 is for the nine month period of January 1, 2016 - September 30, 2016. 7850 33629 41479 15790466 15831945 941597 235399 0 0 734181 782808 875403 941597 3333989 5000984 4010 35289 4574 41479 85352 183545 195702 218851 235399 833497 1250246 11090 4446 7850 23386 1471108 370000 1841108 1201108 270000 1471108 950318 250790 1201108 130318 820000 950318 110318 20000 130318 0.00000 1.00000 0.00000 1 0 96300 96300 1121365 524222 597143 642220 571326 70894 1047877 728641 319236 263573 253983 9590 1093163 Investments held at community foundations 1256200 F 1256200 Lease Incentives 19992 19992 X 19497631 2708 50965 53673 19443958 15444 15444 19459402 19357010 50965 50965 19306045 15444 15444 19321489 Part V, Line 4: Permanently restricted net assets consist of endowment funds restricted by donors for investment in perpetuity, and include assets held by a community foundation for the benefit of CVT. Distributions and earnings on endowment funds are available for the purposes specified by the donors, or in certain cases, for the unrestricted use of CVT. The permanently restricted net assets balances, classified by restriction on the use of earnings, are as follows at September 30, 2018: $1,530,790 is a fund for innovation; $15,143 is for the building; and $295,175 is for client services. Part X, Line 2: CVT is organized as a Minnesota nonprofit corporation and has been recognized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3), qualifies for the charitable contribution deduction under Section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi), and has been determined not to be a private foundation under Section 509(a)(1). CVT is annually required to file a Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990) with the IRS. In addition, CVT is subject to income tax on net income that is derived from business activities that is unrelated to its exempt purposes. CVT has determined it is not subject to unrelated business income tax and has not filed an Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return (Form 990-T) with the IRS. CVT believes that it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken affecting its annual filing requirements, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. CVT would recognize future accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits and liabilities in income tax expense if such interest and penalties are incurred. 1 East Asia and the Pacific 2 1 Program Services Capacity building. Grants to recipients located in the region. 41000 Middle East and North Africa 5 92 Program services Direct mental health counseling and physiotherapy services, training of local clinicians, and subgrants. 2811000 Sub-Saharan Africa 9 159 Program Services Direct mental health counseling and physiotherapy services, training of local clinicians, and subgrants. 2683000 Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) 0 0 Program Services Direct mental health counseling and physiotherapy services, training of local clinicians, and subgrants. 109000 South Asia 0 0 Program Services Direct mental health counseling and physiotherapy services, training of local clinicians and subgrants. 18000 16 252 0 0 16 252 5662000 0 5662000 Sub-Saharan Africa Capacity Building 40000 Wire East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Capacity Building 26791 Wire Middle East and North Africa - Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Capacity Building 20255 Wire Middle East and North Africa - Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Capacity Building 17706 Wire Middle East and North Africa - Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Capacity Building 61615 Wire Middle East and North Africa Capacity Building 39718 Wire Middle East and North Africa - Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Capacity Building 70410 Wire Europe Capacity Building 69716 Wire Middle East and North Africa Capacity Building 14417 Wire 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Part I, Line 2: All subgrants entered into by CVT are monitored over the course of the agreement. Subgrants of a short duration required the subgrantee to submit a program narrative and financial report upon contract completion. Longer term subgrants required narrative and financial reporting on a more frequent basis. Over the course of the subgrant CVT works with subgrantees to ensure that program goals are being met and problems resolved. CVT also works with subgrantees to ensure compliance with donor requirements. Part I, line 3: The organization's accounting system separately tracks expenditures made from headquarters and those made from field offices. The field accounts are kept on a modified accrual basis. X X X X X X X 1 Integrated Direct Marketing LLC 1250 Connecticut Ave NW 200 Washington DC 20036 Professional Fundraising Counsel 0 1058404 480097 438097 Public Interest Communications Inc 7700 Leesburg Pike Ste 301 N Falls Church VA 22043 Paid Solicitor 0 9066 452 8614 New Partners PO Box 5021 St Cloud MN 56302 Paid Solicitor 0 2638 1238 1400 1070108 481787 448111 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY 1 International Rescue Committee Atlanta Office 2305 Parklake Dr Suite 100 Atlanta GA 30345 135660870 501(C)(3) 75527 Mental health counseling and physiotherapy services, training of local clinicians, and subgrants. 1 0 Part I, Line 2: CVT has processes and procedures that monitor grant funds through-out the process. Initially, CVT does a preassessment to determine the risk level of the grantee. Once that is determined CVT, monitors activities through periodic reporting and review of expenditures. Grantees with a higher risk level are monitored at a higher level. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Curtis Goering Executive Director 198552 0 0 0 0 0 23631 0 27259 0 249442 0 0 0 Pete Dross Director of External Relations 145392 0 0 0 0 0 8845 0 10973 0 165210 0 0 0 Ruth Barrett Rendler Deputy Director 131375 0 0 0 0 0 24000 0 39391 0 194766 0 0 0 Fawn Bernhardt-Novell Director of Development 123205 0 0 0 0 0 9991 0 37891 0 171087 0 0 0 X 1 450 FMV X 1400 Replacement Cost X 28 165872 Average Market Value X Gift Cards 50 530 Cost 0 0 1 0 Part I, Column (b): List is showing number of contributions. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1 The Executive Committee shall consist of the Chair of the board, Vice Chair, Past Chair, Treasurer, and up to two (2) additional members, to be designated annually by the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee shall act only in the intervals between meetings of the board and shall at all times be subject to the control and direction of the board. The Board of Directors may delegate to such committee any of the powers and authority of the board, except as otherwise prohibited by the bylaws, the articles of incorporation, or the laws of the State of Minnesota. Fifty percent of the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum of the transaction of any business. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The audit committee reviews and approves the 990 before it goes to the board for approval, prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c All officers, directors, and key employees are required to fill out a conflict of interest form annually. The forms are reviewed by the Board Chair. Any person with a conflict is restricted from discussing or voting on related matters. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The salaries of the Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer are reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors, or the Executive Committee on behalf of the Board, based on comparability data. This process took place in 2018 and is documented in the board minutes and/or personnel files. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The audited financial statements and Form 990 are available on the Organization's website. Other documents are made available upon request.