2013-11-14T09:25:52-06:00 2012-12-31 061009205 BLUM SHAPIRO & COMPANY PC CPA'S 29 S MAIN STREET PO BOX 272000 WEST HARTFORD CT 061272000 990 2012-01-01 061660068 INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION INNO 2037722216 101 WHITNEY AVENUE NEW HAVEN CT 06510 ANNIE DUFLO 2037722216 2013-11-12 1 LORI M BUDNICK P00046310 8605614000 2012 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z DEAN KARLAN 101 WHITNEY AVENUE NEW HAVEN CT 06510 36729606 0 X WWW.POVERTY-ACTION.ORG X 2002 NJ IPA IS DEDICATED TO DISCOVERING WHAT WORKS TO HELP THE WORLD'S POOR.WE DESIGN AND EVALUATE PROGRAMS IN REAL CONTEXTS WITH REAL PEOPLE, AND PROVIDE HANDS-ON ASSISTANCE TO BRING SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS TO SCALE. 9 9 335 15 0 0 29684735 36716750 0 0 25887 12856 0 0 29710622 36729606 0 2111360 0 0 12172497 16776997 0 0 118440 15313624 16074636 27486121 34962993 2224501 1766613 14423972 22372256 9556199 20929865 4867773 1442391 X INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION DISCOVERS AND PROMOTES EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO GLOBAL POVERTY. 0 0 2523646 20000 0 MORE THAN 600 MILLION SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN WORLDWIDE ARE AT RISK OF PARASITIC WORM INFECTIONS, WHICH NEGATIVELY AFFECT CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND EDUCATION. SCHOOL-BASED DEWORMING PROGRAMS ARE A SIMPLE AND SAFE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. THESE PROGRAMS LEVERAGE THE EXISTING EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE TO DELIVER DEWORMING MEDICATION TO AT-RISK CHILDREN. THE DEWORM THE WORLD INITIATIVE PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS TO LAUNCH, STRENGTHEN, AND SUSTAIN LARGE-SCALE PROGRAMS. SCHOOL-BASED DEWORMING HAS BEEN SHOWN TO INCREASE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BY 25% AND INCREASE INCOMES BY AS MUCH AS 23% AS DEWORMED CHILDREN BECOME WAGE-EARNING ADULTS. IN 2012, THE DEWORM THE WORLD INITIATIVE SET THE GOAL OF REACHING OVER 45 MILLION CHILDREN THROUGH SCHOOL-BASED DEWORMING PROGRAMS IN INDIA AND KENYA. IN INDIA, NEW STATE-LEVEL PROGRAMS WERE LAUNCHED IN DELHI AND RAJASTHAN, AND THE STATEWIDE BIHAR PROGRAM COMPLETED ITS SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR. KENYA'S NATIONAL SCHOOL-BASED DEWORMING PROGRAM ROLLED OUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOCUSING ON ALL AT-RISK CHILDREN. AT A COST OF LESS THAN $0.50 PER CHILD PER YEAR, SCHOOL-BASED DEWORMING REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE WAYS TO IMPROVE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. 4008290 268143 CHLORINE IS A SAFE, EFFECTIVE, AND INEXPENSIVE WAY TO TREAT CONTAMINATED WATER AND MAKE IT SAFE TO DRINK, BUT FEW POOR FAMILIES SUSCEPTIBLE TO WATER-BORNE ILLNESS USE IT. IN WESTERN KENYA WE FOUND THAT INSTALLING A CHLORINE DISPENSER SYSTEM AT THE WATER SOURCE IN A COMMUNITY LED TO A SIX-FOLD INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS TREATING THEIR DRINKING WATER. BASED ON THIS EVIDENCE, IPA CREATED THE DISPENSERS FOR SAFE WATER PROGRAM IN 2010 TO PROVIDE SAFE WATER IN COMMUNITIES. DISPENSERS FOR SAFE WATER HAS WORKED TO BUILD CHLORINE DISPENSER SYSTEM PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD IN COUNTRIES LIKE KENYA AND UGANDA. AS OF 2012, WE HAVE PARTNERED TO PROVIDE MORE THAN 650,000 PEOPLE WITH SAFE DRINKING WATER. USAGE REMAINS HIGH EVEN AS SCALE HAS GROWN; IN THE COMMUNITIES WITH CHLORINE DISPENSERS, 43% OF HOUSEHOLDS USE THEM. WASH BENEFITS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST AMBITIOUS PROJECTS IN IPA'S TEN-YEAR HISTORY. ITS PURPOSE IS TO FIND THE MOST EFFECTIVE APPROACHES TO PREVENTING DIARRHEAL DISEASE THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER QUALITY, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE. WASH BENEFITS GREW OUT OF PREVIOUS IPA RESEARCH IN KENYA THAT AIMED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE TREATING THEIR WATER WITH CHLORINE, AN EFFECTIVE AND SAFE WAY TO KILL THE PATHOGENS THAT CAUSE DISEASE. CHLORINE IS INEXPENSIVE AND READILY AVAILABLE IN WESTERN KENYA, YET IPA RESEARCHERS MICHAEL KREMER AND EDWARD MIGUEL, TOGETHER WITH JESSICA LEINO AND ALIX ZWANE, FOUND THAT ONLY EIGHT PERCENT OF SURVEYED HOUSEHOLDS HAD DETECTABLE CHLORINE IN THEIR WATER. BY INSTALLING CHLORINE DISPENSERS NEAR WATER COLLECTION SITES, THE RESEARCHERS WERE ABLE TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHLORINE-TREATED WATER TO 61 PERCENT-A GREATER THAN 600 PERCENT INCREASE THAT RESULTED IN LESS DISEASE.CHLORINE TREATMENT IS IMPORTANT, BUT IT IS NOT THE ONLY OPTION. OTHER RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT SANITATION AND HYGIENE CAN PREVENT POST-TREATMENT CONTAMINATION OF WATER, AND THAT CHILDREN UNDER TWO YEARS OF AGE FURTHER BENEFIT FROM NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS. THESE APPROACHES RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHICH INTERVENTION IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE, AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY ARE COMBINED. THE WASH BENEFITS PROJECT WILL PRODUCE ANSWERS IN A FIVE-YEAR STUDY IN WESTERN KENYA THAT INVOLVES MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE IN 1,000 COMMUNITIES. LAUNCHED IN 2011, THE PROJECT WILL ASSESS THE INDIVIDUAL AND COMBINED IMPACT OF SIX INTERVENTIONS, INCLUDING THE USE OF CHLORINE DISPENSERS AND OTHER SANITATION AND HYGIENE PROGRAMS. SOME PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO RECEIVE NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS TO HELP SMALL CHILDREN GET THE NUTRIENTS THEY NEED. RESEARCHERS WILL MEASURE A BROAD SUITE OF OUTCOMES, AND USE THE RESULTS TO HELP STEER GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE RESOURCES TO THE MOST PROMISING PROGRAMS. 1405374 THE GRADUATION MODEL IS DESIGNED TO GIVE THE ULTRA POOR THE "BREATHING SPACE" THEY NEED FROM IMMEDIATE CHALLENGES OF PROVIDING FOOD AND SHELTER SO THEY CAN FOCUS ON IMPROVING THEIR WELFARE OVER THE LONG TERM. IT INCLUDES A CAREFULLY SEQUENCED SET OF SERVICES INCLUDING CONSUMPTION SUPPORT, PRODUCTIVE ASSET TRANSFER (SUCH AS GOATS OR CHICKENS), LIVELIHOOD TRAINING, SAVINGS SERVICES, AND HEALTHCARE. EACH COMPONENT IS TAILORED TO FIT THE COUNTRY CONTEXT WHILE MAINTAINING THE MODEL'S CORE COMPONENTS. IPA IS CONDUCTING RANDOMIZED EVALUATIONS OF THE GRADUATION PILOTS IN INDIA, PAKISTAN, HONDURAS, PERU, ETHIOPIA, YEMEN, AND GHANA. IN GHANA, IPA IS IMPLEMENTING THE PILOT (WITH OUR PARTNER PAS) AS WELL AS EVALUATING THE MODEL.EARLY RESULTS ARE VERY PROMISING. THREE OF FOUR PILOTS HAVE INCREASED HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION AT ENDLINE, BETWEEN 11 AND 17 PERCENT. 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PROGRAM AND FINANCIAL EXPENDITURE REPORTS ARE PREPARED BY OUR SUB-AWARDEES, AND REVIEWED BY OUR LOCAL PROGRAM OFFICERS AND FINANCIAL STAFF PRIOR TO INCORPORATING THIS INFORMATION INTO THE OVERALL REPORTING TO THE DONOR. PROJECTS MAY BE AUDITED AS NEEDED OR AS REQUIRED PER THE CONTRACT. ALL FINANCIAL AND NARRATIVE REPORTS ARE STORED DIGITALLY AT IPA'S HEADQUARTERS IN THE US AND IN THE GRANTS DATABASE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 IN 2013, IPA REVISED ITS BY-LAWS TO CLARIFY THE ROLES AND POSITIONS OF ITS OFFICERS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF CORPORATE OFFICERS, AND THE CFO WAS LISTED AS THE TREASURER. ADDITIONALLY, THE BY-LAWS WERE UPDATED TO GRANT OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION WITH SIGNATORY AUTHORITY AND AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DELEGATE SIGNATORY AUTHORITY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN ACCOUNTING FIRM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT. A COPY OF THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS CIRCULATED ELECTRONICALLY TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR DISCUSSION AND COMMENT. EACH BOARD MEMBER IS PROVIDED OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN PLACE. ALL NEW EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO RENEW AND ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES AN ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE TO ALL EMPLOYEES (INCLUDING EXECUTIVES) AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS TASKED WITH REVIEWING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTERST AND DETERMINING COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANIZATION UNDERTAKES A THOROUGH PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, (AND USES THE SAME PROCESS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. THE ORGANIZATION RELIES ON MARKET ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION ACROSS ALL LEVELS, USING SIMILARLY SIZED ORGANIZATIONS AS A BENCHMARK. THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A NONPROFIT PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY GROUP TO PERFORM THE SPECIFIC ANALYSIS, AS WELL AS TO SEARCH FOR THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE PRESIDENT AND CEO IS THE FOUNDER OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE PRESIDENT DRAWS NO SALARY FROM INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FORM 990 AND ANNUAL SUMMARY ARE POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AND ARE AVAILABLE AT THE ADDRESS LISTED ON PAGE 1 OF THE FORM 990. THE FORM 990 IS, LIKEWISE, PUBLISHED ON WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND AT MANAGEMENT'S DISCRETION. THEY ARE OFTEN PICKED UP FOR OTHER CHARITY EVALUATION WEBSITES SUCH AS CHARITY NAVIGATOR. 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ASSUMES THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT.