2019-07-02T15:09:22-05:00 2018-12-31 561394660 NELSON & COMPANY PA PO BOX 52179 DURHAM NC 27717 990 2018-01-01 273367993 THE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION & RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL INC WOME 9197248552 PO BOX 3186 DURHAM NC 27715 SHERRYL BROVERMAN PRESIDENT 9197248552 2019-07-01 1 JENNIFER P CREDLE P00117909 9194908585 24.143.223.178 2019-07-01 12:08:35 ED P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 28E05494829C3185DA1623E61B5039A19F1D630D 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z SHERRYL BROVERMAN 502 SHARON ROAD CHAPEL HILL NC 27517 607931 0 X WWW.WISERGIRLS.ORG X 2010 NC WISER WORKS WITH GIRLS TO TRANSCEND POVERTY, HIV/AIDS, AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE. WE DO THIS BY CREATING ENVIRONMENTS THAT PRODUCE EXCEPTIONAL YOUNG WOMEN WHO DRIVE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE CREATE THESE ENVIRONMENTS USING FOUR CRITICAL COMPONENTS: QUALITY EDUCATION, HEALTH, PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT, AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT.WISER EMPOWERS GIRLS IN RURAL KENYA TO OVERCOME THE BARRIERS THAT STAND IN THE WAY OF THEIR HEALTH, SAFETY, AND EDUCATION. IN A REGION WHERE ONLY 7% OF GIRLS FINISH HIGH SCHOOL, 100% WISER GIRLS GRADUATE AND 90% GO ON TO COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. 8 8 4 125 0 0 518057 607465 0 0 39 24 7509 442 525605 607931 330818 296913 0 0 134688 132107 0 0 63887 92575 123224 558081 552244 -32476 55687 133166 189962 69 1178 133097 188784 X WISER WORKS WITH GIRLS TO TRANSCEND POVERTY, HIV/AIDS, AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE. WE DO THIS BY CREATING ENVIRONMENTS THAT PRODUCE EXCEPTIONAL YOUNG WOMEN WHO DRIVE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE CREATE THESE ENVIRONMENTS USING FOUR CRITICAL COMPONENTS: QUALITY EDUCATION, HEALTH, PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT, AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT.WISER EMPOWERS GIRLS IN RURAL KENYA TO OVERCOME THE BARRIERS THAT STAND IN THE WAY OF THEIR HEALTH, SAFETY, AND EDUCATION. IN A REGION WHERE ONLY 7% OF GIRLS FINISH HIGH SCHOOL, 100% WISER GIRLS GRADUATE AND 90% GO ON TO COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. 1 0 325718 296913 520407 WISER GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL - WISER PROVIDED FULLY-FUNDED SECONDARY EDUCATION, SAFE HOUSING, LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, MENTORSHIP, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT TO 180 GIRLS, APPROXIMATELY 40% OF WHOM WERE HIV/AIDS ORPHANS IN 2018. WISER PROVIDED ALL THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES THOSE GIRLS NEEDED TO THRIVE, INCLUDING CLOTHES, BOOKS, MOSQUITO NETS, HEALTHY MEALS, CLEAN WATER, AND ESSENTIAL HEALTH RESOURCES. IN 2018, 100% OF WISER STUDENTS WERE PROVIDED ACCESS TO MENSTRUAL PADS, HIV TESTING, AND ONE-ON-ONE PSYCHOSOCIAL GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING. WISER IS PARTICULARLY DEDICATED TO STEM EXCELLENCE AND PROVIDED ALL 180 STUDENTS WITH ACCESS TO A COMPUTER LAB, ROBOTICS AND ENGINEERING CLUBS, AND TWO UNIVERSITY-QUALITY SCIENCE LABS WHERE WISER FACULTY TEACH USING HANDS-ON LEARNING. 40794 WISER COMMUNITY OUTREACH - WISER PROVIDED SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (SRH) EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO OVER 1500 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN 2018, WHILE MAINTAINING A SPECIAL FOCUS ON ADOLESCENT SRH. NEARLY 25% OF ALL WISER STUDENTS WERE INVOLVED IN THE LEADERSHIP AND PLANNING OF THIS SRH OUTREACH, WORKING TIRELESSLY TO PROVIDE VISIBLE FEMALE ROLE MODELS FOR YOUNG WOMEN WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR HEALTH. IN ADDITION TO SRH OUTREACH, WISER OPENED ITS CAMPUS TO 120 COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR FREE HEALTH SERVICES EVENTS THAT INCLUDED STI, HIV, TB, AND MALARIA SCREENINGS AND THE PROVISION OF FREE ANTIBOTICS AND ESSENTIAL MEDICINES. FINALLY, TO CONFRONT WATER-BORNE DISEASE AND THE NEED FOR EASY ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER ACROSS THE REGION, WISER EXPANDED ITS ON-CAMPUS WATER FILTRATION AND TREATMENT SYSTEM TO SERVE AS THE SOLE SOURCE OF CLEAN WATER FOR UP TO 15,000 PEOPLE, AN INCREASE FROM 5,000 IN 2017. 66620 87058 WISER RESEARCH - WISER HOSTED STUDENTS FROM DUKE UNIVERSITY FOR TWO MONTHS AS A PART OF ITS DUKEENGAGE PARTNERSHIP AND PROGRAM. THESE STUDENTS PROVIDED RESEARCH AND ASSISTANCE FOR WISERS'S SCIENCE, MATH, ENGINEERING AND ROBOTICS ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH OUTREACH, SKILLS-BUILDING WORKSHOPS FOR WRITING AND COMPOSITION, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WATER BOARD AND HEALTH CLINICS. 433132 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 NC X X SUSAN JOINES 9197248552 PO BOX 3186 DURHAM NC 27715 SHERRYL BROVERMAN CHAIR 8.00 X X 21700 0 0 CAROLYN ARNDT SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSEPH SANGINITI TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE TREMITIERE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARA NEELON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HARDY VIEUX BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCES WOODARD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL SCHREIBER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ZACHARY FOWLER MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING 40.00 X 47208 0 0 LEAH CATOTTI MANAGING DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 40.00 X 47208 0 0 116116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 607465 607465 24 24 CASHBACK REWARDS 900099 434 434 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 8 8 442 607931 442 0 24 296913 296913 21700 21700 100517 25130 35181 40206 334 334 9556 3789 2691 3076 5321 5321 26673 17338 9335 4071 2035 2036 6217 6217 OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES 26388 26388 OTHER COSTS 17015 16937 78 DUKE ENGAGE STIPEND 11120 11120 DUKE ENGAGE KENYA 9981 9981 16438 1801 5403 9234 552244 433132 55225 63887 35231 95916 97935 84806 9240 133166 189962 69 1178 69 1178 X 133097 188784 133097 188784 133166 189962 55687 0 X 0 0 0 X 481817 502565 623751 518057 607465 2733655 481817 502565 623751 518057 607465 2733655 17500 10000 100 4600 32200 0 17500 10000 100 4600 32200 2701455 15 18 39 39 24 135 15 18 39 39 24 135 2494 137 442 3073 481832 505077 623790 518233 607931 2736863 0.98710 0.98540 0.00000 0.00010 X 0 CREDIT CARD PAYABLE 1178 1178 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENT 319854 0 0 0 0 0 0 319854 0 319854 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA, FASO, INVESTMENT IN SCHOOLS 319854 WIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS VIA MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTING FROM THE GRANTEE. THIS REPORTING INCLUDES DISCLOSURE AND REVIEW OF BANK STATEMENTS, CASH FLOW, AND YTD BREAKDOWNS OF HOW GRANT FUNDS HAVE BEEN UTILIZED. MONTHLY REPORTING IS REVIEWED BY WISER INTERNATIONAL BOARD MEMBERS SERVING ON THE ORGANIZATION'S STANDING FINANCE COMMITTEE. IN ADDITION TO FISCAL OVERSIGHT, WISER MONITORS GRANTS BY VISITING THE PROJECT SITES AND REVIEWING PROGRESS MULTIPLE TIMES EACH YEAR. SUCH ACTION HELPS THE ORGANIZATION MONITOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FUNDED PROJECTS AND ASSESS BENEFITS AND OUTCOMES OF THE FUNDED WORK. PART I, LINE 3: THE CASH METHOD IS USED TO REPORT EXPENDITURES FOR GRANTMAKING. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 IN 2018, WISER BEGAN OFFERING ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT TO ALUMNI OF THE WISER GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL. NEW ALUMNI-CENTERED PROGRAMS IN 2018 INCLUDED A ONE-MONTH COMPUTER SKILLS TRAINING OFFERED IN WISER'S ON-CAMPUS COMPUTER LAB IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE IN NAIROBI AND AN ALL-NEW ALUMNI REUNION AND MENTORSHIP EVENT WHICH BROUGHT WISER ALUMNI FROM ACROSS KENYA BACK TO CAMPUS TO NETWORK, TO RECONNECT WITH MENTORS, AND TO OFFER GUIDANCE AND ADVICE TO CURRENT WISER STUDENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE DOCUMENTS FOR SIGNATURE BY THE BOARD CHAIR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IF THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A CONFLICT, THE BOARD MEMBER WILL BE RECUSED FROM MAKING ANY DECISIONS OR VOTING ON ANY ACTION WHEN HIS OR HER OUTSIDE INTEREST MIGHT CONFLICT WITH THE INTERESTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE FULL BOARD DISCUSSED WHAT WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION FOR THIS POSITION. THE BOARD COMPARED SALARY RATES FOR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR NGOS. THE BOARD CHAIR MADE A SALARY RECOMMENDATION AND FULL BOARD APPROVED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 A LINK ON WISER'S WEBSITE (WISERGIRLS.ORG) ALLOWS READERS TO ACCESS FORM 990 ON WISER'S GUIDESTAR PAGE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 WISER'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST BY CONTACTING WISER STAFF. CONTACT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.