International : Development and Relief Services
ACCION International
Helping millions help themselves
Rating
Income Statement (FYE 12/2007)
Contact Information
ACCION International
56 Roland Street
Suite 300
Boston, MA 02129
tel: (617) 625-7080
fax: (617) 625-7020
EIN: 13-2535763
Leadership (FYE 12/2007)
| Name | Title | Compensation | % of Expenses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Otero | President, CEO (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) | $234,000 | 1.10% | |
| Other Salaries of Note | ||||
| Enrique Ferraro | Managing Director, AIMCO (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) | $247,984 | 1.17% | |
Donor Privacy Policy
NO, this charity does not have a written donor privacy policy.
Mission
ACCION International is a private organization with the mission of giving people the financial tools they need -microenterprise loans, business training and other financial services - to work their way out of poverty. A pioneer and world leader in microfinance, ACCION was founded in 1961 and issued its first microloan in 1973 in Brazil. ACCION International's partner microfinance institutions today are providing loans as low as $100 to poor men and women in 23 countries in Latin America, Asia and Africa, as well as the United States. In the last decade alone, ACCION partners have disbursed more than 28.5 million microloans totaling more than $23.4 billion; 97 percent of the loans have been repaid.
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