2024-11-14T18:14:24-06:00 2023-12-31 133597814 SKODY SCOT & CO CPAS PC 520 EIGHTH AVE SUITE 2200 NEW YORK NY 10018 990 2023-01-01 833227465 ARTICLEGROUP ORG INC ARTI 3237124045 224 W 35TH ST STE 500-1075 NEW YORK NY 10001 ANDREW KESSLER PRESIDENT 3237124045 2024-11-14 1 1 WILLIAM SKODY P00631754 2129671100 2024-11-14 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X ANDREW KESSLER 224 W 35TH ST STE 500-1075 NEW YORK NY 10001 2011719 0 X ARTICLEGROUP.ORG X 2019 NY ARTICLE GROUP.ORG IS A MOVEMENT ACCELERATOR. WE WORK WITH AMBITIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS AND CLIMATE JUSTICE ACTIVISTS, ORGANIZATIONS AND NETWORKS TO TELL POWERFUL STORIES, GROW MOVEMENTS,AND ACCELERATE POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE. 4 4 9 4 0 0 2939659 2011719 0 0 0 0 0 0 2939659 2011719 0 5827 0 0 1129812 994223 0 0 0 1137136 1094095 2266948 2094145 672711 -82426 2097428 2024881 92058 69457 2005370 1955424 X ARTICLE GROUP ORG INC IS A MOVEMENT ACCELERATOR. WE WORK WITH HUMAN RIGHTS AND CLIMATE ACTIVISTS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND NETWORKS TO TELL POWERFUL STORIES, GROW MOVEMENTS, AND ACCELERATE POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE. WE HELP ACTIVISTS BUILD COMMUNITY AND AUDIENCES AROUND THEIR IDEAS, THROUGH:STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY, BRANDING, AND CAMPAIGNS THAT PROMOTE IDEAS, BUILD AUDIENCES, AND STRENGTHEN ACTIVIST COMMUNITIESCAPACITY BUILDING COLLABORATIVE, LEARN-BY-DOING APPROACH TO CAPACITY BUILDING, COALITION BUILDING, TRAINING, AND COACHINGCIVIC INCUBATION PILOT PROGRAMS AND FELLOWSHIPS, RESEARCH, INSIGHTS, AND RESOURCES TO SHIFT POWER, STRENGTHEN CIVIL SOCIETY, AND GROW MOVEMENTS. 0 0 152908 HUMAN RIGHTS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM:THIS HUMAN RIGHTS FELLOWSHIP GRANT SUPPORTS HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY EFFORTS IN THE US, FOCUS ON STRATEGIC PLANNING AND NEW INITIATIVES, WHILE PROVIDING LIVING EXPENSES AND IMMIGRATION EXPENSES DURING THEIR STAY. BUILDING ADVOCACY WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGS IS A CRITICAL PART OF THE WORK THEY DO. MOUNTING INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE ON OPPRESSIVE REGIMES IS AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY TO BUILD PROTECTIONS FOR THE POPULATIONS THAT NEED IT. WE DELIVERED A MULTI-YEAR STRATEGIC ROADMAP TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVISTS' WORK IN THE US AND IN THAILAND. WE SUPPORTED MULTIPLE ADVOCACY EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH LEADING HUMAN RIGHTS LEADERS, ORGS AND ACADEMICS, CREATED A SUCCESSION PLANNING FRAMEWORK TO GUIDE THE LONG TERM PLAN, AND HELPED CREATE A NEW ADVOCACY ORG, AND CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. 121766 5827 SAVE THE HUMANS PROGRAM:THIS HUMAN RIGHTS FELLOWSHIP GRANT SUPPORTS HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY EFFORTS IN THE US, FOCUS ON STRATEGIC PLANNING AND NEW INITIATIVES, WHILE PROVIDING LIVING EXPENSES AND IMMIGRATION EXPENSES DURING THEIR STAY. BUILDING ADVOCACY WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGS IS A CRITICAL PART OF THE WORK THEY DO. MOUNTING INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE ON OPPRESSIVE REGIMES IS AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY TO BUILD PROTECTIONS FOR THE POPULATIONS THAT NEED IT. WE DELIVERED A MULTI-YEAR STRATEGIC ROADMAP TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVISTS' WORK IN THE US AND IN THAILAND. WE SUPPORTED MULTIPLE ADVOCACY EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH LEADING HUMAN RIGHTS LEADERS, ORGS AND ACADEMICS, CREATED A SUCCESSION PLANNING FRAMEWORK TO GUIDE THE LONG TERM PLAN, AND HELPED CREATE A NEW ADVOCACY ORG, AND CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. 113973 DAYBREAKER NETWORK PROGRAM:THE DAYBREAKER NETWORK IS A COALITION OF DEMOCRACY BUILDERS, PILOTED IN THAILAND, AIMED TO TACKLE THE CHALLENGES OF LARGE SCALE AND LONG TERM IMPACT. WHILE PARTNERS IN OUR NETWORK HAVE EXPERIENCED INDIVIDUAL SUCCESSES, THEY FACE CONSISTENT CHALLENGES IN BROADENING THEIR REACH AND ACHIEVING COLLECTIVE IMPACT. WE BELIEVE THE KEY BLOCKER HAS BEEN THE ABSENCE OF COLLECTIVE ACTION. THE DAYBREAKER APPROACH COMBINES A WELL-UNDERSTOOD MODEL OF CAPACITY BUILDING WITH A TRANSFORMATIVE TWIST: A COLLABORATION LAYER. BY BRINGING TOGETHER INDIVIDUAL ACTIVISTS, FORMAL AND INFORMAL ORGANIZATIONS, OR ANYONE WITH SHARED VALUES, TO TACKLE SYSTEMIC ISSUES-SUCH AS BURNOUT, CAREER GROWTH LIMITATIONS, GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES, AND SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT-WE CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS EMPOWERMENT, PROBLEM-SOLVING, AND SHARED ACCOUNTABILITY. IN ITS FIRST YEAR PILOT GREW TO 400 MEMBERS, 50 ORGS AND PROVIDED EIGHT LEARNING SPACES TO ACTIVISTS, AND NGO WORKERS ACROSS THAILAND. 1414996 --YOUTH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT & ELECTION MONITORING (WEWATCH): WE COLLABORATED WITH WE WATCH TO PROVIDE STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING, DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SKILL-BUILDING SERVICES DURING OUR VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, BRANDING PROGRAM, VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT TOOLS, TACTICS & PROCESSES, REVAMPED BRAND POSITIONING, BRAND ATTRIBUTES, BRAND SYSTEM AND WEBSITE.--SOUTHEAST ASIA CAMPAIGN (NONPROFIT ORG): SUPPORTING ONGOING CONTENT STRATEGY, BRAND, DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY NEEDS FOR LOCAL PARTNER.--HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER STRATEGY (NETWORK LEVEL INITIATIVE): DEVELOPED A MULTI-YEAR STRATEGY TO IDENTIFY INSIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS TO ENGAGE IN THE DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT, INTERVIEWING LOCAL LEADERS AND EXPERTS, CONDUCTING GLOBALDESK RESEARCH, AND EXPLORE NEW IDEAS AND MECHANISMS TO ACTIVATE AND ENGAGE YOUNG PARTICIPANTS.--AGO CONTENT STRATEGY & DEVELOPMENT: IDENTIFIED AND PRIORITIZED TOP PRIORITIES FOR CBO-FOCUSED CONTENT INCLUDING GUIDES ACROSS BRANDING & MARKETING, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY FOR PRODUCTION IN AGO ORGANIZATION BUILDING: DEFINED OUR KEY MEASURES OF SUCCESS AND KPIS TO TRACK AGAINSTINCLUDING GOALS FOR NET NEW FUNDERS AND PROJECTS BY YEAR COMMUNICATION ARTICLEGROUP.ORG INC. 83-3227465 AND OUTREACH PLAN.--HUMAN RIGHTS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM: DEVELOPED A UNIQUE FELLOWSHIP AIMED TO SUPPORT GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS TO LEARN FROM THE AGO US TEAM AND PARTICIPATE IN OUR SUPPORT OF LOCAL ACTIVISTS, ORGS AND NETWORKS GLOBALLY, WITH AN INITIAL EMPHASIS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. 1414996 1803643 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY CA X THE ORGANIZATION 3237124045 224 W 35TH ST STE 500-1075 NEW YORK NY 10001 ANDREW KESSLER PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 OLIVIA SINAIKO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MOHAN RAMASWAMY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NOAH ZAITLEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GILLIAN O NEILL MANAGING DIRECTOR 40.00 X 210000 0 0 MARIANA BOTERO BOADA SENIOR STRATEGIST 40.00 X 110194 0 665 MARCO GRASSO SENIOR DESIGNER 40.00 X 103528 0 665 RAFA PEREIRA DE ANDRADE TEIXEIRA CREATIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 163528 0 665 CARLA YUEN SENIOR STRATEGIST 40.00 X 149778 0 7935 737028 0 9930 5 0 1 0 MAUD PERNET LLC 852 CYPRESS AVENUE RIDGEWOOD NY 11385 CONSULTING 149001 1 2011719 2011719 2011719 0 0 0 X 5827 5827 210000 210000 655826 583617 72209 62045 56871 5174 66352 60818 5534 32388 32388 805287 673896 131391 36765 23631 13134 94923 85099 9824 2981 2981 9407 9407 PROGRAM EXPENSES 57904 57904 TRAVEL & MEETINGS 54440 42999 11441 2094145 1803643 290502 0 2063795 1982781 28333 25329 20230 7459 5300 12771 0 4000 2097428 2024881 92058 69457 92058 69457 X 2005370 1955424 2005370 1955424 2097428 2024881 -82426 32480 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1400000 2211165 2181406 2939659 2011719 10743949 1400000 2211165 2181406 2939659 2011719 10743949 647242 10096707 10743949 0.93980 0.83470 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 20230 7459 12771 12771 2011719 0 2011719 0 2011719 2094145 0 2094145 0 2094145 1 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES STRATEGY & CREATIVE COMMUNICATION SUPPORT. 78824 0 0 0 0 0 0 78824 0 78824 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC TRANSFORM HUMAN RIGHTS LEARNING EXPERIENCE; PROMOTE DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH TVS CURRICULUM. 5827 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS ARE AWARDED BASED ON SPECIFIC CRITERIA AND ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD COMMITTEE THAT OVERSEES ALL RECIPIENTS OF GRANTS. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 GILLIAN O NEILL MANAGING DIRECTOR 200000 0 10000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 210000 0 0 0 RAFA PEREIRA DE ANDRADE TEIXEIRA CREATIVE DIRECTOR 158528 0 5000 0 0 0 0 0 665 0 164193 0 0 0 CARLA YUEN SENIOR STRATEGIST 144778 0 5000 0 0 0 0 0 7935 0 157713 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 DURING THE REPORTED PERIOD, PERFORMANCE BONUSES WERE PROVIDED TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES, AS INCLUDED IN PART II, COLUMN (B)(II) OF SCHEDULE J. ANDREW KESSLER ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT. 104986 THE INTERESTED PERSON OWNS 50% OF ARTICLE GROUP INC. THE ARTICLE GROUP INC PROVIDES CERTAIN PROFESSIONAL/CONSULTING SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS SHARES CERTAIN OPERATIONAL EXPENSES. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTING ASSIST IN THE PREPARATION AND REVIEW OF THE 990 FORMS. BEFORE THEY ARE SUBMITTED TO THE IRS THEY ARE SHARED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR FINAL REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CORPORATION HAS AND SHALL KEEP IN EFFECT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY CONSISTENT WITH SECTION 715-A OF THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW. IN ANY INSTANCE WHERE THE CORPORATION PROPOSES TO ENTER INTO A RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION, IT SHALL FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES AND RULES SET OUT IN THE CORPORATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 SENIOR MANAGEMENT CONDUCTS A REVIEW BY INDEPENDENT PEOPLE, UTILIZES COMPARABILITY DATA VIA JOB SERVICES TO ENSURE COMPENSATION FOR HIRES IS AT A MARKET RATE AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AGO MAKES ITS RECORDS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS AT OUR PRINCIPAL OFFICE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS AND OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 673,896. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 131,391. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 805,287. FORM 990. PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.