2017-10-26T07:52:53-05:00 2016-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2016-01-01 270359097 THE WORLD JUSTICE PROJECT WORL 2024079312 1025 VERMONT AVE NW NO 1200 WASHINGTON DC 20005 WILLIAM H NEUKOM PRESIDENT & CEO 2024079312 2017-10-26 1 JAMES LARSON CPA P01329561 3019519090 75.103.231.202 2017-10-26 08:50:46 ED P 24E2B1EDDFB7997E904F8C8AA54720A5F314F67A 19F0EB6F1A4A7FBDEDB900B1230FDEE7ECDF68EF 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z WILLIAM H NEUKOM 1025 VERMONT AVE NW NO 1200 WASHINGTON DC 20005 5629653 0 X WWW.WORLDJUSTICEPROJECT.ORG X 2009 WA SEE PART III, LINE 1. 8 8 42 8 0 0 6584096 4881194 0 0 96527 118885 0 0 6680623 5000079 213000 25967 0 0 1684618 1941026 0 0 157356 1131350 2570310 3028968 4537303 3651655 462776 5837659 6493118 433202 378136 5404457 6114982 X THE WORLD JUSTICE PROJECT (WJP) IS AN INDEPENDENT, MULTIDISCIPLINARY ORGANIZATION WORKING TO ADVANCE THE RULE OF LAW AROUND THE WORLD. THE RULE OF LAW PROVIDES THE FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITIES OF OPPORTUNITY AND EQUITY - COMMUNITIES THAT OFFER SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT, AND RESPECT FOR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS.WJP ENGAGES CITIZENS AND LEADERS ACROSS THE GLOBE AND FROM ALL WORK DISCIPLINES TO ADVANCE THE RULE OF LAW. THROUGH THE THREE COMPLEMENTARY AND MUTUALLY REINFORCING PROGRAMS OF: RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP; THE WJP RULE OF LAW INDEX: AND ENGAGEMENT, WJP SEEKS TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE FOUNDATIONAL IMPORTANCE OF THE RULE OF LAW, TO STIMULATE GOVERNMENT REFORMS, AND TO DEVELOP PRACTICAL PROGRAMS AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL. 0 0 2895572 RULE OF LAW INDEX: THE WJP RULE OF LAW INDEX MEASURES HOW THE RULE OF LAW IS EXPERIENCED IN EVERYDAY LIFE AROUND THE GLOBE. IT IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE INDEX OF ITS KIND AND THE ONLY TO RELY SOLELY ON PRIMARY DATA. ADHERENCE TO THE RULE OF LAW IS ASSESSED USING INDICATORS ORGANIZED AROUND THEMES: INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CONSTRAINTS ON GOVERNMENT POWERS, ABSENCE OF CORRUPTION, OPEN GOVERNMENT, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, ORDER AND SECURITY, REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT, CIVIL JUSTICE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE.THE WJP RULE OF LAW INDEX BUILDS ON YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT, INTENSIVE CONSULTATION AND VETTING WITH ACADEMICS, PRACTITIONERS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM OVER 100 COUNTRIES AND 17 PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINES. THE INDEX IS INTENDED FOR A BROAD AUDIENCE OF POLICY MAKERS, CIVIL SOCIETY, PRACTITIONER, ACADEMICS AND OTHERS. INDEX FINDINGS HAVE BEEN REFERENCED BY HEADS OF STATE, CHIEF JUSTICES, BUSINESS LEADERS, PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND THE PRESS. 611497 25967 ENGAGEMENT: ONE OF THE WAYS THE WJP ACHIEVES REFORMS IN RULE OF LAW IS THROUGH THE ON-THE-GROUND PROGRAMS CONDUCTED WITH LEADERS OF GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, CIVIL SOCIETY AND INDIVIDUALS ACROSS WORK DISCIPLINES IN COUNTRIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE WJP'S ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES CONVENE PARTNERS FROM ALL WORK DISCIPLINES TO BUILD A GLOBAL NETWORK, FIND COMMON GROUND, AND CREATE PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS THAT ADVANCE THE RULE OF LAW. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH THE WORLD JUSTICE CHALLENGE, THE WJP PROVIDES SEED GRANTS TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE EFFORTS IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD.ENGAGEMENT EVENTS INCLUDE THE WORLD JUSTICE FORUM, REGIONAL MEETINGS AND COUNTRY SPECIFIC CONVENING'S AT WHICH PROMINENT LEADERS AND CHANGE AGENTS COME TOGETHER TO ADDRESS CRITICAL RULE OF LAW ISSUES.AS PART OF THE ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES, THE WJP DEVOTES A MODEST AMOUNT OF RESOURCES TO PROVIDE SEED GRANTS FOR SELECTED INNOVATORS TO TEST AND IMPLEMENT PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO STRENGTHEN THE RULE OF LAW. SINCE 2008, THE WJP HAS HELPED TO INCUBATE MORE THAN 90 MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS IN 61 COUNTRIES, AND HAS PROVIDED OVER $1,700,000 IN SEED GRANTS TO THESE PILOT PROJECTS. 76465 RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP: THE WJP'S RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM CONDUCTS AND SUPPORTS RIGOROUS RESEARCH THAT EXAMINES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE RULE OF LAW AND VARIOUS ASPECTS OF ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY PURSUING AN AMBITIOUS RESEARCH AGENDA, STUDYING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE RULE OF LAW IN VARIOUS DOMAINS OF SOCIAL LIFE, THE INTERDEPENDENCIES AMONG THE INSTITUTIONAL COMPONENTS OF THE RULE OF LAW, AND CAUSAL MECHANISMS BY WHICH THE RULE OF LAW AFFECTS ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL LIFE.THE CORE INITIATIVE OF THE PROGRAM IS THE RULE OF LAW RESEARCH CONSORTIUM (RLRC), A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY COMMUNITY OF LEADING RESEARCHERS, IN A VARIETY OF FIELDS-INCLUDING LAW, ECONOMICS, POLITICAL SCIENCE, SOCIOLOGY, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, AND ANTHROPOLOGY. THE CONSORTIUM IS HARNESSING DIVERSE METHODS AND TECHNIQUES TO PRODUCE RESEARCH ON THE RULE OF LAW, AS WELL AS RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO BEST STRENGTHEN IT. THE RLRC IS INTENDED TO BECOME A REPOSITORY OF THE BEST RESEARCH ON THE GOVERNANCE AND THE RULE OF LAW FOR SCHOLARS AND POLICYMAKERS, AND ALREADY FEATURES ACADEMICS FROM PREMIER INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD. 3583534 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 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 17 0 1 42 1 0 1 SN 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 1 1 1 0 0 X NIKKI NGBICHI-MOORE 2024079312 1025 VERMONT AVE NW NO 1200 WASHINGTON DC 20005 WILLIAM H NEUKOM PRESIDENT, FOUNDER AND CEO 5.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM C HUBBARD CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES R SILKENAT DIRECTOR & VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SHEIKHA ABDULLA AL-MISNAD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMIL CONSTANTINESCU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUET-FERN LEE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MONDLI MAKHANYA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN GRACIE NORTHFLEET DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE B BAILEY TREASURER 2.00 X 0 0 0 GEROLD W LIBBY SEE SCHED O GENERAL COUNSEL/SECRETARY 5.00 X 12000 0 0 DEBORAH ENIX-ROSS VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUAN CARLOS BOTERO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 37.50 X 171505 0 5187 ALEJANDRO PONCE-RODRIGUEZ CHIEF RESEARCH OFFICER 37.50 X 125542 0 20464 NANCY WARD CHIEF ENGAGEMENT OFFICER 37.50 X 116386 0 7525 425433 0 33176 3 0 1 0 CID GALLUP APARTADO 413-1000 SAN JOSE CS POLLING SERVICES IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES 174050 YOUGOV BRYGGERVANGEN 55 1TH 2100 KOBENHAVN DA POLLING SERVICES IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES 143869 D3 SYSTEM 8300 GREENSBORO DR MCLEAN VA 22102 POLLING SERVICES IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES 107355 3 2595762 2285432 4881194 122502 122502 625957 629574 -3617 -3617 -3617 5000079 0 0 118885 X 25967 25967 12000 6000 6000 1655562 1081450 464310 109802 161458 81868 71759 7831 112006 75591 29323 7092 23952 19625 3519 808 31610 20881 8725 2004 1818188 1792773 25415 1995 1060 935 64063 34841 26971 2251 37497 14157 22549 791 348381 245085 84001 19295 136577 103906 29689 2982 7829 1941 5888 31955 21109 8820 2026 18286 12472 4728 1086 FACILITIES AND EQUIP. 36892 30855 5055 982 BOOKS, SUBS, AND REF. 13899 2535 11186 178 MEMBERSHIPS & DUES 2919 1245 1674 MOVING 564 564 -4297 10173 -14698 228 4537303 3583534 796413 157356 354746 261211 674951 666550 325000 876158 5539 26803 46495 229756 118241 143469 111515 4257985 4482023 49166 49166 5837659 6493118 84451 266510 77000 17500 271751 94126 433202 378136 X 4938472 5568769 465985 546213 5404457 6114982 5837659 6493118 462776 247749 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 5695593 1517817 1717962 6584096 4881194 20396662 5695593 1517817 1717962 6584096 4881194 20396662 11300532 9096130 2134 135 56 96527 122502 221354 356 356 20618372 66066 0.44120 0.29770 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4679791 1000000 364605 501618 5542778 4995998 -316207 4679791 1.00000 0 0 90496 40786 49710 56575 43718 12857 82685 33737 48948 111515 DEFERRED RENT 94126 94126 X 5247828 247749 247749 5000079 0 5000079 4537303 0 4537303 0 4537303 PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS MANAGED BY AN ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE WJP AND SUCH OTHER EXPENSES OF THE WJP AS MY BE APPROVED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE WJP. PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016, WJP 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 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 1 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION 20000 NORTH AMERICA 1 4 PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES NEW OFFICE IN MEXICO TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES RELATED TO TWO NEW GRANTS 352605 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 1 1 PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES NEW OFFICE IN SINGAPORE TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES RELATED TO A NEW GRANT 83163 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION 5967 3 5 0 0 3 5 461735 0 461735 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SEED FUNDING 20000 WIRE EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC SEED FUNDING 5967 WIRE 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE GRANTS OUTLINED IN PART I AND II ABOVE WERE AWARDED TO SELECTED GRANTEES AS PART OF THE WORLD JUSTICE PROJECT'S (WJP) WORLD JUSTICE CHALLENGE, AN OPEN COMPETITION DESIGNED TO INCUBATE PRACTICAL, ON-THE-GROUND PROGRAMS THAT ADVANCE THE RULE OF LAW AROUND THE WORLD. GRANTEES SELECTED THROUGH THE WORLD JUSTICE CHALLENGE ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT FOUR REPORTS DURING THEIR GRANT IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD: TWO QUARTERLY REPORTS, ONE MIDTERM REPORT, AND ONE FINAL REPORT. THE FIRST QUARTERLY REPORT IS SUBMITTED AT THE MIDPOINT BETWEEN THE EFFECTIVE DATE AND THE MIDTERM REPORT, AND THE SECOND IS SUBMITTED AT THE MIDPOINT BETWEEN THE MIDTERM REPORT AND THE FINAL REPORT. QUARTERLY REPORTS ARE BRIEF AND INFORMAL, AND ENABLE THE GRANTEE TO PROVIDE THE WJP WITH A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE PROGRAM'S PROGRESS AS WELL AS PHOTOS, STORIES, AND EXAMPLES OF THIS PROGRESS TO DATE. AT THE MIDPOINT BETWEEN THE EFFECTIVE DATE AND THE PROGRAM END DATE, GRANTEES SUBMIT A MIDTERM REPORT TO THE WJP'S DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE USING A REPORT TEMPLATE PROVIDED BY THE WJP. THIS LENGTHY AND DETAILED REPORT REQUIRES GRANTEES TO ACCOUNT FOR THEIR PROGRESS IN ACHIEVING SPECIFIC PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AND METRICS, PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BOTH PARTIES TO ADDRESS SHORTCOMINGS IN THE PROGRAM, AND ENABLES THE WJP TO PROVIDE ENHANCED SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM. NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER THE END OF THE GRANT IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD, GRANTEES SUBMIT A FINAL PROGRAMMATIC AND FINANCIAL COMPLETION REPORT TO THE WJP'S DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE USING A REPORT TEMPLATE PROVIDED BY THE WJP. THE PURPOSE OF THE FINAL REPORT IS TO ENABLE THE WJP TO EVALUATE THE GRANTEE'S PERFORMANCE OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE GRANT AGREEMENT AND THE GRANTEE'S PROGRESS TOWARD COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM. GRANTEES ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO PROVIDE RECEIPTS FOR ANY PROGRAM EXPENSES OVER $25 USD UPON SUBMISSION OF THE FINAL REPORT. NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE FINAL REPORT, THE WJP'S DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE EITHER APPROVES THE FINAL REPORT, OR ADVISES THE GRANTEE IN WRITING OF THE DEFICIENCIES IN THE FINAL REPORT, WITH A VIEW TOWARD RECTIFYING SUCH DEFICIENCIES AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE SO THAT, IF SUCH DEFICIENCIES CAN BE AND ARE RECTIFIED, THE FINAL REPORT CAN BE APPROVED. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JUAN CARLOS BOTERO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 171505 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5187 0 176692 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT. A COPY OF THE 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD BEFORE IT WAS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE WJP CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS FOLLOWED BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES. ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHICH ESTABLISHES PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING A FINANCIAL INTEREST, IF ONE IS REPORTED. FIRST, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (EXCLUDING AN INTERESTED DIRECTOR WHO HAS REPORTED THE FINANCIAL INTEREST) DETERMINES IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACTUALLY EXISTS. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOES EXIST, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD APPOINTS A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN QUESTION. THAT PERSON OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES WHETHER, WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS, THE WJP CAN OBTAIN A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. IF ONE IS NOT REASONABLY ATTAINABLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD DETERMINES BY A MAJORITY VOTE SOLELY OF DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN THE WJP'S BEST INTEREST AND FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE WJP. IN CONFORMITY WITH SUCH DETERMINATIONS, THE BOARD MAKES ITS DECISION BY MAJORITY VOTE SOLELY OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN QUESTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS DETERMINED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH, THROUGH EVALUATION OF REGIONAL COMPENSATION DATA RESEARCH PROVIDED BY HUMAN RESOURCES, ESTABLISHED THAT THE LEVEL OF SALARY AND BENEFIT WAS APPROPRIATE AND COMPETITIVE FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION. THIS COMPENSATION PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED AND THE LAST REVIEW FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS IN OCTOBER 2016. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 WJP MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 150,165. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 25,415. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 175,580. POLLING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,642,608. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,642,608. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: GEROLD W. LIBBY IS COMPENSATED FOR THE LEGAL SERVICES THAT HE PROVIDES TO THE ORGANIZATION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.