WITNESS INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
WITNESS INC (EIN 13-4167155)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-05-03
IRS object ID
201631249349300518
Schema version
2014v6.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2016-05-03T08:54:06-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN131655065PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1300 EAST 42ND STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10017ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN134167155EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1WITNESS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlWITNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7187832000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line180 HANSON PLACE NO 510AddressLine1Txt
CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11217ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonYVETTE ALBERDINGK-THIJMPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone7187832000PhoneNum
Signature2016-04-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFREDERICK MARTENSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00298107PTIN
Phone2126972299PhoneNum
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Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-08-17 19:52:53ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerYVETTE ALBERDINGK-THIJMPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line180 HANSON PLACE NO 510AddressLine1Txt
CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11217ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,690,469GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.WITNESS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2001FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE SCHEDULE OActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body15VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent15VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee36TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers74TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$5,754,420PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,122,437CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$24,495PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$14,877CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$42,870PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$41,133CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,821,785PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,178,447CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,626,014PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,681,568CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$9,600PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$25,920CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$415,470CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,266,000PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,054,337CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,901,614PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,761,825CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,920,171PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$583,378CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,465,031TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,630,587TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$361,124TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$329,911TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,103,907NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,300,676NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionWITNESS USES VIDEO TO OPEN THE EYES OF THE WORLD TO HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. WITNESS EMPOWERS PEOPLE TO TRANSFORM PERSONAL STORIES OF ABUSE INTO POWERFUL TOOLS FOR JUSTICE, PROMOTING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND POLICY CHANGE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,893,122ExpenseAmt
Revenue$13,573RevenueAmt
DescTRAINING AND CAMPAIGNS:WITNESS IS RESPONDING TO CRITICAL SITUATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE AND ATROCITIES. THROUGH HOLISTIC, RESPONSIVE SUPPORT, WE EMPOWER BROAD GROUPS OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN USING VIDEO TO OVERCOME SIGNIFICANT CRISES AND CREATE IMPACT. IN 2015, WITNESS ENGAGED SIGNIFICANTLY IN PROJECTS IN BRAZIL, WHERE OUR WORK FOCUSES ON STRENGTHENING CALLS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND JUSTICE SURROUNDING THE ISSUE OF POLICE VIOLENCE. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT POLICE KILL THOUSANDS OF CIVILIANS EACH YEAR ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND MANY OF THESE MURDERS ARE EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS. WE CHOSE TO EMBARK ON THIS PROGRAM, IN PART, BECAUSE WE SAW A NEW OPPORTUNITY IN THE SUDDEN INFLUX OF CITIZEN VIDEO. IN SEPTEMBER 2015, WITNESS HELD A TRAINING IN NEW YORK ON THE CAMERAV APP FOR OUR BRAZILIAN PARTNERS VISITING FROM COLETIVO PAPO RETO. WITNESS ALSO FACILITATED A FIELD TEST FOR THE APP, CONDUCTED IN RIO FOLLOWING THE NEW YORK TRAINING. WITNESS CONDUCTED TRAININGS IN COLOMBIA WITH TWO HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS ON VIDEO AS EVIDENCE IN OCTOBER. THE ORGANIZATIONS TRAINED ARE NOW CAPABLE OF REPLICATING THE TRAININGS. ONE EXAMPLE IS PRENSA RURAL, WHO HAVE ALREADY PRODUCED A VIDEO ON HOW TO USE VIDEO AS EVIDENCE WITH WITNESS TIPS. WITNESS PARTNERED WITH VIACOM TO LAUNCH "WITNESS THE POWER OF STORY" CAMPAIGN TO INSPIRE MORE PEOPLE TO USE THE POWER OF VIDEO FOR CHANGE. THE PSA CAMPAIGN FEATURES CUSTOMIZED SPOTS ACROSS VIACOM BRANDS THAT SPEAK TO THEIR UNIQUE AUDIENCES AND SPECIFIC INITIATIVES, INCLUDING MTV AND ITS MULTI-YEAR, ANTI-BIAS "LOOK DIFFERENT" CAMPAIGN, CMT'S EMPOWERING EDUCATION, VH1 SAVE THE MUSIC FOUNDATION, BET CELEBRATING YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND SPIKE'S VETERANS' OPERATION WELLNESS (VOW).Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$423,567ExpenseAmt
Revenue$9,124RevenueAmt
DescMEDIA PRODUCTION AND ARCHIVES:THE MISSION OF THE WITNESS MEDIA ARCHIVE IS TO COLLECT, DOCUMENT, PRESERVE AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO AUDIOVISUAL HUMAN RIGHTS MEDIA FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVOCACY, PROSECUTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS AND THE PRESERVATION OF THE HISTORICAL RECORD. WITNESS' VIDEO ARCHIVE INCLUDES OVER 1,300 HOURS OF DIGITAL VIDEO AND OVER 5,000 UNIQUE VIDEO TITLES FROM OVER 90 COUNTRIES. WITNESS WORKS TO ENSURE THAT WHEN ACTIVISTS RISK THEIR LIVES TO DOCUMENT HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, THEIR VIDEOS CREATE REAL CHANGE. HOWEVER, CAMPAIGNS CAN TAKE TIME TO ACHIEVE RESULTS. THEREFORE, IN ORDER TO BE USED AS EVIDENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES YEARS DOWN LINE, THE FOOTAGE NEEDS TO BE PROPERLY DOCUMENTED, MANAGED AND PRESERVED. RECOGNIZING THIS CRITICAL PART OF THE EQUATION AND THE LACK OF INFORMATION ON VIDEO ARCHIVING FOR ACTIVISTS, WITNESS CREATED THE ACTIVISTS' GUIDE TO ARCHIVING VIDEO THAT PROVIDES PRACTICAL STEPS FOR MANAGING, STORING, SHARING AND PRESERVING VIDEOS. THIS NOT ONLY DEALS WITH HOW TO MANAGE AND STORE THE FOOTAGE SO IT REMAINS INTACT AND UNDAMAGED, BUT HOW TO CREATE AND PRESERVE THE METADATA SO THAT THE VIDEO CAN BE FOUND AND AUTHENTICATED EVEN IN A COURT OF LAW.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$397,731ExpenseAmt
Revenue$14,204RevenueAmt
DescOUTREACH 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. 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. OUR FOCUS IS ON REACHING MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES WHERE VIDEO CAN "TIP THE BALANCE AND ACHIEVE ACCOUNTABILITY WHERE OTHER EFFORTS HAVE FALLEN SHORT. THROUGH A REDESIGN OF OUR WEBSITE, WHICH INCLUDED THE CREATION OF A WITNESS LIBRARY FOR OUR FULL SUITE OF TRAINING MATERIALS, WE HAVE GREATLY INCREASED THE EASE AND ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR RESOURCES FOR BROAD AUDIENCES. ALL MATERIALS ARE OPEN-SOURCE AND AVAILABLE TO BE DOWNLOADED AND RE-MIXED THROUGH OUR GITHUB PAGE. IN DECEMBER, WITNESS LAUNCHED A NEW WEBSITE FOR OUR VIDEO AS EVIDENCE WORK, WHICH FEATURES INFORMATION AND COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCES FOR FILMMAKERS, RESEARCHERS, INVESTIGATORS, LAWYERS AND ACTIVISTS ON HOW VIDEO CAN BE USED AS EVIDENCE. WE ALSO CREATED LANGUAGE-SPECIFIC AND PROGRAM-SPECIFIC MICRO-SITES TO OFFER TAILORED WEB RESOURCES INCLUDING TRAINING MATERIALS, TAILORED TIP SHEETS, VIDEOS AND OTHER VALUABLE SUPPORT AS NEEDED TO ACTIVISTS WORKING IN SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES, CONTEXTS OR ISSUE-AREAS. USING THIS DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESOURCE LIBRARY, WITNESS HAS BEEN ABLE TO QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVELY RESPOND TO CRISIS SITUATIONS BY PROVIDING ACTIVISTS WITH RESOURCES IN PLACES LIKE UKRAINE AND GAZA.IN FY15, WITNESS REACHED 397,857 TWITTER FOLLOWERS AND 24,654 FACEBOOK FANS. OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL ENDED THE FY WITH 7,390 SUBSCRIBERS AND WE REACHED OVER 260 MILLION PEOPLE WITH OUR VIDEOS. WITNESS CONTINUES TO PUSH TOWARDS A STRONGER SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE. WITNESS RECEIVED EXTENSIVE INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA ATTENTION FROM MAJOR OUTLETS, SUCH AS HUFFINGTON POST, PBS NEWSHOUR, UPWORTHY, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, THE GUARDIAN AND NEW YORK MAGAZINE. WITNESS' POSITION AS A LEADER IN THE INTERSECTING FIELDS OF TECHNOLOGY, VIDEO AND HUMAN RIGHTS WAS STRENGTHENED THROUGH ITS PARTICIPATION IN EVENTS, SUCH AS THE SECOND CONVENING FOR THE VIDEO FOR CHANGE NETWORK, A UN BRIEFING ON YOUTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE AND FOREIGN POLICY MAGAZINE'S 100 GLOBAL THINKERS EVENT. WITNESS IS A MEMBER OF THE GLOBAL VIDEO 4 CHANGE NETWORK, A NETWORK OF VIDEO AND SOCIAL CHANGE ORGANIZATIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. IN FY15, WITNESS SUPPORTED REGIONAL VIDEO FOR CHANGE CONVENINGS FOR ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVISTS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA. WITNESS ALSO ASSISTED WITH THE PLANNING OF THE SECOND GLOBAL VIDEO FOR CHANGE CONVENING, WHICH TOOK PLACE IN MEXICO IN JULY 2015.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$188,953ExpenseAmt
DescADVOCACY 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. 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 ARE ALSO ADVOCATING 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. ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE DEVELOPING SPECIFIC TOOLS DESIGNED TO BRIDGE GAPS FOR USERS MORE IMMEDIATELY. OUR AWARD-WINNING TOOL CAMERAV (FORMERLY KNOWN AS INFORMACAM), 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 APP IS ALSO A REFERENCE DESIGN FOR "PROOF MODE," WHICH WITNESS IS USING TO ENGAGE KEY USERS IN THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEMS ABOUT THE NEED TO MAKE EVIDENTIARY DATA PORTABLE ACROSS PLATFORMS AND DEVICES, AS WELL AS USER-FRIENDLY. IN FY 15, OUR YOUTUBE HUMAN RIGHTS CHANNEL (HRC), A COLLABORATION WITH STORYFUL AND SUPPORTED BY YOUTUBE, TRANSITIONED TO BECOME THE WITNESS MEDIA LAB. 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. THE HUMAN RIGHTS CHANNEL REMAINS ARCHIVED AND ITS RESOURCES AND CONTENT ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC.Desc
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Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$188,953TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$2,903,373TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document25IRPDocumentCnt
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Phone7187832000PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

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JOHN HASS
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER GABRIEL
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HELEN ENRIGHT
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL HIRSCHHORN
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARVEY ANDERSON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONIT AVNI
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GAEL GARCIA BERNAL
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PERRI PELTZ
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REGAN RALPH
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CESAR RODRIGUEZ-GARAVITO
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM SALZANO
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEKHA SINGH
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFREY TARRANT
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY TOWERS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAELANGELO VOLPI
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICOLE WONG
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YVETTE ALBERDINGK THIJM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$194,700$0$17,068
GRACE LILE
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS40.00Yes (X)$98,584$0$34,591
SAMUEL GREGORY
PROGRAM DIRECTOR36.00$102,319$0$31,339Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$262,256FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$2,860,181AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$44,253NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,122,437TotalContributionsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$17,207ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$313,233SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$315,563SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$2,330SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$2,330TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$2,330ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$196,459FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$27,777RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$4,232ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$32,009OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$19,109ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$339,289TotalAmt
Program Services$223,669ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,025ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$61,595FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,816,184TotalAmt
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Management And General$244,851ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$183,952FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,435TotalAmt
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Management And General$5,137ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,690FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$317,412TotalAmt
Program Services$238,964ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,534ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,914FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$170,248TotalAmt
Program Services$127,424ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,425ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,399FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$365TotalAmt
Management And General$365ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,396TotalAmt
Management And General$39,396ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,920TotalAmt
Fundraising$25,920FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,170TotalAmt
Management And General$4,170ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$234,430TotalAmt
Program Services$233,837ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$593FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,036TotalAmt
Program Services$31,480ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,249ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,307FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,692TotalAmt
Program Services$69,727ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,432ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,533FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$169,595TotalAmt
Program Services$137,715ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,745ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,135FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$245,507TotalAmt
Program Services$244,732ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$274ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$501FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,287TotalAmt
Program Services$33,184ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$187ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,916FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,907TotalAmt
Program Services$50,886ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,059ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,962FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
STAFF AND OTHER PROGRAM$61,413$50,595$1,320$9,498
PROGRAM EQUIPMENT$43,511$43,511
EVENT EXPENSE$33,854$437$3,862$29,555
MISCELLANEOUS$4,951$4,951

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$223TotalAmt
Program Services$223ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,761,825TotalAmt
Program Services$2,903,373ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$442,982ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$415,470FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$295,604BOYAmt
EOY$382,773EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$894,658BOYAmt
EOY$398,249EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,326,811BOYAmt
EOY$1,845,799EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,411BOYAmt
EOY$6,200EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$98,228BOYAmt
EOY$102,096EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,709,942LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,645,988LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$79,139BOYAmt
EOY$63,954EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$730,833BOYAmt
EOY$786,266EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,347BOYAmt
EOY$45,250EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,465,031BOYAmt
EOY$3,630,587EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$135,511BOYAmt
EOY$112,860EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$225,613BOYAmt
EOY$217,051EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$361,124BOYAmt
EOY$329,911EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$938,323BOYAmt
EOY$533,756EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,165,584BOYAmt
EOY$2,766,920EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,103,907BOYAmt
EOY$3,300,676EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,465,031BOYAmt
EOY$3,630,587EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$583,378ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$3,847NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$216,006OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$4,511,246CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,476,066CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,215,003CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,754,420CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,122,437CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,079,172TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,511,246CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,476,066CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,215,003CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,754,420CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,122,437CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,079,172TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$8,489,241SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$12,589,931PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$21,391CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11,070CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,770CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,916CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$17,207CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$81,354TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,384CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,230CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$41,285CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$27,320CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$32,009CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$118,228TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$21,278,754TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$116,664GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.59170PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.60930PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$249,537OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$243,402DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,135BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$654,568OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$596,749DepreciationAmt
Book Value$57,819BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$805,837OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$805,837DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$63,954TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION$17,051
REFUNDABLE ADVANCE$200,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$217,051TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,433,208TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$3,847NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$478,784DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue-$216,006OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$258,931RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,174,277RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$4,170InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$4,170RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,178,447TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,236,439TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$478,784DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$478,784ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,757,655ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$4,170InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$4,170ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,761,825TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:MANAGEMENT EVALUATED ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS, INCLUDING THE POSITION THAT WITNESS IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES OR NOT SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, AND CONCLUDED THAT NO DISCLOSURES RELATING TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ARE REQUIRED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE LOSS -216,006.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (8 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE01PROGRAM SERVICESSEE PART V$98,592
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA02PROGRAM SERVICESSEE PART V$4,274
NORTH AMERICA02PROGRAM SERVICESSEE PART V$78,359
SOUTH AMERICA04PROGRAM SERVICESSEE PART V$54,562
SOUTH ASIA00PROGRAM SERVICESSEE PART V$2,827
SOUTH EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC03PROGRAM SERVICESSEE PART V$66,609
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA01PROGRAM SERVICESSEE PART V$54,122
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES00PROGRAM SERVICESSEE PART V$3,394
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees13SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee13TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$362,739SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$362,739TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN EFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationEMPOWERING PEOPLE TO TRANSFORM PERSONAL STORIES OF ABUSE INTO POWERFUL TOOLS FOR JUSTICE, PROMOTING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND POLICY CHANGE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SCAGGSVILLE AND SEVERNBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11901 PARK AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityBALTIMORECityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21217ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityGRANT WRITERActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$400,611GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$25,920RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$374,691NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$400,611TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$25,920TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$374,691TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALA BENEFITEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$458,715GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$262,256CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$196,459GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$18,430RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$77,382FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$2,013EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$98,634OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$458,715GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$262,256CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$196,459GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$18,430RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$77,382FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$2,013EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$98,634OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$196,459DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
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)
PersonYVETTE ALBERDINGK THIJMPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$194,700BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$5,887DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$11,181NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$211,768TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$19,636NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescCAMERASDesc
Contribution218ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$24,617NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
3WITNESS IS AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT TRAINS AND SUPPORTS PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD TO USE VIDEO SAFELY, ETHICALLY AND EFFECTIVELY TO DOCUMENT HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. AS MORE PEOPLE USE MOBILE DEVICES TO FILM, WITNESS AIMS TO PROVIDE THESE "CITIZEN WITNESSES" WITH CUSTOMIZED TRAINING, TOOLS, AND TIMELY SUPPORT TO CREATE REAL CHANGE. WITNESS IDENTIFIES CRITICAL SITUATIONS AND PROVIDES INTENSIVE, ON-THE-GROUND SUPPORT TO THOSE AFFECTED BY ABUSE, INCLUDING TRAINING HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN DOCUMENTATION FOR EVIDENCE, VIDEO PRODUCTION, SAFE AND ETHICAL FILMING TECHNIQUES AND ADVOCACY STRATEGIES. WE ADVOCATE TO TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES TO CREATE CHANGES AT THE SYSTEMS LEVEL, TO IMPROVE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS USES AND TO PROTECT THE PRIVACY AND SECURITY OF PEOPLE FILMING, BEING FILMED AND SHARING VIDEO ONLINE. WITNESS HAS ALSO DEVELOPED A GROUNDBREAKING VIDEO AS EVIDENCE GUIDE THAT PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK FOR THE USE OF VIDEO AS LEGAL EVIDENCE. THIS COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE ENABLES CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS TO MORE READILY OPEN THE DOORS TO CITIZEN-SHOT VIDEO AND CITIZENS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO CAPTURE VIDEO THAT CAN BE USED BY A COURT OF LAW. IN 2015, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NEWS LAB AT GOOGLE, WE LAUNCHED THE WITNESS MEDIA LAB TO RESEARCH AND WRESTLE WITH SOME OF TODAY'S MOST PRESSING ISSUES AROUND TECHNOLOGY, VIDEO AND HUMAN RIGHTS. FOR OVER TWO DECADES, WITNESS HAS PARTNERED WITH HUNDREDS OF ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE WORLD, TRAINED AND EQUIPPED THOUSANDS OF ACTIVISTS AND MADE CUSTOMIZED RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO MILLIONS SO THAT EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE CAN HARNESS THE POWER OF VIDEO FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CHANGE.
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6, NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS:THE ORGANIZATION HAD A TOTAL OF 74 VOLUNTEERS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING: 5 INTERNS, 21 GALA VOLUNTEERS, 4 NYC MARATHON RUNNERS, 1 VOLUNTEER CONSULTING ATTORNEY, 15 BOARD MEMBERS AND 28 ADVISORY MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4IN OCTOBER 2014, WITNESS AMENDED SEVERAL POLICIES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW YORK NONPROFIT REVITALIZATION ACT. THIS ENTAILED MINOR CHANGES TO OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY, BYLAWS, CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND COMPENSATION POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11SENIOR 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 12CALL 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 15BASE 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 19THE 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 LOSS -216,006.

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