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Employees
374
Volunteers
108
Financial Snapshot
FY ending 2023-06-30
Revenue
$94.2M
Expenses
$101.5M
Assets
$241.1M
Liabilities
$26.5M
Financial history
$101.5M$50.8M$0
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RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $94.2M · Avg: $77.9M
Foreign activity (Schedule F)
Total spent abroad$84.9M
Foreign employees144
Foreign offices14
Foreign partnership interestYes
Foreign trust interestNo
Region
Activity
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EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)
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MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
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SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
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RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES
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NORTH AMERICA
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SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
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NORTH AMERICA
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EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)
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CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
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SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
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501(h) election
This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.
Political & Grant Activity
Campaign Spending
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Lobbying
$65K
Grants Given
$6K
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Governance
Voting board members28
Independent members28
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardNo
Compensation practices
Severance paymentsYes
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo
Financial detail (Schedule D)
Board-designated %0.0%
Permanent endowment %0.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo
Fundraising activity (Schedule G)
Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$5.9M
Net to org$3.0M
Retained by contractors$3.2M
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