2024-10-02T13:22:29-05:00 2023-12-31 202153727 SB & COMPANY LLC 10200 GRAND CENTRAL AVE SUITE 250 OWINGS MILLS MD 21117 990 2023-01-01 522123899 THE TRUST FOR THE AMERICAS TRUS 2023700755 1889 F STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 200064401 ALEXANDER FIGUEROA CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 2023700755 2024-10-01 1 0 PAMELA GRAY P01237506 4105840060 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z ALEXANDER FIGUEROA 1889 F STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 200064401 3177820 0 X WWW.TRUSTFORTHEAMERICAS.ORG X 1997 DC THE TRUST FOR THE AMERICAS BUILDS CAPACITIES IN ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS ACROSS LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN BY PROMOTING INNOVATION, PROVIDING ACCESS TO INFORMATION, AND ENHANCING SKILLS TO CREATE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. 15 15 2 15 0 0 3355934 3033869 0 0 8937 107796 37624 36155 3402495 3177820 0 0 0 0 832196 1137807 0 0 0 3173643 3293214 4005839 4431021 -603344 -1253201 4491476 2994960 617445 374130 3874031 2620830 X THE MISSION OF THE TRUST FOR THE AMERICAS IS TO BECOME THE PRE-EMINENT CAPACITY BUILDING ORGANIZATION FOR CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, BOTH FOR INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS, BY PROMOTING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INCLUSION FOR VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES IN THE AMERICAS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND NON-PROFIT SECTOR. 0 0 766894 THE DIA (DEMOCRATIZING INNOVATION IN THE AMERICAS) PROGRAM EMPOWERS AND INSPIRES INNOVATORS, ENTREPRENEURS, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO CREATE SOLUTIONS THAT PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GOOD GOVERNANCE. THROUGH ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY, SPECIALIZED CURRICULA, COLLABORATION SPACES, AND MENTORSHIP, DIA EQUIPS PARTICIPANTS WITH THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO DRIVE POSITIVE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE. THE PROGRAM IS ACTIVE IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES, INCLUDING BELIZE, JAMAICA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. SINCE 2016, DIA HAS POSITIVELY IMPACTED OVER 14,000 INDIVIDUALS, WITH 1,706 PARTICIPANTS DEVELOPING INNOVATION PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT THEIR COMMUNITIES AND 443 RECEIVING FUNDING TO START OR STRENGTHEN THEIR VENTURES. 1546308 THE POETA (PARTNERSHIPS FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH TECHNOLOGY IN THE AMERICAS) PROGRAM FOCUSES ON PROVIDING DIGITAL, TECHNICAL, AND LIFE SKILLS TO INDIVIDUALS, ENABLING THEM TO ACCESS ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THE PROGRAM PROMOTES SOCIOECONOMIC INCLUSION BY OFFERING TRAINING IN VARIOUS DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING DIGITAL LITERACY, FINANCE, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SUPPORTED BY TECHNOLOGY. POETA OPERATES IN 20 COUNTRIES ACROSS THE AMERICAS IT HELPS THOUSANDS OF PARTICIPANTS SECURE JOBS, INTERNSHIPS, OR START THEIR OWN BUSINESSES, CONTRIBUTING TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL INCLUSION OF MARGINALIZED GROUPS. FROM 2019 TO 2023 POETA HAS DIRECTLY TRAINED 136,675 PARTICIPANTS. 246973 DEMOCRACY, GOVERNANCE, AND HUMAN RIGHTS (DGHR) - THIS UNIT FOCUSES ON STRENGTHENING DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS BY USING A PARTICIPATORY APPROACH THAT INVOLVES TRAINING NON-PROFITS, HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS, AND MEDIA IN MOBILIZATION, ADVOCACY, AND COALITION-BUILDING TECHNIQUES. IT ALSO WORKS CLOSELY WITH VULNERABLE GROUPS, SUCH AS AFRO-DESCENDANTS, WOMEN, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, YOUTH, AND THOSE IMPACTED BY CONFLICT, TO EDUCATE THEM ON THEIR RIGHTS AND HOW TO EXERCISE AND DEMAND COMPLIANCE FROM THE GOVERNMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE DGHR UNIT PROVIDES TRAINING TO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, JUDICIARY MEMBERS, AND CONGRESSPEOPLE ACROSS THE AMERICAS ON HUMAN RIGHTS, FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, AND OPEN GOVERNANCE. 2560175 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 DC X ALEXANDER FIGUEROA CGFM 2023700769 1889 F STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 200064401 ENRIQUE GARCIA RODRIGUEZ PRESIDENT 15.00 X X 0 0 0 JUNE LANGSTON DEHART VICE-CHAIR 15.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN STHATTUCK BENSON SECRETARY 15.00 X X 0 0 0 JUAN IGNACIO RUBIOLO BOARD MEMBER 10.00 X 0 0 0 CARLOS JULIO ARDILA BOARD MEMBER 10.00 X 0 0 0 PUAL DYKE BOARD MEMBER 10.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL LEE-CHIN BOARD MEMBER 10.00 X 0 0 0 STANLEY MOTTA BOARD MEMBER 10.00 X 0 0 0 RODRIGO KEDE LIMA BOARD MEMBER 10.00 X 0 0 0 DR ENRIQUE SEGURA BOARD MEMBER 10.00 X 0 0 0 MAURICIO DOEHNER BOARD MEMBER 10.00 X 0 0 0 KIM MERIDITH BOARD MEMBER 10.00 X 0 0 0 GUILLERMO AREAS BOARD MEMBER 10.00 X 0 0 0 HADI PARTOVI BOARD MEMBER 10.00 X 0 0 0 LUIS ALMAGRO EX-OFFICIO 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAVIER ARNAIZ EX-OFFICIO - TREASURER 5.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA EDDLEMAN CEO 40.00 X 0 246990 7762 ALEXANDER FIGUEROA COO 40.00 X 150048 0 7689 150048 246990 15451 1 0 1 0 0 3033869 3033869 107796 107796 OTHER INCOME 900099 36155 36155 36155 3177820 143951 0 0 X 1112466 466030 646436 25341 17992 7349 1394203 1134597 259606 45021 45021 1292467 530950 761517 160446 131569 28877 16845 16845 384232 279037 105195 4431021 2560175 1870846 0 2187696 1885750 1455421 1096081 7849 13129 0 0 840510 0 4491476 2994960 195445 248935 422000 125195 617445 374130 X 1002658 44015 2871373 2576815 3874031 2620830 4491476 2994960 -1253201 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3008489 5346554 3472197 3355934 3033869 18217043 3008489 5346554 3472197 3355934 3033869 18217043 5033844 13183199 46248 4708 2992 8937 107796 170681 48813 42422 26736 37624 36155 191750 18579474 0.70960 0.70380 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 REFUNDABLE ADVANCES 125195 125195 X 6311699 3133879 3133879 3177820 0 3177820 7564900 3133879 3133879 4431021 0 4431021 PART X, LINE 2: THE TRUST IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C) (3). 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LIKEWISE, THERE IS ONGOING COMMUNICATION WITH THE GRANTEES AS WELL AS REGULAR ON-SITE VISITS PERFORMED BY A TRUST'S LIAISON TO THE COUNTRY RECIPIENT OF FUNDS, AND OFTEN, VISITS ARE ALSO PERFORMED BY THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR. ALL GRANTS ARE RECORDED AND TRACKED THROUGH THE OAS GRANTS MODULE, AND AS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL AWARDS THE TRUST TRACKS FINANCIAL REPORTS, AS WELL AS, ACTIVITY REPORTS. ADDITIONALLY, IF A GRANTEE IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM AUDITS OR A-133 AUDITS THE TRUST RECEIVES AND REVIEWS THESE REPORTS. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LINDA EDDLEMAN CEO 0 246990 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7762 0 254752 0 0 ALEXANDER FIGUEROA COO 150048 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7689 0 157737 0 0 0 X SOFTWARE LICENSE 0 870000 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM AND REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. A COPY OF THE 990 IS SHARED WITH THE AUDIT AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. IT IS REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT THE 990 WAS FILED WITH THE IRS AND A COPY OF THE 990 IS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE FIRST BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THEN TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IF A CONFLICT EXISTS, THE BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO RECUSE HIM/HERSELF FROM VOTING ON THE MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AND THE COO IS SET BY THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES, AN AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION. THE COO'S COMPENSATION IS DERIVED BY A STUDY ON SALARY.COM AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD'S PERSONNEL COMMITTEE AND THE CEO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 OUR POLICIES ARE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST WITH NO RESTRICTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 OUR POLICIES ARE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST WITH NO RESTRICTION. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 530,950. 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