2015-09-10T10:56:52-07:00 2014-12-31 Mark Mumm CPA 1363 Lincoln Ave San Rafael CA 94901 990 2014-01-01 272947576 ADVOCATES FOR INFORMED CHOICE ADVO 7077931190 P O BOX 676 COTATI CA 94931 KIMBERLY ZIESELMAN Executive Dir. 2015-09-10 true Mark Mumm P01765746 4154533341 X 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z KIMBERLY ZIESELMAN PO BOX 626 COTATI CA 94931 209049 false false X WWW.AICLEGAL.ORG X 2010 CA ADVOCATES FOR INFORMED CHOICE (AIC) USES INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO ADVOCATE FOR THE LEGAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF CHILDREN BORN WITH INTERSEX TRAITS.THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO ENGAGE PARENTS, DOCTORS, ATTORNEYSAND INTERSEX ACTIVISTS IN STRATEGY DISCUSSIONS; STIMULATE LEGAL DIALOGUE ABOUT THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF CHILDREN BORN WITH INTERSEX CONDITIONS OR DSD'S; AND EMPLOY TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL LEGAL TOOLS TO ENSURE JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN BORN WITH INTERSEX CONDITIONS OR DSD'S. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE GROUNDED IN A SENSE OF RESPECT AND COMPASSION FOR THE CHILDREN, PARENTS, DOCTORS AND INTERSEX ADULTS INVOLVED. 8 8 4 15 0 170097 205471 4843 3546 13 32 0 174953 209049 0 0 109281 143401 19252 0 8642 37073 81903 165606 225304 9347 -16255 92575 72283 17470 13433 75105 58850 X ADVOCATES FOR INFORMED CHOICE (AIC) USES INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO ADVOCATE FOR THE LEGAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF CHILDREN BORN WITH INTERSEX TRAITS.THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO ENGAGE PARENTS, DOCTORS, ATTORNEYSAND INTERSEX ACTIVISTS IN STRATEGY DISCUSSIONS; STIMULATE LEGAL DIALOGUE ABOUT THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF CHILDREN BORN WITH INTERSEX CONDITIONS OR DSD'S; AND EMPLOY TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL LEGAL TOOLS TO ENSURE JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN BORN WITH INTERSEX CONDITIONS OR DSD'S. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE GROUNDED IN A SENSE OF RESPECT AND COMPASSION FOR THE CHILDREN, PARENTS, DOCTORS AND INTERSEX ADULTS INVOLVED. false false 59426 PPROJECT INTEGRITY IS AIC'S IMPACT LITIGATION AND MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.THROUGH CONSULTATIONS AND TRAINING TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, PUBLISHING IN THE MEDICAL, LEGAL AND BIOETHICS PRESS, AND ADVOCATING FOR OUR CONSTITUTENTS' LEGAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS, WE WORK TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN WITH INTERSEX CONDITIONS HAVE THE SAME PROTECTION FOR THEIR RIGHTS THAT ALL OTHER PEOPLE RECEIVE IN HOSPITALS, DOCTOR'S OFFICES, SCHOOLS, SPORTS, RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, AND EVERYWHERE ELSE.IN 2014 WE OFFERED LEGAL INFORMATION AND REFERRALS TO 24 INTERSEX PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE PROVIDED TRAINING TO OVER 400 MEDICAL PROVIDERS. EDUCATION AND GUIDANCE WAS OFFERED TO OVER 35 PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DSD, OVER 120 INTERSEX ADULTS AND YOUTH, AND OVER 450 OTHERS AT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS.IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER AND PRO BONO COUNSEL CONTINUED TO LITIGATE IMPORTANT IMPACT LITIGATION IN BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS AGAINST SOUTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES, GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM, MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SO. CAROLINA AND INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES FOR PERFORMING IRREVERSIBLE AND MEDICALLY UNNECESSARY SURGERY ON AN INFANT WHO WAS IN THE STATE'S CARE AT THE TIME OF SURGERY. AIC CONTRIBUTED TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) REPORT TITLED, ELIMINATIONG FORCED, COERCIVE AND OTHERWISE INVOLUNTUARY STERILIZATION WHICH INCLUDED FOR THE FIRST TIME LANGUAGE CONDEMING MEDICALLY UNNECESSARY SURGERY ON CHILDREN WITH INTERSEX TRAITS.THE SOCIETY OF PEDICATRIC UROLOGISTS INVITED LEGAL DIRECTOR ANNE TAMAR-MATTIS TO SPEAK AT THEIR 62ND ANNUAL MEETING ON THE POTIENTIAL LIABILITY UROLOGISTS COULD FACE WHEN COSMETIC GENTIAL SURGERY IS PERFORMED ON A MINOR.IN NOVEMBER LEGAL DIRECTOR ANNE TAMAR-MATTIS PRESENTED GRAND ROUNDS AT CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA ON LEGAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEVELOPMENTS IN CARING FOR INTERSEX CHILDREN. AIC SUBMITTED A REPORT TO THE UNITED NATIONS ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS COMMITTED AGAINST INTERSEX PEOPLE IN MEDICAL SETTINGS AS PART OF THE UNITED STATES UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW A POWERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE MOMENTUM FOR CHANGE. IN Its REPORT AIC ADDRESSED GENTIAL NORMALIZING SURGERY ON CHILDREN TOO YOUNG TO CONSENT, INVOLUNTARY STERILIZATION, MEDICAL DISPLAY, HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION, AND DENIAL OF NEEDE MEDICAL CARE AS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. AIC ALSO PARTICIPATED IN FOURTH INTERNATIONAL INTERSEX FORUM IN MALTA WITH ACTIVISTS REPRESENTING THIRTY INTERSEX ORGANIZATIONS FROM ALL CONTINENTS. 54225 35500 INTER/ACT IS THE FIRST-EVER YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR YOUTH WITH INTERSEX CONDITIONS. INTER/ACT PROVIDES A PLATFORM TO BRING THE VOICES OF YOUTH WITH INTERSEX CONDITIONS OR DSD TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY, THROUGH BLOGGING, SOCIAL MEDIA, VIRAL VIDEOS, NEWS ARTICLES, PRESENTATIONS, AND MORE. THESE YOUTH COME FROM EVERY BACKGROUND WITH DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND EXPERIENCES.IN 2014 INTER/ACT CREATED SOCIAL MEDIA MEMES TO SPREAD AWARENESS ABOUT THE IDEAS AND MYTHS THAT OFTEN CIRCLE INTERSEX BODIES AND LIVES, IN ADDITION TO SHARING PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON INTERNATIONAL INTERSEX AWARENESS DAY.IN EARLY 2014 A FOX NEWS HOST APOLOGIZES ON AIR IN RESPONSE TO INTER/ACTS ADVOCACY AFTER MAKING A COMMENT ABOUT INTERSEX. INTER/ACT YOUTH QUICKLY CRAFTED A RESPONSE IN THE FORM OF AN OPEN LETTER AND AN OPT ED PIECE FEATURED ON MIC.COM.INTER/ACT YOUTH MET REGULARLY ON LINE AND PARTICIPATED IN THE FIRST EVER INTER/ACT YOUTH RETREAT IN JULY. TWELVE INTER/ACT YOUTH SPENT FOUR DAYS SHARING EXPERIENCES AND RECEIVING HANDS-ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING.IN SEPTEMBER MTV INTRODUCED TVS GROUNDBREAKING INTERSEX CHARACTER ON FAKING IT THANKS TO THE HELP OF AIC AND INTER/ACT WHO WORKED WITH WRITERS, PRODUCERS, AND THE CAST TO ENSURE AN AUTHENTIC PORTRAYAL OF A CHARACTER BORN WITH ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME. THE SUCCESSFUL TV SHOW HELPED RAISE AWARENESS AND INTER/ACT ALSO WORKED WITH MTV TO PRODUCE NEW INTERSEX AWARENESS-RAISING VIDOES PUBLISHED ON MTVS WEBSITES. INTER/ACTS WORK WITH MTV QUADRUPLED THE NUMBER OF TWEETS ABOUT INTERSEX ON SOCIAL MEDIA.AND AIC WELCOMED ITS FIRST INTER/ACT YOUTH MEMBER TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 22021 RESOLVE IS AIC'S INNOVATIVE MEDICAL APOLOGY PROGRAM. BY INVITING INDIVIDUAL PROVIDERS AND PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO LISTEN TO INTERSEX ADULTS AND APOLOGIZE FOR THE HARM SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF MEDICAL TREATMENT, RESOLVE OFFERS A RADICAL MODEL OF EQUAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DOCTORS AND PATIENTS. IN 2014 AIC UPDATED THE RESOLVE TOOL KIT TO INCLUDE SAMPLES OF DRAFT LETTERS AND RESPONSES FROM HEALTH INSTITUTIONS AND CONTINUED RECRUITMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF RESOLVE PARTICIPANTS USING SOCIAL MEDIA AND BY HOSTING LETTER WRITING WORKSHOPS. 135672 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 8 0 true 4 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false true false false false false true false false false true false false false false false true false false Kimberly Zieselman 6179473988 P O BOX 676 COTATI CA 94931 ALICE ALVAREZ Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 SEAN SAIFA WALL President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 REID WILLIAMS Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 DR ARLENE BARATZ Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY DOSKOW Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JULIE GREENBERG Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MANI BRUCE MITCHELL Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN WALSH Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY ZIESELMAN Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 46667 0 0 ANNE TAMAR-MATTIS Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 50000 0 0 96667 0 false false false 0 205471 205471 PROGRAM INCOME 3546 3546 3546 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 209049 3578 0 0 0 0 92526 92526 0 37760 37760 500 408 92 1248 779 469 11367 8257 3110 11000 11000 0 3656 3656 0 0 0 11659 4363 358 6938 5245 3541 1704 8847 4916 3931 0 0 0 30286 14713 15573 0 2992 1192 1800 0 0 0 0 Printing and Publications 4338 4083 255 BANK CHARGES 1863 202 1661 Postage and Shipping 1221 539 682 MISCELLANEOUS 483 483 313 153 160 225304 135672 80990 8642 90406 70114 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8111 5942 2169 2169 0 0 0 0 0 92575 72283 17470 13433 17470 13433 X 49296 37445 25809 21405 75105 58850 92575 72283 -16255 X false false false X 39276 90557 127576 170097 205471 632977 0 0 39276 90557 127576 170097 205471 632977 252964 380013 13 32 45 122 122 0 633144 15075 X 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8111 5942 2169 2169 Due to/from Interface Project 13433 13433 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: LEVERAGING RESOURCES - AIC MAXIMIZES THE EFFECT OF OUR FUNDING BY LEVERAGING RESOURCES. WE RUN A VIRTUAL OFFICE, AND IN-KIND DONATIONS OF OFFICE SPACE, LEGAL SERVICES, TRAVEL EXPENSES, AND OTHER GOODS AND SERVICES TOTALED $11,411 IN 2014. Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational Documents Changes to bylaws:4.3Election, Designation, and Term of Office. The members of the Board of Directors shall be elected by the directors at the annual meeting of the Board. At the time of their election, each director shall be assigned to Class A or Class B and an effort shall be made to keep each class of directors of approximately equal size. Each director shall hold office for a term of two years, except that for the Board elected at the annual meeting in 2014: (a) Directors in Class A shall have their term expire in 2015 (and every two years thereafter); and (b) Directors in Class B shall have their term expire in 2016 (and every two years thereafter).4.8Committees.(a)Committees of the Board. The Board, by a properly adopted resolution, may create one or more committees, consisting of two (2) or more directors (and additional non-directors if approved by the Board), to serve at the pleasure of the Board. Appointments to committees of the Board shall be by majority vote of the directors then in office. (c)The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors shall consist of the Board President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Vice-President(s) (if any). If board action is required with regard to a time-sensitive issue between regular meetings of the board, and the Executive Committee is unable to convene a quorum of the board, after making a good-faith attempt to do so by e-mail and/or telephone, the Executive Committee shall exercise all the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the organization to the fullest extent permitted under the law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive Committee shall not have the authority to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors or adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws. Should the Executive Committee act under these provisions, the Executive Committee shall: notify all board members of the action taken within 24 hours. Such notice shall include a description of the time-sensitive situation requiring Executive Committee action, a description of the attempts made to convene a quorum of the board, and the action taken by the Executive Committee; and seek board ratification of the Executive Committee action as soon as possible but no later than the next regularly scheduled meeting of the board. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process COPY OF FORM 990 AND RELATED SCHEDULES IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS COMPENSATION PACKAGE PREPARED BY THE BOARD AFTER CONSIDERING SIMILAR JOB POSITIONS IN THE AREA Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES ADN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE DISCLOSED AS PROVIDED BY LAW. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.ORG