2016-11-10T17:05:02-06:00 2015-12-31 521511275 RAFFA PC 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2015-01-01 460485203 GLOBAL FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY & DEVELOPMENT INC GLOB 2022961840 1629 K STREET NW NO 1100 WASHINGTON DC 20006 NATASHA DESPOTOVIC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2022961840 2016-11-10 1 FRANK H SMITH P00639053 2028225000 2016-11-10 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z NATASHA DESPOTOVIC 1629 K STREET NW NO 1100 WASHINGTON DC 20006 2790247 0 X WWW.GLOBALFOUNDATIONDD.ORG X 2002 FL DEVELOPING COLLABORATION BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS IN THE U.S. AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. 8 5 18 5 0 0 3086965 2761063 43565 27241 1001 758 560 1185 3132091 2790247 0 0 0 0 1281379 1231264 0 7516 204621 1944607 2071239 3225986 3310019 -93895 -519772 1546824 924570 389984 287502 1156840 637068 X THE MISSION OF GLOBAL FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY & DEVELOPMENT, INC. (GFDD) IS TO DEVELOP ALLIANCES WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS TO FORMULATE AND IMPLEMENT INITIATIVES PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE STRENGTHENING OF DEMOCRACY IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND LATIN AMERICA. GFDD DEVELOPS, BUILDS, AND REINFORCES COLLABORATION AND EXCHANGE AMONG INSTITUTIONS AND THE DOMINICAN GENERAL PUBLIC, THE DOMINICAN DIASPORA AND THE REST OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. 0 0 839951 THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL (DREFF):THE FOUNDATION'S WORK IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS, THE DISCUSSION OF PRESSING ISSUES, TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BROUGHT NATIONAL EXPERTS TOGETHER WITH THE MOST PROMINENT INTERNATIONAL LEADERS IN THE FIELD, COMES TO FRUITION WITH THE CREATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL AS A NATURAL ADDITION TO ITS ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM. BY SCREENING A DIVERSE SELECTION OF HIGH QUALITY FILMS THAT DEAL WITH PRESSING ISSUES, AND BY ORGANIZING DISCUSSION PANELS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS, FILMMAKERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, THE FESTIVAL SEEKS TO PROMOTE DIALOGUE AND INSPIRE DOMINICAN VIEWERS TO ADOPT PRACTICES THAT WILL ENSURE THE COUNTRY'S ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND HEALTH. GLOBO VERDE:THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL (DREFF), THROUGH ITS AWARD, GLOBO VERDE DOMINICANO, PRESENTS THE SHORT FILM AND PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT COMPETITION. DREFF SEEKS TO ENCOURAGE THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FILMS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.ECO HUERTOS:THE INITIATIVE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL VEGETABLE GARDENS IN EDUCATION CENTERS IN SANTO DOMINGO AROSE FROM THE INTEREST SPARKED AMONG STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN TALKS, PANELS AND WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED DURING THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL.RECREARTE:THE IMPETUS BEHIND THE RECREARTE PROGRAM AROSE FROM THE INTEREST SPARKED AMONG STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE RECYCLED ART WORKSHOP CONDUCTED II DREFF IN 2012. THE RECREARTE PROGRAM AIMS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE 3RS OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT: REDUCE, REUSE, AND RECYCLE.RDESCUBRE:IS AN INITIATIVE WHICH AIMS TO PROVIDE UNDERSERVED STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PART IN EDUCATIONAL EXPEDITIONS ALL OVER THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AS A WAY OF SEEING AND APPRECIATING THE COUNTRY'S BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES AND THE WEALTH OF ITS NATURAL RESOURCES.DOMINICAN FILM SHOWCASE:THE SHOWCASE CONTRIBUTES TO THE DISSEMINATION OF THE BEST CONTEMPORARY FILMS PRODUCED IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BY DOMINICAN FILMMAKERS, ABOUT DOMINICAN TOPICS. IN ITS MISSION TO PROMOTE THE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF DOMINICAN CULTURE AS WELL AS TO INSPIRE DOMINICAN FILMMAKERS TO REACH OUT INTERNATIONALLY. GFDD PARTNERS WITH INSTITUTIONS WORLDWIDE AND CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR WIDE AUDIENCES TO ENJOY ART, LEARN ABOUT DOMINICAN CULTURE, AND ENGAGE IN CONVERSATIONS WITH FILMMAKERS. 272766 PUBLICATIONSALL THINGS DOMINICAN:THIS BOOK IS A UNIQUE BILINGUAL (SPANISH AND ENGLISH) PUBLICATION THAT OFFERS A QUICK AND FRESH TAKE ON THE MAIN FEATURES OF DOMINICAN'S, AND THE COUNTRY'S CULTURAL AND NATURAL ENDOWMENTS, ALL FROM A MODERN AND INNOVATIVE PERSPECTIVE THAT'S EASY TO UNDERSTAND, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON INTRIGUING AND LITTLE-KNOWN DETAILS.NEW PERSPECTIVES:COMPRISED OF 400 AERIAL IMAGES TAKEN FROM A HELICOPTER, THE BOOK IS DIVIDED IN 9 CHAPTERS THAT CONTAIN TEXT PERTAINING TO VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE COUNTRY'S HISTORY, CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT, AND CONTEMPORARY LIFE. IT HAS BECOME A POINT OF REFERENCE FOR THE NATIONAL POPULATION, VISITORS, STUDENTS, ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY AFICIONADOS, THE NUMEROUS DOMINICANS THAT RESIDE OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY AND ALL THOSE INTERESTED IN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. 268723 MULTIMEDIAGLOBAL ROUNDTABLES:IN CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS, GFDD ORGANIZES REGULAR INTERVIEWS WITH AMBASSADORS, THINK TANKS, EXPERTS AND MULTILATERAL INSTITUTIONS REPRESENTATIVES IN AN EFFORT TO SPREAD THE NEWS AND UNDERSTANDING OF GLOBAL ISSUES AND WORK OF DIFFERENT INTERNATIONAL BODIES.INTERDOM:SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 2005, INTERDOM INTERNSHIPS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HAS BECOME THE LEADING INTERNSHIP AND ACADEMIC STUDY PROGRAM IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. IT PROMOTES PROFESSIONAL, ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN STUDENTS, UNIVERSITIES, SCHOLARS, PROFESSIONALS BUSINESS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ON A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCALE. INTERDOM WORKS WITH MANY UNIVERSITIES, AND AFFILIATED NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL, PUBLIC, AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS.GLOBAL DOMINICAN ACADEMIC EXCHANGE PROGRAM (GDAE):INTRODUCES DOMINICAN STUDENTS TO THE AMERICAN STYLE OF LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION AND ENCOURAGES DIALOGUE BETWEEN DOMINICAN STUDENTS AND THEIR DOMINICAN-AMERICAN COUNTERPARTS ATTENDING THESE INSTITUTIONS. THE PROGRAM PROMOTES PARTNERSHIP AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP INITIATIVES WHICH FOSTER INNOVATION AND STIMULATE DOMINICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING.PORTAL DOMINICANA ONLINE:IS THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE, DETAILED AND INTERACTIVE PORTAL IN BOTH SPANISH AND ENGLISH ABOUT THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THAT PRESENTS THE COUNTRY IN ALL ITS FACETS TO A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE. IT OFFERS UPDATED INFORMATION ON NATIONAL LIFE AND AT THE SAME TIME COMPLIES, IN AN OBJECTIVE AND RELIABLE MANNER, EXISTING KNOWLEDGE ON THE HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, EDUCATION, CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT, TOURISM AND SOCIETY OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. THE PORTAL PROVIDES ACCESS TO PUBLIC SERVICES AND PRACTICAL INFORMATION FOR THE TOURIST, INVESTOR, AND BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL. USERS ARE EXPOSED TO A WIDE ARRAY OF MATERIALS, FROM WRITTEN TEXTS, AUDIOS, VIDEOS, PHOTO GALLERIES AND DIRECTORIES, TO INTERACTIVE MAPS, ELECTRONIC POSTCARDS, DOWNLOADABLE, CONTENTS, BLOGS, AND A VIRTUAL LIBRARY. 1467049 27241 OTHER PROGRAMS 1467049 27241 2848489 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 37 0 1 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 FL NY X SEMIRAMIS DE MIRANDA 2022961840 1629 K STREET NW NO 1100 WASHINGTON DC 20006 DR LEONEL FERNANDEZ PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER ANDUJAR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DALCIO ANDUJAR JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RODOLFO FUERTES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 YAMILE EUSEBIO PAULINO DIRECTOR/DIR. 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CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES FILM FESTIVALS 88021 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES INTERNSHIP PROGRAM 3200 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES FILM FESTIVALS 16968 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES FILM FESTIVALS 715 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 FUNDRAISING 162500 0 0 0 0 0 0 271404 0 271404 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3: IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRS INSTRUCTIONS, ALL AMOUNTS REPORTED ON PART I OF SCHEDULE F ARE REPORTED USING THE ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING, THE SAME METHOD OF ACCOUNTING USED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NATASHA DESPOTOVIC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/TREASURER & SEC. 187848 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19663 0 207511 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 DALCIO ANDUJAR, JR. AND ALEXANDER ANDUJAR ARE FATHER AND SON AND BOTH SIT ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR GFDD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE BYLAWS WERE AMENDED ON MAY 13, 2015 DUE TO CHANGES IN THE COMPOSITION OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND DUTIES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8A DUE TO THE DIFFICULTY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO MEET REGULARLY, GFDD IS IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING AN OPERATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS WORKING IN WASHINGTON, DC AND MAINTAINING THE PRESENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS AN ADVISORY BOARD. GFDD IS ALSO DEVELOPING A PROCESS OF DOCUMENTING THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETINGS ONCE THE DC BOARD IS ESTABLISHED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B DUE TO THE DIFFICULTY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO MEET REGULARLY, GFDD IS IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING AN OPERATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS WORKING IN WASHINGTON, DC AND MAINTAINING THE PRESENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS AN ADVISORY BOARD. GFDD IS ALSO DEVELOPING A PROCESS OF DOCUMENTING THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETINGS ONCE THE DC BOARD IS ESTABLISHED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 GFDD HIRES RAFFA, P.C., AN ACCOUNTING FIRM, TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE DRAFT VERSION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS FIRST REVIEWED BY THE PROJECTS AND ICT DIRECTOR AND THEN BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ONCE APPROVED, THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS THEN FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C GFDD IS VERY AWARE OF THE POSSIBLE IMPLICATION OF HIRING AN EMPLOYEE OR CONTRACTOR WITH REGARDS TO AVOIDING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST APPEARS TO EXIST, THE ISSUE IS DISCUSSED WITH SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EVALUATED ACCORDINGLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 GFDD HIRES RAFFA, P.C., TO RESEARCH PUBLISHED SALARY SURVEYS ANNUALLY AND TO IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE BENCHMARK POSITIONS IN ORDER TO FIND A REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR ITS OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. ONCE THE COMPENSATION AMOUNTS ARE DETERMINED THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES AND DOCUMENTS THE DECISIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GFDD'S LAWYERS, SQUIRE, SANDERS AND DEMPSEY, L.L.P., DRAFTED GFDD'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THESE DOCUMENTS IN ADDITION TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FEDERAL FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.