2025-06-02T10:19:08-05:00 2024-12-31 610960687 KLUMP BLANDFORD HUFF PSC 1300 GARDINER LANE SUITE 1 LOUISVILLE KY 40213 990 2024-01-01 831309970 WOMEN FORWARD INTERNATIONAL WOME 2027504111 1336 BOULEVARD WAY 208 WALNUT CREEK CA 94595 KENT DAVIS-PACKARD PRESIDENT 2027504111 2025-06-02 0 0 STACEY HUFF P01086932 5024798540 2025-06-02 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KENT DAVIS-PACKARD 1336 BOULEVARD WAY 208 WALNUT CREEK CA 94595 423733 0 X WWW.WOMENFORWARDINTERNATIONAL.ORG X 2019 CA ADVANCING WOMEN TO ADVANCE HUMANITY 8 7 1 182 0 0 0 411234 0 0 0 0 0 -16829 0 394405 0 45256 0 0 0 180901 0 0 50100 0 89895 0 316052 0 78353 44381 119469 5116 1851 39265 117618 X WOMEN FORWARD INTERNATIONAL (WFI) PARTNERS THE NEXT GENERATION WITH NONPROFIT AND PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS AND ARTISTS TO IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS CRITICAL TO HUMAN PROCESS, BRIDGING MIND AND HEART TO BRING ABOUT UNITY, COLLABORATION, AND SERVICE TO HUMANITY. 0 0 101250 0 0 SHARING THE ABUNDANCE: IMPLEMENTING A FOOD RESCUE MODEL IN MEXICO:IN 2024, WOMEN FORWARD INTERNATIONAL (WFI) SUCCESSFULLY PILOTED WINGS OF LOVE, A FOOD RESCUE PROGRAM, IN VERACRUZ, ONE OF THE MOST UNDERSERVED REGIONS IN THE COUNTRY, AND INITIATED REPLICATION OF THE PROGRAM IN TWO OTHER CITIES IN MEXICO: OAXACA AND MEXICO CITY. INSPIRED BY THE MODEL OF SHARED ABUNDANCE DEMONSTRATED BY THE FOUNDER OF THE WHITE PONY EXPRESS IN CALIFORNIA TO WHICH WFI PROVIDED GRADUATE STUDENT TEAMS AND GRANT FUNDING TO AMPLIFY ITS WORK IN CALIFORNIA TO SERVE WOMEN AND GIRLS, WINGS OF LOVE IS ESTABLISHING A SIMILAR NEW PARADIGM OF PHILANTHROPY IN MEXICO BASED ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT WE ARE ONE HUMAN FAMILY. WOMEN AND GIRLS ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE DEMOGRAPHIC WORLDWIDE TO FOOD INSECURITY. STATISTICS SHOW THAT AT LEAST TWENTY TO THIRTY MILLION OR MORE PEOPLE EXPERIENCE FOOD INSECURITY IN MEXICO. CURRENTLY, A DIVERSE GROUP OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS WORK TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. DESPITE THESE EFFORTS, THE EFFICIENCY, COLLABORATION, AND IMPACT OF MEXICO'S FOOD RESCUE PROGRAMS CAN BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED THROUGH A ROBUST, VOLUNTEER-BASED COMMUNITY PROGRAM THAT INCORPORATES AND COORDINATES PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. WINGS OF LOVE IS NOW A SUSTAINABLE PROGRAM ENTIRELY IN THE HANDS OF OUR MEXICAN STUDENT TEAMS, THEIR UNIVERSITY-BASED COORDINATORS AND OVERSEEING FACULTY WHO PROVIDE ACADEMIC AND OTHER FORMS OF SERVICE CREDIT TO PARTICIPATING STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, THE FOOD BANKS AND ROTARY CLUBS ACROSS MEXICO HAVE ENTERED INTO AGREEMENTS WITH WINGS OF LOVE TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM THROUGH VOLUNTEERS, EXCESS FOOD, SUPPLIES, AND TRANSPORTATION. WFI HAS ALSO SECURED THE DONATIONS OF MEXICAN BUSINESSES AND CORPORATIONS THROUGH IN KIND, FINANCIAL, AND VOLUNTEER CONTRIBUTIONS. THE FIVE YEAR GOAL FOR WFI IS TO FACILITATE THE REPLICATION OF THE MODEL IN KEY CITIES ACROSS FIVE COUNTRIES IN LATIN AMERICA BY BRINGING TOGETHER BENEFICIAL ORGANIZATIONS, THE UNITED STATES, AND CANADA TO ADDRESS A GAP AREA IN FOOD SECURITY BY ENHANCING EXISTING CHANNELS. 75254 30606 0 EMPOWERING INDIA'S ARTISAN WOMEN:IN 2024, OUR WFI TEAM PARTNERED WITH GRADUATE STUDENTS AT THE PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN TO WORK TO SAFEGUARD AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF INDIA'S CULTURAL HERITAGE: THE ANCIENT ART OF HIMROO. TOGETHER WITH THE WOMEN'S FOREIGN POLICY GROUP AND THE US-INDIA FRIENDSHIP ALLIANCE WE CURATED A GALLERY EVENT IN NEW YORK FOR A LUXURY FASHION BRAND WHOSE WESTERN FACING NAME IS ZARIZAR.THE EXPORT OF TEXTILES IS INTEGRAL TO THE INDIAN ECONOMY, AND SKILLED ARTISANS ARE CRITICAL TO THAT SUCCESS. GIVEN APPROPRIATE SUPPORT, INDEPENDENT WOMEN WEAVERS CAN CONTINUE TO BE THE VITAL CORE OF THAT WORKFORCE, MAINTAINING A VALUED HERITAGE AS IT PROVIDES LIVELIHOOD FOR THEIR FAMILIES. THIS PROJECT DEMONSTRATES HOW A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP CAN EXPAND THIS COTTAGE INDUSTRY, WHICH PRODUCES SUSTAINABLE WORLD CLASS, "SLOW FASHION" PRODUCTS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF INDIA, WOMEN, AND STYLE-CONSCIOUS CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED STATES.IT IS ESTIMATED THAT BY INTENSIVELY TRAINING COHORTS OF TWENTY-FIVE WOMEN OVER A SIX-WEEK TO TWO-MONTH PERIOD, AROUND THREE HUNDRED NEW SKILLED ARTISANS CAN ENTER THE DISTRICT WORKFORCE AT THE APPRENTICE LEVEL PER YEAR. A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF THESE WOMEN WILL HAVE LIKELY BEEN "UNPAID WEAVERS" IN THEIR HOME. IN ADDITION, THE CENTER PLANS TO BE ABLE TO UPSKILL AND RESKILL EXPERIENCED WEAVERS.THROUGH DONOR SUPPORT AND UPON COMPLETION OF THE RESEARCH STUDY IN PHASE ONE OF THIS PROJECT, WFI IS ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR HIGHLY SKILLED WOMEN WEAVERS IN RURAL REGIONS OF INDIA WHO CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMIC WELLBEING OF THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR COMMUNITY, AND THE COUNTRY. THESE WOMEN SAFEGUARD AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF INDIA'S CULTURAL HERITAGE: THE MODERNIZATION OF A CENTURIES-OLD PROCESS THAT NEEDS TO HAVE A NEW AUDIENCE. WFI TOGETHER WITH OUR UNIVERSITY TEAMS AND PARTNERS ON THE GROUND HAVE LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR A COMPREHENSIVE, SUSTAINABLE TRAINING CENTER IN RURAL INDIA. 26926 7500 0 ONLINE EDUCATION FOR AFGHAN WOMEN IN AFGHANISTANONE OF THE MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES FACING AFGHAN WOMEN TODAY IS THE INABILITY TO ACCESS EDUCATION AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. THE ABSENCE OF FORMALIZED EDUCATION FOR AN ENTIRE GENERATION OF HALF THE AFGHAN POPULATION PRESENTS MAJOR CHALLENGES TO THE COUNTRY'S ABILITY TO PROGRESS, AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED TO EFFECT CHANGE.WFI'S LYNN UNIVERSITY TEAM HAS DEVELOPED AN ONLINE FORMAT AND IS WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS AT ICOHERE TO CREATE THE FOUNDATION FOR A VIRTUAL COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL IN AFGHANISTAN, CATERING SPECIFICALLY TO WOMEN. IT BEGAN IN 2024 WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A COMPUTER LABORATORY IN HERAT, FULLY OUTFITTED FOR ONLINE LEARNING. A COHORT OF 20 WOMEN IS NOW READY TO BEGIN ITS FIRST LEADERSHIP TRAINING CLASS, TAILORED SPECIFICALLY TO THE NEEDS OF AFGHAN WOMEN. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT THREE YEARS, WFI WILL WORK WITH LYNN UNIVERSITY AND ITS PARTNERS ON THE GROUND IN AFGHANISTAN TO DEVELOP ONLINE COURSES AND EMPLOYMENT SKILLS MENTORING THAT ENABLE AFGHAN WOMEN TO BECOME SELF-RELIANT AND CONTRIBUTE THEIR TALENTS TO THE WORLD. THESE COURSES WILL CONSIST OF SIX FIELD-SPECIFIC MAJORS DESIGNED TO EQUIP WOMEN WITH THE SKILLS AND TOOLS NEEDED TO JOIN THE AFGHAN WORKFORCE. THE RESEARCH HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT JOURNALISM, NURSING, TECHNICAL EDUCATION TRAINING, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, POLITICAL SCIENCE, AND PHYSIOLOGY ARE THE OPTIMAL CAREER OPTIONS FOR AFGHAN WOMEN IN THE NEAR FUTURE. AS SUCH, THESE MAJORS FORM THE CORE OF THE CURRICULUM DELIVERABLE. IN ADDITION, WFI IS PARTNERING WITH CORPORATIONS PROVIDING MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND JOB NETWORKING. GIVEN THE CURRENT POLITICAL AND SOCIAL INSECURITY IN AFGHANISTAN, THIS PROJECT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE MANY CHALLENGES THAT WILL BE FACED IN AN EVER-CHANGING AND OFTEN DANGEROUS SOCIOPOLITICAL CONTEXT, PARTICULARLY AS IT PERTAINS TO WOMEN'S EDUCATION. 23493 7150 0 STRATEGIC MARKETING FOR JEWELRY AND WOVEN ACCESSORIES MADE BY WOMEN ARTISANS IN AFGHANISTAN AND MYANMAR HOW CAN WE ESTABLISH A GREATER MARKET PRESENCE FOR AFGHAN AND BURMESE JEWELRY AND WOVEN ACCESSORIES IN THE UNITED STATES IN ORDER TO GENERATE SALES AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONTINUED SUPPORT AND INCOME OF ARTISANS? HOW WOULD THIS LOOK IN A TRADITIONAL RETAIL SETTING AS WELL AS ONLINE?IN 2024, WFI CURATED A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN TURQUOISE MOUNTAIN AND THE PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN TO CHANNEL THE POWER OF BOTH INSTITUTIONS TOWARDS UPLIFTING THE LIVES OF WOMEN ARTISANS IN AFGHANISTAN AND MYNMAR. TOGETHER WE WILL ENSURE FAIR WAGES, LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, AND NEW MARKETING ADVANCEMENTS FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS AND ARTISANS IN THESE COUNTRIES. ELEMENTS OF THE PROJECT MAY INCLUDE:- MARKET SEGMENTATION- SOCIAL VALUES AND SUSTAINABILITY- COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS- PRODUCT POSITIONING- MARKETING AND MESSAGING STRATEGIES- STORYTELLING TURQUOISE MOUNTAIN'S MISSION IS TO BRING POSITIVE SOCIAL IMPACT THROUGH HERITAGE AND REVITALIZATION OF TRADITIONAL CRAFTSMANSHIP, CREATING JOBS, SKILLS AND A RENEWED SENSE OF PRIDE FOR ARTISANS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. WITH NEARLY TWO DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN SUPPORTING ARTISANS TO DEVELOP THEIR PRODUCTS AND BRING CRAFTSMANSHIP TO INTERNATIONAL MARKETS, TURQUOISE MOUNTAIN HAS A TRACK RECORD OF CREATING SUSTAINABLE INCOMES FOR ARTISANS IN AFGHANISTAN, MYANMAR, AND ACROSS MIDDLE EAST. TO COMPLEMENT OUR ARTISAN TRAINING AND SUPPORT ARTISANS' FAMILIES, WE ALSO PROVIDE A HOLISTIC PROGRAMME OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT, INCLUDING HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION. BUILDING MARKETS FOR HERITAGE JEWELRY AND WOVEN ACCESSORIES FORMS A CORE PART OF TURQUOISE MOUNTAIN'S WORK IN SUPPORTING WOMEN ARTISANS IN BOTH AFGHANISTAN AND BURMA, AREAS AFFECTED BY CONFLICT AND SIGNIFICANT SOCIAL CHALLENGE. FOR THIS PROJECT, TEAMS OF STUDENTS FROM THE STRATEGIC DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT BBA PROGRAM AT PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN RESEARCHED AND DEVELOPED A DETAILED UNDERSTANDING OF THE HERITAGE AND PRODUCTION CONTEXT, AND BUILT A STRATEGIC MARKETING APPROACH THAT IDENTIFIED AREAS FOR FURTHER PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, WITH VIABLE AND MEANINGFUL POSITIONING, PRICING, PROMOTION, AND ROUTES TO MARKET AND SALES FOR TURQUOISE MOUNTAIN PRODUCTS. THE PROJECT SUPPORTED BOTH INDIVIDUAL WOMEN ARTISANS AND BUSINESSES IN MARKET ALIGNMENT, CONTINUING PRODUCTION AND ACCESSING CLIENTS AND CUSTOMERS - ULTIMATELY ENABLING FOR THEIR HERITAGE, DESIGNS, TECHNICAL SKILLS AND CRAFTSMANSHIP TO BE APPRECIATED AND VALUED AROUND THE WORLD. $18,612 INCLUDING GRANTS OF 6,150 EMPOWERING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES WOMEN FORWARD INTERNATIONAL IS DELIGHTED TO PARTNER HIGH SCHOOLS IN CALIFORNIA 2023-2026 WITH THE WOVEN TEACHING PROGRAM OF THE WOVEN FOUNDATION, WHOSE GOAL IS TO "HELP CREATE A WORLD THAT IS MORE JUST AND EMPATHETIC." THE WOVEN TEACHING PROGRAM "BROADENS ACCESS TO HUMAN RIGHTS AS OUTLINED IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AT ALL LEVELS OF SOCIETY AROUND THE WORLD."A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF CALIFORNIA STUDENTS ARE "INTERNATIONAL." THAT IS, THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THEY ARE IN THE U.S. OFTEN THEY NEED EXTRA HELP FINDING THEIR BEARINGS, FEELING WELCOME IN A NEW CULTURE, AND LEARNING ENGLISH. IN PARTICULAR, MANY OF THESE NEWCOMERS ARE FROM AFGHANISTAN, AND MANY OF THEM ARE GIRLS. IN COLLABORATION WITH FACULTY FROM OUR PILOT SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA, AND THE WOVEN TEACHING EXPERTS, WFI HAS CREATED A PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES ORIGINAL THEATRE AND POETRY WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS FOR STUDENTS FROM THE WOVEN TEACHING "HUMAN RIGHTS ARE FOR EVERYONE" MANUAL. WFI IS ALSO ENGAGING THE STUDENTS WITH UNIVERSITY STUDENT MENTORS FROM OUR TEAMS AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING OUR RESEARCH TEAMS IN AFGHANISTAN. THE NEWCOMER STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE THEIR ENGLISH THROUGH WFI'S ARTISTIC PROJECTS ON THE THEME OF HUMAN RIGHTS, INCLUDING GENDER EQUALITY, THROUGH A UNIQUE FILM PROJECT CURATED BY WFI AND OUR ADVISOR MENTORS FROM THE UNITED STATES, LATIN AMERICA, AND AFGHANISTAN. 23493 7150 0 226923 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 7 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 1336 BOULEVARD WAY 208 WALNUT CREEK CA 945951268 KENT DAVIS-PACKARD PHD PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRE 40.00 X X 155681 0 13065 AMBASSADOR SHARON P WILKINSON CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SEEMA ALIM PHD PE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NATHAN PASTOR ESQ TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERTO SALINAS-LEON PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANICE KOCH PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN S HAYNES PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA JOHNSON HANDELAND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 155681 0 13065 1 0 1 0 0 411234 149 411234 12499 29328 -16829 -16829 394405 0 0 -16829 45256 45256 168746 118123 16875 33748 12155 8509 1216 2430 125 125 11505 11505 19964 19964 6650 4655 665 1330 6363 4454 636 1273 9016 6311 902 1803 23748 19651 2360 1737 9850 2071 7779 2500 2500 MISCELLANEOUS 174 174 316052 226923 39029 50100 12123 95003 491 2417 935 1067 64807 44005 30652 20802 180 180 44381 119469 5116 1851 5116 1851 X 39265 75667 41951 39265 117618 44381 119469 78353 0 X 0 0 0 X 632133 910946 255071 172273 411234 2381657 632133 910946 255071 172273 411234 2381657 817181 1564476 32 14 2 48 2381705 0.65690 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 10357 9001 1356 54450 35004 19446 20802 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SOUTH ASIA ADVANCE WOMEN'S HEALTH, EDUCATION & ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT 45256 WIRE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: WOMEN FORWARD INTERNATIONAL HAS PERIODIC PHONE CONVERSATIONS 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. GALLERY EVENT 12499 12499 5560 23768 12499 12499 5560 23768 29328 -16829 X X 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KENT DAVIS-PACKARD PHD PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRE 155681 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13065 0 168746 0 0 0 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.