2018-06-25T12:53:27-05:00 2017-12-31 541487262 MATTHEWS CARTER & BOYCE 12500 FAIR LAKES CIRCLE SUITE 260 FAIRFAX VA 22033 990 2017-01-01 521249353 WASHINGTON OFFICE ON LATIN AMERICA WASH 2027972171 1666 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 400 WASHINGTON DC 20009 MATT CLAUSEN PRESIDENT 2027972171 2018-06-14 1 KATHLEEN M FLAHERTY P00969957 7032183600 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z WOLA MATT CLAUSEN 1666 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 400 WASHINGTON DC 20009 2652225 0 X WWW.WOLA.ORG X 1981 DC WOLA'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THE AMERICAS. 24 23 35 23 0 0 4512043 2495534 149679 53362 17590 19125 0 0 4679312 2568021 0 0 0 0 2046806 2244123 0 0 386928 1381150 1149566 3427956 3393689 1251356 -825668 3766818 3255706 186779 447855 3580039 2807851 X WOLA'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THE AMERICAS. 0 0 526379 HUMAN RIGHTS:WOLA IS A LEADING RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION ADVANCING HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE AMERICAS. WE SEEK PUBLIC POLICIES IN THE AMERICAS 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. 573437 300 DRUG POLICY & THE ANDES: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. IN 2017 WE BEGAN TO SEE REFORMS AT THE NATIONAL LEVELS TO ADDRESS THIS INEQUITY. WOLA SUPPORTS DRUG POLICY REFORMS THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS AND AROUND THE WORLD THAT EMPHASIZE THE CENTRALITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY, PUBLIC HEALTH, GENUINE CITIZEN SECURITY, HARM REDUCTION, AND EVIDENCE-DRIVEN POLICY. AS VENEZUELA CONTINUES ITS POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL CRISIS, WOLA HAS BECOME THE KEY SOURCE OF TRUSTED, FACT-BASED ANALYSIS ON THE COUNTRY THROUGH THE VENEZUELAN POLITICS AND HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG. IN 2017 WE SHAPED THE DEBATE AND WORKED TO OPPOSE UNPRODUCTIVE RESPONSES FROM THE U.S. GOVERNMENT THAT WOULD HARM CIVILIANS. 547029 2500 MEXICO AND BORDER SECURITY: WOLA HELPED BLOCK THE MOST HARMFUL AND WASTEFUL U.S. POLICY PROPOSALS SURROUNDING SECURITY AT THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER. WE EXPOSED ABUSES AGAINST MIGRANTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER AS A FIRST STEP TOWARD ENSURING GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY BY GOVERNMENT ACTORS. BY PRODUCING UP-TO-DATE, DIGESTIBLE, AND ACCURATE ANALYSIS OF POLITICAL PROGRESS, WOLA EMPOWERED OTHER ADVOCATES WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS TO FIGHT FOR MIGRANT AND IMMIGRANT RIGHTS. IN MEXICO, WOLA WORKED WITH HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND JOURNALISTS TO HOLD THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT AND JUSTICE SYSTEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, SUCH AS THE MEXICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL'S FAILURE TO INVESTIGATE THE VAST MAJORITY OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST SOLDIERS. WOLA'S RESEARCH INTO THIS PROBLEM MOTIVATED A RESPONSE FROM THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT AND BROUGHT INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION TO THE MEXICAN MILITARY'S OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE. 978329 50562 COLOMBIA:IN THE SECOND YEAR OF PEACE ACCORD IMPLEMENTATION, 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. AS VIOLENCE INCREASED 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.CITIZEN SECURITY: WOLA SECURED CRUCIAL POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR THE 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 LAUNCHED THE CENTRAL AMERICA MONITOR, AN INNOVATIVE TOOL TO MONITOR FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND PROGRESS TOWARD RULE OF LAW, AND WE BEGAN GATHERING THE MISSING DATA THAT CITIZENS, ACTIVISTS, GOVERNMENTS, AND DONORS NEED TO ADVOCATE SUCCESSFULLY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS.CUBA:WOLA SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED DURING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION FOR HISTORIC U.S. POLITICAL OPENING TOWARD CUBA, WHICH NORMALIZED RELATIONS, INCREASED TRAVEL AND TRADE, AND CREATED SPACE IN CUBA FOR MORE INFORMED POLITICAL DEBATE. IN 2017 OUR ADVOCACY PRESERVED SOME OF THOSE GAINS BY ENSURING THAT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION POLICIES THAT WOULD REVERSE THEM WERE INTERPRETED AS NARROWLY AS POSSIBLE. DFFENSE OVERSIGHT: WOLA CHALLENGED THE EXPANDING ROLE OF THE MILITARY IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC POLICYMAKING. 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. 978329 50562 2625174 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 42 0 1 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 24 23 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 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NANCY BELDEN VICE-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DARRYL CHAPPELL SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JAY SCHWARTZCOFFEY TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LEONOR BLUM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUAN GONZALEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW CLAUSEN PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 151784 0 12018 PATRICIA WEISS FAGEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTIN CORIA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL GARCIA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN DINGES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOUIS GOODMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NEIL JEFFERY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATTI WACHS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARLENE JOHNSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX WILDE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIEGO LUNA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE WITHERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA MCCLINTOCK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ETHAN MILLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHERYL MORDEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANICE O'CONNELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SALLY O'NEILL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROB VARENIK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEOFF THALE VP FOR PROGRAMS 40.00 X 126046 0 7014 KRISTINA DEMAIN VP FOR PHILANTHROPHY AND PARTNERSHIPS 40.00 X 120144 0 12750 397974 0 31782 3 0 1 0 COLETTA YOUNGERS 403 THAYER PLACE SILVER SPRING MD 20910 CONSULTING PROGRAM SVCS 101333 1 220171 213815 2061548 107060 2495534 CONTRACT SERVICE REVEN 900099 45062 45062 OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE 900099 8300 8300 53362 18805 18805 320 0 320 320 320 84204 220171 84204 0 2568021 53362 0 19125 163802 126532 19084 18186 1704436 1318061 197090 189285 38035 29287 4564 4184 194641 147971 25099 21571 143209 109100 18257 15852 5663 2722 2251 690 12507 8261 3249 997 234359 198515 6294 29550 34286 19884 9011 5391 216294 166529 27240 22525 326970 277757 17371 31842 45982 37225 8257 500 66852 51697 7731 7424 10577 8067 1339 1171 COMMUNICATIONS 76795 56055 1262 19478 TELEPHONE 44815 33716 6296 4803 PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO 36974 23423 986 12565 OTHER EXPENSE 34422 8146 25700 576 3070 2226 506 338 3393689 2625174 381587 386928 415339 421697 459279 9383 1900172 1630361 6684 2213 69063 68913 300759 88672 74644 212087 814581 886862 27056 24190 3766818 3255706 70764 91591 28573 52974 87442 303290 186779 447855 X 1083218 777488 2496821 2030363 3580039 2807851 3766818 3255706 -825668 53480 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2308247 3505859 2505056 4512043 2495534 15326739 2308247 3505859 2505056 4512043 2495534 15326739 5967823 9358916 161310 15496 14608 17082 18805 227301 15554040 393062 0.60170 0.56630 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1113 2991 4104 3389585 3393689 319684 79921 0 0 298042 281126 325058 319684 1223910 1835865 1177 12200 16399 4104 33880 74511 70282 81265 79921 305979 458969 111 1517 1113 2741 199952 14282 185670 57617 52795 4822 43190 21595 21595 212087 DEFERRED RENT 303290 303290 X 2650564 53480 3000 56480 2594084 -26063 -26063 2568021 3422752 3000 26063 29063 3393689 0 3393689 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, 2017. 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 21129 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 0 3 PROGRAM SERVICES RESEARCH 15645 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES ADVOCACY 20811 SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES ADVOCACY 31916 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES ADVOCACY 8676 SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, 0 2 PROGRAM SERVICES RESEARCH 3000 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES RESEARCH 1000 SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, 0 4 PROGRAM SERVICES TRANSLATION 6093 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 3 PROGRAM SERVICES RESEARCH 18961 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 0 3 PROGRAM SERVICES TRANSLATION 3287 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES TRANSLATION 266 0 10 0 7 0 17 108270 22514 130784 0 0 0 0 0 0 ANNUAL GALA 304375 220171 84204 12009 55687 1000 15508 304375 220171 84204 12009 55687 1000 15508 84204 0 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MATTHEW CLAUSEN PRESIDENT 151784 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12018 0 163802 0 0 0 X 3 107060 0 0 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 A 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. PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS OF ALL STAFF ARE CONDUCTED BY THEIR SUPERVISORS AND THESE REVIEWS ARE PROVIDED TO THE PRESIDENT FOR CONSIDERATION. BOTH PERFORMANCE AND COST OF LIVING INCREASES ARE CONSIDERED. OCCASIONAL SCANS OF SIMILAR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ARE UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE THAT SALARY RANGES ARE COMPARABLE WITH OTHERS IN THE FIELD. 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 XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED IN THE CURRENT YEAR.