Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Go to
www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.
| (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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||||
|
Total |
||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 877,870 | 714,930 | 1,191,686 | 1,071,299 | 1,782,206 | 5,637,991 |
| 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 | 877,870 | 714,930 | 1,191,686 | 1,071,299 | 1,782,206 | 5,637,991 |
| 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).. | 2,172,370 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 3,465,621 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 877,870 | 714,930 | 1,191,686 | 1,071,299 | 1,782,206 | 5,637,991 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 5 | 9 | 27 | 41 | ||
| 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 | 5,638,032 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (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.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (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 VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
||||
| 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) |
||||
| 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): |
|||||
| 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
|
2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
|
8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2020 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2020 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
|
2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
||||
| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2020: | ||||
| a From 2015....... | ||||
| b From 2016....... | ||||
| c From 2017....... | ||||
| d From 2018....... | ||||
| e From 2019....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
|
i
Carryover from 2015 not applied (see instructions) |
||||
| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2020 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
|
5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2020, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
||||
|
6
Remaining underdistributions for 2020. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
||||
|
7 Excess distributions carryover to 2021. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
||||
| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
|---|
| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|
| Software ID: | |
| Software Version: |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 | DECISIONS BENEFIT EVERYONE FAIRLY, AND PEOPLE LEAD SECURE LIVES. ACCOUNTABILITY LAB IS A TRANSLOCAL NETWORK NGO THAT WORKS AS A COLLECTIVE OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE A SHARED PURPOSE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHALLENGES WE FACE AND WHAT THE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS REQUIRED TO SOLVE THEM. WE DO THIS BY: 1. SHIFTING NORMS AND BEHAVIORS - AROUND ISSUES OF ACCOUNTABILITY TO ENSURE THAT INTEGRITY BECOMES THE EXPECTED BEHAVIOR WITHIN SOCIETIES (CAMPAIGNS); 2. EQUIPPING REFORMERS FOR COLLECTIVE ACTION - INSIDE AND OUTSIDE GOVERNMENT - WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS THEY NEED TO PUSH FOR BETTER GOVERNANCE THROUGH TRAINING AND LEARNING (KNOWLEDGE); AND 3. INFLUENCING POLICIES, PROCESSES AND PRACTICES - AROUND CRITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY ISSUES, THROUGH GROWING COALITIONS AND ADVOCATING FOR CHANGE (COMMUNITIES). |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | INTEGRITY ICON'S MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA REACH INCREASES ANNUALLY AS CAMPAIGNS GAIN TRACTION IN COUNTRIES AND OUR NETWORK OF PARTNERS EXPANDS. OUR SOCIAL MEDIA REACH EXCEEDED 2 MILLION VIEWS IN 2019 AND MORE THAN 4 MILLION VIEWERS IN 2020. ADDITIONALLY, COVERAGE BY RESPECTED INTERNATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS INCREASES ANNUALLY ALONG WITH COVERAGE AT NATIONAL LEVELS. IMPACT - CAMPAIGNS IN 12 COUNTRIES WITH OVER 9,000 NOMINATIONS AND 60 WINNING ICONS; - AS A RESULT OF THE CAMPAIGN, WINNERS HAVE: BEEN PROMOTED TO MINISTERIAL POSITIONS (MALI); BEEN SELECTED FOR A GOVERNMENT ETHICS COMMITTEE (SOUTH AFRICA); BEEN ASKED TO BRIEF LAWMAKERS ON CAPITOL HILL ON GOVERNANCE (NEPAL); AND GAINED THE PROFESSIONAL RESPECT, LEGITIMACY, AND LEVERAGE NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES AND POLICIES IN THEIR WORKPLACES. ICONS ARE ALSO ACTIVELY PUSHING FOR REFORMS IN THEIR AGENCIES. IN NIGERIA, KEHINDE AREMU (II 2018), WHO SERVES AS THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS (NYSC), HAS BEEN PUSHING FOR THE AUTOMATION OF PROCESSES IN THE COMPULSORY YEAR LONG SERVICE PROGRAM FOR GRADUATES. THIS EFFORT WOULD CHANGE PROCEDURES THAT ENCOURAGE CORRUPT EXCHANGES BETWEEN NYSC STAFF AND YOUTH CORPS MEMBERS FOR FAVORABLE WORK PLACEMENTS. RAP2REP/VOICE2REP - OUR MUSIC CAMPAIGNS SEARCH FOR UNDERGROUND AND UNDISCOVERED MUSIC ARTISTS WHO SUPPORT GREATER REPRESENTATION, PARTICIPATION, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. THE GOALS OF OUR MUSIC CAMPAIGNS ARE: - TO FIND WAYS TO ENGAGE YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH MUSIC AROUND ISSUES OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND INTEGRITY; AND, - TO CHANGE THE APPROACH THAT THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE TAKES TO THESE CHALLENGES THROUGH POSITIVE MESSAGING AND ENGAGEMENT. IMPACT WITHIN MONTHS OF THE PANDEMIC ARRIVING IN LIBERIA, AL LIBERIA LAUNCHED A RAP2REP CAMPAIGN SPECIFICALLY ABOUT COVID-19 AND THE BEHAVIOURAL CHANGES THE POPULACE WOULD NEED TO MAKE IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE. - VOICE2REP NIGERIA'S FIRST PROFESSIONALLY PRODUCED ALBUM, IN THESE PRESENT TIMES, FEATURES ALL THE MUSICIANS INVOLVED IN THE CAMPAIGN AND IS AVAILABLE ON ALL MAJOR STREAMING PLATFORMS INCLUDING SPOTIFY, ITUNES, AND AMAZON MUSIC. - IN 2021 WE ARE ROLLING-OUT SIMILAR CAMPAIGNS ACROSS AFRICA AND ASIA (STARTING IN ZIMBABWE); FILM FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOOLS AIM TO DEVELOP A GENERATION OF SOCIALLY-CONSCIOUS FILMMAKERS WHO HAVE THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO TACKLE ACCOUNTABILITY ISSUES THROUGH VISUAL STORYTELLING. THROUGH THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SHORT FILMS IN LOCAL LANGUAGES, WE ALSO HOPE TO ENGAGE COMMUNITIES IN CONVERSATIONS AND ACTIONS ON INCLUSION AND GOVERNANCE ISSUES. IMPACT - OUR OUTREACH AND SELECTION TEND TO FOCUS ON WOMEN (MALI, NEPAL, NIGER, NIGERIA, AND PAKISTAN), YOUTH (SOUTH AFRICA AND ZIMBABWE) AND OTHER MARGINALIZED INDIVIDUALS. (HEAR FROM SARO, THE FIRST TRANSGENDER ACTIVIST TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR FILM SCHOOL IN PAKISTAN.) FILMS PRODUCED HAVE COVERED A VARIETY OF CRITICAL THEMES, SUCH AS GENDER RIGHTS (NEPAL AND PAKISTAN), PEACE-BUILDING (LIBERIA) AND HAVE CAPTURED CITIZEN'S PERCEPTION ON CORRUPTION AND PARTICIPATION (NIGERIA). - IN ADDITION TO GENERAL DISSEMINATION, FELLOWS HAVE REPORTED THAT THEIR FILMS ARE A USEFUL TOOL THAT CAN BE PRESENTED TO POWER HOLDERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND TO STRENGTHEN THEIR OWN ADVOCACY WORK. ACCOUNTABILITY INCUBATOR - HELPS YOUNG CIVIL SOCIETY CHANGE-MAKERS (OR "ACCOUNTAPRENEURS") TO DEVELOP THE TOOLS, SKILLS, NETWORKS, OUTREACH EFFORTS AND FUNDING STREAMS THEY NEED TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE, EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY, INTEGRITY AND OPEN GOVERNANCE. SELECTED ACCOUNTAPRENEURS RECEIVE 12 MONTHS OF HANDS-ON, COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT INCLUDING: TRAINING AND KNOWLEDGE-BUILDING, MENTORING, NETWORK BUILDING, MEDIA OUTREACH, AND STORYTELLING SUPPORT. THE GOALS OF THE INCUBATOR ARE THREEFOLD: - TO ALLOW US TO RE-BALANCE ASSISTANCE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE ACCOUNTABILITY SPACE TOWARDS BOTTOM-UP, LOCALIZED IDEAS FOR CHANGE; - TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS, WHO CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD ACCOUNTABILITY; - TO BUILD "UNLIKELY NETWORKS AND DIVERSE COALITIONS WHO CAN FIND NEW WAYS TO CREATE CHANGE. IMPACT - A TOTAL OF 119 ACCOUNTAPRENEURS HAVE PASSED THROUGH OUR INCUBATORS, WITH IDEAS RANGING FROM FILM SCHOOLS; TO BUILDING NETWORKS OF MUSIC ARTISTS PUSHING FOR INTEGRITY; TO TOOLS USING BLOCKCHAIN TO SECURE ELECTIONS. IN 2021 WE HAVE 100+ ACCOUNTAPRENEURS IN THE PROGRAM, OUR LARGEST GROUP TO DATE. - CHANGES THE ACCOUNTAPRENEURS HAVE CREATED INCLUDE: PUSHING FOR BUDGETS TO BE ALLOCATED TO SCHOOLS MORE EFFECTIVELY (PAKISTAN); CHANGES TO POLICIES IMPLEMENTED BY MINING COMPANIES (LIBERIA); AND THE RESOLUTION OF HUNDREDS OF ACCOUNTABILITY PROBLEMS FOR MIGRANTS (NEPAL); MAKING MUNICIPAL-LEVEL BUDGETS MORE TRANSPARENT AND ACCESSIBLE (NIGERIA); AND DIGITIZING MUNICIPAL SERVICE REQUEST PROCESSES (NEPAL). - ACCOUNTAPRENEURS ARE STARTING TO BUILD DYNAMIC COALITIONS AROUND THE ISSUES THEY CARE ABOUT. IN PAKISTAN, TANZILA KHAN, A DISABILITY RIGHTS ADVOCATE, AND MADEEHA RAZA, A FILM-MAKER, MET THROUGH OUR INCUBATOR AND DEVELOPED A FILM-SCHOOL AROUND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR RIGHTS FOR WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES. IN LIBERIA, MUSICIAN HENRY "AMAZE" TOE AND JUSTICE ADVOCATE JOHN KAMMA HAVE TEAMED UP TO DEVELOP AUDIO CONTENT AROUND RULE OF LAW ISSUES. - WE HAVE BROUGHT ON A STAFF MEMBER ON THE GLOBAL TEAM TO SUPPORT THE INCUBATOR ACROSS COUNTRIES, BRINGING TOGETHER THE KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS, WHILE ALSO MAINTAINING AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CULTURAL AND CONTEXTUAL DIFFERENCES; - WE HAVE BEGUN TO SEGMENT THE INCUBATOR ACROSS COUNTRIES BY SECTOR OR THEME, TO GROW THE COALITIONS EMERGING IN SPECIFIC SPACES - SUCH AS NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (LIBERIA), CIVIC TECHNOLOGY (PAKISTAN) OR MIGRATION (NEPAL). RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS - WE SEE OURSELVES AS A LEARNING ORGANIZATION AND ENGAGE IN DEEPER RESEARCH AND LEARNING - IN CONJUNCTION WITH PARTNERS - INTO THE PROCESSES OF SHIFTING NORMS AND BEHAVIOURS. WE WILL SHARE WHAT WE FIND, ORGANIZING EVENTS, SPEAKING AT CONFERENCES, DEVELOPING LEARNING OUTPUTS (SUCH AS PODCASTS) AND ENGAGING REFORMERS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE GOVERNMENT AROUND IDEAS FOR CHANGE. IMPACT WE ARE PARTNERING WITH SOME OF THE LEADING RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THESE ISSUES INCLUDING THE BUILDING INTEGRITY PROGRAMME AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD; THE ACCOUNTABILITY RESEARCH CENTER; THE STANFORD KING CENTER ON GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT; THE MIT GOV/LAB; AND THE LEIR INSTITUTE AT TUFTS UNIVERSITY. - WE ARE UNPACKING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF HONEST CIVIL SERVANTS IN NEPAL THROUGH RESEARCH WITH BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, AND LEARNING HOW TO BUILD NORM SHIFTS INTO THE INTEGRITY ICON CAMPAIGN IN A MORE TARGETED WAY IN NIGERIA THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CORRUPTION, JUSTICE & LEGITIMACY PROGRAM (CJL) AT TUFTS UNIVERSITY. THIS COLLABORATION IS ALSO STRENGTHENING OUR CAPACITY TO MEASURE SHIFTS IN SOCIAL NORMS RELATED TO CORRUPTION. CIVIC ACTION TEAMS (CIVACTS) ARE A PIONEERING CITIZEN FEEDBACK, DIALOGUE, AND COMMUNITY VOICE PLATFORM TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. CIVACTS COLLECT CRITICAL INFORMATION FROM HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITIES SOLVING DAILY PROBLEMS FOR CITIZENS AND CLOSING THE LOOP ON CHALLENGES RELATED TO EVERYTHING FROM MIGRATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING TO NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY ISSUES. THE CIVACTS PROCESS ENSURES THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS HOW AND WHEN DEVELOPMENT WILL TAKE PLACE, BUILDING ACCOUNTABILITY INTO LOCAL DECISION MAKING IN REAL-TIME, AND CLOSING THE FEEDBACK LOOP BETWEEN CITIZENS, GOVERNMENTS, THE MEDIA AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR. IMPACT - WE'VE HAD MORE THAN 200,000 COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS THROUGH SURVEYS AND MORE THAN 150 MULTI-STAKEHOLDER TOWN HALL MEETINGS THAT HAVE HELPED CO-CREATE SOLUTIONS FOR HUNDREDS OF PROBLEMS. THROUGH VARIED AND CREATIVE DISSEMINATION METHODS SUCH AS INFOGRAPHICS, COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS AND MURALS, WE'VE REACHED MILLIONS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON TOPICS RANGING FROM FISCAL TRANSPARENCY TO MIGRATION. - IN 2020 THE CIVACTS HAVE FOCUSED ON COUNTERING MISINFORMATION RELATED TO THE COVID-19 RESPONSE AND ENSURING THAT COMMUNITIES HAVE THE INFORMATION AND THE CHANNELS TO WORK WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES. - AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO FEEDBACK FROM CONSTITUENTS DURING A TOWN HALL, A NEPALI GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL LAUNCHED A DOOR-TO-DOOR CAMPAIGN TO REGULARLY MEET WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT THEIR HOMES IN ORDER TO HEAR NEEDS FIRST-HAND, WHICH HAS LED TO TANGIBLE EXAMPLES OF CO-CREATED AND CO-FUNDED SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVING WELLS AND ROADS AND PROVIDING ADEQUATE LIGHTING TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY SAFETY. - TWO MINING COMMUNITIES ENGAGED IN LIBERIA, LEADING TO SIGNIFICANT CONCESSIONS FROM MINING COMPANIES, INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOLS, HEALTH CENTERS AND WATER POINTS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | - WE ARE BEGINNING TO ROLL-OUT THE CIVACTS IN NEW SECTORS SUCH AS PUBLIC SERVICES (NEPAL); AND SECURITY/JUSTICE (MALI). WE FEEL THERE ARE OTHER AREAS WHERE THE PROCESS COULD BE RELEVANT, INCLUDING GENDER RIGHTS (POTENTIALLY IN SOUTH AFRICA); - WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN INTEREST FROM ORGANIZATIONS WHO WOULD LIKE TO INTEGRATE CITIZEN FEEDBACK INTO THEIR WORK, SUCH AS MULTILATERAL ORGANIZATIONS (UN AND WORLD BANK) AND WILL LOOK TO SEE HOW WE MIGHT ADAPT THE CIVACTS MODEL TO SUPPORT GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN THEIR WORK. COALITION-BUILDING, POLICY CHANGE, AND ADVOCACY WE WILL ACTIVELY WORK TO PARTICIPATE IN AND BUILD RELEVANT COALITIONS AND COMMUNITIES AROUND ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY AND OPEN GOVERNMENT AT THE LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS. WE HAVE BOTH EXCELLENT NETWORKS IN COMMUNITIES AND ACCESS TO ROOMS WHERE POLICY DECISIONS ARE MADE, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE USE THESE TOGETHER AND EFFECTIVELY. THE GOAL OF THIS WORK IS TO CHANNEL UPWARDS THE IDEAS WE ARE SURFACING FROM THE BOTTOM-UP TO INFORM AND INFLUENCE POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND PROCEDURES, AND ULTIMATELY SHIFT POWER. IMPACT WE ARE LEADING OR SUPPORTING COALITIONS - SUCH AS THE OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP (OGP IN NIGERIA, LIBERIA, AND PAKISTAN) AND ANTI-CORRUPTION RELATED GROUPS (LIBERIA); - WE ARE ALSO BUILDING WORKING GROUPS - SUCH AS VOICE COALITIONS (MALI AND NIGER); AND WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR THROUGH THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM'S PARTNERING AGAINST CORRUPTION INITIATIVE (PACI); - WE ARE SUPPORTING DONOR COLLABORATIVES OR INITIATIVES - SUCH AS THE LIBERIA ACCOUNTABILITY AND VOICE INITIATIVE (LIBERIA); THE WORLD BANK'S WORK ON CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT (BOTH FORMALLY THROUGH THE EXPERT ADVISORY COUNCIL) AND INFORMALLY. WE ARE PART OF THE OGP STEERING COMMITTEE AND HAVE LED THE OGP PROCESS IN LIBERIA, LEADING TO KEY COMMITMENTS FROM THE GOVERNMENT INCLUDING THE DEPLOYMENT OF INFORMATION OFFICERS IN COUNTIES AND GREATER TRANSPARENCY AROUND ISSUES OF NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; - WE HAVE BUILT A COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS MALI AND NIGER FOCUSING ON CITIZEN VOICE AND INCLUSION, WHO HAVE BEEN PUSHING FOR GREATER EQUALITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN DECISION-MAKING. - IN 2020 AND 2021 THE LAB IS CO-CHARING THE C20 ANTI-CORRUPTION WORKING GROUP, CHANNELLING THE VOICES OF CIVIL SOCIETY INTO THE G20 PROCESS; AND WE ARE ALSO THE GLOBAL NORTH REPRESENTATIVE ON THE TAP NETWORK STEERING COMMITTEE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT. THE RETURN WAS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND STAFF AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD BEFORE FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES DISCLOSURE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AMONG BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS AND SETS FORTH A PROCESS FOR THE BOARD, OR DULY AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, TO MANAGE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, INCLUDING REQUIRING RECUSAL BY THE CONFLICTED INDIVIDUAL FROM THE DELIBERATIONS AND VOTE ON THE MATTER, CONSISTENT WITH IRS RECOMMENDATIONS AND PREVAILING BEST PRACTICES FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM ANNUALLY AND TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS ARISING DURING THE YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS DETERMINED NOT TO EXCEED FAIR MARKET VALUE BASED ON PERIODIC REVIEWS OF COMPENSATION LEVELS PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS FOR FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN SIMILAR GEOGRAPHIC AREAS. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE DECEMBER 2020. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND ITS FINANCIAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE. |
| Software ID: | |
| Software Version: |