Plan International USA Inc

“**** plan international usa,inc. Purpose statement ****”

“Plan strives for a just world that advances children's rights and, in particular, equality for girls. We engage people and partners to:(1) Empower children, young people and communities to make vital changes that tackle the root causes of discrimination against girls, exclusion and vulnerability; (2) Drive change in practice and policy at local, national and global levels through reach, experience and knowledge of the realities children face; (3) Work with children and communities to prepare for and respond to crises and to overcome adversity; and (4) Support the safe and successful progression of children from birth to adulthood. In connection with the aforementioned key areas, Plan is especially focused on girls' rights when implementing its programs in the US and globally. We are powered by supporters and partner with adolescent girls, children and young women to overcome oppression and gender inequality. We provide the resources that are unique to their needs and the needs of their communities, ensuring they achieve their full potential with dignity, opportunity and safety.”

“Plan International USA made a Bylaw change related to actions which require full board approval as follows:”

“...no such Committee shall have authority respecting the following matters (all of which shall be under the authority of the Board as a whole or as otherwise set forth in these Bylaws): (1) The election or removal of any Board member or officer, or the filling of vacancies on any standing Committee. (2) The amendment or repeal of these Bylaws, any Board Standing Policy, or the Certificate of Incorporation, or the adoption of new Bylaws or any new Board Standing Policy. (3) The amendment or repeal of any resolution of the Board or any Board Standing Policy. (4) The approval of a merger or plan of dissolution. (5) The authorization of any transaction regarding the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation.”

“The Form 990 is provided electronically to each member of the Plan International USA Audit Committee. The Audit Committee then meets with Plan International USA's CEO and CFO to review the Form 990 in detail. Once the 990 has been approved by the Audit Committee, it is sent electronically to the full Board of Directors for review and comment. Once the comment period is over, either the Board approves or delegates the authority to the Executive Committee of the Board to approve the Form 990. Once approved it is filed with the IRS and posted to the Organization's website for public disclosure.”

“On an annual basis, the officers, directors and all employees receive a copy of Plan International USA's Conflict of Interest policy and review the disclosure questionnaire. Each of them signs that questionnaire where they must disclose any actual or potential conflicts of interest. All questionnaires with any actual or potential conflicts are then reviewed by the Director of Ethics and Compliance and either General Counsel, Senior Director of Human Resources, the Audit Committee or the Executive Committee depending on the position of the person whose questionnaire has a disclosure. Appropriate action is taken as needed. During the year if potential conflicts arise, they must be disclosed promptly and in writing to the appropriate person (as noted above).”

“If there are any potential conflicts of interest relating”

“to a particular vote that the Board is taking, the”

“Board member(s) must declare the potential conflict and”

“abstain from voting. This is then recorded in the minutes of the Board meeting.”

“Every year (typically in late summer), the Executive Committee of the Board (EXCO)leads the annual CEO performance review process. The EXCO requests and reviews a CEO evaluation feedback form that is received from each Board Member and can also include feedback from members of the Executive Team.”

“Based on that feedback, the EXCO prepares the performance”

“review for Board approval. The discussion with the CEO is conducted by the EXCO.”

“Based on the CEO's performance against objectives, comparisons to external market factors for CEO's in similar locations and of similar sized organizations and availability of funds based on the budget and overall organizational performance, an increase (if applicable based on the aforementioned factors) is recommended by the EXCO and brought to the Board for approval; typically around the time of the September Board meeting. The EXCO retains documentation with respect to the process, deliberations, external data, and the decisions made regarding CEO compensation. The process includes a regular review of the benchmarks with periodic consultation with a compensation specialist to ensure that the CEO salary and those of other positions in the organization are within the market range of comparable positions at similar organizations in similar markets.”

“For current staff, including officers and key employees, but with the exception of the CEO (as described in reference above to Pt VI, line 15a), the annual performance reviews are conducted in the summer/fall following each fiscal year end.”

“At that time, managers determine compensation increases for staff based on merit and the availability of funds based on the budget and corresponding organizational performance.”

“As needed, positions at Plan International USA are market”

“priced with an outside consultant to determine if the pay ranges for each job are in line with those in other like positions in similar geographic locations. When changes to the job descriptions are made, Human Resources staff have a process for determining the grade level and salary. For instances where the compensation for the position is in question, Human Resources consults with an external compensation specialist.”

“Documentation is kept regarding each employee's salary. Officers and key employees are reviewed by the CEO and any salary changes for officers and key employees are approved by the CEO.”

“Plan International USA's audited financial statements are made available publicly on our website at: www.planusa.org and also on other websites such as Guidestar. In addition, financial information as well as governing documents and our Conflict of Interest Policy are available upon request.”

“Other Changes in Net Assets (Part XI, Line 9)”

“Revenue from non-operating lease $ 36,774”

“Change in value of split-interest agreements $ 18,771”

“Change in value of perpetual trusts $ 88,552”

“Difference in tax treatment of leases $(48,033)”

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“Other Changes in Net Assets(non-operating) $ 96,064”

“Plan international usa, inc.”

“Program service accomplishments”

“Plan strives for a just world that advances children's rights and, in particular, equality for girls. We engage people and partners to:(1) Empower children, young people and communities to make vital changes that tackle the root causes of discrimination against girls, exclusion and vulnerability; (2) Drive change in practice and policy at local, national and global levels through reach, experience and knowledge of the realities children face; (3) Work with children and communities to prepare for and respond to crises and to overcome adversity; and (4) Support the safe and successful progression of children from birth to adulthood. In connection with the aforementioned key areas, Plan is especially focused on girls' rights when implementing its programs in the US and globally. We are powered by supporters and partner with adolescent girls, children and young women to overcome oppression and gender inequality. We provide the resources that are unique to their needs and the needs of their communities, ensuring they achieve their full potential with dignity, opportunity and safety.”

“We are part of the Plan International, Inc. (PII) family, which operates in more than 78 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. In fiscal year 2021 (FY21), more than 26 million girls benefited from our work in over 61,000 communities. For more than 80 years, we have been committed to building the capacity of communities to develop their own solutions and be part of projects from their inception, implementation and evaluations.”

“A. Program and technical support”

“Program and Technical Support Funding of $41,962,135 (for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021) represents funds received by Plan from individual donors, corporations, foundations, bi-lateral and multi-lateral entities, $7,323,458 of which was used on programmatic activities conducted directly by Plan, and $34,638,677 of which 97% was transferred to PII and combined with the funding received from the 20-member offices around the world. The combined funds are then used to support programs that benefitted more than 50 million children in over 78 developing countries. Plan's programs are focused on the following five core areas: education, health, disaster and conflict, protection, and youth and economic empowerment. Plan's work is intersectional and each of these core areas have overlapping elements with a goal of holistic achievements. An emphasis on gender is central to all Plan programming.”

“PROGRAM APPROACH”

“GirlEngage is a development approach created by Plan. This approach allows girls to become drivers of the change they want and need in their lives. It is a strategy focused on adolescent girls that positions them to drive our programs - from designing projects, to leading activities, to measuring success. This approach understands that girls don't live their lives according to program areas; their education may depend on their health, their family or the culture in which they live. Girls know the changes they need in their lives, and Plan is listening and working with them to make those changes happen.”

“Plan strives to incorporate the GirlEngage approach into all of our work. We aim to be girl-centered, girl-driven and girl-led.”

“1. EDUCATION”

“Plan's goal: Children and young people will realize their right to inclusive and quality education.”

“Plan offers holistic solutions that help the most vulnerable girls and boys access quality educational opportunities, from the earliest years through secondary school. We work directly with communities to build early childhood centers, ensuring that all children get a head start on their education. We support Ministries of Education to design appropriate teaching and learning materials to ensure all children, regardless of language ability or ethnicity, learn foundational literacy. At primary school, Plan helps families and caregivers effectively support their children's learning at home to improve early grade reading outcomes. Finally, Plan is working with all children, but especially girls, to successfully navigate the transition from primary to secondary school. Plan collaborates across sectors to ensure adolescent girls thrive in school by preventing early marriage, increasing school safety, improving teacher quality and providing additional learning support, both in home and at school. In FY21, Plan's expenditures in education totaled approximately $5,069,630, with $4,564,139 transferred to PII for our overseas programs.”

“2. HEALTH”

“Plan's goal: Engaging young people, their peers, families, households and communities so that they have the health knowledge, skills and capacity to thrive. This includes helping adolescents and young people to realize their right to sexual and reproductive health information and services, including HIV prevention, care and treatment.”

“Plan approaches health programming with a commitment to addressing the different needs of girls, boys, women and men throughout their life cycle. Through our community-based and gender-sensitive approach, Plan works with marginalized communities to ensure that they have access to needed health services, and to equip them with the information, skills and self-efficacy to manage their health. Plan also works with communities, civil society and governments to strengthen health systems and create enabling environments in which everyone can thrive.”

“Our integrated approach to health intersects with work to promote early child development and early education, while providing support for parents and caregivers. We work with our partners to help mothers, children and young people access quality primary health care and social services. We also support quality, age-appropriate sexuality and reproductive health education and services for adolescents and young people. We challenge the beliefs and attitudes that maintain inequality between genders. We also advocate for more effective policies and actions that respect and protect the rights of children, adolescents and young people who are living with HIV. These include the right to be protected from HIV and, for those affected, to receive care and support. This work includes building the capacity of household members caring for children orphaned by HIV/AIDS.”

“In FY21, Plan's expenditures for health totaled approximately $10,161,030,of which $8,465,609 was transferred to PII.”

“3. DISASTER & CONFLICT”

“Plan's goal: Children and young people grow up in resilient communities and realize their right to safety and dignity before, during and after disasters and conflicts.”

“In times of disaster, children are particularly vulnerable. Separation from families and friends causes uncertainty, anxiety and shock, with a significant impact on children's emotional well-being. Among children, girls are especially at-risk during emergencies, facing threats to physical safety, increased risk of violence and exploitation, as well as early and forced marriage, and deprivation of basic health and hygiene needs. Recognizing the challenges and risks that girls confront during disasters, Plan implements response work that addresses their specific needs.”

“Our initial disaster response work focuses on children's urgent needs, such as shelter, food and water. We prioritize child protection and education to help re-establish a sense of security and normalcy. An important part of our response involves developing child-friendly spaces that help protect girls and boys from harm and exploitation, and aid emotional healing. These also provide venues for girls to discuss and receive assistance in addressing specific threats to their safety and well-being. Plan implements sexual and reproductive health programming to assist adolescent and teenage girls displaced and otherwise impacted by emergencies. In addition to emergency response work, Plan works with communities to help them prepare for and reduce the risk of emergency events. Across the globe, Plan also works extensively with forcibly displaced populations, including refugees and internally displaced persons.”

“Our goal is to support children and young people, their communities and their societies to develop resilience, enabling them to better absorb external shocks and continue forward with their personal and community development. Toward that end, we also seek to address the social inequities and governance challenges that marginalize segments of the population and prevent them from developing resilience.”

“Plan's expenditures on disasters in FY21 totaled approximately $8,786,314, of which $6,669,106 was transferred to PII.”

“4. PROTECTION”

“Plan's goal: Ensuring children's safety and well-being so they can grow to their full potential.”

“Plan works to ensure that all children are protected from abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence, and that children who do experience violence have access to child-friendly services. Plan recognizes that protection needs and challenges may vary according to a child's gender, age and maturity, and appropriately tailors programming to address such differences. We provide services designed to prevent abuse, neglect and exploitation of children and to help survivors recover. We campaign for and promote adequate legal protection to strengthen child protection systems and work alongside families and communities to strengthen protective practices and influence harmful social norms that drive violence against children. In addition, we raise public awareness of, and respect for, the right of all children to protection, and we help young people access the skills and knowledge that will enable them to protect themselves.”

“Expenditures from Plan in this area totaled approximately $6,230,198 for FY21, $4,518,237 of which was transferred to PII.”

“5. Youth and economic empowerment”

“Plan's goal: Adolescents and young people will live in environments which engage and value their participation, and provide opportunities to support leadership, skills and work pathways of their choosing.”

“Plan's Youth and Economic Empowerment programming partners with young adolescents (10-14), adolescents (15-19) and young people (20-29) towards the realization of two core rights: the right to decent work and the right to participate. Programming for decent work is built on supporting the successful transition of young people from education to the world of work, ensuring that they have the knowledge and skills to identify job opportunities, obtain a job of their choosing within workplaces that afford them fair and decent working conditions and the ability to maintain employment to build financial resiliency (programmatic focus: skills delivery, formal and informal workforce programming, strengthening systems for inclusion, accessibility and realization of labor rights).”

“Programming for the right to participate is done in partnership with young people and focuses on supporting adolescent girls and boys in accessing opportunities to strengthen and use their power, voice, participation and leadership to create change of their choosing at the individual, community, national and global levels (programmatic focus: positive youth development, youth governance and youth-led advocacy both domestic and globally).”

“Plan expended approximately $11,715,963 on youth and economic empowerment in FY21, $9,474,699 of which was transferred to PII.”

“B. Building relationships”

“As part of our mission, we promote learning and understanding between people of different countries and cultures. Our child sponsorship program - through which a sponsor in the U.S. is linked with a child in one of Plan's program areas - encourages children and sponsors to exchange letters, cards and photographs as a way to better understand each other's cultures. Through our website and sponsor communications, we frequently urge sponsors to send email communications and letters to their sponsored children. These cross-cultural exchanges provide the foundation for the sponsor/child relationship.”

“Plan also provides various communications to sponsors throughout the year. Sponsors are introduced to their children through initial materials in their sponsorship welcome kit. This introduction provides information on the child and his or her family. This background information is accompanied by an area overview that provides information relevant to activities, programs and projects in the sponsored child's program area and country. Our annual sponsored child update also details activities, programs and projects within a child's program area and country. This update is accompanied by new photographs of the sponsored child and his or her family members.”

“Building relationships is a reciprocal process, and we frequently encourage two-way communications. We contact all new sponsors to welcome them to Plan and encourage them to write to their sponsored children. To support sponsors in writing to their sponsored children regularly, we provide turn-around stationery several times throughout the year. In addition, we remind sponsors of their children's upcoming birthdays and encourage them to send birthday greetings.”

“As COVID-19 continues to surge globally, we remain determined to keep our sponsors updated about the well-being of sponsored children and the impact that COVID-19 has on Plan's programmatic work. All sponsors received updates specific to their sponsored child's country last year.”

“During FY21, there were more than 110,700 instances of communications between sponsors, sponsored children and families, and the child's local Plan office. These communications are processed through a centralized communications and mail area in Plan's Warwick, RI office.”

“The cost of $1,002,153 associated with cross-cultural exchanges is known as "building relationships."”

“C. Development education, public engagement and advocacy”

“Plan's development education, public engagement and advocacy efforts are focused on contributing to the global PII goal of enabling 100 million girls to learn, lead, decide and thrive - specifically seeking to positively impact 10 million girls around the world and in the U.S. by supporting their efforts to become effective champions of change and help address dynamics in their communities that keep girls from advancing. We aim to achieve these objectives in part by communicating with our supporters and partners to raise awareness around gender norms and inequalities that prevent girls from achieving their true potential; advocating for increased voice and representation of girls and young people, creating the space for those opinions, ideas and experiences to be shared; ensuring that girls feel safe, confident, supported and respected; and celebrating impactful moments and champions of girls' equality.”

“Public engagement & advocacy”

“In FY21, Plan identified and executed several activations in an effort to build stronger young people and general public advocate networks in the U.S. Our International Day of the Girl celebration in October focused on online gender-based violence, with a well-attended policy event and related petition encouraging our constituents to support girls' right to digital freedom. We also continued to reinforce our commitment to gender equality and set up a voting action center through which donors and supporters could check their voter registration status, download scorecards on presidential candidates' positions on gender-related issues, and advocate for the Girls' Platform for Action, which highlights six key areas that girls around the world have prioritized as fundamental to their rights and for establishing equality and accountability.”

“For International Women's Day 2021, we partnered with Procter & Gamble's Always brand to end period stigma and poverty. Always and Plan released research findings that found 85% of girls and young women agree that if they heard others talking openly about periods, they would feel more confident about their own. In the U.S., people are more comfortable talking openly about sex, STDs, politics and family issues than they are about periods. The report, which sheds light on the negative effects of period stigma in society, was a compilation of newly uncovered data and in-depth historical research and analysis conducted by Always and their research partners throughout the years. It underscored the importance of having open conversations about periods and offered educational guidance to facilitate discussions that help eradicate period stigma. Plan's call to action related to the report was to encourage people to share their period stories and experiences on our website. For every story shared from International Women's Day to Menstrual Hygiene Day, Always and Plan donated Always period products to those in need. We also coordinated a successful policy event on menstrual equity with Congresswoman Grace Meng's office, resulting in 15% growth in our technical email list.”

“Plan continues to foster policy change in two main focus areas: global gender equality and increasing the effectiveness of U.S. foreign assistance. As co-chair of the Big Ideas for Women and Girls Coalition and the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN), Plan is playing a leadership role in civil society coalitions advocating for change on these issues. For example, in FY21, Plan led efforts to create the first-ever White House Gender Policy Council and to elevate USAID to the National Security Council. Plan led efforts to reform USAID through policy papers and dialogues with agency leadership and innovators. Plan also advocated for these changes with the Congressional committees that hold sway over the agency. Plan continues to work through a number of membership groups that span the international development sector, including the Society for International Development (SID), U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC) and InterAction. Through a series of policy events and private meetings, Plan has brought the voices and perspectives of young female advocates and other experts to decision-makers and influencers on Capitol Hill, at the National Security Council, the White House Gender Policy Council, the State Department, USAID and the wider development community.”

“YOUTH ENGAGEMENT”

“Plan's domestic youth engagement programming includes a number of initiatives designed to engage U.S. youth in both the governance of the organization and as advocates for issues affecting youth, particularly girls, around the world. Plan's Board of Directors includes both a youth member and a youth observer. In addition, the Youth Advisory Board (YAB) is a group of high school and college-age individuals who serve as a resource to organizational decision-makers, to reinforce our mission of working both for and with girls and young people. Roles and responsibilities include contributing to strategic priorities, budgeting and program design, while also serving as advocates who bring youth perspectives and ideas into influential spaces where decisions are being made. In addition, Plan runs an annual summer leadership and advocacy program called the Youth Leadership Academy (YLA). The YLA aims to build the capacity of high school-age young people in leadership, advocacy and civic engagement, while increasing knowledge about the world's most pressing gender equality and development issues.”

“In FY20, we worked closely with the YAB to pivot all youth programming to virtual offerings in light of the ongoing pandemic. In July 2020 we executed the first ever virtual YLA that was designed and delivered entirely by young people. We continued to offer small grant seed funding to YLA members to launch their community projects and YAB members provide targeted mentorship throughout the course of the year-long program. In the lead up to the November election, we partnered with Her Campus, and launched a campaign encouraging young people to register to vote and provided information on where candidates stand on gender equality issues using our election hub. In January 2021, the YAB elected and welcomed six new members. In March, the YAB supported the Plan and P&G partnership around period stigma and encouraged young people to share their period stories in an effort to break down stigma and normalize conversations around periods.”

“Corporate & foundation partnerships”

“Plan's strategic partnerships with corporations and foundations are an important element of our efforts to increase awareness about challenges in the developing world, especially around gender inequality. By linking Plan's mission with household companies and brands, our reach increases exponentially.”

“In July 2020, Plan partnered once again with ViacomCBS through MTVNLA for the #PARA E PENSA (#STOP&THINK) campaign that highlighted how gender inequality and gender-based violence are everyone's problem, not just those who are victims of it. The campaign targeted individuals ages 16-34 and ran on-air and digitally throughout all of Latin America, the Caribbean and Brazil, in Spanish and Portuguese. The campaign reached more than 44.1 million individuals and generated a media value of over $2.1 million. Furthering our partnership with ViacomCBS, Plan worked with Nickelodeon in April 2021 on a gender equity campaign to celebrate girls who are defying stereotypes and excelling in male-dominated disciplines. The "Extraordinary Me" initiative leveraged Nickelodeon's interstitial series, which spotlights everyday children from around the world doing extraordinary things. The campaign included four co-branded profile spots featuring girls from around the world including Karla, a Plan participant from Colombia who plays rugby and is a girls' rights activist. The spots ran across Nickelodeon platforms in 144 countries, reaching more than 18.5 million viewers worldwide and generating a media value of more than $1.6 million.”

“Another way we work with corporations and foundations is through International Day of the Girl, a global day of action commemorated by the United Nations. In October 2020, Plan launched a movement to help girls and young women push through doors to unlock their power and potential. The campaign, "Girl Unlocked," was an integrated, multi-faceted initiative that included public awareness, corporate engagement and advocacy efforts. The campaign raised nearly $90,000 through corporate funding, individual donations and gifts in kind. Additionally:”

“*Our Girl Unlocked campaign generated more than 26 million impressions on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.”

“*Participating companies, foundations, governments and individuals in the U.S. were showcased as partners for gender equality through 152 million media impressions.”

“*Around the world more than 50,000 individuals advocated for girls' rights by signing an open letter to protect girls online.”

“In the U.S., individuals took more than 60,000 actions to support Girl Unlocked, including attending a virtual event, signing a petition, decorating their front door and more.”

“In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, total Public Engagement and Advocacy expenses were $2,273,318. During FY21, Plan initiated more than 2.84 million mailed or emailed communications to educate our donors and partners, and also participated in dozens of presentations, activities and forums. .”