2023-08-31T12:02:41-05:00 2022-12-31 610960687 KLUMP BLANDFORD HUFF PSC 1300 GARDINER LANE SUITE 1 LOUISVILLE KY 40213 990 2022-01-01 831309970 WOMEN FORWARD INTERNATIONAL WOME 2027504111 1050 CONNECTICUT AVENUE 500 WASHINGTON DC 20036 KENT DAVIS-PACKARD PRESIDENT 2027504111 2023-08-22 0 KENT DAVIS-PACKARD 999009999 0 STACEY HUFF P01086932 5024798540 2023-08-22 0 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z KENT DAVIS-PACKARD 1050 CONNECTICUT AVENUE 500 WASHINGTON DC 20036 255473 0 X WWW.WOMENFORWARDINTERNATIONAL.ORG X 2019 DC ADVANCING WOMEN TO ADVANCE HUMANITY 6 5 4 10 0 0 910946 255471 0 0 14 2 0 0 910960 255473 228000 17366 0 0 480393 206717 5000 0 36658 163802 89201 877195 313284 33765 -57811 245565 66720 144723 23714 100842 43006 X WOMEN FORWARD INTERNATIONAL (WFI) PARTNERS THE NEXT GENERATION WITH NONPROFIT AND PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS AND ARTISTS TO IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS CRITICAL TO HUMAN PROGRESS, BRIDGING MIND AND HEART TO BEING ABOUT UNITY, COLLABORATION, AND SERVICE TO HUMANITY. 0 0 223408 17366 SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 2019, WOMEN FORWARD INTERNATIONAL HAS DEVELOPED PROGRAMS TO MEET ITS CORE MISSION TO ADVANCE WOMEN FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF HUMANITY THROUGH UNITY, COLLABORATION, AND SERVICE.WFI HAS ESTABLISHED A STRONG TRACK RECORD WITH PROGRAMS IMPACTING THOUSANDS OF WOMEN AND MEN IN FIFTEEN COUNTRIES ACROSS FOUR CONTINENTS AND TWELVE UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS. NOW THAT WFI HAS IDENTIFIED ROOT CAUSES OF GENER INEQUITIES AS WELL AS WHERE IT CAN BEST ADDRESS THESE CAUSES, IT IS FOCUSING ON EXPANDING ITS PROGRAMS IN THREE MAIN IMPACT AREAS OF UNIVERSAL RELEVANCE FOR GENDER EQUITY:1) CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE FARMING, INCLUDING FOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY, ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS, THE MOST VULNERABLE DEMOGRAPHIC TO FOOD INSECURITY2) WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ARTISANSHIP, AN INDUSTRY IN WHICH WOMENS' LABOR IS UNDERREPRESENTED AND UNDERCOMPENSATED GLOBALLY3) WOMENS AND GIRLS' EDUCATION THROUGH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY OUTSIDE OF TRADITIONAL UNIVERSITIES AND SCHOOLS WHERE THEY OFTEN HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO VOCATIONAL RESOURCESTO ADDRESS FOOD SECURITY, CLIMATE RESILIENCE, AND FOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT, WFI IS CULTIVATING TWO MAJOR PROGRAMS: ONE IN THE MIDDLE EAST WITH NEW YORK UNIVERSITY IN ABU DHABI AND THE SUSTAINABLE FOOD TRUST THAT WILL ESTABLISH A TEMPLATE FOR SUSTAINABLE FARMING AND GENDER EQUITY IN A REGION THAT IS TAKING LEADERSHIP IN COP28; AND ONE IN MEXICO WITH THE AUTONOMOUS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO AND WHITE PONY EXPRESS THAT IS PILOTING A FOOD RESCUE AND SHARED ABUNDANCE PROGRAM IN VERACRUZ, ONE OF THE MOST IMPOVERISHED REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY, TO BUILD OUT A NATIONWIDE PROGRAM OF VOLUNTEER-DRIVE FOOD RESCUE.TO ADDRESS WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, WFI IS BUILDING OUT ITS CRAFTSVILLAGE FOR INDIAN WOMEN ARTISANS IN AURANGABAD OF THE HIMROO WEAVING TRADITION, WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF INDIA'S CULTURAL HERITAGE DATING FROM THE 12TH CENTURY. WFI HAS ESTABLISHED MULTIPLE SKILLS BUILDING AND FUNDING PARTNERS WHO WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TRAINING AND BUILDING OF THE CRAFTSVILLAGE AS WELL AS HELP OPEN THE US MARKET TO THESE GOODS THROUGH WFI'S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN IN NEW YORK.WFI IS ALSO PARTNERING PERSONS WITH TURQUOISE MOUNTAIN IN AFGHANISTAN TO BENEFIT AFGHAN WOMEN CARPET WEAVERS. WFI WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE CRAFTSWOMEN OF JAMAICA, WHOSE COLLECTIVE IS ALSO REDUCING GANG VIOLENCE IN THEIR CITY. FINALLY, WFI WILL CONTINUE ITS PROGRAMS WITH SCIENCES PO IN FRANCE TO UPLIFT THE LIVES OF UKRAINIAN WOMEN REFUGEES AND ARTISANS IN COLLABORATION WITH NEST.TO ADDRESS WOMEN'S AND GIRLS' EDUCATION THROUGH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY, WFI HAS PARTNERED LYNN UNIVERSITY WITH THE AFGHAN INSTITUTE OF LEARNING TO BUILD OUT COMPUTER LABS, SUPPORT TELEVISION EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND PROVIDE NEW GRANT OPPORTUNITIES.EACH OF THESE PROGRAMS REQUIRES ONGOING FUNDING SUPPORT, AND WFI HAS PRIORITIZED ITS FUNDRAISING TO ENABLE THEM TO GROW. IT IS CURRENTLY AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF FUNDRAISING FOR EACH ONE, AND IS EXPANDING ITS NETWORK OF VOLUNTEERS AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN ORDER TO STREAMLINE AND MAKE THIS PROCESS SUCCESSFUL. 223408 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CA X KENT DAVIS-PACKARD 2027504111 1050 CONNECTICUT AVENUE SUITE 500 WASHINGTON DC 20036 KENT DAVIS-PACKARD PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 63417 0 0 SHARON WILKINSON CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DR SEEMA ALIM SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SHAMARUKH MOHIUDDIN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 63417 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 255471 400 255471 2 2 255473 0 0 2 17366 17366 63417 47563 6342 9512 103913 100163 3750 23697 20853 1422 1422 15690 13808 941 941 31588 31588 7844 2844 5000 9772 9772 10072 4029 4029 2014 10515 7424 2473 618 7661 1401 6260 10221 7155 2453 613 EVENTS 802 802 FEES 586 80 506 MISCELLANEOUS 140 140 313284 223408 53218 36658 90851 24493 100044 3021 799 66660 25232 51649 41428 245565 66720 144723 23714 144723 23714 X 65842 25093 35000 17913 100842 43006 245565 66720 -57811 -25 0 X 0 0 0 X 632133 910946 255071 1798150 632133 910946 255071 1798150 532094 1266056 32 14 2 48 1798198 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 66660 25232 41428 41428 1 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 17266 0 0 0 0 0 0 17266 0 17266 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) ADVANCE WOMEN'S HEALTH, EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT 12366 WIRE 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: WOMEN FORWARD INTERNATIONAL HAS PERIODIC PHONE CONFERENCES WITH GRANT RECIPIENTS TO DISCUSS THE PROGRESS TOWARD ACHIEVING GRANT GOALS. FAILURE TO PARTICIPATE CAN GIVE RISE TO TERMINATION OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT. GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL ACCOUNTING OF THE USE OF FUNDS AT THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT. MANAGEMENT PROVIDED A COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY, EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER, MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES SIGNS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ATTESTATION STATEMENT. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF HIS OR HER FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE BOARD. THE INTERESTED PERSON IS EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING AND THE BOARD DETERMINES IF THE TRANACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE AND IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINED COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IN ITS REVIEW, THE BOARD USED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION DATA FROM SIMILAR ENTITIES IN THE SURROUNDING MARKET AREA. THE BOARD'S DELIBERATION AND DECISION WAS DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN 2020. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.