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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 64,620,661 | 61,981,984 | 68,604,734 | 61,564,569 | 60,083,585 | 316,855,533 |
| 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 | 64,620,661 | 61,981,984 | 68,604,734 | 61,564,569 | 60,083,585 | 316,855,533 |
| 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. | 316,855,533 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 64,620,661 | 61,981,984 | 68,604,734 | 61,564,569 | 60,083,585 | 316,855,533 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 14,206 | 8,098 | 8,182 | 15,783 | 49,547 | 95,816 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 6,118 | 2,926 | 3,225 | 1,692 | 13,961 | |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 316,965,310 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 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.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 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 VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2018 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018 |
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Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018: | ||||
| a From 2013....... | ||||
| b From 2014....... | ||||
| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
| e From 2017....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2013 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2018. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2014...... | ||||
| b Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2018..... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 | COUNTERPART'S PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED TO HELP OUR PARTNERS GROW THEIR CAPABILITIES IN WAYS THAT RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF THEIR REACH, IMPACT, AND SUSTAINABILITY. IN 2019, COUNTERPART PARTNERED WITH 236 LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS OF ALL TYPES AROUND THE WORLD THAT HAVE A SIMILAR VISION OF STRONG, VIBRANT COMMUNITIES. COUNTERPART'S 21 PROJECTS IN PEACE AND SECURITY; FOOD SECURITY; DEMOCRACY, RIGHTS, AND GOVERNANCE; CLIMATE RESILIENCY; AND HEALTH WERE IMPLEMENTED ACROSS 19 COUNTRIES. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | - DURING FY2019, ITS LAST FULL PROGRAM YEAR, THE AFGHAN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM (ACEP) SUPPORTED AFGHAN CIVIL SOCIETY TO EDUCATE AND MOBILIZE VOTERS FOR PARLIAMENTARY (OCTOBER 20, 2018) AND PRESIDENTIAL (SEPTEMBER 28, 2019) ELECTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, BEGINNING IN SPRING 2019, COUNTERPART ADJUSTED ACEP PROGRAMING TO INCLUDE PEACEBUILDING TRAINING AND PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE ON-GOING U.S. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE TALIBAN. UNFORTUNATELY, THE YEAR WAS ALSO MARKED BY TRAGEDY WHEN MILITANTS ATTACKED OUR KABUL PROGRAM OFFICE IN MAY, RESULTING IN FATALITIES, SEVERAL INJURIES, AND A TEMPORARY PAUSE TO OPERATIONS. DESPITE THIS SETBACK, COUNTERPART MANAGED TO AWARD 58 GRANTS VALUED AT $1,899,611 TO AFGHAN CSOS; TRAINED 5,311 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING STUDY TOURS TO INDIA AND UZBEKISTAN; AND REACHED 2,337,039 PEOPLE WITH PEACE MESSAGES. COUNTERPART CONTINUED STRENGTHENING AFGHAN CIVIL SOCIETY'S ABILITY TO ENGAGE WITH THE AFGHAN GOVERNMENT ON POLICY AND PERFORMANCE ISSUES. COUNTERPART HELPED START AND ENHANCE THE PERFORMANCE OF SEVEN POLICY WORKING GROUPS ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS, CIVIL SOCIETY COORDINATION, ELECTION INTEGRITY, PUBLIC BUDGETING, FAMILY LAW, DISABILITY ACCESS, AND NGO LAW. THESE EFFORTS RESULTED IN IMPROVED COORDINATION OF NEARLY 500 AFGHAN CSOS; ADDED GENDER-INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE TO THE CYBERCRIME AND ELECTION LAWS; ENSURED THAT WOMEN LEADERS WERE INCLUDED IN PEACE JIRGAS AND NEGOTIATIONS; ADVANCED THE PUBLICATION OF 25 ELECTION CREDIBILITY PRINCIPLES; CLARIFIED AND IMPROVED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASSOCIATION LAW; AND FORGED A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN CSOS AND THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORATE OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE FOR BETTER SUBNATIONAL WORK BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY. COUNTERPART'S ACEP CIVIC AND VOTER EDUCATION EFFORTS WERE LED BY 35 PROVINCIAL CSO PARTNERS, WHICH CONDUCTED 5,690 ELECTION OUTREACH AND EDUCATION SESSIONS TO A TOTAL OF 230,260 PEOPLE (49% WOMEN) ACROSS 28 OF THE COUNTRY'S 34 PROVINCES. IN ADDITION, AS PART OF AN ELECTION AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, ACEP'S PROVINCIAL CSO PARTNERS DISTRIBUTED 189,000 PRINTED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS IN 28 PROVINCES. SIX OF COUNTERPART'S EMERGING CIVIL SOCIETY LEADER (ECSL) PROGRAM ALUMNI RAN IN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS AND TWO WERE ELECTED AS MEMBERS. ACEP CONTINUED TO SUPPORT A BURGEONING AFGHAN MEDIA SECTOR. NATIONAL RADIO STATION SALAM WATANDAR PRODUCED AND BROADCAST 45 PROGRAMS FEATURING 252 REPRESENTATIVES OF CIVIL SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENT (103 WOMEN) AS GUESTS ON-AIR TO DISCUSS LOCAL POLITICAL AND ELECTION-RELATED ISSUES. NAI MEDIA SUPPORT CENTER CONDUCTED 11 MULTIMEDIA SKILLS TRAINING SESSIONS FOR CSOS, WHICH RESULTED IN NINE SOCIAL MEDIA ELECTION INTEGRITY CAMPAIGNS. PAJHWOK AFGHAN NEWS (PAN) PUBLISHED 162 GOVERNANCE-RELATED STORIES (325,000 VIEWS) AND EXPANDED ITS COVERAGE OF PARLIAMENT, PREPARATIONS FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, AND ISSUES REGARDING THE PEACE PROCESS. THE AFGHANISTAN INSTITUTE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY (AICS), CONTINUED ITS SUPPORT OF AFGHAN CSOS BY CONDUCTING RESEARCH, DELIVERING TRAININGS, AND PROVIDING QUALIFICATION CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS TO 11 ORGANIZATIONS. JUST OVER 50% OF THESE AICS-CERTIFIED CSOS REPORTED AN INCREASE IN FUNDING. IN JULY, AICS PUBLISHED AND PRESENTED THE FIRST EVER CIVIL SOCIETY RESEARCH REPORT ON THE STATE OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) IN AFGHANISTAN, WHICH EXPLORED THE CURRENT STATE AND ANTICIPATED FUTURE OF CSR IN AFGHANISTAN. AICS ALSO PREPARED AND RELEASED FOUR POLICY PAPERS THIS YEAR: (1) INSECURITY AS AN OBSTRUCTING FACTOR FOR CSO DEVELOPMENT IN AFGHANISTAN, (2) CIVIC SPACE IN AFGHANISTAN, (3) CSO INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY IN AFGHANISTAN, AND (4) CSO ADVOCACY IN AFGHANISTAN. - IN AZERBAIJAN, COUNTERPART WORKS TO IMPROVE THE STATUS OF WOMEN BY RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS ON ISSUES THAT AFFECT THEM, INCLUDING IMPROVING THEIR ABILITY TO INFLUENCE KEY GOVERNMENT POLICIES, SUPPORTING MORE WOMEN TO ENGAGE IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS, AND STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF CIVIC AND STATE ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS WOMEN'S ISSUES. FY2019 FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON IMPROVING THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN AZERBAIJAN THROUGH PROVIDING SUPPORT TO GOVERNMENT OF AZERBAIJAN INSTITUTIONS AND TRAINING YOUNG WOMEN AT ALL LEVELS OF SOCIETY, ESPECIALLY THOSE STRUGGLING ECONOMICALLY. COUNTERPART'S WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION PROGRAM (WPP) WAS ABLE TO IMPLEMENT SEVERAL ACTIVITIES DESPITE THE RESTRICTIVE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING TRAININGS ON DIGITAL MARKETING, EMPLOYEE EFFECTIVENESS, AND TRAININGS OF TRAINERS. COUNTERPART ALSO SUPPORTED 25 YOUNG WOMEN AS THEY INTERNED WITH ASAN SERVICES, AN AZERBAIJANI GOVERNMENTAL BUREAU. THE INTERNSHIP PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE TO THE YOUNG WOMEN AND OVER HALF OF THESE WOMEN SUCCESSFULLY EARNED JOB OFFERS BY THE END OF THEIR INTERNSHIPS. - COUNTERPART'S PROMOTING ADVOCACY AND RIGHTS (PAR) IN BANGLADESH WORKS TO STRENGTHEN THE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR SUSTAINED CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTIONS ADVANCING DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE AND CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. PAR CONDUCTED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FORUMS (CEFS) IN FY2018 AND FY2019, WHERE CSO REPRESENTATIVES AND CITIZEN-ACTIVISTS IDENTIFIED IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE LIVES OF THOSE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, PRIORITIZED THEM IN TERMS OF POTENTIAL FOR ADVOCACY, AND ASSESSED THEIR OWN ADVOCACY CAPACITY AND NETWORKING POTENTIAL. THE FIVE MOST PRESSING ISSUES THAT APPEARED WERE: ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, DRUG ABUSE, GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, LACK OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR MARGINALIZED PEOPLES, AND UNPLANNED URBANIZATION. AS A RESULT, PAR HELD CEFS IN FY2019 ON EACH OF THESE SUBJECTS IN ORDER TO ENGAGE LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO COMBAT THESE ISSUES. AS A SEPARATE FORM OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PAR HAS BEEN WORKING WITH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS TO PROVIDE TRAININGS TO BANGLADESHI CSOS AND ACTIVISTS, WHICH HAVE INCLUDED LEGAL WORKSHOPS, DIGITAL SAFETY WORKSHOPS, AND EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH TRAININGS. FINALLY, IN FY2019, PAR WORKED CLOSELY WITH A LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER TO DESIGN AND POPULATE AN ONLINE CIVIL SOCIETY ADVOCACY TOOLBOX, A COUNTRY-CUSTOMIZED AND SUSTAINABLE ADVOCACY RESOURCE, HOSTED BY LOCAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, AND ACCESSIBLE BY LOCAL CSOS AS A RESOURCE FOR ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS. CSOS ENGAGED IN LOCAL ADVOCACY EFFORTS WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO NOT ONLY ACCESS FOUNDATIONAL RESOURCES BUT CAN UPLOAD TOOLS USED IN THEIR EFFORTS TO SUPPORT OTHER BANGLADESHI CSOS LOOKING TO LAUNCH A CAMPAIGN. - IN 2015, USAID AWARDED COUNTERPART A $15M, THREE-YEAR PROJECT IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) ENTITLED CONGO DEMOKRASIA, WHICH AIMS TO PROMOTE CONGOLESE CITIZENS' INFORMED VOTING AND ACTIVE AND PEACEFUL PARTICIPATION IN ELECTIONS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE BETWEEN 2015-16, DELAYED UNTIL DECEMBER 2017, AND THEN AGAIN UNTIL DECEMBER 2018. TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE DELAYS, THE PROJECT WAS EXTENDED UNTIL MAY 2019 AND THE AWARD AMOUNT INCREASED TO A TOTAL OF $19.9M. IN DECEMBER 2018, THE PROJECT WAS EXTENDED THROUGH MAY 2020 AND THE AWARD AMOUNT INCREASED TO $24.4M. THE CONGO DEMOKRASIA PROJECT IS ORGANIZED AROUND TWO RESULTS: (1) STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF TARGETED CSOS TO PROVIDE CIVIC AND VOTER EDUCATION THAT MOBILIZES CITIZENS TO ENGAGE IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS; AND (2) INCREASING CONGOLESE CITIZENS' UNDERSTANDING OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESS. AS OF THE END OF SEPTEMBER 2019, COUNTERPART ISSUED 44 CIVIC AND VOTER EDUCATION SUB-GRANTS AND 162 IN-KIND GRANTS TO CARRY ON ITS CIVIC VOTER EDUCATION ACTIVITIES. THE SUB-GRANTS BOLSTER COUNTERPART'S CAPACITY TO ENABLE CSOS, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO'S ELECTORAL COMMISSION (CENI), AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO HAVE ENRICHING EXCHANGES WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITIES NOT ONLY IN KINSHASA, BUT ALSO IN THE SIX OTHER TARGET PROVINCES: BUKAVU, GOMA, KISANGANI, LUBUMBASHI, MBANDAKA, AND MBUJI MAYI. AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE PROGRAM IS A MEDIA CAMPAIGN. THROUGH OUR PARTNER FONDATION HIRONDELLE, THE MEDIA CAMPAIGN HAS EXPANDED TO 97 LOCAL RADIO STATIONS AND - AS OF SEPTEMBER 2019 - REACHED NEARLY 11 MILLION PEOPLE WITH THE PROGRAM'S MESSAGING. THE MAJORITY OF COUNTERPART'S WORK IS BEING DONE THROUGH FACE-TO-FACE SENSITIZATION SESSIONS, REACHING OVER 1.5M PEOPLE THROUGH THIS CAMPAIGN DURING THE LAST FISCAL YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | - IN MID-2016, COUNTERPART WAS AWARDED A ONE-YEAR $693,069 PROJECT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR (DRL) ENTITLED "PROMOTING INCREASED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN THE LEAD-UP TO ELECTIONS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO." IN MARCH 2017, DRL AWARDED COUNTERPART A COST EXTENSION, ADDING $987,654 TO THE AWARD AND INCREASING THE OVERALL TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT TO $1,680,723. THE MODIFICATION ALSO EXTENDED THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE OF THE PROJECT THROUGH MAY 2018. IN MAY 2018, COUNTERPART WAS AWARDED A FOUR MONTH NO-COST-EXTENSION, EXTENDING THE PROJECT THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2018. IN JULY 2018, DRL EXPANDED THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE OF THE AWARD THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 AND INCREASED THE VALUE OF THE AWARD BY $888,888 FOR A NEW OVERALL TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT OF $2,569,611. THIS AWARD COMPLEMENTS THE USAID PROGRAMMING AND SIMILARLY AIMS TO INCREASE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION, ESPECIALLY OF MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS, IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS. IN LATE 2016, COUNTERPART SIGNED GRANTS WITH THREE LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS - COMMISSION EPISCOPALE JUSTICE ET PAIX (CEJP), COMITE NATIONAL FEMME ET DEVELOPPEMENT (CONAFED), AND FONDS POUR LES FEMMES CONGOLAISES (FFC) - THAT HAVE TARGETED MARGINALIZED GROUPS IN FIVE PROVINCES THAT HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY DISENFRANCHISED. IN DECEMBER 2018, THE AWARD WAS MODIFIED TO REALIGN THE AWARD BUDGET. THIS REALIGNMENT REALLOCATED FUNDS PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED TO CONAFED TO THREE LOCAL GRANTEES: COMITE DE SUIVI POUR LA CONTRIBUTION DES COMMUNAUTS ET EGLISES LA TRANSFORMATION HUMAINE (COSCCET), CENTRE ARRUPE POUR LA RECHERCHE ET LA FORMATION (CARF), AND MOUVEMENT DE JEUNES POUR LA DIGNITE ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT (MJDD). IN MAY 2019, THE AWARD WAS REALIGNED TO RE-ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR EXPANDED ACTIVITIES IN LIGHT OF THE COST EXTENSION OF COUNTERPART'S CONGO DEMOKRASIA PROJECT. THROUGH THE SAME MODIFICATION, COUNTERPART WAS AWARDED A NO-COST EXTENSION THROUGH DECEMBER 2019. AS OF THE END OF SEPTEMBER 2019, HAS REACHED OVER 1.1M WITH ITS CIVIC EDUCATION EFFORTS, EXCEEDING ITS GOAL. IN ADDITION, COUNTERPART ORGANIZED OVER 40 COMPETITIONS AS PART OF ITS YOUTH ACTIVITIES, EXCEEDING ITS GOAL. - AT THE END OF OCTOBER 2018, COUNTERPART WAS AWARDED JE VOTE!, A TWO-MONTH PROJECT VALUED AT $450,000, BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (DFID) IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. THE JE VOTE! PROJECT FOCUSED ON EDUCATING CITIZENS ON ELECTION DAY RULES AND PROCEDURES IN THE FOLLOWING TARGET LOCATIONS: MBUJI MAYI, BUKAVU, GOMA, KINSHASA, KISANGANI, LUBUMBASHI, AND MBANDAKA. THE JE VOTE! PROJECT LEVERAGED THE EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF CIVIL SOCIETY PARTNERS ENGAGED UNDER COUNTERPART'S TWO EXISTING PROJECTS IN THE DRC. AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM, COUNTERPART CONDUCTED CIVIC AND VOTER EDUCATION SESSIONS, FACILITATED CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN THE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTION COMMISSION (CENI), DEVELOPED EDUCATIONAL POSTERS, AND PRODUCED RADIO CAMPAIGNS IN COLLABORATION WITH FONDATION HIRONDELLE. IN DECEMBER 2018, DFID AWARDED COUNTERPART A NO-COST EXTENSION THROUGH MARCH 2019. OVER THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT, JE VOTE! REACHED 232,949 PEOPLE THROUGH FACE-TO-FACE CIVIC EDUCATION SESSIONS; 7,734 PEOPLE THROUGH CITIZEN FORUMS; AND 10,540,000 THROUGH ITS RADIO MEDIA CAMPAIGN. IN TOTAL, THIS FIGURE REPRESENTS MORE THAN 25% OF CONGOLESE REGISTERED VOTERS. - IN ECUADOR, COUNTERPART IS IMPLEMENTING THE CIVIL SOCIETY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WORKING WITH THREE LOCAL CSOS TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AT THE NATIONAL AND MUNICIPAL LEVELS, FOSTER DIVERSE PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT, AND INCREASE THE ABILITY OF CSOS TO OPERATE COHESIVELY AND EFFECTIVELY. IN 2019, COUNTERPART AND ITS LOCAL PARTNERS WORKED TO: (1) PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY THROUGH THE INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE, (2) SUPPORT A TRANSPARENT AND PARTICIPATORY POLITICAL AND ELECTORAL PROCESS, AND (3) EXPAND DIALOGUE WITH PUBLIC SECTOR STAKEHOLDERS ON ISSUES OF NATIONAL INTEREST. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTED COORDINATION BETWEEN CIVIL SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIES FOR OGP IMPLEMENTATION AND SPONSORED INFORMATIONAL EVENTS AND CO-CREATION WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, GATHERING MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE AND GENERATING 60 PROPOSALS FOR THE FIRST OGP NATIONAL ACTION PLAN (NAP) AND 297 PROPOSALS THROUGH THE ONLINE OGP PORTAL. THE PROGRAM ALSO SUPPORTED THE CREATION OF A TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP WHICH HELPED ANALYZED, EVALUATE, AND PRIORITIZE THE COMMITMENTS FOR THE NAP. THE PARTNERS ALSO MONITORED THE SUB-NATIONAL ELECTORAL PROCESS OF MARCH 2019, LAUNCHED CITIZEN CAMPAIGNS, PROMOTED INTERACTION BETWEEN CANDIDATES AND CITIZENS THROUGH FORUMS AND DEBATES, STRENGTHENED THE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN LEADERS IN POLITICS AND THEIR PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP POSITIONS, HELPED RAISE AWARENESS ON POLITICAL HARASSMENT AGAINST WOMEN, AND IMPLEMENTED TRANSPARENT TRANSITION PROCESSES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF FIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. SOME OF THE RESULTS INCLUDE 317 CITIZEN PROPOSALS CREATED, DEBATES BETWEEN MAYORAL CANDIDATES IN QUITO, GUAYAQUIL, AND CUENCA REACHING 377,000 PEOPLE, AND FACEBOOK ENABLING THE INFORMED VOTE BUTTON IN THE ACCOUNTS OF OVER FIVE MILLION PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS INFORMED VOTE INFORMATION. ALSO, 77 WOMEN FROM 11 PROVINCES OF THE COUNTRY ENHANCED THEIR CAPACITY TO EFFECTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE POLITICAL ARENA AND PUBLIC MANAGEMENT. COUNTERPART TRAINED MORE THAN 620 INDIVIDUALS; ASSISTED MORE THAN 690 CSOS, SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; STRENGTHENED 14 NETWORKS COMPOSED OF CSOS, CITIZEN GROUPS, ACADEMIA, YOUTH, AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS; AND REACHED MORE THAN 5,000 INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE CSA PROGRAM-SUPPORTED FORUMS AND PUBLIC EVENTS, AND OVER 800,000 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH ONLINE EVENTS. - IN GUATEMALA, COUNTERPART CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE USAID-FUNDED PARTICIPACION CIVICA PROJECT. IN OCTOBER 2018, USAID MODIFIED THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, REDUCING THE TOTAL ESTIMATED COST FROM $25 MILLION TO $12,231,506 AND INCORPORATING CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT. AS SUCH, THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE PROJECT WAS MODIFIED FROM STRENGTHENING CIVIL SOCIETY AND KEY GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS TO MORE EFFECTIVELY PROMOTING ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE AND TRANSPARENCY OF KEY INSTITUTIONS IN GUATEMALA. TO THAT END, IN FY19, THE PROJECT PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO 30 CSOS AND 40 GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS AND CARRIED OUT 16 TRAININGS FOR CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES AND GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS. AS A RESULT, A TOTAL OF 251 GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WERE TRAINED. TWO TRANSPARENCY AND ANTI-CORRUPTION POLICIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES WERE SUPPORTED, INCLUDING THE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND POPULATION MANUAL ON MECHANISMS OF PARTICIPATION AND GOVERNANCE OF THE OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP IN GUATEMALA. IN ADDITION, THE PROJECT CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMPLETION OF THE CO-CREATION PROCESS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOURTH OPEN GOVERNMENT NATIONAL ACTION PLAN (2018-2020) FOR GUATEMALA. IT ISSUED SIX SUBGRANTS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE OVERSIGHT OF THE POSTULATION COMMISSION AND PROCESS TO SELECT THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION AND OVERSIGHT OF THE OPEN GOVERNMENT PLAN; PROMOTED GREATER PARTICIPATION TO PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESS; AND RAISED AWARENESS AND PROMOTED GREATER PARTICIPATION IN THE OPEN GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE IN GUATEMALA. - IN HAITI, COUNTERPART CONCLUDED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS USAID-FUNDED KONBAT VYOLANS PROJECT, LED BY PRIME AWARDEE AYITI NEXUS AND IMPLEMENTED AS A FIXED-AMOUNT AWARD BY COUNTERPART. THE PROGRAM AIMED TO ENHANCE THE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF THREE LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN HAITI CURRENTLY WORKING TO COMBAT GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE OF WOMEN AND GIRLS. DURING FY2019, COUNTERPART LED THE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE FINALIZATION OF ONE-YEAR FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLANS AND PROVIDED TARGETED TRAINING AND TAILORED ASSISTANCE ON FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY AND BEST PRACTICES VIA IN-PERSON AND REMOTE SUPPORT SESSIONS TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATIONS IN MEETING GOALS. THE LOCAL BENEFICIARIES WERE ABLE TO LEVERAGE LOCAL RESOURCES AND INCREASE THEIR FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF TOOLS AND BEST PRACTICES. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | - COUNTERPART INTERNATIONAL PARTNERED WITH MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL (MSI) TO IMPLEMENT THE BALADI CAP PROGRAM IN LEBANON, WHICH HAS THREE MAIN COMPONENTS: (1) CAPACITY BUILDING; (2) CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE; AND (3) CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. IN JULY 2019, USAID ISSUED A COST-EXTENSION THROUGH DECEMBER 2020 FOR A TOTAL OF $3M, BRINGING THE TOTAL ESTIMATED COST TO $17,921,853. DURING FY19, BALADI CAP COMPLETED THE CAPACITY-BUILDING COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT, SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATING 41 CSOS DURING Q1 AND Q2, SURPASSING ITS LIFE OF PROJECT TARGET OF 49 AND BUILDING THE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY OF 51 ORGANIZATIONS. THE CEDG COMPONENT ALSO INCLUDED ALL FIVE OF THE CEDG SERVICE PROVIDERS, COMPLETING IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR GRANT ACTIVITIES. THE CEDG COMPONENT HELD OVER 70 TRAININGS TO MUNICIPALITIES, TRAINING 3,862 MUNICIPAL STAFF. SIXTY-SIX PERCENT OF THE MUNICIPALITIES ACHIEVED 85% OF THEIR TARGETED IMPROVEMENTS PER THEIR ACTION PLANS. THE REMAINING 34% HAVE ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES. THROUGH THE PROJECT, 18 OUT OF A TARGETED 26 MUNICIPAL PUBLIC OUTREACH COMMITTEES (MPOC) WERE ESTABLISHED. UNDER CEI, ALL ADVOCACY GRANT ACTIVITIES WERE CONCLUDED. OVERALL, THE PROJECT ISSUED 23 ADVOCACY GRANTS TO 12 CSOS AND ASSISTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THREE ADVOCACY NETWORKS. A TOTAL OF 76% OF CSOS ATTAINED AT LEAST 75% OF THEIR REQUIRED ADVOCACY GRANTS PLANNED RESULTS. TWO OF CEI'S THREE INTERMEDIATE SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS (ISOS) EFFECTIVELY DELIVERED ON THEIR ADVOCACY CAPACITY-BUILDING PLANS. DURING Q4, AFTER RECEIVING THE COST EXTENSION, THE BALADI CAP TEAM HELD A PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING TO ANNOUNCE THE NEW COST EXTENSION ACTIVITIES AND TO ASK BALADI CAP'S ELIGIBLE CSO/ISO PARTNERS TO BE PREPARED TO APPLY UNDER THE UPCOMING RFAS TO BE RELEASED IN EARLY FY20. - IN MALAWI, COUNTERPART CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE USAID-FUNDED $12.5M "SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF PARTNERS" (STEPS) PROGRAM. STEPS HAS TWO MAIN COMPONENTS: (1) ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT (OCD) AND (2) SUB-GRANT AWARDS AND MANAGEMENT FOR CSOS WORKING IN THE AREAS OF HIV/AIDS, MALARIA, AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. IN MARCH 2016, THE STEPS PROGRAM RECEIVED A PROGRAM EXPANSION OF $4.3M TO INCLUDE WATER AND SANITATION/HYGIENE (WASH) ACTIVITIES WITH AN EXTENSION TO JUNE 2019. IN FY19, STEPS GRADUATED A TOTAL OF 15 PARTNERS THAT FULFILLED THE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE STEPS OCD PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, IT PROVIDED PROVISIONAL OCD CERTIFICATION TO ANOTHER 10 OF ITS PARTNERS. THE PARTNERS THAT SCORED ABOVE A 3.3 ON THE PARTICIPATORY ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY ASSESSMENT TOOL (PODA) ARE CONSIDERED TO BE FUNCTIONING AT A LEVEL THAT, IF SUSTAINED, ENABLES THEM TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE FUNDING INDEPENDENTLY BY LARGE DONORS, INCLUDING USAID, DFID, AND THE EU. SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS WAS ALSO MADE UNDER THE STEPS SUB-GRANT COMPONENT THROUGH SUPPORT TO ITS WASH PARTNERS, THE MINERAL AND APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY APPLICABLE IN MALAWI (MATAMA) AND THE HYGIENE VILLAGE PROJECT (HVP), BY SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTING PROJECTS THAT RESULTED IN INCREASED COMMUNITY USE OF BASIC SANITARY FACILITIES. THE PROGRAM ESTIMATES THAT NEARLY 8,000 PEOPLE HAVE BETTER ACCESS TO SANITATION AND FOLLOW BETTER HYGIENE PRACTICES. THE COMMUNITIES OF T/A MASULA AND T/A KALUMBU ACHIEVED OPEN DEFECATION FREE (ODF) ZONE STATUS AS CERTIFIED BY THE ODF NATIONAL TASKFORCE SECRETARIAT WITH 97% COMPLIANCE IN HYGIENE STANDARDS. THROUGH MATAMA, 11 TOILETS WERE BUILT IN NINE SCHOOLS AND TWO HEALTH CENTERS, BENEFITING NEARLY 4,532 PEOPLE. IN THE HEALTH/HIV SECTOR, INTERVENTIONS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING ACCESS TO QUALITY TREATMENT AND CARE TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV AND AIDS AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL. THE LILONGWE CATHOLIC HEALTH COMMISSION (LCHC) CONTINUED MENTORSHIP SESSIONS WITH VOLUNTEERS, OFFERING COMMUNITY CARE AND SUPPORT, REACHING A TOTAL OF 539 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AS A RESULT, 53 BI-DIRECTIONAL REFERRALS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV (PLHIV) TO AND FROM THE HEALTH FACILITIES WERE PROVIDED; 146 CHILDREN RECEIVED NUTRITION SUPPORT THROUGH ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; 145 ADULTS AND CHILDREN WERE NEWLY ENROLLED IN ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY (ART); AND 36 PLHIV (ADULTS & CHILDREN) RECEIVED HEALTH CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES OUTSIDE OF THE HEALTH FACILITIES. THROUGH THE MALAWI PARLIAMENTARY SUPPORT INITIATIVE (M-PSI) SUB-GRANT IMPLEMENTED BY THE AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT POLICY (AFIDEP), TECHNICAL SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED TO THE MALAWI PARLIAMENT IN THE OPERATIONALIZATION OF THEIR BUDGET OFFICE AND STRENGTHENING THE SKILLS OF THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH OFFICE. AS A RESULT, THE PARLIAMENT NOW HAS TWO PRINCIPAL BUDGET ANALYSTS IN THEIR RANKS, AND PARLIAMENT HAS ESTABLISHED A PARLIAMENTARY SUPPORT NETWORK (PSN) COMPRISED OF CSOS, ACADEMIA, PROFESSIONAL BODIES, AND POLICY THINK TANKS THAT WILL SERVE AS A RESOURCE TO INFORM DELIBERATIONS ON BILLS AND RELATED MATTERS IN THE PARLIAMENT. - COUNTERPART'S CIVIL SOCIETY STRENGTHENING PROGRAM (CSSP) IN MOROCCO UNDER THE USAID GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY STRENGTHENING LEADER WITH ASSOCIATES AWARD AIMED TO STRENGTHEN CIVIL SOCIETY'S INFRASTRUCTURE AND INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY, WITH THE GOAL OF SUPPORTING CSOS AND COALITIONS THAT ENGAGE IN ADVOCACY INITIATIVES. STARTED IN JANUARY 2015, THE PROGRAM ORIGINALLY HAD AN AWARD CEILING OF $17.3M AND WAS SLATED TO END IN JANUARY 2019. IN OCTOBER 2018, THE USAID/MOROCCO MISSION EXTENDED THE AWARD'S PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE THROUGH JULY 2019, BUT ALSO DECREASED THE AWARD'S OVERALL VALUE TO $16.4M DUE TO A LACK OF AVAILABLE FUNDS. FY2019 SAW THE CONCLUSION OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND CLOSEOUT OF COUNTERPART'S OPERATIONS IN THE COUNTRY. OVERALL, CSSP PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN POLICY ADVOCACY, LEGAL FRAMEWORK DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT-CSO DIALOGUE, AND TAILORED CAPACITY BUILDING TO BOTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND CSOS (LOCAL GRANTEES, COALITIONS, AND USAID-FUNDED INTERMEDIATE SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS) IN TARGET REGIONS. IN FY19, CSSP PROVIDED TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE IN POLICY ADVOCACY TO 49 NEW ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS PROVIDING SUPPORT TO 128 DIFFERENT ADVOCACY INITIATIVES AT THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS. CSSP ALSO PROVIDED NEW SKILLS OR TRAINING IN ADVOCACY TO 444 CSO STAFF MEMBERS. AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM, CSSP HAD PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN POLICY ADVOCACY TO OVER 250 CSOS AND FACILITATED OVER 260 MULTI-STAKEHOLDER FORUMS AND TRAININGS AIMED AT ENHANCING GOVERNMENT-CSO DIALOGUE. THE PROGRAM HAS HAD A DEMONSTRABLY POSITIVE EFFECT AT IMPROVING DIALOGUE FOR CHANGE IN MOROCCO. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | - IN MARCH 2016, USAID AWARDED COUNTERPART A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $10.5M TO IMPLEMENT THE FOUR-YEAR PARCERIA CIVICA PARA BOA GOVERNAO (PCBG) PROGRAM IN MOZAMBIQUE. PCBG'S PURPOSE IS TO STRENGTHEN THE IMPACT OF CIVIC ACTIVISM AND TO IMPROVE ACCOUNTABLE, EFFECTIVE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE. DURING FY19, THE PCBG PROGRAM CONTINUED TO SUPPORT ITS PARTNERS TO EFFECTIVELY ENGAGE POLICYMAKERS, MOBILIZE CITIZEN VOICES TO INFORM KEY LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORKS, AND IMPROVE POLICY PROCESSES. THIS YEAR, PCBG PARTNERS MADE PROGRESS USING EVIDENCE-BASED AND NON-CONFRONTATIONAL APPROACHES TO AFFECT POLICIES AND ENSURE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, MOST NOTABLY IN THE EDUCATION, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES, BIODIVERSITY, AND GOVERNANCE SECTORS. PCBG HELPED PARTNERS STRENGTHEN THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY, DEVELOPING NEW SKILLS IN FINANCE, ADVOCACY, COMMUNICATION, AND MONITORING AND EVALUATION. THIS YEAR WAS MARKED BY THE MONITORING OF THE VOTER REGISTRATION PROCESS AND REALIZATION OF THE 2019 GENERAL ELECTION, HELD IN MID-OCTOBER 2019. SOME OF THE KEY ACHIEVEMENTS FOR THE YEAR INCLUDED SUCCESSFUL OVERSIGHT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS REGARDING ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES FROM REVENUE FROM THE EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES THAT SHOULD BENEFIT THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES, IN WHICH MISMANAGEMENT OF THE RESOURCES WAS DISCOVERED AND ACTIONS TO RESOLVE THIS WERE TAKEN. THROUGH KUWUKA, THE FIRST CONGRESS OF COMMUNITIES AFFECTED AND RESETTLED BY EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES TOOK PLACE AND WAS ATTENDED BY 150 PEOPLE. THE CONGRESS DRAFTED AND ADOPTED THE "MAPUTO DECLARATION," WHICH IS AN ADVOCACY TOOL DEMANDING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY. BIOFUND SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED THE MINISTRY OF LAND AND ENVIRONMENT TO REVISE CONSERVATION LAW 89/2017 TO INCLUDE THE NO NET LOSS CONCEPT IN THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REGULATIONS. FRUTICAD ENGAGED GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, AND PRIVATE SECTOR ENTITIES ON THE PREVENTION OF FOREST DEGRADATION IN CABO DELGADO THAT IS CONTRIBUTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND SENSITIZED JOURNALISTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON LOCAL CONDITIONS THAT IMPACT CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE NEED FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS. THROUGH THE ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT PROVIDED BY PCBG, 13 ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOPED A FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY AND MOBILIZED FUNDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION. PCBG FACILITATED 10 PARTICIPATORY ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENTS FOR PARTNERS TO ASSESS AND SCORE THEIR INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS AND SET PRIORITIES FOR AREAS NEEDING IMPROVEMENT. ELEVEN ORGANIZATIONS WERE EQUIPPED WITH TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THAT PROMOTE EQUALITY AND INTEGRATE GSI IN THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICIES AND PRACTICES. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, 16 PARTNERS REPORTED USING NEW SKILLS BECAUSE OF PCBG TRAININGS AND MENTORING IN ADVOCACY, COMMUNICATION, FINANCE, AND MONITORING AND EVALUATION. IN PREPARATION FOR THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS OF 2018, PCBG SUPPORTED A NETWORK OF 120 MONITORS THAT REPORTED ON THE ELECTORAL PROCESS IN 20 MUNICIPALITIES IN MAPUTO, GAZA, SOFALA, MANICA, ZAMBEZIA, NAMPULA, AND CABO DELGADO PROVINCES. IN PREPARATION FOR THE GENERAL ELECTIONS, PCBG, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ORPHAD, PNDH, ANDA, CESC, CEDES, AND CDD, IDENTIFIED AND TRAINED 199 MONITORS FROM THE THREE MAJOR REGIONS TO DOCUMENT CASES OF ELECTORAL VIOLENCE AND INTIMIDATION AND TO ADVOCATE FOR A PEACEFUL AND CREDIBLE PROCESS AHEAD OF THE 2019 GENERAL ELECTIONS. MOREOVER, PCBG ESTABLISHED AN ELECTION NETWORK, MONITOR, TO FURTHER FACILITATE A CREDIBLE, PARTICIPATORY, AND PEACEFUL ELECTORAL PROCESS. PCBG RECONVENED AND TRAINED THE LOCAL RESPONSE AND RECONCILIATION COMMITTEES (CRRS) WHO HAD ASSISTED IN RESOLVING 15 OUT OF 20 INCIDENTS OF VIOLENCE AND ELECTION TAMPERING DURING THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN 2018. THROUGH CEURBE, RESEARCH ON THE DIMENSIONS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN ELECTIONS (VAWIE) WAS CONDUCTED, RESULTING IN THE PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF "INAUDIBLE- A STUDY ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN THE ELECTIONS: THE CASE OF MOCUBA AND CHOKWE MUNICIPALITIES." - IN NIGER, COUNTERPART HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTING THE FIVE-YEAR USAID-FUNDED PARTICIPATORY RESPONSIVE GOVERNANCE - PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY (PRG-PA). LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY 2016, PRG-PA SEEKS TO PROMOTE GOOD GOVERNANCE BASED ON INCREASED CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AND GOVERNMENT OF NIGER (GON) RESPONSIVENESS. PRG-PA FOCUSES ON THE DELIVERY OF PRIORITY SERVICES, PARTICULARLY IN HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND SECURITY. IN FY2019, COUNTERPART IMPLEMENTED SEVERAL ACTIVITIES THAT HELPED INCREASE GOVERNMENT RESPONSIVENESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY, IMPROVE CSO CAPABILITIES, AND MOBILIZE CITIZENS. COUNTERPART'S ACTIVITIES INCLUDED TRAINING PARTICIPANTS ON SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP AND PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT; ASSISTING CSOS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND MEDIA OUTLETS WITH CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPING A MULTI-PARTY CONSENSUS BUILDING FORUM; ASSISTING NON-STATE NEWS OUTLETS; TRAINING JOURNALISTS; SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC OUTREACH BROADCASTS ON EDUCATION AND SECURITY; SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF MECHANISMS FOR EXTERNAL OVERSIGHT OF PUBLIC RESOURCED USAGE; AND CONDUCTING OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. - IN SEPTEMBER 2019, COUNTERPART BEGAN TO IMPLEMENT THE 18-MONTH DRL-FUNDED KAGALO: EMPOWERED WOMEN FOR CHANGE IN NIGER AND BURKINA FASO. THIS INCLUDED START-UP ACTIVITIES INCLUDING PROGRAM MANAGER DEPLOYMENT, DEVELOPMENT OF SCOPE OF WORK AND BUDGET GUIDANCE FOR LOCAL GRANTEES, PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT OF RADIO CAMPAIGN THEMES, AND INITIAL RECRUITMENT OF PERSONNEL. - THROUGH THE MANDELA WASHINGTON FELLOWSHIP FOR YOUNG AFRICA LEADERS - YALI, IMPLEMENTED BY COUNTERPART PARTNER INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND EXCHANGES BOARD, INC (IREX), MORE THAN 1000 YOUTH LEADERS ACROSS THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA HAVE ACCESS TO LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, ACADEMIC COURSEWORK, PRACTICUMS, MENTORSHIPS, SPEAKER OPPORTUNITIES, NETWORKING, AND NETWORK STRENGTHENING. FY2019 SAW THE CONCLUSION OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND CLOSEOUT OF THE PROGRAM. OVER THE COURSE OF MORE THAN FIVE YEARS AND WORKING WITH FIVE COHORTS OF FELLOWS (TOTAL OF 2,198 FELLOWS), IREX MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS TOWARDS THE PROGRAM'S BROAD GOAL OF BUILDING THE SKILLS OF YOUNG AFRICAN LEADERS TO IMPROVE THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY OF GOVERNMENT, START AND GROW BUSINESSES, AND SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES. ONCE GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM, YALI FELLOWS JOIN A LARGER AFRICAN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT NETWORK WHICH IS COMPRISED OF ALMOST 100,000 YOUNG PEOPLE WHO BENEFIT FROM ACCESS TO ONLINE PLATFORMS, IN-PERSON MEETINGS, AND RESOURCE SUPPORT TO FACILITATE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE AFRICAN CONTINENT. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | - IN SEPTEMBER 2014, COUNTERPART WAS AWARDED THE $5.9M FOSTERING ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY (FACT) PROGRAM IN ZAMBIA UNDER THE USAID GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY STRENGTHENING LEADER WITH ASSOCIATES AWARD. THE AWARD WAS MODIFIED IN NOVEMBER 2017 TO EXTEND THE PROGRAM UNTIL MARCH 2020 AND INCREASE FUNDING BY $500K (TO $6.4M) TO SUPPORT INCLUSION OF THE EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE (EITI). FACT'S GOAL IS TO IMPROVE THE ENABLING GOVERNANCE ENVIRONMENT IN ZAMBIA BY INCREASING CITIZEN DEMAND FOR EFFECTIVE, TRANSPARENT, AND ACCOUNTABLE SERVICE DELIVERY. FACT ENGAGES A RANGE OF SECTOR-SPECIFIC CSOS TO STRENGTHEN AND INCREASE MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT AMONG ZAMBIAN CIVIL SOCIETY, CITIZENS, AND THE STATE. DURING FY19, FACT CONTINUED SUPPORTING PARTNERS IN SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY INTERVENTIONS ACROSS THE FOUR THEMATIC AREAS: EXTRACTIVES, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, AND HEALTH. UNDER OBJECTIVE 1, THE PROJECT CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF PARTNERS IN PLAYING AN OVERSIGHT ROLE OF PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY. UNDER OBJECTIVE 2, THE PROJECT STRENGTHENED CITIZENS' CAPACITY ON OVERSIGHT ON PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY AND STRENGTHENED PLATFORMS FOR ENGAGEMENT AND DIALOGUE. SOME OF THE KEY ACHIEVEMENTS FOR THE YEAR INCLUDED RAISING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE (EITI) MECHANISM AT COMMUNITY, DISTRICT, AND NATIONAL LEVELS THROUGH PUBLIC MESSAGING AND ENHANCED CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT. AS A RESULT OF THIS EFFORT, KALUMBILA RECEIVED ITS BUSINESS TAX REVENUES FROM THE SOLWEZI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL. THE LOCAL AUTHORITY IS ENSURING FISCAL STEWARDSHIP OF TAX REVENUES AND PROMOTING GREATER CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN PRIORITIZATION PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS IN THE DISTRICT. CIVIL SOCIETY FOR POVERTY REDUCTION (CSPR) HAD SIMILAR SUCCESS INFLUENCING THE JIFUMPA MINE TO BROADEN ITS ENGAGEMENT WITH AFFECTED LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THE PROJECT HOSTED TWO LEARNING EVENTS WITH ITS PARTNERS TO EXAMINE THE APPROACHES, TOOLS, AND METHODS EMPLOYED IN FOSTERING ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY IN PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY ACROSS THE THREE THEMATIC AREAS OF EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT AND EXPLORED THE ACHIEVEMENTS REACHED THROUGH THE PROJECTS. THE FACT PROJECT HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN BROKERING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SERVICE PROVIDERS AND USERS, OPENING CHANNELS FOR ENGAGEMENT, AND CHANGING HOW SERVICES ARE PLANNED AND RESOURCED AT THE FACILITY AND DISTRICT LEVELS. PARTNER CSOS LAUNCHED AN ACCOUNTABILITY CAMPAIGN AIMED AT PROMOTING THE IMPORTANCE OF AND FORGING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITIZENS AND CIVIL SOCIETY TO ENGAGE IN ZAMBIA'S DEMOCRATIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. FACT PARTNER ZAMBIA NATIONAL EDUCATION COALITION (ZANEC), THROUGH CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT AND DIALOGUE, DROVE THE ADOPTION OF 'LEAVING NO-CHILD BEHIND' BY THE MINISTRY OF GENERAL EDUCATION (MOGE) AND CLOSELY MONITORED IMPLEMENTATION AND INCLUSIVITY OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS PLAN (ESSP) EVIDENCE-BASED ADVOCACY APPROACHES. ANOTHER IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENT INCLUDED INITIATION OF THE PROCESS TO TRANSFER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE MPHOMWA FOREST IN CHIKUWE CHIEFDOM TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AS PER STATUTORY INSTRUMENT 11, WHICH CAPTURES THE COMMITMENT BY THE COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT TO COLLABORATE ON CONSERVATION AND BIODIVERSITY REGENERATION. IN THE HEALTH SECTOR, THE ZAMBIA INTERFAITH NETWORKING GROUP (ZINGO) CAN NOW PARTICIPATE IN THE DISTRICT INTEGRATED MEETINGS OF THE NYIMBA DISTRICT HEALTH OFFICE (DHO). ZINGO ESTABLISHED THE SAFE FATHERHOOD ADVOCACY GROUP (SFAG) TO SUPPORT MATERNAL HEALTH MESSAGING AND MONITORING WHERE 27 MALES RECEIVED TRAINING. - THE CIVIL SOCIETY INNOVATION INITIATIVE (CSII), REBRANDED AS INNOVATION FOR CHANGE (I4C), IS A GLOBAL INITIATIVE FUNDED BY USAID AND SWEDISH SIDA, AND CO-IMPLEMENTED WITH THE CIVICUS ALLIANCE. THE GOAL OF I4C IS TO ESTABLISH SEVEN REGIONAL INNOVATION HUBS AROUND THE WORLD TO SUPPORT, STRENGTHEN, AND SUSTAIN CIVIL SOCIETY, ESPECIALLY THOSE ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING IN CLOSED OR CLOSING CIVIC SPACES. WITH PARTICIPATION FROM CLOSE TO 1,000 CSOS AND INDIVIDUALS, THE HUBS ARE IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, AFRICA, CENTRAL ASIA, THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, SOUTH ASIA, EAST ASIA, AND THE PACIFIC. EACH HUB IS MADE UP OF DOZENS OF LEADING CSOS WORKING TOGETHER TO IMPROVE THE IMPACT OF CIVIL SOCIETY AROUND THE WORLD. IN 2019, THE PROJECT COUNTED 99 EVENTS CROSS-REGIONALLY THAT WERE CONDUCTED BY THE REGIONAL HUBS AND THE HELPER HUB. THESE EVENTS WERE ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 4,100 PARTICIPANTS. SINCE ITS START DATE, THE PROJECT HAS ISSUED 67 GRANTS TACKING ISSUES OF CLOSING CIVIC SPACES AT THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS. - COUNTERPART'S GLOBAL INFORMATION SAFETY AND CAPACITY PROJECT PROVIDES SUSTAINED CAPACITY BUILDING AND DIGITAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO CIVIL SOCIETY AND MEDIA. THE PROJECT FOCUSES ON COUNTRIES IN WHICH THE SPACE FOR FREE EXPRESSION, ADVOCACY, AND ONLINE COMMUNICATION IS AT RISK, BUT CRITICAL TO SOCIETAL LIBERALIZATION. THE PROJECT ALSO ENGAGES WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO ADVOCATE FOR OPEN INTERNET GOVERNANCE STANDARDS. IN 2019, THE PROJECT ASSISTED 165 ORGANIZATIONS WITH 614 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCES. THE PROJECT ALSO TRAINED 1417 PEOPLE FROM MORE THAN 24 COUNTRIES. IN ADDITION, THE PROJECT EXPENSED $8,575 IN IN-KIND GRANTS, AND AWARDED FIVE SMALL TECHNOLOGY GRANTS. THE PURPOSE OF THESE GRANTS WAS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OR IMPROVEMENT OF TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES THAT BENEFIT THE PROJECT'S LOCAL PARTNERS. IN FY2019, COUNTERPART CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN ITS INTERNET GOVERNANCE AND INTERNET FREEDOM PROJECT COMPONENT BY AWARDING SIX MONETARY GRANTS TO ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS TO LAUNCH CAMPAIGNS AND DEVELOP RESEARCH PAPERS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D, OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES (CONTINUED): | THE 2019 GWIM PROGRAM INCLUDED TWO MAJOR WORKSHOP EVENTS: GWIM 68 AND THE ALUMNAE SKILL BUILDING WORKSHOP. GWIM 68 WAS ATTENDED BY 26 WOMEN FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHO WORK FOR LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OR ARE BUSINESS OWNERS AND WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE DESIGNING AND MANAGING WOMEN-CENTERED ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ACTIVITIES FOR THEIR ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES. THROUGH CLASSROOM TRAINING, STRUCTURED OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEER-TO PEER EXCHANGE, PARTICIPANT PRESENTATIONS, AND INTERACTION WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, GWIM PARTICIPANTS WERE EXPOSED TO A WIDE RANGE OF EFFECTIVE, NOVEL AND ADAPTABLE PROGRAMS, APPROACHES, AND SOLUTIONS TO EXPAND ECONOMIC GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE GWIM 68 CURRICULA INCORPORATED SESSIONS ON LEADERSHIP, CONFIDENCE, GENDER, NEGOTIATIONS, AND ETHICS AS WELL AS MANAGERIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL THEMES SUCH AS PROJECT AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, ADVOCACY, FUNDRAISING AND PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT, MONITORING AND EVALUATION, AND PUBLIC SPEAKING. THE ALUMNAE SKILL BUILDING WORKSHOP: MENTORING THE NEXT GENERATION OF WOMEN LEADERS WAS ATTENDED BY 12 GWIM ALUMNAE AND WAS DESIGNED TO ASSIST IN THEIR EFFORTS TO DEVISE AND IMPLEMENT MENTORING PROGRAMS THAT WOULD PASS THE COMPETENCIES ACQUIRED IN GWIM ON TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF WOMEN LEADERS IN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES. [FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D SUMMARY] SOCIAL SECTOR ACCELERATOR PROGRAMS: EXPENSES $819,186 GRANTS $103,592 REVENUE: $419,134 OTHER PROGRAM: EXPENSES $29,536 |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS WERE UPDATED WITH THE FOLLOWING: - THE "GENERAL POWERS OF DIRECTORS" SECTION WAS MODIFIED TO CLARIFY THAT THE BOARD HAS THE AUTHORITY TO APPOINT OR REMOVE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF COUNTERPART INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES. - THE "SECRETARY" SECTION WAS MODIFIED TO HAVE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD TO SERVE AS AND PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD. - THE "COMMITTEES OF WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARIES" SECTION WAS UPDATED TO CHANGE THE COMPOSITION OF THE SSA COMMITTEE TO INCLUDE THE CPI CEO AS A VOTING MEMBER. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 WAS COMPLETED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AND REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO). THE DRAFT WAS PRESENTED TO THE C-SUITE AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. ANY QUESTIONS/CHANGES WERE COMMUNICATED BY THE C-SUITE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE TO THE CPA FIRM. THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WAS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL BEFORE IT WAS SIGNED BY THE CFO AND FILED WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ANNUAL SELF-DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST STATEMENT. FURTHERMORE, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THE CEO WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DISCOVERY OF A REAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. SUCH CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MAY INCLUDE PROCUREMENT, HIRING, OR ANY OTHER AREA OF ORGANIZATIONAL INTEREST. THE CEO (AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD IN CASES OF DIRECTOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST) DETERMINES THE APPROPRIATE ACTION FOR THOSE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, OR KEY EMPLOYEES. WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THIS, AT A MINIMUM, INCLUDES RECUSAL FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE CONSIDERATION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION IN SOME CASES. A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY BE DEEMED SO SEVERE AS TO REQUIRE THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IN QUESTION RESIGNS FROM HIS/HER ROLE WITH COUNTERPART INTERNATIONAL. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE CEO'S SALARY IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING THE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO. THE COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BASED ON INDUSTRY REVIEW OF COMPARABLE DATA FROM SIMILARLY SIZED ORGANIZATION, IN THE SAME SECTOR OF ACTIVITIES, IN THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION AND OF SIMILAR SIZED OPERATIONAL BUDGETS. COMPENSATION REVIEWS OF THE CEO ARE BASED ON INDUSTRY AVERAGES, COUNTERPART'S FINANCIAL POSITION AND ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION BY THE BOARD. EACH SENIOR OFFICER'S SALARY IS DETERMINED BY THE CEO, WHO, IN TURN, BASES HIS/HER DECISION UPON EXTERNAL THIRD PARTY SURVEYS AND ASSESSMENTS. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS DONE IN JANUARY 2019. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
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