2023-11-15T11:18:45-08:00 2022-12-31 132696850 Gruber Palumberi Raffaele Fried CPAs PC 7 Penn Plaza Suite 310 New York NY 10001 990 2022-01-01 611861903 GISA INC GISA 6463018938 445 EAST 77TH STREET 1R NEW YORK NY 10075 OLIVIA BUENO Treasurer 2023-11-15 true OLIVIA BUENO 999009999 true M CARLINE LOGERIE CPA P01387821 2125860800 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z OLIVIA BUENO 445 EAST 77TH STREET 1R NEW YORK NY 10075 1149478 false X N/A X 2017 NY GISA IS A GLOBAL NON PROFIT ORGANIZAITON DEDICATED TO BUILDING THE FUTURE OF MEDIA WITH INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS, ARTISTS AND ENTREPRENEURS WORKING IN CLOSED SOCIETIES THROUGH PRODUCTION, OPEN SOURCE INNOVATION, RESEARCH, LEARNING AND COMMUNICATION BUILDING. 3 3 0 0 1233345 1070524 88869 72282 5893 13160 779 1335374 1149478 104190 128579 0 359537 395456 0 0 577000 672734 1040727 1196769 294647 -47291 1006703 601408 489980 131976 516723 469432 X GISA IS A GLOBAL NON PROFIT ORGANIZAITON DEDICATED TO BUILDING THE FUTURE OF MEDIA WITH INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS, ARTISTS AND ENTREPRENEURS WORKING IN CLOSED SOCIETIES THROUGH PRODUCTION, OPEN SOURCE INNOVATION, RESEARCH, LEARNING AND COMMUNICATION BUILDING. false false 566478 63003 51194 Access to Justice: Objective: To build sustainable platforms and projects that support Sudans emerging civil society achieve justice for human right and other issues. Sudanese Archive continued open source data monitoring and collecting and published 2 investigations on Violence in Khartoum on January 17, 2022 anti-coup protest and Patterns of violence against protesters in the year since Sudan's coup. Human Rights Hub worked in collaboration with 2 key partners (PEJ and Climate Counsel) to provide capacity building support in the form of e-learning material developed and added to our ATJ e-learning academy, roundtables and mentorship, for 4 Sudanese human rights defender groups. Key focus was on strengthening the capacity for Human Rights Documentation in general, transitional justice, International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law, best practices for legal documentation of human rights violations and human violations affecting the environment. In the last quarter of 2022, the team coordinated a trip to Europe for 4 Sudanese human rights defender groups to engage with international institutions and actors working on human rights issues in Sudan. This laid the groundwork for future advocacy and accountability collaboration that can leverage documentation collected on the ground. The groups were able to meet with 9 international stakeholders and this was the first time most of the international stakeholders had the opportunity to meet local groups directly, especially those from the peripheries.ocacy communication. 313860 800 11921 Media Development: Objective: To guarantee access for Sudanese to important information and journalism in order to hold the powerful to account. The media development program at Gisa is dedicated to empowering individuals and communities in Sudan and East Africa through the transformative power of media. Our program aims to foster independent journalism, promote freedom of expression, and enhance media literacy in the region. Through a variety of partnerships, Gisa has provided training, resources, and support to local journalists, citizen reporters, and civil society organizations. In addition to capacity building efforts, Gisa is home to Ayin Network, which is Sudan's premiere visual and investigative journalism outlet. Starting in 2013 Ayin has covered Sudan's trials and tribulations, with a focus on being the leading primary source of the conditions that have faced the Sudanese peoples. Recognizing the importance of community engagement in shaping narratives and promoting social change, our program encourages citizen participation by covering community initiatives and responses, as well as grassroots social and cultural initiatives. We strive to amplify marginalized voices and ensure diverse perspectives are represented in the media landscape.In 2022, Ayin started to work more collaboratively with Gisas Sudanese Archive project and Sudan Protest Monitor on reports and investigations, cross-publishing and cross team trainings on reporting and content development. For example, Ayin published a collaborative report with the Sudan Protest Monitor. The report takes an in-depth look at the protest movement outside the capital area, focusing on protests that took place since the coup in three strategic towns - Damazin, Gedaref, and El Geneina located in the south, east, and west sides of the country, respectively. The report uses the data collected by Sudan Protest Monitor and analyzes this content to reveal trends in the levels and nature of the pro-democracy protests taking place in these three areas, including factors that have affected participation levels. The report includes maps, images and graphs to outline these findings. Training on digital literacy: Led by our external partner Rift Digital Lab, and closely supported by our Ayin team, a digital literacy module was developed and added to the digital rights and security curriculum developed by the same teams in 2021. We held a ToT training on the full curriculum for 11 (8 male, 3 female) tech coordinators from 10 Civic Labs across ten states or cities in Sudan: Kassala (1), Port Sudan (1), Al Gadarif (1), Al Damazin (1), Al Daen (1), Al Fasher (1), Al Dilinj (1), Khartoum (2), Bahri (1) and Omdurman (1). 8 of the ToTs went on to train a total of 93 people from Civic Lab communities around Sudan - Bahri (had 11 participants 1 female), Al Damazin (13 participants), Kassala (had 16 participants 7 were females), Al-Rusairis (had 15 participants 9 were females), Alfashir (12 participants 8 were females), Port Sudan (6 participant all males) and Al Daen (20 participants in the two workshops 8 were females). Sudan Protest Monitor was launched, the aim of which was to map all large-scale protests in Sudan and violence against civilians using open-source data and a field network. This data will be used by civil society in Sudan for media and advocacy work, as well as international media and actors to better understand the context and the movement. 135170 6939 Collaborative Futures: Objective: To incubate new ideas, and build tools and technology to support Gisa Group and our partners around the world. In 2022, the SHOUT APP was completed and tested in different countries between September and October. SHOUT is a simple mobile phone application that can transfer data files using voice telephony during a shutdown. The 1st version of APP is operational but privately available. We are redesigning the APP and making a completely different version of the APP. Via our Al Kashif project, we provide pro-democracy groups with access to resources so they can preempt and fight back against disinformation targeting the pro-democracy movement in Sudan. The team finalized an online course to train Civil Society Organizations to counter disinformation and uploaded it to the newly developed learning management system. The link to the LMS is here: https://alkashif.net/lms/login/index.php. The team also finalized an online collaborative space, named the Al-Kashif community (https://community.alkashif.net/login/), and is designed to facilitate collaboration and network-building activities among CSOs and other members of civil society. 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This applies to positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on GISA's financial statements, as management believes that there are no uncertain tax positions within its financial statements. GISA has processes presently in place to ensure the maintenance of its tax-exempt status; to identify and report unrelated income; determine its filing and tax obligations in jurisdictions for which it has nexus; and to review other matters that may be considered tax positions.GISA's Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax is subject to examination by the IRS, generally for three years after they were filed. 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TREVOR SNAPP OFFICER SEE PART V X 5000 5000 false true true 5000 Schedule L, Part V Supplemental Information PART II, LINE (1)(C)PURPOSE OF LOAN: SALARY ADVANCE Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Collaborative Futures: Objective: To incubate new ideas, and build tools and technology to support Gisa Group and our partners around the world. In 2022, the SHOUT APP was completed and tested in different countries between September and October. SHOUT is a simple mobile phone application that can transfer data files using voice telephony during a shutdown. The 1st version of APP is operational but privately available. We are redesigning the APP and making a completely different version of the APP. Via our Al Kashif project, we provide pro-democracy groups with access to resources so they can preempt and fight back against disinformation targeting the pro-democracy movement in Sudan. The team finalized an online course to train Civil Society Organizations to counter disinformation and uploaded it to the newly developed learning management system. The link to the LMS is here: https://alkashif.net/lms/login/index.php. The team also finalized an online collaborative space, named the Al-Kashif community (https://community.alkashif.net/login/), and is designed to facilitate collaboration and network-building activities among CSOs and other members of civil society. Initiated development of a pilot of a WhatsApp Bot that can be used to archive important documentation with the Sudanese Archive, while also receiving tip sheets, and informative material related to documentation, human rights, and dis-information. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The tax return is emailed to the board of directors for their comments and review prior to filing the tax return. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Each Director, officer, and committee member with board-delegated powers annually sign a statement that affirms that such person: 1.Has received a copy of the Conflicts of Interest policy. 2.Has read and understands the policy;3.Has agreed to comply with the policy; and4.Understands that the Corporation is a charitable Corporation and that to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities that accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b Compensation is approved by the board of directors. Reasonable compensation is determined based on compensation paid by similarily situtated taxable or tax-exempt organization for similar services. The availability of similar services within the relevant geographic area and current compensation surveys complied by independent firms. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ONLINE WITH GUIDSTAR AND IS OPEN FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.