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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by EQUAL ACCESS INTERNATIONAL.

Totals

Total revenue
$11,284,507
Total expenses
$12,086,648
Contributions and grants received
$11,284,497
Grants paid
$2,576,619
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$10
Total assets, end of year
$5,050,850
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,601,504
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,449,346
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,698,172
Management and general expenses
$2,386,076
Fundraising expenses
$2,400
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,698,172

Program services were 80.2% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $8,952,461

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,332,036

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other income

    total $10 · excluded $10

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $10

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,003,029 · program services $1,003,029

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $1,573,590 · program services $1,573,590

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $449,644 · program services $328,828 · management and general $120,816

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,983,988 · program services $2,182,210 · management and general $801,778

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $84,609 · program services $61,876 · management and general $22,733

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $702,727 · program services $513,908 · management and general $188,819

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $214,070 · program services $156,550 · management and general $57,520

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $69,455 · program services $57,858 · management and general $11,597

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $481,123 · management and general $481,123

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,315,814 · program services $1,096,114 · management and general $219,700

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $609,066 · program services $551,571 · management and general $56,764 · fundraising $731

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $121,709 · program services $101,387 · management and general $20,322

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $315,722 · program services $213,160 · management and general $102,562

  • 17 · Travel

    total $983,586 · program services $864,275 · management and general $118,481 · fundraising $830

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $57,446 · program services $52,023 · management and general $5,354 · fundraising $69

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $71,497 · program services $48,271 · management and general $23,226

  • 24a · Other expenses: Stipends/Honorariums

    total $206,508 · program services $187,014 · management and general $19,246 · fundraising $248

  • 24b · Other expenses: Broadcast fees

    total $188,205 · program services $187,362 · management and general $843

  • 24c · Other expenses: Books and subscriptions

    total $172,334 · program services $156,066 · management and general $16,061 · fundraising $207

  • 24d · Other expenses: Food

    total $155,380 · program services $140,712 · management and general $14,481 · fundraising $187

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $327,146 · program services $222,368 · management and general $104,650 · fundraising $128

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,737,072 · end of year $995,974

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $1,130,245

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,862,655 · end of year $2,203,951

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $141,400 · end of year $9,359

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $202,540 · end of year $188,988

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $60 · end of year $60

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $51,346 · end of year $522,273

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,069,428 · end of year $1,349,765

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    end of year $512,110

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $611,585 · end of year $739,629

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,176,128 · end of year $1,235,239

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,137,932 · end of year $1,214,107

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

To create positive social change for millions of under-served people across the developing world by providing critically needed information and education through innovative media, appropriate technology and direct community engagement.

  • Cote d'Ivoire Programs: Accountability for Development (A4D) -CI06The A4D project completed the production of the last of the scheduled 40 radio magazines on governance themes by March 2022. A4D also continued to support radio journalists through the daily production of round table discussions. Additionally, the Citizen Engagement Platform was officially launched, with a positive reception and strong endorsements from political and ministerial representatives. Activities for the program completed in April 2022, and the project officially closed on June 30, 2022. Resilience for Peace (R4P) -CI07In 2022, the USAID-funded Resilience for Peace project strengthened local governance, brought government services to communities in northern Cte d'Ivoire, facilitated economic opportunities and established 12 literacy centers, published, and presented eight research reports, and continued working alongside its 12 local radio partners to produce media content to reduce the spread of misinformation and build community resilience.

    Expenses $4,750,078 · Grants $1,308,134

  • Kenya and Somalia Programs:CREATE SBCC (Social and Behavior Change Communications) Kenya KE05Tech Camps providing support around radio programming and social media influencing were held for at-risk youth, mothers, female clerics, women, and girls. Provision of accurate, trusted, and timely information, integrating and disseminating alternative narratives to those presented by VE (Violent Extremism) groups was ensured through our radio show, Wajibika Salimika, and social media engagement by Peace Promotion Fellows. Listening, Discussion, and Action Group facilitators training focused on alleviating the secondary impacts of VEO (Violent Extremist Organizations) disinformation and recruitment.CREATE SBCC Tanzania KE05This project ensured regional police commission and local authorities were involved in the implementation of our radio episodes, Elimika Wajibika. Training around Listening, Discussion, and Action Groups, radio programs, and social media aimed to influence community members to increase their resilience and understand the narratives of conflict that bring about violence. CREATE SBCC Tanzania KE07During November and December, the activities implemented included the inception/ kick-off workshop, training of radio staff, co creation workshop, LDAG (Listening & Discussion & Action Group) facilitators refresher training, two (02) content advisory group (CAG) meetings, four (04) listening discussion and action group (LDAG) sessions, and production and transmission of four (04) Elimika Wajibika radio episodes.UNICEF SBCC Phase I KE08This project began December 27, 2022, so no activities were implemented during the 2022 period. This time was used to workplan, engage staff and consultants, and schedule with partner radio stations that would later broadcast our 20 radio episodes of Xaldoon.Nabadgelinta Program-SO01 & SO02The team in Kenya and Somalia completed the validation of research products with community in both Baidoa and Kismayo, designed the implementation plan for phase 1 (2023-2025), and conducted community consultations on SBC (Social and Behaviour Change), norms and trauma healing needs and approaches.

    Expenses $1,399,812 · Grants $505,998

  • Nigeria Programs:Securing Nigerian Communities (SNC) NG21The SNC project continued to build the Early Warning Early Response (EWER) mechanisms required for an effective reporting structure. Members of the Civilian Security Platforms and Community Accountability Forums were identified and trained. Drafting workshops were held in each of four project states to support the communities in drafting their upcoming Local Action Plans.Strengthening Media Support for Community Accountability Measures, Phase 3 (SMS4CAM 3) NG22The SMS4CAM 3 project produced and broadcast episodes 1-26 of both drama series Dadin Kowa and Kwana Casa'in. Script blockings were approved for episodes 27-39 and began script outlines for 40-52 in partnership with Network Arewa24 Ltd. The first wave of surveys was completed by partner Real-Time Interactive World-Wide Intelligence (RIWI) to measure behavior change around reporting corruption as a result of watching the two aforementioned tv dramas.

    Expenses $1,294,609 · Grants $516,505

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $2,253,673 · Grants $245,982

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • James Tobin

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Saswati Paul

    Deputy Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ronni Goldfarb

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Beth Garber

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Fatima Askira

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Louie

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carla Koppell

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher Wolf

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Harini Krishnan

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Byron Radcliffe

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Graham Couturier

    EVP

    Total calculated
    $230,137
    From this org
    $190,523
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,614
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,523
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,667
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,947
    Filer's total
    $230,137
  • Valentina Justice

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $219,507
    From this org
    $182,725
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,782
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $182,725
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,359
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,423
    Filer's total
    $219,507
  • Marco Konings

    Sr. Director of Business Development

    Total calculated
    $134,115
    From this org
    $126,288
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,827
    Hours/week
    40
  • Alicia M O'Brien

    Team Lead, PMU

    Total calculated
    $123,804
    From this org
    $111,100
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,704
    Hours/week
    40
  • Ibanez S Jacobs

    Sr. Manager, HR & Recruitment

    Total calculated
    $139,621
    From this org
    $109,112
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,509
    Hours/week
    40
  • Stanley L Olivier

    Chief of Party

    Total calculated
    $114,163
    From this org
    $105,995
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,168
    Hours/week
    40

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 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

  • NORC contributed to diverse research efforts including implementation of the perception survey, the development of a CVE curriculum and training of researchers.

  • IRC works with R4P to advance economic opportunities in northern Cote d'Ivoire in order to reduce vulnerabilities to violent extremism.

  • Further Implementation and testing of EAI's Change Starts at Home (Change model, with an explicit focus on organized diffusion and social networks as a tactic for movement building around social norms change. The long-term goal of the project is for couples, household, communities, and government entities in Nepal to uphold and promote positive gender norms rooted indignity, equality and safety for all women and girls.

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.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • Change Media International Inc

    C · Inspire positive social change in emerging markets · DE · 100% owned · share of income $369,809 · share of assets $36,510

    Directly controlled by Equal Access International

  • Network Arewa24 Limited

    C · Media production/programming and advertising, TV and broadcasting services · NI · 55.8% owned · share of income $25,724 · share of assets $1,754,555

    Directly controlled by Equal Access International

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
9 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202333139349300828

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