2014-11-17T14:52:26-06:00 2013-12-31 941254756 HOOD & STRONG LLP 100 FIRST STREET 14TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105 990 2013-01-01 731662480 UNIVERSALGIVING UNIV 4152969193 901 MISSION STREET NO 205 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103 PAMELA HAWLEY CEO 4152969193 2014-11-17 1 MAGA E KISRIEV P01008919 4157810793 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z PAMELA HAWLEY 901 MISSION STREET NO 205 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103 377038 0 X WWW.UNIVERSALGIVING.ORG X 2003 CA TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH QUALITY GIVING AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WORLDWIDE. 8 7 7 70 0 0 286494 375071 0 1156 1555 811 0 0 288049 377038 0 0 0 0 326685 266336 0 0 10194 195038 98589 521723 364925 -233674 12113 583119 408464 127010 27073 456109 381391 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." R 0 0 126941 1156 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 SUSTAINABLE WATER SYSTEMS IN LATIN AMERICA OR MAKING A $15 DONATION TO PROVIDE SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO CHILDREN IN THE PHILIPPINES. 100% OF EVERY DONATION MADE TO OUR PARTNER NGOS GOES DIRECT TO THE CAUSE AS UNIVERSALGIVING DOES NOT TAKE A CUT. UNIVERSALGIVING VETS EACH NON-PROFIT NGO ON OUR WEBSITE WITH OUR QUALITY MODEL TM, A RIGOROUS 20 STAGE VETTING PROCESS, ASSURING THAT OUR USERS CAN GIVE AND VOLUNTEER WITH A TRUSTED, QUALITY ORGANIZATION. BY HELPING FACILITATE DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEERING WE CONNECT PEOPLE TO THOSE COMMUNITIES AND PLACES AROUND THE WORLD WHO ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO RECEIVE HELP OTHERWISE. UNIVERSALGIVING HAS BEEN FEATURED ON CBS NEWS, OPRAH.COM, THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY, WOMEN ENTREPRENEUR, MOTHER JONES, CNNMONEY, AND BUSINESSWEEK.UNIVERSALGIVING SERVES NUMEROUS, DIVERSE DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS, AND ECONOMIC STATUS. UNIVERSALGIVING SERVES HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS, YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, FAMILIES, EMPLOYEES, RETIREES, AND MORE FOR THEIR GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING INTERESTS. WHAT THEY ALL HAVE IN COMMON IS THAT THEY WANT THEIR GIVING AND VOLUNTEER TIME TO GO TO VETTED, TRUSTWORTHY ORGANIZATIONS SO THAT IT CAN MAKE AN IMPACT. OUR VOLUNTEERING SERVICE PROVIDES QUALITY VETTED TRIPS FOR VOLUNTEERS IN MORE THAN 40 COUNTRIES. UNIVERSALGIVING HAS FACILITATED MORE THAN 14,500 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 2013 GREW MORE THAN 3.5 TIMES OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR (369% GROWTH OVER 2012), RESULTING IN NEARLY 300,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS DELIVERING $6.6 MILLION IN VALUE IN 2013. SINCE OUR BEGINNING, UNIVERSALGIVING HAS DELIVERED NEARLY $24 MILLION IN VALUE THROUGH VOLUNTEER HOURS. UNIVERSALGIVING HAS ALSO FACILITATED NEARLY $1.6 MILLION IN DONATIONS, MUCH OF IT FROM SMALL DONATIONS OF $5. 100% OF EVERY DONATION GOES DIRECT TO THE CAUSE. UNIVERSALGIVING IS VERY POPULAR FOR GIVING DONATIONS FOR CRISIS EVENTS AS WELL AS FOR HOLIDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, CELEBRATIONS, TOURNAMENTS, GIFT REGISTRIES, WALK-A-THONS, AND MORE. AS PART OF UNIVERSALGIVING'S PUBLIC SERVICE WE RECENTLY ADDED A "DONATE" FEATURE ON OUR WEBSITE WHERE VISITORS COULD GIVE A TIP TO UNIVERSALGIVING TO SUPPORT OUR WORK HELPING PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. 30% OF ALL DONORS CHOSE TO SUPPORT UNIVERSALGIVING IN THE FORM OF A SMALL TIP, TYPICALLY $10, WHEN THEY VISITED OUR WEBSITE BECAUSE OF OUR FREE SERVICE TO THE WORLD. UNIVERSALGIVING'S FOCUS IS TO HELP PROVIDE RELIEF TO CRISIS STRICKEN COUNTRIES AND TO SUPPORT SMALL TOP PERFORMING NGOS WHO SIGNIFICANTLY HELP AND AID THEIR COMMUNITIES, BUT ARE THEMSELVES LARGELY UNKNOWN. WE PARTNER WITH 200 ORGANIZATIONS WHO WORK IN 70 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 2013 WERE THE GVN FOUNDATION, VOLUNTEERS FOR PEACE, INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS, NEPAL YOUTH FOUNDATION, AND BUILD CHANGE. 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.VOLUNTEERS FOR PEACE OFFERS OVER 3,000 AFFORDABLE SHORT, MEDIUM AND LONG TERM VOLUNTARY SERVICE PROJECTS IN MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES EACH YEAR. WORK PROJECTS INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION/RENOVATION ARCHEOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS, SOCIAL SERVICES, EDUCATION, ARTS PROJECTS, AND MANY MORE. VOLUNTEERS FOR PEACE HAS BEEN A PARTNER NGO WITH UNIVERSALGIVING SINCE 2005 AND WE HAVE REFERRED OVER 1,700 VOLUNTEERS TO THEIR PROGRAMS ALL AROUND THE WORLD. INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS HAS BEEN A LONGSTANDING PARTNER OF UNIVERSALGIVING AND IS ONE OF OUR TOP PARTNERS IN CRISIS RELIEF WORK. THIS NGO PROVIDES HEALTH SERVICES AND CRISIS RELIEF AROUND THE WORLD. THEY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH HEALTH INTERVENTIONS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES THAT BUILD LOCAL CAPACITY IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE. BY OFFERING TRAINING AND HEALTH CARE TO LOCAL POPULATIONS AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE AT HIGHEST RISK, AND WITH THE FLEXIBILITY TO RESPOND RAPIDLY TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS REHABILITATES DEVASTATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS AND HELPS BRING THEM BACK TO SELF-RELIANCE.NEPAL YOUTH FOUNDATION IS A SIGNIFICANTLY SMALLER NGO THAN INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS AND WORKS ONLY IN NEPAL. 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. BUILD CHANGE IS ANOTHER SMALL, LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. THIS NGO BUILDS EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE BUILDINGS AND HOMES IN CHINA, HAITI, COLOMBIA, INDONESIA, AND THE PHILIPPINES. BUILD CHANGE DESIGNS THE EARTHQUAKE-RESISTANT HOUSES AND THEN TRAINS THE BUILDERS, HOMEOWNERS, ENGINEERS, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO BUILD THEM. 108533 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 2013 INCLUDE PAXTI PIZZA, THAILAND AUTHORITY OF TOURISM, KIVA, COMPASS PARTNERS, GROUNDWORK OPPORTUNITIES, WOMEN 2.0, SOCIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND AMAZON SMILE. 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 UNIVERSALGIVING AND DONATE TO HELP PEOPLE IN THAILAND. THESE 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 MORE THAN 11 EVENTS AND VENUES INCLUDING SOCAP13, USC, CONFERENCE BOARD FUTURE LEADERS CONFERENCE, MERIDIAN UNIVERSITY, WAKINGSTAR, AND BAY AREA NONPROFIT AFICIONADOS. SHE WRITES DAILY ON TOPICS OF GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR PUBLICATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS SEECHANGE MAGAZINE, FAST COMPANY, KIVA, WOMEN 2.0, AND COMPASS PARTNERS. UNIVERSALGIVING ALSO HAS A BLOG, PHILANTHROPOST, THAT IS DEVOTED TO GLOBAL CAUSES FEATURING OUR NGO PARTNERS AND THEIR INITIATIVES. 44224 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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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 AN ANNUAL BASIS. UNIVERSALGIVING HAS CONSISTENTLY PROVIDED COMPENSATION THAT IS 10-25% BELOW THE AVERAGE COMPENSATION FOR THE SIZE OF OUR ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UNIVERSALGIVING MAKES ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FORM 990 AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AND 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.