2024-11-15T16:10:38-06:00 2023-12-31 873231666 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC 245 PARK AVENUE 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10167 990 2023-01-01 208827879 THESENTRYORG INC THES 2025807690 1629 K STREET NW 300 WASHINGTON DC 20006 DAVID FRANKEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2025807690 2024-11-15 1 1 MELISSA MODELSON P01603524 2122862600 2024-11-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z DAVID FRANKEL 1629 K STREET NW 300 WASHINGTON DC 20006 3180900 0 X WWW.THESENTRY.ORG X 2007 NY CREATING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PREDATORY NETWORKS THAT BENEFIT FROM VIOLENT CONFLICT, REPRESSION, AND KLEPTOCRACY. 4 2 11 4 0 0 3445158 3150101 0 0 18172 30098 0 701 3463330 3180900 2700070 336586 0 0 0 295585 0 0 179406 2678195 2416642 5378265 3048813 -1914935 132087 2783307 2770911 338747 194220 2444560 2576691 X THE SENTRY IS AN INVESTIGATIVE AND POLICY TEAM THAT FOLLOWS THE DIRTY MONEY CONNECTED TO WAR CRIMINALS AND TRANSNATIONAL WAR PROFITEERS AND SEEKS TO SHUT THOSE BENEFITING FROM VIOLENCE OUT OF THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM. 0 0 2187938 336586 0 LAUNCHED IN 2016, THE SENTRY PRODUCES HARD-HITTING INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS AND DOSSIERS ON INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES CONNECTED TO GRAND CORRUPTION AND VIOLENCE. WE ADVOCATE FOR THE USE OF TOOLS OF FINANCIAL AND LEGAL PRESSURE, INCLUDING ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND ILLICIT FINANCE MEASURES, TARGETED NETWORK SANCTIONS, CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS, COMPLIANCE ACTIONS BY BANKS AND OTHER PRIVATE COMPANIES, AND ASSET RECOVERY. AS A RESULT OF OUR WORK, MONEY LAUNDERING ROUTES HAVE BEEN EXPOSED AND SHUT DOWN, ASSETS HAVE BEEN FROZEN, TRAVEL HAS BEEN BANNED, AND CORRUPT NETWORKS HAVE BEEN CUT OFF FROM THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM. THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENTS, GLOBAL BANKS, AND OTHER PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS, THE SENTRY HAS SUCCEEDED IN CREATING REAL CONSEQUENCES FOR MANY OF THE OFFICIALS AND CREATED ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ACTORS PERPETUATING AND PROFITING FROM WAR, MASS ATROCITIES, AND OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. IN ORDER TO TRACK AND ANALYZE HOW ARMED CONFLICT AND ATROCITIES ARE FINANCED, SUSTAINED, AND MONETIZED, THE SENTRY USES OPEN SOURCE DATA COLLECTION, FIELD RESEARCH, AND STATE-OF-THE-ART NETWORK DATA ANALYSIS TECHNOLOGY, AND WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, JOURNALISTS, AND GOVERNMENTS. THE SENTRY'S INVESTIGATIONS PRODUCE ANALYTICAL REPORTING THAT ENGAGES CIVIL SOCIETY AND MEDIA, SUPPORTS REGULATORY ACTION AND PROSECUTIONS, AND PROVIDES POLICYMAKERS WITH THE INFORMATION THEY REQUIRE TO TAKE EFFECTIVE ACTION. 2187938 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 17 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 AK AL AR CA CO FL GA HI IL KS KY MA MD ME MI MN MS NC ND NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WI WV X X DAVID FRANKEL 9178733380 1629 K STREET NW 300 WASHINGTON DC 20006 JOHN PRENDERGAST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARY 70.00 X X 156765 0 41377 DAVID FRANKEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 243333 0 14048 BONNIE ABAUNZA CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID SAGAL CHAIRMAN THRU APR 2023 0.25 X X 0 0 0 JOHN LAMBROS TREASURER 0.25 X X 0 0 0 WENDY PHILLIPS DIRECTOR THRU FEB 2023 0.25 X 0 0 0 400098 0 55425 2 0 1 1 NATHALIA DUKHAN BASTOS YAOUNDE CM RESEARCH SERVICES 167569 SPECTACLE CONSULTING 155 COURT STREETPMB 138 BROOKLYN NY 11201 BUSINESS CONSULTING 122333 JALEL HARCHAOUI C/O LA DANAIDE EURL 31 AVENUE DE S PARIS FR RESEARCH SERVICES 119862 NDM RESEARCH AND TRAINING 29 CHAFFINCH ROAD BECKENHAM UK RESEARCH SERVICES 113378 DANILLE STILZ 1200 WEST MONROE CHICACO IL 60607 RESEARCH SERVICES 101000 5 3150101 3150101 30098 30098 OTHER INCOME 900099 701 701 701 3180900 0 0 30799 X 336586 336586 69577 69577 176155 117235 27691 31229 4583 2689 1178 716 22190 10746 8582 2862 23080 11067 9065 2948 120135 24719 95416 126643 126643 1856301 1462602 270661 123038 122735 105912 11841 4982 27637 6262 15411 5964 24557 1052 23505 27862 26076 1786 4429 4429 1895 1895 104448 78563 18218 7667 3048813 2187938 681469 179406 574654 1615717 837082 1000 1094543 1064440 5218 84991 266684 4763 1895 0 3231 0 2783307 2770911 338747 194220 338747 194220 X -543950 929111 2988510 1647580 2444560 2576691 2783307 2770911 132087 44 0 X X 0 1 X 0 0 X 2117199 8076903 3247746 3445158 3150101 20037107 2117199 8076903 3247746 3445158 3150101 20037107 12354675 7682432 42719 5042 554 18172 30098 96585 3588 272 500 701 5061 20138753 0.38150 0.39270 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 3,588. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 272. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 701. REIMBURSEMENTS - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 500. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 3180944 44 44 3180900 0 3180900 3048813 0 3048813 0 3048813 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO 2020. EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC PROGRAM SERVICES INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES 110644 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PROGRAM SERVICES INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES 1035104 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA PROGRAM SERVICES INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES 25800 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA PROGRAM SERVICES INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES 234221 0 0 0 0 0 0 1405769 0 1405769 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 NEW VENTURE FUND 1201 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NORTHWEST SUITE 300 WASHINGTON DC 20036 205806345 501(C)(3) 336586 0 RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, INVESTIGATION AND ADVOCACY - IN SUPPORT OF THE ENOUGH PROJECT AND THE SENTRY 1 0 PART I, LINE 2: TO FURTHER THE SENTRY'S MISSION, THE SENTRY.ORG, INC. MAY SUBGRANT FUNDING TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH A RESEARCH, HUMAN RIGHTS, OR INVESTIGATIVE PORTFOLIO THAT COMPLEMENTS ONGOING OR PLANNED ACTIVITIES AT THE SENTRY. GRANT PROPOSALS FOR POTENTIAL SUBGRANTEES ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. SUBGRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS ARE REVIEWED FOR COHERENCE WITH THE SENTRY'S MISSION AND GOOD OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL PRACTICES. EACH GRANT MADE BY THE ORGANIZATION IS GOVERNED BY A WRITTEN GRANT LETTER AGREEMENT AND IS MADE FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE APPROVED BY THE ORGANIZATION. GENERALLY GRANTEES ARE EXPECTED TO REPORT ON THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS AND THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS TO CONFIRM THEIR ALIGNMENT WITH THE EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DAVID FRANKEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 243333 0 0 0 0 0 12800 0 1248 0 257381 0 0 0 JOHN PRENDERGAST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARY 156765 0 0 0 0 0 8131 0 33246 0 198142 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VII, LINE 5, COMPENSATION FROM UNRELATED ORGANIZATION: THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION IS COMPENSATED FOR HIS SERVICES AS A CORPORATE OFFICER BY AN UNRELATED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, THE NEW VENTURE FUND. JOHN PRENDERGAST WAS COMPENSATED $169,280 AND DAVID FRANKEL WAS COMPENSATED $216,666 (INCLUDING RETIREMENT AND OTHER NONTAXABLE BENEFITS) IN 2023 BY THE UNRELATED ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART I, QUESTION 5, AND PART V, QUESTION 2A: THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTED WITH A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION (PEO) FOR SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PAYROLL, TIMEKEEPING, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, HR ADMINISTRATION AND WORKFORCE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE NEEDS. AS THE EMPLOYER OF RECORD FOR TAX PURPOSES, FORMS W-2 AND W-3 ARE ISSUED BY THE PEO AND FILED UNDER THE PEO'S FEDERAL EIN. IN THIS CO-EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENT, THE ORGANIZATION IS THE COMMON LAW EMPLOYER AND, ACCORDINGLY, COMPENSATION IS REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A AND PART IX, LINES 5-10. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD'S AUDIT COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING, AND WAS PROVIDED ELECTRONICALLY TO MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD MET TO REVIEW THE DRAFT 990 AND TO PROPOSE ANY RECOMMENDED CHANGES. AFTER THE COMMITTEE'S COMMENTS ARE ADDRESS, THE 990 IS ELECTRONICALLY PROVIDED TO THE BOARD FOR ITS REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THESENTRY.ORG, INC. CURRENTLY HAS IN PLACE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHICH IT ANNUALLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES. THE BOARD CURRENTLY MANDATES THAT ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS ANNUALLY SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS THAT MAY EXIST. THE SIGNED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD SECRETARY WHO REVIEWS THE SIGNED ATTESTATIONS FOR POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS. IF A POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONLICT EXISTS, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE WILL INFORM THE MEMBER OF THE BASIS OF SUCH BELIEF AND AFFORD THE MEMBER AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND. THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE WILL DISCLOSE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND HOW THE CONLICT WAS HANDLED. THE PERSON WITH THE ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM VOTING ON THE MATTER THAT GIVES RISE TO THE CONFLICT. IF THERE HAS BEEN SUBSTANTIAL AND REPEATED FAILURES TO DISCLOSE ACTUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, THE BOARD MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION, INCLUDING REMOVAL OF THE MEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G FREELANCE WORKERS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,459,581. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 269,622. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 122,645. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,851,848. OUTSIDE SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,445. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 567. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 239. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,251. PAYROLL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 576. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 472. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 154. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,202. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION'S FULL BOARD ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.