Our Approach: Partnership When it comes to changing the world, no one can do it alone. But all too often, the people and institutions working to solve global challenges operate in isolation, leaving community needs unmet and donor dollars underutilized. At Partners of the Americas, our approach is different. We bring the right mix of players – volunteers, development professionals, governments, businesses, and higher education institutions – to the table in order to match resources, knowledge and passion to need. By connecting local organizations to broader funding opportunities and empowering citizens to become agents of change, we develop lasting solutions to our hemisphere’s toughest challenges, together.
Letter from the President & Board Chair For over five decades, Partners of the Americas has weathered change from every corner of our hemisphere. From Venezuela to Tennessee and Mexico to Peru, we dig deep into our network and founding principals of people-topeople service to ensure that the Americas remain connected and engaged. We have seen trends come and go, political parties rise and fall, but our core mission remains the same. Amidst polarization and division, Partners is dedicated to fostering collaboration and mutual understanding through partnership. Inspired by John F. Kennedy’s vision, and the tens of thousands of volunteers who roll up their sleeves to make a difference in the life of someone else, we are motivated now more than ever to continue our work in education, economic development, global citizenship, and human and environmental health. At Partners we recognize that development and volunteerism is complex, so we embrace a 360-degree approach to solving our region’s challenges. Only by recognizing the synergy between our four areas of work can we drive longterm, holistic impact. We welcome you to join us – and mobilize your talent, time, and resources – so that we can push our important work forward, together.
Board Chairwoman
President & CEO
30 69,400 $2.5 91 5,000+
Countries Volunteer Hours
Worth
Million in 2016
Chapters Volunteer Members
It’s the simple notion of p artnership, and we believe i t can change everything.
Awarded
187
Higher Ed. Institutions
20 Countries
100,000 Strong in the Americas Partners: U.S. Department of State and NAFSA: Association of International Educators
Innovation Fund grants fuel strategic new university partnerships to increase student exchange and training programs between the Americas. Through a dynamic collaboration between the U.S. government, private sector, nonprofits, and foundations, we are building a hemisphere of students ready to compete and thrive in the 21st century workforce. Length of Program: 2014 - Present
Education & Economic Development
$2.3m Grants
135
EducaFuturo Partner: U.S. Department of Labor
Espacios para Crecer (Spaces for Growth)
5,950+
Enrolled
1,675 Education & Economic Development
We combat child labor among the most vulnerable populations in Ecuador and Panama. Through a holistic approach, we offer youth a great education and households alternative income-generating opportunities. Length of Program: 2012 - Present
Children
Households
Children & Youth*
1,350
Households*
*These are target figures for 2017-2019
Paraguay Okakuaa Partners: U.S. Department of Labor and the Ministry of Labor, Employment, and Social Security in Paraguay
We support the country of Paraguay in its efforts to reduce the worst forms of child labor and improve labor law compliance. We seek to strengthen the effectiveness of the labor inspection system and implement educational and vocational training to keep children in school and away from hazardous working conditions. Length of Program: 2015 - Present
Education & Economic Development
2,900
A Ganar
Youth Workforce Development Through Sport Partners: USAID; Barbados METI; U.S. Embassy Bolivia; Inter-American Development Bank; CAF Development Bank; & ESPN
Education & Economic Development
In some of our most dangerous neighborhoods, we use lessons from sport to help at-risk youth find employment or return to school. Sport is more than a game – it is an effective tool for breaking down barriers and tackling social challenges. Vencedoras is an adapted version, working with young women to overcome the unique obstacles they face in entering the workforce. Length of Program: 2005 - Present
16,000+ Youth 19 Countries 72% Youth Completed Training
Trained
900,000
Improved
Hectares
Farmer-to-Farmer Partner: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
We mobilize the skills of specialized volunteers from the United States to meet local needs in Latin America and the Caribbean. Connected with the right resources and training, rural farmers and agribusinesses can improve production and gain greater access to economic opportunities. Length of Program: 1991 - Present
Economic Development & Health
2,100 Volunteers 135,000+ People
Haiti Nutrition Security Program
25,500+ Households
Partner: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
5% Average
Human & Environmental Health
We seek to improve the health of pregnant and lactating women and young children through a holistic community health, nutrition, and livelihoods approach. By partnering with local Haitian organizations, we can better integrate activities within existing health systems. Length of Program: 2013 - 2016
Reached
2,200+
Mothers Trained in Nutrition Weight Gain
Visits
Technical
19 Countries 23 Climate &
Energy Experts
Senior ECPA Fellows
Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas
Partner: U.S. Department of State
We team technical experts in climate and energy with local stakeholders throughout Latin America and the Caribbean to encourage cross-border and multi-sector collaboration. Building off technical visits, universities in the U.S. led technical projects in Chile and Belize. Length of Program: 2012 - 2016
Human & Environmental Health
109
Youth Ambassadors Partner: U.S. Department of State
Global Citizenship & Education
Through cultural exchange, high-school aged youth gain self-confidence, leadership and critical thinking skills as well as discover a passion for lifelong community service. With 1 in every 7 young people unemployed throughout the Americas, we strive to close the opportunity gap and ensure our youth are equipped to meaningfully contribute to their community. Length of Program: 2002 - Present
9,000 Youth 20 Countries 50+ Youth Led
Follow-On Projects
Teachers Trained
40 Schools 100% Increase in Motivation for Teaching English
Panama Teacher Match Partner: U.S. Embassy Panama
We improve English language capacity in Panamanian public schools by mobilizing U.S. educators to spend six weeks collaborating with Panamanian educators, offering regional teacher trainings, modeling new methodologies and activities in the classroom, and providing feedback to schools to improve English language curriculum and content delivery. Length of Program: 2015 - Present
Global Citizenship & Education
80
Capacity Building Grants For U.S. Undergraduates in Study Abroad Partner: U.S. Department of State
Global Citizenship & Education
We are expanding diversity in study abroad globally by broadening the student population who seek exchange programs as well as the destinations and disciplines in which they study. Length of Program: 2015 - Present
$1.2M
Grants Awarded
29
U.S. Colleges & Universities
9
Minority - Serving Institutions
Workshops
Education & Culture Partner: U.S. Department of State
We provide our members with the opportunity to be immersed in a new culture, learn a new language and exchange knowledge and ideas through travel, teacherin-residence and small project assistance grants. By connecting chapter members to one another, these relationships often lead to enduring partnerships based on mutual understanding. Length of Program: 1983 - Present
Global Citizenship & Education
20,150 Volunteers 33 Years 45+ Regional
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Civil Society Training Curriculum Leadership & Capacity Building
Highlights
Partners developed a civil society leadership training curriculum that utilizes group and adult learning pedagogy, real-world case studies, hands-on practice and ample takehome resources to strengthen practical leadership skills in emerging civil society leaders and volunteers, preparing participants to lead impactful projects and organizations, as well as, build trust and productive partnerships among stakeholders.
Partners of the Americas Foundation
Founded in 2003 by Stephen Murphy and his family and friends, the Pixote Literacy Fund is named for pixote or “little one”, as depicted in Hector Babenco’s film depicting the difficulties facing street children in São Paulo, Brazil. Pixotes face many unique challenges and are often unable to attend school. If they do, they return home seeking help from parents who likely cannot read and are preoccupied with survival, making it difficult to acquire the basic literacy and life skills needed to end the cycle of poverty.
20+ Projects | 8 Countries | $70,000+ Grants
Highlights
Pixote Literacy Fund
Convention Guadalajara
Highlights
In collaboration with our Jalisco Chapter, we hosted our biannual convention in Guadalajara, Mexico and we focused the event on five major themes: agriculture, higher education, health, security, and youth. The U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson kicked off the event leading into a series of thematic workshops, panels, and cultural events. Throughout the years, conventions have always served as important convening opportunities for our network to gather, bringing together volunteers, thought leaders, government officials, program beneficiaries, university administrators, students, and more from across the Western Hemisphere.
Our first annual Youth Leadership Retreat brought together 70 young leaders from across the Americas for three transformative days focused on leadership building and social entrepreneurship. Youth engaged in workshops, team building, and cultural activities with other young leaders from our network, including PartnersCampus student chapters and our Youth Ambassadors program. They also had the opportunity to meet and network with professionals and experts from various fields, all while spending time unplugged in beautiful Tamazula de Gordiano, Mexico!
Highlights
Youth Leadership Retreat
Chartered Chapters By Year of Founding 1963
Capítulo de Colombia Norte, Oriente y Central Florida Chapter
1964
Capítulo de Perú Capítulo de La Paz y el Altiplano, Bolivia Texas Chapter Utah Chapter
1965 Chartered Chapters
Alabama Chapter Arkansas Chapter Colorado Chapter Connecticut Chapter Illinois Chapter Wisconsin Chapter Capítulo de Bolivia Oriente Capítulo de Guatemala Capítulo de Nicaragua Comitê de Minas Gerais, Brasil Comitê de Paraíba, Brasil Comitê de São Paulo, Brasil
1966
Iowa Chapter Kentucky Chapter Louisiana Chapter Massachusetts Chapter Maine Chapter Maryland Chapter Minnesota Chapter Missouri Chapter Oklahoma Chapter Oregon Chapter Pennsylvania Chapter Tennessee Chapter Vermont Chapter Virginia Chapter Wyoming Chapter
1968
Capítulo de Paraguay Comitê de Brasilia, D.F., Brasil Comitê de Espírito Santo, Brasil Comitê de Pernambuco, Brasil District of Columbia Chapter Georgia Chapter Kansas Chapter West Virginia Chapter
Belize Chapter Capítulo de Cochabamba, Bolivia North Carolina Chapter
1970
1967
1973
Capítulo de Antioquia, Colombia Capítulo de Costa Rica Capítulo de El Salvador Capítulo de Honduras Capítulo de Jalisco, México Capítulo de Quito, Ecuador Capítulo De Uruguay Capítulo del Yucatán, México Comitê de Bahía, Brasil Comitê de Estado de Rio, Brasil Comitê de Goiás, Brasil Comitê de Para, Brasil Comitê de Rio Grande de Norte, Brasil Comitê de Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil Comitê de Santa Catarina Indiana Chapter
Capítulo de la Republica Dominicana Western New York Chapter
Nebraska Chapter
1976
Capítulo de Sudeste de Colombia (Cali) South Carolina Chapter
1978
Comité d’ Haiti New Jersey Chapter Trinidad Chapter
1981
Long Island, New York Chapter Rochester, New York Chapter St. Vincent and Grenadines Chapter
1985
Capítulo de Chile Washington State Chapter
1986
Grenada Chapter
1988
Guyana Chapter Montana Chapter
2008
Capítulo de Barranquilla (Norte de Colombia) Capítulo de Pasto Nariño, Colombia
2013
Capítulo Estudiantil Universidad EAFIT
2015
Capítulo Estudiantil Colegio Militar Antonio Nariño (CMAN), Colombia Capítulo Estudiantil La Guajira (CEENIUG), Colombia Capítulo Estudiantil Universidad del Atlántico, Colombia Capítulo Estudiantil Universidad de La Salle, Colombia Capítulo Estudiantil Universidad de Panamá Capítulo Estudiantil Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina Capítulo Estudiantil UNiNorte
2016
Capítulo Afiliado Corporación Crear Sueños Colombia Capítulo Afiliado Gobernanza, Argentina Capítulo Estudiantil Goiánia - Universidade Católica e Federal de Goiás, Brasil Capítulo Estudiantil UPAL, Universidad Privada Abierta Latinoamericana, Bolivia U.S. Brazil Connect Affiliate Chapter
Board of Directors Ms. Karen Graham, Chair Oregon Partners Mr. Harry Wing, Vice Chair Peru Partners Mr. Erik A. Brand, Treasurer Minnesota Partners Mr. Wayne Chance, Secretary Trinidad & Tobago Partners Dr. Erwin Rafael Bogado Soler Paraguay Partners Dr. Sam Drew South Carolina Partners Dr. Gary L. Heusel Nebraska Partners
Mr. Jorge A. LondoĂąo Mejia Antioquia, Colombia Partners Lic. Victoriano Navarro Casillas Jalisco, Mexico Partners Mr. Jose MĂĄrcio Soares de Barros Espirito Santo, Brazil Partners Mr. Christian E. Stalberg North Carolina Partners Dr. Francis Wardle Colorado Partners
Partners of the Americas Foundation Mr. Matthew Lee, Jr. Chair Mr. Erik Brand Ms. Karen Graham Ms. Paula Laschober Mr. Stephen Murphy
Board of Directors
Partners of the Americas, Inc.
2016 Financial Statement Statement of Activities and Changes in Assets
Partners of the Americas, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2016
Financial Statement
REVENUES U.S. Government grants Other grants and contributions In-kind contributions Fee for service Individual contributions Membership dues Interest and investment income Other income TOTAL REVENUE
2016 $4,141,172 $449,445 $3,362,398 $9,123 $14,159 $32,477 $25,095 $116,183 $8,150,052
EXPENSES Program Services: Youth and Education Agriculture and Environment Exchanges and Fellowships Total program services
$5,446,731 $3,639,327 $738,966 $9,825,024
Supporting Services: General and Administrative Fundraising Total Supporting Services TOTAL EXPENSES Changes in Net Assets Net assets at beginning of year Net Assets at End of Year
$3,998,830 $46,389 $4,045,219 $13,870,243 $(5,720,191) $12,354,951 $6,634,760
Revenues U.S. Government grants Other grants and contributions In-kind contributions Fee for service Individual contributions Membership dues Interest and investment income Other income TOTAL REVENUE
$4,141,172 $449,445 $3,362,398 $9,123 $14,159 $32,477 $25,095 $116,183 $8,150,052
Statement of Financial Position
Partners of the Americas Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2016 Assets Current Assets Total Current Assets Property, Equipment, and Leasehold Improvements Net Property, Equipment, and Leasehold Improvements Noncurrent Assets Total Noncurrent Assets TOTAL ASSETS Liabilities & Net Assets Current Liabilities Total Current Liabilities Net Assets Total Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted Total Net Assets TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS
2016 $4,841,573 $93,270 $3,499,853 $8,434,696
Total Expenses $1,799,936 $(871,697) $7,506,457 $6,634,760 $8,434,696
*For a complete copy of the 2016 independent auditors’ report by Gelman,Rosenberg and Freeman, please contact Partners of the Americas at 1.800.322.7844 or 202.628.3300.
Program Services
Youth and Education Agriculture and Environment Exchanges and Fellowships Total program services
$5,446,731 $3,639,327 $738,966 $9,825,024
General and Administrative Fundraising Total Supporting Services
$3,998,830 $46,389 $4,045,219 $13,870,243
Supporting Services
TOTAL
History
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).
Statement of Financial Position
Partners of the Americas Foundation for the year ended December 31, 2016 ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS
2016 $1,721,095
Liabilities & Net Assets Current Liabilities Total Current Liabilities
$ 754,208
Net Assets Total Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted Permanently Restricted TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS
$258,381 $484,986 $223,520 $1,721,095
REVENUES Other grants and contributions Fee for service Individual contributions Interest and investment income TOTAL REVENUE
$387,986 $78,238 $2,527 $46,135 $514,886
EXPENSES Youth and Education Partners of the Americas Foundation TOTAL EXPENSES ENDOWMENTS Board-Designated Endowment Funds Temporarily Restricted Permanently Restricted TOTAL ENDOWMENTS
Revenues Other grants and contributions Fee for service Individual contributions Interest and investment income TOTAL REVENUE
$387,986 $78,238 $2,527 $46,135 $514,886
Expenses $1,502,313 $1,502,313
Youth and Education Partners of the Americas Foundation
TOTAL EXPENSES
$1,502,313 $1,502,313
$258,381 $484,986 $223,520 $966,887
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 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 also holds funds to be granted to institutions of higher education as a part of The 100,000 Strong in the the Americas Initiative. These funds will be 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.
Endowments Board-Designated Endowment $392,040 Funds $1,338,754 Temporarily Restricted $223,520 Permanently Restricted $1,954,314 TOTAL
Financial Statement
Partners of the Americas Foundation
Donors & Strategic Partners U.S. Department of Labor Donors & Strategic Partners
Donors & Strategic Partners