2017-08-14T11:39:38-05:00 2016-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2016-01-01 550914744 HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL HAND 3018912138 8757 GEORGIA AVENUE NO 420 SILVER SPRING MD 20910 JEFFREY A MEER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3018912138 2017-08-14 1 3019519090 75.103.231.202 2017-08-14 12:38:18 ED P 24E2B1EDDFB7997E904F8C8AA54720A5F314F67A 438CD7B2BEC57DAC9506A58B25F3B9D645CA6008 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z JEFFREY A MEER 8757 GEORGIA AVENUE NO 420 SILVER SPRING MD 20910 15149382 0 X WWW.HANDICAP-INTERNATIONAL.US X 2006 DC SEE PART III, LINE I. 5 5 17 5 0 0 15876602 15147458 0 0 403 351 965 1573 15877970 15149382 14597733 13459443 0 0 1012305 1151705 2806 2980 349769 524123 441428 16136967 15055556 -258997 93826 4994550 6834897 4379968 6126489 614582 708408 X CO-WINNER OF THE 1997 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE, HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL WORKS WITH PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATIONS LIVING IN SITUATIONS OF POVERTY, EXCLUSION, CONFLICT, AND DISASTER. WE TAKE ACTION AND BEAR WITNESS TO RESPOND TO THEIR ESSENTIAL NEEDS, IMPROVE THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS, AND PROMOTE RESPECT FOR THEIR DIGNITY AND RIGHTS. 0 0 4564957 4386678 REHABILITATION: PHYSICAL AND FUNCTIONAL REHABILITATION PAVES A VITAL PATH TOWARDS AUTONOMY FOR PEOPLE WITH INJURIES, CHRONIC DISEASE, OR IMPAIRMENTS. AS A PIONEER IN HUMANITARIAN REHABILITATION, INCLUDING IN NATURAL DISASTER AND CONFLICT SETTINGS, HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL HAS FIRMLY EMBEDDED PHYSICAL AND FUNCTIONAL REHABILITATION COMPONENTS INTO MANY OF OUR PROJECTS.THIS CORE EXPERTISE CONTINUES TO DRIVE OUR WORK, AND 33% OF THE FUNDS RAISED IN THE U.S. DURING THE YEAR SUPPORTED REHABILITATION PROJECTS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, ETHIOPIA, HAITI, KENYA, LEBANON, NEPAL, AND BEYOND.IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, YEARS OF CONFLICT PAIRED WITH WIDESPREAD POVERTY HAVE CREATED ACUTE NEEDS FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. A USAID FUNDED PROJECT BROUGHT TRAINING AND ACCESS TO ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, AS WELL AS PHYSICAL REHABILITATION SERVICES. OUR DONORS ALSO ENSURED THAT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY HAD ACCESS TO CRUTCHES, WHEELCHAIRS, HAND TRIKES, AND OTHER MOBILITY DEVICES SO THEY COULD LIVE INDEPENDENTLY.MEANWHILE, TEAMS IN KENYA'S DADAAB AND KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMPS WORKED TO PROTECT REFUGEES WITH DISABILITIES, AND TO BOOST THEIR RESILIENCE. TO ENSURE THE FUTURE NEEDS OF REFUGEES ARE MET, EXPERTS TRAINED REFUGEES TO CONDUCT PHYSICAL THERAPY SESSIONS AND HOME VISITS. HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL REMAINS COMMITTED TO THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, AND ORGANIZES FUN ACTIVITIES FOR THEM THAT ALSO SUPPORT THEIR PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. 3050882 2931857 DISABILITY RIGHTS & INCLUSION: WE WORK TO FURTHER PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES' ACCESS TO ALL ASPECTS OF SOCIAL LIFE. CRITICAL WORK TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF DISABLED PERSONS ORGANIZATIONS, AND TO ORGANIZE AROUND EFFECTIVE POLICIES TO SEE THEIR RIGHTS UPHELD, ACCOUNTED FOR 22% OF THE FUNDING PROVIDED BY HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL'S U.S. OFFICE IN 2016.PROJECTS IN ETHIOPIA, INDONESIA, KENYA, LEBANON, LAOS, MALI, AND THAILAND, AMONG OTHERS, HELPED MORE CHILDREN ATTEND SCHOOL, AND CONNECTED ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES TO DECENT, WAGED EMPLOYMENT. OTHER PROJECTS PROTECTED VULNERABLE REFUGEES, AND IDENTIFIED SOLUTIONS TO ADVANCE THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITY. CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES DESERVE THE CHANCE TO ATTEND SCHOOL WHEREVER THEY'RE BORN. IN ETHIOPIA, LAOS, AND MALI, WE WORKED TO TRAIN TEACHERS TO ADAPT THEIR LESSONS TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. AND ACROSS MULTIPLE COUNTRIES, OUR TECHNICAL EXPERTS SUPPORTED AND MONITORED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 24-THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION-OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITY. 2501395 2403849 EMERGENCY:HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL'S EMERGENCY TEAMS RESPOND TO CONFLICT, NATURAL DISASTERS, AND DISEASE EPIDEMICS WITH A FOCUS ON PROVIDING IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO THE MOST VULNERABLE VICTIMS. IN PARTICULAR, WE PROVIDE SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH INJURIES AND DISABILITIES, OLDER PEOPLE, AND ISOLATED WOMEN AND CHILDREN AND ENSURE THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS ARE MET. BY OFFERING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE TO REFUGEES, DISPLACED PEOPLE, AND THE MOST VULNERABLE AFFECTED POPULATIONS, WE ENSURE THAT NO ONE IS LEFT ON THE SIDELINES DURING AN EMERGENCY. IN 2016, 18% OF FUNDS RAISED IN THE U.S. SUPPORTED EMERGENCY RELIEF EFFORTS. TEAMS RESPONDED TO A 7.8-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE IN ECUADOR IN APRIL, AND STORMS THAT RAVAGED PHILIPPINES AND HAITI LATER IN THE YEAR. ONGOING HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES ALSO RECEIVED SUPPORT IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, ETHIOPIA, IRAQ, JORDAN, LEBANON, MALI, THE PHILIPPINES, AND SOUTH SUDAN. POLITICAL CONFLICT AND SECURITY ISSUES IN MALI HAVE RESULTED IN THE DISPLACEMENT OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, AND CREATED SEVERE FOOD INSECURITY FOR MILLIONS. TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF THE MOST VULNERABLE, HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL LEADS A CONSORTIUM OF PARTNERS PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD AND LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT TO PEOPLE IN NORTHERN MALI. CASH TRANSFERS AND FOOD VOUCHERS ALLOW THEM TO PURCHASE FOOD AND OTHER BASIC NECESSITIES.HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL ALSO CONTINUED TO RESPOND TO THE MOST COMPLEX EMERGENCY IN ITS HISTORY, THE SIX-YEAR-OLD SYRIAN CRISIS, WITH TEAMS OPERATING ACROSS IRAQ, JORDAN, LEBANON AND SYRIA. TEAMS IN IRAQ ALSO HELPED INTERNALLY DISPLACED IRAQIS, INCLUDING THOUSANDS WHO FLED THE BELEAGUERED CITY OF MOSUL. OUR STAFF PROVIDED DISPLACED IRAQIS WITH PHYSICAL THERAPY TO HEAL THEIR BODIES AND COUNSELING TO SUPPORT THEIR EMOTIONAL RECOVERY. THEY TAUGHT PEOPLE ABOUT THE WEAPONS THEY MAY ENCOUNTER WHEN THEY RETURN HOME, AND HOW TO STAY SAFE, AND OUR DEMINING TEAMS MADE THE LAND SAFE BY REMOVING EXPLOSIVE REMNANTS OF WAR. 2300483 2209178 MINE ACTION: A COMPREHENSIVE HUMANITARIAN MINE ACTION STRATEGY IS KEY TO ACHIEVING NOT JUST LANDS FREE OF WEAPONS, BUT ALSO ENSURING CIVILIAN POPULATIONS LIVING IN DANGEROUS ZONES ARE WELL EDUCATED ABOUT THE RISKS OF UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE TO STAY SAFE. IN 2016, 16% OF FUNDS RAISED BY HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL'S U.S. OFFICE SUPPORTED MINE ACTION ACTIVITIES IN BURMA, COLOMBIA, INDIA, LEBANON, NIGER, SENEGAL, SYRIA, AND THAILAND.HI SUPPORTED VICTIMS OF LANDMINES, CLUSTER MUNITIONS, AND OTHER EXPLOSIVE REMNANTS OF WAR IN ACCESSING THEIR RIGHTS, AND REGAINING THEIR STRENGTH THROUGH REHABILITATION, PSYCHOSOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT. DEMINING SPECIALISTS WORKED TO PROMOTE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE BY REMOVING EXPLOSIVE REMNANTS OF WAR FROM THE PATHS OF CIVILIANS. TO LIMIT THE RISK OF ACCIDENTS, IN NIGER HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL HELPED THE COUNTRY'S ARMED FORCES TO SECURE THEIR WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS STOCKPILES. WEAPONS EXPERTS ALSO CONSTRUCTED AND REPAIRED STORAGE FACILITIES, AND DESTROYED OBSOLETE WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS, PROTECTING THOUSANDS OF CIVILIANS. IN LEBANON, HI MARKED A DECADE OF ACTION. FOUR DEMINING TEAMS WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LEBANESE MINE ACTION CENTER, AND CONTINUED TO FOCUS CLEARANCE ACTIVITIES IN NORTHERN LEBANON WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF RELEASING LAND IN BATROUN, JBEIL, AND KOURA PROVINCES, AS WELL AS THE MOUNT LEBANON DISTRICT. SINCE 2006, HI HAS CLEARED MORE THAN 265,000 SQUARE METERS OF LAND. 1591618 1527881 HEALTH & PREVENTION: WORLDWIDE, MORE PEOPLE ARE BEING EXPOSED TO DISEASE, ACCIDENTS, OR DISABLING INJURIES. GROWING INEQUALITY, THE EMERGENCE OF NEW CHRONIC CAUSES OF IMPAIRMENTS, REGIONAL AND LOCAL CONFLICTS, NATURAL DISASTERS, AND THE ONGOING THREAT FROM COMMUNICABLE DISEASES ARE ALL CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATES PREVENTION, EARLY DETECTION, AND TREATMENT OF IMPAIRMENTS AND DISEASES WITHIN THE EXISTING RANGE OF HEALTH SERVICES. OUR WORK TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE FULL LIFECYCLE OF VULNERABLE PEOPLE, AND OUR ACTIVITIES AIM TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.11% OF HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL FUNDING BOLSTERED PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROGRAMS IN ETHIOPIA, KENYA, MADAGASCAR, VIETNAM, AND BEYOND. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MIRACLEFEET, OUR TEAMS IN BOLIVIA ENHANCED CLUBFOOT TREATMENT PROGRAMS IN SEVERAL CLINICS IN 2016. CLUBFOOT AFFECTS ONE OUT OF EVERY 800 CHILDREN, MAKING IT ONE OF THE MOST COMMON BIRTH DEFECTS. IF DETECTED EARLY, CLUBFOOT CAN BE TREATED, AND OFTEN FULLY REVERSED. MIRACLEFEET TRAINED HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN BOLIVIA'S PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM TO EXTEND TREATMENT TO PEOPLE LIVING IN MORE REMOTE AREAS. LAUNCHED IN 2015, THE USAID-FUNDED ADVANCING MEDICAL CARE AND REHABILITATION EDUCATION PROJECT IN VIETNAM DEVELOPED STANDARDIZED MEDICAL AND FUNCTIONAL REHABILITATION CARE PROTOCOLS. IT ALSO STRENGTHENS THE CAPACITY OF REFERENCE CENTERS WITHIN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH FOR PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS INCLUDING THOSE DUE TO BRAIN LESIONS CAUSED BY TRAUMATIC INJURY OR EXPOSURE TO AGENT ORANGE. DESPITE AN INCREASED AWARENESS IN VIETNAM OF THE IMPACT OF BRAIN LESIONS ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE, THERE REMAIN SERIOUS GAPS IN SERVICE PROVISION AND UNMET INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. THIS PROJECT WILL IMPROVE THE LIVES OF 8,000 VIETNAMESE ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, TRAIN 480 HEALTH AND REHABILITATION STAFF, ENROLL MORE STUDENTS IN THERAPIST DIPLOMA PROGRAMS, AND REINFORCE THE COUNTRY'S REHABILITATION CENTERS.IN KENYA, AN IMPORTANT PROJECT IN THE DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP ENHANCED THE PROTECTION AND IMPROVED THE RESILIENCE OF THE CAMP'S MOST VULNERABLE INHABITANTS. MOBILE TEAMS WORKED TO IDENTIFY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, DIRECT THEM TO EXISTING BASIC SERVICES, AND ENSURE THEY RECEIVED THE SUPPORT AND AID THEY NEEDED. OUR TEAMS ALSO WORKED WITH OTHER HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS IN DADAAB TO TEACH THEM ABOUT THE RIGHTS AND NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND TO PROVIDE THEM WITH TECHNICAL SUPPORT SO THEIR PROGRAMS CAN BETTER INCLUDE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. ADDITIONALLY, STAFF COMBATED VIOLENCE DIRECTED AT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES BY RECORDING INCIDENTS AND PROVIDING VICTIMS WITH LEGAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND MEDICAL FOLLOW-UP. WHILE IN RWANDA, OUR TEAMS WORKED TO STRENGTHEN THE INCLUSION AND ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH SPECIFIC NEEDS AND ALSO THOSE WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL NEEDS. 3892101 3737059 14009335 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AR CA CT FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI X X KELLEY SKELTON 3018912138 8757 GEORGIA AVENUE NO 420 SILVER SPRING MD 20910 NANCY KELLY PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE KANUCH TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN LANCASTER SECRETARY (UNTIL 4/2016) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JACQUES TASSI BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN GIROIS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 TONY SEARING SECRETARY (FROM 4/2016) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFFREY MEER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 130921 0 34963 130921 0 34963 1 0 1 0 0 4131 13092192 2051135 15147458 351 351 OTHER REVENUE 900099 1573 1573 1573 15149382 0 0 1924 13459443 13459443 165884 44669 92970 28245 716859 305827 267883 143149 38423 15956 14646 7821 158963 61008 64881 33074 71576 25138 33793 12645 7640 7640 37059 37059 2980 2980 56057 4702 27224 24131 8929 886 2657 5386 51726 3430 34718 13578 23139 616 19579 2944 92282 39320 33703 19259 73174 34884 25788 12502 10614 6991 3290 333 1313 1313 19664 42 19622 DIRECT MAIL 23439 23439 SUBSCRIPTIONS & PUBS. 12669 3354 6402 2913 STATE REGISTRATIONS 12248 12248 STAFF TRAINING 5136 2244 1741 1151 6339 825 1543 3971 15055556 14009335 696452 349769 421222 526597 423336 2217782 4102799 4043470 20990 21971 17848 18035 9950 9950 1313 0 7042 7042 4994550 6834897 97451 75478 4246085 6013874 36432 37137 4379968 6126489 X 330026 330026 284556 378382 614582 708408 4994550 6834897 93826 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 6140223 8411437 12843363 15876602 15147458 58419083 6140223 8411437 12843363 15876602 15147458 58419083 93639 58325444 201 339 288 403 351 1582 1992 477 965 1573 5007 58425672 0.99830 0.98350 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 9950 9950 0 0 DEFERRED RENT 37137 37137 X 15228767 79385 79385 15149382 0 15149382 15134941 79385 79385 15055556 0 15055556 PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016, HI-US HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION 267461 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION 2353330 EUROPE 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION 68619 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION 2073505 SOUTH ASIA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION 737619 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION 7926950 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION 31959 0 0 0 0 0 0 13459443 0 13459443 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN REHABILITATION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE VIA OUR IMPLEMENTING PARTNER HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION 267461 WIRE EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC DISABILITY RIGHTS/INCLUSION, MINE ACTION AND HEALTH/PREVENTION VIA OUR IMPLEMENTING PARTNER HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION 2353330 WIRE EUROPE DISABILITY RIGHTS/INCLUSION VIA OUR IMPLEMENTING PARTNER HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION 68619 WIRE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA REHABILITATION, DISABILITY RIGHTS/INCLUSION, MINE ACTION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE VIA OUR IMPLEMENTING PARTNER HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION 2073505 WIRE SOUTH ASIA REHABILITATION, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, AND DISABILITY RIGHTS/INCLUSION VIA OUR IMPLEMENTING PARTNER HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION 737619 WIRE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA REHABILITATION, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, DISABILITY RIGHTS/INCLUSION, HEALTH/PREVENTION AND MINE ACTION VIA OUR IMPLEMENTING PARTNER HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION 7926950 WIRE SOUTH AMERICA REHABILITATION, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, AND MINE ACTION VIA OUR IMPLEMENTING PARTNER HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION 31959 WIRE 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: STRICT DUE DILIGENCE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION IS CONDUCTED BEFORE ANY GRANTS ARE AWARDED & ALL GRANTS AWARDED ARE MADE PURSUANT TO BOARD APPROVAL. STANDARD GRANT AGREEMENTS ARE ISSUED REQUIRING THAT FUNDS BE USED SOLELY FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES. GRANTS ARE CLOSELY MONITORED AND RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO SHOW THAT FUNDS WERE DEVOTED TO THE SPECIFIC EXEMPT PURPOSES DETAILED IN THE GRANT DOCUMENTS. ANY UNUSED FUNDS ARE RETURNED TO HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION IS MONITORED AND EVALUATED BY HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL STAFF THROUGH PERIODIC FIELD VISITS. FINANCIAL AND PROGRESS REPORTS ARE RECEIVED PERIODICALLY ACCORDING TO THE AGREEMENT FOR EACH GRANT. ALL AWARDS TO HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL ARE SUB-GRANTED TO OUR IMPLEMENTING PARTNER, HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JEFFREY MEER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 130921 0 0 0 0 0 6328 0 28635 0 165884 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE MANAGER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TREASURER. THE DOCUMENT WAS THEN CIRCULATED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY UPON HIRE AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. UPON ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, NEW MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. ANNUALLY ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW HI'S DEFINITION OF CONFLICT FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS AND SIGN A NEW CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. WHENEVER A STAFF MEMBER BECOMES AWARE OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN AN AREA WHERE S/HE EXERCISES ANY DISCRETION IN CARRYING OUT HER/HIS DUTIES FOR THE CORPORATION, S/HE SHALL PROMPTLY DISCLOSE THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAS A POTENTIAL CONFLICT, S/HE SHALL DISCLOSE IT TO THE BOARD OR AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE PERSON OR BODY TO WHOM DISCLOSURE IS MADE (HEREINAFTER "SUPERVISOR") SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER THERE IS A CONFLICT THAT REQUIRES RECUSAL OF THE INTERESTED PERSON. WHEN A CONFLICT IS FOUND TO EXIST, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL PROVIDE THE SUPERVISOR WITH ALL INFORMATION S/HE HAS RELEVANT TO ANY DECISION TO BE MADE IN WHICH S/HE HAS AN INTEREST, AND THE FINAL DECISION SHALL BE MADE BY THE SUPERVISOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE HI BOARD REVIEWS COMPARABILITY DATA OF SALARIES FOR CEOS OF SIMILAR SIZED NGOS IN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR HI'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE BOARD ANNUALLY REVIEWS COST OF LIVING INCREASES AND OTHER SALARY INCREASES FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ALL OTHER STAFF. THE LAST COMPENSATION/PERFORMANCE REVIEW FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TOOK PLACE IN FEBRUARY 2015 AND THE COMPENSATION PROCESS WAS DOCUMENTED. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DETERMINES OTHER EMPLOYEE SALARIES BASED ON THE SALARY STUDY PERFORMED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL PROVIDES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.