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INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION (EIN 06-1660068)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-11-14
IRS object ID
201303189349301870
Schema version
2012v2.1
Source
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Timestamp2013-11-14T09:25:52-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

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DescriptionMORE THAN 600 MILLION SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN WORLDWIDE ARE AT RISK OF PARASITIC WORM INFECTIONS, WHICH NEGATIVELY AFFECT CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND EDUCATION. SCHOOL-BASED DEWORMING PROGRAMS ARE A SIMPLE AND SAFE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. THESE PROGRAMS LEVERAGE THE EXISTING EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE TO DELIVER DEWORMING MEDICATION TO AT-RISK CHILDREN. THE DEWORM THE WORLD INITIATIVE PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS TO LAUNCH, STRENGTHEN, AND SUSTAIN LARGE-SCALE PROGRAMS. SCHOOL-BASED DEWORMING HAS BEEN SHOWN TO INCREASE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BY 25% AND INCREASE INCOMES BY AS MUCH AS 23% AS DEWORMED CHILDREN BECOME WAGE-EARNING ADULTS. IN 2012, THE DEWORM THE WORLD INITIATIVE SET THE GOAL OF REACHING OVER 45 MILLION CHILDREN THROUGH SCHOOL-BASED DEWORMING PROGRAMS IN INDIA AND KENYA. IN INDIA, NEW STATE-LEVEL PROGRAMS WERE LAUNCHED IN DELHI AND RAJASTHAN, AND THE STATEWIDE BIHAR PROGRAM COMPLETED ITS SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR. KENYA'S NATIONAL SCHOOL-BASED DEWORMING PROGRAM ROLLED OUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOCUSING ON ALL AT-RISK CHILDREN. AT A COST OF LESS THAN $0.50 PER CHILD PER YEAR, SCHOOL-BASED DEWORMING REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE WAYS TO IMPROVE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.Description

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DescriptionCHLORINE IS A SAFE, EFFECTIVE, AND INEXPENSIVE WAY TO TREAT CONTAMINATED WATER AND MAKE IT SAFE TO DRINK, BUT FEW POOR FAMILIES SUSCEPTIBLE TO WATER-BORNE ILLNESS USE IT. IN WESTERN KENYA WE FOUND THAT INSTALLING A CHLORINE DISPENSER SYSTEM AT THE WATER SOURCE IN A COMMUNITY LED TO A SIX-FOLD INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS TREATING THEIR DRINKING WATER. BASED ON THIS EVIDENCE, IPA CREATED THE DISPENSERS FOR SAFE WATER PROGRAM IN 2010 TO PROVIDE SAFE WATER IN COMMUNITIES. DISPENSERS FOR SAFE WATER HAS WORKED TO BUILD CHLORINE DISPENSER SYSTEM PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD IN COUNTRIES LIKE KENYA AND UGANDA. AS OF 2012, WE HAVE PARTNERED TO PROVIDE MORE THAN 650,000 PEOPLE WITH SAFE DRINKING WATER. USAGE REMAINS HIGH EVEN AS SCALE HAS GROWN; IN THE COMMUNITIES WITH CHLORINE DISPENSERS, 43% OF HOUSEHOLDS USE THEM. WASH BENEFITS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST AMBITIOUS PROJECTS IN IPA'S TEN-YEAR HISTORY. ITS PURPOSE IS TO FIND THE MOST EFFECTIVE APPROACHES TO PREVENTING DIARRHEAL DISEASE THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER QUALITY, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE. WASH BENEFITS GREW OUT OF PREVIOUS IPA RESEARCH IN KENYA THAT AIMED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE TREATING THEIR WATER WITH CHLORINE, AN EFFECTIVE AND SAFE WAY TO KILL THE PATHOGENS THAT CAUSE DISEASE. CHLORINE IS INEXPENSIVE AND READILY AVAILABLE IN WESTERN KENYA, YET IPA RESEARCHERS MICHAEL KREMER AND EDWARD MIGUEL, TOGETHER WITH JESSICA LEINO AND ALIX ZWANE, FOUND THAT ONLY EIGHT PERCENT OF SURVEYED HOUSEHOLDS HAD DETECTABLE CHLORINE IN THEIR WATER. BY INSTALLING CHLORINE DISPENSERS NEAR WATER COLLECTION SITES, THE RESEARCHERS WERE ABLE TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHLORINE-TREATED WATER TO 61 PERCENT-A GREATER THAN 600 PERCENT INCREASE THAT RESULTED IN LESS DISEASE.CHLORINE TREATMENT IS IMPORTANT, BUT IT IS NOT THE ONLY OPTION. OTHER RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT SANITATION AND HYGIENE CAN PREVENT POST-TREATMENT CONTAMINATION OF WATER, AND THAT CHILDREN UNDER TWO YEARS OF AGE FURTHER BENEFIT FROM NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS. THESE APPROACHES RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHICH INTERVENTION IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE, AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY ARE COMBINED. THE WASH BENEFITS PROJECT WILL PRODUCE ANSWERS IN A FIVE-YEAR STUDY IN WESTERN KENYA THAT INVOLVES MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE IN 1,000 COMMUNITIES. LAUNCHED IN 2011, THE PROJECT WILL ASSESS THE INDIVIDUAL AND COMBINED IMPACT OF SIX INTERVENTIONS, INCLUDING THE USE OF CHLORINE DISPENSERS AND OTHER SANITATION AND HYGIENE PROGRAMS. SOME PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO RECEIVE NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS TO HELP SMALL CHILDREN GET THE NUTRIENTS THEY NEED. RESEARCHERS WILL MEASURE A BROAD SUITE OF OUTCOMES, AND USE THE RESULTS TO HELP STEER GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE RESOURCES TO THE MOST PROMISING PROGRAMS.Description

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DescriptionTHE GRADUATION MODEL IS DESIGNED TO GIVE THE ULTRA POOR THE "BREATHING SPACE" THEY NEED FROM IMMEDIATE CHALLENGES OF PROVIDING FOOD AND SHELTER SO THEY CAN FOCUS ON IMPROVING THEIR WELFARE OVER THE LONG TERM. IT INCLUDES A CAREFULLY SEQUENCED SET OF SERVICES INCLUDING CONSUMPTION SUPPORT, PRODUCTIVE ASSET TRANSFER (SUCH AS GOATS OR CHICKENS), LIVELIHOOD TRAINING, SAVINGS SERVICES, AND HEALTHCARE. EACH COMPONENT IS TAILORED TO FIT THE COUNTRY CONTEXT WHILE MAINTAINING THE MODEL'S CORE COMPONENTS. IPA IS CONDUCTING RANDOMIZED EVALUATIONS OF THE GRADUATION PILOTS IN INDIA, PAKISTAN, HONDURAS, PERU, ETHIOPIA, YEMEN, AND GHANA. IN GHANA, IPA IS IMPLEMENTING THE PILOT (WITH OUR PARTNER PAS) AS WELL AS EVALUATING THE MODEL.EARLY RESULTS ARE VERY PROMISING. THREE OF FOUR PILOTS HAVE INCREASED HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION AT ENDLINE, BETWEEN 11 AND 17 PERCENT. TWO OF THE PILOTS REDUCED EXTREME POVERTY BY UP TO 30%.Description

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Total126276619Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total49975677AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total17076300942PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years29177CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years29354CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years23203CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year25887CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year12856CurrentTaxYear
Total120477Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support126397096TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage1700.60370PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.78010PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis42068OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation7269Depreciation
Book Value34799BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis304016OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation114196Depreciation
Book Value189820BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis244617OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation212470Depreciation
Book Value32147BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings256766TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Footnote In Part XIIIXFootnoteInPartXIII
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt36729606TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Not Rptd F9900RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal36729606RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form99036729606TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt34962993TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Not Rptd F9900ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal34962993ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form99034962993TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained1GrantRecordsMaintained

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (8 entries)

RegionRegionNumber Of OfficesNumberOfOfficesNumber Of EmployeesNumberOfEmployeesType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTotal ExpendituresTotalExpenditures
CENTRAL AMERICAN AND THE CARIBBEAN01PROGRAM SERVICESIMPACT EVALUATION337111
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC352PROGRAM SERVICESIMPACT EVALUATION1836591
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA15PROGRAM SERVICESIMPACT EVALUATION1346517
NORTH AMERICA186PROGRAM SERVICESIMPACT EVALUATION691677
SOUTH AMERICA220PROGRAM SERVICESIMPACT EVALUATION850362
SOUTH ASIA1212PROGRAM SERVICESIMPACT EVALUATION3534968
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA12600PROGRAM SERVICESIMPACT EVALUATION22440167
EUROPE11PROGRAM SERVICESIMPACT EVALUATION48976
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Number Of Offices21SubtotalNumberOfOffices
Subtotal Number Of Employees977SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Cont Number Of Offices0ContNumberOfOffices
Cont Number Of Employees0ContNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Offices21TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees977TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent31086369SubtotalAmountSpent
Cont Amount Spent0ContAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent31086369TotalAmountSpent

Grants To Orgs Outside US GrantsToOrgsOutsideUS (20 entries)

RegionRegionPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantAmount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrantManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursement
SOUTH ASIAMOBILE MONEY PROJECT443552WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH ASIAINDIA FIELD SURVEY265564WIRE TRANSFER
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAKENYA CHLORINE DISPENSERS248393WIRE TRANSFER
MIDDLE EASTEGYPT MICRO FINANCE EVALUATION204509WIRE TRANSFER
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICASIERRA LEONE FIELD SURVEY184930WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH ASIAINDIA PROJECT TO DELIVER HEALTHCARE165000WIRE TRANSFER
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAETHIOPIA METHODOLOGY OF MOST VULNERABLE - FREE ASSET TRANSFER154250WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH ASIABANGLADESH RCT WATER TREATMENT121581WIRE TRANSFER
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAWELFARE EFFECTS OF FACTORY JOBS63534WIRE TRANSFER
CENTRAL AMERICAN AND THE CARIBBEANEL SALVADOR MIGRANTS IN US SUPPORTING EDUCATION50613WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAAGRICULTURAL EXTERNALITIES43450WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH ASIABANGLADESH WATER TRACKING30000WIRE TRANSFER
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICPHILIPPINE KALAHI EVALUATION20800WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH ASIAINDIA DEWORMING CAMPAIGN20000WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH ASIAINDIA PARASITOLOGIST EXPERTISE FOR PREVALENCE SURVEY19750WIRE TRANSFER
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICPHILIPPINES ENDLINE SURVEY14830WIRE TRANSFER
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAYOUTH ENTRPENEURSHIP13876WIRE TRANSFER
CENTRAL AMERICAN AND THE CARIBBEANDOMINICAN REPUBLIC FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING12204WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAARGENTINA IMPACT OF TAX COMPLIANCE10289WIRE TRANSFER
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICASENEGAL SANITATION VALUE CHAIN IN DAKAR7000WIRE TRANSFER
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of501c3 Orgs14TotalNumberOf501c3Orgs
Total Number Of Other Orgs6TotalNumberOfOtherOrgs

Grants To Ind Outside US GrantsToIndOutsideUS (2 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceRegionRegionNumber Of RecipientsNumberOfRecipientsAmount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrantManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursement
MONGOLIA BEHAVIORAL GAME CONDUCTEDEAST ASIA17148WIRE TRANSFER
INDIA DATA COLLECTION FOR IMPACT OF RECAPITALIZATIONSOUTH ASIA110087WIRE TRANSFER
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp0OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co0PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountries

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return ReferenceSCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 2ReturnReference
ExplanationPROGRAM DIRECTORS AS WELL AS FINANCIAL STAFF MEET WITH AND VISIT RECIPIENTS OF SUB-AWARDS ON A REGULAR BASIS TO ASSESS WHETHER THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN USED FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSE AND TO MONITOR OVERALL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE. PROGRAM AND FINANCIAL EXPENDITURE REPORTS ARE PREPARED BY OUR SUB-AWARDEES, AND REVIEWED BY OUR LOCAL PROGRAM OFFICERS AND FINANCIAL STAFF PRIOR TO INCORPORATING THIS INFORMATION INTO THE OVERALL REPORTING TO THE DONOR. PROJECTS MAY BE AUDITED AS NEEDED OR AS REQUIRED PER THE CONTRACT. ALL FINANCIAL AND NARRATIVE REPORTS ARE STORED DIGITALLY AT IPA'S HEADQUARTERS IN THE US AND IN THE GRANTS DATABASE.Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4IN 2013, IPA REVISED ITS BY-LAWS TO CLARIFY THE ROLES AND POSITIONS OF ITS OFFICERS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF CORPORATE OFFICERS, AND THE CFO WAS LISTED AS THE TREASURER. ADDITIONALLY, THE BY-LAWS WERE UPDATED TO GRANT OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION WITH SIGNATORY AUTHORITY AND AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DELEGATE SIGNATORY AUTHORITY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN ACCOUNTING FIRM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT. A COPY OF THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS CIRCULATED ELECTRONICALLY TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR DISCUSSION AND COMMENT. EACH BOARD MEMBER IS PROVIDED OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN PLACE. ALL NEW EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO RENEW AND ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES AN ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE TO ALL EMPLOYEES (INCLUDING EXECUTIVES) AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS TASKED WITH REVIEWING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTERST AND DETERMINING COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE ORGANIZATION UNDERTAKES A THOROUGH PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, (AND USES THE SAME PROCESS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. THE ORGANIZATION RELIES ON MARKET ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION ACROSS ALL LEVELS, USING SIMILARLY SIZED ORGANIZATIONS AS A BENCHMARK. THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A NONPROFIT PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY GROUP TO PERFORM THE SPECIFIC ANALYSIS, AS WELL AS TO SEARCH FOR THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE PRESIDENT AND CEO IS THE FOUNDER OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE PRESIDENT DRAWS NO SALARY FROM INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FORM 990 AND ANNUAL SUMMARY ARE POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AND ARE AVAILABLE AT THE ADDRESS LISTED ON PAGE 1 OF THE FORM 990. THE FORM 990 IS, LIKEWISE, PUBLISHED ON WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND AT MANAGEMENT'S DISCRETION. THEY ARE OFTEN PICKED UP FOR OTHER CHARITY EVALUATION WEBSITES SUCH AS CHARITY NAVIGATOR.
990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE AUDIT COMMITTEE ASSUMES THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT.