2016-11-15T14:47:22-06:00 2015-12-31 330700332 VASQUEZ & COMPANY LLP 801 SOUTH GRAND AVE SUITE 400 LOS ANGELES CA 90017 990 2015-01-01 300037857 VENTURE STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT VENT 5105244320 962 ARLINGTON AVENUE BERKELEY CA 94707 ALISHA GRAVES PRESIDENT 5105244320 2016-11-08 1 GILBERT R VASQUEZ P00743144 2138731700 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z ALISHA GRAVES 962 ARLINGTON AVENUE BERKELEY CA 94707 98860 0 X WWW.VENTURESTRATEGIES.ORG X 2001 CA VENTURE STRATEGIES IS WORKING TO STRENGTHEN THE WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE IN LOW RESOURCE COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, BY IMPROVING WOMEN'S HEALTH, AND BY BROADENING UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF SLOWING POPULATION GROWTH WITHIN A VOLUNTARY, HUMAN RIGHTS FRAMEWORK. 10 9 1 0 0 0 214701 97962 0 0 150 23 309 875 215160 98860 14070 0 0 0 51881 12563 0 0 0 83272 168176 149223 180739 65937 -81879 425981 334269 16525 6692 409456 327577 X VENTURE STRATEGIES IS WORKING TO STRENGTHEN THE WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE IN LOW RESOURCE COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, BY IMPROVING WOMEN'S HEALTH, AND BY BROADENING UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF SLOWING POPULATION GROWTH WITHIN A VOLUNTARY, HUMAN RIGHTS FRAMEWORK. 0 0 145982 VENTURE STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT (VSHD) HELPS POLICY MAKERS, INCLUDING THOSE IN THE MINISTRIES OF PLANNING AND FINANCE, AS WELL AS FOREIGN AID AGENCIES AND THE INFORMED PUBLIC, TO HAVE A CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OF THE POPULATION GROWTH FACTOR IN HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT. VSHD HAS SPONSORED THE INITIAL CREATION OF THE AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT POLICY (AFIDEP) BASED IN NAIROBI, KENYA. AFIDEP TRANSLATES COMPLEX RESEARCH INTO USEFUL INFORMATION FOR POLICYMAKERS IN LOW RESOURCE COUNTRIES, TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF CHALLENGES IN POPULATION AND HEALTH.VSHD PRODUCED A PUBLISHED "PUBLIC ACCESS" ARTICLE DESCRIBING THE PROBLEMS IN THE LONG-HELD STANDARD THEORIES OF WHAT MAKES BIRTH RATES DECLINE. THE ARTICLE IS TITLED "THE IMPACT OF FREEDOM ON FERTILITY DECLINE", DESCRIBING THE IMPORTANCE OF REDUCING THE BARRIERS THAT IN MANY COUNTRIES MAKE FAMILY PLANNING, TO WHICH MOST WOMEN WANT TO HAVE ACCESS, UNNECESSARILY DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO OBTAIN. 145982 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 CA X X THE ORGANIZATION 5105244320 962 ARLINGTON AVE BERKELEY CA 94707 ROBERT HOSANG BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MALCOLM POTTS SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 APRIL MCMAHON TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STERLING FRANKLIN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT GILLESPIE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH HOLCOMBE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JULIA WALSH BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN PAK OPPENHEIMER CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM HALL BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALISHA GRAVES PRESIDENT 16.00 X 0 0 0 MARTHA CAMPBELL FORMER PRESIDENT 20.00 X 11250 0 0 11250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 97962 97962 23 23 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 875 875 875 98860 875 0 23 X 11250 11250 1313 1313 123827 99062 24765 1460 1314 146 1280 1280 33325 26660 6665 335 335 1610 419 1191 PROGRAM EXPENSES 4717 4717 TRAINING 1522 1218 304 FEES 50 50 COMMUNICATION 29 29 21 21 180739 145982 34757 0 425599 333578 691 382 425981 334269 16525 6692 16525 6692 X 289456 247577 120000 80000 409456 327577 425981 334269 -81879 0 X 0 0 0 X 226000 341620 106021 214701 97962 986304 226000 341620 106021 214701 97962 986304 986304 188 47 61 150 23 469 19 175 80 309 875 1458 988231 10457 0.99810 0.93960 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 DR. MALCOLM POTTS IS THE HUSBAND OF DR. MARTHA CAMPBELL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 VENTURE STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT ("VSHD") OUTSIDE AUDITORS AND FINANCE STAFF PREPARE THE FORM 990. THE FORM IS THEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CFO AND TREASURER. THE FORM IS THEN SENT TO THE FULL BOARD BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C VSHD REQUIRES ALL PERSONNEL TO DISCLOSE, AT LEAST ANNUALLY , ALL SOURCES OF INCOME FROM, COMPENSATION FROM OR OWNERSHIP OF EVERY OUTSIDE ENTITY THAT A) SOLD, SUPPLIED OR PROVIDED SERVICES , B) OPERATED A COMPETING ENTERPRISE , OR C) PROVIDED GOODS OR SERVICES TO VSHD IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. VSHD'S CEO EVALUATES THE FORMS FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. VSHD ALSO REQUIRES ALL DIRECTORS TO ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT AFFIRMING A) RECEIPT OF VSHD'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY , B) UNDERSTANDING OF THE POLICY , AND C) AGREEMENT WITH THE POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD REVIEWED THE CEO'S COMPENSATION IN 2008. THE BOARD REVIEWED DATA OF COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FROM SIMILARLY QUALIFIED NONPROFIT EXECUTIVES. THE OCCURRENCE OF THESE DELIBERATIONS ARE NOTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 SOME OR ALL THESE ITEMS MAY BE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 99,062. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 24,765. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 123,827.