Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
See separate instructions.| (i) Name of supported organization |
(ii) EIN |
(iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) |
(iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document? |
(v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support? |
(vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.? |
(vii) Amount of support? |
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| Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ||||
| Total | |||||||||
| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (f) Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 46,868,850 | 48,182,353 | 62,452,846 | 86,995,832 | 58,798,051 | 303,297,932 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3.. | 46,868,850 | 48,182,353 | 62,452,846 | 86,995,832 | 58,798,051 | 303,297,932 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public Support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 303,297,932 | |||||
| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (f) Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 46,868,850 | 48,182,353 | 62,452,846 | 86,995,832 | 58,798,051 | 303,297,932 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 470,456 | 516,369 | 225,212 | 349,670 | 444,608 | 2,006,315 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. (Explain in Part IV.) Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets.. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support (Add lines 7 through 10). | 305,304,247 | |||||






| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (f) Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public Support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 0 | |||||
| Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (f) Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.) | ||||||
| 13 | Total support (Add lines 9, 10c, 11 and 12.). | ||||||




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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.| Identifier | Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Pt VI, Line 19 | Plan International USA's financial documents are available publicly | |
| on our website at: www.planusa.org and also on other | ||
| websites, such as GuideStar. In addition, financial | ||
| information as well as governing documents and our Conflict | ||
| of Interest policy are available upon request. | ||
| . | ||
| Pt VI, Line 11a | The Form 990 is provided electronically to each member of the | |
| Plan International USA Audit Committee. The Audit Committee | ||
| then meets with Plan International USA's CEO & CFO to review the | ||
| 990 in detail. Once the 990 has been approved by the Audit | ||
| Committee, it is sent electronically to the full Board of | ||
| Directors. At Plan International USA's November Board | ||
| meeting each year, the entire Board votes on whether | ||
| to approve the Form 990. Once approved by the full board, | ||
| it is filed with the IRS and posted to the Organization's | ||
| website. | ||
| . | ||
| Pt VI, Line 12c | On an annual basis, the Board receives a copy of and | |
| review's Plan International USA's Conflict of Interest policy. | ||
| Each Board member signs a questionnaire where they must disclose | ||
| any conflicts of interest. If there are any potential | ||
| conflicts of interest relating to a particular vote on the | ||
| board, the member must declare the potential conflict | ||
| and abstain from voting. This is then recorded in the | ||
| minutes of the meeting. | ||
| . | ||
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING FEES MARKETING/MEDIA MISCELLANEOUS | |
| Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24 | PLEDGES RECEIVABLE - NET GRANTS RECEIVABLE - NET PREPAIDS INVESTMENTS | |
| Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26 | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE & ACCRUED EXPENSES | |
| Pt VI, Line 15 | Every May, the Talent Management Committee (TMC) leads the annual | |
| CEO performance review process. The TMC requests and reviews | ||
| a CEO evaluation feedback form that is received from each | ||
| Board member as well as from members of the Executive Team. | ||
| Based on that feedback, the TMC prepares the performance | ||
| review for Board approval. The discussion with the CEO is | ||
| conducted by the Board Chair and the Chair of the TMC. Based | ||
| on both the CEO and organizational performance, an increase, | ||
| if any, is also recommended by the TMC (and approved by the Board) | ||
| within the range comparable to other staff increases and | ||
| in line with external benchmarks. The TMC retains | ||
| documentation with respect to the deliberations and decisions | ||
| regarding compensation. The process includes a regular | ||
| review of benchmarks with periodic consultation with | ||
| a compensation specialist to ensure that the CEO salary | ||
| is within market range of comparable positions at | ||
| similar organizations. | ||
| . | ||
| For current Plan International USA staff, including key employees, | ||
| but with the exception of the CEO, annual performance | ||
| reviews are conducted in the summer/fall. At that time, | ||
| managers determine compensation increases for staff based | ||
| upon merit and the availabilty of funds based on organizational | ||
| performance. As needed, positions at Plan International USA | ||
| are market priced with an outside consultant to determine | ||
| if the pay ranges for each job are in line with those | ||
| in other like positions in similar geographic locations. | ||
| When changes to the job descriptions of current employees | ||
| are made, HR Staff have a process for determining grade | ||
| level and salary. Documentation is kept regarding each | ||
| employee's salary. Key employees and highly compensated | ||
| staff are reviewed by the CEO and any salary changes | ||
| are approved by the CEO. | ||
| . | ||
| Pt XI | Other Changes in Net Assets (Part XI, Line 5): | |
| Non-operating Results per the | ||
| Audited Financial Statements $(438,152) | ||
| Impairment Loss on Investments (31,131) | ||
| --------- | ||
| Total $(469,283) | ||
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| Form 990 | Program and technical support-Field Program Support | |
| Part III, | Funding of $57,312,259 (for the fiscal year ended June 30, | |
| Line 4a | 2012) represents funds received by Plan International USA from | |
| sponsors, donors & other entities (such as the US Government, | ||
| corporations, foundations, etc.) which are periodically | ||
| transferred to Plan International, Inc. ("PII") and | ||
| combined with funding received from the 19 other Plan National | ||
| offices around the world. The combined funds are then | ||
| managed at PII and used to support field programs in over | ||
| 57,000 communities in 50 developing countries. | ||
| . | ||
| With those combined funds, Plan works side by side with | ||
| communities around the world to end the cycle of poverty | ||
| for children. On a combined basis, Plan overall reaches | ||
| more than 56 million children and community members in | ||
| the 50 developing countries across Asia, Africa, Latin | ||
| America and the Caribbean working for a better future | ||
| for children and their communities by equipping them | ||
| with the tools they need to create their own solutions | ||
| which range from clean water and health care programs | ||
| to education projects and child protection initiatives. | ||
| . | ||
| Plan believes that successful programs are only possible | ||
| when children and communities are involved in identifying | ||
| and designing sustainable solutions. At Plan, successful | ||
| results are achieved by building strong partnerships | ||
| with local governments, community groups, youth leaders | ||
| and other stakeholders, to build knowledge and skills | ||
| from the ground up. When improvements have been achieved, | ||
| the community "graduates" with the understanding and | ||
| agreement by both parties that the community members are | ||
| able to sustain themselves without Plan's continued support. | ||
| This process allow us to move on to new communities in | ||
| need of assistance. | ||
| . | ||
| Technical support expenses of $3,235,131 for the fiscal | ||
| year ended June 30, 2012 represent costs associated | ||
| with designing, monitoring, and delivering programs in | ||
| the field that are primarily funded through grants. | ||
| Additionally, these funds provide training and technical | ||
| assistance to field staff. For example, a child survival | ||
| program funded by Plan International USA would include assistance | ||
| such as the involvement of a technical specialist who would work | ||
| with and visit Plan field staff in the respective country | ||
| throughout the duration of the funding. Plan International USA | ||
| staff would help set up the monitoring and evaluation systems | ||
| to ensure successful implementation of the program (this | ||
| level of support would be true with respect to any of the key | ||
| areas in which Plan has programs). By design, each grant | ||
| funded program has clear goals and objectives and a set of | ||
| impact indicators against which we can measure the | ||
| effectiveness of our work. Programs are multi-faceted | ||
| as demonstrated by the components in the following | ||
| example. A typical maternal and child health program | ||
| would include: | ||
| . | ||
| * Regular check-ups to monitor the health and well-being | ||
| of the expectant mother. | ||
| * Ensuring pre-and post-natal health care and interventions. | ||
| * Training of community healthworkers. | ||
| * Promotion of exclusive breast feeding. | ||
| * Weight and growth monitoring for the newborn. | ||
| * Regular health check-ups for the newborn. | ||
| * Scheduled immunizations. | ||
| * Interventions to address common infant and childhood | ||
| illnesses. | ||
| Form 990 | As part of our mission we promote learning and under- | |
| Part III | standing among people of different countries and cultures. | |
| Line 4b | Through our child sponsorship program, where a sponsor | |
| in the U.S. is linked with a child in need, children and | ||
| sponsors can exchange letters, cards, and photos as a way | ||
| to better understand each others culture. These | ||
| cross-cultural exchanges provide the foundation for | ||
| the sponsor/child relationship. Plan provides various | ||
| program communications to sponsors throughout the year. | ||
| Sponsors are introduced to their children through the | ||
| initial materials in their Sponsorship Guide. The | ||
| "Sponsored Child Introduction" provides information on | ||
| the child and family, along with a photo. This information | ||
| is also accompanied by an "Area Overview," which provides | ||
| information relevant to activities in the sponsored | ||
| child's community. | ||
| . | ||
| Our annual "Programs in Action" report highlights | ||
| some of our program successes across the world each | ||
| year, while our "Annual Update" specifically details | ||
| programs or projects within a child's community or | ||
| program area. This update is accompanied by new | ||
| photographs of the sponsored child and his or her | ||
| family members. Development education communications | ||
| (posted online) provide information about a particular | ||
| development issue in a program country and is written | ||
| from the perspective of children. These are some of the | ||
| ways that the relationships between sponsors and children | ||
| are nurtured and promoted throughout the year. Building | ||
| relationships is a reciprocal process and we encourage | ||
| two-way communications. We ask sponsors to write to their | ||
| child at least once annually and more often, if possible. | ||
| We promote an annual "Plan International USA Writing Day" | ||
| that reminds sponsors of the importance of communications | ||
| and encourages them to write to their child. Through our | ||
| website, sponsors can easily send email communications | ||
| or letters to their sponsored children. | ||
| . | ||
| The costs of $477,991 associated with these cross-cultural | ||
| exchanges are known as "Building Relationships." During the year | ||
| ended June 30, 2012, there were approximately 48,300 | ||
| communications from sponsored children to their sponsors; | ||
| 32,300 communications from the field offices to | ||
| sponsor/donors regarding individual sponsored children | ||
| and families; and approximately 32,800 communications | ||
| sent from sponsors to children. | ||
| . | ||
| In addition to the types of communications noted above | ||
| (which are processed through a centralized communications | ||
| or mail area at the Plan International USA offices in | ||
| Warwick, RI), there are also some Plan countries through | ||
| which the sponsored children and their sponsors can send | ||
| and receive their "Building Relationships" communications | ||
| via a process we call "direct communications." For these | ||
| offices, letters and communications are sent and received | ||
| through the local postal system, bypassing Plan International | ||
| USA in Warwick, Rhode Island. In some instances, sponsors | ||
| are encouraged to send letters via email. | ||
| . | ||
| Form 990 | Development Education and Advocacy - As part of its mission, | |
| Part III, | Plan International USA conducts educational outreach | |
| Line 4c | programs in the U.S. with youth, educators, donors, | |
| sponsors and the public about issues affecting children | ||
| and families in the developing world. Development | ||
| education programs strive to enhance the public's | ||
| understanding of the causes and conditions of poverty | ||
| in developing countries and the role that Plan can have | ||
| in the development process. Development Education is | ||
| one of the key tools Plan uses to strengthen relationships | ||
| with and between individual children, adults, groups, | ||
| organizations, and institutions. | ||
| . | ||
| Plan International USA brings messages to the public | ||
| through its Plan Magazine, Programs in Action report, | ||
| country information booklets, cross-cultural communications, | ||
| monthly e-newsletter, and specific work with classroom | ||
| learning. Information about issues affecting children is | ||
| regularly posted on our website and available through | ||
| our video library. Youth group activities and speaking | ||
| engagements by staff also play a key role in the | ||
| delivery of these messages. | ||
| . | ||
| Plan International USA works with adults and young people | ||
| in an effort to increase awareness of the difficult issues | ||
| that the developing world faces. Specifically, our | ||
| youth group, Youth United for Global Action & Awareness | ||
| ("YUGA"), gives children a voice by helping them organize | ||
| meetings, school activities, retreats, and events that | ||
| bring attention to children affected by poverty, HIV/AIDS, | ||
| child trafficking and other issues. Additionally, Plan | ||
| International USA facilitates engagement through | ||
| group meetings, development of school curricula and, via | ||
| advocacy that reinforces the communications around poverty | ||
| and community development. Plan International USA is an | ||
| active partner and/or member in groups and coalitions that | ||
| support these issues, such as the Basic Education | ||
| Coalition, InterAction, and is a founding member of the | ||
| Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Task Force. | ||
| Regular meetings between CEOs and senior staff of | ||
| of organizations with similar missions help to give | ||
| all of us a stronger voice. For the fiscal year ended | ||
| June 30, 2012, the total Development Education and | ||
| Advocacy expenses were $1,285,325. During the fiscal | ||
| year ended June 30, 2012, Plan International USA | ||
| initiated over 1.6 million mailed or emailed communications, | ||
| and participated in various presentations, activities and | ||
| forums. | ||
| . | ||
| Through donor communications, sponsor meetings, website | ||
| publications and public gatherings, Plan International USA | ||
| will continue to reach out to the public and invite them to | ||
| engage with us and make a difference for children in need. | ||
| We have found that once people understand these issues, | ||
| they are willing to take action. Our task is to help bring | ||
| these issues to light. | ||
| . | ||
| Form 990, Page 1 | ORGANIZATION'S MISSION STATEMENT | |
| Part 1, | . | |
| Line 1 | Plan International USA strives to achieve lasting improvements | |
| and also | in the quality of life of vulnerable children and their communities | |
| Form 990, Page 2 | in developing countries by enabling children, their | |
| Part III, | families and their communities to meet basic needs | |
| Line 1 | and to increase their ability to participate in and | |
| benefit from their societies; fostering relationships | ||
| to increase understanding and unity among people of | ||
| different cultures and countries; and promoting the | ||
| rights and interests of the world's children. | ||
| . | ||
| Schedule I | Plan International USA monitors funds transferred to Plan | |
| Part I, Line 2 | International, Inc. (PII) regularly throughout each fiscal | |
| year. Plan International USA staff are involved in the | ||
| planning, design, and implementation of programs that | ||
| are currently administered through PII and work directly | ||
| with staff of PII in these matters. Some of the | ||
| specific activities include: | ||
| . | ||
| 1. Plan International USA has access to and regularly reviews | ||
| the global organization's intranet site which includes | ||
| significant amounts of data on the program activities | ||
| being conducted throughout all of the program locations. | ||
| . | ||
| 2. Plan International USA has regular access to financial | ||
| reporting which allows for the monitoring of programs on a | ||
| budget vs. actual basis as well as providing detail on the | ||
| types of spending that are conducted so that the monitoring | ||
| of the proper scope of work can be done. | ||
| . | ||
| 3. Plan International USA can review the results of the work | ||
| conducted by PII's Global Assurance Unit (i.e. internal | ||
| audit) to gain satisfaction over the procedures and controls | ||
| that are in place at the program locations. | ||
| . | ||
| 4. Plan International USA staff conduct regular field | ||
| visits whereby they perform program monitoring and evaluation | ||
| work as well as providing technical program | ||
| backstopping assistance. | ||
| . | ||
| 5. Plan International USA has representation on many of | ||
| the global management and program consortia that help oversee | ||
| and guide the work of PII. | ||
| . | ||
| 6. At Plan International USA, the U.S. National Office (USNO) | ||
| of Plan International, Inc., two members of the USNO | ||
| Board of Directors are elected as delegates to the | ||
| Plan International Member's Assembly which is composed | ||
| of delegates from all national office members. The Member's | ||
| Assembly serves as the governance and policy setting board | ||
| for the worldwide organization. | ||
| . | ||
| Overall, there is open communication between Plan International | ||
| USA and PII which provides for effective and timely | ||
| oversight of the use of funding provided by Plan | ||
| International USA to PII. | ||
| . | ||
| Schedule G | Plan International USA's agreement with AB Data provides that they will | |
| Line 2(b) | pay a monthly fee to the agency for professional services | |
| Item 5 | related to direct marketing fundraising counsel. The | |
| professional services portion of the monthly fee is | ||
| separately identified and relates specifically to creative | ||
| and design services, campaign consultation and other services. | ||
| The agreement also specifies that Plan International USA will reimburse | ||
| the agency for the actual costs for services provided by | ||
| third parties such as postage, printing, data processing, etc. | ||
| at actual cost supported by third party invoices with no | ||
| markup paid to the agency. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, | ||
| total payments to AB Data were $481,142 of which $98,070 | ||
| related to professional services and $383,072 was strictly | ||
| for the reimbursement of costs separately documented for | ||
| third party services. | ||
| . | ||
| Schedule G | Plan International USA's agreement with M&R Strategic Services | |
| Line 2(b) | provides that they will pay a fee to the agency for professional | |
| Item 2 | services and reimburse M&R for the actual costs of running | |
| various media advertisements at actual cost with no markup. | ||
| For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, total payments to | ||
| M&R were $69,146 of which $57,408 were related to professional | ||
| services and the remaining $11,738 was strictly from the | ||
| reimbursement of advertising costs separately documented | ||
| for third party services. | ||
| . | ||
| Schedule G | The information for Public Outreach Fundraising and | |
| Line 2(b) | Fundraising Initiatives are representative of the results | |
| Column (v) | during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012. The activities | |
| are undertaken primarily to generate monthly-giving donors | ||
| as opposed to soliciting one-time gifts. Although some | ||
| one-time gifts are achieved, the focus is on child and | ||
| project sponsors who enroll into a long-term voluntary | ||
| giving program. As a result, it is not unusual to have | ||
| small amounts of revenue within the same fiscal year as the | ||
| campaigns are conducted. Instead, the costs are recovered | ||
| over a long-term period through the donors that are retained | ||
| and make continuing payments. During the fiscal year | ||
| ended June 30, 2012, the campaigns with Public Outreach | ||
| and Fundraising Initiatives generated approximately 15,500 | ||
| new donors who signed up for one of Plan International | ||
| USA's monthly giving options. | ||
| . | ||
| Schedule G | Plan International USA did not enter into any agreements with | |
| Part IV | fundraisers under which they made payments exclusively for such | |
| expenses but not for professional services. | ||
| . | ||
| Schedule G | Names and Addresses of Firms Listed in Part I | |
| Part IV | . | |
| . | ||
| Fundraising Initiatives | ||
| 8630 Fenton St., Suite 821 | ||
| Silver Spring, MD 20910 | ||
| . | ||
| M&R Strategic Services, Inc. | ||
| 2120 L Street NW, 6th Floor | ||
| Washington, DC 20037 | ||
| . | ||
| AB Data, Ltd. | ||
| 600 AB Data Drive | ||
| Milwaukee, WI 53217 | ||
| . | ||
| Integral DC, LLC | ||
| 1203 19th St. NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20033 | ||
| . | ||
| Public Outreach Fundraising | ||
| 1511 3rd Ave., Suite 788 | ||
| Seattle, WA 98101 | ||
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