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WORLDWIDE IMPACT NOW

Scottsdale, AZ · EIN 30593988 · Form 990EZ · FY2022 · NTEE P99 · Human Services · Micro (<$100K) · www.worldwide-impact-now.org
revenue
$32K
expenses
$47K
net assets
$8K
employees
—
mission · from form 990

Humanitarian aide.

profile · synthesized from sources

Worldwide Impact Now (WIN) is an all-volunteer nonprofit established in 2006 that supports oppressed ethnic communities and their leaders, primarily in Burma (Myanmar) and Kenya. They provide training, equipment, supplies, and advisory assistance, while also promoting ethnic rights to governments and media. WIN focuses on empowering local leaders, youth, and grassroots communities.

named programs · 9 · from sources

what they call their work

Burma Truth
Promotes a states' rights, balance-of-power solution in Burma and advocates for U.S.-led conflict resolution.
Kenya Initiative
Focuses on a former warring tribal community on the Kenya-Tanzania border, promoting harmony through education of children and orphans.
Objective Burma: Community Development
Focuses on empowering proven leaders, grassroots communities, and youth activists to protect their identity, way of life, and homelands.
Objective Burma: Ethnics' Voice
An ongoing initiative to amplify the voices of ethnic minorities in Burma.
Objective Burma: Health Care
An ongoing initiative to support health care needs in Burma.
Objective Burma: Human Rights
Provides equipment for documenting abuses, communication systems for human rights reporting, trains ethnic youth in camera and computer skills, and promotes documentary film production on human rights abuses.
Objective Burma: Landmine Victims
An ongoing initiative to support landmine victims in Burma.
Objective Burma: War Orphans
Supports war orphans in Eastern Burma by helping to build orphanages, providing food, clothing, hygiene, educational needs, and supporting caretakers and teachers.
Vietnam: "Get it finally done!"
Supports pro-democracy reform in Vietnam, advocating for free-market democracy and conflict resolution.
activities · 3 clusters

what they do

  • Documentary Media for Human Rights Advocacy 7 activities
    • Advocacy for human rights and democratic principles in Burma
      Supports ethnic minorities in Burma who have defended democratic principles and human rights, particularly those facing oppression due to natural resource wealth and government marginalization. Promotes documentary films and supports fact documentation for prosecution of human rights violators.
    • Capacity building for ethnic youth in Burma
      Trains ethnic youth in camera and computer skills to strengthen local capacity for documentation and communication. Also empowers grassroots leaders, communities, and youth activists to protect their cultural identity and homelands.
    • Community education on Burma
      Provides presentations about Burma to community groups to raise awareness and understanding.
    • Empowerment and Training for Burmese Youth
      Empowers proven leaders, grassroots communities, and youth activists in Burma to protect their cultural identity and homelands, and trains ethnic youth in camera and computer skills for human rights documentation.
    • Human Rights Advocacy and Documentation
      Promotes the production of documentary films focusing on human rights abuses and supports the documentation of facts to aid in the prosecution of those responsible for human rights violations in Burma.
    • Human rights documentation and technology support in Burma
      Provides critical equipment such as cameras and communication systems to document human rights abuses through video, photography, and secure reporting in Burma.
    • Support for Ethnic Minorities in Burma
      Supports ethnic minorities in Burma who face ongoing oppression, marginalization, and human rights abuses due to their ancestral lands' natural resource wealth and government policies. This includes providing critical equipment and communication systems for documenting human rights abuses.
  • Basic Needs Provision for Youth and Families 3 activities
    • Educational Programs in Kenya
      Supports a post-conflict tribal community on the Kenya-Tanzania border through educational programs for children and orphans.
    • Educational support for children and orphans in post-conflict Kenya-Tanzania border region
      Supports educational programs for children and orphans in a post-conflict tribal community on the Kenya-Tanzania border.
    • Regional program implementation and expansion
      Implements initiatives in Burma and Kenya, with exploration of programming in additional regions.
  • Uncategorized 2 activities
    • Orphanage Support in Burma
      Supports an orphanage in Burma, including its construction, providing for the food, clothing, hygiene, and educational needs of war orphans, and covering overhead operating costs. This also includes providing support for orphanage caretakers and teachers.
    • Support for war orphans in Burma
      Provides food, clothing, hygiene supplies, education, and operational support for an orphanage in Burma, including support for caretakers and teachers. The orphanage was constructed in 2008 in collaboration with local partners.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2022

the money

revenue
Total revenue$32K
Contributions & grants$6K19%
Program service revenue$26K81%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$7
expenses
Total expenses$47K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
balance sheet
Total assets$8K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$8K
2 years on record · 2021–2022 · YoY revenue -69.2%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
Linda Kay Brown CFO 10 $8K
relationships · 3

who they work with

  • Amazon Partner — Partnered with Amazon Smile to receive donations from user purchases.
  • Karen civil society Partner — Collaborates with Karen civil society to support war orphans
  • Karen health care leaders Partner — Works with Karen healthcare leaders to support war orphans' needs