WITNESS INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: WITNESS INC (EIN 13-4167155)
Tax period: 2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed: 2018-02-28
IRS object ID: 201810599349300736
Schema version: 2016v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-02-28T14:38:16-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	131655065	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10176	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	134167155	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WITNESS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WITN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7187832000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	80 HANSON PLACE NO 510	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11217	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	YVETTE ALBERDINGK-THIJM	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7187832000	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-02-27	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	FREDERICK MARTENS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00298107	PTIN
Phone	2126972299	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	38.142.140.186	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2018-02-27	IPDt
IP Tm	17:02:43	IPTm
IP Timezone	ES	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	338721A1F878DAD5C3EFB79913BF909CA4ED51F8	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	A517BA39B0B20C93CD03092CC5C4C0F57C369BCA	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	YVETTE ALBERDINGK-THIJM	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	80 HANSON PLACE NO 510	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11217	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,888,885	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.WITNESS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2001	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	32	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	41	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,777,078	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,129,291	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$31,891	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$31,751	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$51,774	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$73,373	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,860,743	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,234,415	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,586,642	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,435,128	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$535,786	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,004,672	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,004,895	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,591,314	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,440,023	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$730,571	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$205,608	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,930,058	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,744,362	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$406,306	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$414,817	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,523,752	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,329,545	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	WITNESS MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR ANYONE, ANYWHERE TO USE VIDEO AND TECHNOLOGY TO PROTECT AND DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,876,841	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$24,249	RevenueAmt
Desc	TRAINING:WITNESS COLLABORATES WITH COMMUNITIES ON THE FRONT LINES OF ABUSE TO BUILD WIDESPREAD LITERACY IN THE USE OF VIDEO AND TECHNOLOGY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. WE TRAIN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN THE BASICS OF VIDEOGRAPHY TO EDITING; HOW TO SHARE FOOTAGE ETHICALLY; HOW TO ARCHIVE, STORE AND CATALOG THEIR FOOTAGE FOR FUTURE USES; HOW TO STRATEGICALLY USE LIVESTREAMING AND CONSIDER EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES LIKE VIDEO-ENABLED DRONES. WE EMPHASIZE THE STRATEGIC USE OF MULTIMEDIA STORYTELLING TO HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT IN CAMPAIGNS FOR CHANGE. IT ISN'T ALWAYS HOW MANY PEOPLE SEE A VIDEO BUT ENSURING THE RIGHT PEOPLE SEE IT AT THE RIGHT TIME.FROM JULY 2016 TO JUNE 2017, WITNESS CONDUCTED NEARLY 40 TRAININGS WITH ACTIVISTS AND COMMUNITIES FROM ARGENTINA AND BRAZIL TO ECUADOR AND THE UNITED STATES, FROM THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO TO MYANMAR, THE PHILIPPINES TO KENYA. OUR FOCUS IS ON REACHING MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES WHERE VIDEO CAN "TIP THE BALANCE AND ACHIEVE ACCOUNTABILITY WHERE OTHER EFFORTS HAVE FALLEN SHORT.WE STARTED THE YEAR WITH A UNIQUE CONVENING OF ACTIVISTS FROM EIGHT COUNTRIES IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, CALLED THE MUTIRAO OF INDEPENDENT MEDIA. THE WORD "MUTIRAO" IN PORTUGUESE ROUGHLY TRANSLATES TO A COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER FOR A COMMON ACTIVITY OR CAUSE. PARTICIPANTS FROM BRAZIL, CHILE, ARGENTINA, MEXICO, PARAGUAY, GUATEMALA, PERU AND THE U.S. REPORTED ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES AFFECTING RIO'S COMMUNITIES RESULTING FROM THE 2016 SUMMER OLYMPICS. ADDITIONALLY, WE HELD WORKSHOPS ON TOPICS RANGING FROM COMMUNITY TV/RADIO TO DIGITAL SECURITY. THE EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS BOTH TO AND FROM WITNESS DURING THIS CONVENING IS A MODEL WE MADE PLANS TO REPLICATE THROUGHOUT LATIN AMERICA AND IN OTHER REGIONS GLOBALLY. THE SHARING OF LEARNINGS IS VITAL TO US AS AN ORGANIZATION, SO WE ARE SURE TO BE CONSISTENTLY INCORPORATING REAL-WORLD FEEDBACK AND EXPERTISE FROM OUR PARTNERS INTO THE GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES WE CREATE AND DISTRIBUTE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$267,864	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$12,610	RevenueAmt
Desc	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 ABOVE.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.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$206,356	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$2,453	RevenueAmt
Desc	ADVOCACY TO TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP:WE ARE ENCOURAGING LARGE TECH INDUSTRY LEADERS TO OPTIMIZE AND ADAPT THEIR PRODUCTS, PLATFORMS AND TOOLS TO ACCOMMODATE HUMAN RIGHTS USES. WITNESS HAS DEVELOPED SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIPS WITH 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, SUCH AS SYRIAN ARCHIVE TO ENSURE THAT HUMAN RIGHTS FOOTAGE STORED ON ONLINE PLATFORMS ARE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. WITNESS ADVOCATES FOR "PROOF-MODES" FOR PLATFORMS AND PRODUCTS, TO MAKE SURE USERS EXPLICITLY CHOOSE WHETHER TO ADD POTENTIALLY RISKY METADATA WHILE PARTICIPATING ON THESE PLATFORMS, ALONG WITH OTHER WAYS TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY AND VERIFIABILITY OF ANY VIDEOS THEY SHARE.WE HAVE ALSO ADVOCATED FOR MORE ADVANCED SECURITY TACTICS, SUCH AS FACE BLURRING FUNCTIONALITIES, THAT WOULD ADDRESS PRIVACY AND SECURITY CONCERNS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS USERS, AND THAT WOULD OFFER BETTER ON-DEMAND GUIDANCE FOR VULNERABLE USERS. MOST RECENTLY, YOUTUBE RELEASED AN UPDATE TO THEIR CUSTOM BLURRING TOOL, WHICH WITNESS CONTRIBUTED TO AND ON WHICH WE HAVE RELEASED UPDATED GUIDANCE. ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE REFINING TOOLS DESIGNED TO BRIDGE GAPS FOR USERS MORE IMMEDIATELY. OUR AWARD-WINNING TOOL CAMERAV (FORMERLY KNOWN AS INFORMACAM) ALONG WITH PROOFMODE, DEVELOPED IN CONTINUING COLLABORATION WITH THE GUARDIAN PROJECT, ALLOWS USERS TO EASILY UNDERSTAND AND CONTROL WHAT AND HOW METADATA IS EMBEDDED IN THEIR MEDIA - EMPOWERING THEM TO PROTECT THEIR OWN PRIVACY AND SECURITY OR TO VERIFY, VALIDATE AND PROVE A VIDEO'S AUTHENTICITY.THE WITNESS MEDIA LAB DEVELOPS, MODELS AND SUPPORTS INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO SOURCING, VERIFYING, AND CONTEXTUALIZING EYEWITNESS VIDEOS AND ENSURING THAT FOOTAGE TAKEN BY AVERAGE CITIZENS CAN SERVE AS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. WE LAUNCHED A GROUNDBREAKING REPORT, "CAPTURING HATE," WHICH COLLECTED AND ANALYZED VIDEOS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST TRANSGENDER PEOPLE IN THE U.S., UPLOADED AND SHARED NOT AS DOCUMENTATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, BUT AS ENTERTAINMENT. THE REPORT HELPED PROVIDE BADLY NEEDED DATA ABOUT THE CLIMATE OF HATE IN WHICH TRANSGENDER PEOPLE ARE LIVING EVERY DAY AND HAS ALREADY BEEN USED BY ADVOCACY GROUPS, LAWYERS AND TRANSGENDER ACTIVISTS TO CALL FOR BETTER POLICIES TO PROTECT THIS VULNERABLE COMMUNITY.WE HOSTED MULTIPLE PILOTS OF OUR MOBIL-EYES US INITIATIVE IN FY17. MOBIL-EYES US AIMS TO TEST OUT HOW WE CAN BRING AUDIENCES AND 'DISTANT WITNESSES' INTO LIVESTREAMS BEING HOSTED BY ACTIVISTS AND PROVIDE THOSE AUDIENCES WITH GOOD CONTEXT AND TRANSLATION, AND OFFER MEANINGFUL WAYS TO ACT BESIDES SIMPLY WATCHING EVENTS UNFOLDING AND "LIKING" THE STREAM. ONE PILOT PROJECT WAS HELD IN THE VILA AUTODROMO COMMUNITY OF RIO, WHICH HAD EXPERIENCED DRAMATIC REAL ESTATE SPECULATION AS A RESULT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS BEING BUILT FOR THE OLYMPICS, AND AFFECTING THE ABILITY OF MANY OF ITS RESIDENTS TO AFFORD CONTINUING TO LIVE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. ACTIVISTS IN VILA AUTODROMO WORKED WITH WITNESS TO KICK OFF THE ALTERNATIVE RIO LIVE" SERIES OF LIVESTREAMS SHOWING GROSS INEQUALITIES FOR RIO'S RESIDENTS THAT RESULTED FROM THE CITY'S HOSTING OF THE MEGA EVENT (AND THE WORLD CUP WHICH TOOK PLACE JUST TWO YEARS EARLIER). BY ASKING LIVESTREAM VIEWERS DO MORE THAN JUST WATCH, WE ARE HOPING TO HARNESS THE UNTAPPED ENERGY AND EXPERTISE OF DISTANT WITNESSES TO AFFECT CHANGE WITH THOSE FRONTLINE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, BEYOND STANDING WITH THEM.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$104,883	ExpenseAmt
Desc	OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE MEDIA PRODUCTION AND ARCHIVES.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$104,883	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,455,944	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (1)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	27	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	32	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	13	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DE	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SONALI THIMMAYA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7187832000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	80 HANSON PLACE 5TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11217	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
REGAN RALPH
PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PETER GABRIEL
CHAIRMAN	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HELEN ENRIGHT
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL HIRSCHHORN
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HARVEY ANDERSON
BOARD MEMBER(THROUGH MARCH 2017)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RONIT AVNI
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MIKA EL-BAZ
BOARD MEMBER(FROM SEPTEMBER 2016)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GAEL GARCIA BERNAL
BOARD MEMBER(THROUGH JUNE 2016)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN HASS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CESAR RODRIGUEZ-GARAVITO
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JIM SALZANO
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LEKHA SINGH
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY TARRANT
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AMY TOWERS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAELANGELO VOLPI
BOARD MEMBER(THROUGH MARCH 2017)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NICOLE WONG
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
YVETTE ALBERDINGK THIJM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$149,295	$0	$17,751
GRACE LILE
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS	40.00		Yes (X)	$112,609	$0	$34,501
SAMUEL GREGORY
PROGRAM DIRECTOR	40.00			$122,758	$0	$37,402	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$384,662	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$89,654	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$521,454	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$573,385	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$2,034,452	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$14,274	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,129,291	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$18,182	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$18,182	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$502,504	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$488,935	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$13,569	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$13,569	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$13,569	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$165,535	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$521,454	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$165,535	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$2,453	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,453	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,453	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$70,920	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$36,859	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$34,061	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$70,920	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,234,415	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$39,312	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$65,812	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$303,467	TotalAmt
Program Services	$202,524	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$50,790	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$50,153	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,704,961	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,184,557	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$265,188	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$255,216	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,807	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,320	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,856	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,631	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$240,367	TotalAmt
Program Services	$165,270	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,332	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$39,765	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$148,526	TotalAmt
Program Services	$102,542	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,200	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$22,784	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,649	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,649	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,886	TotalAmt
Management And General	$35,886	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,280	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,280	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$223,940	TotalAmt
Program Services	$213,285	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$10,655	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,798	TotalAmt
Program Services	$33,194	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,673	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,931	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$94,110	TotalAmt
Program Services	$78,464	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,102	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,544	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$208,512	TotalAmt
Program Services	$169,336	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,433	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$24,743	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$139,438	TotalAmt
Program Services	$138,832	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$223	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$383	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$58,896	TotalAmt
Program Services	$51,045	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$289	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,562	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$55,888	TotalAmt
Program Services	$45,270	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,911	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,707	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
EVENT EXPENSE	$86,270	$1,880	$0	$84,390
STAFF AND OTHER PROGRAM	$36,080	$29,699	$1,059	$5,322
PROGRAM EQUIPMENT	$8,366	$8,366	$0	$0
VIDEO PRODUCTION	$5,360	$5,360	$0	$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,422	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,422	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,440,023	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,455,944	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$448,293	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$535,786	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$101,190	BOYAmt
EOY	$604,194	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$203,785	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,305	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,623,887	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,520,918	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,950	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,010	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$99,224	BOYAmt
EOY	$63,211	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,822,368	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,737,696	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$119,867	BOYAmt
EOY	$84,672	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$726,905	BOYAmt
EOY	$357,252	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$45,250	BOYAmt
EOY	$54,800	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,930,058	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,744,362	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$113,059	BOYAmt
EOY	$139,114	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$293,247	BOYAmt
EOY	$275,703	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$406,306	BOYAmt
EOY	$414,817	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$332,068	BOYAmt
EOY	$541,388	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,191,684	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,788,157	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,523,752	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,329,545	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,930,058	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,744,362	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$205,608	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$1,956	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$9,445	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,215,003	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,754,420	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,122,437	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,777,078	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,129,291	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$18,998,229	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,215,003	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,754,420	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,122,437	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,777,078	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,129,291	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$18,998,229	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$7,061,857	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$11,936,372	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$14,770	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$16,916	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$17,207	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$30,406	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$18,182	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$97,481	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$41,285	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$27,320	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$32,009	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$46,256	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$70,920	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$217,790	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$19,313,500	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$41,969	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.61800	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.64220	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$249,537	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$247,869	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,668	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$766,994	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$683,990	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$83,004	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$805,837	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$805,837	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$84,672	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION	$75,703
REFUNDABLE ADVANCE	$200,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$275,703	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,692,377	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$1,956	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$449,841	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$9,445	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$461,242	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,231,135	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$3,280	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$3,280	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,234,415	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,886,584	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$449,841	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$449,841	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,436,743	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$3,280	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$3,280	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,440,023	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE GAIN 9,445.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (9 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	1	PROGRAM SERVICES	SEE PART V	$58,337
EUROPE	5	PROGRAM SERVICES	SEE PART V	$136,422
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	1	PROGRAM SERVICES	SEE PART V	$2,189
NORTH AMERICA	1	PROGRAM SERVICES	SEE PART V	$216
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN	3	PROGRAM SERVICES	SEE PART V	$2,563
SOUTH AMERICA	1	PROGRAM SERVICES	SEE PART V	$53,340
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	1	PROGRAM SERVICES	SEE PART V	$15,985
SOUTH ASIA	1	PROGRAM SERVICES	SEE PART V	$6,084
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES - ARMENIA, AZERBIJAN, BELARUS,	0	PROGRAM SERVICES	SEE PART V	$175

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	14	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office	0	ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee	0	ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	14	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$275,136	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$175	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$275,311	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN E	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING, SOLIDARITY WORK AND HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAM SERVICES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	GALA BENEFIT	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$686,989	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$521,454	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$165,535	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$91,707	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$1,934	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$71,894	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$686,989	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$521,454	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$165,535	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$91,707	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$1,934	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$71,894	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$165,535	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$0	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
YVETTE ALBERDINGK THIJM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$149,157	$0	$0	$0	$138	$0	$4,750	$0	$13,001	$0	$167,046	$0	$0	$0
SAMUEL GREGORY
PROGRAM DIRECTOR	$122,698	$0	$0	$0	$60	$0	$4,102	$0	$33,300	$0	$160,160	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
3	WITNESS IS AN INTERNATIONAL, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR ANYONE, ANYWHERE TO USE VIDEO AND TECHNOLOGY TO PROTECT AND DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS. WE BELIEVE IN A WORLD WHERE ANYONE CAN BE A WITNESS FOR CHANGE. TODAY'S COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES HAVE USHERED IN A NEW ERA OF UBIQUITOUS CITIZEN VIDEO, CREATING A TRANSFORMATIVE OPPORTUNITY TO TURN TENS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE INTO POWERFUL WITNESSES, AND MAKE THE ACT OF "WITNESSING" - OF CAPTURING, EXPOSING AND AMPLIFYING HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES INTO SECOND NATURE FOR US ALL. WITH WITNESS' EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AND LEADERSHIP, WE ARE POWERING UP A NEW GENERATION OF CHANGEMAKERS WHO CAN TURN OUR COLLECTIVE ACTS OF WITNESSING INTO A UNIVERSAL FORCE FOR GOOD. CO-FOUNDED IN 1992 BY ADVOCATE AND MUSICIAN PETER GABRIEL, TO DATE, WITNESS HAS PARTNERED WITH MORE THAN 425 HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS REPRESENTING 108+ COUNTRIES, TRAINED OVER 7,100 HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND CITIZEN ACTIVISTS, AND REACHED OVER 1 MILLION PEOPLE WITH WITNESS RESOURCES. AS WE ENTERED OUR 25TH YEAR, WITNESS CONTINUED TO INNOVATE WAYS THAT PEOPLE COULD HARNESS THE POWER OF VIDEO AND RECOMMITTED ITS SUPPORT TO PEOPLE WORKING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CHANGE. THE FOLLOWING ARE HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2017. OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE NEWS LAB AT GOOGLE, THE WITNESS MEDIA LAB PRODUCED A GROUNDBREAKING REPORT, CALLED "CAPTURING HATE," IN THE FALL 2016. IN AN EFFORT TO ADDRESS THE SHORTCOMINGS OF FEDERAL SURVEYS AND TO SUPPLEMENT OTHER RESEARCH ON TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NONCONFORMING PEOPLE, THE MEDIA LAB LOOKED TO EYEWITNESS VIDEOS -- AND THE VIEWER ENGAGEMENT WITH THOSE VIDEOS -- AS A SOURCE OF NEW DATA. THE REPORT ANALYZED HUNDREDS OF VIDEOS SHOWING VIOLENT ATTACKS AGAINST TRANSGENDER AND GENDER-NONCONFORMING PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES THAT HAD BEEN UPLOADED AND SHARED, HORRIFYINGLY, AS ENTERTAINMENT. A SAMPLE SIZE OF JUST 300+ VIDEOS HAD GARNERED NEARLY 90 MILLION VIEWS AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VITRIOLIC COMMENTS. WORKING WITH LGBTQ GROUPS, WE SET OUT TO TURN THIS HATE-FILLED CONTENT INTO AN ADVOCACY TOOL FOR GOOD. WITNESS CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON HOW TO MAKE DEVICES AND PLATFORMS MORE HUMAN RIGHTS FRIENDLY. WE CONTINUED OUR ADVOCACY TO TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES TO INTEGRATE HUMAN RIGHTS VALUES INTO THEIR PRODUCTS AND WEBSITES AND DEVELOP FUNCTIONALITIES THAT IMPROVE VERIFICATION AND ENSURE ENHANCED SAFETY FOR ADVOCATES AND CITIZEN WITNESSES. ONE EXAMPLE OF THAT DURING THIS PERIOD WAS A CRUCIAL CONVERSATION WITH FACEBOOK ABOUT ITS LIVESTREAMING APPLICATION AND SENSITIVE HUMAN RIGHTS CONTENT. SCRUTINY OF POLICE TACTICS AND VIOLENCE AGAINST PEOPLE OF COLOR IN THE UNITED STATES, ALREADY AT AN INCREASED LEVEL SINCE THE HIGH PROFILE KILLINGS OF MEN AND WOMEN INCLUDING ERIC GARNER, TAMIR RICE, SANDRA BLAND AND FREDDIE GRAY, REACHED NEW HEIGHTS IN JULY 2016 WITH THE SHOOTINGS WITHIN DAYS OF EACH OTHER OF ALTON STERLING IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA AND PHILANDO CASTILE IN MINNESOTA. VIDEO PLAYED A ROLE IN EACH OF THESE CASES, PERHAPS MOST SHOCKINGLY IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE SHOOTING OF MR. CASTILE WHICH WAS LIVESTREAMED VIA FACEBOOK (AND WHICH DISAPPEARED FROM THE SOCIAL NETWORK FOR A FEW HOURS BEFORE BEING REINSTATED) BY HIS FIANCEE. WE WERE CONTACTED BY FACEBOOK IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING THE MURDER OF CASTILE TO DISCUSS HOW TO BETTER DEAL WITH GRAPHIC BUT IMPORTANT CONTENT SUCH AS THE VIDEO STREAMED BY CASTILE'S FIANCE THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE VIOLATE ITS COMMUNITY GUIDELINES. WITNESS QUICKLY UPDATED AND RECIRCULATED GUIDANCE FOR PEOPLE ABOUT FILMING POLICE MISCONDUCT WITH SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT SAFETY AND NEW METHODS OF DOCUMENTATION INCLUDING LIVESTREAMING. WHILE LIVESTREAMING WAS A TECHNOLOGY THAT HAD BEEN USED BY ACTIVISTS FOR NEARLY A DECADE, THE FUNCTIONALITY ADDED TO FACEBOOK, THE LARGEST SOCIAL NETWORK ON THE PLANET, OPENED NEW POSSIBILITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR THE MEDIUM. WE ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS OUR GUIDANCE IN A NUMBER OF MEDIA INTERVIEWS, ARTICLES, AND OP-EDS WITH BROAD ONLINE DISTRIBUTION AND REACH. WHEN WITNESS WAS FOUNDED, WE ENVISIONED WHAT THE WORLD WOULD LOOK LIKE IF EVERYONE HAD A CAMERA TO DOCUMENT ABUSE. NOW WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE ANYONE CAN USE THESE TOOLS TO SECURE JUSTICE AND MAYBE EVEN PREVENT ABUSE FROM HAPPENING IN THE FIRST PLACE. BY PUTTING THE POWER OF VIDEO INTO THE HANDS OF ORDINARY CITIZENS AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES IN ALL CORNERS OF THE WORLD AND EQUIPPING THEM WITH THE SKILLS, TOOLS AND PLATFORMS THEY NEED TO TELL THEIR STORIES SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY, WE HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE THE FUTURE OF HUMAN RIGHTS.
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' 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 GAIN 9,445.