2015-10-06T10:14:36-05:00 2014-12-31 521511275 RAFFA PC 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 900 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2014-01-01 460485203 GLOBAL FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY & DEVELOPMENT INC GLOB 2022961840 1629 K STREET NW NO 1100 WASHINGTON DC 20006 NATASHA DESPOTOVIC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2022961840 2015-10-06 1 FRANK H SMITH P00639053 2028225000 2015-10-06 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z NATASHA DESPOTOVIC 1629 K STREET NW NO 1100 WASHINGTON DC 20006 3132091 0 X WWW.GLOBALFOUNDATIONDD.ORG X 2002 FL DEVELOPING COLLABORATION BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS IN THE U.S. AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. 4 4 16 4 0 0 2335405 3086965 60807 43565 2939 1001 597 560 2399748 3132091 4000 0 0 0 1064464 1281379 0 0 328130 1642740 1944607 2711204 3225986 -311456 -93895 1427435 1546824 176700 389984 1250735 1156840 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 907420 0 THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL (DREFF) CREATED IN 2011, TO PROMOTE INCREASED STEWARDSHIP OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND A MORE EDUCATED AND RESPONSIBLE CITIZENRY, WHILE CELEBRATING THE BEAUTY AND DIVERSITY OF THE COUNTRY'S NATURAL HERITAGE. NOW, IN ITS FOURTH YEAR AND TAKING PLACE EVERY SEPTEMBER, THE FESTIVAL SCREENS A DIVERSE SELECTION OF HIGH QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL FILMS ACROSS THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, WHILE ORGANIZING PANEL DISCUSSIONS, WORKSHOPS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS, FILMMAKERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, HELPING TO FOSTER DIALOGUE AND INSPIRE DOMINICAN AUDIENCES TO ADOPT PRACTICES THAT WILL ENSURE THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION)ACCOMPLISHMENTS:IN 2014, DREFF FEATURED SIXTEEN FILMS, INCLUDING EIGHT SHORT FILMS, FIVE DOMINICAN PRODUCTIONS, AND TWO RETROSPECTIVE FILMS. TWENTY-THREE INTERNATIONAL AND FIFTY NATIONAL PARTICIPANTS WERE INVITED. DREFF SUCCESSFULLY HELD EIGHTY SCREENINGS IN ELEVEN CITIES WITH MORE THAN SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FESTIVAL-GOERS. FIVE THEMES FOCUSED ON OCEANS, BIODIVERSITY, GREEN ECONOMY, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND CLIMATE CHANGE. TWENTY-FIVE PANELS AND TWENTY-FOUR OPEN FORUMS COVERED DISCUSSIONS RANGING FROM TRADITIONAL MEDICINE, ECOTOURISM, USE AND VALUE OF MONEY, BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION, WASTE MANAGEMENT, AND OVERPOPULATION. SIX WORKSHOPS, THREE PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITS AND ONE MASTER CLASS PROVIDE IDEAL PLATFORMS TO LEARNS ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. 552844 1046 ENVIRONMENT DICTIONARY:IN AN EFFORT TO CONTINUALLY PROMOTE THE UNDERSTANDING OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WEALTH OF INFORMATION, PHOTOGRAPHS AND GRAPHICS FOUND WITHIN THE VOLUME, GFDD HAS FOUND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO DISSEMINATE THE CONTENT OF THE DICTIONARY TO DIFFERENT AUDIENCES IN A VARIETY OF FORMATS, INCLUDING ITS WEBSITE, PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT, INSTITUTIONAL CALENDAR, AND INFORMATIVE POSTS FOUND ON THE "EXPLORE THE OCEAN" LAYER IN GOOGLE EARTH.(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION)ACCOMPLISHMENTS:THE DOMINICAN ENCYCLOPEDIC DICTIONARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT HAS BEEN AVAILABLE ONLINE IN SPANISH SINCE 2008 AND IN PRINT SINCE 2011. IN 2012, GFDD LAUNCHED THE ONLINE PUBLICATION IN ENGLISH. THROUGH ITS WEBSITE, THE DICTIONARY KEEPS READERS UP TO DATE ON LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES, WITH MORE THAN 196 NEW ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN 2013.GFDD'S 2013 INSTITUTIONAL CALENDAR, DEDICATED TO THE PUBLICATION FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR, HIGHLIGHTED THE BOOK'S NINETEEN SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES, PROVIDING READERS WITH BASIC INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES AND CONSERVATION TOOLS, HELPING TO PLANT THE SEEDS OF LIFE-LONG LEARNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AMONG ITS CITIZENS.TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE WEALTH OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND GRAPHICS FOUND WITHIN THE VOLUME, GFDD LAUNCHED THE ENCYCLOPEDIC DICTIONARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT PHOTO EXHIBIT IN 2012. TO DATE, THE EXHIBIT HAS TRAVELED TO MORE THAN 8 DIFFERENT SITES AROUND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AS WELL AS IN OTHER COUNTRIES.SINCE 2012, GFDD HAS ALSO BEEN AN ACTIVE PARTNER IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONTENT FOR THE "OCEANS IN GOOGLE EARTH" PROJECT, WHICH FORMS PART OF ITS WIDER MISSION TO PROMOTE GREATER ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY. IN 2013, THE DOMINICAN ENCYCLOPEDIC DICTIONARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT WAS ABLE TO FULFILL ITS PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH THE SYLVIA EARLE ALLIANCE, COMPLETING A TOTAL OF 75 POSTS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH FOR THE "EXPLORE THE OCEAN" LAYER IN GOOGLE EARTH. 348075 42519 INTERNSHIP & EXCHANGE (INTERDOM):SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 2005, INTERNSHIPS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (INTERDOM), 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, BUSINESSES AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ON A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCALE. INTERDOM WORKS WITH FORTY UNIVERSITIES, AND FIVE HUNDRED AND TEN AFFILIATED NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS.(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION)ACCOMPLISHMENTS:INTERDOM COORDINATES ACADEMIC, CULTURAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS, PROFESSORS AND GROUPS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, INCLUDING INTERNSHIPS, RESEARCH STUDY, AND CULTURAL AND LANGUAGE IMMERSION. IT ALSO PROMOTES OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXCHANGE FOR DOMINICAN STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PRIVATE, PUBLIC AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. IN 2014, INTERDOM GAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THIRTY-NINE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM AND QUALIFIED TEN DOMINICAN ORGANIZATIONS FOR ITS INTERNSHIP MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION. UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF INTERDOM, TWO PROGRAMS WERE CREATED: FELLOWS PROGRAM AND GLOBAL DOMINICAN ACADEMIC EXCHANGE (GDAE). FELLOWS PROGRAM SEEKS TO GENERATE SCHOLARSHIP ON ISSUES AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE UNITED NATIONS' AGENDA IN ORDER TO GIVE VOICE TO NATIONAL AND REGIONAL CONCERNS AND OFFER VIABLE SOLUTIONS TO DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGES. GLOBAL DOMINICAN ACADEMIC EXCHANGE AIMS TO INTRODUCE DOMINICAN STUDENTS TO THE AMERICAN STYLE OF LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION AND ENCOURAGE DIALOGUE BETWEEN DOMINICAN STUDENTS AND THEIR DOMINICAN-AMERICAN COUNTERPARTS ATTENDING THESE INSTITUTIONS, THEREBY ENCOURAGING AND INSPIRING PARTNERSHIP AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP INITIATIVES WHICH WILL FOSTER INNOVATION AND STIMULATE DOMINICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING. 184919 MEETINGS 176115 UN PROGRAMS SUPPORT 150343 PORTAL 123552 DOMINICAN GET TOGETHER 100964 PUBLICATIONS 88982 TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS 824875 2633214 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 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 35 0 1 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 4 1 0 0 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 TEMISTOCLES MONTAS TREASURER/SECRETARY 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 HECTOR DIONISIO PEREZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NATASHA DESPOTOVIC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 192127 0 12636 SEMIRAMIS DE MIRANDA DIRECTOR, WASH. DC 40.00 X 125161 0 6828 317288 0 19464 2 0 1 0 0 3086965 3086965 TUITION REVENUE 900099 42519 42519 BOOK SALES REVENUE 900099 1046 1046 43565 1001 1001 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 560 560 560 3132091 43565 0 1561 336752 266033 60615 10104 758816 604200 95157 59459 102479 81943 13444 7092 83332 66199 11791 5342 8413 3077 548 4788 60587 48130 8573 3884 194881 189731 2982 2168 12358 6276 432 5650 214794 190288 10350 14156 146763 141960 1461 3342 316210 251202 44716 20292 675844 580605 3644 91595 172962 79259 221 93482 39662 31508 5612 2542 8485 7053 986 446 TEMPORARY STAFF 62247 59010 2165 1072 GIFTS 10598 8407 262 1929 SUBSCRIPTIONS 8508 7120 955 433 TUITION EXPENSE 3456 3456 8839 7757 728 354 3225986 2633214 264642 328130 322828 416963 2794 25000 60000 21597 27885 421476 259806 178456 161670 711990 712746 167564 164766 1427435 1546824 54906 263924 121794 126060 176700 389984 X 1250735 1096840 0 60000 1250735 1156840 1427435 1546824 -93895 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1306844 1862243 2424321 2335405 3086965 11015778 1306844 1862243 2424321 2335405 3086965 11015778 7154792 3860986 29741 13648 12441 2939 1001 59770 65 806 597 560 2028 11077576 274640 0.34850 0.28820 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2010 AMOUNT: $ 65. 2011 AMOUNT: $ 806. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 597. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 560. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 132071 44584 87487 143945 117886 26059 145460 97336 48124 161670 CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 712746 F 712746 DEPOSIT 164766 164766 DEFERRED RENT LIABILITY 75273 DEFERRED TENANT LHI ALLOWANCE 50787 126060 X 3132091 0 3132091 0 3132091 3225986 0 3225986 0 3225986 PART X, LINE 2: THE FOUNDATION HAS PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013, AND DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES FILM FESTIVALS 268392 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES INTERNSHIP PROGRAM 11508 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 0 0 FUNDRAISING 278123 0 0 0 0 0 0 558023 0 558023 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NATASHA DESPOTOVIC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 192127 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12636 0 204763 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 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 INDEPENDENT FIRM, TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MANAGER, FOLLOWED 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.