2014-08-13T10:02:50-05:00 2013-12-31 910998786 BRANTLEY JANSON YOST & ELLISON 1617 SOUTH 325TH STREET FEDERAL WAY WA 980036009 990 2013-01-01 201051471 PEACETREES VIETNAM PEAC 2064416136 509 OLIVE WAY STE 1226 SEATTLE WA 98101 MICHAEL AUCH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2064416136 2014-08-13 1 STEVEN L ELLISON CPA P00089259 2538383484 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z MICHAEL AUCH 509 OLIVE WAY STE 1226 SEATTLE WA 98101 886010 0 X WWW.PEACETREESVIETNAM.ORG X 2004 WA PEACETREES VIETNAM WORKS TO CREATE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN COMMUNITIES STILL DEALING WITH THE REMNANTS OF WAR. 14 14 6 72 0 0 904476 817602 64859 66702 279 1706 -11989 -31407 957625 854603 24105 32501 0 0 245392 266796 0 0 54890 661219 617416 930716 916713 26909 -62110 380218 446262 21057 149209 359161 297053 X PEACETREES VIETNAM IS A SEATTLE-BASED HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION WORKING IN CENTRAL VIETNAM TO ASSIST THOSE WHOSE LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS ARE THREATENED BY THE EXPLOSIVE REMNANTS OF WAR. IT SPONSORS DEMINING AND MINE RISK EDUCATION, VICTIM ASSISTANCE, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING PROJECTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PEOPLE OF VIETNAM. 0 0 555144 499035 LANDMINE AND UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE REMOVAL:PEACTREES VIETNAM SPONSORS THE REMOVAL OF LANDMINES AND UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE TO PROMOTE A SAFE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN CENTRAL VIETNAM. THE LANDMINE CLEARANCE TEAMS PROACTIVELY CLEAR LAND KNOWN TO BE CONTAMINATED SO THAT IT CAN BE USED PRODUCTIVELY FOR FARMING AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION, THE CLEARANCE TEAMS REMOVE UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE NEAR SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, HOMES, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES BY RESPONDING TO REPORTS RECEIVED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. A TOTAL OF 7,730 ITEMS OF UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE WERE REMOVED IN 2013, COVERING 26.8 ACRES OF CLEARED LAND AND BENEFITING 853 FAMILIES. 98964 66702 CITIZEN DIPLOMACY TRIPS: PEACETREES CITIZEN DIPLOMACY TRIPS OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE VIETNAM FROM A UNIQUE AND REWARDING PERSPECTIVE. THE PURPOSE OF THE TRIPS IS TO BRING AMERICAN AND VIETNAMESE PEOPLE TOGETHER TO WORK AND PLAY AS A MEANS OF PROMOTING PEACE, FRIENDSHIP, AND RENEWAL THROUGH MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT. TRAVELERS PLAY A KEY ROLE BY SERVING AS VOLUNTARY AMBASSADORS OF FRIENDSHIP AND COOPERATION. IN 2013, THERE WAS 43 TRAVELERS THAT PARTICIPATED IN 5 TRIPS. 67913 32501 ECONCOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CHILDREN:PEACETREES VIETNAM SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN QUANG TRI PROVINCE THROUGH COMMUNITY BUILDING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. IT BUILDS LIBRARIES AND KINDERGARTENS AND PROVIDES MICROCREDIT LOANS. ITS IN-COUNTRY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS AWARDED BENEFITS BASED ON NEED TO 201 CHILDREN AND 6 LANDMINE VICTIMS WERE ASSISTED. IN 2013, THERE WERE 10,304 VISITORS TO 11 LIBRARIES; 314 STUDENTS ATTENDING 8 SCHOOLS (1 NEW IN 2013); MANAGED AND SUPPORTED EXISTING LOANS TO 150 WOMEN IN TRUNG SON, TRIEU DONG AND TRIEU GIANG COMMUNES. 414 PEACETREES VIETNAM SPONSORS CITIZEN DIPLOMACY TRIPS FOR CITIZENS INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT VIETNAM, THE AFTEREFFECTS OF THE WAR, AND PEACETREES' HUMANITARIAN WORK. OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE TREE PLANTING AND ACCIDENT SURVIVOR ASSISTANCE. 414 722435 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 6 1 0 1 VM 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 WA X MICHEAL AUCH DIRECTOR 2064416136 509 OLIVE WY STE 1226 SEATTLE WA 98101 JERILYN BRUSSEAU BOARD MEMBER 30.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA CHEEVER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAE CHENEY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA CHIROT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TRACY GARLAND VICE PRESIDENT 2.50 X X 0 0 0 PAUL KENNEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 EVIN MORRIS TREASURER 6.00 X X 0 0 0 THOA NGUYEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAM NGUYEN-BULL SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALY VANDER STOEP PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 JOE YENCICH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RON BEMAN BOARD MEMBER 3.50 X 0 0 0 KEVIN ESPIRITO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL AUCH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 90000 0 3543 90000 0 3543 0 0 0 0 0 154835 499035 163732 817602 CITIZEN DIPLOMACY 900099 66702 66702 66702 1706 1706 0 154835 31407 -31407 -31407 854603 66702 0 -29701 32501 32501 93543 56565 24957 12021 143128 86549 38186 18393 6091 3683 1625 783 24034 14533 6412 3089 44168 44168 15470 6181 4873 4416 6367 3153 1701 1513 17323 8579 4628 4116 7128 3530 1904 1694 21021 10410 5616 4995 86566 84660 1005 901 2113 405 1013 695 10101 10101 2361 1169 631 561 VIETNAM CONTRACTORS 361910 361910 VIETNAM CONSTRUCTION CO 21858 21858 SMALL EQUIPMENT 13810 12972 799 39 POSTAGE AND SHIPPING 7044 3488 1882 1674 176 188 -12 916713 722435 139388 54890 186943 160009 105735 202909 14989 8720 2386 23906 11811 78267 12163 39186 66104 739 3043 380218 446262 21057 149209 21057 149209 X 294338 185583 64823 111470 359161 297053 380218 446262 -62110 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 698913 913417 853548 851204 852897 4169979 698913 913417 853548 851204 852897 4169979 4169979 600 141 1385 295 1706 4127 4174106 0.99900 0.99940 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 78267 12163 66104 66104 X 861628 7025 7025 854603 0 854603 923738 7025 7025 916713 0 916713 PART X, LINE 2: PEACETREES FOLLOWS GAAP FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. FOR THOSE BENEFITS TO BE RECOGNIZED, A TAX POSITION MUST BE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012, PEACETREES HAS NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. TYPICALLY, THE U.S. FEDERAL TAX RETURNS ARE OPEN TO EXAMINATION FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS AFTER THE FILING DATE. EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - 1 PROGRAM SERVICES LANDMINE UXO CLEARANCE 384007 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - 1 PROGRAM SERVICES CITIZEN DIPLOMACY 68456 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - 1 PROGRAM SERVICES LIBRARIES, SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, AND OTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 45738 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - 1 PROGRAM SERVICES SURVIVOR ASSISTANCE 286 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - 1 PROGRAM SERVICES OTHER PROGRAM EXPENDITURES 42978 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - 1 PROGRAM SUPPORT LOCAL ADMINISTRATION 88827 6 0 0 0 6 0 630292 0 630292 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: PEACETREES VIETNAM MAINTAINS ITS BOOKS IN ITS SEATTLE OFFICE AND WIRES FUNDS TO THE VIETNAM OFFICE IN QUANG TRI PROVINCE, TO PAY EXPENSES BASED ON WRITTEN REQUESTS, WHICH ARE APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR A BOARD OFFICER. ALL REQUESTS FOR FUNDING ARE BASED ON PEACETREES VIETNAM'S CHART OF ACCOUNTS, AND ARE BACKED UP BY DETAILED RECEIPTS AND RECORDS IN VIETNAM AND WRITTEN CONTRACTS WITH ANY ORGANIZATIONS DELIVERING SERVICES FOR PEACETREES. ONCE A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR FUNDS IS APPROVED IN SEATTLE, THE FUNDS ARE WIRED TO PEACETREES' BANK ACCOUNT IN VIETNAM WHERE THEY ARE WITHDRAWN BY THE IN-COUNTRY DIRECTOR FOR USE FOR PROGRAM AND OFFICE EXPENSES. COPIES OF BANK WITHDRAWAL RECEIPTS AND BANK STATEMENTS ARE PROVIDED TO THE SEATTLE OFFICE. AS COMMERCE IN VIETNAM IS PRIMARILY IN CASH, FUNDS FOR LARGE TRANSACTIONS ARE TRANSFERRED BANK-TO-BANK. SMALLER OBLIGATIONS ARE PAID IN CASH IN VIETNAM. CASH ON HAND IS KEPT IN A SAFE IN THE VIETNAM OFFICE UNTIL USED. RECEIPTS ARE RECEIVED FOR EACH AMOUNT OF CASH DISPENSED. FOR PROGRAM ACTIVIES DELIVERED THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF QUANG TRI PROVINCE AND WOMEN'S UNION OF QUANG TRI PROVINCE, DETAILED RECORDS AND RECEIPTS FOR ALL EXPENSES INCURRED AGAINST THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT ARE PROVIDED MONTHLY BY THE PROGRAM PROVIDER AND COMPARED TO BUDGET. THE IN-COUNTRY DIRECTOR PROVIDES OVERSIGHT OF PROGRAM SERVICES TO ASSURE DELIVERY AS PER WRITTEN AGREEMENT. A REPORT IS PROVIDED AT THE END OF ANY CONTRACT, AS WELL AS MONTHLY PROGRESS REVIEWS ON RESULTS ACCOMPLISHED. SEATTLE OFFICE STAFF VISIT SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR AND REVIEW ON SITE RECORDS IN ADDITION TO THE WRITTEN REPORTS AND RECORDS PROVIDED MONTHLY. LUNCHEON 154835 154835 19120 12287 154835 154835 19120 12287 31407 -31407 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 RAE CHENEY IS JERILYN BRUSSEAU'S MOTHER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 REVIEW OF THE 990 IS INITIALLY DELEGATED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. EACH BOARD MEMBER IS PROVIDED WITH A COPY FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT BEFORE FILING. ANY NECESSARY CHANGES ARE MADE BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY COMPLETE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM AND SIGN AND ABIDE BY THE CODE OF CONDUCT. AT ANY MEETING WHERE A NEW CONFLICT ARISES, BOARD MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO DECLARE ANY NEW CONFLICT AND RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM DISCUSSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A ALL DIRECTORS ARE INDEPENDENT. THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS SET AFTER REVIEW OF SALARIES OF OTHER NGO EXECUTIVES BASED ON SURVEY DATA AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AS REFLECTED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND THE MOST RECENT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST TO PEACETREES VIETNAM OFFICE. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: PEACETREES REQUIRED AN AUDIT IN THE CURRENT YEAR. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WITHIN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SELECTED AND OVERSAW THE AUDIT. THE COMMITTEE SELECTED AN AUDIT FIRM BASED ON CRITERIA IN THE REP. THE COMMITTEE ALSO OVERSAW THE ENTIRE AUDIT, AND APPROVED THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BEFORE ISSUE.