Avaaz Foundation: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 20-5050267)

Andrew Wander’s $233K as CEO is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 129 $10–100M civil rights & advocacy nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Ricken Patel	—	—	—	$256,170	$252,584
Andrew Wander	$233,165	$177,219	$171,016	$185,903	$154,840
Heather Reddick - Non-Voting	—	—	$232,767	—	—
Nell Greenberg	$207,555	$199,572	$190,069	$183,500	$143,094
Heather Reddick	—	—	—	$202,250	$192,500
Benjamin Margetts	$198,451	$156,557	$189,504	$174,648	$159,693
Sofia Latif	$160,664	$140,551	—	—	—
Richard Leland	—	—	—	$130,939	$152,513

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $21.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020

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See schedule oglobal community avaaz empowered its worldwide membership of more than 65 million in 2020, supporting actions including petition signatures, messages and calls to political leaders and policymakers, and donations.

$21.0Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Nuer FoundationFY2024$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

Grants paid · 51 grants · $9.4M · 2020–2024

Ktk-Belt INCNY · FY2024$682,300

Smug InternationalMA · FY2024$225,000

Yale UniversityCT · FY2024$211,459

Syrian American Medical SocietyDC · FY2024$100,000

Resolute Reports INCFY2024$50,000

Non-Violence InternationalDC · FY2024$50,000

Our Children's TrustOR · FY2024$27,600

Sams FoundationDC · FY2023$500,000

Eco Activists for Governance and Law EnforcementVA · FY2023$375,000

Sexual Minorities Uganda USA IncorporatedMA · FY2023$350,000

Yale UniversityCT · FY2023$211,000

Partners Relief & DevelopmentMI · FY2023$120,000

Earth Island Institute INCCA · FY2023$104,328

Our Children's TrustOR · FY2023$50,000

Center for Biological Diversity INCAZ · FY2023$50,000

Afghans Empowered CorpCA · FY2023$49,500

Amazon FrontlinesCA · FY2023$29,900

Bondh-E-ShamsNY · FY2023$10,000

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$32.6M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31.6M

Other incomeLn 4–11$1.0M

Investment incomeLn 3$1K

Money outPt IX

$25.0M

Ln 25

Programscol B$21.0M

Managementcol C$2.5M

Fundraisingcol D$1.5M

Owns and owesPt X

$24.3M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24.7M

Total assetsLn 16$25.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M

PeoplePt VI, VII

14

listed · VII A

PaidVII A12

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b3

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31.6M

Investment incomeLn 3$1K

Other incomeLn 4–11$1.0M

Gains on assetsLn 7$494

Total revenueLn 12$32.6M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$24.4M

SavingsLn 2$340K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$24.7M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$129K

Other assetsLn 15$38K

Total assetsLn 16$25.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M

Net assetsLn 32$24.3M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 543

VolunteersI 6100

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$17.1M	$24.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$127K	$129K
Total assetsLn 16	$17.8M	$25.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$1.1M	$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32	$16.7M	$24.3M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$1.3M	$1.3M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$8.7M	$8.7M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$630K	$317K	$313K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$4.7M	$3.8M	$745K	$190K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$427K	$315K	$90K	$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$567K	$446K	$106K	$15K
Legal feesLn 11b	$307K	$96K	$210K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$124K		$124K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$36K	$2K	$34K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$867K	$848K	$17K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$151K	$83K	$67K	$638
Information technologyLn 14	$860K	$716K	$133K	$11K
OccupancyLn 16	$277K	$227K	$41K	$9K
TravelLn 17	$170K	$159K	$11K	$733
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$95K	$78K	$14K	$3K
InsuranceLn 23	$76K		$76K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$5.6M	$3.9M	$399K	$1.3M
All other expensesLn 24e	$118K	$20K	$98K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$25.0M	$21.0M	$2.5M	$1.5M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$26.1M	$24.0M	$2.1M	$25.2M	990 PDF
FY2023	$28.7M	$26.9M	$1.8M	$23.6M	990 PDF
FY2022	$27.4M	$26.7M	$775K	$20.9M	990 PDF
FY2021	$26.9M	$29.8M	−$2.8M	$21.0M	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$32.6M	$25.0M	$7.6M	$24.3M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $32,611,815 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $20,835,297$31,583,505

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,035$1,361

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $331,897$1,026,949

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $21,168,229$32,611,815

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,399,011$10,006,465

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,370,779$6,326,399

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,710,811$8,685,873

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $20,480,601$25,018,737

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $687,628$7,593,078

Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members3

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $32,611,815 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$31,583,505

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$31,583,505

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $867$867

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$6,690−$6,690

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $494$494

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,033,639$1,033,639

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,028,310$32,611,815

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $25,018,737 across 18 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,258,646$1,258,646

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $8,747,819$8,747,819

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $316,698 · Management $313,469$630,167

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,767,500 · Management $745,019 · Fundraising $190,164$4,702,683

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $315,488 · Management $90,025 · Fundraising $21,327$426,840

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $446,149 · Management $105,557 · Fundraising $15,003$566,709

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $96,123 · Management $210,427$306,550

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $124,087$124,087

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,054 · Management $33,718$35,772

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $848,259 · Management $16,776 · Fundraising $1,701$866,736

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $83,453 · Management $66,764 · Fundraising $638$150,855

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $715,973 · Management $132,966 · Fundraising $11,427$860,366

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $226,845 · Management $40,982 · Fundraising $9,046$276,873

IX-17 TravelPrograms $158,564 · Management $10,991 · Fundraising $733$170,288

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $77,704 · Management $14,061 · Fundraising $3,123$94,888

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $75,826$75,826

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,936,982 · Management $399,148 · Fundraising $1,269,540$5,605,670

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $19,936 · Management $98,026$117,962

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $21,018,193 · Management $2,477,842 · Fundraising $1,522,702$25,018,737

Part X · Balance sheet $25,556,020 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $16,734,350$24,391,693

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $340,158$340,007

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $261,291$389,992

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $77,728$9,901

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $211,469$257,719

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $127,403$129,036

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $49,571$37,672

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,801,970$25,556,020

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $912,269$1,020,126

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $188,572$198,926

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,100,841$1,219,052

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $16,701,129$22,960,630

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$1,376,338

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,701,129$24,336,968

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,801,970$25,556,020

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,336,968 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$32,611,815

XI-2 Total expenses$25,018,737

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,593,078

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,701,129

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$42,761

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$24,336,968

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