2025-11-08T16:07:15-07:00 2024-12-31 990EZ 2024-01-01 521758738 VOICES ON THE BORDER INC VOIC 2024682250 5614 Connecticut Ave NW No 103 Washington DC 20015 Elizabeth Shepard Treasurer 5043523890 2025-11-08 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X www.votb.org X X 190423 X 170999 17697 0 1727 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 190423 48676 0 33118 33285 2962 389 65390 183820 6603 139637 522 146762 X 140248 137255 0 0 389 12000 140637 149255 1000 2493 139637 146762 Voices on the Border's mission is to accompany rural communities and organizations in El Salvador in their efforts to create a more just and sustainable society. ENHANCED ACCESS TO AND QUALITY OF EDUCATION in the Lower Lempa region of El Salvador by providing teacher trainings; salary support for social studies and special needs teachers; and funding for school transportation, preschool education centers, and school infrastructure improvements. Additionally, Voices facilitated an ongoing partnership and exchange of knowledge between educators in the Washington DC area and their counterparts in El Salvador. 22147 X 43718 PROMOTED ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS in the Lower Lempa River region by conducting workshops and public service radio campaigns, supporting community forums and festivals on environmental themes, promoting riparian forest protection, and implementing a school-based environmental curriculum. INCREASED PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE HARMS OF SUGARCANE MONOCULTURE and possible remedies by conducting a survey in impacted communities and disseminating the results, and by supporting and participating in the Azucar Amarga (Bitter Sugar) campaign's community events, forums, and press conferences. IMPLEMENTED A PILOT SUSTAINABLE FAMILY GARDEN PROJECT to address growing food insecurity among highly vulnerable families in the Bajo Lempa region. 6372 X 37987 PROMOTED THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN through support for the Women's Citizen Network of Morazan's work to organize and develop leadership capacity among rural women; to support survivors of gender-based violence; to challenge institutions that help perpetuate a culture of gender-based violence; and to provide age-appropriate reproductive health education for girls and young women in rural villages. 13825 X 37672 STRENGTHENED LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION by providing workshops for community board members and other local leaders and by supporting community-driven projects. ENHANCED KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORIC MEMORY by supporting a youth-run project using art and music to recapture local history, as well as community anniversaries and other events honoring the unique histories of our partners. 6332 X 24443 DELEGATIONS AND TOURS: Organized and led two delegations to El Salvador, in January and August of 2024, to educate participants on the current national and local context and to visit Voices' partners and projects in the region. The "education delegation" in August additionally participated in several exchanges of ideas and didactic techniques with Salvadoran educators. 0 16771 160591 Jose Acosta Executive Director 40 30238 2881 0 Lindsey Crifasi President 6.00 0 0 0 Solange Muller Vice President 4.00 0 0 0 Michael Terry Secretary 4.00 0 0 0 Elizabeth Shepard Treasurer 4.00 0 0 0 Sheryl Sherwin Member, Development Chair 5.00 0 0 0 Sarah Shannon Member, Finance Chair 4.00 0 0 0 Daniel Burridge Member 3.00 0 0 0 Ebony Pleasants Member 3.00 0 0 0 Gabriela Quintanilla Member 3.00 0 0 0 Alexander Salvador Member 3.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Voices on the Border Inc 5614 Connecticut Ave NW No 103 Washington DC 20015 5043523890 1 ES 1 ES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 125793 142956 133138 178430 170999 751316 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 125793 142956 133138 178430 170999 751316 371339 379977 0 0 0 511 1727 2238 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 0 0 125 753679 17697 0.50416 0.51146 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Reimbursement received for 2021 microloan for a community-owned motorbike. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 GRANTS OF $5000 OR MORE: (1) $16,640 to the governing board of the Amando Lopez Quintana community (Canton La Canoa, Jiquilisco District, Dept of Usulutan, El Salvador) to support school transportation, school infrastructure improvements, salaries for special needs and social studies teachers, healthy school lunches, and a community celebration; (2) $8,600 to the Women's Citizen Network of Morazán (Osicala, Dept of Morazán, El Salvador) to support leadership development among rural women, advocacy against gender-related violence, and reproductive health education for girls and young women; and (3) $6,600 to the governing board of the Isla de Montecristo community (Tecaluca District, San Vicente Sur, El Salvador) to install school air conditioning and support a sea turtle conservation project. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Communications and webhosting;1332|Corporate and IRS filing fees and IRS late filing penalty;924|Delegation expenses;14334|Donor tracking and accounting software;1702|Insurance;2336|Mileage and international travel;7761|Miscellaneous for board meeting expenses and staff sympathy gifts;856|Office equipment and supplies;330|Project and workshop direct costs;31096|Promotional items;440|Staff meetings and staff development;1016|Wire transfers and bank fees and online donation fees;3263^Total;65390^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 Description;Amount^Prior year adjustment for 2023 public income not captured;911|Prior year adjustment on amount lost on 2023 sale of donated stock;-73|Prior year adjustment for 2022 expenses not captured;-316^Total;522^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 Description;EOY Amount^Prepayment of 2025 funds to the Women's Citizen Network of Morazan;6000|Loan receivable from the Salvadoran community organization ACUDESBAL;6000^Total;12000^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Accrued expense for accounting services in El Salvador