Atd Fourth World Movement Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Training and public information in atd fourth world programs, children and adults, including but not limited to our partners and experts with first-hand experience of poverty, gain new tools, skills, and opportunities to advocate individually and collectively for themselves and their communities and to contribute to creating systemic solutions. The international tapori childrens network represents the childrens branch of atd fourth world. Two second-grade classes at the gregory jackson school in brownsville in brooklyn, nyc are part of this global friendship network bringing together children from different socio-economic backgrounds to learn from children whose everyday lives are impacted by poverty and injustices. At tapori, children learn about social injustice, community, friendship, and solidarity. They develop active listening, critical thinking, creative expression, and collaboration skills. The fourth world peoples university (fwpu) is an adult program for our partners and experts with lived experience of poverty and discrimination and people standing in solidarity with them to learn together and to co- build solutions to problems directly affecting their lives and society. The 2023 theme of the peoples university in New York was dignified work for all. In New Mexico, atd fourth world builds from individual experience of poverty to a collective knowledge and voice. Atd fourth world learns from and with individual families through accompaniment as they navigate major life events. In 2023, we carried out this work through our family accompaniment process and the launching of the stronger together advocacy group. The expertise of people with lived experience of poverty influences their communities, professional practices, and government policies. Atd fourth worlds programs change the narrative on poverty by bringing a new narrator: people with first-hand experience of poverty. Changing the narrative means bringing the voices and expertise of people directly experiencing poverty and social exclusion to decision-making spaces, such as the united nations. Since 1991, atd fourth world has had consultative status at the united nations and actively participates in un forums to ensure that equity and participation are at the center of discussions. In 2023, atd fourth world brought the expertise of firsthand experience of poverty to the un commission for social development, the un high-level political forum, and the commemoration of the international day for the eradication of poverty. We also change the narrative through our national social media presence, monthly national email newsletters, quarterly paper newsletter-appeals, letters to donors, and our website. In 2023, our newsletter-appeals covered the themes places to learn and teach, "un advocacy, dignified work, and story garden. Our communications put the voices of people with experience of poverty forward, which evolved into a more dignified and empowered language - such as people with experience of poverty, having expertise about poverty, rather than poor people being interviewed.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 69.8%; rating input score 70
• Program expense ratio: 68.3%; rating input score 68
• Fundraising efficiency: $25.23 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 75%; rating input score 75; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 62
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Limited
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -2.3%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.74; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 11.6%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -3.9% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -1.2% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -5.2% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings