2020-08-13T14:25:05-05:00 2019-09-30 271527730 GPL TAX & ACCOUNTING 12220 113TH AVE NE SUITE 100 KIRKLAND WA 98034 990 2018-10-01 814625437 GAPPS GLOBAL ALLIANCE TO PREVENT PREMATURITY A GAPP 2064137954 19009 33RD AVE W NO 200 LYNNWOOD WA 98036 ANDREW RUDD TREASURER 2064137954 2020-08-13 1 EVGENIYA GOMON P01399344 4255029465 124.43.9.159 2020-08-13 14:25:01 US P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 FEDB89A23D0ECA9FE2486D59C437113C03455C17 2018 2020-11-06 18:47:13Z GLOBAL ALLIANCE TO PREVENT PREMATURITY AND STILLBIRTH ANDREW RUDD 19009 33RD AVE W NO 200 LYNNWOOD WA 98036 1101756 0 X WWW.GAPPS.ORG X 2016 WA GAPPS' MISSION IS TO IMPROVE BIRTH OUTCOMES WORLDWIDE. 7 7 6 7 0 0 2402906 681863 487141 419893 0 0 0 0 2890047 1101756 150000 0 0 0 634901 694685 0 0 0 798441 670515 1583342 1365200 1306705 -263444 2037207 1339194 551064 122751 1486143 1216443 X GAPPS' MISSION IS TO IMPROVE BIRTH OUTCOMES WORLDWIDE. 0 0 316336 EVERY PREEMIE- SCALE. EVERY PREEMIE IS A FIVE-YEAR, $9 MILLION UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT DESIGNED TO EXPAND DELIVERY OF EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES, BUILDING ON EXISTING, INTEGRATED PLATFORMS IN MATERNAL, NEWBORN, CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING IN 23 USAID PRIORITY COUNTRIES IN AFRICA AND ASIA.EVERY PREEMIE IS A CONSORTIUM OF THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE TO PREVENT PREMATURITY AND STILLBIRTH (GAPPS), PROJECT CONCERN INTERNATIONAL (PCI), AND THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NURSE-MIDWIVES (ACNM). USAID, THROUGH ITS GLOBAL HEALTH OFFICE AND ITS COUNTRY MISSIONS, AS WELL AS NATIONAL MINISTRIES OF HEALTH, ARE KEY PARTNERS, AS ARE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, NATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND NGOS AT THE COUNTRY LEVEL.GAPPS LEADS EVIDENCE AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING, PROGRAM LEARNING, AND IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; PCI LEADS COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING AND MOBILIZATION ACTIVITIES; AND ACNM LEADS HEALTHCARE PROVIDER CAPACITY BUILDING AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES. 103548 PREVENTING PRETERM BIRTH INITIATIVE. THE PREVENTING PRETERM BIRTH (PPB) INITIATIVE IS A $20 MILLION PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TO ACCELERATE RESEARCH BY FUNDING PROJECTS FOCUSED ON DISCOVERING AND DEVELOPING INTERVENTIONS TO PREVENT PRETERM BIRTH, WITH A FOCUS ON PREVENTION STRATEGIES APPLICABLE IN LOW RESOURCE SETTINGS, WHERE THE BURDEN OF PREMATURITY IS HIGH. RESEARCHERS CONDUCTING PROSPECTIVE STUDIES OF PREGNANT WOMEN IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES ARE CONNECTED WITH A CONSORTIUM OF INNOVATIVE RESEARCHERS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSES OF PRETERM BIRTH AND METHODS FOR PREVENTION. THE PPB INITIATIVE IS ORGANIZED AROUND THREE SETS OF PROJECTS, ALL WITH A COMMON GOAL OF UNDERSTANDING WHY PRETERM BIRTH HAPPENS AND HOW IT CAN BE PREVENTED:PPB 1 FOCUSES ON IMPLEMENTING A COMPREHENSIVE PREVENTION RESEARCH AGENDA THROUGH A CONSORTIUM OF PROJECTS THAT INVESTIGATE MECHANISMS LEADING TO PRETERM BIRTH AND NOVEL STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION LINKED TO RIGOROUS PROSPECTIVE STUDIES OF PREGNANT WOMEN IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES.PPB 2 AIMS TO HARMONIZE CURRENT AND NEW GLOBAL BIOREPOSITORIES, AND DEVELOP FIELD SITES IN LOW RESOURCE SETTINGS WHERE COHORTS OF PREGNANT WOMEN CONTRIBUTE DATA AND BIOSPECIMENS TO A BIOREPOSITORY TO IMPROVE RESEARCHER ACCESS AND ACCELERATE DISCOVERY.PPB 3 SUPPORTS A COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH EFFORT USING A HIGH-THROUGHPUT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY APPROACH TO UNDERSTAND THE BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS LEADING TO PRETERM BIRTH AND OTHER ADVERSE PREGNANCY OUTCOMES.THE PPB INITIATIVE HAS AWARDED 13 RESEARCH GRANTS THAT COLLECTIVELY FORM A GLOBAL CONSORTIUM BRIDGING INNOVATIVE BASIC SCIENCE INVESTIGATORS WITH STUDY SITES IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES. 460776 249762 BIOSERVICES. GAPPS BIOSERVICES WAS FOUNDED IN 2009 TO SERVE THE URGENT NEED FOR BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS TO SUPPORT RESEARCH ON COMPLICATIONS IN PREGNANCY. GAPPS OFFERS FULL SERVICE BIOSPECIMEN MANAGEMENT INCLUDING BIOSPECIMEN PROCUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT, SAMPLE STORAGE AND TRACKING, AND MOLECULAR ANALYTE EXTRACTION. COMPREHENSIVE QUALITY CONTROL AND QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEMS ARE BUILT INTO EVERY COMPONENT OF OUR OPERATIONS. GAPPS HAS HARNESSED ITS EXPERTISE IN COLLECTION AND STORAGE OF A WIDE VARIETY OF SAMPLE TYPES AND THEIR DERIVATIVES TO PROVIDE INVESTIGATORS WITH HIGH QUALITY DATA AND BIOSPECIMENS TO SUPPORT TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING RESEARCH ON NORMAL AND ABNORMAL PREGNANCIES, HOW PREGNANCY AFFECTS MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH AFTER DELIVERY, AND FETAL ORIGINS OF DISEASES.GAPPS BIOSERVICES OPERATES A WIDELY-ACCESSIBLE BIOBANK OF STANDARDIZED, HIGH-QUALITY SPECIMENS LINKED TO DATA FROM DIVERSE POPULATIONS OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR BABIES. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES CONTRIBUTIONS FROM WOMEN REPRESENTING A RANGE OF RACIAL, ETHNIC, REGIONAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS. IN THE UNITED STATES, GAPPS HAS RECRUITED AND FOLLOWED THE PREGNANCIES OF OVER 2,500 WOMEN, COLLECTING EXTENSIVE DEMOGRAPHIC AND MEDICAL DATA LINKED TO OVER 136,000 BANKED SPECIMENS. OVER 30,000 OF THESE HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO RESEARCHERS TO STUDY THE CAUSES OF PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, AND ULTIMATELY TO DEVELOP INTERVENTIONS TO SAVE THE LIVES OF MOTHERS AND BABIES. 75895 170131 GAPPS ALSO HAS PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS MATERNAL INVESTIONS, MATERNAL IMMUNIZATIONS ON SEVERAL LEVELS AND CHILDHOOD HEALTH OUTCOMES INFLUENCED BY MOTHERS EXPOSURES DURING PREGNANCY. 75895 170131 956555 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 6 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 WA X X GPL TAX & ACCOUNTING 4255029465 12220 113TH AVE NE 100 KIRKLAND WA 98034 CRAIG RUBENS PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN FARIS CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM HANSON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANNA FARIS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 GLORIA NORTHCROFT SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW RUUD TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIC MANN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES LITCH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 324013 0 41674 324013 0 41674 1 0 1 0 0 577544 104319 681863 BIOSERVICES SPECIMEN S 621500 249762 249762 MATERNAL INFECTIONS CO 621500 150000 150000 OTHER CONTRACTS 621500 20131 20131 419893 1101756 419893 0 0 X 317482 259574 57908 240854 159601 81253 107394 37687 69707 28955 22033 6922 588 588 18024 18024 363453 354128 9325 3456 3456 20605 11490 9115 19173 19173 97090 24244 72846 90508 76233 14275 5919 1505 4414 20344 20344 10905 10905 LICENSES & DUES 18689 8729 9960 BANK CHARGES & FEES 916 486 430 EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN 597 597 SUPPLIES 248 248 1365200 956555 408645 0 1933664 1082006 20 150020 137832 36529 97658 101303 5865 5865 2037207 1339194 77542 10652 473522 112099 551064 122751 X 1486143 1216443 1486143 1216443 2037207 1339194 -263444 -6256 0 X 0 0 0 X 2402906 681863 3084769 2402906 681863 3084769 3084769 3084769 907034 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 42119 5197 36922 10362 4664 5698 85351 26668 58683 101303 ACCRUED PAYROLL 112099 112099 1 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JAMES LITCH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 324013 0 0 0 0 0 24000 0 17674 0 365687 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WORKS FROM HIS HOME OFFICE IN EASTSOUND, WA, AS THE COMMUTE TO LYNNWOOD DAILY WOULD NOT BE REASONABLE. TRAVEL RELATED EXPENSES ARE REIMBURSED. PART I, LINE 3 A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BASED ON A COMPENSATION STUDY AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD. CRAIG RUBENS PRESIDENT 13825 CONSULTANT AGREEMENT FOR PROVISION OF TECHNICAL EXPERTISE 0 FORM 990, PART V, LINE 1A AND 1C FORM 1A REPORTS ZERO W2/W3S FILED, WHICH IS CORRECT UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S EIN. THERE IS A CONTRACT IN PLACE TO SHARE PAYROLL AND HR RESOURCES WITH THE PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION AVITUS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS REPORTED UNDER THE EIN OF AVITUS; HOWEVER, FOR TRANSPARENCY AND INFORMATIONAL REPORTING, WE HAVE RECORDED THE AMOUNTS ON THE BOARD COMPENSATION TAB, AS WELL AS BROKEN OUT THE AMOUNT OF OFFICER SALARY FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER WAGES AND SALARIES, BECAUSE THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS ARE EXPENSE ITEMS THAT ARE PAID DIRECTLY TO AVITUS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 ANNA FARIS IS A DAUGHTER OF JOHN FARIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 GAPPS HAS A CO-EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH AVITUS GROUP- THEY MANAGE PAYROLL, HR AND EMPLOYER TAX FILINGS. AVITUS GROUP IS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY DAY TO DAY MANAGEMENT OF GAPPS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B GAPPS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIMELY PREPARATION OF FORM 990. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAY CONFER WITH ACCOUNTANTS AND LEGAL EXPERTS WITH REGARDS TO DRAFTS OF THE 990. COPIES OF THE DRAFT FORM 990 ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. ONCE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ARE ADDRESSED, MANAGEMENT STAFF WILL INCORPORATE CHANGES AS APPROPRIATE AND THEN DISTRIBUTE THE FINAL VERSION OF FORM 990 TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FOLLOWING DISTRIBUTION TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY, FORM 990 WILL BE FILED IN A TIMELY MANNER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C GAPPS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT/POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. BOARD MEMBERS WITH A CONFLICT/POTENTIAL CONFLICT ARE PROHIBITED FROM VOTING ON ANY MATTER IN WHICH THERE IS A CONFLICT. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED BY BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY AND EACH MEMBER MUST SIGN A DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT STATEMENT WHICH IS REVIEWED BY GAPPS LEGAL COUNSEL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD WITH INPUT FROM COMPENSATION EXPERTS AT GAPPS' COEMPLOYER, AVITUS GROUP, TO CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT COMPARABILTY REVIEW. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION WAS BENCH MARKED AGAINST SIMILARLY SIZED NON-PROFITS IN SEATTLE, AND OTHER SIMILARLY SIZED GLOBAL HEALTH NON-PROFITS NATIONALLY. IN ADDITION, THE COMPENSATION OF KEY EMPLOYEES WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY SEATTLE CHILDREN'S AS A CONDITION OF GAPPS' SEPARATION AGREEMENT. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 61,557. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,895. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 63,452. OUTSIDE CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 291,625. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 258. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 291,883. CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 946. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,172. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 8,118.