2015-06-24T10:45:23-05:00 2014-12-31 521511275 RAFFA PC 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 900 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2014-01-01 452796201 NAMATI INC NAMA 2028881083 1824 JEFFERSON PLACE NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 VIVEK H MARU PRESIDENT & CEO 2028881083 2015-06-24 1 FRANK H SMITH P00639053 2028225000 2015-05-28 2014 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z VIVEK H MARU 1824 JEFFERSON PLACE NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 2563078 0 X WWW.NAMATI.ORG X 2011 DE PROMOTING LEGAL EMPOWERMENT AMONG THE POOR AND UNDERPRIVILEGED IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. 6 5 18 11 0 0 3889673 2514355 0 0 2095 21556 9375 27167 3901143 2563078 1885805 1279580 0 0 816031 1079778 0 0 60455 768816 851772 3470652 3211130 430491 -648052 3580508 2514394 552861 149475 3027647 2364919 X NAMATI, INC. (NAMATI) IS DEDICATED TO PUTTING THE LAW IN PEOPLE'S HANDS. WE STRIVE TO BUILD A JUST WORLD, IN WHICH EVERY ONE OF US CAN TAKE PART IN THE DECISIONS AND DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY FROM THE INSTITUTIONS THAT AFFECT OUR LIVES. NAMATI'S WORK ENABLES POOR AND UNDERPRIVILEGED PEOPLE TO EXERCISE THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THEIR SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ECONOMIC LIVELIHOODS. OUR ACTIVITIES PRIMARILY CONSIST OF PROVIDING AND TRAINING OTHERS TO PROVIDE LEGAL AID SERVICES. NAMATI INTENDS TO BUILD A GLOBAL NETWORK OF PRACTITIONERS TO FACILITATE THE SHARING OF TOOLS AND RESOURCES, FOSTER DIALOGUE, AND ULTIMATELY CREATE A MOVEMENT FOR LEGAL EMPOWERMENT WORLDWIDE. 0 0 2170340 1279580 INNOVATIVE INTERVENTIONS: DESIGN, TESTING, AND DEMONSTRATION OF WHAT IS POSSIBLE IN THE FIELD OF LEGAL EMPOWERMENT. WORKING IN SIERRA LEONE, NAMATI HAS SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATED THE IMPACT THAT A FULLY SCALED-UP GENERALIST PARALEGAL PROGRAM (SURPASSING 40% COVERAGE) CAN HAVE WITHIN A BROKEN SYSTEM. TO BROADEN PARALEGAL APPLICATION TO A RANGE OF SETTINGS, NAMATI HAS ALSO TESTED THE POTENTIAL FOR PARALEGALS TO MAKE A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT THROUGH SECTOR-SPECIFIC FOCUS, IN THE AREAS OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCE RIGHTS, CITIZENSHIP FOR STATELESS PERSONS, AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF HEALTH SERVICES. RIGOROUS DATA TRACKING AND DOCUMENTED SUCCESSES IN EACH OF THESE DOMAINS HAVE PAVED THE WAY FOR NAMATI TO NOW ASSESS HOW TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES AT A GLOBAL SCALE. 198176 COMMUNICATIONS:DISSEMINATING PROGRAM LESSONS LEARNED AND ACTIVITIES DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY WHILE ALSO CONTINUING TO EXPAND UPON THE JUSTICE 2015 GOALS. 184149 GLOBAL LEGAL EMPOWERMENT NETWORK:A ROBUST, NETWORKED, GROWING COMMUNITY OF LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN SHARING BEST PRACTICES AND ADVOCATING FOR JUSTICE. NAMATI HAS BUILT THE GLOBAL LEGAL EMPOWERMENT NETWORK CURRENTLY COMPRISED OF 2000 PRACTITIONERS AND 510 ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD INTO A THRIVING COMMUNITY WITH A POSITIVE TRAJECTORY OF GROWTH, DEMONSTRATED POLICY/ADVOCACY SUCCESSES, AND THE CAPACITY TO SOLVE SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST PRESSING JUSTICE PROBLEMS. THE NETWORK IS A SOURCE OF IDEAS FOR THE INNOVATIONS NAMATI UNDERTAKES; IT IS ALSO A VEHICLE FOR TAKING THOSE INNOVATIONS TO SCALE, AND WILL FEATURE SUBSTANTIALLY IN NAMATI'S WORK GOING FORWARD. 25098 RESEARCH 25098 2577763 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 13 0 1 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X LEE BOYCE 2028881083 1824 JEFFERSON PLACE NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 MATTHEW A BROWN CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHETAN GULATI TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHI A MGBAKO SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PRATAP B MEHTA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ZAZA NAMORADZE DIRECTOR (THRU 10/31/14) 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICKEN PATEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM PERRIELLO DIRECTOR (THRU 02/28/14) 1.00 X 0 0 0 VIVEK H MARU PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X X 149697 0 13175 KATHRYN A LASSO FINANCE DIRECTOR (THRU 10/03/14) 30.00 X 58048 0 5483 PABLO PAZ Y MINO CFO (THRU 07/31/14) 40.00 X 66876 0 4650 LEE BOYCE FINANCE DIRECTOR (AS OF 10/03/14) 40.00 X 19679 0 0 294300 0 23308 1 0 1 0 0 2514355 2514355 21556 21556 SUBLEASE RENTAL INCOME 900099 21417 21417 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 5750 5750 27167 2563078 0 0 48723 X 1279580 1279580 317608 206270 111338 577014 380154 150931 45929 46439 30000 12762 3677 69370 45440 20274 3656 69347 45424 20267 3656 8400 8400 2244 2244 23736 23736 380976 355413 25563 2620 626 1994 53958 25146 28643 169 25620 9580 16040 94904 20094 74810 180805 121520 56826 2459 32603 20658 11813 132 29832 29832 2240 2240 ONLINE SUBSCRIPTIONS 6211 4590 844 777 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 4022 275 3747 MEMBERSHIPS/DUES 2205 2205 REGISTRATION FEES 1006 956 50 390 390 3211130 2577763 572912 60455 838468 47522 788577 480749 1350845 1367275 40000 3001 24371 27380 144000 70546 29832 73454 502065 508663 6350 6350 3580508 2514394 99572 87808 453289 61667 552861 149475 X 82791 0 2944856 2364919 3027647 2364919 3580508 2514394 -648052 -14464 -212 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 0 4543775 3889673 2514355 10947803 4543775 3889673 2514355 10947803 5972568 4975235 0 11470 42973 54443 0 21375 5750 27125 11029371 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2011 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 21,375. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 5,750. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 45000 5000 50000 3211129 3261129 313056 78264 0 0 248400 323533 313056 884989 1327484 50000 50000 62100 80883 78264 221247 331871 45000 45000 144000 70546 73454 73454 X 2548614 -14464 -14464 2563078 0 2563078 3211342 212 212 3211130 0 3211130 PART X, LINE 2: NAMATI PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. 1 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 2 GRANTMAKING 992822 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 1 1 PROGRAM SERVICES COMMUNITY LAND PROTECTION 208965 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 2 PROGRAM SERVICES COMMUNITY LAND PROTECTION, GLOBAL NETWORK, STRENGTHENING ACCOUNTABILITY (SIERRA LEONE) 195000 SOUTH ASIA 0 0 GRANTMAKING 159855 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 1 1 GRANTMAKING 126903 SOUTH ASIA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE (INDIA, BURMA); CITIZENSHIP (BANGLADESH) 62000 2 6 0 0 2 6 1745545 0 1745545 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA COMMUNITY LAND PROTECTION 416530 WIRE TRANSFER SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA COMMUNITY LAND PROTECTION 160000 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH ASIA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 130000 WIRE TRANSFER EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC COMMUNITY LAND PROTECTION PROGRAM 126903 WIRE TRANSFER SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES 96000 WIRE TRANSFER SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES 89764 WIRE TRANSFER SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA COMMUNITY LAND PROTECTION 88546 WIRE TRANSFER SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA COMMUNITY LAND PROTECTION 68842 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH ASIA CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS 29855 WIRE TRANSFER SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS 20958 WIRE TRANSFER 10 0 FELLOWSHIP SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 2 52182 WIRE CASH 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: NAMATI HAS DEVELOPED A GRANTMAKING POLICIES MANUAL, APPROVED BY ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR NAMATI STAFF FOR ENTERING INTO, MANAGING AND CLOSING OUT GRANT AGREEMENTS WITH ITS COUNTRY-BASED IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS. NAMATI AWARDS GRANTS TO PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ON AN INVITATION-ONLY BASIS. PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ARE SELECTED FROM AMONG THE MANY ORGANIZATIONS FAMILIAR TO NAMATI THAT ARE WORKING ON LEGAL EMPOWERMENT ISSUES. OFTENTIMES, NAMATI STAFF HAVE ALREADY VISITED THE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND HAVE HELD PLANNING SESSIONS WITH LEADERSHIP FROM THOSE ORGANIZATIONS BEFORE THEY ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT A FUNDING PROPOSAL. NAMATI'S SELECTION PROCESS INCLUDES A VETTING OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THEIR KEY PERSONNEL IN COMPLIANCE WITH U.S. ANTI-TERRORIST LAW AS WELL AS AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROPOSED PROGRAM AND MANAGE THE GRANT FUNDS. NAMATI'S GRANT AGREEMENTS WITH RECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONS IDENTIFY THE NAMATI STAFF PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR TECHNICAL OVERSIGHT FOR THE GRANT, ESTABLISHING PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AND DELIVERABLES AND CREATING PROGRESS AND FINANCIAL REPORTING FRAMEWORKS WITH DUE DATES. THESE GRANT AGREEMENTS CLEARLY STATE THAT NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION IF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE GRANT ARE NOT MET. WITH REGARD TO IMPLEMENTATION, IN SEVERAL CASES NAMATI STAFF IS WORKING ALONGSIDE THE STAFF OF ITS IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS AND WILL HAVE ONGOING ACCESS TO THE PARTNER ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL RECORDS. ON OTHER OCCASIONS NAMATI STAFF VISITS ITS PARTNERS ON A REGULAR BASIS AND REVIEWS FINANCIAL RECORDS DURING THOSE VISITS, PER THE TERMS OF THE SUB-AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS. NAMATI ALSO RECEIVES FINANCIAL REPORTS WITH BUDGET COMPARISONS ON A QUARTERLY OR SEMI-ANNUAL BASIS (ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF INDIVIDUAL GRANT AGREEMENTS) AS WELL AS ANNUAL AUDIT REPORTS FROM ITS PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VIVEK H MARU PRESIDENT & CEO 149697 0 0 0 0 0 13175 0 0 0 162872 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 NAMATI'S FINANCE DIRECTOR WILL REVIEW THE FEDERAL FORM 990 BEFORE MEETING WITH NAMATI'S CEO TO DISCUSS THE REPORT. ONCE THE CEO IS SATISFIED WITH THE REPORT, HE WILL EMAIL IT TO NAMATI'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS WHENEVER THE INTERESTS OR CONCERNS OF ANY DIRECTOR OR OFFICER MAY BE SEEN AS COMPETING WITH THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE PROCEDURES INCLUDE THE DISCLOSURE OF ALL CONFLICTS AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS BY ALL INCUMBENT AND INCOMING DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. POLICIES AND FORMS ARE DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY AND EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER MUST SIGN AND AFFIRM THAT THEY HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND ARE COMPLYING WITH THE POLICY. THE FORM MUST LIST ANY OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTING WORK THAT COULD CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT, AND ANY BOARD MEMBERSHIP OR AFFILIATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT COULD CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT. EACH DIRECTOR OR OFFICER MUST ALSO LIST HIS OR HER INVESTMENTS IN ANY CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, TRUST, OR FUND IN WHICH HE OR SHE, TOGETHER WITH MEMBERS OF HIS OR HER FAMILY, HAS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY A GREATER THAN 35% OWNERSHIP INTEREST, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH INVESTMENTS COULD CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT. NO DIRECTOR OR OFFICER MAY BE PRESENT FOR A VOTE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON ANY DECISION OR ACTION BY THE ORGANIZATION WHICH WOULD DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BENEFIT SUCH DIRECTOR OR OFFICER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A NAMATI'S PROCESS FOR RECOMMENDING COMPENSATION FOR NAMATI'S CEO AND DIRECTOR-LEVEL POSITIONS CONSISTS OF CONDUCTING MARKET RESEARCH OF SIMILAR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH SEVERAL MEANS AS WELL AS DOCUMENTING THE SALARY HISTORY OF THE INDIVIDUAL PROPOSED FOR THE POSITION. FOR THE DIRECTOR-LEVEL POSITIONS, THIS INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED TO NAMATI'S CEO WHO REVIEWS THE INFORMATION AND THEN EXTENDED A SALARY OFFER TO THE CANDIDATE. NAMATI'S CEO DID NOT RECEIVE A RAISE IN 2014. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 NAMATI MAKES THE ORGANIZING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 309,509. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 25,563. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 335,072. MEDIA CONRACT EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 45,904. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 45,904. RES PUBLICA (US) INC 857 BROADWAY 3RD FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10003 134286728 PROVIDES STRATEGIC ADVICE TO OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. NY 501(C)(3) LINE 7 NAMATI INC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0