Organizations Filed Purposes:
FRIENDSHIP BRIDGE'S MISSION IS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES THAT EMPOWER GUATEMALAN WOMEN TO BUILD A BETTER LIFE.
SEE PART III, LINE 1.
MICROCREDIT PLUS PROGRAM IN GUATEMALA: FRIENDSHIP BRIDGE'S MICRO-CREDIT PLUS PROGRAM OFFERS IMPOVERISHED GUATEMALAN WOMEN RENEWABLE MICRO-LOANS AND PLUS SERVICES, INCLUDING NON-FORMAL PARTICIPATORY EDUCATION, ARTISAN TRAINING, AGRICULTURAL TRAINING, AND PREVENTATIVE HEALTH SERVICES. DURING 2019, FRIENDSHIP BRIDGE SERVED 32,469 WOMEN WITH LOANS AVERAGING $393 FOR FOUR TO TWELVE MONTH LOAN CYCLES. BORROWINGS OCCUR THROUGH GROUPS OF 7-25 WOMEN, EACH KNOWN AS A TRUST BANK. AT THE END OF 2019, THERE WERE 2,960 ACTIVE TRUST BANKS. DURING 2019, FB OFFERED NON-FORMAL EDUCATION TO ALL CLIENTS, PROVIDED SPECIALIZED AGRICULTURE TRAININGS TO 1,449 CLIENTS AND EXPANDED THE PREVENTATIVE HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM, SERVING 4,633 CLIENTS.
NURSES EDUCATION PROGRAM IN VIETNAM: FRIENDSHIP BRIDGE SUPPORTS A GRADUATE NURSING PROGRAM IN VIETNAM THROUGH FUNDING OF INSTRUCTOR TRAVEL COSTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
| Karen Larson | PRESIDENT & CEO | 50 | $160,254 |
| Tracie Cordeiro | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 50 | $122,000 |
| Brandi Mason | VP, GLOBAL COMM & PARTNERSHIPS | 50 | $101,662 |
| Sandy Younghans | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Carolina Roca | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dawn Olsen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Meryle J Melnicoff | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paolo Leiva | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Kovach | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paula Farrell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dan Thomas | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Susie Miller | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Caroline Rodriguez | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| James Wood | CO-CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
| Susan Zimmerman | CO-CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
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