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) 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.") .. | 137,797,138 | 155,329,730 | 271,874,742 | 213,339,922 | 231,335,609 | 1,009,677,141 |
| 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 | 137,797,138 | 155,329,730 | 271,874,742 | 213,339,922 | 231,335,609 | 1,009,677,141 |
| 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) .. | 113,308,013 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 896,369,128 | |||||
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.. | 137,797,138 | 155,329,730 | 271,874,742 | 213,339,922 | 231,335,609 | 1,009,677,141 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 4,335,799 | 4,601,150 | 3,441,260 | 9,879,993 | 12,761,308 | 35,019,510 |
| 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.).. | 200,742 | 604,480 | 1,103,709 | 507,041 | 448,475 | 2,864,447 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 1,047,646,534 | |||||
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
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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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i
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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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | OTHER INCOME - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 200,742. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 75,810. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 347,298. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 131,254. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 190,034. TAX REBATE - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 528,670. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 756,411. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 375,787. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 258,441. |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: | CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION (CI) WORKS TO SPOTLIGHT AND SECURE THE CRITICAL BENEFITS THAT NATURE PROVIDES TO HUMANITY. OUR WORK IS GUIDED BY FOUR KEY PRIORITIES FOR MAXIMIZING OUR IMPACT AND MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF THIS DECADE. THEY ARE: - PROTECTING NATURE: WE PROTECT AND RESTORE ECOSYSTEMS THAT SUSTAIN THE BALANCE OF OUR PLANET'S SYSTEMS, WORKING WITH BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENTS TO BETTER ACCOUNT FOR THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE. ENABLING PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN FOREST PROTECTION AND RESTORATION INITIATIVES; AND PARTNERING WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT FORESTS ON THEIR LANDS. - CONSERVING OUR OCEANS: WE SEEK TO DOUBLE THE WORLD'S OCEAN AREA UNDER PROTECTION WHILE INNOVATING AND IMPLEMENTING NEW WAYS TO SUSTAIN MARINE FISHERIES. WE DO THIS BY HELPING COUNTRIES SECURE AND MONITOR THEIR WATERS; ENABLING THE INCLUSION OF COASTAL HABITATS IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES; AND WORKING TO DISINCENTIVIZE DAMAGING PRACTICES IN THE SEAFOOD SECTOR. - NATURE-BASED DEVELOPMENT: WE SUPPORT ECONOMIES ROOTED IN CONSERVATION TO BENEFIT PEOPLE AND NATURE WHERE IT'S NEEDED MOST. WE DO THIS BY CREATING NEW CONSERVATION FUNDING MODELS AND PRODUCTION MODELS FOR COMMODITIES, BALANCING DEMAND WITH PROTECTION OF ESSENTIAL NATURAL RESOURCES. - INNOVATION IN SCIENCE AND FINANCE: WE PRODUCE AND APPLY SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE TO DRIVE NATURE-CENTERED DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS WHILE WORKING TO MAKE NATURE A VIABLE AND ATTRACTIVE INVESTMENT. WE DO THIS BY CREATING CONSERVATION TOOLS THAT DECISION-MAKERS NEED; PUBLISHING POLICY-RELEVANT RESEARCH; AND ATTRACTING PRIVATE CAPITAL FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE. CI'S INSTITUTIONAL INDICATORS INCLUDE HECTARES CONSERVED, CARBON SECURED, PEOPLE REACHED AND SPECIES SUPPORTED. THEY ARE STANDARDIZED, SCIENCE-BASED METRICS THAT QUANTIFY THE IMPACT OF CI'S 3,400+ ON-THE-GROUND IMPLEMENTATION SITES ACROSS THE GLOBE. TOGETHER WITH PARTNERS IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, CI HAS SUPPORTED THE CONSERVATION OF NEARLY 340 MILLION HECTARES, WITH OVER 660,000 HECTARES OF THOSE NEWLY CONSERVED THIS YEAR AND MORE THAN 350,000 HECTARES THAT ARE UNDER RESTORATION. THIS SECURES 2.3 BILLION METRIC TONS OF IRRECOVERABLE CARBON FROM TERRESTRIAL AND COASTAL SITES, WITH OVER 14 MILLION METRIC TONS COMING FROM NEWLY CONSERVED AREAS. THE BLUE NATURE ALLIANCE OF WHICH CI IS A CORE PARTNER - INVESTED IN PARTNERS DIRECTLY WORKING TO ESTABLISH NEW PROTECTIONS AND/OR TO IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT OF 21.9 MILLION KM2 OF OCEAN CONSERVATION AREAS. CI'S IMPLEMENTATION SITES CONSERVE HABITAT THAT IS HOME TO MORE THAN 2,000 THREATENED SPECIES, AND OUR CONSERVATION ACTIONS REACHED AN ESTIMATED 5.5 MILLION PEOPLE. IN ADDITION TO OUR ON-THE-GROUND WORK WITH PARTNERS, CI ALSO TRACKS PROGRESS THROUGH CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS NATURE FINANCE, POLICY, AND CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PETER SELIGMANN AND BYRON TROTT, HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PETER SELIGMANN AND ENKI TAN, HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | THERE WAS ONE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE MADE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS: THE RECENTLY ADOPED BYLAWS REVISION ENSURES THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD OF THE BOARD IS ELECTED AT EACH ANNUAL MEETING, RATHER THAN AT EACH BOARD MEETING, STREAMLINING THE ELECTION PROCESS AND ENHANCING BOARD GOVERNANCE. THIS CHANGE FREES UP TIME ON AGENDAS, ALLOWS FOR A MORE SYSTEMATIC FOCUS ON BOARD COMPOSITION AND PERFORMANCE, AND MAINTAINS FLEXIBILITY FOR TIMELY DIRECTOR RECRUITMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE REVISION INCLUDES TRANSITIONAL MECHANISMS TO ALIGN DIRECTOR TERMS WITH ANNUAL MEETING AND UPDATES TO MODERNIZE AND CLARIFY VARIOUS BYLAWS AND ENSURE CONSISTENCY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 5 | CI IDENTIFIED $570,509 OF CASH DIVERTED TO AN EMPLOYEE'S PERSONAL BANK ACCOUNTS OVER THE COURSE OF 4 YEARS IN ONE OF CI'S FIELD OFFICES. THE DIVERSION WAS ENABLED BY A FAILURE IN EXECUTION OF CONTROLS BY A COUNTRY PROGRAM HEAD IN REVIEWING AND RELEASING WIRE TRANSFER PAYMENTS WITHOUT ADEQUATE REVIEW. WHILE THE IMPACTED FIELD OFFICE WAS SMALL AND HAD LIMITED STAFF TO EXERCISE STANDARD SEGREGATION OF DUTIES PROTOCOLS, BOTH PREVENTIVE AND DETECTIVE INTERNAL CONTROLS WERE IN PLACE TO PROVIDE COMPENSATING CONTROLS AND REVIEW. NO STAFF MEMBER HAD THE ABILITY TO INDEPENDENTLY INITIATE AND RELEASE PAYMENTS, OR TO UPLOAD AND POST JOURNAL ENTRIES WITHIN THE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM WITHOUT A SEPARATE APPROVER. BANK RECONCILIATIONS WERE PREPARED AND APPROVED BY DIFFERENT STAFF. ADDITIONAL MONITORING CONTROLS IN PLACE DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY ABNORMALITIES OR VARIANCES MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM EXPECTATIONS. INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MISAPPROPRIATED FUNDS AND APPROVING THE PAYMENTS ARE NO LONGER EMPLOYED BY CI. CI IS IN THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANS: 1) ENSURE ALL BANK SIGNATORIES UNDERGO MANDATORY TRAINING AND UNDERSTAND AND ACCEPT THEIR CUSTODIAL RESPONSIBILITIES. 2) PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FRAUD DETECTION AND PREVENTION TRAININGS TO RELEVANT STAFF IN ALL FIELD OFFICES. 3) REGULARLY MONITOR COMPLIANCE WITH ESTABLISHED CONTROLS AND CONDUCT SPOT CHECKS TO CONFIRM PAYMENTS ARE MADE FOR VALID BUSINESS PURPOSES, REACH THE INTENDED PAYEE, AND IDENTIFY ANY NON-ADHERENCE TO POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE CI'S FINANCE STAFF IN CONJUNCTION WITH CI'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. BEFORE THE FINAL FORM 990 IS FILED WITH THE IRS, IT IS SUBMITTED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, STAFF AND GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL. STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS MUST SUBMIT ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES. CI'S GRANT AND CONTRACT TEMPLATES INCLUDE LANGUAGE BINDING RECIPIENTS TO CI'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ANY CONFLICTS ARE RECORDED AS APPROPRIATE, AND THE GENERAL COUNSEL ENSURES THE CONFLICT IS MITIGATED. OUR INTERNAL AUDITORS ALSO REVIEW CONFLICTS WITH STAFF AND GRANTEES AS PART OF THEIR STANDARD SCOPE OF WORK. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | CI CONTRACTS AN INDEPENDENT FIRM SPECIALIZING IN COMPENSATION TO CONDUCT AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF CI'S DISQUALIFIED PERSON'S TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGES. THE FIRM USES COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND POSITIONS FOR THE REVIEW. THE FIRM'S REPORT IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY CI'S COMPENSATION AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IS RELIED UPON WHEN SETTING SALARIES FOR DISQUALIFIED PERSONS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | CI'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS ARE AVAILABLE ON CI'S WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST. CI'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST OR AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT CI'S ARLINGTON, VA OFFICE. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE WHEN NECESSARY TO COMPLETE A TRANSACTION, OR UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LUIS ERNESTO SUAREZ MARTINEZ: | DURING 2023, LUIS ERNESTO SUAREZ MARTINEZ RECEIVED A ONE-TIME RETIREMENT PAYOUT OF $266,538 AS REQUIRED BY ECUADORIAN LAW AFTER HIS EMPLOYMENT OF OVER 20 YEARS AT CI. |
| FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, HINDOU OUMAROU IBRAHIM: | HINDOU OUMAROU IBRAHIM WAS APPOINTED AS CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL SENIOR FELLOW IN OCTOBER 2018 AND JOINED CI'S BOARD IN JUNE 2020. AS A FELLOW, HINDOU OUMAROU IBRAHIM WAS PAID A MONTHLY STIPEND. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 19,572,463. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 129,693. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 501,505. TOTAL EXPENSES 20,203,661. SERVICE PROVIDERS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,166,556. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 672,639. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 637,120. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,476,315. STIPENDS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,178,701. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 777. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 16,521. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,195,999. TEMPORARY HELP: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 671,631. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,663. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 40,186. TOTAL EXPENSES 715,480. TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 294,466. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 71,753. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 925. TOTAL EXPENSES 367,144. RECRUITMENT FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 172,591. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 154,772. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 6,596. TOTAL EXPENSES 333,959. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | CHANGE IN NET PRESENT VALUE OF PLEDGES RECEIVABLE -569,399. GAIN (LOSS) ON FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSALATIONS -528,919. GRANT DEOBLIGATIONS 114,282. |
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