2023-11-08T15:54:40-06:00 2022-12-31 366055558 GRANT THORNTON LLP 757 THIRD AVENUE 3RD FLOOR NEW YORK NY 100172013 990 2022-01-01 205050267 AVAAZ FOUNDATION AVAA 9173883988 27 UNION SQUARE WEST 500 NEW YORK NY 10003 ANDREW WANDER ACTING CEO 9173883988 2023-11-08 1 ANDREW WANDER 999009999 0 SCOTT THOMPSETT P00741490 2125990100 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ANDREW WANDER 27 UNION SQUARE WEST 500 NEW YORK NY 10003 27925296 0 X WWW.AVAAZ.ORG X 2006 DE TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN THE WORLD WE HAVE AND THE WORLD MOST PEOPLE EVERYWHERE WANT. 8 6 37 100 0 0 27122311 27559369 0 0 -1568 -8809 -177044 -110452 26943699 27440108 11345348 7538241 0 0 7391141 7081214 0 0 1644532 11053788 12046136 29790277 26665591 -2846578 774517 22570338 23343500 1596848 2439246 20973490 20904254 X OUR DEMOCRATIC MISSION: TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN THE WORLD WE HAVE AND THE WORLD MOST PEOPLE EVERYWHERE WANT. BY SIGNING UP TO RECEIVE AVAAZ EMAILS, MEMBERS ARE RAPIDLY ALERTED TO URGENT GLOBAL ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE CHANGE. 0 0 20460723 7538241 0 SEE SCHEDULE OGLOBAL COMMUNITY AVAAZ EMPOWERED ITS WORLDWIDE MEMBERSHIP OF ALMOST 70 MILLION IN 2022, BUILDING GLOBAL CAMPAIGNS ON ISSUES OF PUBLIC CONCERN, WITH SUPPORTING ACTIONS INCLUDING PETITION SIGNATURES AND DELIVERIES, MESSAGES AND CALLS TO POLITICAL LEADERS AND POLICYMAKERS, AND DONATIONS. CLIMATE AND BIODIVERSITYAVAAZ WORKED TO BRING GLOBAL POLITICAL ACTION ON THE CLIMATE CRISIS INTO LINE WITH WHAT SCIENCE TELLS US IS NECESSARY BY ENGAGING AT THE UNFCCC COP27, WHERE WE CAMPAIGNED FOR A GLOBAL TREATY TO MANAGE A JUST PHASE-OUT OF OIL, COAL AND GAS. THIS CAMPAIGN WAS BUILT VIA A PETITION SENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF TUVALU AND SIGNED BY ALMOST ONE MILLION AVAAZ MEMBERS. THROUGH A COMBINATION OF HIGH-LEVEL ADVOCACY, GRASSROOTS YOUTH MOVEMENT SUPPORT AND MEMBER ENGAGEMENT, BOTH IN THE RUN-UP AND DURING THE COP27, AVAAZ HELPED TO SECURE AN ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE EUROPEAN UNION THAT IT WILL INCREASE ITS AMBITION IN REDUCING EMISSIONS. AVAAZ ENGAGED IN HIGH-LEVEL ADVOCACY WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION TO SECURE AN AMBITIOUS CLIMATE PACKAGE WITH STRONG POLICIES, INCLUDING INCREASING ITS EMISSION REDUCTION TARGET TO 65% BY 2030, EMBOLDENING ITS RENEWABLES TARGET, AND COMMITTING TO A COMPLETE PHASE-OUT OF RUSSIAN GAS BY 2025.THROUGH HIGH-LEVEL ADVOCACY, PUBLIC PRESSURE AND MEMBER ENGAGEMENT AHEAD AND DURING KEY INTERNATIONAL SUMMITS ON BIODIVERSITY, AVAAZ RAN A MAJOR GLOBAL CAMPAIGN TO PUT HALF THE PLANET UNDER PROTECTION. THIS INCLUDED DIRECT ENGAGEMENT IN THE BIODIVERSITY NEGOTIATIONS IN GENEVA, NAIROBI AND MONTREAL, ADVOCATING WITH DIPLOMATS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND THE MEDIA, AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC ACTIONS, CELEBRITY PARTNERSHIPS AND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING. OUR EFFORTS HELPED SECURE A COMMITMENT TO PROTECT 30% OF THE PLANET BY 2030.SECURING INDIGENOUS RIGHTS AS PART OF OUR ONGOING EFFORTS TO SUPPORT INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, AVAAZ MEMBER CROWDFUNDED FOR AN INDIGENOUS-LED ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN, INCLUDING DELEGATIONS OF INDIGENOUS LEADERS TRAVELLING TO JOIN THE NEGOTIATIONS OF THE COP27 OF THE UN FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE (UNFCCC) IN SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT (NOVEMBER 2022), AND THE COP15 OF THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (CBD) IN MONTREAL, CANADA (DECEMBER 2022). OVER 1.2 MILLION AVAAZ MEMBERS SIGNED A PETITION AGAINST THE DISPLACEMENT OF MAASAI COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN TANZANIA. AVAAZ ALSO GRANTED MORE THAN HALF A MILLION DOLLARS TO SUPPORT SEVERAL MAASAI COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT THEIR LAND RIGHTS. ANOTHER PETITION SIGNED BY MORE THAN 680,000 AVAAZ MEMBERS HELPED SUPPORT YANOMAMI COMMUNITIES IN BRAZIL AS THEY FACED MULTIPLE CRISES. COMBATING DISINFORMATIONAVAAZ ALSO CAMPAIGNED TO ENSURE HEALTHY ONLINE SPACES. WE PUBLISHED A REPORT DETAILING THE IMPACT OF DISINFORMATION ON SCIENTISTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND PURSUED HIGH-LEVEL ADVOCACY AT THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO SHAPE THE DIGITAL SERVICE ACT, A STRONG SET OF REGULATIONS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS BY THE EUROPEAN UNION IN APRIL 2022. AVAAZ'S WORK, AS PART OF AN ALLIANCE OF NGOS, LED TO ENFORCEABLE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES FOR ONLINE HARMS INCLUDING HATE SPEECH AND DISINFORMATION. WE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE DRAFTING OF A NEW EU WIDE COMMISSION BACKED CODE OF PRACTICE ON DISINFORMATION.DEFENDING DEMOCRACY DURING THE 2022 ELECTIONS IN BRAZIL, AVAAZ ORGANIZED AROUND 17,000 HIGHLY ENGAGED CITIZENS IN WHATSAPP GROUPS FOR DAILY ACTIONS IN DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACY, HELPING THEM MOBILIZE PEOPLE. A POLL SENT JUST AFTER ELECTIONS HELPED US ASSESS IMPACT: OUR NETWORK OF VOLUNTEERS REACHED UP TO 460,000 PEOPLE PER DAY. HUMAN RIGHTS & HUMANITARIAN AIDAVAAZ INITIATED HIGH LEVEL ADVOCACY AT THE EUROPEAN UNION ON THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ACT AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LIABILITY DIRECTIVE AND THE PLATFORM WORKER'S DIRECTIVE (INSOFAR AS IT DEALS WITH PEOPLE MANAGED BY AI). THESE INITIATIVES ARE DESIGNED TO BUILD FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS INTO FUTURE EU REGULATION. WHEN RUSSIA INVADED UKRAINE, AVAAZ LAUNCHED A MAJOR CAMPAIGN TO UPHOLD INTERNATIONAL LAW, SEEK ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE CRIME OF AGGRESSION, AND STAND WITH THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE. MORE THAN 2 MILLION PEOPLE SIGNED OUR CAMPAIGN CALLING FOR JUSTICE FOR UKRAINE, AND WE RAISED MONEY TO FUND INVESTIGATIONS INTO WAR CRIMES, WORKING WITH INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS. AVAAZ ALSO WORKED TO SECURE PROGRESS IN EDUCATION FOR GIRLS AROUND THE WORLD. THROUGH HIGH LEVEL ADVOCACY WITH UN OFFICIALS AND A HALF-MILLION-STRONG GLOBAL PETITION SIGNED BY PUBLIC FIGURES SUCH AS MALALA YOUSAFZAI, AVAAZ BUILT MOMENTUM TOWARDS EXPANDING THE RIGHT TO FREE EDUCATION UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW. AVAAZ ALSO SECURED SUPPORT FROM KEY GOVERNMENTS THROUGH BILATERAL MEETINGS AS PART OF COALITION ADVOCACY WORK.AVAAZ MEMBERS DONATED MORE THAN $3 MILLION IN HUMANITARIAN AID TO LOCAL RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN FIGHTING FAMINE, AND MORE THAN $1 MILLION TO FIGHT FAMINE IN EAST AFRICA. AVAAZ MEMBERS ALSO SIGNED GLOBAL PETITIONS TO RAISE THE PROFILE OF LOCAL THREATS TO HUMAN RIGHTS SUCH AS THE EROSION OF ABORTION RIGHTS IN HONDURAS AND THE THREATS TO WOMEN'S AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN IRAN. 20460723 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 38 0 1 37 1 0 1 UK CA 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 8 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY DE X X X SOFIA LATIF 9173883988 27 UNION SQUARE WEST 500 NEW YORK NY 10003 X HEATHER REDDICK - NON-VOTING COO/SECRETARY (THRU 07/2022) 40.00 0.00 X X 232767 0 67370 ANDREW WANDER ACTING CEO 40.00 0.00 X X 171016 0 0 VAN LY DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 18150 0 0 JEYA WILSON DIRECTOR, CHAIR (AS OF 10/2022) 1.00 0.00 X X 6400 0 0 PETER FREEDMAN - DIRECTOR DEPUTY CHAIR (AS OF 10/2022) 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 HESTER MWIKALI NZIOKA DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 18150 0 0 MARY FITZGERALD TRUSTEE (AS OF 10/2022) 1.00 0.00 X 3750 0 0 MILENA EMILOVA BERRY TRUSTEE (AS OF 10/2022) 1.00 0.00 X 3750 0 0 THOMAS PRAVDA TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 147026 0 0 IAN JOSEPH DIRECTOR (THRU 09/2022) 1.00 0.00 X 13587 0 0 NORMAN BLISSETT DIRECTOR (THRU 09/2022) 1.00 0.00 X 13575 0 0 SOFIA LATIF - NON-VOTING ACTING COO/SECRETARY (AS OF 11/2022) 40.00 0.00 X X 115274 0 33420 GAYLE KAREN YOUNG OMBUDSPERSON (AS OF 10/2022) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NELL GREENBERG ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 190069 0 21315 BENJAMIN MARGETTS MANAGING DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 189504 0 4428 ANDREA CORON - OPERATIONS DIR. 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THIS GUIDANCE PROVIDES THAT THE TAX EFFECTS FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION CAN ONLY BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IF THE POSITION IS "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" TO BE SUSTAINED IF THE POSITION WERE TO BE CHALLENGED BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. THE ASSESSMENT OF THE TAX POSITION IS BASED SOLELY ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE TAX POSITION MAY BE CHALLENGED. THE ORGANIZATION IS AN ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION UNDER 501(C)(4) OF THE IRC; ALTHOUGH, THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO TAX ON INCOME UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE, UNLESS THAT INCOME IS OTHERWISE EXCLUDED BY THE IRC. THE ORGANIZATION HAS PROCESSES PRESENTLY IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE MAINTENANCE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS; TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT UNRELATED INCOME; TO DETERMINE ITS FILING AND TAX OBLIGATIONS IN JURISDICTIONS FOR IT HAS NEXUS; AND TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT IT HAS NOT GENERATED MATERIAL UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME AND, THEREFORE, NO INCOME TAX PROVISION IS REQUIRED. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RECLASS OF RENTAL EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 6B 473,802. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RECLASS OF RENTAL EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 6B 473,802. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RECOVERED GRANT EXPENSES 20,050. PART IX, LINE 2 - RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS: THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD ("FASB") IMPLEMENTED A NEW LEASE ACCOUNTING STANDARD THAT BECAME EFFECTIVE FOR AVAAZ FOUNDATION IN THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2022. THIS ACCOUNTING STANDARD WAS EFFECTUATED TO IMPROVE THE TRANSPARENCY SURROUNDING KEY INFORMATION PERTAINING TO AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION'S LEASING ARRANGEMENTS (AND TO ENSURE THAT ALL ORGANIZATIONS WERE RECORDING THE TRANSACTIONS UNIFORMLY ON THEIR BALANCE SHEETS). 1 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES TRANSLATION & CAMPAIGN 2224 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 5 PROGRAM SERVICES TRANSLATION, CAMPAIGN, CONSULTING 723071 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 GRANTMAKING 4005913 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 1 57 PROGRAM SERVICES TRANSLATION, CAMPAIGN, CONSULTING 6701326 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 3 GRANTMAKING 365395 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES TRANSLATION & CONSULTING 692813 NORTH AMERICA 2 10 PROGRAM SERVICES TRANSLATION, CAMPAIGN, CONSULTING 1136460 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES 0 2 GRANTMAKING 66950 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES TRANSLATION & CONSULTING 20457 SOUTH AMERICA 0 20 GRANTMAKING 1041136 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES TRANSLATION, CAMPAIGN, CONSULTING 1682429 SOUTH ASIA 0 0 GRANTMAKING 2500 SOUTH ASIA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES CAMPAIGN 9980 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 3 GRANTMAKING 727339 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES CAMPAIGN & CONSULTING 358244 3 77 0 23 3 100 13694152 3842085 17536237 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) AFGHANISTAN, SOMALIA, AND YEMEN HUMANITARIAN AID 1798891 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) AFGHANISTAN HUMANITARIAN AID 599822 WIRE 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA COVID-19 AID 500000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) CLIMATE & HUMAN RIGHTS 446379 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) CLIMATE 309324 WIRE 0 SOUTH AMERICA AMAZON & BIODIVERSITY 272661 WIRE 0 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA YEMEN HUMANITARIAN AID 265396 WIRE 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA MAASAI 225839 WIRE 0 SOUTH AMERICA AMAZON 222500 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) CLIMATE & HUMAN RIGHTS IN UKRAINE 196948 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) AFGHANISTAN HUMANITARIAN AID 193600 WIRE 0 SOUTH AMERICA AMAZON 162500 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) HUMAN RIGHTS IN UKRAINE 152584 WIRE 0 SOUTH AMERICA COVID-19 AID 152000 WIRE 0 SOUTH AMERICA AMAZON & BIODIVERSITY 113612 WIRE 0 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA HUMAN RIGHTS IN UKRAINE 99999 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) REFUGEES 97313 WIRE 0 RUSSIA AND THE NEIGHBORING STATES REFUGEES 66950 WIRE 0 SOUTH AMERICA COVID-19 AID 62939 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) REFUGEES 42431 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) REFUGEES 40986 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) HUMAN RIGHTS IN UKRAINE 40000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) REFUGEES 40000 WIRE 0 SOUTH AMERICA COVID-19 AID 20050 WIRE 0 SOUTH AMERICA ORGANISATIONAL SUPPORT 16000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) HUMAN RIGHTS IN UKRAINE 11009 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) CLIMATE 10462 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) REFUGEES 10392 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) CLIMATE 6542 WIRE 0 SOUTH AMERICA COVID-19 AID 6400 WIRE 0 4 26 HUMAN RIGHTS EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 1 5911 WIRE TRANSFER AMAZON SOUTH AMERICA 1 6775 WIRE TRANSFER 0 0 0 0 0 1 PART I, LINE 2: AVAAZ REQUESTS PERIODIC NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL REPORTING OF GRANT-FUNDED ACTIVITIES FROM GRANTEES. GRANTS ARE ACCOUNTED FOR UNDER THE ACCRUAL METHOD. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: 1 ACTIONAID USA 1220 L ST NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 522277575 501(C)(3) 649708 0 AFGHANISTAN HUMANITARIAN AID FRIENDS OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM INC 1725 I STREET NW SUITE 510 WASHINGTON DC 20006 133843435 501(C)(3) 372000 0 AFGHANISTAN HUMANITARIAN AID ISLAMIC RELIEF USA 3655 WHEELER AVE ALEXANDRIA VA 22304 954453134 501(C)(3) 250000 0 AFGHANISTAN HUMANITARIAN AID MADRE INC 121 W 27TH STREET SUITE 604 NEW YORK NY 10001 133280194 501(C)(3) 50000 0 AFGHANISTAN HUMANITARIAN AID PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK NORTH AMERICA 2029 UNIVERSITY AVENUE SUITE 200 BERKELEY CA 94704 942949686 501(C)(3) 5800 0 HUMAN RIGHTS 5 PART I, LINE 2: AVAAZ REQUESTS PERIODIC NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL REPORTING OF GRANT-FUNDED ACTIVITIES FROM GRANTEES. GRANTS GIVEN ARE ACCOUNTED FOR UNDER THE ACCRUAL METHOD. 1 X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HEATHER REDDICK - NON-VOTING COO/SECRETARY (THRU 07/2022) 175731 0 0 0 57036 0 57035 0 10335 0 300137 0 0 0 NELL GREENBERG ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR 190069 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21315 0 211384 0 0 0 BENJAMIN MARGETTS MANAGING DIRECTOR 189504 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4428 0 193932 0 0 0 ANDREA CORON - OPERATIONS DIR. (FINANCE) (THRU 11/2022) 112252 0 0 0 33385 0 0 0 33123 0 178760 0 0 0 ANDREW WANDER ACTING CEO 171016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 171016 0 0 0 NATHAN MILLER CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR 119123 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47127 0 166250 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A HEATHER REDDICK, COO/SECRETARY, RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $57,036, DUE TO HER DEPATURE FROM THE ORGANIZATION IN CALENDAR YEAR 2022 WHICH IS REFLECTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(III), AS WELL AS A DEFERRED SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $57,035 TO BE PAID IN 2023 WHICH IS REFLECTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (C). IN ADDITION, ANDREA CORON, OPERATIONS DIRECTOR (FINANCE), RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $33,385 DUE TO HER DEPARTURE FROM THE ORGANIZATION IN CALENDAR YEAR 2022 WHICH IS REFLECTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(III). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 IN OCTOBER 2022, THE CORPORATION AMENDED ITS BYLAWS. THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF VOTING BOARD MEMBERS WAS INCREASED TO 7. REQUIREMENTS WERE INTRODUCED THAT: FORMER STAFF, IN ADDITION TO THE CEO, MAY NOT COMPRISE MORE THAN 50% OF BOARD MEMBERS; AND THE CEO, THOUGH AN EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER, MAY NOT SERVE AS CHAIR, DEPUTY CHAIR, OMBUDSPERSON, SECRETARY OR TREASURER. THE CORPORATION ALSO ADOPTED NEW CODE OF CONDUCT AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B ANY DECISIONS MADE BY COMMITTEES ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE DOCUMENTED IN FULL BOARD MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY ACTING CEO AND ACTING COO. AVAAZ PRESENTS A COPY OF THE 990 TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO ELECTRONICALLY FILING FORM 990 WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES ALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES HOLDING OFFICER (AND/OR KEY EMPLOYEE) POSITIONS TO CERTIFY THAT THEY HAVE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES PERIODIC UPDATES TO CONFIRM THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL'S INDEPENDENCE IS NOT IMPAIRED. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WAS UPDATED IN OCTOBER 2022. THIS POLICY PRESCRIBES THAT THE AFFAIRS OF THE ORGANIZATION MUST BE CONDUCTED IN A MANNER THAT AVOIDS IMPERMISSIBLE PRIVATE BENEFIT. THIS OBLIGATION REQUIRES THAT ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION, SUCH AS A BOARD MEMBER, OFFICER, OR COMMITTEE MEMBER TAKES STEPS TO INFORM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES IN A TIMELY MANNER OF ANY PERSONAL INTEREST THEY MIGHT HAVE IN A TRANSACTION OR CONTRACT BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION AND A THIRD PARTY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IS COMPENSATED BASED ON THE PRIOR POSITION HE HELD WITH THE ORGANIZATION; HIS COMPENSATION IS BASED ON A COMPENSATION STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAAZ FOUNDATION'S FORM 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. AVAAZ FOUNDATION'S FORM 990 IS ALSO POSTED ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND AT MANAGEMENT'S DISCRETION. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A: BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER, THOMAS PRAVDA, RECEIVED COMPENSATION FOR CONSULTING SERVICES HE RENDERED AS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR TO THE FOUNDATION DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2022. OF THE $147,026 IN COMPENSATION REPORTED FOR MR. PRAVDA IN PART VII, $143,360 REPRESENTS PAYMENT FOR CONSULTING SERVICES RENDERED; THE REMAINING $3,666 REPRESENTS PAYMENT FOR HIS SERVICE AS A BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A: BOARD COMPOSITION IN 2022 *** DUE TO CONCERN FOR THE PERSONAL SAFETY OF ONE INDIVIDUAL, THE FOUNDATION HAS ELECTED TO USE A PSEUDONYM TO OBSCURE THE INDIVIDUAL'S TRUE IDENTITY. THE NAME OF THIS INDIVIDUAL IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, SCHEDULE B, PART I: IN 2022, 29 DONORS FROM 14 COUNTRIES EACH MADE AGGREGATE CONTRIBUTIONS TOTALING THE USD EQUIVALENT OF $5,000 OR MORE. THE MAXIMUM CONTRIBUTED BY A SINGLE DONOR WAS $33,384 USD. THE TOTAL CONTRIBUTED FROM THESE 29 DONORS WAS $270,792 USD, REPRESENTING 0.0098% OF TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN 2022. AVAAZ DOES NOT ALLOW SINGLE DONATIONS OF MORE THAN 5,000 USD/EUR/GBP. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: RECOVERED GRANT EXPENSES 20,050. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE FOUNDATION HAS DELEGATED THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO A SUBSET OF INDIVIDUALS WHO SIT ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.