2015-11-16T01:41:15-06:00 2014-12-31 941254756 HOOD & STRONG LLP 100 FIRST STREET 14TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105 990 2014-01-01 731662480 UNIVERSALGIVING UNIV 4152969193 901 MISSION STREET NO 205 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103 PAMELA HAWLEY CEO 4152969193 2015-11-16 1 MAGA E KISRIEV P01008919 4157810793 2014 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z PAMELA HAWLEY 901 MISSION STREET NO 205 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103 934726 0 X WWW.UNIVERSALGIVING.ORG X 2003 CA TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH QUALITY GIVING AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WORLDWIDE. 10 9 6 70 0 0 375071 934143 1156 0 811 583 0 0 377038 934726 0 0 0 0 266336 230705 0 0 8956 98589 89920 364925 320625 12113 614101 408464 1128835 27073 143261 381391 985574 X TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO QUALITY GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES WORLDWIDE. UNIVERSALGIVING IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, WHOSE VISION IS TO "CREATE A WORLD WHERE GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING ARE A NATURAL PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE." 0 0 92986 0 0 PUBLIC SERVICEUNIVERSALGIVING HELPS ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD ACCESS RESOURCES BY CONNECTING DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS TO VETTED NGOS AND THEIR PROJECTS IN AN EFFICIENT AND TRANSPARENT MANNER. UNIVERSALGIVING'S WEBSITE (WWW.UNIVERSALGIVING.ORG) PROVIDES A FREE PUBLIC SERVICE WHERE USERS CAN SELECT AMONG HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEER AND DONATION OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP PEOPLE IN NEED, SUCH AS VOLUNTEERING TO BUILD SCHOOLS IN NEPAL OR MAKING A $10 DONATION TO PROVIDE MOSQUITO NETS TO FAMILIES IN CAMEROON. UNIVERSALGIVING DOES NOT TAKE A CUT, SO 100% OF EVERY DONATION MADE TO OUR PARTNER NGOS GOES DIRECTLY TO THE CAUSE. WE WANT OUR SERVICE TO BE FREE TO THE PUBLIC AND IT HAS BEEN SINCE WE BEGAN IN 2002.CRITICAL TO OUR MISSION IS OUR VOLUNTEERING SERVICE. WE HELP VOLUNTEERS IN MORE THAN 80 COUNTRIES, WHICH HAS DOUBLED SINCE LAST YEAR. FOR EXAMPLE, WE MATCHED ONE VOLUNTEER WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND THE SUMMER IN POLAND WITH WORLDTEACH. ANOTHER VOLUNTEER BUILT A HEALTH CLINIC IN KENYA WITH THE GLOBAL CITIZENS NETWORK. IN 2014, UNIVERSALGIVING FACILITATED MORE THAN 4,936 VOLUNTEER REFERRALS, OUR HIGHEST NUMBER TO DATE. IN TOTAL, WE HAVE EMPOWERED 19,480 VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH PROJECTS FOR COMMUNITIES IN NEED ALL OVER THE WORLD. STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND RETIREES USE UNIVERSALGIVING TO FIND MEANINGFUL TRIPS THAT SERVE THE IMPOVERISHED. THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER REFERRALS IN 2014 INCREASED BY 135% SINCE 2013. UNIVERSALGIVING VETS EACH NON-PROFIT NGO ON OUR WEBSITE WITH OUR QUALITY MODEL TM, A RIGOROUS 24 STAGE PROCESS, ENSURING THAT OUR USERS CAN GIVE AND VOLUNTEER WITH A TRUSTED, QUALITY ORGANIZATION. UNIVERSALGIVING SERVES NUMEROUS, DIVERSE DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS, AND ECONOMIC STATUS. UNIVERSALGIVING HAS BEEN FEATURED ON CBS NEWS, OPRAH.COM, THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY, MOTHER JONES, CNNMONEY, AND BUSINESSWEEK. UNIVERSALGIVING HAS FACILITATED NEARLY $1.6 MILLION IN DONATIONS, MUCH OF IT FROM SMALL DONATIONS OF $5 TO $15. WE WANT TO MAKE GIVING ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND INCOMES. 100% OF EVERY DONATION GOES DIRECT TO THE CAUSE. IN 2014, 290 DONORS GAVE A TOTAL OF $39,116. UNIVERSALGIVING IS VERY POPULAR FOR GIVING DONATIONS FOR CRISIS EVENTS, SUCH AS SUPPORTING TIBETAN REFUGEES AND PROVIDING RELIEF IN THE PHILIPPINES FOLLOWING SUPER TYPHOON HAIYAN. PEOPLE ALSO USE OUR FUNDRAISING PAGE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THEIR FAVORITE CAUSE, FOR HOLIDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, CELEBRATIONS, TOURNAMENTS, GIFT REGISTRIES, AND WALK-A-THONS. AS PART OF UNIVERSALGIVING'S PUBLIC SERVICE WE HAVE A DONATE FEATURE ON OUR WEBSITE THAT ALLOWS VISITORS TO GIVE A TIP TO UNIVERSALGIVING TO SUPPORT OUR WORK SERVING PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. 30% OF ALL DONORS CHOSE TO SUPPORT UNIVERSALGIVING IN THE FORM OF A SMALL TIP, TYPICALLY $15, WHEN THEY VISITED OUR WEBSITE BECAUSE OF OUR FREE SERVICE TO THE WORLD. ONE OF UNIVERSALGIVING'S KEY SERVICES IS TO HELP PROVIDE RELIEF TO CRISIS STRICKEN COUNTRIES. WE SUPPORT SMALL, TOP-PERFORMING NGOS WHO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THEIR COMMUNITIES, BUT ARE THEMSELVES LARGELY UNKNOWN. WE HAVE 100 PUBLISHED ORGANIZATIONS ON THE SITE WHO WORK IN 80 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABILITY, AND DISASTER RELIEF. OUR TOP NGO PARTNERS FOR 2014 WERE NEPAL YOUTH FOUNDATION, DEVELOP AFRICA, MIRACLES IN ACTION, AND THE GVN FOUNDATION.NEPAL YOUTH FOUNDATION IS A SMALL NGO AND WORKS WITH LOCAL PEOPLE IN DIRE NEED OF BASIC RESOURCES. NEPAL YOUTH FOUNDATION PROVIDES EDUCATION, HOUSING, MEDICAL CARE, AND SUPPORT TO THE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES OF NEPAL. THIS NON-PROFIT INCREASES ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AS WELL AS HELPS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION AVAILABLE. THEY ARE ALSO DEVOTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN THROUGHOUT NEPAL. THEY RECEIVED $2,575 IN DONATIONS IN 2014.DEVELOP AFRICA FACILITATES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS ACROSS 6 AFRICAN COUNTRIES. THEY FOCUS ON CAPACITY BUILDING, TECHNOLOGY, AND EDUCATION. THEIR PROJECTS INCLUDE PROVIDED SOLAR-POWERED RUNNING WATER AND BOOKS TO CHILDREN IN NEED. IN 2014, DEVELOP AFRICA RECEIVED $5,485 IN DONATIONS AND 14 VOLUNTEER REFERRALS FROM THE UNIVERSALGIVING SITE.MIRACLES IN ACTION PROVIDES GUATEMALANS LIVING IN EXTREME POVERTY WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP THEMSELVES THROUGH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE EDUCATION, NUTRITION, JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND HEALTHY HOMES. THEY FOCUS ON EDUCATION AND NUTRITION. THE ORGANIZATION BUILDS SCHOOLS, ESTABLISHES VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS, AND OFFERS TEACHER TRAINING IN REMOTE VILLAGES. IN 2014, MIRACLES IN ACTION RECEIVED $1,450 IN DONATIONS. THE GVN FOUNDATION SUPPORTS LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES THROUGH ORGANIZING VOLUNTEER TRIPS AS WELL AS THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION OF FINANCIAL, IN-KIND, AND MATERIAL DONATIONS. ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THE GVN FOUNDATION OFFERS ON UNIVERSALGIVING IS VOLUNTEERING WITH CHILDREN IN THE PHILIPPINES. VOLUNTEERS HELP COMMUNITY EFFORTS TO PROVIDE NUTRITION, HOUSING, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, AND OTHER SERVICES TO SURVIVORS OF TYPHOON HAIYAN. GLOBAL CITIZENS NETWORK PROMOTES CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND INTERCONNECTEDNESS THROUGH INTERNATIONAL IMMERSION EXPERIENCES. SMALL GROUPS OF VOLUNTEERS LIVE AND WORK IN SMALL VILLAGES, WHERE THEY EXPERIENCE A NEW CULTURE AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS. IN 2014, GCN RECEIVED 1,323 VOLUNTEER REFERRALS FROM THE UNIVERSALGIVING WEBSITE. 108533 0 0 MAJOR PARTNERSHIPSUNIVERSALGIVING PARTNERS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT OF UNIVERSALGIVING'S MISSION TO INCREASE GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING BY PROMOTING OUR VETTED NGO PARTNERS AND THEIR PROJECTS. WE ARE EXPANDING THE REACH OF OUR NGO PARTNERS AND THEIR DESERVING CAUSES BY BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH INDIVIDUAL PHILANTHROPISTS, CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS THAT SHARE OUR GOAL OF HELPING PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. SOME PARTNERSHIPS FROM 2014 INCLUDE PAXTI PIZZA, KIVA, COMPASS PARTNERS, GROUNDWORK OPPORTUNITIES, WOMEN 2.0, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, AND AMAZON SMILE. OTHER PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE SOCIAL INERTIA/ACTON, WITH WHOM WE HELPED TO CREATE A MOBILE APPLICATION AVAILABLE TO OVER 100 NONPROFITS FEATURING WAYS TO GIVE, VOLUNTEER, SIGN PETITIONS, AND TAKE GLOBAL ACTION. UNIVERSALGIVING ALSO WORKED WITH BAND OF WOMEN, A GROUP OF HIGH NET WORTH DONORS HELPING THEM GIVE BACK TO SOCIETY. ALL OF THESE PARTNERSHIPS ARE BRINGING NEW DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS TO HUNDREDS OF OUR NGO PARTNERS. WE PIONEER NEW INNOVATIVE WAYS TO HELP, SUCH AS COMMUNITY BASED JOURNALISM TM WHERE WE PARTNER WITH MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING. FOR EXAMPLE, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR IS ONE OF OUR TOP COMMUNITY BASED JOURNALISM PARTNERS THROUGH THEIR "PEOPLE MAKING A DIFFERENCE" ARTICLES. AFTER SOMEONE IS INSPIRED BY READING AN ARTICLE OR WATCHING A VIDEO ABOUT PHILANTHROPY, A LINK IS PROVIDED FOR THEM TO GIVE AND VOLUNTEER ON UNIVERSALGIVING. FOR EXAMPLE, AFTER THEY READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT A CRISIS IN THAILAND THEY CAN THEN TAKE ACTION THROUGH UNIVERSLGIVING AND DONATE OR VOLUNTEER WITH ONE OF OUR NGO PARTNERS IN THAILAND. COMMUNITY BASED JOURNALISM PARTNERSHIPS PROMOTE HUNDREDS OF OUR NGO PARTNERS, MAKING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE MORE AWARE OF THEIR DESERVING CAUSES. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ALSO TAKE ACTION AND GIVE OR VOLUNTEER, ALSO INCREASING THE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY OF OUR PARTNERS. WE ALSO WORK WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND EVENTS, HELPING THEM PROMOTE AND FACILITATE GIVING. THROUGH PUBLIC SPEAKING EVENTS AS WELL AS NUMEROUS WRITINGS ABOUT PHILANTHROPY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, UNIVERSALGIVING FURTHERS ITS MISSION AND HELPS OUR INDUSTRY AND THE PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY. OUR CEO, PAMELA HAWLEY, SPOKE AND WROTE ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AT MANY EVENTS AND VENUES INCLUDING SYNERGOS, PRESENTING TO 200 GLOBAL BILLIONAIRES ON SPIRITUALITY AND ITS IMPACT ON PHILANTHROPY; THE FOUNDATION CENTER, SPEAKING ON THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL NGOS; THE PHILANTHROPY WORKSHOP, DISCUSSING THE IMPACT OF IMPROVISATIONAL ACTING ON PHILANTHROPY. PAMELA ALSO SPOKE AT THE IMPACT HUB IN ROME, LONDON, AND SAN FRANCISCO. UNIVERSALGIVING IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE IMPACT HUB, WHICH HAS 73 OFFICES WORLDWIDE, REPRESENTING 11,000 MEMBERS. THIS NETWORK OF NONPROFITS AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS ALLOWS ITS MEMBER TO COLLOCATE, COLLABORATE, AND INCREASE THEIR IMPACT FOR SOCIAL GOOD. PAMELA WRITES DAILY ON TOPICS OF GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR PUBLICATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS SEECHANGE MAGAZINE, FAST COMPANY, AND CSRWIRE. UNIVERSALGIVING ALSO HAS A BLOG, PHILANTHROPOST, WHICH IS DEVOTED TO GLOBAL CAUSES FEATURING OUR NGO PARTNERS AND THEIR INITIATIVES. 44224 0 0 CORPORATE GIVING AND VOLUNTEERINGUNIVERSALGIVING REGULARLY PARTNERS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, PROVIDING OUR SERVICES TO HELP THEM GIVE AND VOLUNTEER WITH TOP PERFORMING NONPROFITS. UNIVERSALGIVING LEVERAGES ITS EXPERTISE AND CORE COMPETENCY OF VETTING NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND PROJECTS TO ADD VALUE TO THE CORPORATE WORLD AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. UNIVERSALGIVING ASSISTS CORPORATIONS WITH THEIR CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS ASSISTS UNIVERSITIES, FOUNDATIONS, AND DONORS. BY ENSURING THEIR GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING IS EFFECTIVE WE ARE FURTHER BROADENING UNIVERSALGIVING'S MISSION TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO QUALITY GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. 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RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2631 2577 54 54 CREDIT CARD LIABILITIES 3769 OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES 16356 INTERN/RETURNEE DEPOSITS 3170 DUE TO BHP BILTON 109966 133261 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY HOOD & STRONG, LLP, AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM. IT IS THEN REVIEWED BY UNIVERSALGIVING'S CEO, COO, AND MANAGER OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCE. IT IS THEN PASSED OFF TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON THE UNIVERSALGIVING BOARD, WHO REVIEWS IT TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST QUALITY, DETAIL, AND THOROUGHNESS, AS WELL AS TO ENSURE IT REPRESENTS OUR MISSION AND ACTIVITIES WITH CLARITY. A COMPLETE COPY OF FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES MUST DISCLOSE ETHICAL, LEGAL, FINANCIAL OR OTHER CONFLICTS OF INTEREST INVOLVING UNIVERSALGIVING, AND REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM A POSITION OF DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO ANY CONFLICT SITUATION INVOLVING THE ORGANIZATION. IF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THAT AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOES EXIST, THE BOARD SHALL ALSO DETERMINE AN APPROPRIATE REMEDY. SUCH REMEDY MAY INCLUDE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE RECUSAL OF THE CONFLICTED INDIVIDUAL FROM PARTICIPATING IN CERTAIN MATTERS PENDING BEFORE THE BOARD OR OTHER UG BODY OR THE REMOVAL FROM THE ORGANIZATION OR THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION IS BASED ON COMPARABLE DATA FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE COUNCIL OF FOUNDATIONS REPORT, 2013 GRANTMAKERS SALARY AND BENEFITS REPORT, AND IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON A TWICE ANNUAL BASIS. UNIVERSALGIVING HAS CONSISTENTLY PROVIDED COMPENSATION THAT IS 10-20% BELOW THE AVERAGE COMPENSATION FOR THE SIZE OF OUR ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UNIVERSALGIVING MAKES ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FORM 990S AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR. ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FORM 990S ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. REQUESTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING AND SENT TO OUR OFFICE AT 901 MISSION STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA, 94103, ALONG WITH A POSTAGE PAID, SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE. POLICIES AVAILABLE INCLUDE AMONG OTHERS - CONFLICT OF INTEREST, DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION, GIFT ACCEPTANCE, PRIVACY POLICY, TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY.