2024-07-30T14:45:16-05:00 2023-12-31 753218994 JONES & MCINTYRE PLLC 6506 LOISDALE ROAD SUITE 330 SPRINGFIELD VA 22150 990 2023-01-01 853148877 HOSTAGE AID WORLDWIDE INC HOST 2025735143 1906 SUNDERLAND PLACE NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 NIZAR ZAKKA PRESIDENT 2025735143 2024-07-30 1 0 LINDA D MCINTYRE CPA P00048561 7038664500 2024-07-30 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z X NIZAR ZAKKA 1906 SUNDERLAND PLACE NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 147539 0 X HOSTAGEAID.ORG X 2020 VT HOSTAGE AID FIGHTS FOR THE RELEASE OF HOSTAGES GLOBALLY AND TO PREVENT THIS INHUMANE ACT. 5 5 1 0 0 0 15340 147539 0 0 0 0 0 0 15340 147539 0 0 0 0 0 45848 0 0 7852 11996 49702 11996 95550 3344 51989 3344 85583 0 0 3344 85583 X HOSTAGE AID'S MISSION IS TO ASSIST HOSTAGES AND UNLAWFUL DETAINEES AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING INSIGHTS ON THEIR CASES AND COORDINATION WITH GOVERNMENTS & UN BODIES, AS WELL AS STRATEGIES TO DISRUPT THE HOSTAGE BUSINESS MODEL AND THE EMERGING THREAT OF HOSTAGE DIPLOMACY. THIS IS DONE BY COMBINING GLOBAL ADVOCACY WITH EMPIRICAL DATA DRIVEN METHODS AND EXTENSIVE RESEARCH. HOSTAGE AID FOCUSES ON ADVOCATING FOR, SUPPORTING AND DOCUMENTING CASES INVOLVING FOREIGN AND DUAL NATIONALS TAKEN HOSTAGE OR UNLAWFULLY DETAINED. 0 0 63173 SEE SCHEDULE O. 63173 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X THE ORGANIZATION 2025735143 1906 SUNDERLAND PLACE NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 NIZAR ZAKKA PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CAROLE CHEDID SECRETARY 5.00 X X 42000 0 0 ALI ARAB TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BARRY ROSEN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 NADIM ZAKKA DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 42000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 147539 147539 147539 0 0 0 42000 14700 21000 6300 3848 1347 1924 577 275 275 2301 1326 975 941 941 DATABASE/APP/WEBSITE AM 23779 23779 PROGRAM EVENTS 22406 22406 95550 63173 24525 7852 3344 14247 0 71336 3344 85583 0 0 X 3344 85583 3344 85583 3344 85583 51989 30250 0 X 1 X 0 0 0 X 8099 15340 147539 170978 8099 15340 147539 170978 113410 57568 170978 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 DATABASE/APP/WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT 95114 ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION -23778 71336 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPT PURPOSE ACHIEVEMENTS: GLOBAL SYMPOSIUM HOSTAGE AID HOSTED A GLOBAL SYMPOSIUM IN NEW YORK ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2023, "BATTLING HOSTAGE DIPLOMACY: A DATA DRIVEN AND GLOBALLY COORDINATED APPROACH," WHICH CONSISTED OF THE LARGEST AND MOST DIVERSE GROUP OF FORMER HOSTAGES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. TOPICS SUCH AS THE IMPACT OF MEDIA ON HOSTAGE DIPLOMACY, SHARED EXPERIENCES BETWEEN FORMER HOSTAGES, AND GLOBAL COOPERATION AMONG GOVERNMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WERE DISCUSSED. THE SYMPOSIUM, HELD DURING THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BROUGHT TOGETHER HOSTAGES AND FAMILIES FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE FOR THE FIRST TIME TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD AND TO URGE ALL UN MEMBER COUNTRIES TO CREATE A FIRMLY UNIFIED POSITION TO COUNTER THE HOSTAGE BUSINESS MODEL. THIS SYMPOSIUM RESULTED IN RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE SUBMITTED IN A LETTER TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL AND SIGNED BY AROUND 31 FORMER HOSTAGES AND FAMILIES OF CURRENT HOSTAGES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. GLOBAL HOSTAGE REPORT 2023 HOSTAGE AID RELEASED THE FIRST EVER ANNUAL GLOBAL HOSTAGE REPORT, PROVIDING A METICULOUS ANALYSIS OF HOSTAGES AND UNLAWFULLY DETAINED PERSONS. THIS GROUNDBREAKING REPORT IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND TO REVIEW AND PROVIDE A GLOBAL APPROACH FOR FOUR DECADES OF DATA AND ANALYTICS ON HOSTAGE-TAKING. THE REPORT INCLUDES KEY EVENTS THAT HAVE SHAPED THE LANDSCAPE OF HOSTAGE DIPLOMACY AND UTILIZES ADVANCED DATA ANALYTICS TO UNRAVEL PATTERNS IN ARRESTS AND RELEASES. MOBILE APP HAW LAUNCHED ITS MOBILE APP FOR APPLE AND ANDROID DEVICES, WHICH INCLUDES FEATURES SUCH AS THE HOSTAGE METRICS ENGINE AND HOSTAGE RISK PREDICTOR. HOSTAGE METRICS ENGINE THE HOSTAGE METRICS ENGINE (HME) IS THE LARGEST COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE OF KNOWN HOSTAGES AND UNLAWFULLY DETAINED PERSONS GLOBALLY SINCE 1979, BEGINNING WITH THE IRAN HOSTAGE CRISIS. COMPILED FROM MILLIONS OF RECORDS, THE HME ACCUMULATES AND ORGANIZES REAL-TIME DATA ON ARRESTS, DETENTIONS, KIDNAPPINGS, RELEASES, AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. IT FEATURES AN INTUITIVE INTERFACE THAT ALLOWS USERS TO FILTER INFORMATION BY COUNTRY, DATE, LEGAL STATUS, AND OUTCOME, ENABLING STAKEHOLDERS TO QUICKLY ACCESS RELEVANT CASE DETAILS AND HISTORICAL DATA. HOSTAGE RISK PREDICTOR THE HOSTAGE RISK PREDICTOR IS AN ADVANCED ANALYTICAL TOOL DESIGNED TO EVALUATE AND PREDICT THE LIKELIHOOD OF INDIVIDUALS BEING TAKEN HOSTAGE OR UNLAWFULLY DETAINED ABROAD. LEVERAGING THE VAST DATASET FROM THE HOSTAGE METRICS ENGINE, THE PREDICTOR USES SOPHISTICATED ALGORITHMS TO ANALYZE PATTERNS, GEOPOLITICAL RISKS, AND OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS INCLUDING TRAVEL DESTINATIONS, PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES, POLITICAL CLIMATES, AND KNOWN THREATS IN SPECIFIC REGIONS, TO CALCULATE A RISK SCORE. THIS SCORE HELPS INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT TRAVEL AND OPERATIONS IN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS AREAS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 NIZAR ZAKKA, NADIM ZAKKA AND CAROLE CHEDID HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C DIRECTORS DISCUSS ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AT BOARD MEETINGS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOD APPROVES THE SALARY OF EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.