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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by TRANSPARENTEM LTD.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,404,580
Total expenses
$2,501,953
Contributions and grants received
$1,398,657
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$8
Other revenue
$5,915
Total assets, end of year
$386,343
Total liabilities, end of year
$112,201
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$274,142
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,565,033
Management and general expenses
$452,574
Fundraising expenses
$484,346
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,565,033

Program services were 62.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,398,657

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $8 · excluded $8

  • 11a · Other revenue: REIMBURSEMENTS

    total $5,202 · excluded $5,202

  • 11b · Other revenue: CREDIT CARD POINTS

    total $593 · excluded $593

  • 11c · Other revenue: CURRENCY EXCHANGE

    total $120 · excluded $120

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $5,915

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $182,048 · program services $120,691 · management and general $18,989 · fundraising $42,368

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,306,002 · program services $871,010 · management and general $126,182 · fundraising $308,810

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $49,283 · program services $31,226 · management and general $6,036 · fundraising $12,021

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $185,054 · program services $120,263 · management and general $25,409 · fundraising $39,382

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $121,077 · program services $78,211 · management and general $14,000 · fundraising $28,866

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $83,870 · program services $8,139 · management and general $69,072 · fundraising $6,659

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $92,931 · program services $9,018 · management and general $76,535 · fundraising $7,378

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $286,721 · program services $241,221 · management and general $42,223 · fundraising $3,277

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $23,293 · program services $4,869 · management and general $18,256 · fundraising $168

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $9,090 · program services $1,905 · management and general $5,764 · fundraising $1,421

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,002 · program services $4 · management and general $998

  • 17 · Travel

    total $44,193 · program services $24,070 · management and general $2,979 · fundraising $17,144

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,215 · management and general $3,215

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $44,499 · program services $29,678 · management and general $4,299 · fundraising $10,522

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $61,053 · program services $24,698 · management and general $31,980 · fundraising $4,375

  • 24b · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $4,854 · program services $30 · management and general $4,824

  • 24c · Other expenses: LICENSES AND REGISTRATI

    total $3,768 · management and general $1,813 · fundraising $1,955

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $153,652 · end of year $51,497

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,198 · end of year $18,427

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,300,366 · end of year $284,620

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $24,860 · end of year $27,160

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $86,017

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $81,684

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,548 · end of year $4,333

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $306 · end of year $306

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $117,415 · end of year $112,201

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,117,339 · end of year -$263,828

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $254,176 · end of year $537,970

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TRANSPARENTEM TRANSFORMS INDUSTRIES BY ALLYING WITH WORKERS AND COMMUNITIES TO UNCOVER ABUSES IN GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND DRIVE LABOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.

  • TRANSPARENTEM USES ITS INVESTIGATIVE MODEL TO REVEAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ABUSES AROUND THE WORLD. ITS WORK HAS LED TO CONCRETE IMPROVEMENTS BY PROMPTING REMEDIATION OF ENDEMIC ISSUES IN SUPPLY CHAINS, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, FORCED LABOR, CHILD LABOR, AND OTHER FORMS OF EXPLOITATION. THROUGH TRANSPARENTEM'S INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO COMPANY ENGAGEMENT, ITS WORK HAS RESULTED IN THE REIMBURSEMENT OF MILLIONS IN RECRUITMENT-RELATED FEES, THE RETURN OF WITHHELD PASSPORTS, EXPANDED ACCESS TO GRIEVANCE CHANNELS, AND IMPROVED LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS. TRANSPARENTEM DRIVES SYSTEMS CHANGE THROUGH ENGAGING WITH REGULATORY AUTHORITIES; CATALYZING PRECEDENT-SETTING, CORPORATE COMMITMENTS; AND DRIVING COMPANIES TO IMPROVE POLICY AND PRACTICE THROUGHOUT GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS.

    Expenses $1,565,033

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • ALLENISHEO LALANATH DE SILVA

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $195,040
    From this org
    $152,398
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,642
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,398
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,606
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,036
    Filer's total
    $195,040

  • ELIZABETH KESTER

    DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $161,051
    From this org
    $139,651
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,400
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $139,651
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,600
    Filer's total
    $161,051

  • KAREN STRAUSS INTERIM DIRECTOR OF

    STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $157,362
    From this org
    $137,930
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,432
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,930
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,524
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,908
    Filer's total
    $157,362

  • SAMANTHA RUDICK

    PROGRAM MANAGER UNTIL 12/2024

    Total calculated
    $154,227
    From this org
    $135,655
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,572
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,655
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,664
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,908
    Filer's total
    $154,227

  • JONATHAN MEAD DIRECTOR OF

    ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION

    Total calculated
    $134,415
    From this org
    $117,770
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,645
    Hours/week
    40

  • E BENJAMIN SKINNER

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $106,610
    From this org
    $89,131
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,479
    Hours/week
    40

  • ELLEN SCHWARTZ DIRECTOR OF

    OPERATIONS AND SECY UNTIL 07/2024

    Total calculated
    $75,438
    From this org
    $56,307
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,131
    Hours/week
    40

  • DAN VIEDERMAN

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • M KYLE WRIGHT

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DEVEREUX CHATILLON

    INTERIM SECRETARY AS OF 9/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NEHA MISRA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ARUNA KASHYAP

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DANIEL ELKES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RYAN HAMILTON

    DIRECTOR AS OF 06/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513219349315586

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