WECONNECT INTERNATIONAL INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
WECONNECT INTERNATIONAL INC (EIN 27-1153340)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-10-13
IRS object ID
201642879349300329
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Address Line18300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600AddressLine1Txt
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Gross Receipts$2,545,890GrossReceiptsAmt
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2009FormationYr
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$612,438ExpenseAmt
DescAsia: Greater China, India and Indonesia WEConnect International identifies and engages women business owners in Greater China, India and Indonesia to deliver supplier development training and connections to major multinational corporations. Businesses that join our global database are connected to certified business and corporations seeking vendors for increased educational and business opportunities. Greater China includes Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.Desc

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DescWomen's Initiative: The Women's Initiative program provides supplier development and training initiatives for women-owned enterprises in countries such as Mexico, Nigeria and Indonesia. This program focuses on the outreach, education, and training processes required to help ensure that WOBs who participate have the knowledge and the networks they need to prepare themselves to compete for larger contracts.Desc

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Expense$391,874ExpenseAmt
DescLatin America: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico and PeruWEConnect International in Latin America identifies, educates, registers, and certifies women's business enterprises that are at least 51% owned, managed, and controlled by one or more women.In Chile, WEConnect International is working with Mujeres Empresarias to deliver WEConnect International certification. Mujeres Empresarias is an organization that supports women business owners in all stages of entrepreneurship and represents an innovative network for women that facilitates their economic development and entry into the business world.See Schedule O for ContinuationDesc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (10 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtDescDescRevenueRevenueAmtGrantGrantAmt
$238,750WEConnect Academy: WEConnect Academy provides online training to WEConnect International's global network of women-owned businesses. Each of the modules offered here is for women business owners who are self-registered or certified in the eNetwork to take on their own. Trainings through the eNetwork are available in Chinese, English, and Spanish.
$216,381Membership: WEConnect International provides members with the global database and resources required to develop and leverage a diverse and inclusive global value chain. WEConnect International members share similar values, looking to build sustainable communities through the empowerment and sourcing from women-owned businesses.$848,750
$113,374Certification: Our Seal of Certification is a formal guarantee to corporations that they are purchasing goods and/or services from women owned business that meet universal standards for women's business enterprises (WBEs). Four criteria considered are ownership, management & control, contribution of capital & expertise, and independence.The Business Readiness and Certification Assessment includes a one-on-one evaluation of the company and whether it meets the universal standards for certification as a women's business enterprise. All Women's Business Enterprises (WBEs) that successfully complete our process to determine compliance with our certification criteria will earn the Seal of Certification.The Seal of Certification Process is open to businesses based in the following countries: Australia Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, Peru, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom and the United States (through WBENC).$160,526
$111,796North America: Canada and US: WEConnect International has been active in Canada since the beginning of 2008 working with strategic partners, government agencies, corporate members and outstanding women business owners across the country.WEConnect International is proud to be the exclusive global partner of the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) in the U.S. WEConnect International leverages this strong long-term partnership to provide opportunity to the organizations WEConnect International partners with in all target countries, including Canada. Together, WEConnect International and WBENC are responsible for ensuring universal women's business enterprise certification standards and processes are maintained by our respective affiliates and local partner organizations. The WEConnect International in Canada National Conference is the leading meeting in Canada for women-owned businesses, corporations, senior government officials, academic and economic policy officials, and service delivery organizations interested in spurring the growth of women's entrepreneurship.
$64,031Africa: Nigeria and South Africa: WEConnect International in Africa identifies, educates, registers, and certifies women's business enterprises that are at least 51% owned, managed, and controlled by one or more women. WEConnect International is the only non-profit organization in South Africa that provides the seal of certification uniquely to Women Business Enterprises (WBEs), and also, that connects these WBEs with multi-national corporate purchasing organizations across diverse industries. Our signature seal of certification is a formal guarantee to corporations that they are purchasing goods and/or services from South African businesses that meet universal standards for WBEs.
$37,245Europe: The Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey and the United KingdomWEConnect International in Europe is the leading global supplier diversity initiative spearheading the connection of women-owned business and multinational corporations. It is Europe's leading advocate of women-owned businesses as suppliers to global and national corporations and government bodies.$25,000
$27,293Australia: The WEConnect International in Australasia connects women-owned enterprises to corporations under their Supplier Diversity and Inclusion programs. In Australasia, WEConnect International works in collaboration with women's organizations including BPW (Business & Professional Women), The Ruby Connection (part of Westpac Bank), Women in Global Business (part of Austrade), WCEI (Women Chiefs of Enterprise International). Certification is offered in Australia and New Zealand.
$4,811Middle East and North Africa: WEConnect International is working with Jasmine organization to offer women entrepreneurs in Israel the opportunity to join the WEConnect International network.Jasmine is a unique organization in Israel that is dedicated to the commercial, professional and personal advancement of Jewish, Ethiopian, Ultra-Orthodox, Arab, Druze, Bedouin, Christian, new immigrant and Circassian women who are small business owners.Jasmine believes that empowering Jewish and Arab women with small and medium businesses in Israel is essential to strengthening the Israeli economy, facilitating gender equality and realizing the power of coexistence in Israel. To date, Jasmine has assisted no fewer than 1,400 Jewish and Arab women and 5,000 businesses from all sectors.Jasmine works throughout the year to help achieve these goals: Enabling personal empowerment and development of life skills for women business owners; Providing tools and knowledge in leadership and management to women business owners; Creating business opportunities for women business owners; Fostering excellence in management of small women-owned businesses; Business networking among women business owners; Providing exposure and access to sources of financing for development and expansion of women-owned businesses.
$225Carribean: JamaicaBuoyed by the reception of women entrepreneurs in Jamaica and significant interest from neighboring countries, WEConnect International expanded its network across the English-speaking Caribbean in August 2014.WEConnect International launched in Jamaica in April 2013 with support from the U.S. State Department WEAmericas program. In just over a year, more than 160 women business owners from across the island joined WEConnect International as members, and more than a dozen women-owned businesses applied for and received international certification. WEConnect International has developed a reputation in Jamaica for promoting greater market access for women entrepreneurs. The network has built a strong relationship with the Government of Jamaica, through the Ministry of Industry Investment and Commerce with its work highlighted in the State Minister's Sectoral Contribution on industry in the house of parliament in June 2014.The value of WEConnect International's entry into Jamaica is also highlighted by the 2013 WEVenturescope Report, which gave a perfect score to the country in the area of access to networks for women entrepreneurs.
$29,748Other Markets, General Programs, Ambassador and Publications$52,195
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Elizabeth Vazquez
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Marianne Schoenig
Secretary2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Robinson
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Joan Kerr
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Jeannine Florre
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Janice R Greene
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Terrez Thompson
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Shirley Creed
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Moreen Romans
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Natalie Stirling-Sanders
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lorenzo Bell
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Megan Stowe
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Denise Naguib
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Baxa
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ellen Jameson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Darlene Fuller
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jenny Grieser
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jean Rogers
COO40.00$113,607$0$2,069Yes (X)
Michael Tobolski
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Membership dues900099$848,750$848,750
Certification fees900099$160,526$160,526
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Travel TravelGrp

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Management And General$238,156ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$82,979FundraisingAmt

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EOY$929,062EOYAmt

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EOY$104,439EOYAmt

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EOY$14,219EOYAmt
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BOY$22,720BOYAmt
EOY$7,806EOYAmt

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BOY$7,632BOYAmt
EOY$7,632EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$1,559,400BOYAmt
EOY$1,322,709EOYAmt

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BOY$185,094BOYAmt
EOY$265,610EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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EOY$237,500EOYAmt

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BOY$92,711BOYAmt
EOY$8,547EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$512,805BOYAmt
EOY$511,657EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$55,360BOYAmt
EOY$123,324EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,101,955BOYAmt
EOY$687,728EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,046,595BOYAmt
EOY$811,052EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,559,400BOYAmt
EOY$1,322,709EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$235,543ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$277,085CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,900,779CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,759,906CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,421,487CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,482,835CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,842,092TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$277,085CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,900,779CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,759,906CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,421,487CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,482,835CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,842,092TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,382,359SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$3,459,733PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$684CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,788CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,584CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,056TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$427CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$250CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$677TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$7,846,825TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$3,796,073GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.44090PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.41740PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,952OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,731DepreciationAmt
Book Value$221BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$74,269OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$66,684DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,585BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$7,806TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOther liabilitiesDesc
Amt$8,547Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$8,547TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,545,890TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,545,890RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,545,890TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,781,433TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,781,433ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,781,433TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWEConnect had no significant uncertain tax positions at December 31, 2015 and 2014.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (8 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Central America and the Caribbean02Program servicesEducation and certification activities in Costa Rica and Jamaica$23,102
East Asia and the Pacific03Program servicesEducation and certification activities in China, Australia and Indonesia$127,924
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)02Program services and grant to organization in regionEducation and certification activities in Europe and Turkey$35,790
North America02Program servicesEducation and certification activities in Mexico and Canada$154,205
South America04Program servicesEducation and certification activities in Peru, Chile, Colombia and Brazil$233,897
South Asia01Program servicesEducation and certification activities in India$349,979
Sub-Saharan Africa02Program servicesEducation and certification activities in Nigeria and South Africa$49,485
Middle East and North Africa01Program servicesEducation and certification activities in Israel$4,811
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees17SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee17TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$979,193SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$979,193TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEurope (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, BelgiumRegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantSupporting contributionPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$25,000CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementQuarterly WireMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Description Of Non Cash AsstN/ADescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt
Valuation Method UsedN/AValuationMethodUsedDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 2:WeConnect International, Inc. monitors grants by requesting invoices indicating how grant funds are being allocated by the grantee.
Part I, line 3:Foreign expenditures are directly tracked and accounted for on the accrual method of accounting used for books.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonElizabeth VazquezPersonNm
TitleCEO & PresidentTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$160,000BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$8,031NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$168,031TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Mission continuationWEConnect identifies, educates, and certifies women's business enterprises that are at least 51% owned, managed, and controlled by one or more women.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4c, Latin America (continued)In Colombia, in partnership with AMCHAM Colombia, WEConnect International is now offering certification for women-owned businesses who are ready to grow their businesses in global markets. In Costa Rica, WEConnect International has partnered with One Stop Search to deliver WEConnect International services. In Peru, WEConnect International is working with Market Connections to support and certify women business owners in the region.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The organization has members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aMembers have voting rights to elect members to the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11The form 990 is prepared by the outside audit firm, reviewed internally by the Operations Manager and Outside bookkeeper, a final draft is sent to the Board's Audit/Finance committee, and the final 990 is submitted electronically.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cMembers of the Board are required to read and sign a conflict of interest policy. Employees sign the employee handbook and conflict policy upon hire.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The compensation determination process for top officials includes an annual review by the Executive Committee to determine CEO's compensation. The compensation process for all other employees includes an annual review to determine compensation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gPayroll processing: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 3,137. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 3,137. Program Consultants: Program service expenses 1,046,838. Management and general expenses 17,437. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,064,275. Translation/interpretation: Program service expenses 13,750. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 13,750.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The organization's Executive Committee is responsible for oversight of the audit, including selection of the independent accountant. The process is consistent with prior years.

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