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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) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 3,495,438 | 1,741,192 | 9,498,893 | 1,846,157 | 2,195,324 | 18,777,004 |
| 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 | 3,495,438 | 1,741,192 | 9,498,893 | 1,846,157 | 2,195,324 | 18,777,004 |
| 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).. | 14,466,443 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 4,310,561 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 3,495,438 | 1,741,192 | 9,498,893 | 1,846,157 | 2,195,324 | 18,777,004 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 3,878 | 1,026 | 3,970 | 8,246 | 7,373 | 24,493 |
| 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.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 18,801,497 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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 2019 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-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, 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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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. 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 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| AVINA AMERICAS QUALIFIES AS A "PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION UNDER IRC 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) BECAUSE IT SATISFIES THE "FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES" TEST SET FORTH IN TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(F)(3). AVINA AMERICAS NORMALLY RECEIVES AT LEAST 10% OF ITS SUPPORT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND IT CARRIES ON A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE PROGRAM OF SOLICITATION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT. MOREOVER, AVINA AMERICAS MEETS THE FOLLOWING FACTORS ENUMERATED IN THE TREASURY REGULATIONS AS BEING INDICATIVE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT:1. PERCENTAGE OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT. TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(III)(A).DURING THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD ENDING ON DECEMBER 31, 2019, THE PORTION OF AVINA AMERICAS' SUPPORT THAT QUALIFIES AS ELIGIBLE PUBLIC SUPPORT IS 22.93% (SEE SCHEDULE A), SUBSTANTIALLY IN EXCESS OF THE 10% THRESHOLD. 2. SOURCES OF SUPPORT. TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(III)(B). AVINA AMERICAS RECEIVES CONTRIBUTIONS FROM A WIDE RANGE OF DONORS. DURING THE PAST FIVE TAX YEARS, AVINA AMERICAS HAS RECEIVED GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING: - OMIDYAR NETWORK- SKOLL FOUNDATION - OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS - THE COCA-COLA FOUNDATION - FORD FOUNDATION - XYLEM WATERMARK- FUNDACION AVINA- PORTICUS LATIN AMERICA- PEPSICO, INC.- NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST- W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION- CAF AMERICA- LUMINATE GROUPTHE ORGANIZATION ALSO COLLABORATES WIDELY WITH ACADEMIC, CIVIL SOCIETY, GOVERNMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE US FOCUSED ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE AMERICAS, INCLUDING THE INTER-AMERICAN DIALOGUE, INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION, AND AMERICAS SOCIETY, AMONG OTHERS.FUNDRAISING IS LED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND GENERALLY TAKES THE FORM OF WRITTEN GRANT REQUESTS FOLLOWING PERSONAL CONTACTS WITH POTENTIAL FUNDERS.(C) REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY. TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(III)(C).AVINA AMERICAS' GOVERNING BODY REPRESENTS BROAD PUBLIC INTERESTS, RATHER THAN THE PERSONAL OR PRIVATE INTERESTS OF A LIMITED NUMBER OF DONORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AND INCLUDES:SEAN MCKAUGHAN, CHAIR OF THE BOARDMR. MCKAUGHAN HAS BEEN WITH AVINA SINCE 1998, AND LED AVINA'S EXECUTIVE TEAM FOR EIGHT YEARS. HE BECAME CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER IN 2006 AND WAS TAPPED AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND BOARD MEMBER IN 2007. DURING HIS TIME AT AVINA, MR. MCKAUGHAN HAS BEEN A CHAMPION AND GLOBAL ADVOCATE FOR INCLUSIVE BUSINESS, EFFORTS TO COMBAT DEFORESTATION, SOCIAL INNOVATION NETWORKS, AND THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABILITY IN LATIN AMERICA AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. HE WAS ONE OF THE MAIN ARCHITECTS OF THE STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AVINA PROGRAMS IN BRAZIL.MR. MCKAUGHAN HOLDS MASTER'S DEGREES IN URBAN PLANNING AND IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN. BEFORE BEGINNING HIS WORK WITH AVINA, HE COLLABORATED WITH INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS BRAZIL'S INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECONOMIC RESEARCH (IPEA), THE LYNDON B. JOHNSON SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, THE HOUSTON ADVANCED RESEARCH CENTER (HARC), MEXICO'S MONTERREY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND HIGHER EDUCATION, THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION, AND THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF WESTERN HEMISPHERIC TRADE.BRIZIO BIONDI-MORRA, TREASURERDR. BIONDI-MORRA IS THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF FUNDACION AVINA. HE IS ALSO THE FORMER CHAIR OF FUNDES, WHICH PROMOTES SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE (SME) DEVELOPMENT IN TEN LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES, AS WELL AS THE CHAIR OF INCAE, THE LEADING LATIN AMERICAN BUSINESS SCHOOL WITH CAMPUSES IN COSTA RICA AND NICARAGUA. DR. BIONDI-MORRA GRADUATED WITH A DOCTORAL DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY AND ALSO EARNED A PH.D. IN ECONOMICS FROM BOCCONI UNIVERSITY IN ITALY. IN HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER, HE HAS BEEN A MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT AT ARTHUR D. LITTLE IN CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, FOUNDED A CHEMICAL COMPANY IN NEW YORK AND WORKED IN MARKETING FOR E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO. IN EUROPE.DR. JOHN C. ICKIS, DIRECTORDR. ICKIS IS A FORMER DEAN AND PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AT INCAE, THE TOP-RANKED BUSINESS SCHOOL IN LATIN AMERICA. HE HOLDS A DOCTORATE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND AN MBA FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY. HE HAS PUBLISHED NUMEROUS ARTICLES AND CASES ON SOCIAL MANAGEMENT TOPICS IN JOURNALS, SUCH AS THE HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW AND WORLD DEVELOPMENT, AND IS CO-AUTHOR OF BEYOND BUREAUCRACY: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT.DR. ICKIS HAS HELD THE POSITIONS OF PRESIDENT OF J.E. AUSTIN ASSOCIATES, INC., AN INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING FIRM SPECIALIZING IN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND CHIEF-OF-PARTY OF THE CROATIAN COMPETITIVENESS INITIATIVE. HIS RECENT ACTIVITIES HAVE FOCUSED UPON THE PROMOTION OF COMPETITIVENESS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES THROUGH ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY. HE IS A FORMER PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER, A SOWETO, SOUTH AFRICA HONORARY CITIZEN AND APPEARS IN THE INTERNATIONAL WHO'S WHO OF PROFESSIONALS, WHO'S WHO IN THE WORLD AND WHO'S WHO IN FINANCE AND INDUSTRY.KATHERINE MARSHALL, DIRECTORKATHERINE MARSHALL HAS WORKED FOR OVER FOUR DECADES ON INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, FOCUSING ON THE WORLD'S POOREST COUNTRIES. A SENIOR FELLOW AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY'S BERKLEY CENTER FOR RELIGION, PEACE AND WORLD AFFAIRS AND PROFESSOR OF THE PRACTICE OF DEVELOPMENT, RELIGION, AND CONFLICT IN THE SCHOOL OF FOREIGN SERVICE, SHE IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE WORLD FAITHS DEVELOPMENT DIALOGUE (WFDD), A NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION BORN IN THE WORLD BANK. WFDD'S MISSION (AND CENTER OF MARSHALL'S CURRENT WORK) IS TO BRIDGE GULFS SEPARATING THE WORLDS OF DEVELOPMENT AND RELIGION. DURING HER CAREER AT THE WORLD BANK SHE HELD LEADERSHIP ASSIGNMENTS FOR AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA, AND EAST ASIA AND WAS COUNSELOR TO THE BANK'S PRESIDENT ON ETHICS, VALUES, AND FAITH IN DEVELOPMENT. BOARD POSITIONS INCLUDE AVINA AMERICAS, THE OPUS PRIZE FOUNDATION, THE INTERNATIONAL SHINTO FOUNDATION, AND THE INTERNATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION CONFERENCE ADVISORY BOARD; SHE SERVED AS A TRUSTEE OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY AND OF THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL FOUNDATION. A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS SHE IS VISITING PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBODIA. SHE IS THE AUTHOR OF SEVERAL BOOKS AND MANY ARTICLES, MOST RECENTLY GLOBAL INSTITUTIONS OF RELIGION: ANCIENT MOVERS, MODERN SHAKERS, PUBLISHED BY ROUTLEDGE IN 2013 AND (COEDITED WITH SUSAN HAYWARD) WOMEN, RELIGION, AND PEACEBUILDING: ILLUMINATING THE UNSEEN. LARRY H. SLESINGER, DIRECTORMR. SLESINGER IS AN EXECUTIVE SEARCH CONSULTANT WITH SLESINGER MANAGEMENT SERVICES, RECRUITING KEY LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT POSITIONS FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WASHINGTON, DC AREA. HE GRADUATED WITH AN MBA FROM STANFORD UNIVERSITY AND A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM CARLETON COLLEGE. HE HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT, CURRENTLY SERVING AS AN ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE FOUNDATION FOR MANAGEMENT EDUCATION IN CENTRAL AMERICA, WHICH ASSISTS THE HIGHLY-REGARDED BUSINESS GRADUATE SCHOOL, INCAE. MR. SLESINGER FORMERLY SERVED AS THE VP OF THE CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE, SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION, PROGRAM OFFICER OF THE JOHN AND MARY R. MARKLE FOUNDATION AND VP OF BOARDSOURCE. HE IS THE AUTHOR OF THE SEARCH: WINNING STRATEGIES TO GET YOUR NEXT JOB IN THE NONPROFIT WORLD, SELF-ASSESSMENT FOR NONPROFIT GOVERNING BOARDS AND CO-AUTHOR OF THE FIRST EDITION OF A SNAPSHOT OF AMERICA'S NONPROFIT BOARDS: RESULTS OF A NATIONAL SURVEY.CHRISTIAN SAGEL, SECRETARYMR. SAGEL HAS BEEN WITH AVINA SINCE 2014. HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LEGAL AREA, WITH HEADQUARTERS IN PANAMA, AND COLLABORATES WITH THE CFO OF THE ORGANIZATION IN POTENTIAL CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND ELABORATION OF POLICIES. HIS EXPERTISE INCLUDES CORPORATE LAW, CONFLICTS CONCILIATION, AND LAW ECONOMICS MANAGEMENT.MR. SAGEL HOLDS A MASTER'S DEGREE IN LAW ECONOMICS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF BUENOS AIRES IN ARGENTINA. HE ALSO HOLDS A DEGREE IN LAW AND POLITICAL SCIENCES FROM THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY SANTA MAR A LA ANTIGUA IN PANAMA. MR. SAGEL HAS PARTICIPATED AS A VOLUNTEER IN SEVERAL SOCIAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES IN RURAL AREAS OF PANAMA.HILDA VEGA, DIRECTORPHILANTHROPIC ADVISOR WITH 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH CIVIL SOCIETY AND PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS IN THE US AND GLOBALLY TO ADVANCE THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS. SPECIALTIES: GRANT-MAKING STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, PARTICULARLY IN LATIN AMERICA. RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (INDIVIDUALS AND FOUNDATIONS). ISSUE AREA EXPERTISE (FOR U.S. AND LATIN AMERICA) IN HUMAN RIGHTS, WOMEN'S RIGHTS, SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP, DRUG POLICY REFORM, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. BROWN UNIVERSITY. BOARD ACLU OF ILLINOIS. BASED IN OAKLAND (ORIGINALLY FROM CHICAGO). |
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| CONTINUATION OF "FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES": | NABEEHA KAZI-HUTCHINS, DIRECTOR MS. KAZI-HUTCHINS HAS DIRECTED MULTI-SECTORAL PROGRAMS TO ACCELERATE IMPACT ON FOOD, AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION AND HEALTH PRIORITIES WORLDWIDE. SHE HAS SERVED IN SENIOR ROLES WITH THE GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS FIRM, FLEISHMAN HILLARD AND THE CLINTON FOUNDATION'S GLOBAL HIV/AIDS INITIATIVE, AND IMPLEMENTED ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FOR UNICEF, THE EAST WEST INSTITUTE AND THE INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER (CIMMYT). BORN IN PAKISTAN AND RAISED IN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. SHE SPEAKS ENGLISH, HINDI, SPANISH AND URDU FLUENTLY, AND HAS WORKED ON COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES IN MORE THAN 20 COUNTRIES. SHE HOLDS BACHELOR'S DEGREES IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATIONS FROM KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, IN MANHATTAN, KANSAS, AND MASTER'S DEGREES IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC HEALTH FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK. (D) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS OR POLICIES. TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(III)(D). FINALLY, AVINA AMERICAS' CHARITABLE MISSION AND PROGRAMS ARE DIRECTLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON A CONTINUING BASIS. ITS CHARITABLE MISSION IS FOCUSED ON CONTRIBUTING TO THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF LATIN AMERICA. AVINA AMERICAS HAS AN ACTIVE GRANTMAKING PROGRAM THROUGH WHICH IT SUPPORTS AND PARTNERS WITH CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS BOTH IN AND OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. SINCE 2008, AVINA AMERICAS HAS DONATED $48 MILLION IN GRANTS TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF OVER 100 ALLIES BASED IN 17 COUNTRIES THROUGHOUT THE HEMISPHERE AND BEYOND. THESE ALLIES ARE FOCUSED ON THE FOLLOWING ISSUES OF PUBLIC INTEREST ACROSS THE AMERICAS: MIGRATION: EVEN THOUGH MIGRATION HAS MADE CONTRIBUTIONS TO DEVELOPMENT IN LATIN AMERICA, THE FOCUS ON SECURITY BY RECEIVING COUNTRIES AND THE LACK OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN HAVE CREATED ONE OF THE WORST HUMANITARIAN CRISES ON THE CONTINENT, PARTICULARLY FOR MIGRANTS IN MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA. AVINA IS WORKING TO CREATE COLLABORATIVE LINKAGES BETWEEN DIFFERENT SECTORS OF SOCIETY AT BOTH THE LOCAL AND GLOBAL LEVELS AND TO CHANNEL EFFORTS TOWARD A REGULATORY, INSTITUTIONAL, AND ETHICAL FRAMEWORK FOR HUMAN MOBILITY THAT IS DIGNIFIED, FORMAL, DEMOCRATIC, SUPPORTIVE, AND SUSTAINABLE. TECHNOLOGY FOR SOCIAL CHANGE: A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES IN LATIN AMERICA HAVE RECENTLY PASSED LAWS TO ENSURE ACCESS TO PUBLIC INFORMATION, AND MOVEMENTS TO PUT GOVERNMENT SERVICES AND RECORDS ONLINE ARE INCREASING, WHILE GROWING INTERNET ACCESS, USE OF MOBILE DEVICES, AND AVAILABILITY OF APPLICATIONS HELP DRIVE SUCH INITIATIVES. CIVIC GROUPS AND CITIZEN MOVEMENTS ARE TURNING TO INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AS TOOLS FOR TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. SO ARE COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT DEVELOP AND DELIVER PUBLIC SERVICES. AVINA IS EXPLORING THE USE OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES TO DEVELOP, ACCELERATE, AND SCALE UP CIVIC PROCESSES, AS WELL AS EMPOWER CITIZENS BY RAMPING UP PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. RECYCLING: THERE ARE MILLIONS OF LATIN AMERICANS WHO MAKE THEIR LIVING BY RECYCLING. DESPITE THEIR HISTORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND PRODUCTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY, THEY CONTINUE TO LIVE IN SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND WORK INFORMALLY, SUFFERING ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION. TO ACHIEVE A VISION FOR INCLUSIVE RECYCLING, AVINA WORKS TO PROMOTE SEPARATION AND DIFFERENTIATED COLLECTION, TO FORMALIZE THE WORK OF RECYCLERS THROUGH THE RECOGNITION AND RESTITUTION OF LABOR, SOCIAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS, AND TO ENSURE FAIR COMPENSATION FOR THE SERVICE THAT RECYCLERS PROVIDE. WATER CONSERVATION: AVINA, ALONG WITH A GROWING NUMBER OF ALLIES, WORKED TO ACHIEVE THE VISIBILITY, RECOGNITION, STRENGTHENING, AND ARTICULATION OF COMMUNITY EFFORTS FOR ACCESS TO POTABLE WATER THROUGH THE "INICIATIVA+AGUA". SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND GOVERNMENTS HAVE JOINED THE CAUSE, ALONG WITH HUNDREDS OF LOCAL ALLIES AND THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION, INCLUDING THE RECENTLY FORMED CONFEDERATION OF LATIN AMERICAN COMMUNITY WATER AND SANITATION ORGANIZATIONS. AVINA ALSO AIMS TO STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY AS A MEANS OF UNDERPINNING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN LATIN AMERICA; FOR THIS REASON, AVINA MAKES AN EFFORT TO INFORM DECISION MAKERS ABOUT THE RELEVANT ROLE THAT COMMUNITY WATER MANAGEMENT PLAYS IN DEVELOPMENT. POLITICAL INNOVATION: THE PURPOSES OF THIS PROGRAM ARE TO STRENGTHEN SOCIAL AND DEMOCRATIC STATES, AS WELL AS TO INCREASE THE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF DEMOCRACY THROUGH SOCIAL, TECHNOLOGICAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL INNOVATIONS THAT GUARANTEE AND UPHOLD THE RIGHTS OF CITIZENS; TO STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN GOVERNMENTS AND CIVIL SOCIETY TO ENCOURAGE POLITICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL INNOVATIONS THAT PROMOTE SYSTEMIC CHANGES IN THE WAY POWER IS EXERCISED; AND TO PROMOTE SPACES FOR REFLECTION AND ACTION AMONG CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO EQUIP THEM WITH WAYS TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY IN THE RESPECTIVE AREAS WHERE THEY WORK. TO FOSTER STRONG RELATIONSHIPS AND GREATER IMPACT, AVINA AMERICAS PERIODICALLY VISITS ALLIES IN THE FIELD AND WORKS WITH THEM TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS AND OUTREACH IN THE U.S. CURRENT SUB-GRANTEES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC CHARITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, IN ADDITION TO DOZENS OF PUBLIC CHARITY EQUIVALENTS WORKING ACROSS LATIN AMERICA: - ACLU FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES - WOMEN MAKE MOVIES, INC. - THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO (CENTER FOR COMPARATIVE IMMIGRATION STUDIES) - GLOBAL WORKERS JUSTICE ALLIANCE - MIGRATION POLICY INSTITUTE - TRANSFAIR USA (FAIR TRADE USA) - NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN COMMUNITIES (NALACC) - INTER-AMERICAN DIALOGUE (IAD) - WASHINGTON OFFICE ON LATIN AMERICA (WOLA) - ALIANZA AMERICAS THE TREASURY REGULATIONS PROVIDE THAT "THE MAINTENANCE OF A DEFINITIVE PROGRAM BY AN ORGANIZATION TO ACCOMPLISH ITS CHARITABLE WORK IN THE COMMUNITY, SUCH AS COMBATING COMMUNITY DETERIORATION IN AN ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSED AREA" IS A FACTOR THAT IS CONSIDERED EVIDENCE THAT AN ORGANIZATION IS "PUBLICLY SUPPORTED." AVINA AMERICAS' SUPPORTED PROJECTS, WHICH HAVE BROAD SOCIAL IMPACT, FIT PRECISELY INTO THIS KIND OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND PROVIDE FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS "PUBLICLY SUPPORTED." |
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | MR. BIONDI-MORRA AND MR. MCKAUGHAN HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, AS DESCRIBED BELOW: CONTROL OVER AVINA AMERICAS' OPERATIONS IS VESTED IN A SELF-PERPETUATING BOARD OF SEVEN VOTING DIRECTORS. THE SECRETARY AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE THE EIGHTH AND NINTH NON-VOTING MEMBERS. AVINA AMERICAS' ABILITY TO ATTRACT THIS LEVEL OF TALENT IS DUE, IN LARGE PART, TO ITS CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH FUNDACION AVINA. TWO OF AVINA AMERICAS' SEVEN VOTING DIRECTORS HAVE SOME CONNECTION TO FUNDACION AVINA. MR. MCKAUGHAN IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD FOR FUNDACION AVINA. DR. BIONDI-MORRA SERVES ON THE BOARD OF FUNDACION AVINA AMONG MANY OTHER INSTITUTIONAL AFFILITATIONS. MR. SAGEL, ALTHOUGH A NON-VOTING MEMBER AS BOARD SECRETARY, IS AN EMPLOYEE OF FUNDACION AVINA. IN ADDITION, UNDER AVINA AMERICAS' CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ANY DIRECT TRANSACTION BETWEEN IT AND FUNDACION AVINA HAS TO BE APPROVED BY AT LEAST ONE OF THE FIVE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS WHO DO NOT HOLD ANY POSITIONS AT FUNDACION AVINA. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS PREPARED THE FORM 990 AND FORWARDED IT TO AVINA FOR REVIEW. ONCE THE COMMENTS AND REVIEWS WERE UPDATED, AVINA AMERICAS EMAILED THE COMPLETED FORM 990 TO THE ENTIRE BOARD ALONG WITH A REQUEST FOR THEIR COMMENTS TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN A 10-DAY PERIOD. AFTER ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD WERE RESOLVED, THE FORM 990 WAS SUBMITTED TO THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | PURSUANT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY, THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DISCLOSURE RESTS WITH BOARD MEMBERS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HOLDS AT LEAST ONE ANNUAL MEETING, SUBJECT TO NOTICE REQUIREMENT, THUS ALLOWING FOR A LEVEL REFLECTION ON THIS TOPIC ONCE PER YEAR. IF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT A PERSON HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IT INFORMS THE PERSON OF THE BASIS FOR SUCH BELIEF AND AFFORDS THE PERSON AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE. IF, AFTER HEARING THE RESPONSE OF THE MEMBER AND MAKING SUCH FURTHER INVESTIGATION AS IS WARRANTED IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES THAT THE MEMBER HAS, IN FACT, FAILED TO DISCLOSE AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IT TAKES APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | SALARY STUDIES WERE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THREE REFERENCES WERE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE. THE BOARD MADE RECOMMENDATIONS TO APPOINT THE CURRENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND A BOARD RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED AND DOCUMENTED IN BOARD MINUTES TO THIS EFFECT. THIS REVIEW PROCESS WAS LAST COMPLETED IN FEBRUARY 2019. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | AVINA AMERICAS MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A: | OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS OF FUNDACION AVINA, A RELATED ENTITY OF AVINA, RECEIVED COMPENSATION FOR WORK PERFORMED FOR FUNDACION AVINA AND NOT FOR THEIR SERVICE AS BOARD MEMBERS. |
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