2016-10-17T00:00:00-05:00 2015-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2015-01-01 260126537 GLOBAL INTEGRITY GLOB 2024494100 1110 VERMONT AVENUE NW NO 500 WASHINGTON DC 20005 ALAN HUDSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2024494100 2016-10-19 1 3019519090 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z ALAN HUDSON 1110 VERMONT AVENUE NW NO 500 WASHINGTON DC 20005 1326194 0 X WWW.GLOBALINTEGRITY.ORG X 2005 DC SEE PART III, LINE 1 6 6 19 8 0 0 2272621 747767 28000 8350 0 -422 406724 569985 2707345 1325680 467415 140200 0 0 1170457 1090951 0 18042 89471 1402738 1346342 3040610 2595535 -333265 -1269855 3879500 2427873 645175 463403 3234325 1964470 X WE SUPPORT PROGRESS TOWARD OPEN AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE IN COUNTRIES AND COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD BY CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND GENERATING DATA, BY SUPPORTING THE WORK OF COUNTRY-LEVEL REFORMERS, AND BY INFLUENCING GLOBAL CONVERSATIONS ON OPEN GOVERNANCE. 0 1 493269 AFRICA INTEGRITY INDICATORS - THE AFRICA INTEGRITY INDICATORS PROJECT IS A FIVE-YEAR COLLABORATION WITH THE MO IBRAHIM FOUNDATION TO STRENGTHEN THE IBRAHIM INDEX ON AFRICA GOVERNANCE THROUGH IMPROVED ON-THE-GROUND DATA AND RESEARCH. GLOBAL INTEGRITY RECRUITS AND MANAGES TEAMS OF IN-COUNTRY JOURNALISTS AND RESEARCHERS IN ALL 54 AFRICAN COUNTRIES. THOSE TEAMS ARE TASKED WITH GENERATING HIGH-QUALITY QUANTITATIVE DATA AND QUALITATIVE REPORTING AROUND A RANGE OF GOVERNANCE ISSUES; THE RESULTS THEN FEED INTO THE ANNUAL IBRAHIM INDEX. 332563 STATE INTEGRITY INVESTIGATION - A COLLABORATION BETWEEN GLOBAL INTEGRITY AND THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY TO PROMOTE TRANSPARENT, ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE AT THE STATE LEVEL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. GLOBAL INTEGRITY UNDERTOOK AN ASSESSMENT IN ALL 50 STATES, DEPLOYING ITS EXPERT ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY TO GATHER DATA ACROSS HUNDREDS OF KEY IN LAW AND IN PRACTICE INDICATORS RELATING TO THE LAWS AND SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO DETER CORRUPTION, ACROSS 13 CATEGORIES. A TEAM OF IN-COUNTRY EXPERTS CONDUCTED THE FIELDWORK, WHICH WAS THEN SUBJECTED TO RIGOROUS QUALITY CONTROL PROCESSES AND PEER REVIEW, PRIOR TO PUBLICATION. 188943 96000 OPENING GOVERNMENT - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TRANSPARENCY & ACCOUNTABILITY INITIATIVE, GLOBAL INTEGRITY ANALYZED FINDINGS FROM FIVE IN-DEPTH COUNTRY-LEVEL CASE STUDIES THAT EXPLORE WHEN AND HOW PRO-REFORM ACTORS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LEVERAGE THE OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP (OGP) - ITS PROCESSES, SPACES, AND RESOURCES - TO PURSUE IMPROVED GOVERNMENT RESPONSIVENESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY. CHAMPIONS OF OPEN GOVERNMENT NEED BETTER GUIDANCE ABOUT WHETHER AND HOW THEY CAN USE THE PLATFORM PROVIDED BY THE OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP (OGP) TO DRIVE PROGRESS TOWARDS MORE TRANSPARENT, PARTICIPATORY, ACCOUNTABLE, AND RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT. OPENING GOVERNMENT IS A CASE-STUDY DRIVEN PROJECT GENERATED RICH EVIDENCE, PRACTICAL THEORY, AND INSIGHTFUL LEARNING AND ANALYSIS THAT HAVE BEGUN TO PROVIDE SUCH GUIDANCE. THE PROJECT BEGAN IN APRIL 2015, AND WAS SLATED TO CONCLUDE BY MAY 2016. 153155 8350 INDABA 101741 OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP 97109 POLITICAL FINANCE TRANSPARENCY 93000 34200 FOLLOW THE MONEY - MEXICO 6390 UNDP USER'S GUIDE 4880 HEWLETT VIDEOCONFERENCING 1948 GOVERNANCE DATA ALLIANCE 10000 10000 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE GRANTS 468223 44200 8350 1482998 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 0 1 19 1 0 1 SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X ALAN HUDSON 2024494100 1110 VERMONT AVENUE NW 500 WASHINGTON DC 20005 MARK DAVIES DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DALE MURPHY DIRECTOR/TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID COHEN DIRECTOR/SECRETARY (UNTIL 11/15) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARIANNE CAMERER DIRECTOR (UNTIL 10/15) 2.00 X 0 0 0 MATT ANDREWS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STACY DONOHUE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW HOPPIN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RAINA KUMRA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC GUNDERSEN DIRECTOR (UNTIL 3/15) 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY WEINSTEIN DIRECTOR (UNTIL 3/15) 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN HUDSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 139004 0 16511 139004 0 16511 1 0 1 0 0 747767 747767 INDABA PROGRAM 900099 8350 8350 8350 92 92 11687 11687 557835 0 557835 557835 557835 514 -514 -514 -514 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 463 463 463 1325680 8350 0 569563 X 10000 10000 130200 130200 155515 48867 62280 44368 748385 461140 283287 3958 37204 22371 14002 831 71287 42882 27057 1348 78560 44639 30002 3919 29401 17276 12064 61 92280 57354 31051 3875 18042 18042 451044 406714 43130 1200 1855 550 1305 61307 19276 40706 1325 441767 77314 358380 6073 52651 47081 5472 98 6859 2180 4409 270 3962 155 3796 11 30798 19892 9747 1159 16767 9521 6492 754 DATABASE/TELECOMM. 143718 64222 77375 2121 EQUIPMENT & FURNITURE 7626 896 6691 39 HUB COMMUNITY 3865 3865 MEMBERSHIP DUES 883 200 683 1559 268 1272 19 2595535 1482998 1023066 89471 533383 661140 3052377 1438625 14297 15953 69068 88222 227362 74429 139375 152933 71000 71000 3879500 2427873 251060 49413 43841 48057 350274 365933 645175 463403 X 50719 556017 3183606 1408453 3234325 1964470 3879500 2427873 -1269855 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4619314 2695395 859704 2272621 747767 11194801 4619314 2695395 859704 2272621 747767 11194801 7726685 3468116 9200 29580 188673 401564 569614 1198631 876 11942 5160 463 18441 12411873 742268 0.27940 0.28410 X GLOBAL INTEGRITY QUALIFIES AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER THE "FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES" TEST OF 1.170A-9(F)(3) OF THE TREASURY REGULATIONS, BASED UPON THE FOLLOWING: 1. ITS SUPPORT, AS REPORTED FOR 2015, IS 27.95%, THEREBY MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF 1.170A-9(F)(3)(I). 2. IT IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED SO AS TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENTAL FUNDING ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS, THEREBY MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF 1.170A-9(F)(3)(II). GLOBAL INTEGRITY CONTINUES TO EXPAND FUNDRAISING EFFORTS TO DIVERSIFY ITS FUNDING SOURCES. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO INCREASE FUNDRAISING CAPACITY. 3. GLOBAL INTEGRITY'S PUBLIC SUPPORT, AT 27.95%, IS WELL ABOVE THE 10% MINIMUM REQUIRED FOR THE "FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES" TEST, THEREBY MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF 1.170A-9(F) (3)(III). 4. IN MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF 1.170A-9(F)(3)(I), GLOBAL INTEGRITY HAS RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM A REPRESENTATIVE NUMBER OF PERSONS, RATHER THAN RECEIVING ALL OR MOST OF ITS SUPPORT FROM THE MEMBERS OF A SINGLE FAMILY, OR FROM A SINGLE DONOR. IN THIS RESPECT, GLOBAL INTEGRITY MEETS THE REQUIREMENT OF 1.170A-9(F)(3)(III)(B).5. GLOBAL INTEGRITY THROUGH ITS MAJOR PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE AFRICA INTEGRITY INDICATORS, STATE INTEGRITY INVESTIGATION, AND THE POLITICAL FINANCE TRANSPARENCY PROJECT MAKES ITS INFORMATION AND RESEARCH FULLY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, FREE OF CHARGE. OUR FOCUS IS ON ISSUES OF GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE SQUARELY IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. IN THIS MANNER, GLOBAL INTEGRITY MEETS THE REQUIREMENT OF 1.170A-9(F)(3)(III)(D). RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 32039 3882 28157 23355 22109 1246 171968 48438 123530 152933 DEFERRED RENT 359433 SUBLEASE SECURITY DEPOSIT 6500 365933 X 1326194 514 514 1325680 0 1325680 2596049 514 514 2595535 0 2595535 PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014, GLOBAL INTEGRITY 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. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF FIXED ASSETS REPORTED AS EXPENSES ON THE FINANCIAL STATMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON FORM 990, 514. PART VIII, LINE 7B. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF FIXED ASSETS REPORTED AS EXPENSES ON THE FINANCIAL FINANCIAL STATMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON FORM 990, 514. PART VIII, LINE 7B. 1 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 111 PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES RESEARCH ON GOVERNANCE DATA ACROSS THE AFRICAN CONTINENT. RESEARCH ON POLITICAL FINANCE DATA IN SELECT COUNTRIES.RESEARCH ON OPENING GOVERNMENT IN SELECT COUNTRIES. 171159 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 16 PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES RESEARCH ON GOVERNANCE DATA ACROSS THE AFRICAN CONTINENTFOR THE AFRICA INTEGRITY INDICATORS PROJECT. RESEARCH ON POLITICAL FINANCE DATA IN SELECT COUNTRIES. 22582 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 7 PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES RESEARCH ON POLITICAL FINANCE DATA IN SELECT COUNTRIES. RESEARCH ON OPENING GOVERNMENT IN SELECT COUNTRIES. 3166 NORTH AMERICA 0 3 PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES RESEARCH ON POLITICAL FINANCE DATA IN SELECT COUNTRIES. FISCAL GOVERNANCE WORK WITH LOCAL PARTNERS. RESEARCH ON OPENING GOVERNMENT IN SELECT COUNTRIES. 1055 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 17 PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES RESEARCH ON POLITICAL FINANCE DATA IN SELECT COUNTRIES. RESEARCH ON OPENING GOVERNMENT IN SELECT COUNTRIES. 8442 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES 0 4 PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES RESEARCH ON POLITICAL FINANCE DATA IN SELECT COUNTRIES. 2111 SOUTH AMERICA 0 20 PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES RESEARCH ON POLITICAL FINANCE DATA IN SELECT COUNTRIES. 10553 SOUTH ASIA 0 8 PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES RESEARCH ON POLITICAL FINANCE DATA IN SELECT COUNTRIES. 4221 EUROPE 0 33 PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES RESEARCH ON POLITICAL FINANCE DATA IN SELECT COUNTRIES. RESEARCH ON OPENING GOVERNMENT IN SELECT COUNTRIES. 16884 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 58200 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 24000 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 24000 EUROPE 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 12000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 12000 0 186 0 33 0 219 223289 147084 370373 NORTH AMERICA FOR COLLABORATION IN TWO RESEARCH PROJECTS - ONE ON FISCAL GOVERNANCE AND THE SECOND ON OPENING GOVERNMENT. 58200 WIRE TRANSFER EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC FOR COLLABORATION IN A RESEARCH PROJECT ON OPENING GOVERNMENT. 24000 WIRE TRANSFER CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN FOR COLLABORATION IN A RESEARCH PROJECT ON OPENING GOVERNMENT. 24000 WIRE TRANSFER 3 0 FOR RESEARCH ON OPENING GOVERNMENT EUROPE 1 12000 WIRE TRANSFER FOR RESEARCH ON OPENING GOVERNMENT SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 1 12000 WIRE TRANSFER 1 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: WHEN NECESSARY, GLOBAL INTEGRITY REQUIRES INTERIM AND/OR FINAL NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR ALL GRANTS. 1 SR CONSULTING 5029 NORTH 5TH ST ARLINGTON VA 22203 FUNDRAISING CONSULTING 0 0 18042 -18042 18042 -18042 DC 1 ACCOUNTABILITY LAB 1110 VERMONT AVE NW SUITE 500 WASHINGTON DC 20005 454613016 501(C)(3) 10000 DONATION TO SUPPORT RELIEF EFFORTS IN NEPAL 1 0 PART I, LINE 2: GLOBAL INTEGRITY REQUIRES INTERIM AND/OR FINAL NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR ALL GRANTS. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ALAN HUDSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 139004 0 0 0 0 0 7314 0 9197 0 155515 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 DURING 2015, THE ORGANIZATION CEASED CONDUCTING ALL INDABA PROGRAMS. INDABA IS A SOFTWARE TOOL THAT ENABLES RESEARCH TEAMS TO DESIGN, GATHER, REVIEW, AGGREGATE, PUBLISH AND EXPORT EMPIRICAL SOCIAL SCIENCE DATA. INDABA WAS TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER ORGANIZATION MID-YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 IN OCTOBER, THE BOARD AMENDED THE BYLAWS TO ALLOW THE ELECTION OF A DIRECTOR TO SERVE AN ELEVENTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR BY RESOLUTION STATING THAT THE CORPORATION HAS AN EXTRAORDINARY NEED FOR CONTINUED SERVICE BY THE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT. A COPY OF THE FINAL 990 WAS SENT TO THE ENTIRE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED ANNUALLY. UPON THE FIRST KNOWLEDGE BY AN INTERESTED PERSON THAT THE ORGANIZATION, THE BOARD OR A COMMITTEE IS CONSIDERING OR HAS CONSIDERED A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT WITH AN ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL WITH WHICH THE INTERESTED PERSON HAS AN INTEREST, THE INTERESTED PERSON DISCLOSES THE EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF HIS OR HER INTEREST TO THE BOARD. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE INTEREST, THE INTERESTED PERSON DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN CONSIDERATION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, VOTE ON SUCH TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, AND IS NOT BE PRESENT FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF OR VOTE ON SUCH TRANSACTION UNLESS THE BOARD REQUESTS INFORMATION OR INTERPRETATION FROM THE INTERESTED PERSON. THE BOARD DETERMINES WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS: IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTERESTS; IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION; AND DECIDES WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH DETERMINATION. SUCH DETERMINATION IS MADE BY A VOTE SUFFICIENT FOR SUCH PURPOSE WITHOUT COUNTING THE VOTE OF ANY INTERESTED PERSON. THIS POLICY ALSO APPLIES TO ALL STAFF MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD WAS ESTABLISHED IN DECEMBER OF 2014 TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF COMPENSATION FOR THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO WAS HIRED IN JANUARY OF 2015. THE COMMITTEE AGAIN MET IN 2015. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION POSTS ITS AUDITED FINANCIALS ON ITS WEBSITE. OTHER INTERNAL GOVERNANCE MATERIALS, INCLUDING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, DOCUMENTATION RETENTION POLICY, AND WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY, ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 8,850. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 8,850. PROFESSIONAL EDITING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 13,310. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 13,310. TEMPORARY HELP: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 21,532. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 21,532. VIDEO PRODUCTION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 350. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 350. ON-SITE CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 143,951. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,845. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,200. TOTAL EXPENSES 152,996. INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 215,583. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 426. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 216,009. DOMESTIC CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 33,870. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,127. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 37,997.