2024-11-12T16:17:08-06:00 2023-12-31 991856619 GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC 757 THIRD AVENUE 3RD FLOOR NEW YORK NY 100172013 990 2023-01-01 205050267 AVAAZ FOUNDATION AVAA 9173883988 27 UNION SQUARE WEST 500 NEW YORK NY 10003 ANDREW WANDER CEO 9173883988 2024-11-12 1 1 SCOTT THOMPSETT P00741490 2125990100 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z ANDREW WANDER 27 UNION SQUARE WEST 500 NEW YORK NY 10003 29147889 0 X WWW.AVAAZ.ORG X 2006 DE TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN THE WORLD WE HAVE AND THE WORLD MOST PEOPLE EVERYWHERE WANT. 8 6 29 100 0 0 27559369 28343578 0 0 -8809 107640 -110452 222059 27440108 28673277 7538241 8068890 0 0 7081214 6133585 0 0 1869286 12046136 12715887 26665591 26918362 774517 1754915 23343500 26283749 2439246 2671661 20904254 23612088 X OUR DEMOCRATIC MISSION: TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN THE WORLD WE HAVE AND THE WORLD MOST PEOPLE EVERYWHERE WANT. BY SIGNING UP TO RECEIVE AVAAZ EMAILS, MEMBERS ARE RAPIDLY ALERTED TO URGENT GLOBAL ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE CHANGE. 0 0 20548488 8068890 0 SEE SCHEDULE OGLOBAL COMMUNITY AVAAZ EMPOWERED ITS WORLDWIDE MEMBERSHIP OF ALMOST 70 MILLION IN 2023, BUILDING GLOBAL CAMPAIGNS ON ISSUES OF PUBLIC CONCERN WITH SUPPORTING ACTIONS INCLUDING PETITION SIGNATURES AND DELIVERIES, MESSAGES AND CALLS TO POLITICAL LEADERS AND POLICYMAKERS, AND DONATIONS. BIODIVERSITY AND THE AMAZONAVAAZ'S ONGOING BIODIVERSITY CAMPAIGNING HAS HELPED SECURE LONG-TERM SAFEGUARDS FOR THE AMAZON AND PROVIDED SUPPORT TO INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, ADDRESSING THE ROOT CAUSES OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS.IN 2023, AVAAZ ORGANIZED MEMBERS IN BRAZIL VIA A NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN THAT CONTRIBUTED TO PRESIDENT LULA'S DECISION TO VETO A BILL LIMITING RECOGNITION OF INDIGENOUS LANDS, AND TO INCREASE LAND PROTECTION GUARANTEES AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. AVAAZ WAS INFLUENTIAL IN SECURING THE COMMITMENT TO PROTECT 80% OF COLOMBIA'S FORESTS BY 2025. IN PERU, WE HELPED BLOCK A BILL THAT WOULD HAVE OPENED PART OF THE AMAZON TO MINING AND CATTLE RANCHING. AVAAZ FUNDED AND PROVIDED STRATEGIC SUPPORT TO INDIGENOUS LEADERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE AMAZON COOPERATION TREATY ORGANIZATION SUMMIT IN BELEM IN AUGUST AND AT COP 28 IN DUBAI IN NOVEMBER, PAVING THE WAY FOR THE CREATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS COMMISSION.AVAAZ ALSO HELPED ORGANIZE CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE UNITED NATIONS (UN) WATER CONFERENCE THAT TOOK PLACE IN MARCH IN NEW YORK, INCLUDING SUPPORT FOR RENOWNED ACTIVIST MARCELA OLIVERA'S PRESENTATION AT THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY WITH CIVIL SOCIETY'S DEMANDS TO GOVERNMENTS TO ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE FRESH WATER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY.ECONOMIC JUSTICEAVAAZ WORKED TO ADDRESS THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL IMBALANCES THAT ARE CONTRIBUTING TO ECONOMIC INJUSTICE AS WELL AS THE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS. WE CONDUCTED HIGH-LEVEL ADVOCACY MEETINGS AROUND THE GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK FUND (GBFF) THAT HELPED ENSURE 20% OF THE FUNDS ARE SET ASIDE FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES. WE ORGANIZED AVAAZ MEMBERS AROUND A GLOBAL CAMPAIGN TO FINANCE THE FIGHT AGAINST INEQUALITY AND INCREASE TAXES ON THE MEGA-RICH, ADVOCATING TO KEY MEMBERS OF THE US SENATE AND WHITE HOUSE ADMINISTRATION AND TO DOWNING STREET IN THE UK WE ALSO PRESENTED OUR CAMPAIGN ASKS TO THE BRAZILIAN CONGRESS, AHEAD OF THEIR APPROVAL OF NEW FISCAL LEGISLATION TO TAX OFFSHORE INVESTMENTS AND EXCLUSIVE FUNDS, AND LED A PUBLIC ACTION AHEAD OF THE LATIN AMERICAN FINANCE MINISTERS SUMMIT. CLIMATEAT THE DAVOS WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM, OVER 1 MILLION MEMBERS JOINED A "CEASE AND DESIST" CAMPAIGN TARGETED AT FOSSIL FUEL CEOS CALLING FOR AN END TO FOSSIL FUEL EXPANSION, WHICH WAS DELIVERED TO INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY CHIEF FATIH BIROL BY LEADING CLIMATE ACTIVIST GRETA THUNBERG AND GENERATED HUNDREDS OF PRESS ARTICLES. 100,000 MEMBERS IN FRANCE CALLED ON A TOP FRENCH BANK TO END FINANCING FOR TOTAL'S FOSSIL FUEL EXPANSION AS PART OF THE EACOP CAMPAIGN. IN PARIS, AT THE CLIMATE FINANCE SUMMIT, AVAAZ COORDINATED A PUBLIC CAMPAIGN TO "END FOSSIL FINANCE" WITH GRETA THUNBERG AND HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS THAT SHAPED HEADLINES IN MAJOR GLOBAL MEDIA. AS A KEY PARTNER OF A MAJOR YOUTH-LED CLIMATE LITIGATION CASE AT THE EUROPEAN HUMAN RIGHTS COURT, AVAAZ BROUGHT OVER 135,000 MEMBER VOICES TO THE GRAND CHAMBER HEARING, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO RAISE THE PROFILE OF THIS CASE IN INTERNATIONAL MEDIA. AVAAZ ALSO PREPARED AND SUBMITTED AN AMICUS BRIEF TO THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, HIGHLIGHTING THE ROLE OF YOUTH CLIMATE ANXIETY AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES' RIGHTS.HUMAN RIGHTS AVAAZ CONTINUED THE WORK INITIATED IN 2022 AFTER THE INVASION OF UKRAINE AIMING TO SEEK ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE CRIME OF AGGRESSION AND WAR CRIMES, AS WELL AS TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE. MORE THAN 600,000 AVAAZ MEMBERS ALSO VOICED THEIR CONCERN ABOUT UKRAINE'S STOLEN CHILDREN, AND MORE THAN 540,000 URGED THE SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT TO UPHOLD ITS COMMITMENTS UNDER THE ROME STATUTE IN LIGHT OF PRESIDENT PUTIN'S PLANS TO ATTEND A BRICS MEETING IN THE COUNTRY IN AUGUST, 2023.AVAAZ ENGAGED IN HIGH-LEVEL RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY BEFORE THE EU IN ORDER TO PUSH AVAAZ PROPOSALS ON ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF AI ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE WORLD'S FIRST AI REGULATION WITH A VIEW TO REDUCING AND MITIGATING THE ADVERSE AND DISCRIMINATORY IMPACTS OF AI. FOCUSED CAMPAIGN INTERVENTIONS BY AVAAZ MEMBERS AT KEY MOMENTS OF THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS CONTRIBUTED TO LARGE PARTS OF THE PROPOSAL BEING ADOPTED. GAZAAFTER THE OCTOBER 7TH, 2023, TERRORIST ATTACKS AND THE START OF THE WAR ON GAZA, AVAAZ STOOD IN SOLIDARITY WITH VICTIMS IN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE, WORKING TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF THE FAMILIES OF HOSTAGES AND CONNECT THEM TO MEDIATORS. JOINED BY MORE THAN 900,000 MEMBERS AROUND THE WORLD, AVAAZ LAUNCHED A GLOBAL CALL FOR A CEASEFIRE AND CAMPAIGNED FOR KEY REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEADERS TO SECURE AN URGENT CEASEFIRE TO SAVE THE LIVES OF PALESTINIAN CHILDREN BEING TARGETED IN THE WAR. AVAAZ MEMBERS DONATED VIA AN EMERGENCY CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR WELL-RESPECTED AID ORGANIZATIONS TO DELIVER CRUCIAL FOOD AND AID. AVAAZ ALSO CAMPAIGNED FOR A LONGER TERM PATH TO JUSTICE AND PEACE, INCLUDING SUPPORTING THE CALLS FOR AN END TO THE ONGOING HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR WAR-CRIMES THROUGH INTERNATIONAL COURTS. DEFENDING DEMOCRACY AVAAZ WORKED TOWARDS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DIGITAL SERVICES ACT REGULATING SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE EU. AN AVAAZ TEAM CO-LED THE PROCESS OF DEFINING STANDARDS TO MEASURE THE DISSEMINATION OF DISINFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, WHICH WERE THE BASIS FOR SUBSEQUENT REGULATORY INTERVENTION ON SOCIAL MEDIA BRANDS SUCH AS X.DURING THE SPANISH ELECTION CAMPAIGN, AVAAZ HIGHLIGHTED THE PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND THE LGTBQI COMMUNITY THROUGH A PUBLIC CAMPAIGN, INCLUDING LAUNCHING AN ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN IN THE CENTER OF MADRID THAT RECEIVED MASSIVE MEDIA COVERAGE, WITH HUNDREDS OF MEDIA HITS NATIONWIDE AT A CRUCIAL MOMENT IN THE ELECTION. 20548488 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 32 0 1 29 1 0 1 CA LU UK 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY DE X X X SOFIA LATIF 9173883988 27 UNION SQUARE WEST 500 NEW YORK NY 10003 X ANDREW WANDER ACTING CEO 40.00 0.00 X X 177219 0 0 THOMAS PRAVDA TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 128577 0 0 JEYA WILSON DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 19200 0 0 VAN LY DIRECTOR, CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 15000 0 0 HESTER MWIKALI NZIOKA DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 15000 0 0 MARY FITZGERALD TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 15000 0 0 MILENA EMILOVA BERRY TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 15000 0 0 PETER FREEDMAN DIRECTOR, DEPUTY CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SOFIA LATIF ACTING COO/SECRETARY 40.00 0.00 X 140551 0 33830 GAYLE KAREN YOUNG OMBUDSPERSON 1.00 0.00 X 77900 0 0 NELL GREENBERG ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 199572 0 21786 BENJAMIN MARGETTS MANAGING DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 156557 0 0 AUBRY DREW CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 148507 0 10661 MOHAMED MOHAMED SENIOR SECURITY ENGINEER 40.00 0.00 X 139191 0 4994 BIETA ANDERMARIAM LEGAL DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 133448 0 0 AUGUSTINE GUERREIRA CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 133378 0 0 NICK FLYNN LEGAL DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 130777 0 0 1644877 0 71271 25 0 1 0 ALEKSANDER RANKOVIC 41 RUE DE ROMAINVILLE MONTREUIL FR CONSULTING 142029 EGON ZANDER INTERNATIONAL V KERULET SZABADSAG TER 14 BUDAPEST HU CONSULTING 100286 2 28343578 28343578 97644 97644 518568 468634 49934 49934 49934 15974 5978 9996 9996 9996 FOREIGN CURRENCY GAIN 900099 170822 170822 REIMBURSED EMPL. COSTS 900099 1303 1303 172125 28673277 0 0 329699 1849728 1849728 6219162 6219162 1015192 434018 560235 20939 4178294 3116153 706624 355517 19625 12942 5496 1187 306810 219360 66165 21285 613664 355195 218656 39813 217393 217393 203723 203723 39525 39525 57575 40576 16993 6 767156 742060 20888 4208 181106 83286 97356 464 801328 587900 192502 20926 306508 217528 73582 15398 1462653 1282727 171750 8176 38201 33501 4486 214 84247 59450 20423 4374 94812 94812 FRGN STAFF & CONSULTING 6751578 5078627 1572150 100801 DONATION PROCESSING FEE 1268535 1268535 TELEPHONE AND COMMS. 147045 105162 34577 7306 EXCISE TAX EXPENSE 30970 30970 263532 71588 191807 137 26918362 20548488 4500588 1869286 17287614 12778474 4219608 12138797 124708 156609 144573 70709 221245 228935 470645 350287 137884 120358 1207868 789867 23343500 26283749 1078818 1760420 1360428 911241 2439246 2671661 X 20674759 23256695 229495 355393 20904254 23612088 23343500 26283749 X 1754915 233860 719059 X X 0 1 X 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 275193 275193 275193 1 PART I-A, LINE 1: AVAAZ FOUNDATION HAS NOT ENGAGED IN ANY POLITICAL ACTIVITY OR LOBBYING ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. THE FOUNDATION RAN CAMPAIGNS AGAINST POLICIES OF A CANDIDATE AND A COALITION OF CANDIDATES AHEAD OF ELECTIONS IN SPAIN AND THE NETHERLANDS IN 2023. THE FOUNDATION HIRED POLITICAL CONSULTANTS TO ADVOCATE AGAINST POLICIES THAT ENDANGER DEMOCRACY, THE RULE OF LAW AND THE REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS OF WOMEN. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION INCURRED $97,241 IN STAFF ALLOCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICE COSTS RELATED TO THESE CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES. 470645 350287 120358 120358 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 911241 911241 X 30910858 233860 816028 1187693 2237581 28673277 0 28673277 28203024 816028 468634 1284662 26918362 0 26918362 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS GUIDANCE THAT CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, INCLUDING ISSUES RELATING TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT. THIS GUIDANCE PROVIDES THAT THE TAX EFFECTS FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION CAN ONLY BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IF THE POSITION IS "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" TO BE SUSTAINED IF THE POSITION WERE TO BE CHALLENGED BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. THE ASSESSMENT OF THE TAX POSITION IS BASED SOLELY ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE TAX POSITION MAY BE CHALLENGED. THE ORGANIZATION IS AN ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION UNDER 501(C)(4) OF THE IRC; ALTHOUGH, THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO TAX ON INCOME UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE, UNLESS THAT INCOME IS OTHERWISE EXCLUDED BY THE IRC. THE ORGANIZATION HAS PROCESSES PRESENTLY IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE MAINTENANCE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS; TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT UNRELATED INCOME; TO DETERMINE ITS FILING AND TAX OBLIGATIONS IN JURISDICTIONS FOR WHICH IT HAS NEXUS; AND TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT IT HAS NOT GENERATED MATERIAL UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME AND, THEREFORE, NO INCOME TAX PROVISION IS REQUIRED. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RECLASS OF RENTAL EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 6B 468,634. UNREALIZED FOREIGN CURRENCY GAIN 719,059. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RECLASS OF RENTAL EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 6B 468,634. 1 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 9 PROGRAM SERVICES TRANSLATION, CAMPAIGN, CONSULTING 758553 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 GRANTMAKING 2885978 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 75 PROGRAM SERVICES TRANSLATION, CAMPAIGN, CONSULTING 7425675 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING 1847430 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 2 PROGRAM SERVICES TRANSLATION, CAMPAIGN, CONSULTING 481361 NORTH AMERICA 0 11 PROGRAM SERVICES TRANSLATION, CAMPAIGN, CONSULTING 1118492 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING 443788 SOUTH AMERICA 0 20 PROGRAM SERVICES TRANSLATION, CAMPAIGN, CONSULTING 1973872 SOUTH ASIA 0 2 PROGRAM SERVICES TRANSLATION 19869 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING 1041966 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 7 PROGRAM SERVICES TRANSLATION, CAMPAIGN, CONSULTING 500316 0 117 0 9 0 126 16935149 1562151 18497300 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) AFGHANISTAN HUMANITARIAN AID 6540 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) CLIMATE LITIGATION & UKRAINE HUMAN RIGHTS 445073 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) SPANISH GOTV 10492 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PALESTINE HUMANITARIAN AID 225000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) SYRIA HUMANITARIAN AID 2177823 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) CLIMATE MARCH 5354 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) SYRIA HUMANITARIAN AID 10800 WIRE 0 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA SYRIA HUMANITARIAN AID 1301000 WIRE 0 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA PALESTINE HUMANITARIAN AID 546430 WIRE 0 SOUTH AMERICA INDIGENOUS WOMEN MARCH 50000 WIRE 0 SOUTH AMERICA INDIGENOUS MARCH 45200 WIRE 0 SOUTH AMERICA INDIGENOUS WOMEN MARCH & LEADERS 151400 WIRE 0 SOUTH AMERICA INDIGENOUS LEADERS 68700 WIRE 0 SOUTH AMERICA BRAZIL DIGITAL REGULATION 10454 WIRE 0 SOUTH AMERICA AMAZON 101260 WIRE 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA MAASAI 400000 WIRE 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SOMALIA WATER PROJECT 250000 WIRE 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA CLIMATE 6000 WIRE 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA CLIMATE 25800 WIRE 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA MAASAI 15902 WIRE 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA MAASAI 344264 WIRE 0 17 4 AMAZON HUMANITARIAN AID SOUTH AMERICA 2 16775 WIRE TRANSFER 0 0 0 0 0 1 PART I, LINE 2: AVAAZ REQUESTS PERIODIC NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL REPORTING OF GRANT-FUNDED ACTIVITIES FROM GRANTEES. GRANTS ARE ACCOUNTED FOR UNDER THE ACCRUAL METHOD. 1 AFGHANS EMPOWERED CORP 2101 S EL CAMINO REAL STE 204 OCEANSIDE CA 92054 853040609 501(C)(3) 49500 0 AFGHANISTAN HUMANITARIAN AID AMAZON FRONTLINES 425 BUSH ST STE 300 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94108 475521013 501(C)(3) 29900 0 AMAZON BONDH-E-SHAMS 200 EAST 89TH ST APT 44E NEW YORK NY 10128 821242012 501(C)(3) 10000 0 PAKISTAN WATER PROJECT CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INC PO BOX 710 TUCSON AZ 85702 273943866 501(C)(3) 50000 0 CLIMATE ECO ACTIVISTS FOR GOV & LAW ENFORCEMENT PO BOX 3271 FAIRFAX VA 22038 465503806 501(C)(3) 375000 0 ANIMAL RIGHTS OUR CHILDREN'S TRUST 1216 LINCOLN STREET EUGENE OR 97405 273094382 501(C)(3) 50000 0 CLIMATE LITIGATION PARTNERS RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT 583 ADA DR SE STE 103 ADA MI 49301 223786806 501(C)(3) 120000 0 SYRIA HUMANITARIAN AID SAMS FOUNDATION 1012 14TH ST NW STE 1500 WASHINGTON DC WA 20005 161717058 501(C)(3) 500000 0 SYRIA HUMANITARIAN AID SEXUAL MINORITIES UGANDA USA INC 10 ALGER DR SCARBOROUGH ME 04074 821321263 501(C)(3) 350000 0 UGANDA HUMAN RIGHTS EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE INC 2150 ALLSTON WAY STE 460 BERKELEY CA 94704 942889684 501(C)(3) 104328 0 INDIA HUMANITARIAN AID YALE UNIVERSITY 25 SCIENCE PARK 150 MUNSON ST 3RD FL NEW HAVEN CT 06511 060646973 501(C)(3) 211000 0 SUDAN HUMAN RIGHTS 11 PART I, LINE 2: AVAAZ REQUESTS PERIODIC NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL REPORTING OF GRANT-FUNDED ACTIVITIES FROM GRANTEES. GRANTS GIVEN ARE ACCOUNTED FOR UNDER THE ACCRUAL METHOD. 1 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NELL GREENBERG ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR 199572 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21786 0 221358 0 0 0 ANDREW WANDER ACTING CEO 177219 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 177219 0 0 0 SOFIA LATIF ACTING COO/SECRETARY 140551 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33830 0 174381 0 0 0 AUBRY DREW CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR 148507 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10661 0 159168 0 0 0 BENJAMIN MARGETTS MANAGING DIRECTOR 156557 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 156557 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B ANY DECISIONS MADE BY COMMITTEES ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE DOCUMENTED IN FULL BOARD MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY ACTING CEO AND ACTING COO. AVAAZ PRESENTS A COPY OF THE 990 TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO ELECTRONICALLY FILING FORM 990 WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES ALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES HOLDING OFFICER (AND/OR KEY EMPLOYEE) POSITIONS TO CERTIFY THAT THEY HAVE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES PERIODIC UPDATES TO CONFIRM THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL'S INDEPENDENCE IS NOT IMPAIRED. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WAS UPDATED IN OCTOBER 2022. THIS POLICY PRESCRIBES THAT THE AFFAIRS OF THE ORGANIZATION MUST BE CONDUCTED IN A MANNER THAT AVOIDS IMPERMISSIBLE PRIVATE BENEFIT. THIS OBLIGATION REQUIRES THAT ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION, SUCH AS A BOARD MEMBER, OFFICER, OR COMMITTEE MEMBER TAKES STEPS TO INFORM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES IN A TIMELY MANNER OF ANY PERSONAL INTEREST THEY MIGHT HAVE IN A TRANSACTION OR CONTRACT BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION AND A THIRD PARTY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IS COMPENSATED BASED ON THE PRIOR POSITION HE HELD WITH THE ORGANIZATION; HIS COMPENSATION IS BASED ON A COMPENSATION STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAAZ FOUNDATION'S FORM 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. AVAAZ FOUNDATION'S FORM 990 IS ALSO POSTED ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND AT MANAGEMENT'S DISCRETION. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A: BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER, THOMAS PRAVDA, RECEIVED COMPENSATION FOR CONSULTING SERVICES HE RENDERED AS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR TO THE FOUNDATION DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2023. OF THE $128,577 IN COMPENSATION REPORTED FOR MR. PRAVDA IN PART VII, $113,263 REPRESENTS PAYMENT FOR CONSULTING SERVICES RENDERED; THE REMAINING $15,314 REPRESENTS PAYMENT FOR HIS SERVICE AS A BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A: BOARD COMPOSITION IN 2023 *** DUE TO CONCERN FOR THE PERSONAL SAFETY OF TWO INDIVIDUALS, THE FOUNDATION HAS ELECTED TO USE A PSEUDONYM TO OBSCURE THE INDIVIDUALS' TRUE IDENTITY. THE NAMES OF THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, SCHEDULE B, PART I: IN 2023, 38 DONORS FROM 15 COUNTRIES EACH MADE AGGREGATE CONTRIBUTIONS TOTALING THE USD EQUIVALENT OF $5,000 OR MORE. THE MAXIMUM CONTRIBUTED BY A SINGLE DONOR WAS $36,678 USD. THE TOTAL CONTRIBUTED FROM THESE 38 DONORS WAS $329,547 USD, REPRESENTING 1.16% OF TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN 2023. AVAAZ DOES NOT ALLOW SINGLE DONATIONS OF MORE THAN 5,000 USD/EUR/GBP. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: UNREALIZED FOREIGN CURRENCY GAIN 719,059. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE FOUNDATION HAS DELEGATED THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO A SUBSET OF INDIVIDUALS WHO SIT ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.