2013-06-13T12:11:22-07:00 2012-12-31 CALIRI MANCINI & BARBIERI PC 1 WORTHINGTON RD CRANSTON RI 02920 990 2012-01-01 562525151 WORLD CONNECT INC WORL 7818948050 681 MAIN STREET WALTHAM MA 02451 PAMELA NATHENSON MPH 7818948050 2013-06-13 true NANCY L MANCINI CPA 4012317736 2013-06-13 2012 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z PAMELA NATHENSON MPH 681 MAIN STREET WALTHAM MA 02451 372195 false X WWW.WORLDCONNECT-US.ORG X 2006 MA To improve the lives of women and children in the developing world by empowering local leaders to drive change in their communities, impacting health, education, economic opportunity and the environment, and in the process, inspire young Americans to think and act globally and philanthropically by engaging them in partnerships and projects. 8 8 4 18 0 426775 370417 0 -1202 627 0 425573 371044 307934 242124 0 249641 204441 0 38236 181974 129295 739549 575860 -313976 -204816 635822 434635 8079 11708 627743 422927 World Connect, Inc. improves the lives of women and children in the developing world by false false 220574 140575 KIDS CONNECT: KIDS TO KIDS IS WORLD CONNECT'S YOUTH-LED PROGRAMMING, WHICH WAS STARTED BY FOUR MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS AND HAS EXPANDED TO INVOLVE KIDS AROUND THE U.S. KIDS TO KIDS GRANTS IN 2012 SUPPORTED PROJECTS THAT BENEFITED YOUTH IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD. OUT OF THE 100 PROJECTS WORLD CONNECT HAS LAUNCHED IN 2012, 60 FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE LIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH. PROJECTS SUPPORTED INCLUDED HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL, SPORTS, ARTS, AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. IN 2012, WORLD CONNECT FOCUSED ON EXPANDING ITS WORK WITH YOUTH AND CHANGED THE NAME OF THE PROGRAM TO KIDS CONNECT. KIDS CONNECT FOCUSES ON EXPANDING ITS WORK WITH YOUTH IN SCHOOLS TO TEACH YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT GLOBAL ISSUES, GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP AND CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION. WORLD CONNECT USES ITS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORK AS A PLATFORM TO ENGAGE YOUNG AMERICANS IN IMPROVING LIVES ACROSS THE GLOBE. YOUNG PEOPLE LEARN ABOUT A PARTICULAR REGION OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD, THE ISSUES LOCAL POPULATIONS ARE DEALING WITH, AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED WITH THE HELP OF LOCAL PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS. STUDENTS ORGANIZE THEIR PEERS TO LEARN ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND RAISE FUNDING TO SUPPORT SELECTED PROJECTS. WORLD CONNECT'S PARTNERSHIP WITH PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS ALLOWS THE ORGANIZATION TO IMPLEMENT A SCALABLE, COST EFFICIENT MODEL OF GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP THAT SUPPORTS BOTH INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AROUND THE WORLD AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN THE U.S. IN 2012, WORLD CONNECT'S KIDS TO KIDS PROGRAM BENEFITED 6,646 YOUTH IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD DIRECTLY AND 20,552 PEOPLE INDIRECTLY IN THE INTERVENTION COMMUNITIES. THE COUNTRIES SERVED INCLUDE COSTA RICA, PERU, BELIZE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HAITI, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, MALI, RWANDA, KENYA, SENEGAL, PHILLIPINES, AND MOROCCO. 152388 80624 WOMEN CONNECT: THROUGH ITS WOMEN CONNECT GRANTS PROGRAM, WORLD CONNECT WORKS DIRECTLY WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN 13 DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WHO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP INNOVATIVE, LOCALLY-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS THAT IMPROVE THE LIVES AND OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD. COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SUBMIT GRANT APPLICATIONS TWICE A YEAR FROM SELECTED COUNTRIES OF FOCUS TO WORLD CONNECT, ON WHICH THEY OFTEN PARTNER WITH LOCAL PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT PROJECTS AIM 33634 20925 HAITI RELIEF: WORLD CONNECT'S HAITI RELIEF INITIATIVE WAS LAUNCHED IN 2010 FOLLOWING THE DEVASTING EARTHQUATE THAT HIT HAITI IN JANUARY OF 2010. IN THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF THE EARTHQUAKE, WORLD CONNECT WAS ABLE TO CALL UPON ITS EXTENSIVE NETWORK IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO TRANSFER ESSENTIAL MEDICINES AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO THE HARDEST HIT REGIONS. FOLLOWING THE PERIOD OF DISASTER RESPONSE, WORLD CONNECT WORKED IN A RURAL COMMUNITY NEAR A HEALTH CLINIC. IN 2012, WORLD CONNECT CONTINUED ITS 406596 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 4 true false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 true false false false false false false true true false false true true false true true true true true false MA NY CA WA RI X LIZ SMITH 7818948050 681 MAIN STREET WALTHAM MA 02451 WILLIAM HANEY 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARCIE TYRE BERKLEY 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE CABOT 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT HECHT 2.00 X 0 0 0 MAURA MCCARTHY 2.00 X 0 0 0 JJ RAMBERG 2.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE BIDDLE 10.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES HUNT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 PATRICK HIGDON 40.00 X 44775 0 5104 PAMELA NATHENSON MPH 40.00 X 88038 0 2060 132813 7164 false false false 370417 49307 370417 1100 1100 678 1151 -473 -473 -473 371044 627 242124 242124 142862 95315 40359 7188 44206 1802 36727 5677 1194 0 1172 22 52 0 52 0 16127 7959 7243 925 450 0 450 0 11415 0 11415 0 9808 1612 2246 5950 973 0 0 973 15176 4697 7487 2992 37227 26914 490 9823 20665 13457 4600 2608 20370 10141 10201 28 844 40 804 0 1512 0 1512 0 5090 2083 3007 0 ADMIN. SUPPORT & FILING 2790 0 2790 0 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 2019 0 0 2019 MISCELLANEOUS 956 452 473 31 575860 406596 131028 38236 305064 87979 322831 337132 2042 5389 7437 4667 4520 2770 1365 1365 635822 434635 8079 11708 8079 11708 X 304912 78670 322831 344257 627743 422927 635822 434635 -204816 X false true X true false X 1017975 2071291 2217163 426775 370417 6103621 1017975 2071291 2217163 426775 370417 6103621 3826133 2277488 3848 6658 52 1100 11658 6115279 0.37240 0.47020 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 6738 4143 2595 699 524 175 2770 X 377547 7130 7130 370417 370417 582990 7130 7130 575860 575860 Pt X Line 2 THE ORGANIZATION EVALUATES ALL SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS AS REQUIRED BY ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES. AT YEAR END, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT BELIEVE IT HAS TAKEN ANY TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE RECOGNITION OF A TAX LIABILITY OR ANY UNREALIZED TAX BENEFIT THAT WOULD EITHER INCREASE OR DECREASE WITHIN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. TAX YEARS THAT ARE OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES ARE GENERALLY THE LAST THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE FILED WITH EACH TAXING JURISDICTION. true South America 0 0 Prog. Serv.; Grants Grants to Recipients 62159 Central America 0 0 Prog. Serv.; Grants Grants to Recipients 72607 Middle East 0 0 Prog. Serv.; Grants Grants to Recipients 43498 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Prog. Serv.; Grants Grants to Recipients 51162 East Asia and Pacific 0 0 Prog. Serv.; Grants Grants to Recipients 12698 0 0 0 0 242124 242124 South America See Suppl. Sch. 62159 Wire Transfer Central America See Suppl. Sch. 72607 Wire Transfer Middle East See Suppl. Sch. 43498 Wire Transfer Sub-Saharan Africa See Suppl. Sch. 51162 Wire Transfer East Asia and Pacific See Suppl. Sch. 12698 Wire Transfer 0 4 false false false false false false Pt I Line 2 WORLD CONNECT, INC. CAREFULLY SELECTS ALL PARTNERS AND RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE (TECHNICAL OR GRANT BASED, OR BOTH). THE ORGANIZATION JOINTLY ESTABLISHES PLANS THAT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ALL OF THE COLLECTIVE INPUTS TO ESTABLISH MEASURABLE INDICATORS FOR SUCCESS. ADDITIONALLY, FINANCIAL REPORTING IS REQUIRED OF ALL GRANT RECIPIENTS. Pt I Line 3d THE ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED IN ALL REGIONS WERE PROGRAM SERVICES; GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE LISTED REGIONS. Pt I Line 3e THE PROGRAM ACTIVITY GRANTS FOR ALL LISTED RETIONS WERE FOR: Women's Connect grants and Kids to Kids grants. However, the Sub-Saharan Africa region also received the Charlotte Daniel Fund award, and the Central America and Caribbean region also received Haiti Relief program funds. X 1 49307 Settlement value upon receipt false false false Pt VI, Line 2 TWO BOARD MEMBERS HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH OTHER. Pt VI, Line 11b WORLD CONNECT, INC.'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OFFICE MANAGER INITIALLY REVIEW THE DRAFT COPY FORM 990, HIGHLIGHT QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS IN DIALOGUE WITH THE FORM 990 PREPARER, AND THEN SUBMIT ANY NECESSARY REVISIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL. Pt VI, Line 12c THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES BOARD MEMBERS TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL RELATIONSHIPS WHERE THEY WOULD BENEFIT FROM WORLD CONNECT, INC.'S NONPROFIT WORK. Pt VI, Line 15a COMPENSATION FOR KEY STAFF, INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WAS DETERMINED BY THE INDEPENDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO REVIEWED PAY SCALES AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. Pt VI, Line 15b SEE RESPONSE FOR 15a ABOVE. Pt VI, Line 19 DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.