2021-11-12T18:31:11-05:00 2020-12-31 845167367 Andern Consulting LLC 146 Bear Creek Road Jonesburg MO 63351 990 2020-01-01 470985149 Dignity Period Inc DIGN 1036 Dautel Lane Saint Louis MO 631465504 Leonard L Wall President 3145676758 2021-11-15 true Leonard Wall XXX-XX-XXXX Jeanette Bax-Kurtz P00096490 3148144943 2021-11-12 0 00 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Pads for Grads Dignity and The Angie Wiseman 590965 false X www.dignityperiod.org X 2014 MO Mission is to impact period poverty around the globe by improving access to accurate menstrual information and distributing high-quality washable/reusable menstrual hygiene products. We are motivated by belief that those who menstruate should do so with comfort and in dignity. 7 7 1 25 0 0 471148 558446 0 1629 327 -18197 -29939 454580 528834 0 0 136339 146314 0 68275 219387 138751 355726 285065 98854 243769 333772 627632 19714 69804 314058 557828 Mission is to impact period poverty around the globe by improving access to accurate menstrual information and distributing high-quality washable/reusable menstrual hygiene products. We are motivated by belief that those who menstruate should do so with comfort and in dignity. false false 111528 Programs have been established to impact period poverty around the globe by improving access to accurate menstrual information and distributing high-quality washable/reusable menstrual hygiene products. The programs have been established to ensure that these women have access to satisfactory menstrual hygiene products in spite of their impoverished circumstances. The Organization from inception has distributed over 166,000 menstrual hygiene kits in Ethiopia. COVID-19 has affected girls and families across the world and led to the closure of schools in Northern Ethiopia in March 2020. The programs have been expanded to assist relief efforts in Ethiopia as a result of effects of the virus. Clashes between Federal Ethiopian troops and Tigray Regional forces in northern Ethiopia have forced the Organization to extend their usual outreach to include other needs of internally displaced persons as of November, 2020. Severe limitations on financial transactions from overseas imposed by Ethiopian federal government have further limited program activities. The programs have been developed that will provide better education and instruction on menstruation and menstrual hygiene to pre-adolescent and adolescent girls and boys. The Organization has reached over 175 schools, educated over 135,000 students and saw a 24% drop in school absences among girls as compared to boys. The Organization from inception has reached more than 350,000 students. 52110 Programs have been established to impact period poverty around the globe by improving access to accurate menstrual information and distributing high-quality washable/reusable menstrual hygiene products. Programs have been established to ensure that individuals have access to satisfactory menstrual hygiene products in spite of their impoverished circumstances. Period poverty exists in the United States. The Organization has distributed over pad kits to over 1,000 individuals through collaborative community partners throughout the USA. COVID-19 has affected individuals and families accross the world and has resulted in expansion of programs to assist relief efforts in the United States as a result of the virus. 163638 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 11 0 true 1 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 7 7 true false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true false false X Angie Wiseman 3145676758 1036 Dautel Lane Saint Louis MO 631465504 Angie Wiseman Executive Director 40.00 0.00 X 130000 0 3795 Anne Sebert-Kuhlmann Board Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Annie Alley Secretary 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rebecca Chibnall Board Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lincoln Williams Board Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lewis Wall President 15.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Helen Wall Treasurer 15.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Matthew Fisher Vice President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 130000 0 3795 1 false false false 43866 514580 12091 558446 327 327 32192 43866 62131 -29939 -29939 528834 0 0 -29612 130000 59885 18260 51855 3795 1526 578 1691 1094 436 170 488 11425 5676 1815 3934 12237 3400 8837 14273 14273 10403 2260 6926 1217 5045 3055 321 1669 9591 2899 361 6331 16752 15648 528 576 1528 1528 1818 425 879 514 Program Pads & Kit Cost 66276 66276 Amortization Expense 828 624 204 285065 163638 53152 68275 192280 120834 122386 482713 22 9180 10420 7069 8664 7836 333772 627632 10514 47756 3850 22048 5350 19714 69804 X 273070 370966 40988 186862 314058 557828 333772 627632 X 243769 7734 -7733 X false true X true false X 416674 384195 387027 470312 558446 2216654 416674 384195 387027 470312 558446 2216654 80862 2135792 20 306 512 1629 327 2794 2219448 0.96230 0.99260 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Conditional Contributions Liability 536438 7604 7604 528834 528834 292668 7604 -1 7603 285065 285065 true Sub-Saharan Africa Program services InstructionAwarenes 111528 111528 111528 false false false false false false Spring Gala 76058 43866 32192 4011 20823 7800 29497 76058 43866 32192 4011 20823 7800 29497 62131 -29939 Officer directors etc family relationship Part VI line 2 President and Treasurer are married. Committee meeting documentation Part VI line 8b Dignity Period does not have any committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 The Form 990 is prepared by an accounting firm. Prior to submission, the Form 990 and respective schedules are reviewed by members of the Board and other designated individuals. The Form 990 is filed once questions are answered. All Board members receive a copy of the Form 990 prior to issuance. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c Each Director, Principal Officer and members of the Governing Board shall annually sign a statement which affirms such person:A. Has received a copy of the conflicts of interest policy,B. Has read and understands the policy,C. Has agreed to comply with the policy, and D. Understands Dignity Period is a charitable organization and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption, it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax exempt purposes.To ensure Dignity Period operates in a manner consistent with charitable purposes and does not engage in activities that could jeopardize its tax-exept status, periodic review shall be conducted. The periodic reviews shall, at a minimum, include the following subjects: A. Whether compensation arrangements and benefits are reasonable, based on competent survey information, and the result of arms length bargaining.B. Whether partnerships, joint ventures, and arrangements with management organizations conform to Dignity Periods written policies, are properly recorded, reflect reasonable investment or payments for goods and services, further charitable purposes and do not result in inurement, impermissible private benefit or in an excess benefit transaction.Procedures for addressing the conflict of interest:A. An interested person may make a presentation at the governing Board meeting, but after the presentation, he/she shall leave the meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, the transaction or arrangement involving the possible conflict. B. The chairperson of the governing Board shall, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement.C. After exercising due diligence, the governing Board shall determine whether Dignity Period can obtain with reasonable efforts a more advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. D. If a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible under circumstances not producing a conflict of interest, the governing Board shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested Directors whether the transaction or arrangement is in Dignity Periods best interest, for its own benefit, and whether it is fair and reasonable. In conformity with the above determination, it shall make its decision as to whether to enter into the transaction or arrangement.Violations of the Conflicts of Interest Policy:A. If the governing Board has reasonable cause to believe a member has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, it shall inform the member of the basis for such belief and afford the member an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose.B. If, after hearing the members response and after making further investigation as warranted by the circumstances, the governing Board determines the member has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a A salary comparison and/or survey is used to benchmark compensation for the position(s). While the organization focuses on comparable nonprofit organizations to benchmark the compensation package the market for high caliber executives may be broader than this group. The Board will determine the relevant market data for the principal positions by obtaining reliable and comparable data from published surveys of both tax-exempt and for-profit organizations focusing on data from comparably organized institutions with similarly sized budgets. Market information from published not-for-profit compensation surveys such as GuideStar, industry specific reports and other studies, private foundations, market segments and other published survey data may be used as guidance. This data will be used to form a market composite to assess the competitiveness of compensation. Normally, the Organizations positions total compensation, including benefits, at the median of the market. Compensation can be above or below the median based on experience, performance, additional responsibilities, and need to attract and retain specific talent.Following the review of the salary compensation and/or survey, the committee will recommend for the Chief Executive and key employees, compensation packages including base salary and benefits and objectives and goals for the upcoming year. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 The Organization makes it governing documents, conflict of interest policy, annual financial statements and Form 990 available to the public upon request. Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9 Donated Services (7,734)Rounding 1Other changes in net assets or fund balances (7,733) General explanation attachment Mission is to impact period poverty around the globe by improving access to accurate menstrual information and distributing high-quality washable/reusable menstrual hygiene products. We are motivated by belief that those who menstruate should do so with comfort and in dignity. The programs goals are to end period poverty in Ethiopia and throughout the United States where need is known. The Organization operates: to promote scientific and medical research on menstruation and menstrual disorders; to achieve a deeper understanding of social attitudes and cultural belief about menstruation by promoting high-quality ethnographic research on these topics; to promote the dissemination of accurate scientific information concerning the biology of menstruation and menstrual disorders to girls and women, with a special emphasis on reaching girls and women living in resource-poor environments and in cultures where menstruation is viewed negatively; to combat negative cultural attitudes towards normal human female reproductive physiology and to dispel false notions and cultural myths about menstruation and menstrual hygiene; to work towards the provision of adequate water, sanitation and hygiene facilities at primary and secondary schools, the absence of which negatively impacts girls disproportionately compared to boys; to promote the development and use of comfortable, low-cost, locally-produced, environmentally-friendly, re-useable menstrual hygiene products as an important means to achieving satisfactory menstrual hygiene for girls and women; to make such products widely available--at or below the cost of manufacture where necessary--in resource-poor areas so that the dignity of girls and women is preserved, and the quality of their daily lives is enhanced during menstruation; and to ensure through the activities outlined above that no girl or woman is forced to sacrifice her education due to a lack of satisfactory menstrual hygiene and the presence of negative cultural attitudes towards menstruation and female reproductive biology.