2025-12-04T08:28:11-07:00 2023-12-31 262176601 EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA 1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300 MERIDIAN ID 83642 990 2023-01-01 273840123 CLEAR GLOBAL INC CLEA 2037946698 9169 W STATE ST 3055 GARDEN CITY ID 83714 ANDREW BREDENKAMP CHAIR 2037946698 2025-12-03 1 1 JEREMY CORK P01544850 2082874777 2025-12-03 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z TRANSLATORS WITHOUT BORDERS-US INC ANDREW BREDENKAMP 9169 W STATE ST 3055 GARDEN CITY ID 83714 4749687 0 X https://clearglobal.org/ X 2010 MA HELPING PEOPLE GET VITAL INFORMATION, AND BE HEARD, WHATEVER LANGUAGE THEY SPEAK. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION THROUGH INNOVATIVE GLOBAL RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS, LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY, LANGUAGE SERVICE PLATFORMS, AN EXPERIENCED, PROFESSIONAL STAFF, AND A COMMUNITY OF OVER 60,000 LINGUISTS IN 148 COUNTRIES. WHETHER IT'S A COVID-19 CHATBOT IN NIGERIA, TRANSLATOR TRAINING IN KENYA OR LINGUISTIC RESEARCH IN ROHINGYA REFUGEE CAMPS, OUR WORK HELPS ORGANIZATIONS COMMUNICATE MORE EFFECTIVELY, SO THEY CAN REACH MORE PEOPLE, LISTEN HARDER AND ACCELERATE IMPACT. 8 8 8 124478 0 0 2302357 2320621 3000718 2350058 0 0 100 79008 5303175 4749687 18794 0 0 0 224902 3465760 0 0 0 5283524 878717 5527220 4344477 -224045 405210 969636 1818022 863948 1256394 105688 561628 HELPING PEOPLE GET VITAL INFORMATION, AND BE HEARD, WHATEVER LANGUAGE THEY SPEAK. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION THROUGH INNOVATIVE GLOBAL RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS, LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY, LANGUAGE SERVICE PLATFORMS, AN EXPERIENCED, PROFESSIONAL STAFF, AND A COMMUNITY OF OVER 60,000 LINGUISTS IN 148 COUNTRIES. WHETHER IT'S A COVID-19 CHATBOT IN NIGERIA, TRANSLATOR TRAINING IN KENYA OR LINGUISTIC RESEARCH IN ROHINGYA REFUGEE CAMPS, OUR WORK HELPS ORGANIZATIONS COMMUNICATE MORE EFFECTIVELY, SO THEY CAN REACH MORE PEOPLE, LISTEN HARDER AND ACCELERATE IMPACT. 0 0 1913460 0 908370 INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS - DURING THE FISCAL YEAR CLEAR GLOBAL CONTINUED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSES IN COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH, AND NORTHEAST NIGERIA THROUGH ITS ONGOING LANGUAGE AND TRAINING SERVICES TO RESPONDING PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. IN NIGERIA, CLEAR GLOBAL FOCUSED ON LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION ISSUES IN COMPLAINT AND FEEDBACK MECHANISMS, AND DEVELOPED A SERIES OF LOW-TEXT MULTILINGUAL GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION MATERIALS TO SUPPORT MORE ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE ACCOUNTABILITY BY RESPONDING ORGANIZATIONS. IN BANGLADESH, CLEAR GLOBAL'S PROGRAM OF RESEARCH EXPLORED LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL BARRIERS IN ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND THE PROVISION AND QUALITY OF MATERNAL AND NEONATAL CARE, AND PRESENTED PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SUPPORTED THE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE, WITH A RAPID ASSESSMENT, TRAINING FOR RESPONDERS, AND A PSEA GLOSSARY IN RELEVANT LANGUAGES. IN ADDITION, WE DEVELOPED A INTELLIGENT SEARCH ENGINE TO SUPPORT DISPLACED UKRAINIANS TO GET TRUSTED INFORMATION IN THEIR LANGUAGE. WE ALSO PROVIDED LANGUAGE SUPPORT TO RESPOND IN SOMALIA AND PAKISTAN. GLOBALLY, CLEAR GLOBAL FURTHER CONTRIBUTED TO THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR EFFECTIVE TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION IN THE LANGUAGES OF INTENDED SERVICE USERS, PARTICULARLY IN HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES. ONE EXAMPLE WAS THE EXPANSION OF THE LANGUAGE MAPS AND CURATED LANGUAGE DATA ON ITS OPEN-ACCESS LANGUAGE DATA INITIATIVE PORTAL TO INFORM HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, ALONGSIDE DOWNLOADABLE MULTILINGUAL LANGUAGE QUESTIONS AND ANSWER OPTIONS TO MAKE IT EASY FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO ADD THEM TO STANDARD ASSESSMENTS. ANOTHER WAS THE CO-DEVELOPMENT WITH THE RESOURCE AND SUPPORT HUB ON THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE OF A MULTILINGUAL REPOSITORY OF RESOURCES. AS A RESULT, 80% OF 400,000 UNIQUE USERS FOUND THE PRODUCTS CLEAR GLOBAL TRANSLATED TO BE HIGHLY RELEVANT. THE ARABIC TRAINING MODULE ENGAGED OVER 1,300 USERS, PRIMARILY FROM SMALLER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. 2022 SAW MORE SIGN LANGUAGES BEING ADDED TO CLEAR GLOBAL GLOSSARIES AND AN EXPANSION IN OUR WORK TO SUPPORT PLAIN LANGUAGE. CLEAR GLOBAL'S HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO REDUCE LANGUAGE BARRIERS THAT CAN IMPEDE VITAL RESPONSE AND RELIEF EFFORTS, BY FACILITATING MORE EFFECTIVE TWO- 1200595 0 1397808 LANGUAGE SERVICES - CLEAR GLOBAL LANGUAGE SERVICE PROGRAMS PROVIDE LANGUAGE SUPPORT FOR AID PROGRAMS WORLDWIDE, FACILITATING EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HUMANITARIAN WORKERS AND THE POPULATIONS THEY SERVE. CLEAR GLOBAL FOCUSES ON THE MOST VULNERABLE BY TRANSLATING LIFE-SAVING INFORMATION AND BUILDING LOCAL LANGUAGE TRANSLATION CAPACITY FOR UNDERSERVED LANGUAGES OR WHERE NO TRANSLATION CAPACITY EXISTS. THE DEVELOPMENT AND PREPAREDNESS LANGUAGE SERVICE PROGRAM RELIES ON CLEAR GLOBAL'S CUSTOM TRANSLATION PLATFORM TO DELIVER THE MAJORITY OF ITS WORK. THE PLATFORM IS A MANAGED, CROWD-SOURCED SYSTEM CONNECTING THE CLEAR GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF APPROXIMATELY 60,000 VOLUNTEER TRANSLATORS AND LANGUAGE PROFESSIONALS DIRECTLY WITH NON-PROFIT PARTNERS. IN 2022, CLEAR GLOBAL DELIVERED NEARLY 25 MILLION WORDS IN 140 LANGUAGE PAIRS FOR APPROXIMATELY 150 NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PARTNERS, AMPLIFYING THE REACH AND IMPACT OF THEIR WORK. CLEAR GLOBAL ALSO ADVISES AID ORGANIZATIONS ON THE MOST EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO MULTILINGUAL COMMUNICATION IN SPECIFIC CONTEXTS AND DEVELOPS CUSTOM WORKFLOWS AND TECHNOLOGIES. BEYOND WRITTEN TRANSLATION, CLEAR GLOBAL ALSO PROVIDES A RANGE OF OTHER LANGUAGE SERVICES INCLUDING PLAIN LANGUAGE EDITING, AUDIO TRANSLATION, LOCALIZATION AND MULTIMEDIA SUPPORT (TRANSCRIPTION, SUBTITLING, VOICEOVERS. 214505 0 43880 PROGRAM TECHNOLOGY - LEVERAGING THE POWER OF MACHINE LEARNING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CLEAR GLOBAL HAS CRAFTED LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS TAILORED TO SUPPORT MARGINALIZED LANGUAGES, ENABLING 2-WAY COMMUNICATION FOR VULNERABLE PEOPLE. OUR EXPERTISE INCLUDES THE CREATION OF MACHINE TRANSLATION MODELS AND AUTOMATED SPEECH RECOGNITION (ASR) SYSTEMS. THROUGH NATURAL LANGUAGE UNDERSTANDING, WE IMPLEMENT THESE SOLUTIONS FOR SPECIFIC USE CASES, EMPLOYING A HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN APPROACH TO ENSURE THAT WHAT WE DO IS APPROPRIATE AND EFFECTIVE. WE COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS TO EXTEND OUR REACH TO COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE, FACILITATING ACCESS TO THESE VITAL COMMUNICATION TOOLS. CLEAR GLOBAL DEVELOPED 11 CUTTING-EDGE LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INCLUDING: 'SHEHU': SUPPORTING ACCESS TO INFORMATION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WE REINTRODUCED SHEHU, A CHATBOT DESIGNED TO DISSEMINATE ACCURATE AND RELIABLE COVID-19 VACCINATION INFORMATION IN ENGLISH, HAUSA AND KANURI THROUGH FACEBOOK MESSENGER AND WHATSAPP USING NATURAL LANGUAGE UNDERSTANDING. SHEHU ENGAGED IN OVER 86,000 CONVERSATIONS WITH MORE THAN 6,000 INDIVIDUALS, EARNING A REMARKABLE TRUST RATING OF 93.3%. THIS IS A RELATIVELY UNCONNECTED PART OF NIGERIA, SO WE WERE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED BY THE NUMBER OF USERS AND THE 90% SATISFACTION RATE. 'YASNO': A SEARCH ENGINE FOR REFUGEES FROM UKRAINE. YASNO MEANS CLEAR IN UKRAINIAN. WE DESIGNED, DEVELOPED, AND DEPLOYED AN INTELLIGENT SEARCH ENGINE TAILORED TO MEET THE URGENT INFORMATION NEEDS OF UKRAINIAN REFUGEES. DURING THE UKRAINE CRISIS, PARTICULARLY THE FIRST YEAR, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE LACK OF INFORMATION BUT TOO MUCH INFORMATION. YASNO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THE TIME SPENT ACCESSING VITAL INFORMATION, AND HAS A RELEVANCY SCORE OF OVER 70%. 0 0 0 3328560 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 8 1 0 1 BG EI NI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA X X X CLEAR GLOBAL INC 2037946698 9169 W STATE ST 3055 GARDEN CITY ID 83714 AIMEE ANSARI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 X 126517 0 0 ANDREW BREDENKAMP CHAIR 1 X X 0 0 0 DONNA PARRISH SECRETARY 1 X X 0 0 0 SALVATORE GIAMMARRESI BOARD MEMBER 1 X 0 0 0 FRANCIS TSANG BOARD MEMBER 1 X 0 0 0 LESLEY-ANNE LONG BOARD MEMBER 1 X 0 0 0 MAGNUS CONTEH BOARD MEMBER 1 X 0 0 0 OLUWATOYIN ADEJUMO BOARD MEMBER 1 X 0 0 0 LINDA RYAN TREASURER 2 X X 0 0 0 126517 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2320621 0 2320621 TRANSLATION SERVICES 541930 2350058 2350058 0 0 0 0 0 0 2350058 0 0 0 0 0 79008 79008 0 0 79008 4749687 2429066 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 126517 99048 27469 0 3315745 2595839 719906 0 23498 11290 12208 0 1541 1541 0 0 17000 0 17000 0 482686 428697 53989 0 687 268 419 0 144442 91175 53267 0 94605 46872 47733 0 5984 5984 0 0 66404 47168 19236 0 3297 374 2923 0 1288 0 1288 0 14448 0 14448 0 DIRECT PROJECT COSTS 304 304 0 0 EXCHANGE GAIN OR LOSS 46031 0 46031 0 4344477 3328560 1015917 0 319693 914827 348909 254333 276866 40841 58542 1206 4654 2078 565709 969636 1818022 342789 529643 190614 411867 238764 238764 91781 76120 863948 1256394 X -879632 495323 985320 66305 105688 561628 969636 1818022 405210 0 0 0 50730 0 X 0 1 X 0 1 1 X 2321460 3021932 1932424 2302357 2320621 11898794 789700 1681769 2550202 3000718 2350058 10372447 3111160 4703701 4482626 5303075 4670679 22271241 20000 42767 27049 6180 24028 120024 159223 917173 1247739 397788 0 2721923 179223 959940 1274788 403968 24028 2841947 19429294 100 100 3111160 4703701 4482626 5303175 4670679 22271341 0.87239 0.84782 0 0 X Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 OTHER INCOME INCLUDES NET GAMING INCOME. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED DUE FROM TRANSLATORS WITHOUT BORDERS IRELAND 565709 565709 ADVANCE SUB-GRANT TO PARTNER 76120 76120 X 6558709 0 1796814 0 12208 1809022 4749687 0 0 0 4749687 6933454 1796814 0 0 792163 2588977 4344477 0 0 0 4344477 Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 THE ORGANIZATION IS CURRENTLY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES IS PRESENTED IN THESE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 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 WHICH 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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2d TRANSLATORS WITHOUT BORDERS IRELAND, BANGLADESH, NIGERIA REVENUE. Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2d TRANSLATORS WITHOUT BORDERS IRELAND, BANGLADESH, NIGERIA EXPENSES. 1 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 12 Program Services NONPROFIT PROVIDING TRANSLATIONS SERVICES FOR HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD. 698546 South Asia 0 3 Program Services NONPROFIT PROVIDING TRANSLATIONS SERVICES FOR HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD. 92908 Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) 0 24 Program Services NONPROFIT PROVIDING TRANSLATIONS SERVICES FOR HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD. 19959 Middle East and North Africa 0 7 Program Services NONPROFIT PROVIDING TRANSLATIONS SERVICES FOR HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD. 0 North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) 0 2 Program Services NONPROFIT PROVIDING TRANSLATIONS SERVICES FOR HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD. 0 Russia and Neighboring States 0 1 Program Services NONPROFIT PROVIDING TRANSLATIONS SERVICES FOR HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD. 0 East Asia and the Pacific 0 1 Program Services NONPROFIT PROVIDING TRANSLATIONS SERVICES FOR HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD. 0 South America 0 1 Program Services NONPROFIT PROVIDING TRANSLATIONS SERVICES FOR HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD. 0 Central America and the Caribbean 0 1 Program Services NONPROFIT PROVIDING TRANSLATIONS SERVICES FOR HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD. 0 0 52 811413 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FUNDS WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THOSE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO FULFILL THE MISSION OF THE RECEIVING ORGANIZATION. ANDREW BREDENKAMP CHAIRMAN OF CLEAR GLOBAL INC LOAN AGREEMENT TO COVER INCOME SHORTFALLS X 238764 238764 0 1 1 238764 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE TREASURER, THE CFO AND THE HEAD OF FINANCE, PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c BOARD MEMBERS REGULARLY OPT OUT OF DISCUSSIONS WHEN THERE IS A PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST. BOARD MEMBERS WITH CLEAR, REGULAR COI ARE NOT ACCEPTED ON TO THE BOARD. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 IMPLEMENTING OF SALARY SCALE BASED ON INDUSTRY NORMS. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: HTTPS://CLEARGLOBAL.ORG/. IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND IRS.GOV WEBSITE. FORM 1023 WILL BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g OTHER FEES INCLUDE INCENTIVES FOR VOLUNTEERS - $249,240 , TRANSLATION CONSULTANT SERVICES - $195,184 , OTHER CONSULTANTS - $31,426, AND CONSULTANT AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES - $6,836. TRANSLATORS WITHOUT BORDERS IRELAND MARINA HOUSE EASTPOINT OFFICE PARK DUBLIN 3 DUBLIN EI CHARITABLE EI 501c3 10 CLEAR GLOBAL INC TRANSLATORS WITHOUT BORDERS NIGERIA RED ROOF HUMANITARIAN HUB MAKACHALLA HOUSE BYE PASS MAIDUGURI NI CHARITABLE NI 501c3 CLEAR GLOBAL INC TRANSLATORS WITHOUT BORDERS BANGLADESH MAMTAZ VISION SUITEB4 LEVEL-2 HOUSE 11A ROAD 99 GULSHAN-2 GULSHAN DHAKA BG 1212 CHARITABLE BG 501c3 CLEAR GLOBAL INC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0