International Planned Parenthood Federation -

“Amendments made to IPPFWHR Bylaws, as approved by the Regional Governing Council in November 2019: - Introduction of the objectives section was updated to include a broader vision of the organization - The powers and duties of the Board of Directors are updated to reflect the new governance structure and business and funding model - The composition of the Board of Directors is modified - New Board staggered election mechanism was introduced, to ensure more participation - The number of meetings of the Board of Directors is increased - The quorum of Directors is clarified, based on the new number of directors - New terms of engagement with Partner Organizations are defined - A Partner Forum is established to promote exchange of best practices, expertise, and information - The Advisory Committee to the Partner Forum is established, which will serve as a liaison between Partner Organizations and the Board of Directors - The functions and activities, and the composition of the committees of the Board are updated - The tasks of the Secretary of the Board are redefined - The line of report of the CEO/Regional Director is updated - The definition of "Independent Directors" is included, to comply with requirements of the New York State Not-for-Profit Corporation Law - The pathway to amend the bylaws is updated, to reflect the new governance structure and the new business and funding model FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 6 AND 7A: While IPPFWHR is an independent legal entity, it functioned as a regional partner of International Planned Parenthood Federation, headquartered in London England until August 31, 2020. IPPFWHR SUPPORTS AND COORDINATES SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, INCLUDING FAMILY PLANNING, ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY 37 AUTONOMOUS NATIONAL MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS (MAS) IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE AND A NUMBER OF OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND ALSO PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ADVISORY SERVICES TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS. THE MAS SEND DELEGATES TO THE REGIONAL COUNCIL MEETING EVERY 18 MONTHS. EVERY THREE YEARS, THEY ELECT THE IPPFWHR REGIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DECISIONS MADE BY THE BOARD ARE NOT SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY INDIVIDUAL MAS.”

“The organization's form 990 is initially prepared by an independent accounting firm based on information provided by the organization's finance department in consultation with the organization's staff. The finance department and the organization's ceo and regional director then review and approve the draft return. The draft return is then provided to the entire board prior to filing with the internal revenue service.”

“The organization has a conflict of interest policy in place. Directors are required to confirm their compliance periodically. All new employees are required to submit a conflict of interest questionnaire, at the time of hiring, to human resources disclosing any outside affiliations. In addition, directors and employees are required to disclose to human resources any outside affiliations or potential conflicts of interest as they arise throughout the year. Human resources and the board of directors review the outside affiliations to determine if there are any potential conflicts of interest or violations of the conflict of interest policy. If so, appropriate action is taken to resolve any such conflicts or violations, including causing a director to recuse himself or herself from discussion and voting on the issue, and causing an employee to terminate his/her outside affiliation or taking appropriate disciplinary action.”

“THE INDEPENDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL - THE ceo and REGIONAL DIRECTOR. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN PLACE, AND NO DIRECTOR WHO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION OR VOTE ON THE ceo and REGIONAL DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. THE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION IS DOCUMENTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY IN THE ORGANIZATION'S RECORDS. COMPENSATION FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES IS SET BY THE ceo and REGIONAL DIRECTOR WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. VARIOUS SOURCES OF COMPARABILITY DATA ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION, TO ENSURE THAT EMPLOYEES ARE GENERALLY PAID WITHIN THE RANGE OF THE GOING MARKET RATE FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS.”

“IPPFWHR's Audited Financial Statements and 990 Tax Returns are made available to the public through our website www.ippfwhr.org. In addition, UPON REQUEST, THE ORGANIZATION WILL MAKE AVAILABLE ONLY THOSE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED UNDER THE PUBLIC INSPECTION LAWS. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24d: THE STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES INCLUDES AN EXPENSE ITEM FOR RESEARCH OF $134,981 WHICH REFLECTS THE CONSULTANT AND TRAVEL COSTS RELATED TO THESE RESEARCH INITIATIVES. THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE GRANTS TO PARTNERS OR PERSONNEL COSTS AS THEY ARE REQUIRED TO BE REFLECTED IN LINES 1-10 ON THE STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES. THE TOTAL AMOUNT IPPFWHR INVESTED IN RESEARCH INITIATIVES INCLUDING GRANTS TO PARTNERS AND PERSONNEL COSTS IS $613,897.”

“IPPFWHR AIMS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF INDIVIDUALS BY campaigning FOR SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS THROUGH ADVOCACY AND SERVICES, ESPECIALLY FOR POOR AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE. WE DEFEND THE RIGHT OF ALL YOUNG PEOPLE TO ENJOY THEIR SEXUAL LIVES FREE FROM ILL HEALTH, UNWANTED PREGNANCY, VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION. WE SUPPORT A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE TO TERMINATE HER PREGNANCY LEGALLY AND SAFELY. WE STRIVE TO ELIMINATE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS AND REDUCE THE SPREAD AND IMPACT OF HIV/AIDS. FORM 990, PART III, LINES 4A-4D: International Planned Parenthood Federation Western Hemisphere Region, Inc. (IPPFWHR), a not-for-profit corporation exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, was established in 1954 to promote sexual and reproductive health, including family planning, in the Western Hemisphere. IPPFWHR is a membership organization. Its members are independent non-governmental national organizations in North and Latin America and the Caribbean that work in the sexual and reproductive health and rights field. Members elect the IPPFWHR Board of Directors which rotate every three years. The Board of Directors is comprised of representatives from the membership and other directors elected at-large. While IPPFWHR is an independent legal entity, it functioned as a regional partner of International Planned Parenthood Federation, headquartered in London England until August 31, 2020. IPPFWHR spearheads evidence-based research initiatives on sexual and reproductive health and rights including gender-based violence, contraceptive access, legal abortion, comprehensive sexuality education, and more. The Statement of Functional Expenses, Form 990, Part IX, includes an expense item for research of $134,981 which reflects the consultant and travel costs related to these research initiatives. This total does not include grants to partners or personnel costs as they are required to be reflected in lines 1-10 on the Statement of Functional Expenses. The total amount IPPFWHR invested in research initiatives including grants to partners and personnel costs is $613,897. IPPFWHR supports and coordinates sexual and reproductive health, including family planning activities carried out by 37 autonomous national Member Associations (MAs) in the Western Hemisphere, and a number of other nonprofit organizations including Federacin Internacional de la Planeacin Familiar Mexico, A.C. (Mexico), a Mexican entity formed in 2017. IPPFWHR paid Mexico consulting expenses related to carrying out the Organizations mission. IPPFWHR also provides financial and technical assistance and advisory services to these organizations. The IPPF WHR FUND, a not-for-profit corporation, was formed exclusively for charitable purposes. Mexican entity formed in 2017. IPPFWHR paid Mexico consulting expenses related to carrying out the Organizations mission. IPPFWHR also provides financial and technical assistance and advisory services to these organizations. The IPPF WHR FUND, a not-for-profit corporation, was formed exclusively for charitable purposes. IPPFWHR also works with IPPF Canada an independent entity with a majority of independent board members. The entity was established in 2018 to further the impact of SRHR. In 2018, IPPFWHR became a founding member and 20% equity partner in a newly formed for-profit entity, IPPFWHR Innova, S.A. (Innova) with a payment of $200,000. The entity was established with IPPFWHR member associations to provide access to family planning and reproductive health products.”

“strategic framework for 2015-2022 and contribute to the global strategic framework of IPPF. The Strategic Framework 20152022 is a bold and aspirational vision of what IPPF/London plans to achieve and how IPPFWHR will achieve it, over the next four years. It is the culmination of an extensive global consultative process involving MAs, partners, and donors, and was approved by IPPF/Londons highest decision-making body, the Governing Council, in November 2014. IPPFWHRs strategy responds to social, political, and demographic global trends. These include the expectations and potential of the largest ever generation of young people; ongoing, significant social and economic inequalities, including discrimination against girls and women; and opposition that threatens gains in human rights. It is also guided by evaluations and analyses of IPPFWHRs work strengths, weaknesses, capacities, resources, and networks. The resource allocation will respond to the priority objectives of the IPPFWHR implementation plan. IPPF's most recent Strategic framework covers the period of 2016 to 2022. IPPFWHR implementation plan was created to guide the first four years of work. in 2019, ippf conducted a mid-term review of the framework and the recommendations will be embedded in the implementation plan for the last three years of the plan(2020-2022). IPPFWHR separated from IPPF on August 31, 2020 and will determine if any changes are needed in the strategic framework used going forward. Advocacy is priority objective one: Galvanize commitment and secure legislative, policy, and regulatory improvements. Although many governments have made public statements in support of sexual and reproductive health and rights, and gender equality, many of them have failed to realize their commitments through supportive legislation, policy, and funding. IPPFWHR will further invest in advocacy at all levels, including supporting Member Associations with capacity building, funding, and monitoring. IPPFWHR will target key institutions, support and foster interested parliamentarians, engage with community and faith networks, and influence local regional and international processes. ENGAGE LEADERS IS PRIORITY OBJECTIVE TWO: ENGAGE WOMEN AND YOUTH LEADERS AS ADVOCATES FOR CHANGE. THE DENIAL OF SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS AFFECTS WOMEN AND YOUNG PEOPLE DISPROPORTIONATELY, SO IT IS IMPORTANT THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF EFFORTS TO SECURE POLICY AND PRACTICE CHANGE FROM GOVERNMENTS. IPPFWHR WILL STRENGTHEN ITS LINKS WITH YOUTH AND WOMENS ORGANIZATIONS AND PROVIDE PATHWAYS FOR WOMEN AND YOUNG LEADERS - PARTICULARLY GIRLS - WITHIN IPPF/LONDON. THESE PROGRAMS WILL BE DESIGNED IN-COUNTRY AND WILL AIM TO ENGAGE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED INDIVIDUALS, WHO MAY NOT TYPICALLY BE INVOLVED. PROGRAMS WILL PROMOTE MALE INVOLVEMENT IN SRHR, AND ADDRESS ISSUES RELATED TO MASCULINITY, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY. IPPFWHR WILL FURTHER PROVIDE RESOURCES TO ITS YOUTH NETWORKS TO ENSURE GREATER COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION. Comprehensive sexuality education is priority objective three: Enable young people to access comprehensive sexuality education and realize their sexual rights. Data show that demand for sexual and reproductive health services and information among young people - the largest generation of young people ever - is already outstripping supply. IPPFWHR knows that young people who are able to exercise their sexual rights, including by accessing services, have the potential to be agents of change by challenging prejudices and social norms, contributing to public health and development. IPPFWHR will transition from a youth-friendly to a youth-centered organization by prioritizing and scaling up comprehensive sexuality education, which seeks to equip young people with skills, knowledge, and values to determine and enjoy their sexuality and protect their health; and focusing on interventions for the most marginalized youth, in and out of school. Media and public opin”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES OF $7,505,586 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $4,391,854, ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: - Engage Leaders: Expenses $550,467 INLCUDING GRANTS OF $103,990 - Comprehensive sexuality education: Expenses $2,073,429 INLCUDING GRANTS OF $1,538,771 - MEDIA AND PUBLIC OPINION: Expenses $1,330,340 INLCUDING GRANTS OF $460,693 - ENABLE SERVICES: Expenses $2,177,358 INLCUDING GRANTS OF $1,695,637 - VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS: Expenses $1,368,411 INLCUDING GRANTS OF $587,182 - OTHER: Expenses $5,581 INLCUDING GRANTS OF $5,581 - OTHER: Expenses $5,581 INLCUDING GRANTS OF $5,581”

“Change in interest in the net assets of the ippf whr fund: $ 2,016,228 change in value of charitable gift annuities: $ (110,316) ----------- total line 9: $1,905,912”