2024-11-15T15:22:21-05:00 2023-12-31 263838358 BRINKER SIMPSON & COMPANY LLC 1400 N PROVIDENCE RD BLDG 2 STE 20 MEDIA PA 19063 990 2023-01-01 841991867 LABOR MOBILITY PARTNERSHIPS INC LABO 2028009251 712 H STREET NE 1902 WASHINGTON DC 20002 REBEKAH SMITH PRESIDENT/ED 2028009251 2024-11-13 false HILLARY ALEXANDER CPA P01773931 6105445900 2024-11-13 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z REBEKAH SMITH 712 H STREET NE 1902 WASHINGTON DC 20002 2785061 false X HTTPS://LAMPFORUM.ORG/ X 2019 DC TO LIFT MILLIONS OF WORKERS OUT OF POVERTY BY INCREASING THE SCALE AND QUALITY OF LABOR MOBILITY. 7 6 9 2 0 2152770 2618097 166964 0 0 2152770 2785061 0 0 568334 1390850 0 98828 1097142 1111608 1665476 2502458 487294 282603 2667628 3167744 178144 395657 2489484 2772087 X TO LIFT MILLIONS OF WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES OUT OF POVERTY. WE WORK TO DRAMATICALLY INCREASE THE SCALE AND QUALITY OF LABOR MOBILITY, HELPING WORKERS FROM LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES TO ACCESS QUALITY JOBS ACROSS BORDERS AND BUSINESSES IN HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES TO ADDRESS DEEPENING LABOR SHORTAGES. false false 1114837 LAMP INCREASES THE SCALE OF EXISTING LABOR MOBILITY PATHWAYS PRIMARILY BY DESIGNING NEW AND EXPANDING ACCESS TO EXISTING MIGRATION PATHWAYS, CREATING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN INCREASED INCOME FOR WORKERS BORN IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND ADDRESSING SEVERE LABOR NEEDS IN HIGH- INCOME COUNTRIES. TRADITIONAL MIGRATION POLICIES IN HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES OFTEN EXCLUDE WORKERS WHO COULD MEET THE CRITICAL LABOR NEEDS IN TRADE AND SERVICE SECTORS, AS IMMIGRATION POLICIES ARE SKEWED TO PRIORITIZE WORKERS WITH ADVANCE DEGREES. LAMP TAKES AN OCCUPATIONAL APPROACH TO CREATING AND IMPROVING MIGRATION PROGRAMS BY BRIDGING THE NEEDS OF EMPLOYING INDUSTRIES IN HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES WITH THOSE OF CORE-SKILLED WORKERS IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS BY INCUBATING INNOVATIVE AND MARKET-COMPATIBLE SOLUTIONS TO COMMON CHALLENGES PREVENTING EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS FROM UTILIZING EXISTING UNFILLED VISAS (SUCH AS LANGUAGE AND VOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING, EASY-TO-NAVIGATE MIGRATION PROCESSES, JOB MATCHING, AND ACCESS TO CAPITAL). BY DEMONSTRATING THE POWER OF MOVEMENT TO CATALYZE SHARED PROSPERITY IN SPECIFIC SECTORS AND CORRIDORS, WE PROVIDE A BLUEPRINT FOR REPLICATION AND POLICY CHANGE IN OTHER CONTEXTS. IN CASES WHERE LABOR SHORTAGES CANNOT BE ADDRESSED THROUGH EXISTING VISAS, LAMP WORKS ALONGSIDE ADVOCACY GROUPS AND SENDING AND RECEIVING GOVERNMENTS AROUND THE WORLD TO MOVE TOWARDS NEEDED POLICY AND REGULATORY CHANGES. THE FOLLOWING ARE THREE PRIMARY EXAMPLES OF THIS WORK FROM 2023: -ESTABLISHING A PROJECT TRAINING WORKERS IN GUATEMALA FOR JOBS IN THE CRUISE INDUSTRY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF GUATEMALA, LOCAL TRAINING INSTITUTES, AND THE CRUISE INDUSTRY. THE TRAINING INCLUDES PREPARING FOR LIFE AT SEA, ENGLISH FOR THE CRUISE INDUSTRY, HOSPITALITY, AND SAFETY. THE PILOT IS INTENDED TO PAVE THE WAY FOR A LARGER PROJECT EXPECTED TO SCALE THESE SERVICES ACROSS THE REGION, ULTIMATELY CONNECTING LATIN AMERICAN WORKERS WITH THE 150,000 JOBS CRUISE EMPLOYERS NEED FILLED. -DESIGNING A GLOBAL SKILLS PARTNERSHIP FOR PROFESSIONAL CARE WORKERS BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND SPAIN, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GOVERNMENTS AND AGED CARE INDUSTRIES IN BOTH COUNTRIES. SPAIN WILL CONTRIBUTE TRAINING STANDARDS AND KNOW-HOW WHILE COLOMBIA WILL RECRUIT POTENTIAL CANDIDATES AND PROVIDE NEEDED PERSONNEL AND INFRASTRUCTURE. GRADUATES WOULD CHOOSE TO STAY AND WORK IN COLOMBIA OR GO TO SPAIN, ENSURING HUMAN CAPITAL GAINS FOR BOTH COUNTRIES. -DESIGNING A FINANCIAL PRODUCT TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO GERMAN LANGUAGE TRAINING. THIS PROGRAM DEVELOPED A SYSTEMIC SOLUTION TO SUPPORT PROSPECTIVE INDIAN MIGRANTS' ACCESS TO GERMAN LANGUAGE TRAINING AND SUBSEQUENT LABOR OPPORTUNITIES IN GERMANY, INCREASING THEIR WAGES 4-10 FOLD. WE WORK WITH GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS FROM INDIA AND GERMANY TO ATTRACT APPROPRIATE CAPITAL PARTNERS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO DEVELOP A GUARANTEE FUND THAT BRIDGES THE FINANCING GAP FOR LOWER-INCOME INDIAN WORKERS TO ACCESS GERMAN LANGUAGE TRAINING PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT ABROAD, SHIFTING THE FINANCIAL BURDEN AND ROI OF INVESTMENTS IN LANGUAGE TRAINING. THESE PROJECTS AND OTHERS IN 2023 WERE SUPPORTED BY THE WESTERN UNION FOUNDATION, HOWARD BUFFET FOUNDATION, SCHMIDT FUTURES AND DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FR INTERNATIONALE ZUSAMMENARBEIT. 889085 LAMP IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF EXISTING LABOR MOBILITY PATHWAYS PRIMARILY BY PROFESSIONALIZING THE RECRUITMENT INDUSTRY, IMPROVING TRANSPARENCY, AND DRAMATICALLY REDUCING RISKS OF DEBT BONDAGE FOR MIGRANT WORKERS. RESPONSIBLE RECRUITMENT GIVES WORKERS ACCESS TO WELL-PAID, RIGHTS- RESPECTING JOBS ABROAD WHILE MITIGATING THE RISKS THEY FACE IN THE MIGRATION PROCESS. IT FURTHER PROVIDES BUSINESSES WITH ACCESS TO A STEADY POOL OF HIGHLY RELIABLE WORKERS THAT WILL MAKE IT EASIER TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY GAINS. HISTORICALLY, HOWEVER, THE RECRUITMENT PRACTICES IN MANY MIGRATION CORRIDORS ARE UNETHICAL AND RIFE WITH FRAUD, FORCING WORKERS INTO SEVERE DEBT OR FORCED LABOR, DRIVEN BY PERVERSE INCENTIVES BUILT INTO THE DESIGN. TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF RECRUITMENT, LAMP TAILORS EACH PROJECT TO THE REALITIES OF EACH CORRIDOR AND SECTOR WHERE WE WORK. IN SOME CASES, WE SUPPORT BY WORKING WITH EXISTING MARKET PLAYERS ON COST-EFFECTIVE WAYS TO ADOPT RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES OR INCENTIVIZE THE TRANSITION. IN OTHER CASES, WE HELP SEED A NEW INDUSTRY OF RESPONSIBLE ACTORS OR BOLSTER THE DELIVERY CAPACITY AND MARKET SHARE OF EXISTING ONES. IN ALL CASES, WE SEEK SOLUTIONS THAT ACKNOWLEDGE AND HELP FURTHER THE INTERESTS OF EVERYONE AT THE TABLE - BUYERS, EMPLOYERS, RECRUITERS, AND WORKERS - SO THAT RESPONSIBLE RECRUITMENT CAN BE SUSTAINED IN THE LONG RUN. ADDITIONALLY, WE RECOGNIZE THAT INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES-BOTH IN THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO WORKERS AND ABOUT WORKERS' EXPERIENCES-IS A KEY DRIVER OF THE RISKS MIGRANT WORKERS FACE. TO ADDRESS THIS, WE BUILD TECH- BASED TRANSPARENCY TOOLS THAT PROVIDE VISIBILITY INTO MIGRANT RECRUITMENT AND EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS. WE DESIGN THESE TOOLS TO BE COST-EFFECTIVE IN ORDER TO DEPLOY THEM AT A LARGE SCALE, AND HAVE USED THEM BOTH TO MONITOR RECRUITMENT CONDITIONS WITH COMMITTED PARTNERS AND TO ELEVATE MIGRANT VOICES WHEN MAKING POLICY AND PROGRAM DESIGN CHOICES. MOREOVER, AS WE DESIGN FINANCIAL PRODUCTS TO UNLOCK MIGRATION AT SCALE, WE TAKE A CRITICAL EYE TO ISSUES OF HOW FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INFLUENCE QUALITY. SPECIFICALLY, WE ARE TACKLING THE ISSUE OF DEBT BONDAGE IN TANDEM WITH INCREASING WORKER OPPORTUNITY AND AGENCY THROUGH NEW FINANCIAL PRODUCT DESIGNS. HISTORICALLY, MIGRANT-FOCUSED DEBT HAS EARNED A REPUTATION FOR EXPLOITATIVE PRACTICES; IT HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED BY INFORMAL AGREEMENTS WITH BAD ACTORS, USURY, POORLY DESIGNED CREDIT PRODUCTS, AND INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES. THESE ARE AMONG THE REASONS WHY WORKERS FALL INTO DEBT BONDAGE OR, AT A MINIMUM, FAIL TO REACH THE PROMISE OF A HIGHER NET INCOME WHILE WORKING ABROAD. WE DEVELOP FINANCIAL PRODUCTS THAT ALTER THE DISTRIBUTION AND TIMING OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MIGRATION PROCESS - WHETHER THROUGH INSURANCE SYSTEMS, WORKING CAPITAL FOR RECRUITERS, OR SKILLING LOANS TO WORKERS, TO EXPAND ACCESS TO MIGRATION OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS A WIDER INCOME DISTRIBUTION WHILE MINIMIZING THE RISKS MIGRANTS FACE. THE FOLLOWING ARE THREE PRIMARY EXAMPLES OF THIS WORK FROM 2023: -WORKING IN THE LARGEST GUEST-WORKER PROGRAM IN THE OECD (THE US H-2A PROGRAM) TO ADDRESS ISSUES AROUND WORKER VULNERABILITY AND EXPLOITATION THAT EMERGE DURING THE FIRST MILE RECRUITMENT PROCESS. "FIRST MILE" REFERS TO THE PRACTICES AND EXPERIENCES OCCURRING IN THE WORKER'S COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND IS THE MOST INFORMAL AND LEAST REGULATED PART OF RECRUITMENT. LAMP IS COORDINATING KEY PLAYERS TO BUILD A MARKET-VIABLE RESPONSIBLE RECRUITMENT INDUSTRY IN MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE LARGEST PLAYERS IN THE MARKET TO IDENTIFY LEVERS TO STRENGTHEN RESPONSIBLE PRACTICE IN RECRUITMENT. IN 2023, LAMP HELPED ESTABLISH THE GUATEMALAN RESPONSIBLE RECRUITMENT ASSOCIATION (GAREX), THE FIRST ASSOCIATION OF ITS KIND IN LATIN AMERICA. GAREX AIMS TO CREATE A PLATFORM FOR RESPONSIBLE RECRUITMENT AGENCIES TO PROFESSIONALIZE AND DIFFERENTIATE WITHIN THE MARKET, DEVELOP MUTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY AMONG MEMBERS, AND ADDRESS SYSTEMIC INEFFICIENCIES THAT HAMPER GUATEMALAN WORKERS' ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. -DEVELOPING COST-EFFECTIVE TOOLS TO BRING TRANSPARENCY INTO RECRUITMENT CONDITIONS. THE LAMP TEAM LAUNCHED AN H-2A WORKER VOICE SURVEY - A PROJECT AIMED AT ENHANCING THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS FOR H-2A WORKERS. NEARLY 10,000 H-2A WORKERS WERE SURVEYED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WHICH LAMP EXPECTS TO SCALE TO 20,000 IN THE COMING YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, SINCE LITTLE EVIDENCE EXISTS ON THE EXPERIENCE OF FOREIGN-BORN WORKERS IN AGED CARE, LAMP AIMS TO EXPAND THE KNOWLEDGE BY CONDUCTING A GLOBAL SURVEY AMONG FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE SECTOR. THE TEAM HAS ANALYZED THE INITIAL RESULTS AND IS NOW EXPANDING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE SURVEY TO MORE FOREIGN AGED CARE WORKERS IN VARIOUS HOST COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. ULTIMATELY, LAMP PLANS TO CONDUCT A GLOBAL STUDY THAT WOULD SUPPORT FOREIGN WORKER VOICES ACROSS SECTORS AND CORRIDORS. -DESIGNING A MENU OF CENTRALIZED/DECENTRALIZED AND PRIVATE/PUBLIC FINANCING OPTIONS FOR THE PAPUA NEW GUINEA GOVERNMENT TO COVER FIRST MILE RECRUITMENT COSTS FOR WORKERS, WHICH ARE CURRENTLY THE BIGGEST HURDLE TO SCALE ACCESS TO THE PACIFIC AUSTRALIA LABOUR MOBILITY (PALM) SCHEME. THESE PROJECTS AND OTHERS IN 2023 WERE SUPPORTED BY SCHMIDT FUTURES, WALMART FOUNDATION, AND THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE. 2003922 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 8 0 9 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X X REBEKAH SMITH 9073828622 10001 TASHA COURT MANASSAS VA 20111 REBEKAH SMITH PRESIDENT/ED 40.00 X X 162682 0 4879 ELICIA CARMICHAEL DIRECTOR 40.00 X 120363 0 1092 KIMBERLY GERONIMO KEY EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 120192 0 0 HALEY GRAY SECRETARY/ T 40.00 X 72369 0 2171 LANT PRITCHETT BOARD CHAIR 8.00 X X 50729 0 0 AVNISH GUNGADURDOSS BOARD MEMBER 0.25 X 0 0 0 RICHARD JOHNSON BOARD MEMBER 0.25 X 0 0 0 LILLIAN KIDANE DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 JANINA KUGEL BOARD MEMBER 0.25 X 0 0 0 JULIA ONSLOW-COLE BOARD MEMBER 0.25 X 0 0 0 JASON WENDLE BOARD MEMBER 0.25 X 0 0 0 526335 8142 3 false true false GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT INCUBATOR 155 WEST 23RD ST FLOOR 6 NEW YORK NY 10011 STRATEGY SUPPOR 354700 1 2618097 2618097 CONTRACT INCOME 166964 166964 166964 2785061 166964 X 406144 310953 72136 23055 764376 616524 100145 47707 11464 10510 806 148 146609 82013 59137 5459 62257 44867 14808 2582 84687 11904 72783 820751 750824 60240 9687 25306 23496 892 918 157762 137547 11845 8370 8197 6613 1178 406 MISC EXPENSES 14055 8671 4888 496 RECRUITING EXPENSES 850 850 2502458 2003922 399708 98828 632514 705982 2000000 2404901 24419 11207 16732 23907 8197 23907 15710 2667628 3167744 168427 204987 9717 190670 178144 395657 X 1390410 1290330 1099074 1481757 2489484 2772087 2667628 3167744 282603 X false true X true false X 792722 1976495 2152770 2618097 7540084 792722 1976495 2152770 2618097 7540084 406796 7133288 5 5 7540089 325931 X PART II, LINE 10 5 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 23907 8197 15710 15710 PAYABLE TO BANK DUE TO BANK ERROR 190670 190670 X 2785061 2785061 2785061 2502458 2502458 2502458 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM THE PAYMENT OF INCOME TAXES ON ITS EXEMPT ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS CLASSIFIED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A)(1) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES IS REQUIRED FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, AS THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO TAXABLE UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE RELATING TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES INCLUDED IN ASC TOPIC 740-10, INCOME TAXES. THESE PROVISIONS PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. IT IS THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX EXPENSES. THE ORGANIZATION PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS GENERALLY REMAINS OPEN FOR THREE TAX YEARS WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION FILES TAX RETURNS. false EUROPE 4 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE ADDITIONAL INFO 294403 SOUTH AMERICA 1 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE ADDITIONAL INFO 71492 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARRIBEAN PROGRAM SERVICES SEE ADDITIONAL INFO 66114 NORTH AMERICA (NON US), INCLUDES MEXICO PROGRAM SERVICES SEE ADDITIONAL INFO 22500 SOUTH ASIA PROGRAM SERVICES SEE ADDITIONAL INFO 92540 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC PROGRAM SERVICES SEE ADDITIONAL INFO 22800 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 1 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE ADDITIONAL INFO 71212 6 6 641061 641061 false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 EUROPE 294,403 0 SOUTH AMERICA 71,492 0 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARRIBEAN 66,114 0 NORTH AMERICA (NON US), INCLUDES MEXICO 22,500 0 SOUTH ASIA 92,540 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 22,800 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 71,212 0 SCHEDULE F, PAGE 5, PART V EUROPE - ACTIVITIES TOWARDS SCALING AND IMPROVING NEW AND EXISTING LABOR MOBILITY PATHWAYS SOUTH AMERICA - ACTIVITIES TOWARDS SCALING AND IMPROVING NEW AND EXISTING LABOR MOBILITY PATHWAYS CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ACTIVITIES TOWARDS SCALING AND IMPROVING NEW AND EXISTING LABOR MOBILITY PATHWAYS NORTH AMEIRCA (NON US), INCLUDES MEXICO - ACTIVITIES TOWARDS SCALING AND IMPROVING NEW AND EXISTING LABOR MOBILITY PATHWAYS SOUTH ASIA - ACTIVITIES TOWARDS SCALING AND IMPROVING NEW AND EXISTING LABOR MOBILITY PATHWAYS EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - ACTIVITIES TOWARDS SCALING AND IMPROVING NEW AND EXISTING LABOR MOBILITY PATHWAYS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ACTIVITIES TOWARDS SCALING AND IMPROVING NEW AND EXISTING LABOR MOBILITY PATHWAYS X X false false false false false false false false false REBEKAH SMITH PRESIDENT/ED 162682 4879 167561 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO LIFT MILLIONS OF WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES OUT OF POVERTY. WE WORK TO DRAMATICALLY INCREASE THE SCALE AND QUALITY OF LABOR MOBILITY, HELPING WORKERS FROM LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES TO ACCESS QUALITY JOBS ACROSS BORDERS AND BUSINESSES IN HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES TO ADDRESS DEEPENING LABOR SHORTAGES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A LAMP INCREASES THE SCALE OF EXISTING LABOR MOBILITY PATHWAYS PRIMARILY BY DESIGNING NEW AND EXPANDING ACCESS TO EXISTING MIGRATION PATHWAYS, CREATING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN INCREASED INCOME FOR WORKERS BORN IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND ADDRESSING SEVERE LABOR NEEDS IN HIGH- INCOME COUNTRIES. TRADITIONAL MIGRATION POLICIES IN HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES OFTEN EXCLUDE WORKERS WHO COULD MEET THE CRITICAL LABOR NEEDS IN TRADE AND SERVICE SECTORS, AS IMMIGRATION POLICIES ARE SKEWED TO PRIORITIZE WORKERS WITH ADVANCE DEGREES. LAMP TAKES AN OCCUPATIONAL APPROACH TO CREATING AND IMPROVING MIGRATION PROGRAMS BY BRIDGING THE NEEDS OF EMPLOYING INDUSTRIES IN HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES WITH THOSE OF CORE-SKILLED WORKERS IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS BY INCUBATING INNOVATIVE AND MARKET-COMPATIBLE SOLUTIONS TO COMMON CHALLENGES PREVENTING EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS FROM UTILIZING EXISTING UNFILLED VISAS (SUCH AS LANGUAGE AND VOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING, EASY-TO-NAVIGATE MIGRATION PROCESSES, JOB MATCHING, AND ACCESS TO CAPITAL). BY DEMONSTRATING THE POWER OF MOVEMENT TO CATALYZE SHARED PROSPERITY IN SPECIFIC SECTORS AND CORRIDORS, WE PROVIDE A BLUEPRINT FOR REPLICATION AND POLICY CHANGE IN OTHER CONTEXTS. IN CASES WHERE LABOR SHORTAGES CANNOT BE ADDRESSED THROUGH EXISTING VISAS, LAMP WORKS ALONGSIDE ADVOCACY GROUPS AND SENDING AND RECEIVING GOVERNMENTS AROUND THE WORLD TO MOVE TOWARDS NEEDED POLICY AND REGULATORY CHANGES. THE FOLLOWING ARE THREE PRIMARY EXAMPLES OF THIS WORK FROM 2023: -ESTABLISHING A PROJECT TRAINING WORKERS IN GUATEMALA FOR JOBS IN THE CRUISE INDUSTRY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF GUATEMALA, LOCAL TRAINING INSTITUTES, AND THE CRUISE INDUSTRY. THE TRAINING INCLUDES PREPARING FOR LIFE AT SEA, ENGLISH FOR THE CRUISE INDUSTRY, HOSPITALITY, AND SAFETY. THE PILOT IS INTENDED TO PAVE THE WAY FOR A LARGER PROJECT EXPECTED TO SCALE THESE SERVICES ACROSS THE REGION, ULTIMATELY CONNECTING LATIN AMERICAN WORKERS WITH THE 150,000 JOBS CRUISE EMPLOYERS NEED FILLED. -DESIGNING A GLOBAL SKILLS PARTNERSHIP FOR PROFESSIONAL CARE WORKERS BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND SPAIN, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GOVERNMENTS AND AGED CARE INDUSTRIES IN BOTH COUNTRIES. SPAIN WILL CONTRIBUTE TRAINING STANDARDS AND KNOW-HOW WHILE COLOMBIA WILL RECRUIT POTENTIAL CANDIDATES AND PROVIDE NEEDED PERSONNEL AND INFRASTRUCTURE. GRADUATES WOULD CHOOSE TO STAY AND WORK IN COLOMBIA OR GO TO SPAIN, ENSURING HUMAN CAPITAL GAINS FOR BOTH COUNTRIES. -DESIGNING A FINANCIAL PRODUCT TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO GERMAN LANGUAGE TRAINING. THIS PROGRAM DEVELOPED A SYSTEMIC SOLUTION TO SUPPORT PROSPECTIVE INDIAN MIGRANTS' ACCESS TO GERMAN LANGUAGE TRAINING AND SUBSEQUENT LABOR OPPORTUNITIES IN GERMANY, INCREASING THEIR WAGES 4-10 FOLD. WE WORK WITH GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS FROM INDIA AND GERMANY TO ATTRACT APPROPRIATE CAPITAL PARTNERS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO DEVELOP A GUARANTEE FUND THAT BRIDGES THE FINANCING GAP FOR LOWER-INCOME INDIAN WORKERS TO ACCESS GERMAN LANGUAGE TRAINING PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT ABROAD, SHIFTING THE FINANCIAL BURDEN AND ROI OF INVESTMENTS IN LANGUAGE TRAINING. THESE PROJECTS AND OTHERS IN 2023 WERE SUPPORTED BY THE WESTERN UNION FOUNDATION, HOWARD BUFFET FOUNDATION, SCHMIDT FUTURES AND DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FR INTERNATIONALE ZUSAMMENARBEIT. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B LAMP IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF EXISTING LABOR MOBILITY PATHWAYS PRIMARILY BY PROFESSIONALIZING THE RECRUITMENT INDUSTRY, IMPROVING TRANSPARENCY, AND DRAMATICALLY REDUCING RISKS OF DEBT BONDAGE FOR MIGRANT WORKERS. RESPONSIBLE RECRUITMENT GIVES WORKERS ACCESS TO WELL-PAID, RIGHTS- RESPECTING JOBS ABROAD WHILE MITIGATING THE RISKS THEY FACE IN THE MIGRATION PROCESS. IT FURTHER PROVIDES BUSINESSES WITH ACCESS TO A STEADY POOL OF HIGHLY RELIABLE WORKERS THAT WILL MAKE IT EASIER TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY GAINS. HISTORICALLY, HOWEVER, THE RECRUITMENT PRACTICES IN MANY MIGRATION CORRIDORS ARE UNETHICAL AND RIFE WITH FRAUD, FORCING WORKERS INTO SEVERE DEBT OR FORCED LABOR, DRIVEN BY PERVERSE INCENTIVES BUILT INTO THE DESIGN. TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF RECRUITMENT, LAMP TAILORS EACH PROJECT TO THE REALITIES OF EACH CORRIDOR AND SECTOR WHERE WE WORK. IN SOME CASES, WE SUPPORT BY WORKING WITH EXISTING MARKET PLAYERS ON COST-EFFECTIVE WAYS TO ADOPT RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES OR INCENTIVIZE THE TRANSITION. IN OTHER CASES, WE HELP SEED A NEW INDUSTRY OF RESPONSIBLE ACTORS OR BOLSTER THE DELIVERY CAPACITY AND MARKET SHARE OF EXISTING ONES. IN ALL CASES, WE SEEK SOLUTIONS THAT ACKNOWLEDGE AND HELP FURTHER THE INTERESTS OF EVERYONE AT THE TABLE - BUYERS, EMPLOYERS, RECRUITERS, AND WORKERS - SO THAT RESPONSIBLE RECRUITMENT CAN BE SUSTAINED IN THE LONG RUN. ADDITIONALLY, WE RECOGNIZE THAT INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES-BOTH IN THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO WORKERS AND ABOUT WORKERS' EXPERIENCES-IS A KEY DRIVER OF THE RISKS MIGRANT WORKERS FACE. TO ADDRESS THIS, WE BUILD TECH- BASED TRANSPARENCY TOOLS THAT PROVIDE VISIBILITY INTO MIGRANT RECRUITMENT AND EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS. WE DESIGN THESE TOOLS TO BE COST-EFFECTIVE IN ORDER TO DEPLOY THEM AT A LARGE SCALE, AND HAVE USED THEM BOTH TO MONITOR RECRUITMENT CONDITIONS WITH COMMITTED PARTNERS AND TO ELEVATE MIGRANT VOICES WHEN MAKING POLICY AND PROGRAM DESIGN CHOICES. MOREOVER, AS WE DESIGN FINANCIAL PRODUCTS TO UNLOCK MIGRATION AT SCALE, WE TAKE A CRITICAL EYE TO ISSUES OF HOW FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INFLUENCE QUALITY. SPECIFICALLY, WE ARE TACKLING THE ISSUE OF DEBT BONDAGE IN TANDEM WITH INCREASING WORKER OPPORTUNITY AND AGENCY THROUGH NEW FINANCIAL PRODUCT DESIGNS. HISTORICALLY, MIGRANT-FOCUSED DEBT HAS EARNED A REPUTATION FOR EXPLOITATIVE PRACTICES; IT HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED BY INFORMAL AGREEMENTS WITH BAD ACTORS, USURY, POORLY DESIGNED CREDIT PRODUCTS, AND INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES. THESE ARE AMONG THE REASONS WHY WORKERS FALL INTO DEBT BONDAGE OR, AT A MINIMUM, FAIL TO REACH THE PROMISE OF A HIGHER NET INCOME WHILE WORKING ABROAD. WE DEVELOP FINANCIAL PRODUCTS THAT ALTER THE DISTRIBUTION AND TIMING OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MIGRATION PROCESS - WHETHER THROUGH INSURANCE SYSTEMS, WORKING CAPITAL FOR RECRUITERS, OR SKILLING LOANS TO WORKERS, TO EXPAND ACCESS TO MIGRATION OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS A WIDER INCOME DISTRIBUTION WHILE MINIMIZING THE RISKS MIGRANTS FACE. THE FOLLOWING ARE THREE PRIMARY EXAMPLES OF THIS WORK FROM 2023: -WORKING IN THE LARGEST GUEST-WORKER PROGRAM IN THE OECD (THE US H-2A PROGRAM) TO ADDRESS ISSUES AROUND WORKER VULNERABILITY AND EXPLOITATION THAT EMERGE DURING THE FIRST MILE RECRUITMENT PROCESS. "FIRST MILE" REFERS TO THE PRACTICES AND EXPERIENCES OCCURRING IN THE WORKER'S COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND IS THE MOST INFORMAL AND LEAST REGULATED PART OF RECRUITMENT. LAMP IS COORDINATING KEY PLAYERS TO BUILD A MARKET-VIABLE RESPONSIBLE RECRUITMENT INDUSTRY IN MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE LARGEST PLAYERS IN THE MARKET TO IDENTIFY LEVERS TO STRENGTHEN RESPONSIBLE PRACTICE IN RECRUITMENT. IN 2023, LAMP HELPED ESTABLISH THE GUATEMALAN RESPONSIBLE RECRUITMENT ASSOCIATION (GAREX), THE FIRST ASSOCIATION OF ITS KIND IN LATIN AMERICA. GAREX AIMS TO CREATE A PLATFORM FOR RESPONSIBLE RECRUITMENT AGENCIES TO PROFESSIONALIZE AND DIFFERENTIATE WITHIN THE MARKET, DEVELOP MUTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY AMONG MEMBERS, AND ADDRESS SYSTEMIC INEFFICIENCIES THAT HAMPER GUATEMALAN WORKERS' ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. -DEVELOPING COST-EFFECTIVE TOOLS TO BRING TRANSPARENCY INTO RECRUITMENT CONDITIONS. THE LAMP TEAM LAUNCHED AN H-2A WORKER VOICE SURVEY - A PROJECT AIMED AT ENHANCING THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS FOR H-2A WORKERS. NEARLY 10,000 H-2A WORKERS WERE SURVEYED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WHICH LAMP EXPECTS TO SCALE TO 20,000 IN THE COMING YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, SINCE LITTLE EVIDENCE EXISTS ON THE EXPERIENCE OF FOREIGN-BORN WORKERS IN AGED CARE, LAMP AIMS TO EXPAND THE KNOWLEDGE BY CONDUCTING A GLOBAL SURVEY AMONG FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE SECTOR. THE TEAM HAS ANALYZED THE INITIAL RESULTS AND IS NOW EXPANDING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE SURVEY TO MORE FOREIGN AGED CARE WORKERS IN VARIOUS HOST COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. ULTIMATELY, LAMP PLANS TO CONDUCT A GLOBAL STUDY THAT WOULD SUPPORT FOREIGN WORKER VOICES ACROSS SECTORS AND CORRIDORS. -DESIGNING A MENU OF CENTRALIZED/DECENTRALIZED AND PRIVATE/PUBLIC FINANCING OPTIONS FOR THE PAPUA NEW GUINEA GOVERNMENT TO COVER FIRST MILE RECRUITMENT COSTS FOR WORKERS, WHICH ARE CURRENTLY THE BIGGEST HURDLE TO SCALE ACCESS TO THE PACIFIC AUSTRALIA LABOUR MOBILITY (PALM) SCHEME. THESE PROJECTS AND OTHERS IN 2023 WERE SUPPORTED BY SCHMIDT FUTURES, WALMART FOUNDATION, AND THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE PRODUCTION OF THE 990, WHICH WILL ALSO BE REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER. THE ENTIRE GOVERNING BODY HAS BEEN PROVIDED A COPY OF THE 990 FOR ANY COMMENTS PRIOR TO FILING. THE FORM 990 WAS SHARED ELECTRONICALLY WITH THE FULL BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C DUTY TO DISCLOSE: IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. DETERMINING WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS: AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST: A) AN INTERESTED PERSON MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION AT THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT AFTER THE PRESENTATION, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. B) THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL, IF APPROPRIATE, APPOINT A PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. C) AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER THE CORPORATION CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. D) IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PRODUCING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN THE CORPORATION'S BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ABOVE DETERMINATION IT SHALL MAKE ITS DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. VIOLATIONS OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY: A) IF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE A MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, IT SHALL INFORM THE MEMBER OF THE BASIS FOR SUCH BELIEF AND AFFORD THE MEMBER AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE. B) IF, AFTER HEARING THE MEMBER'S RESPONSE AND AFTER MAKING FURTHER INVESTIGATION AS WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IT SHALL TAKE APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS SET BY THE BOARD IN THE Q4 BOARD MEETING, WHICH INFORMS THE DECISION THROUGH MARKET COMPARABILITY DATA. SALARIES FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES ARE DETERMINED BY PRE-SET BANDS WHICH MAP TO POSITIONS AND YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, AS INFORMED BY COMPARABILITY DATA, AND THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT NEGOTIATE OUTSIDE OF THESE BANDS IN SALARY NEGOTIATIONS. THIS DATA CAME FROM ANALYSES OF SIMILARLY SITUATED NON-PROFITS IN THE US. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACT SERVICES 750,824 60,240 9,687