Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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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
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 61,564,569 | 60,083,585 | 38,744,957 | 31,691,663 | 35,030,995 | 227,115,769 |
| 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 | 61,564,569 | 60,083,585 | 38,744,957 | 31,691,663 | 35,030,995 | 227,115,769 |
| 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. | 227,115,769 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 61,564,569 | 60,083,585 | 38,744,957 | 31,691,663 | 35,030,995 | 227,115,769 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 15,783 | 49,547 | 17,258 | 99 | 6,258 | 88,945 |
| 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.).. | 3,225 | 1,692 | -12,869 | -7,952 | ||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 227,196,762 | |||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (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.) | ||||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (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 on 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 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 | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
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 | 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 | |
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8
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 2021 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-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016....... | ||||
| b From 2017....... | ||||
| c From 2018....... | ||||
| d From 2019....... | ||||
| e From 2020....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, 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 2021. 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 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2021..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: | COUNTERPART INTERNATIONAL'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. COUNTERPART'S PROJECTS SPANNED THE DEMOCRACY, RIGHTS, AND GOVERNANCE; FOOD SECURITY; PEACE AND SECURITY; AND CLIMATE RESILIENCY SECTORS. DURING THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2021-SEPTEMBER 30, 2022, COUNTERPART HAD 30 MAJOR PROJECTS THAT WERE ACTIVE. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | IN NIGER, COUNTERPART HAS IMPLEMENTED THE USAID-FUNDED PARTICIPATORY RESPONSIVE GOVERNANCE PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY (PRG-PA) SINCE 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 FY2022, COUNTERPART FOCUSED ON ENSURING A SMOOTH CLOSE OUT OF THE PROJECT AS THE ACTIVITY ENDED IN DECEMBER 2021, AND ON PUTTING IN PLACE THE CONDITIONS FOR SUSTAINABILITY OF CORE PRG-PA ACTIVITIES. DURING THIS QUARTER, COUNTERPART CONTINUED TO PROVIDE ON-THE-JOB COACHING TO THE NATIONAL NETWORK OF CITIZEN MONITORING COMMITTEES AND THE NEWLY CREATED COMMUNAL COMMITTEES IN THREE NIAMEY MUNICIPAL DISTRICTS AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES IN DOSSO, MARADI, TAHOUA AND NIAMEY. FOLLOWING THE LAUNCH OF "GUIDAN SHAWARA," A DIGITAL PLATFORM THAT ALLOWS CITIZENS TO PROVIDE CIVIC FEEDBACK ON GOVERNMENTAL SERVICE DELIVERY, CPI WORKED WITH GOVERNMENT STAKEHOLDERS TO PUT IN PLACE THE PLATFORM'S OVERSIGHT STRUCTURE TO ENSURE ITS CONTINUED FUNCTIONING. OTHER ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED IN FY22 INCLUDED: CONDUCTING AN ENDLINE PROJECT EVALUATION TO ASSESS PROJECT IMPACT; COLLECTING AND ASSESSING ALL DATA NEEDED TO INFORM PROJECT INDICATORS, PUBLISHING, AND DISSEMINATING TO 216 COMMUNES, A SIMPLIFIED CITIZEN GUIDE FOR ENGAGEMENT IN LOCAL AFFAIRS; ORGANIZING A CLOSING EVENT FOR BRINGING ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO SHARE PRG-PA LESSONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS. COUNTERPART CONTINUED AND FINALIZED ITS ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE GON'S EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESS WITH A FOCUS ON STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF THE COVID 19 NATIONAL COMMUNICATION UNIT. FINALLY, COUNTERPART PREPARED AND SUBMITTED TO USAID THE ACTIVITY'S FINAL REPORT AT THE END OF MARCH 2022. DURING 2022, COUNTERPART CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE USAID-FUNDED RESILIENT GOVERNANCE IN NIGER (RGN) ACTIVITY. RGN AIMS TO IMPROVE SOCIAL COHESION IN NIGER BY IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF 19 COMMUNES IN THE REGIONS OF ZINDER, MARADI AND TILLABRI, STRENGTHENING INTER-GOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION AND PROMOTING CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT IN LOCAL AFFAIRS. DURING FY22, COUNTERPART BUILT ON ITS SUCCESSFUL REFINE AND IMPLEMENT PHASE TO OPERATIONALIZE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES IN 19 PARTNER COMMUNES AND SIGNED PARTNERSHIP PROTOCOLS WITH ALL OF THEM. RGN ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAPACITY BUILDING INCLUDED DEVELOPING, TESTING AND IMPLEMENTING PERFORMANCE SELF-ASSESSMENTS IN SEVEN COMMUNES. THE METHODOLOGY DEVELOPED BY RGN PROVIDED THE FOUNDATION FOR A NATIONAL HARMONIZED LOCAL GOVERNMENT SELF-ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY THAT WAS ADOPTED THROUGH OFFICIAL DECREE BY THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR. RGN COLLABORATED WITH THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR TO ROLL OUT TRAINING ON ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS IN ALL 19 JAGORANCI PARTNER COMMUNES. THROUGH THIS EFFORT RGN TRAINED 187 LOCAL ACTORS INCLUDING ELECTED OFFICIALS, DECENTRALIZATION TECHNICAL SERVICES (STD) REPRESENTATIVES, PREFECTS, CSO AND TRADITIONAL LEADERS, AS WELL AS YOUTH AND FEMALE REPRESENTATIVES ON UNDERSTANDING THEIR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THE COUNTRY'S DECENTRALIZATION FRAMEWORK. RGN ALSO CONDUCTED SEVEN ASSESSMENTS OF COMMUNAL COMMUNICATION PLANS AND SUPPORTED THE COMMUNES IN DEVELOPING THEIR COMMUNAL COMMUNICATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGY. FINALLY, RGN SUPPORTED THE ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL MULTI-STAKEHOLDER FORUMS ON YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION IN SUPPORT OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF ZINDER AND ON LAND SECURITY AND IN THE COMMUNE OF KOLLO. RGN INCREASED CITIZEN UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR ROLES IN LOCAL DEVELOPMENT BY OPENING A FUNCTIONAL LITERACY CENTER IN GUIDAN ROUMDJI FOR 15 TRAINEES INCLUDING ELECTED OFFICIALS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF CITIZEN MONITORING COMMITTEES (CVCS) AND CSOS; BROADCASTING 30 AWARENESS CAMPAIGN MESSAGES ON CITIZENS' RIGHTS AND DUTIES WITHIN LOCAL DEVELOPMENT USING MOBILE PHONE TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING 80 CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES ON HUMAN RIGHTS, THEIR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND METHODOLOGIES FOR CITIZEN CONTROL OF PUBLIC INTERVENTIONS. DURING FY22, RGN PUT IN PLACE INCLUSIVE PARTICIPATORY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT STRUCTURES IN ALL 19 PARTNER COMMUNES. THIS INCLUDED ESTABLISHING AND STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF 19 CITIZENS MONITORING COMMITTEES (CVCS) AND HELPING IN THE CREATION OR RESTRUCTURING OF 15 COMMUNAL CONSULTATION FRAMEWORKS (CDCS). IN ADDITION, RGN ALSO SUPPORTED THE CREATION OF A WOMEN'S COALITION ON CLIMATE CHANGE DURING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY AS WELL AS THE ORGANIZATION OF LOCAL WOMEN ELECTED OFFICIALS REGIONAL COALITIONS (REFELON) IN MARADI, TILLABRI AND ZINDER. FINALLY, RGN PLAYED A LEADING ROLE IN PROMOTING COLLABORATION WITH OTHER USAID IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS (IPS) AND DONORS, LEVERAGING GOVERNANCE APPROACHES TO ACHIEVE SYNERGIES ACROSS PROGRAMS, SPECIFICALLY: JAGORANCI WORKED CLOSELY WITH WADATA AND GIRMA PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP A SHARED APPROACH AND COLLABORATE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT/STRENGTHENING OF CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT STRUCTURES THAT SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES AND ADVANCE SHARED OBJECTIVES. JAGORANCI LED THE MONITORING OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT ACTION PLAN ON GOVERNANCE, YOUTH, GENDER, AND SOCIAL INCLUSION DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH ALL USAID IPS FOR THE ZINDER REGION. THE EUCAP SAHEL-FUNDED PROGRAM TO STRENGTHEN THE BONDS OF TRUST BETWEEN THE NATIONAL POLICE AND THE POPULATION IN BIRNI N'KONNI, RUNNING FROM DECEMBER 2020 THROUGH FEBRUARY 2022, AIMED TO IMPROVE COLLABORATION AND TRUST BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE IN THE BIRNI N'KONNI AREA OF NIGER'S TAHOUA REGION. DURING FY22, COUNTERPART HELPED TO ESTABLISH 16 DIFFERENT CONSULTATION FRAMEWORKS FOR CIVIL-MILITARY COOPERATION IN 16 VILLAGES AND CITIES, IDENTIFIED 32 COMMUNITY FOCAL POINTS FOR DIALOGUES BETWEEN COMMUNITIES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND ESTABLISHED A DEPARTMENTAL MULTI-STAKEHOLDER COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE THROUGH WHICH INDIVIDUAL VILLAGES AND COMMUNITIES CAN VOICE CONCERNS AND NETWORK WITH THE WIDER DEPARTMENT TO RESOLVE SECURITY ISSUES. THE PROJECT ALSO FACILITATED COMMUNITY THEATER PRODUCTIONS, RADIO DEBATES, AND ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS SUPPORTING TRUST BETWEEN COMMUNITIES AND SECURITY INSTITUTIONS AND LOCAL SECURITY SOLUTIONS. IN JULY 2022, COUNTERPART INTERNATIONAL SIGNED A SUBAWARD WITH MERCY CORPS TO IMPLEMENT THE NAFOORE ("ADDED VALUE") PROJECT TO INCREASE CAPACITIES OF VULNERABLE MAURITANIAN YOUTH TO RESIST RADICALIZATION AND RECRUITMENT BY VEOS. COUNTERPART INTERNATIONAL OVERSEES TWO OBJECTIVES FOCUSED ON (A) STRENGTHENING YOUTH AGENCY IN THEIR LIVES AND COMMUNITIES AND (B) EXPANDING SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE YOUTH SOCIAL NETWORKS. THE NAFOORE PROJECT WAS IN STARTUP MODE BETWEEN JULY TO SEPTEMBER 2022 AND COUNTERPART FOCUSED ON RECRUITING AND ON-BOARDING THE DCOP--A KEY PERSONNEL--AS WELL AS THE PARTNERSHIPS AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT MANAGER WHICH WAS COMPLETED IN AUGUST. THE FIELD AND US OFFICE NAFOORE TEAMS TOOK PART IN STARTUP MEETINGS WITH MERCY CORPS, PROVIDED TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO THE MERCY CORPS TEAM, AND PARTICIPATED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ANNUAL FY23 WORK PLAN. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | THE USAID/TIMOR-LESTE NGO ADVOCACY FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE ACTIVITY IS A FIVE-YEAR INITIATIVE (20202025) TO STRENGTHEN THE ORGANIZATIONAL, RESEARCH, NETWORKING, AND FINANCIAL CAPACITY FOR A COHORT OF TIMORESE NGOS TO PROVIDE INCREASED EVIDENCE-BASED, RESPONSIVE, AND SUSTAINABLE ADVOCACY SERVICES ON BEHALF OF CITIZENS. TO REALIZE THIS GOAL, THE ACTIVITY FOCUSES ON FOUR OBJECTIVES: 1) STRENGTHENING NGO ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY; 2) IMPROVING ADVOCACY, RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, AND NETWORKING CAPACITIES FOR BETTER RESPONSE TO CONSTITUENTS; 3) FOSTERING MORE DIVERSE AND REGULAR REVENUE STREAMS; AND 4) PROMOTING AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS INDEPENDENT NGOS. DURING FY 2022, THE ACTIVITY MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS UNDER EACH OBJECTIVE, INCLUDING SUPPORTING ITS NINE NGO PARTNERS TO IMPLEMENT THEIR TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE ACTION PLANS (TCAP), FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLANS (FSAP), AND ADVOCACY PLANS VIA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, MENTORING/COACHING, AND TRAINING. THE ACTIVITY ALSO AWARDED A GRANT TO EACH NGO PARTNER TO PURSUE THEIR RESPECTIVE TCAP, FSAP, AND ADVOCACY PRIORITIES IN FEBRUARY 2022. BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, NGO PARTNERS CARRIED OUT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND PRESENTED FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO OFFICIALS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS; COMPLETED CONSTITUENT ENGAGEMENT BASELINE SURVEYS; AND PARTICIPATED IN ADVOCACY PLATFORMS, EVENTS, AND DIALOGUE SESSIONS. NGO PARTNERS FURTHERED INCLUSION IN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH LAUNCHING INCLUSIVE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS, CONDUCTING GENDER AND SOCIAL INCLUSION TRAININGS FOR THEIR STAFF, AND STRENGTHENING ANTI-DISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS OF THEIR HUMAN RESOURCES POLICIES. UNDER OBJECTIVE 3, THE ACTIVITY CONVENED SEVERAL WORKSHOPS BETWEEN THE NGO PARTNERS AND DONOR AND PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTATIVES, LAYING FOUNDATIONS FOR THE ORGANIZATIONS TO PURSUE NEW SOURCES OF FUNDING AND DIVERSIFY THEIR REVENUE STREAMS. LASTLY, THE NGO PARTNERS FORMED THREE COALITIONS TO ADDRESS AND CONDUCT ADVOCACY AROUND KEY POLICY ISSUES FOR PROMOTING AN NGO ENABLING ENVIRONMENT IN TIMOR-LESTE. THESE JOINT ADVOCACY COALITIONS DEVELOPED TERMS OF REFERENCE AND CO-CREATED PLANS TO PURSUE THEIR ADVOCACY GOALS. IN ECUADOR, THE USAID-FUNDED NEW PARTNERSHIPS IN OPEN GOVERNMENT (NPOG) PROGRAM SEEKS TO ADVANCE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNANCE BY ENHANCING THE CAPACITY OF CIVIL SOCIETY, THE GOVERNMENT OF ECUADOR, ACADEMIA, AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO IMPLEMENT THE OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP (OGP) INITIATIVE IN THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING THROUGH ADOPTING OPEN GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT MODELS AND REFORMS AS WELL AS CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS. TO REALIZE THIS GOAL, COUNTERPART HAS PARTNERED WITH TWO ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPLEMENT NPOG - FUNDACION CIUDADANIA Y DESAROLLO (FCD) AND THE INTERNATIONAL SENIOR LAWYERS PARTNERSHIP (ISLP). DURING YEAR 1 (JANUARY-DECEMBER 2022), NPOG SUPPORTED THE CO-CREATION PROCESS FOR ECUADOR'S SECOND OGP NATIONAL ACTION PLAN, AN EFFORT CENTRAL TO INCREASING TRANSPARENCY AND CURBING CORRUPTION IN THE COUNTRY. APPROXIMATELY 1,260 PEOPLE, INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES OF CIVIL SOCIETY (WOMEN, YOUTH, INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, LGBTI, AMONG OTHERS), THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS, AND ACADEMIA PARTICIPATED IN THE CO-CREATION PROCESS. THE RESULTING PLAN, DEVELOPED USING A PARTICIPATORY DIALOGUE METHODOLOGY, INCLUDES 15 COMMITMENTS ALIGNED WITH ECUADOR'S 2021-2025 NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND THE UNITED NATIONS 2030 AGENDA. IN ADDITION, RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF PRIVATE SECTOR BUY-IN AND PARTICIPATION IN OPEN GOVERNMENT, THE PROGRAM CONVENED A WORKSHOP TITLED "THE FUNDAMENTAL ROLE OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN ECUADOR FOR THE ECONOMIC REACTIVATION OF THE COUNTRY," IN WHICH MORE THAN 70 PEOPLE FROM THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS, MULTILATERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, AND INTERNATIONAL AID AGENCIES PARTICIPATED. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C | COUNTERPART'S USAID INTERNATIONAL FOOD RELIEF PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM ENHANCES THE FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF PREGNANT AND LACTATING WOMEN THROUGH THE DIRECT DISTRIBUTION IN COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINICS OF SHELF STABLE READY-TO-USE SUPPLEMENTARY FOODS. THE IFRP PROGRAM INCREASES ACCESS TO NUTRITIONAL FOOD AND KNOWLEDGE OF NUTRITION FOR PREGNANT AND LACTATING WOMEN IN THE GORGOL REGION OF MAURITANIA. COUNTERPART, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH OF MAURITANIA, LOCAL COMMUNES AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS, WORKS IN 86 COMMUNITIES IN GORGOL (LEVERAGING COUNTERPART'S PRESENCE IN THESE COMMUNITIES THROUGH ITS USDA-FUNDED MCGOVERN-DOLE FOOD FOR EDUCATION PROGRAMMING) TO INCREASE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR PREGNANT AND LACTATING MOTHERS AND CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS AND INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF NUTRITION FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHWS) AND PREGNANT AND LACTATING MOTHERS. THROUGH USAID ASSISTANCE, COUNTERPART FACILITATED THE TRANSPORTATION AND ARRIVAL OF BREEDLOVE AND EDESIA SHELF-STABLE NUTRITIOUS FOODS BEING DISTRIBUTED THROUGH COUNTERPART'S COMMODITY NETWORKS UNDER THE USDA MCGOVERN-DOLE "THE FUTURE IS OURS!" PROGRAMMING. AT THE END OF FY2022, COUNTERPART INTERNATIONAL WAS AWARDED USDA MCGOVERN-DOLE FOOD FOR EDUCATION FUNDING TO CONTINUE OUR WORK IN MAURITANIA UNDER THE NEW PROGRAMMING "BRIDGING THE FUTURE". THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY, REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF HUNGER, AND IMPROVE LITERACY AND PRIMARY EDUCATION AND THEREBY CONTRIBUTE TO MORE SELF-RELIANT, PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES IN MAURITANIA. THE PROJECT PERFORMED INITIAL STARTUP ACTIVITIES IN SEPTEMBER 2022. |
| 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 CEO AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. ANY QUESTIONS/CHANGES WERE COMMUNICATED BY THE CFO 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 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 OCTOBER 2022. |
| 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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