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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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 25,000 | 236,378 | 175,000 | 204,615 | 486,990 | 1,127,983 |
| 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 | 25,000 | 236,378 | 175,000 | 204,615 | 486,990 | 1,127,983 |
| 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) .. | 757,080 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 370,903 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 25,000 | 236,378 | 175,000 | 204,615 | 486,990 | 1,127,983 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 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 | 1,127,983 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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 |
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 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 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-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, 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 2023. 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 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | THE WORLD PATIENTS ALLIANCE (WPA) IS A NONPROFIT UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION OF PATIENTS, PATIENT ORGANIZATIONS AND STAKEHOLDERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. THE WPA PROVIDES THE PLATFORM TO EMPOWER AND RAISE THE PATIENTS' VOICE FOR THE PROVISION OF AND ACCESS TO SAFE, QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE. WPA WORKS TO ENSURE PATIENTS HAVE AN ACTIVE ROLE TO PLAY IN ALL THE STAGES OF HEALTHCARE THAT INCLUDING PLANNING, PROVISION, MONITORING, RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OF HEALTH SERVICES. THERE ARE NO FEES FOR PATIENT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS TO BECOME MEMBERS, AND OUR PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES ARE AT NO-COST TO OUR PATIENT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION MEMBERS. MISSION: TO BE THE GLOBAL VOICE OF PATIENTS WORKING TOWARD PATIENT EMPOWERMENT AND ENGAGEMENT, IMPROVED ACCESS TO SAFE INNOVATIVE TREATMENT AND PATIENT CENTERED HEALTHCARE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD VISION: THAT ALL PATIENTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE, HIGH QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 | VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME AND EFFORTS TO SUPPORT OUR ORGANIZATION'S GROWTH, ENHANCE REGIONAL NETWORKING, AND ADVOCATE FOR THE PATIENT'S CAUSE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | GROWTH: THE WPA, ESTABLISHED IN SEPTEMBER 2020, IS COMPOSED OF 467 NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FROM 124 COUNTRIES AND HAS EXPERIENCED RAPID GLOBAL GROWTH. IN 2023, 73 ORGANIZATIONS JOINED AS NEW MEMBERS, FURTHER EXPANDING ITS REACH. BY ENGAGING PATIENT GROUPS ACROSS VARIOUS REGIONS, WPA HAS STRENGTHENED ITS PRESENCE IN THE INTERNATIONAL PATIENT ADVOCACY ARENA AND ENHANCED ITS ADVOCACY EFFORTS. COMMUNICATION WITH BOTH THE BROADER PATIENT COMMUNITY AND MEMBER GROUPS IS CARRIED OUT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND EMAIL. THIS INCREASED MEMBERSHIP HAS BOOSTED WPA'S CREDIBILITY WITH POTENTIAL FUNDERS AND POLICYMAKERS WORLDWIDE, LEADING TO GREATER FUNDING AND ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2023, WPA SUCCESSFULLY ORGANIZED A LARGE-SCALE CAMPAIGN FOR WORLD PATIENT SAFETY DAY, INVOLVING APPROXIMATELY 400 EVENTS GLOBALLY. BURSARIES AND GRANTS WERE PROVIDED TO MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES TO SUPPORT LOCAL AWARENESS INITIATIVES. ADDITIONALLY, WPA HOSTED ITS 1ST ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL MEETING, FOCUSING ON THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES FACED BY THE REGION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | ADVOCACY: THE WPA PLAYS A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE GLOBAL POLICY ARENA, REPRESENTING PATIENTS WORLDWIDE. IT DEDICATES SUBSTANTIAL EFFORT TO CONVEYING THE PATIENT PERSPECTIVE TO REGULATORS, POLICYMAKERS, AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING THE WHO, EU, AND OTHER GOVERNING BODIES. TO ENSURE THE PATIENT VOICE IS EFFECTIVELY HEARD, WPA ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES AND PRESENTS AT NUMEROUS INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS. BELOW IS A SELECTION OF EVENTS WHERE WPA BOARD DIRECTORS WERE PRESENT, EITHER VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON: A. WORLD HEALTH DAY CONFERENCE B. COALITION OF NGOS FOR EQUITY MEETING C. PERSON AND FAMILY-CENTERED ADVISORY COUNCIL (PFCAC) BY ISQUA D. CONFERENCE ON EMPOWERING PATIENT AUTONOMY AT DUPHAT_UAE E. CONFERENCE ON PATIENT SAFETY FOR WORLD PATIENT SAFETY DAY F. 46TH WORLD HOSPITAL CONGRESS G. WORLD MEDICAL ASSOCIATION MEETING H. SEMINAR ON WORLD PATIENT SAFETY DAY AT FATIMAH JINNAH MEDICAL UNIVERSITY I. MEMBERSHIP SURVEYS J. STATEMENT OF PATIENTS' RIGHTS WHENEVER POSSIBLE, THE WPA'S TRAVEL EXPENSES ARE COVERED BY PARTNER COALITIONS, REDUCING THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL BURDEN. IN 2023, THE WPA CONCENTRATED ON ADVOCACY, HIGHLIGHTED BY THE SUCCESS OF THE WORLD PATIENT SAFETY DAY 2023 CAMPAIGN. IT COLLABORATED WITH ITS MEMBERS TO ORGANIZE AWARENESS EVENTS, ADDRESSING CRITICAL PATIENT ISSUES THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, PRINT, AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA, REACHING OUT TO WPA MEMBERS AND THE GLOBAL PATIENT COMMUNITY. THE WPA ALSO HOSTED ITS 1ST ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL MEETING IN DUBAI IN 2023, WHICH ATTRACTED LEADING GLOBAL HEALTHCARE STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING THE WHO, PROMINENT PATIENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND PATIENT ADVOCATES. THIS REGIONAL MEETING PROVIDED PATIENTS WITH A PLATFORM TO NETWORK AND ADVOCATE FOR PATIENTS' RIGHTS ACROSS THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION. TO FURTHER RAISE AWARENESS WITHIN THE PATIENT COMMUNITY, WPA RELEASED A VIDEO ON POLYPHARMACY AND PATIENT ENGAGEMENT WITH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. ADDITIONALLY, WEBINARS AND WORKSHOPS ON KEY TOPICS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 MEMBERSHIP SURVEY WERE HELD. BELOW IS A LIST OF THE GLOBAL WEBINARS AND WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED BY WPA IN 2023: 1. WORLD DAY OF THE SICK 2. WORKSHOP ON PERSON-CENTERED CARE SYSTEMS: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE 3. TODAY YOUNG, TOMORROW ELDER - A WORKSHOP FOR HEALTH 4. WORKSHOP ON PATIENT SAFETY: DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS 5. WEBINAR: WHAT IS A CLINICAL TRIAL AND WHY SHOULD I BE INVOLVED? 6. WORKSHOP ON SUSTAINABILITY 7. WEBINAR: PATIENT-CENTERED CARE AND PATIENT ENGAGEMENT |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | EDUCATION: EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSING PATIENT-RELATED ISSUES REQUIRES MEETING THE NEEDS OF BOTH THE PATIENT COMMUNITY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. TO THIS END, A MEMBERSHIP SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN 2023 TO ASSESS THE NEEDS OF PATIENT ORGANIZATIONS, ALLOWING WPA TO BETTER ALIGN ITS WORK WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF THE GLOBAL PATIENT COMMUNITY. BASED ON THE SURVEY'S FINDINGS, WPA ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN EDUCATIONAL AND CAPACITY-BUILDING INITIATIVES IN COLLABORATION WITH ITS MEMBERS AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. NOTABLY, WPA WORKED WITH LEADING INTERNATIONAL PATIENT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE IHF AND ISQUA, TO ORGANIZE EVENTS AIMED AT EDUCATING PATIENTS. IN 2023, WPA ALSO HOSTED THE ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL MEETING IN DUBAI, PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR PATIENTS TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION, SHARE EXPERIENCES, LEARN FROM EACH OTHER, AND GAIN INSIGHTS INTO CURRENT HEALTHCARE CHALLENGES AND THEIR SOLUTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, JOLANTA BILINSKA, ONE OF WPA'S FOUNDING BOARD MEMBERS, ORGANIZED A CONFERENCE IN LODZ, POLAND, TO COMMEMORATE WORLD PATIENT SAFETY DAY. IN COLLABORATION WITH ALZHEIMER'S PAKISTAN, WPA ALSO HOSTED A SEMINAR ON PATIENT SAFETY AT FATIMA JINNAH MEDICAL UNIVERSITY IN LAHORE, PAKISTAN. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT WPA'S PROGRAMS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WORLDPATIENTSALLIANCE.ORG. WPA'S ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN GLOBAL CONFERENCES OFTEN INCLUDES INVITATIONS TO SPEAK, PRESENT, AND EDUCATE THE PATIENT ADVOCACY COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONDUCTED A ROBUST SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS AND EDUCATE THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY ABOUT PATIENT-RELATED CHALLENGES AND DISEASES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | ALL BOARD OFFICERS REVIEW THE FORM 990 |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONSULTING 10,477 0 0 CONSULTING 15,280 0 0 CONSULTING 11,743 0 0 CONSULTING 0 6,618 0 TOTAL 37,500 6,618 0 |
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