EMPOWER-THE EMERGING MARKETS FOUNDATION
111 JOHN STREET NO 2410, NEW YORK, NY 10038 www.empowerweb.org

Total Revenue
$6,834,793
Total Expenses
$7,098,614
Net Assets
$6,528,789

Organizations Filed Purposes: EMPOWER CONNECTS GLOBAL RESOURCES WITH LOCAL SOLUTIONS SO THAT MARGINALIZED YOUNG PEOPLE (AGES 10-24) IN EMERGING MARKET COUNTRIES CAN CREATE BOLD, TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE IN THEIR LIVES AND COMMUNITIES. EMPOWER IS BUILDING A WORLD WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE AT THE MARGINS, ESPECIALLY GIRLS, HAVE THE TOOLS, SKILLS AND POWER TO LIVE THEIR BEST LIVES. KEEPING GENDER EQUITY AND INCLUSION AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING WE DO, WE INVEST IN LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO EMPOWER MARGINALIZED YOUNG PEOPLE TO REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL.

EMPOWER BRINGS TOGETHER ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON YOUTH ISSUES, DEVELOPING AND CATALYZING FORUMS FOR PROBLEM-SOLVING AND EXCHANGES OF IDEAS. IN FY2020, WE LED THE FOLLOWING CROSS-LEARNING ACTIVITIES:-AWARDED 109 GRANTS TO PARTNERS IN 15 EMERGING MARKET COUNTRIES RELATED TO INCLUSIVE LEARNING, ECONOMIC WELL-BEING, AND SAFE, HEALTHY LIVES TO IMPROVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MARGINALIZED YOUTH. -AWARDED 19 GRANTS IN 8 COUNTRIES AS PART OF AN INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF GIRLS. -CONTINUED THE BUILDING BRIDGES LEARNING EXCHANGE SERIES IN INDIA. TOPICS INCLUDED EMPLOYABILITY AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMING FOR YOUNG WOMEN AND GIRLS, COMPASSIONATE COUNSELING AND RESILIENCY, ENGAGING MEN AND BOYS IN GENDER EQUALITY AND GIRL-SPECIFIC STEM PROGRAMMING.-CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE FOR LIVELIHOODS-FOCUSED PARTNERS IN E/SE ASIA: WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM CREDIT SUISSE, EMPOWER DEVELOPED A WEBINAR SERIES FOR FIVE LIVELIHOOD-FOCUSED GRANTEE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS FROM E/SE ASIA TO SHARE INTERNATIONAL EVIDENCE ON WORKING EFFECTIVELY WITH PROGRAM ALUMNI, A TOPIC GRANTEES IDENTIFIED AS IMPORTANT TO THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THEIR WORK.-VIRTUAL LEARNING EXCHANGE ON PROGRAMMING FOR VERY YOUNG ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN LATIN AMERICA. EMPOWER HOSTED A SERIES OF VIRTUAL SESSIONS FOR PRACTITIONERS FROM EIGHT LATIN AMERICA GRANTEE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO SHARE CHALLENGES AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM THEIR PROGRAMMING FOR VERY YOUNG ADOLESCENT GIRLS, AS WELL AS EMERGING GLOBAL BEST PRACTICES ON THE TOPIC.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Cynthia SteelePRESIDENT40$192,863
Larry BloomDIRECTOR OF GLOBAL FINANCE40$127,835
Eileen TakakjianVP OF GLOBAL COMM40$122,993
Wilson VenturaDIRECTOR OF FINANCE40$105,800
Marie RosencrantzBOARD MEMBER-HK1$0
Nicholas KohBOARD MEMBER-HK1$0
Richard JohnstonBOARD MEMBER-HK1$0
Ross Hamou-JenningsBOARD MEMBER-HK1$0
Benjamin HallBOARD MEMBER-HK1$0
Stephen GlynnBOARD MEMBER-HK1$0
Maddy FooBOARD MEMBER-HK1$0
Stephen ChangBOARD MEMBER-HK1$0
Francisco YbarraBOARD MEMBER-UK1$0
Marcin WiszniewskiBOARD MEMBER-UK1$0
Bradley WickensBOARD MEMBER-UK1$0
Toby WestBOARD MEMBER-UK1$0
Peter TolhurstBOARD MEMBER-UK1$0
Ozan TarmanBOARD MEMBER-UK1$0
Kunal ShahBOARD MEMBER-UK1$0
John PattonBOARD MEMBER-UK1$0
Fernando OrtegaBOARD MEMBER-UK1$0
Pontso MafetheBOARD MEMBER-UK1$0
Michael LekanBOARD MEMBER-UK1$0
Angela LabombardaBOARD MEMBER-UK1$0
Susan DodgeBOARD MEMBER-UK1$0
Swatee DeepakBOARD MEMBER-UK1$0
Andrew CurranBOARD MEMBER-UK1$0
Xavier Corin-MickBOARD MEMBER-UK1$0
Rafael Biosse-DuplanBOARD MEMBER-UK1$0
Jonathan BellBOARD MEMBER-UK1$0
Jonathan BaylissBOARD MEMBER-UK1$0
Pierre-Yves BareauBOARD MEMBER-UK1$0
Jim ValoneBOARD MEMBER-US1$0
Kathleen KinsellaBOARD MEMBER-US1$0
Tim JensenBOARD MEMBER-US1$0
Michael HirschhornBOARD MEMBER-US1$0
Carlos Fernandez-AllerBOARD MEMBER-US1$0
James DonaldBOARD MEMBER-US1$0
Kristin CevaBOARD MEMBER-US1$0
Patricia AhnBOARD MEMBER-US1$0
Murtaza AhmedBOARD MEMBER-US1$0
Andrew SeizFINANCE CHAIR-HK1$0
Aasha PaiBOARD CO-CHAIR-HK1$0
Eg MorseDEVELOPMENT CHAIR-HK1$0
Aleem JivragBOARD CHAIR-HK1$0
David FernandezPROGRAM CHAIR-HK1$0
Aditi ThoratPROGRAM CHAIR-UK1$0
Parvoleta ShterevaBOARD CO-CHAIR-UK1$0
Jeremy LlewelynBOARD CO-CHAIR-UK1$0
Marc BalstonFINANCE CHAIR-UK1$0
Tom SaidyDEVELOPMENT CO-CHAIR-US1$0
Robert KushenPROGRAM CHAIR-US1$0
Beth FredrickFINANCE CHAIR-US1$0
Eric DannheimDEVELOPMENT CO-CHAIR-US1$0
Eric BaurmeisterBOARD CHAIR-US1$0

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