2013-11-07T14:28:43-06:00 2012-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2012-01-01 270359097 THE WORLD JUSTICE PROJECT WORL 2024079312 740 15TH STREET NW 10TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20005 MARGARET A HALPIN 2024079312 2013-11-07 1 3019519090 2012 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z X WILLIAM H NEUKOM 740 15TH STREET NW 10TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20005 5698083 0 X WWW.WORLDJUSTICEPROJECT.ORG X 2009 WA SEE PART III, LINE 1. 9 9 31 12 0 0 8700543 5695593 0 0 0 2134 0 356 8700543 5698083 93996 0 0 0 1228478 1386954 0 0 229603 2939329 1541883 4261803 2928837 4438740 2769246 5841510 8503944 234460 127648 5607050 8376296 X THE WORLD JUSTICE PROJECT (WJP) IS AN INDEPENDENT, GLOBAL ORGANIZATION WORKING TO ADVANCE THE RULE OF LAW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITIES OF OPPORTUNITY AND EQUITY WORLDWIDE. THROUGH OUR THREE COMPLEMENTARY AND MUTUALLY REINFORCING PROGRAMS OF RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, RULE OF LAW INDEX, AND ENGAGEMENT, THE WJP SEEKS TO STIMULATE GOVERNMENT REFORMS, DEVELOP PRACTICAL PROGRAMS AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL, AND INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE FOUNDATIONAL IMPORTANCE OF THE RULE OF LAW. 0 0 1390777 RULE OF LAW INDEX: THE WJP RULE OF LAW INDEX IS A QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT TOOL DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A DETAILED PICTURE OF THE EXTENT TO WHICH COUNTRIES ADHERE TO THE RULE OF LAW. IT IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE INDEX OF ITS KIND, REFLECTING THE ACTUAL CONDITIONS EXPERIENCED BY THE POPULATION. TO DATE, OVER 97,000 PEOPLE AND 3,000 EXPERTS HAVE BEEN INTERVIEWED IN 97 COUNTRIES. ON NOVEMBER 28, 2012, THE WJP RELEASED ITS RULE OF LAW INDEX 2012-2013 REPORT. THE REPORT'S FINDINGS HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TO EXTERNAL AUDIENCES ACROSS THE GLOBE AND CONTINUE TO BE AN AUTHORITATIVE REFERENCE ON RULE OF LAW ISSUES. IT HAS BEEN CITED BY HEADS OF STATE, CHIEF JUSTICES, HIGH-LEVEL GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIALS, CIVIL SOCIETY, BUSINESS AND NGO LEADERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AS SUPPORTING EVIDENCE OF THE NEED TO ADVANCE RULE OF LAW REFORMS. 630304 ENGAGEMENT: THE WJP'S ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES WORK WITH PARTNERS FROM ALL DISCIPLINES TO BUILD A GLOBAL NETWORK, FIND COMMON GROUND, AND CREATE PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS THAT ADVANCE THE RULE OF LAW. THROUGH THE RODERICK B. MATHEWS OPPORTUNITY FUND, THE WJP PROVIDES SEED GRANTS TO SUPPORT THESE INNOVATIVE EFFORTS IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. ENGAGEMENT EVENTS INCLUDE THE WORLD JUSTICE FORUM, A GLOBAL GATHERING AT WHICH PROMINENT LEADERS AND CHANGE AGENTS FROM MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES COME TOGETHER TO ADDRESS CRITICAL RULE OF LAW ISSUES. THE WJP ALSO UNDERTAKES SINGLE COUNTRY SORTIES TO ASSIST COUNTRIES IN PERIODS OF TRANSITION ASSESS RULE OF LAW OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES, AND CONVENES A TASKFORCE TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE COUNTRY'S ONGOING REFORM PROCESS. 11524 RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP: THE WJP SUPPORTS RIGOROUS RESEARCH THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE GLOBAL RESEARCH AGENDA ON RULE OF LAW ISSUES BY CREATING AND NURTURING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS WORKING ON RULE OF LAW ISSUES. THIS CONSORTIUM OF SCHOLARS IS INTENDED TO BECOME A REPOSITORY OF THE BEST RESEARCH ON THE RULE OF LAW FORINFORMING AND AIDING POLICYMAKERS TO TRANSLATE RESEARCH INTO ACTION. 2032605 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X MARIA ROSALES 2024079312 740 15TH STREET NW 10TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20005 WILLIAM H NEUKOM 5.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM C HUBBARD 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES R SILKENAT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SHEIKHA ABDULLA AL-MISNAD 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMIL CONSTANTINESCU 1.00 X 0 0 0 ASHRAF GHANI 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUET-FERN LEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MONDLI MAKHANYA 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN GRACIE NORTHFLEET 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUAN CARLOS BOTERO 37.50 X 155962 0 5216 MARGARET A HALPIN 37.50 X 69923 0 0 LAWRENCE B BAILEY 2.00 X 0 0 0 GEROLD W LIBBY 5.00 X 13000 0 0 DEBORAH ENIX-ROSS 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE E GILBERT 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEJANDRO PONCE-RODRIGUEZ 37.50 X 122520 0 10540 NANCY WARD 37.50 X 110192 0 3820 DWIGHT GEE 37.50 X 100846 0 4114 572443 0 23690 4 0 1 0 0 5695593 5695593 2134 2134 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 356 356 356 5698083 0 0 2490 X 244101 87057 139391 17653 981978 722760 132117 127101 66312 45237 13146 7929 94563 62563 20828 11172 14391 3205 11186 65750 43417 14546 7787 620612 612716 5307 2589 1172 70 857 245 59660 21977 35825 1858 165347 19538 145809 395038 261037 87185 46816 106430 93398 9753 3279 41768 40392 1376 10630 7024 2346 1260 13331 8809 2942 1580 MOVING EXPENSES 37105 37105 EQUIP. AND MAINTENANCE 5696 2190 3506 REGISTRATION FEES 1265 1265 SUBS & PUBS 834 294 206 334 2854 921 1933 2928837 2032605 666629 229603 1621438 5353547 252576 4152655 2810228 10008 1527 36465 100400 53701 54553 46699 1329 4429 5841510 8503944 163907 101962 28645 41908 25686 234460 127648 X 1326631 1295877 4280419 7080419 5607050 8376296 5841510 8503944 2769246 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4590937 1321740 8700543 5695593 20308813 4590937 1321740 8700543 5695593 20308813 16403717 3905096 2134 2134 158 356 514 20311461 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 31384 24974 6410 69016 28727 40289 46699 X 5698083 0 5698083 0 5698083 2928837 0 2928837 0 2928837 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, WJP HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FEDERAL FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER IT IS FILED. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 JUAN CARLOS BOTERO 145962 0 10000 0 0 0 0 0 5216 0 161178 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 ON PART VII OF THE FORM 990, THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED BONUSES: JUAN CARLOS BOTERO $10,000 ALEJANDRO PONCE-RODRIGUEZ $7,500 NANCY WARD $6,000 MARGARET A. HALPIN $3,000 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT. A COPY OF THE 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD BEFORE IT WAS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE WJP CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ESTABLISHES PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING A FINANCIAL INTEREST IF ONE IS REPORTED. FIRST, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (EXCLUDING AN INTERESTED DIRECTOR WHO HAS REPORTED THE FINANCIAL INTEREST, IF ANY) DETERMINES IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACTUALLY EXISTS. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOES EXIST, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD APPOINTS A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN QUESTION. THAT PERSON OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES WHETHER, WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS, THE WJP CAN OBTAIN A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. IF ONE IS NOT REASONABLY ATTAINABLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD DETERMINES BY A MAJORITY VOTE SOLELY OF DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN THE WJP'S BEST INTEREST AND FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE WJP. IN CONFORMITY WITH SUCH DETERMINATIONS, THE BOARD MAKES ITS DECISION BY MAJORITY VOTE SOLELY OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN QUESTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS DETERMINED BY CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THROUGH INFORMAL CONSULTATION WITH OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WASHINGTON DC AREA, ESTABLISHING THAT THE LEVEL OF SALARY AND BENEFITS WAS APPROPRIATE AND COMPETITIVE FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION. THIS COMPENSATION PROCESS WAS DOCUMENTED AND THE LAST REVIEW FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS DECEMBER 2012. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 WJP MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. OTHER FEES FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 612,716. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,307. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,589. TOTAL EXPENSES 620,612.