2024-11-05T09:39:57-06:00 2023-12-31 521853933 JM&M 10500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITE 770 COLUMBIA MD 21044 990 2023-01-01 475175472 TRANSPARENTEM LTD TRAN 6466853732 347 FIFTH AVE SUITE 1402-443 NEW YORK NY 10016 E BENJAMIN SKINNER PRESIDENT 6466853732 2024-11-01 1 1 P01608826 4108840220 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z E BENJAMIN SKINNER 347 FIFTH AVE SUITE 1402-443 NEW YORK NY 10016 3613747 0 X WWW.TRANSPARENTEM.ORG X 2015 DE TRANSPARENTEM TRANSFORMS INDUSTRIES BY ALLYING WITH WORKERS AND COMMUNITIES TO UNCOVER ABUSES IN GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND DRIVE LABOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. 5 5 17 6 0 0 2146166 3601989 0 0 61 12 2730 11746 2148957 3613747 0 0 0 0 1983296 1907081 0 0 432117 1210911 981072 3194207 2888153 -1045250 725594 754897 1488930 108976 117415 645921 1371515 TRANSPARENTEM TRANSFORMS INDUSTRIES BY ALLYING WITH WORKERS AND COMMUNITIES TO UNCOVER ABUSES IN GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND DRIVE LABOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. 0 0 1857811 TRANSPARENTEM USES ITS INVESTIGATIVE MODEL TO REVEAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ABUSES AROUND THE WORLD. OUR WORK HAS LED TO CONCRETE IMPROVEMENTS BY PROMPTING REMEDIATION OF ENDEMIC ISSUES IN SUPPLY CHAINS, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, FORCED LABOR, CHILD LABOR, AND OTHER FORMS OF EXPLOITATION. THROUGH OUR INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO COMPANY ENGAGEMENT, OUR WORK HAS RESULTED IN THE REIMBURSEMENT OF MILLIONS IN RECRUITMENT-RELATED FEES, THE RETURN OF WITHHELD PASSPORTS, EXPANDED ACCESS TO GRIEVANCE CHANNELS, AND IMPROVED LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS. TRANSPARENTEM DRIVES SYSTEMS CHANGE THROUGH ENGAGING WITH REGULATORY AUTHORITIES; CATALYZING PRECEDENT-SETTING, CORPORATE COMMITMENTS; AND DRIVING COMPANIES TO IMPROVE POLICY AND PRACTICE THROUGHOUT GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS. 1857811 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 NY X X EMMA SAMPSON 3476471803 347 FIFTH AVE SUITE 1402-443 NEW YORK NY 10016 EMILY MARTINEZ CO-CHAIR UNTIL JUNE 2023 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAN VIEDERMAN CO-CHAIR UNTIL JUNE 2023, THEN CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 M KYLE WRIGHT TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NEHA MISRA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARUNA KASHYAP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL ELKES DIRECTOR AS OF JUNE 2023 1.00 X 0 0 0 E BENJAMIN SKINNER PRESIDENT 40.00 X 102272 0 17195 ANDREW KORFHAGE DIR OF STRAT. ENGAGEMENT UNTIL SEPT. 2023 40.00 X 128003 0 13165 SAMANTHA RUDICK PROGRAM MANAGER 40.00 X 112180 0 17667 JONATHAN MEAD DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS 40.00 X 131888 0 16694 SHEELA AHLUWALIA DIRECTOR OF LABOR INVESTIGATIONS 40.00 X 125652 0 29837 ALLENISHEO LALANATH DE SILVA MANAGING DIRECTOR 40.00 X 173183 0 30303 773178 0 124861 8 0 1 0 CHATILLON WEISS PLLC 118 N BEDFORD RD STE 100 MOUNT KISCO NY 10549 LEGAL SERVICES 114000 1 3601989 3601989 12 12 REIMBURSEMENTS 900099 6739 6739 CREDIT CARD POINTS 900099 5007 5007 11746 3613747 0 0 11758 X 119467 82127 14702 22638 1442611 988872 178503 275236 51705 35166 5583 10956 169516 119533 20776 29207 123782 84382 13830 25570 129282 10898 113138 5246 95547 8053 83617 3877 419620 384682 33830 1108 10281 866 8996 419 29190 9099 19419 672 5551 1317 2869 1365 23471 16208 2839 4424 110909 71573 7445 31891 1645 944 300 401 2202 2202 56837 38960 7033 10844 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 70114 4457 58146 7511 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 22843 575 22268 LICENSES AND REGISTRATI 1228 524 704 RECRUITMENT 1177 99 1030 48 1175 1175 2888153 1857811 598225 432117 147049 153652 184996 2198 344524 1300366 65684 24860 86017 78469 0 7548 12644 306 754897 1488930 108976 117415 108976 117415 X 483365 1117339 162556 254176 645921 1371515 754897 1488930 725594 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3760168 734721 4128867 2146166 3601989 14371911 3760168 734721 4128867 2146166 3601989 14371911 8824502 5547409 171 199 152 61 12 595 289 389 2730 11746 15154 14387660 0.38560 0.30180 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 289. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 389. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 2,730. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 11,746. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: MEMBERS OF TRANSPARENTEM SENIOR LEADERSHIP LOBBIED CONGRESS ON SPECIFIC POLICIES TO BETTER SUPPORT WORKERS FACING LABOR ABUSES, SUCH AS ADVOCATING FOR PASSAGE OF THE FABRIC ACT. 65357 65357 0 20660 13112 7548 7548 X 3613747 0 3613747 0 3613747 2888153 0 2888153 0 2888153 PART X, LINE 2: TRANSPARENTEM RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED. TRANSPARENTEM BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 0 48 PROGRAM SERVICES CONSULTING PAYMENTS TO INVESTIGATORS AND TRANSLATORS, LOCAL TRAVEL, MEALS AND HOTELS, ROUND TRIP AIRFARE 161767 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 0 30 PROGRAM SERVICES CONSULTING PAYMENTS TO INVESTIGATORS AND TRANSLATORS, LOCAL TRAVEL, MEALS AND HOTELS, ROUND TRIP AIRFARE 195808 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 40 PROGRAM SERVICES CONSULTING PAYMENTS TO INVESTIGATORS AND TRANSLATORS, LOCAL TRAVEL, MEALS AND HOTELS, ROUND TRIP AIRFARE 75743 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 3 PROGRAM SERVICES CONSULTING PAYMENTS TO INVESTIGATORS AND TRANSLATORS, LOCAL TRAVEL, MEALS AND HOTELS, ROUND TRIP AIRFARE 1574 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES CONSULTING PAYMENTS TO INVESTIGATORS AND TRANSLATORS, LOCAL TRAVEL, MEALS AND HOTELS, ROUND TRIP AIRFARE 926 NORTH AMERICA 0 2 PROGRAM SERVICES CONSULTING PAYMENTS TO INVESTIGATORS AND TRANSLATORS, LOCAL TRAVEL, MEALS AND HOTELS, ROUND TRIP AIRFARE 577 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 10 PROGRAM SERVICES CONSULTING PAYMENTS TO INVESTIGATORS AND TRANSLATORS, LOCAL TRAVEL, MEALS AND HOTELS, ROUND TRIP AIRFARE 448 SOUTH AMERICA 0 3 PROGRAM SERVICES CONSULTING PAYMENTS TO INVESTIGATORS AND TRANSLATORS, LOCAL TRAVEL, MEALS AND HOTELS, ROUND TRIP AIRFARE 3822 0 137 0 0 0 137 440665 0 440665 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ALLENISHEO LALANATH DE SILVA MANAGING DIRECTOR 173183 0 0 0 0 0 7400 0 22903 0 203486 0 0 0 SHEELA AHLUWALIA DIRECTOR OF LABOR INVESTIGATIONS 125652 0 0 0 0 0 5425 0 24412 0 155489 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD TREASURER. THE FULL BOARD IS PROVIDED A COPY OF THE RETURN BEFORE IT IS SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT AND FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL OFFICERS, BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHEN THEY FIRST JOIN THE BOARD OR ORGANIZATION, AND EVERY YEAR AFTER. THE BOARD SECRETARY FOLLOWS UP AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE USES MARKET DATA FOR SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IN THE NEW YORK AREA, AS WELL AS THE 990S OF OTHER SIMILAR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THEN RECOMMENDS THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO THE BOARD, WHO WILL CONSIDER IT AND VOTE ON IT. THE LAST SUCH COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN AUGUST 2021. THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A CONSULTING FIRM IN 2021 IN WHICH A COMPREHENSIVE COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS COMPLETED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PAYROLL SERVICE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,302. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 23,903. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,108. TOTAL EXPENSES 27,313. CONTRACTED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 382,380. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 9,927. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 392,307. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE YEAR. APPLIED RESEARCH SERVICES LLC 300 DELAWARE AVENUE SUITE 210-A WILMINGTON DE 19801 320529508 PROCESSING CONTRACTOR TRANSACTIONS DE 23479 TRANSPARENTEM