A Legacy T hat Inspires
The Partners Network
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2013 Annual Report
Who We Are
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Who We Are Partnership (n.):
The coming together of two or more equals to exchange skills, resources and ideas, thereby emerging stronger—and better—than before.
Starting Strong
At Partners of the Americas, “partnership” guides our evolving approach to development work—an approach that makes our impact last. Drawing strength from a network of individuals, chapters, NGOs, private sector organizations, educational institutions and governments across the Western Hemisphere, we emerge with innovative solutions that change lives. By utilizing both grassroots development and volunteer resources, our impact is maximized—and sustained. Partners possesses one of the largest networks of committed, long-serving volunteers in the hemisphere. Moreover, we’re recognized for our expertise in managing a range of development programs, such as those that combat child labor, promote workforce development and increase food security. When you blend a passion for volunteer service with development expertise, you create a powerful force for good, where skill is connected to need, people to passions and innovation to ideas.
The Partners Network in Numbers
5,000
Volunteers and Development Professionals
80
Grassroots Chapters
13
PartnersCampus Student Chapters
281
Higher Education Institutions
150
NGO Collaborating Organizations
Leveraging our 50-year education legacy, Partners of the Americas joined the U.S. Department of State and NAFSA: Association of International Educators to build a public-private partnership to implement the initiative. In 2013, the first two competitions, supported by the U.S. Department of State and Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Foundation, were launched. The concept caught on like wildfire within the higher education community—we had 112 proposals submitted and awarded 14 grants. In return, the initiative provides us with opportunities for political and private-sector engagement, networking with colleges and universities and more avenues to enhance education in the Americas. By the end of 2013, 100,000 Strong had confirmed commitments for $3.65 million from funders.
Who We Are
In 2013, our volunteers served a total of 32,769 hours.
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The aim: Foster region-wide prosperity in the Western Hemisphere. The course: Increase the number of educational exchanges and encourage higher education collaboration. The charge of 100,000 Strong in the Americas—the Obama Administration’s signature education initiative in the Western Hemisphere— is sizeable, but Partners is ready.
Connect. Serve. Change Lives. Our tagline frames what we do and how we do it. We connect passionate people from every background to form enduring people-to-people partnerships—partnerships that outlast funding challenges, government transitions and project closures. We empower them with the means to use their extraordinary enthusiasm toward good. And we see it change lives.
The Partners Network
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Letter from the President and Board Chair
And Partners’ legacy truly does inspire. It inspires both of us, our staff, our volunteers (who make our progress possible) and the communities and networks across the Western Hemisphere featured in this report. Today, we are faced with urgent, critical trends in the Americas. Nearly 28 percent of Latin Americans, or 164 million people, are living in poverty, and the majority of these are women and children.* Inequality remains a critical issue in both the North and South. Drug use and violence plague neighborhoods across the hemisphere. At the same time, foreign assistance to the region has been steadily declining, allowing these needs to persist. But there are heartening trends, too. Interest in the power of volunteering is growing exponentially—especially
among college-age students. A renewed emphasis on monitoring and evaluation is funneling resources toward higher-impact development work. High-performing NGOs with proven, tangible successes are now taking on roles that used to be held by government agencies—and doing a great job. So how do we tie together these two trends—growing needs with heightened dynamism and impact—to solve our overwhelming issues? Our answer is, and has always been, through the power of partnership. At both government and nongovernmental levels, through chapters and programs, even in our name itself, that’s what our legacy is all about. We work to bring government groups, citizens and the private sector together to solve problems. We have stakeholders on the ground in each of the 29 countries we’re working in—building local capacity and sustaining development. We think about all that we’ve seen over the past 50 years— burgeoning technology, social
media, increased ease of travel. As the world connects in ways never imagined, Partners stays a living, breathing part of it all. And we’re continuously evolving to stay at the forefront. We’re opening up our network, kick-starting new types of collaborations and inspiring meaningful, balanced partnerships of tomorrow. Empowered by individuals, with the connections and capacity to do something on a hemispheric level, Partners is perfectly and uniquely positioned to bring about the real-world change we so desperately need. As you read through this year’s report, we hope you’ll be inspired, too.
Steve Vetter President and CEO Partners of the Americas
Karen Graham Chairwoman of the Board Partners of the Americas
* Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2013
Letter from the President and Board Chair
Defined by the annual report theme “A legacy that inspires,” 2013 was a year of movement. We built upon a rich 50 years of successes and lessons learned to propel Partners into the future. We looked back for the purpose of moving ahead in smart, inspired ways.
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The Partners Network
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A Legacy T hat Connects Communities Our mission to connect, serve and change lives begins with our network. It’s how we address overcrowding in poor prison conditions in Uruguay, help autistic children in Bolivia and promote language programs across the hemisphere. The connections we make with organizations, communities, governments, institutions and others undergird everything we do— each program we launch, each exchange we conduct. For the Partners Network, 2013 was a take-off year. Fresh from an era of learning and building, we opened the doors to new ventures—from new YouthLead programs to lucrative grants. Many small successes ultimately coalesced, propelling leadership exchange programs forward. As an organization, we held more events in 2013 than ever, secured over $23 million in U.S. government grants and employed funds to concretize ideas across borders. After nearly a decade working on criminal justice reform in Uruguay, Partners’ dedication has paid off. In July 2013, the Conference on Alternatives to Incarceration—the first-ever international conference on prison reform in Latin America—continued our efforts to address prison overcrowding. More than 100 people are now enrolled in Uruguay’s pilot probation program.
Our Minnesota-Uruguay Partners made the Uruguay prison reform conference possible. The year was also about how we work together—establishing new forms of affiliation and opening up our channels to engage with new types of private-sector organizations, public-private partnerships and governments. For example, in Bolivia our on-the-ground partners have begun to collaborate with one another. Now, when volunteers travel to work on our Bolivia Autism project, they can engage with many groups working toward common goals in autism and adaptive design. Authentic, organic relationships like this define Partners—and are how we envision impact that extends beyond formal North-South links.
Our North Carolina-Cochabamba Partners run the Bolivia Autism project. Through both formal and informal partnerships, the Partners Network in 2013 leveraged its legacy of resources to sustain collaboration and create lasting, impactful success stories.
2013 Featured Partnership: This year, we continued our critical partnership with Bi-National Centers (BNCs), non-profit organizations across Latin America that seek to promote mutual understanding through educational and cultural programs. Our 50th Anniversary celebration in Brazil is being held in conjunction with the Association of BiNational Centers of Latin America.
Partners Language Programs: Our Biggest Dive Yet
– Andres Vazquez, Legislative Fellow from Paraguay
Professional Leadership Exchanges and Language
“Being part of the Legislative Fellows Program was worth every second and continues to reward both my professional and personal life … I am able to apply what I learned and bring tangible changes to public policy in Paraguay that will help adolescents who are in conflict with the law.”
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Succeed, scale and spread opportunity to all communities— this is our vision. In 2013, Partners built on decades of education experience to work effectively toward this vision through the new Teach English Colombia initiative, a partnership with Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje SENA. We sent the largest single group of English language volunteers for the longest targeted engagement in our history. Our teachers were well supported by Partners’ volunteer experts from Oregon, Costa Rica and Bogotá, as well as by our strategic partner Heart for Change and the many TeachersIn-Residence who have traveled with us over the years.
Renewed for Innovation: Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) Fellows Program Renewed by the State Department for another two years, the Senior ECPA Fellows Program will move beyond technical assistance and into climate and energy innovation—awarding two committed fellows grants to pursue activities in these areas. In 2013, 16 ECPA Fellows visited Latin America to work with different governments, and an Earth Day webinar addressed the topics of renewable energy and sustainable urban planning.
Strengthening Government Capacity and Transparency: The Legislative Fellows Program The Legislative Fellows Program works with people, institutions and communities to engage government officials and civil society leaders in the legislative process, strengthening national capacity and advancing transparency and accountability. In its second year, 60 Fellows from 8 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean and the U.S. completed their fellowships with counterpart organizations and institutions.
28 25 government employees
nonprofit organizations
8 6 private sector
academic fields
Agriculture and Food Security
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A Legacy T hat Inspires Sustainability Dairy farmer Alberto Ordóñez runs an 80-acre operation in Rivas, Nicaragua. His family’s livelihood depends on their farm, so when their cattle’s health began declining, he knew something had to be done—and soon. In 2010, Alberto reached out for help, and over the next three years, Farmer-to-Farmer volunteers from a variety of states visited multiple times, sharing their own best practices for cattle health and reproduction, natural resource management and grain storage. By 2013, Alberto had experienced a $9,288 increase in his household annual income. Through the Farmer-to-Farmer Program, volunteers gave Alberto the knowledge and technical skills to shift his production practices, improve the overall sanitation of his milking operation, utilize silage for feeding and transform his family’s economic livelihood.
Partners was one of the earliest organizations to implement Farmer-to-Farmer— and the program is one of our two longest-running at Partners. “Every time you give me knowledge, it is better for me. I enrich my mind and my family. … I do not want to be stuck, I want to move forward.” – Alberto Ordóñez
In Nicaragua and beyond, the USAID-funded Farmer-to-Farmer Program blends technical training with person-to-person connections. It’s one of the ways the program—as well as all of our Agriculture and Food Security (AFS) efforts—enables tremendous yet personalized impact. For the AFS team, 2013 was a year of substantial—and sustainable—growth. Farmer-to-Farmer successfully completed its previous five-year contract in a major way, exceeding all targets we had set for ourselves. Then, after winning Farmer-to-Farmer’s largest-ever award—$8 million—we kick-started our next five-year contract. While simultaneously formulating and implementing these two contracts, AFS leveraged its years of experience to begin an entirely new program: the Haiti Nutrition Security Program.
“Farmer-to-Farmer has helped me send all my kids to school. I didn’t think it could help me take care of my family, but now I am taking care of other families.” – Farmer-to-Farmer beneficiary, Haiti
In the most recent five-year grant, Partners sent 594 volunteers to the field— by far the most of all organizations to implement Farmer-to-Farmer worldwide. By adding new areas of focus, Partners continually addresses many of today’s hot-button issues including agriculture, climate change and now health and food security.
Integrating Health, Nutrition and Livelihoods in Haiti From planting your own garden to properly washing hands—group lessons on topics like these show how Partners is working to change health behaviors in Haiti on the community level. Agriculture and Food Security’s new $12 million Haiti Nutrition Security Program (NSP), launched in 2013, is funded by the USAID Feed the Future Initiative. It takes a grassroots approach to ushering 20,000 Haitian women through care group models on good food, nutrition and livelihood behaviors. Partners is also expanding capacity into the new areas of health and nutrition— deliberately integrating the fields of agriculture and food security.
“I feel that I learned more from my hosts than they from me. Yes, I was able to evaluate the veterinary issues of Guyana, but more importantly the people touched my soul in ways I can never repay.” – Scott Haskell, Director of the Veterinary Technology Program at Yuba College, host at the Guyana Veterinary Association
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in Guyana
100
in Haiti
153
in Nicaragua
133 107
in the Dominican Republic
on flexible assignments in a variety of countries including Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Jamaica and Paraguay
1,589,168
total beneficiaries reached
196,619
people who experienced improved environmental/ safety conditions
2,537
volunteer technical recommendations adopted
$5,865,089
increase in net annual income
$9,994,166
increase in annual gross sales
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On the Ground with Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteers
Building on a Foundation of Results 2008-2013 Farmer-to-Farmer by the Numbers Farmer-to-Farmer responds to needs that communities identify themselves, and we aim to build long-term relationships. Many of our volunteers stay with us for decades and forge friendships with their counterparts around the world, sharing knowledge wherever their paths take them. This crafts a legacy that extends beyond program funding.
Sport-for-Development
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A Legacy o f Enduring Service Carina grew up in a Dominican Republic neighborhood plagued with unemployment, violence and drugs. As a result of community pressures, she dropped out of high school. After joining A Ganar, however, she re-enrolled in school, obtained her degree and is now in college studying education. Thanks to the skills learned through the workforce development program, she’s been hired as an administrative assistant at a local NGO that helps disadvantaged youth. A Ganar encourages service learning through sport, and stories like Carina’s from all corners of our network make the program an enduring gift to youth and communities throughout the Americas. This year, we gave youth more responsibility than ever before to develop projects that would combine job training with service learning.
A Ganar continues to grow, with over 13,000 youth in 17 countries participating in activities since 2005. That includes more than 2,100 youth who began in 2013.
“The meaning of A Ganar for me is commitment and solidarity with society. It gives you the opportunity to change your life and you have to promise that you are going to fight for your dreams.” – Sebastian Nacarato, Uruguay
“Tequio” takes off Our participants in Mexico have started viewing—and doing— community service in a whole new light. The term Tequio, which roughly translates to “gift” in the Nahuatl language, took hold among youth, who now approach community service through the lens of sharing their own gifts with others. These and other efforts boosted the legacy of A Ganar community service. Even in trying times, the only way to transform communities is to stay present, showing the legacy of service to build the future. A Ganar continued work in some of the most dangerous cities in the world, tackling big challenges facing youth. This year, we kicked off programs in Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago, emphasizing results in education such as improved grades, attendance and school conduct.
55% of youth registered in A Ganar activities in USAID countries are female.
Sport-for-Development
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Collaborating for accomplishment The A Ganar program continually collaborates with local, national and international organizations. For example, A Ganar works with USAID and the IDB for implementation in multiple countries, with USAID and Social Impact for impact evaluation in Central America, and with the One World Futbol Project to distribute thousands of their indestructible soccer balls to youth throughout the region. Our dogged pursuit of teamwork has resulted in winning results: A Ganar was nominated for a Beyond Sport Award and hosted a ceremony with the Honduran President, the U.S. Ambassador to Honduras and over 200 A Ganar youth to celebrate the A Ganar Honduras launch. The International Olympic Committee also recognized A Ganar for its impact on the most at-risk youth.
San Pedro Sula, Honduras, a 2013 A Ganar site, currently has the highest murder rate in the world. A Ganar offers youth an alternative to gang life and violence.
“A Ganar has served as a platform to launch my future.� – Carina Brito Sierra, Dominican Republic
A Ganar helps at-risk youth in some of the most dangerous places in the world achieve a positive identity, security and the opportunity to transform their lives.
Youth Engagement and Exchange
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A Legacy T hat Inspires Future Leaders Before McKenzie left on her American Youth Leadership Program to Paraguay, she was both nervous and excited to learn about a community outside of her North Carolina home. After living with a host family in Paraguay for three weeks, she noticed she was beginning to see her community back home and the world differently. In Paraguay she learned about service, leadership and the meaning of mutual understanding. “This program opens your mind up to another world out there,” she said. “You realize there are opportunities in places you’d never imagined or considered going.” McKenzie was just one of a diverse group of 17 youth and three mentors from across the U.S. who had traveled to Paraguay, all of whom experienced changed perspectives.
“This experience has marked my life in a positive way, pushing me with great force and strength to work each day not only to reach my dreams but also to reach the dreams of others.”
“It’s humbling, and you learn so much about yourself,” said Bryton Fett, also on the Paraguay trip. “You learn to work with other people. You learn to be a more group-oriented person and to take care of each other.”
– Paula Andrea Montoya Galvis, YouthLead SENA Participant
More 2013 youth program highlights include:
Partners’ Youth Engagement programs focus on four key areas: • L eadership Development •M utual Understanding •C ommitment to Service • Long-term Engagement
These reactions are common among youth returning from Partners’ exchange and leadership programs: lives are changed, worldviews broadened and passions for service ignited.
Youth Ambassadors (YA) program: A year of firsts materialized for the program with a new round of YA starting in Venezuela and local Peruvian youth organizing the first Andean Region Youth Ambassadors Summit. For the second year, the U.S. Embassy in Bogotá selected the Youth Colombian Leaders Network—supported by Partners youth, RED2021 youth volunteers, YA mentors and local Partners chapters—to organize the National Convention for Volunteer Leaders and U.S. Exchange Alumni.
Since 2003, more than 900 youth from 17 countries across the Americas have enhanced their leadership skills through the Youth Ambassadors program. YouthLead: As part of the YouthLead Girls Empowerment program, attendees from Chile, Mexico, Uruguay, Brazil and the U.S. gathered at the Girls Empowerment Conference to promote girls’ and young women’s participation in all spaces of public life through sharing experiences.
PartnersCampus
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100 total attendees 75 students 12 higher education institutions 6 group advisors 19 speakers
In 2013, 86 youth and mentors from 34 different areas of the world participated in Partners’ youth leadership and exchange programs.
Youth Engagement and Exchange
The PartnersCampus network flourished at the well-attended Second Annual PartnersCampus Convention in Medellín, Colombia, setting off increased virtual communication and collaboration among the campuses.
EducaFuturo Expands Education Access This was a year of growth for EducaFuturo, Partners’ signature initiative to increase access to education and fight child labor in Ecuador and Panama. Our hard work and six new partnerships with both implementing partners and NGOs paved the way for a high-impact 2014—including increased opportunities for children to attend school and families to earn income. By 2016, we plan to target over 3,900 children, 1,200 youth and 1,600 households.
YouthLead – Launching New Leadership Exchange Twenty low-income youth from rural communities in Colombia traveled to Illinois and Massachusetts for three weeks of environmental and service leadership experience. The brand new leadership exchange program, YouthLead, was sponsored by Colombia’s renowned public institute, SENA (Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje).
President’s Internship Program (PIP) Sees Powerful Start In its pilot year, PIP recruited 35 interns from 10 countries across the world to participate in its program. A program for interns by interns, PIP offers handson leadership development and training to students and young professionals from our international office. Its mission: cultivate globally active, service-oriented change agents to address current social issues in the marketplace.
Conclusion
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A Legacy T o Propel Us Forward Where are we headed? The answer hinges much on where Partners has been. Our 50-year legacy informs decisions about our priority areas moving forward. Our ultimate goal is to become the premiere partnering organization in Latin America. We plan to get there by deepening our investment in key areas over the next decade: •S port-for-development and youth employment— Link the sport component with other existing programs improving outreach to high-risk youth. By focusing on additional support and nurturing environments, we will help youth land jobs as well as succeed in life. We will also apply lessons learned in sport to violence prevention and health programs.
The more we integrate our network, the greater our impact will be. •A griculture and food security—Sustain our existing programs and continue to integrate agricultural development, food security, nutrition and health in our work and utilize people-to-people connections. We will also mobilize our growing network of volunteers, organizations and universities to address climate change and natural resource management issues. Goal: Expand to new countries in LAC, add additional related technical projects and mobilize public and private resources. •C limate and energy—Grow our network of climate change scientists, higher education institutions and the agencies where they work. By collaborating, we’re better situated to address the issues of climate change and emergency preparedness.
•P rofessional fellowships—Increase sustainable relationships with professionals and organizations in diverse communities. As our network grows, we’ll encourage more effective engagement and enactment in civil society, government and the legislative process. •C ombating child labor—Mobilize government agencies, higher education institutions and NGOs to collaborate on methods of intervention and best practices in eliminating child labor. • Youth leadership and exchanges—Engage millennials to be service leaders by better understanding how they view our hemisphere politically and culturally. We want to know what service means to them and how they connect with a network like Partners, so we’re working to provide them with guidance, learning and service opportunities, while minimizing bureaucracy. •1 00,000 Strong in the Americas—Strengthen U.S. relations with southern countries by creating new partnerships with universities and the private sector. By expanding education and high-tech resources, we’ll increase student mobility and enhance educational exchanges. • L anguage programs—Mobilize volunteers to teach language across the hemisphere. We see language training as another critical element to connecting the hemisphere—and key to the exchange of students through 100,000 Strong. The more we integrate our network, the greater our impact will be. Progress takes time, but with our 360-degree view of development—one that combines our history with the volunteer perspectives of today—we believe improvement can happen a lot more effectively. To us, it’s more than simply tallying up numbers, results or partners; it’s adopting an attitude and lifestyle of service today and into the next 50 years.
Partners Inc. Financial Statements
Financials
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Statement of Activities and Changes in Assets Partners of the Americas, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2013 Support & Revenue
2013
$9,995,091
Total Support and Revenue
Expenses Program Services Total Program Services Supporting Services Total Supporting Services
$7,562,429
Total Expenses Changes in Net Assets Net Assets at Beginning of Year
$9,355,061 $640,030 $15,725,637
Net Assets at End of Year
$16,365,667
$1,792,632
Revenues n n n n n n n
U.S. Government Grants Other Grants and Contributions In-kind Contributions Individual Contributions Membership Dues Interest and Investment Income Other Income
Total
$8,380,181 $10,419 $1,260,528 $36,629 $20,563 $26,097 $260,674
$9,995,091
Statement of Financial Position Partners of the Americas, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2013 Assets Current Assets Total Current Assets Property, Equipment, and Leasehold Improvements Net Property, Equipment, and Leasehold Improvements Noncurrent Assets Total Noncurrent Assets Total Assets
2013 $12,092,566 $39,915 $6,323,846 $18,456,327
Liabilities & Net Assets Current Liabilities Total Current Liabilities Net Assets Total Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted Total Net Assets
2013
Total Liabilities & Net Assets
$18,456,327
$2,090,660 ($578,974) $16,944,641 $16,365,667
*For a complete copy of the 2013 independent auditors’ report by Gelman, Rosenberg and Freeman, please contact Partners of the Americas at 1.800.322.7844 or 202.628.3300.
Total Expenses
Program Services n n n n n
Youth and Education Agriculture and Environment Exchanges and Fellowships General and Administrative Fundraising
Total
$2,994,431 $2,764,484 $1,803,514 $1,756,913 $35,719
$9,355,061
Financials
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Partners Foundation Financial Statements History
Statement of Financial Position
Thirty years ago, Partners of the Americas, Inc. established the Partners of the Americas Foundation, Inc. The Foundation was incorporated in 1984 as a separate legal charitable (IRC Section 501(c)(3)) entity to maintain and provide funds to promote the purposes and goals of Partners of the Americas, Inc. As a charitable support organization, the Foundation has a number of restricted endowment funds that support particular Partners of the Americas programs and unrestricted funds through which the Foundation supports chapter and volunteer work. In addition to the Foundation being a charitable organization, in 2010, Partners of the Americas, Inc. approved revisions to the Foundation’s governance documents and structure which resulted in the Foundation also being characterized, for tax purposes, as a supporting organization to Partners of the Americas, Inc. pursuant to IRC Section 509(a)(3).
Partners of the Americas Foundation for the year ended December 31, 2013 Assets 2013 Current Assets Total Current Assets $3,031,194 Noncurrent Assets Total Noncurrent Assets $636,230 Total Assets
$3,667,424
Liabilities & Net Assets 2013 Current Liabilities Total Current Liabilities $937,738 Net Assets Total Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted Permanently Restricted Total Net Assets
$643,696 $1,862,470 $223,520 $2,729,686
Total Liabilities & Net Assets
$3,667,424
Revenues n n n n
A Ganar Contributions Investment Income Other Income
$1,907,970 $3,500 $129,089 $17,473
Total Support & Revenue $2,058,032
Expenses n A Ganar
$1,014,838
Total Expenses
$1,014,838
Endowments Partners of the Americas’ endowment consists of donor-restricted endowment funds and funds designated by the Board of Directors to function as endowments. As required by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), net assets associated with endowment funds, including funds designated by the Board of Directors to function as endowments, are classified and reported based on the existence or absence of donor-imposed restrictions. The Foundation is audited annually in accordance with the audit of Partners of the Americas, Inc. Beginning in 2013, the Partners of the Americas Foundation began holding funds to be granted to institutions of higher education as a part of President Obama’s 100,000 Strong in the Americas initiative. These funds are granted to colleges and universities committed to helping more of their students study abroad, as students that study abroad are often more prepared to meet the challenges of a global workforce. Partners of the Americas is working in partnership with NAFSA: Association of International Educators and the U.S. Department of State as we advance the goal of at least 100,000 students traveling to and from the United States yearly. To learn more about how you can support this work, visit www.100KStrongAmericas.org.
Total Endowment n Board-Designated Endowment Funds n Temporarily Restricted n Permanently Restricted
$643,696 $1,862,470 $223,520
Total
$2,729,686
Collaborators
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Sustaining Ambassadors
Individual Gifts in 2013 Organizations and Foundations that we collaborated with in 2013
$20,000 and above
Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church Arthur & Annette Dohrman Dr. Paula Laschober Matthew Lee, Jr. Rotary Club International District 503
Lynn & Alan Berkeley Bernard & Carolyn Hamilton Elizabeth Hill Mary Laschober Dr. Paula Laschober Stephen Murphy Jerry Perpich Friends of Pixote Literacy Fund $10,000 - $19,999
Anonymous Luis Brito Malcolm Butler Art Dohrman Lois Fish Frederick Heldring Virginia Hubbell Raymond Laschober William Reese William Stedman Deborah Szekely Maurine Venters $5,000 - $9,999
C. Dean Allen Lacey Gude Jan Hertzberg Hector de Lara Steven Laschober Matthew Lee, Jr. Edmea McCarty Robert Raiche Alicia Reid Manuel Rodriguez-Fiol Harry Ruffalo Diani Santucci Charles & Dorothy Wampler Patricia Hill Williams Wilbur Zielke
Includes government, universities and the private sector
Ambassadors - $1,000 and above
In Honor of Joseph Allen and Martha Lenore Gehring Allen Dr. Lin Allen In Memory of Madelyn L. Laschober Mary Laschober & Steven D. Honegger Patrons - $500 - $999
Brian Darville John Poertner Robert Sicina
Benefactors - $250 - $499
Christopher Crawford Michelle Hill Martha Thaler
In Memory of Sarah Spencer Gramling Margaret “Mari” Gramling Sponsors - $100 - $249
George & Elizabeth Arscott Sorrel Brown Oren & Gay Campbell David Coffey Elizabeth DaSilva Henry & Ellen Graden Mr. and Mrs. Jason Kearns James Kullberg E. David Luria North Carolina Partners of the Americas Angel Pulido Dennis Sargent The Schoch Family Trust Jack Shakely Maurice Sterns Robert & Mary Stodola Eliana Vera David Vetter Dr. Cynthia Wolloch In Memory of Kathy Evans Richard Evans In Memory of Fredrick Heldring William Reese In Memory of Dennis R. Shaw Darren Legge Dana Shaw & Family
Adult and Continuing Education, St. Vincent and the Grenadines AGA S.A. AIESEC Alcorn State University Alexander Von Humboldt Institute Alianza ONG Alta Consejería para la Prosperidad Social, Colombia American Airlines American Planning Association American University Amigos de las Américas Asociación Libre Expresión Asociación Nacional de Ex-becarios para el Desarrollo de Honduras (ANEDH) Asociación Panameña de Ejecutivos de Impresas (APEDE) Asocoflores Asomujer Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de Pernambuco Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul Autoridad Nacional de Licencias Ambientales (ANLA) Autoridades Indígenas de Colombia Bahia Turismo Barbados Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation Barbados Ministry of Labor Barreau de Port-au-Prince Basic Education Coalition Bayou Pipe Coating Beyond Sport Bogotá Municipal Government Brookings Institution Building Bridges Coalition C.I Spataro Napoli Cabinet Exume, Haiti CAC Caixa Econômica Federal Brasil Cámara de Diputados, Dominican Republic Cámara de Tecnologias de Información y Comunicación Camden-Hills Regional High School (Maine) Canta Brasil Casper/Maria Marshall Center - St. Vincent Center for Facilitation of Investments Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Center Where Adolescents Learn to Love and Serve (CALLS)
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Centre de Technologie Moderne d’Haiti Centro Asesor para el Desarrollo de los Recursos Humanos (CADERH) Centro Colombo-Americano, Medellín Centro de Capacitación Integral y Desarrollo Integral de la Familia A.C. Centro de Cultura Luiz Freire Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior (CETYS) Universidad Centro de Información y Recursos para el Desarrollo (CIRD) - MIDAMOS Centro Educacional da Criança e do Adolescente Lidia dos Santos (CEACA) Centro Familiar Ayuda A.C. Centro Nacional de Educación para el Trabajo (CENET) Chemás Reyes Roldán & Asociados Chicano Latino Affairs Council (CLAC) Children International Cinetic Media Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington (CREW) City of Deland City of Fort Lauderdale City of Indianapolis City of New Orleans City of Orlando Athletic Programs City University of New York (CUNY) Malave Leadership Academy Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership Club Malvín Club Nacional de Fútbol Coca Cola Code for America, New York Brigade Colegio Alfonso Palacio Rudas Colegio Madre Teresa Colegio Raíces del Futuro Colombia Britanico School Colombian National Police COMEXUS - Ministerio de Comercio Exterior Commission Nationale de Lutte contre la Drogue Community Achievers Project Concejo de Medellín Confederação Nacional da Indústria (CNI) Consejo Nacional de Áreas Protegidas (CONAP) CONTEXTOS Corpoeducation Corporación Excelencia en la Justicia (CEJ)
Corporación Universitaria Iberoamericana Corporación Volver a la Gente Corposur Corte Suprema de Justicia de Paraguay, Dirección de Derechos Humanos Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) Courts for Kids Critical Exposure Cruzada Estudiantil Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. Cutuglagua League, Pichincha Council Cycles for Change DC SCORES Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences, Univ. of Delaware Devils Gulch Ranch Dominica State Prison Dominica Youth Business Trust (DYBT) Dominican Republic Education and Mentoring (DREAM) Project Dot Green Duke University Eau Claire University of Wisconsin Ebony Suns Enterprises, LLC Ecuadorian Bi-National Center (Centro Ecuatoriano - Norteamericano) Ed Broussard Marine Service, LLC Educaçao e Cultura (IBDEEC) Elizabethtown College ENTRENA Escola de Gente Comunicação em Inclusão Escuela Superior de Administración Pública (ESAP) Escuela Superior Politécnica Ecológica Amazonia (ESPEA) Estudios Posadas FAE Centro Federación Uruguaya Cooperativa de Vivienda por Ayuda Mutua FIFA FIOCRUZ - National School of Public Health Florida A&M University Florida Assoc. for Volunteer Action in the Caribbean and the Americas,Inc. (FAVACA) Florida Department of Agriculture Forestland Group, LLC Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) Foundation L’Athletique d’Haïti (FLADH) Free Press Friends of Haiti
Contributors and Collaborators
Contributors
Frontera Strategy Fucvam FUDELA Fundación A Ganar Fundación Amigos de los Niños en Barranquilla Fundación Carlos Slim Fundación CITI Fundación Colombianitos Fundación Colombianos Apoyando Colombianos Fundación Comunitaria de la Frontera Norte Fundación Construir Fundación de las Américas para el Desarrollo (FUDELA) Fundación Fanalca Fundación MAC Fundación Nacional para el Desarrollo de Honduras (FUNADEH) Fundación Niños con Alas Fundar Centro de Análisis e Informacion A.C Fundo Brasil de Direitos Humanos Fútbol con Corazón Gee and Gee Produce Gente a Favor de Gente A.C. Girls on the Run Glasswing International - Guatemala GlideSlope Global Action Iniciatives, LLC Global Corporate Volunteer Council Greater New Orleans, Inc. Green Hill Sport and Cultural Club - SVG Growth & Justice Grupo Ceiba - Guatemala HaitiCoffee.com, Inc. Half-Way Tree Community Development Committee - Jamaica Healing Spirits Herb Farm Heart for Change, Colombia Volunteer Program Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment through Research (HACER) Honorable Camara de Senadores Hostos Community College ICA ICANA IIDAC Inder Envigado Inder Medellin Indiana State Government - Legislative Services Agency
18 Indiana State Government - State Budget Agency Indiana State Senate Indiana University - Office of Government Relations Iniciativa Social para la Democracia (ISD) Iniciativas para el Desarrollo de la Mujer Oaxaqueña (IDEMO) Institute for Global Ethics Institute of Sports Education Instituto Brasileiro para o Desenvolvimento do Esporte Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar Instituto Companheiros das Américas Instituto de Estudos do Trabalho e Sociedade (IETS) Instituto Dominicano de Desarrollo Integral Instituto El Abrojo Instituto Elo Amigo Instituto Federal de Educacão, Ciencia, e Tecnologia do Sodeste Minas Gerais Instituto Gesta Instituto Kolpin Instituto Nacional de Câncer (INCA) Instituto Politecnico Centroamericano (IPC) Instituto Sou da Paz Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica Inter-American Development Bank Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) International Development Assistance Company Iracambi Rainforest Research Center Itaú J. Broussard, Inc. Transport Services Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Johnson City Mayor’s Office, Tennessee Juntos por la Educación Justin Hackworth Photography Kansas State University Kennesaw State Univeristy Kintyre Hope Flats Benevolent Society Kosmos Laramie High School, Wyoming Latin American Youth Center League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Liberty Lodge Boys Training Centre LIDECOR Louisiana State University Major League Baseball Manuela Canizares Pedagogical Institute Marion House Mary Kay Marymount University McGarvey, Heberling, Sullivan & McGarvey, P.C.
Michael Walton Foundation Microsoft Millersville University Ministério da Saúde (MOH), Brazil Minnesota Legislature - Office of the Revisor of Statutes MN 2020 Mountain Honey Multilateral Investment Fund of the Inter-American Development Bank (MIF) Municipal Government of Port-au-Prince Municipality of Carepa Myrna Mack Foundation Napo Sports Federation, Chaco Municipality National Basketball Association National Building Museum National Center for State Courts (NCSC) National Congress of Colombia National Democratic Institute (NDI) National Football League Mexico NC Cooperative Extension, Pasquotank County Center New Jersey Department of Agriculture New England Forestry Foundation Niños Traviesos NISE - Barbados North Carolina Department of Agriculture, Plant Industry Division Northwest Kansas Technical College Nueva Alianza Office of Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. Office of the Indiana Governor Mike E. Pence Office of the Mayor of Filadelfia, Bahia Oficina de Defensa Pública Santiago One World Futbol OPI Open Intelligence Opportunity International Nicaragua Oracabessa Foundation - Jamaica Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos (OEI) Organizaciones Solidarias Organization of American States (OAS) Ormond Beach Community Center Para Crecer Pater Ahlbrinck Stg. - Suriname Paul Smiths College, School of Forestry and Natural Resources Peace Players International Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture PepsiCo Mexico Foundation Pichincha Provincial Council PODEMOS Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra ProChile PROCOMER Promundo Purdue University Ramsey County Community Corrections ReadyNation (America’s Promise Alliance)
Rede de Esportes pela Mudança Social, Brasil Retail-Feed & Farm Supply Ricardo Ortiz Teran School Rose Hall Working Group/National Women’s Council Rutgers University Rutgers University - NJ Small Business Development Center SACUDE Salud y Desarrollo Comunitario A.C. Samanenses Ausentes Sandals Resort International Santa Catalina de Siena A.C. Save the Children, Colombia Save the Children, Dominican Republic Science Hill High School (Tennessee) Secretaria de Direitos Humanos Brasil Sembradores de Paz y Esperanza A.C. Semillas para la Democracia Senado Federal do Brasil Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (SENA) Sistema Universitario Ana G. Mendez DBA Universidad del Turabo Sports Initiation Center St. Kitts and Nevis Ministry of Education National Skills Training Program St. Vincent and the Grenadines Ministry of Education - Adult and Continuing Education St. Vincent and the Grenadines Youth Department State Government of Espirito Santo State Government of Minas Gerais Subsecretário de Inovação e Logística em Saúde State of Minnesota - Office of the Public Defender, Ramsey County State Street Bank Stetson University Stg. Rumas - Suriname Stg. Towards A New Alternative - Suriname Stg. VonZell - Suriname SunEdison Sunlight Foundation Sunnyside Gardens Sur Futuro Suriname Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs Target, Inc. Techno Comunitario A.C. Tecnológico de Monterrey, ITESM Telesoluções Tenda di Cristo The Fetzer Foundation The GLBT History Project The International Olympic Committee The Nature Conservancy (TNC) The Social Centre - Dominica The Washington Internship Institute TRACE International Tribunal Superior de Medellín
Trinidad and Tobago Alliance for Sport and Physical Education TV Gazeta of the Rede Globo Network U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) U.S. Department of Commerce U.S. Department of State U.S. Embassy to Barbados U.S. Embassy to Belize U.S. Embassy to Bolivia U.S. Embassy to Brazil U.S. Embassy to Chile U.S. Embassy to Colombia U.S. Embassy to Costa Rica U.S. Embassy to Dominican Republic U.S. Embassy to Ecuador U.S. Embassy to Guatemala U.S. Embassy to Guyana U.S. Embassy to Haiti U.S. Embassy to Honduras U.S. Embassy to Jamaica U.S. Embassy to Mexico U.S. Embassy to Nicaragua U.S. Embassy to Paraguay U.S. Embassy to Peru U.S. Embassy to Suriname U.S. Embassy to Trinidad & Tobago U.S. Embassy to Uruguay U.S. Embassy to Venezuela U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander Unicatolica Unidad de Planeación Minero Energético UniTec United Cerebral Palsy Program of Florida United Nations International Labour Organisation (ILO) United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace United Nations Volunteers Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro Universidad Católica Boliviana “San Pablo” Universidad Católica de Chile Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia Universidad de Envigado Universidad de Guanajuato Universidad de los Andes Universidad de Nariño Universidad de Panamá Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala Universidad del Norte (UNINORTE) Universidad EAFIT Universidad Especialidades Turísticas Universidad Intercultural Maya de Quintana Roo Universidad La Salle Saltillo Universidad Politécnica de Nicaragua
Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla Universidad San Andrés Universidad San Francisco de Quito Universidad San Martin Universidad Santa María la Antigua Universidad Técnica de Oruro Universidad Técnica Equinoccial Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo Universidad Tecnológica de Antioquia Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá Universidade Estadual de Londrina Universidade Federal de Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) Universidade Federal de Viçosa University at Albany, State University of New York University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff University of Arkansas Fayetteville University of Belize University of California, Berkeley University of Central Arkansas University of Delaware University of Kentucky University of Richmond University of South Carolina University of Technology, Jamaica University of the West Indies University of Utah University of Washington, Seattle University of West Indies (UWI) University of Wisconsin University of Wisconsin - Extension University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point University of Wyoming – Laramie Up2Us Uruguay Ministry of Tourism and Sport Venezuelan Bi-National Center Violence Prevention Alliance and Whole Life Ministries, Jamaica Virginia Tech University - Blacksburg Virreyes Rugby Club West Virginia Center for Civic Life West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission Whole Foods Wine Bridge Imports Women Win Women’s Business Group Woodring College of Education World Bank Institute YMCA d’Haiti Youth Affairs Department of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Youth Division Center - Dominica Youth Enforcement Service - Jamaica Youth for Development Network - Jamaica Youth Opportunities Unlimited Youth Service America (YSA)
Boards & Partnerships Chairman
Mr. Tasso de Castro Lugon Retired Judge Espirito Santo, Brazil Vice Chair
Dr. Maurice A. Sterns Founder and Executive Director of QSD International Chevy Chase, Maryland Treasurer
Dr. Paula Laschober Electric Utility, Economist/ F inancial Manager & University Business Professor Seattle, Washington Members
Dr. Christopher Bennett Senior Dental Surgeon Belize City, Belize Mr. Eugenio (Geno) Bonaventura Supply Chain Mechanical Engineering, Manager, Motorola, Inc. Chicago, Illinois Mr. Erik Brand General Manager and Publisher of Latin America Advisor for Inter-American Dialogue Lakeville, Minnesota Ms. Jan Brummond Business Services Director, Platte Valley School District Kersey, Colorado Mr. Wayne Chance Founder, CEO & President, Vision on Mission Trinidad Lic. José Mario Corona Business Owner and Administrator Jalisco, Mexico Ms. Karen Graham Retired School Administrator North Plains, Oregon
Ms. Rosemary (Binka) J. LeBreton Co-Founder & Director, Iracambi Rainforest Research Center Minas Gerais, Brazil Mr. Antonio Marcus Carvalho Machado University Professor Espirito Santo, Brazil Ms. Raaida Mannaa Creator & Project Manager, Global Youth Volunteers Barranquilla, Colombia Ms. Lisa Martin Executive Director, Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. Washington, D.C. Ms. Alison McKellar Consultant, Director of Nonprofit, Global Opportunity Garden Camden, Maine Econ. Yraima Mendez Economist Caracas, Venezuela Mr. Tibério Paula Pedrosa Monteiro University Professor and Lawyer Pernambuco, Brazil Mrs. Betty Gálvez de Reyes Executive Director, Committee for the Integration & Reconstruction of El Salvador (CIRES) Santa Tecla, El Salvador Dr. Francis Wardle Write and Professor, Red Rocks Community College and University of Phoenix Denver, Colorado Mr. Stephen G. Vetter President and CEO, Partners of the Americas Washington, D.C. Legal Counsel
Alan J. Berkeley, Esq. K & L Gates Washington, D.C.
19 Partners of the Americas Foundation, Class A Directors
Partners of the Americas International Advisory Board
Chairman
Mr. Thomas C. Ramey Trustee of The Brookings Institution; Former Chair of Liberty International and Liberty Mutual Group; Director of AXIS Capital Holdings; Former VP for the Inter-American Foundation
Mr. Matthew Lee, Jr. Account Manager, Xerox Corporation Marietta, Georgia Secretary
Mr. Erik Brand General Manager and Publisher of Latin America Advisor for Inter-American Dialogue Lakeville, Minnesota Members
Mr. Jerome Karwowski Financial Advisor Indianapolis, Indiana Mr. Stephen Murphy Senior Advisor, Pacific Northwest Advisors Seattle, Washington Mr. Stephen G. Vetter (ex officio) President and CEO, Partners of the Americas Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Horacio Correa, Jr.
Partners of the Americas Foundation, Class B Directors
Mr. Tasso de Castro Lugon Dr. Paula J. Laschober Ms. Alison McKellar Board Liaison
Ms. Sherrita Wilkins (ex officio)
Mr. Barry Gaberman Former Executive Vice President of the Ford Foundation; Chairman of the Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support; Trustee of Board Source Mr. Jack Shakely Chairman of the Center for Philanthropic and Public Policy at the University of Southern California; Former President of the California Community Foundation, Author on Development Issues for the New York Times, Washington Post, et al.; Novelist Ms. Deborah Szekely Former President of the InterAmerican Foundation; Chairman of the Szekely Foundation; Member of the Board of Council on Foundations Mr. John Dickson Former Director for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, US Department of State Mr. Robert Sicina Former President of American Express Bank Ltd; CFO of Citibank’s Latin America Division; as well as Citibank’s entire International Consumer Group and later their credit card business. Now presides as the Executive Director of the Strategic Regions Enterprise Network.
Partnerships
Alabama-Guatemala Arkansas-Santa Cruz, Bolivia Colorado-Minas Gerais, Brazil Connecticut-Paraíba, Brazil Delaware-Panamá District of Columbia-Brasilia, Brazil Pennsylvania-Bahía, Brazil Florida-Eastern & Central Colombia Florida-Northern Colombia Georgia-Pernambuco, Brazil Idaho-Cuenca, Ecuador Illinois-São Paulo, Brazil Indiana-Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Iowa-Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico Kansas-Paraguay Kentucky-Quito, Ecuador Louisiana-El Salvador Maine-Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Maryland-Estado do Rio, Brazil Massachusetts-Antioquia, Colombia Michigan-Belize-Dominican Republic Minnesota-Uruguay Mississippi-Guyana-Trinidad Missouri-Pará, Brazil Montana-Patagonia, Argentina Nebraska-Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil New Jersey-Haiti New York (Long Island)-St. Vincent New York (Lower Hudson)-St. Lucia New York (Rochester)Antigua and Barbuda New York (Western) North Carolina-Cochabamba, Bolivia Oklahoma-Jalisco, Mexico Oregon-Costa Rica South Carolina-Pasto, Nariño, Colombia South CarolinaSouthwestern Colombia Tennessee-Venezuela Texas-Peru-Veracruz, Mexico Utah-La Paz, Bolivia Vermont Virginia-Santa Catarina, Brazil Washington State-Chile West Virginia-Espirito Santo, Brazil Wisconsin-Nicaragua Wyoming-Goias, Brazil
Boards and Partnerships
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