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“FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 World Bicycle Relief (WBR) mobilizes people through "The Power of Bicycles." Our mission is to improve access to health services, education, and economic opportunities in developing regions of the world where distance is a challenge. We build and distribute a rugged, specially-designed, locally-assembled bicycle to health workers, students, households, and entrepreneurs. Since 2006, we have distributed over 392,000 bicycles to individuals in 19 countries. Our programs and social enterprise have contributed to community health workers expanding patient visits by 45%, students improving school pass rates by 36%, and dairy farmers increasing incomes by 23%. We know a bicycle can't stand alone, so we support our end-users by establishing market-based bicycle value chains, community-led programming, and continuous monitoring, evaluation, and learning. End-users have access to community-based field mechanics for maintenance services and spare parts, while our programs are buttressed by WBR-supported community supervisory committees that assist with program oversight, management, and monitoring. -Education: 27,481 bicycles were provided to students, teachers and school volunteers to increase access to education and reduce travel time with a goal to improve educational outcomes. -Healthcare: 15,441 bicycles were provided to healthcare workers to reduce travel time, reach more patients and spend more time caring for each patient -- resulting in higher quality care and healthier communities. -Economic Development: 11,765 bicycles were sold to entrepreneurs, who used the bikes to increase their capacity, earn more income and improve the quality of life for their families. Over the last 12 years (through 2017), WBR has deployed more than 392,000 bicycles in 20 countries, changing 1,960,000 lives. (Based on average family size in our program countries, one bicycle is changing the lives of five people.) HOW WE DO IT With the experience and expertise gained over the last 12 years designing and delivering Buffalo Bicycles, WBR has developed an efficient, innovative and scalable model to successfully address the great need for reliable, affordable transportation in rural areas of developing countries. We are results-driven, monitoring and evaluating our programs to ensure we meet the end-user's needs. We combine philanthropic distributions with social enterprise sales to achieve greater impact. We are collaborative, working with partners who help us design and implement better programs. Our supply chain is built to be sustainable, scalable and nimble, while our Buffalo Bicycles are designed and manufactured to be strong, durable and affordable. And our local assembly and field mechanic training creates transportation infrastructure in the countries where we work. Through this model, we are helping individuals overcome transportation barriers to education, healthcare and economic development, and build better lives.”

“Form 990, Part III, Line 1 Our mission is to create access to education, healthcare, and economic opportunities in developing regions of the world where distance is a challenge. We envision a world where distance is no longer a barrier to independence and livelihood.”

“Form 990, Part III, Line 4A EDUCATION WBR'S BICYCLES FOR EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM (BEEP), WHICH LAUNCHED IN ZAMBIA IN 2009, HELPS IMPROVE ACCESS TO BASIC EDUCATION BY PROVIDING BUFFALO BICYCLES TO STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS IN RURAL AREAS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. BICYCLE RECIPIENTS ARE SELECTED BASED ON DISTANCE TRAVELED AND VULNERABILITY CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO OVERSEE THE PROGRAM. STUDENTS SIGN A STUDY-TO-OWN CONTRACT, AGREEING TO ATTEND CLASSES REGULARLY. WHEN THEY'RE NOT RIDING THE BUFFALO BICYCLE TO SCHOOL, IT'S AVAILABLE TO CARRY GOODS TO MARKET, VISIT THE HEALTHCARE CLINIC AND ACCESS WATER. THIS EMPOWERS THE HOUSEHOLD WITH A TOOL FOR DEVELOPMENT, LEADING TO INCREASED ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN COMMUNITIES. TO DATE, WBR HAS DISTRIBUTED OVER 150,000 BICYCLES FOR EDUCATION, INCLUDING MORE THAN 27,000 IN 2017. A RECENT STUDY SHOWS THAT STUDENTS IN ZAMBIA WITH BUFFALO BICYCLES INCREASED THEIR ATTENDANCE BY UP TO 28% AND THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE BY UP TO 59%. HEALTHCARE According to the World Bank, more than one billion people living in rural areas lack access to all-season roads, or affordable public or private transportation options. In these communities, distance and lack of mobility hinder community health worker outreach, constrain patient-visit duration, and dampen health worker retention. With long distances separating many households from health centers, families have limited capacity to seek health services. The results are striking. For example, more than 50% of women living in rural areas of Zambia, versus 10% in urban areas, cited distance to a health facility as one of her greatest challenges in seeking medical care. In rural areas of Zimbabwe, under-five mortality rates are 50% higher than in urban areas. And women in rural communities of Indonesia are five times less likely to receive antenatal care compared to their urban counterparts. Our response To address these challenges, World Bicycle Relief (WBR) established the Wheels for Integrated and Sustainable Health (WISH) program, supported USAID and PEPFAR funded activities, and partnered with local and international organizations to provide more than 165,000 bicycles to community health workers in Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Ghana, and Zimbabwe. By training community-based mechanics and establishing community oversight through local bicycle supervisory commitees, WBR ensures health workers receiving bicycles have sustainable access to critical preventative mainenance, repair services, spare parts, and community-led support. The results have been profound. -With a bicycle, health workers travel four times further and increase average monthly patient visits by 45%, on average; -With a two-year work-to-own incentive agreement for a bicycle, health worker retention rates exceeded 98%; and -Patient referals to health services increased up to 50%. Yet these results do not paint a complete picture. Qualitative feedback from health supervisors and health workers empahsize that time spent with each patient increases, as does the quality of care. Similarly, supervisors report that community health workers with bicycles are more motivated than workers that did not receive bicycles. And a recent study of WBR programming suggested that health workers that owned a bicycle enjoyed enhanced social status, particularly for those workers who were women and homemakers. And health workers report increased incomes by utilizing the bicycle during non-work/volunteer hours for livelihood activities. Illustrative project experience and partnerships: Malawi - WBR is collaborating with consortium partners and the Ministry of Health to implement our flagship WISH program across 10 districts in Malawi, expanding health service delivery at the community-level. Zambia - In support of the Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa, WBR is providing Buffalo Bicycles to increase diagnoses and timely treatment of malaria, as well as the distributi”

“Form 990, part vi, line 1a the board of directors shall have power to appoint committees for the purpose of conducting certain aspects of the corporate business not otherwise delegated. Committees may not act on behalf of the corporation unless such authority is specifically delegated to the committee, and if such corporate authority is so delegated, it shall be valid only as to a single issue and not in general terms. The board of directors may from time to time appoint advisory boards or special councils for specific purposes that do not require corporate action. The composition of such advisory groups may include persons with professional skills or special experience necessary to advise and inform the board of directors. Such advisory groups shall not have the authority to commit the corporation to any legal contracts or agreements whether or not related to the business of the corporation. The board of directors shall not lend apparent authority to such advisory groups and all related corporate resolutions shall expressly limit the groups' authority in this respect.”

“FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 2 BOARD MEMBERS Stanley Day and president Frederick K.W. day have a family relationship. Michael Herr, Brian Benzer, Stanley Day, and Frederick K.W. Day have a business relationship.”

“FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B The President, CFO, and Treasurer reviewed a draft of the Form 990 that was prepared by a third party tax preparer, Grant Thornton, based upon information WBR provided the preparer. Subsequent to their review, Management and the full voting board received a copy of the draft return electronically. The board provided any questions or comments to the Executive Director and the Form 990 was revised, as necessary. The full voting board of directors received a copy of the Form 990 prior to filing with the IRS.”

“FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C The responsibility for disclosing any known or reasonably foreseen actual or potential conflicts of interest shall be upon the interested party whose interests are or may appear to be in conflict. All interested parties are required to file a disclosure statement with WBR prior to such individual commencing his or her service with WBR and thereafter shall file with WBR an updated disclosure statement as may be required from time to time by the Board of Directors or its Committee designee, and in no event less often than annually. The minutes shall reflect that the conflict of interest was disclosed and the interested person was not present during any discussion of the matter and did not vote on the matter in person or by proxy. When any such conflict of interest is relevant to a matter requiring action by the Board of Directors or any committee of the Board, the interested person shall disclose such conflict to the Board of Directors or such committee; and shall not vote on the matter. Further, the interested person having a conflict shall retire from the room in which the Board or the committee is meeting and shall not participate in any deliberation or decision regarding the matter under consideration. When there is a doubt as to whether a conflict of interest exists, the matter shall be resolved by a vote of the Board of Directors or the committee, as the case may be, excluding the interested person concerning whom the doubt has arisen. The Board of Directors, from time to time, shall report on its implementation of these guidelines and the status of any policy developments regarding compensation and conflicts of interest. Further, the Board of Directors shall report after having been alerted to specific instances when these guidelines have not been followed or any other issue regarding compensation or conflict of interest is determined to exist.”

“Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a WBR establishes a rebuttable presumption that the compensation paid to the CEO and other executives is reasonable. WBR establishes a position by comparing the compensation of its CEO and other executives against 10 similar size nonprofits in WBR's peer group. The data used for the comparison is taken from the 990, annual report and audited financial statements from the 10 nonprofits. The final analysis is presented to the Board of Directors of WBR and salaries are approved yearly at the January board meeting.”

“FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15B Compensation is established for the Executive Director by the President after a thorough salary/market review. This salary/market review process was completed during the hiring process carried out in mid 2013. Each year the board evaluates the Chief Operating Officer's performance through an assessment process. The board uses this data to determine compensation. The senior staff has a comprehensive performance evaluation and compensation review done at the end of each calendar year. Salary is benchmarked regularly vis-a-vis other similar organizations using Form 990 data. Documentation of the compensation review is contemporaneously documented in the Human Resources files.”

“Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 The following documents are posted on the organization's website and available upon request: Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, Conflict of Interest Policy, and Audited Financial Statements.”

“Form 990, part xi, line 9 wbr kenya adjustment to financial statements -$1,645”