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COLOMBIA GIVES BACK 10 YEARS OF IMPACT GIVING 2013 - 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

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2013 was a benchmark year for Give To Colombia, marking the conclusion of our first decade helping Colombia’s most vulnerable populations in the areas of Education, Economic Development, Health and Environment. Organizationally, we have restructured our team and reinforced our efforts to better communicate our impact while intensifying our collaboration with the local foundations to more closely help them implement projects. Our aim is to continue being a model for other non-profit entities, a hub for sharing ideas and intelligence, and a space for fostering collaborations in benefit of Colombia. Through the services provided to our donors, we awarded $1.8 million in grants in 2013 in the areas of Education, Economic Development, Health and Environment. We believe these sectors are essential for the development of Colombia and the reduction of inequality.

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Page 1: Annual Report 2013-2014

COLOMBIAGIVES BACK

10 YEARS OFIMPACT GIVING

2013 - 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

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1................................................................our added value

2.........................Interview with our President

3......Letter from the executive director

4..................................................................................................Team

5...................................Contributions breakdown

6..........................................................................overview: 2013

7..........................................2013 areas of investment

8-9........................................economic development

10-11..........................................................................education

12-13..................................................................environment

14-15..................................................................................health

16-17...............................................Water &. Sanitation

18-19..............................................10 Year anniversary

20.............................transforming philanthropy

21.................................................................................financials

22.........................................................................................credits

23...................................................................Special thanks

24-25..................................................................................donors

CONTENTS

G2C is an organization whose mission is to increase the flow of international donations and provide enduring, scalable and sustainable solutions to Colombia’s most vulnerable populations.

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OUR ADDED VALUEWith ten years of experience in the Colombian social sector, Give To Colombia (G2C) has become an intelligence hub for non-profit entities, ensuring that our donors get the most return for their investment.

Based in the United States, and with offices in Colombia, it creates, promotes and facilitates alliances between international donors and Colombian grassroots organizations, optimizing the social impact of private and institutional donors’ investments in the social sector.

To do so, Give To Colombia selects and partners with local foundations to implement high social impact projects, ensuring that they comply with the donors’ standards of reporting, accountability and effectiveness.

Our broad range of projects, access to any Colombian sector, and versatile model as an umbrella organization, places us among the most knowledgeable of Colombian NGOs. Some of our partners include Levi Strauss Foundation, Inter-American Development Bank, Goldman, Sachs & Co., SABMiller, Diageo, Cisco Systems, and Motorola Solutions Foundation, among others.

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INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT & CO-FOUNDER ANGELA MARIA TAFURThe following interview was inspired by audience questions at conferences where G2C has been invited to share its model, including a session at the World Economic Forum on Latin America 2010.

G2C is a philanthropic model conceived to deliver high social impact through international partnership building. In your experience, what are the key elements of successful partnership building in the context of a country like Colombia?

Our model has been successful because we are not merely an intermediary, but we also advise our donors on how to give effectively so their donations can create a lasting impact. We do this by articulating partnerships, leveraging social investments, and monitoring their execution on the ground. First, G2C acts as a grant-seeking platform based in the U.S. for not only the Colombian social sector (mainly NGOs), but also the private sector as is the case with subsidiaries of multinational corporations in Colombia who wish to access corporate funding from their global foundations. We can also act as a grant-making platform for donors that wish to create a special grant management fund. For example, from 2006 until 2011 we managed an open-call process for The McMillan Children’s Foundation. Additionally, we treat our donors as dynamic and engaged social investors. We have had employees from Motorola, Dell, Citibank and Merrill Lynch teaching skills and acting as mentors to the beneficiaries of our projects. Finally, we have created partnerships with the public sector that have allowed us to leverage local resources in the form of matching contributions for our projects.

What are the most important challenges for philanthropy in Latin America?

Challenges! There are many, but I would emphasize the following three: lagging philanthropy, ineffective giving, and lack of collaborative willingness. Regarding the first, the fact is that Latin Americans are perceived even by themselves as takers, not givers. High-income individuals devote a minimal percentage of their financial assets to charity, which is a pity because in the last three years, wealth in the region has increased more than in any other part of the world. The next problem is ineffective giving. The few that give do not do it in a very effective way. To combat this, Give To Colombia’s model tries to transform a culture of charity to one of impact giving by treating donors as social investors with the capacity for long-term strategic social interventions. Finally, there have been many obstacles on the path to instilling a sense of collaboration amongst donors. Persuading corporations to join others to leverage their impact and forget about how their logo looks beside their competitor is no easy task. However, we have had some successes in our campaign to prove that impact is not achieved “solo.”

What do you consider to be the next steps in creating a culture of philanthropy and collaboration in the Americas?

As I see it, the next steps are: speaking up, creating self-defined benchmarks, understanding global trends, promoting local capacity, investing in operations, and taking risks. By speaking up I mean that we need a stronger communication strategy to promote social needs, challenges, and opportunities for the region in order to increase cross-border collaboration. We need to highlight the benefits for social investors in Latin America. It is also necessary to create self-defined benchmarks on a regional and national level, which can be used to illustrate the progress and impact achieved by the social sector. Philanthropy, as any other field, is constantly changing, so it is important that NGOs be in tune with global trends, and learn the best practices of other countries as well as their mistakes. We should strongly invest in NGO capacity building to transform the scale and complexity of the initiatives that can be undertaken and develop a culture of responsibility that is founded on innovation, collaboration and sustainability. In order to effectively channel and extend the reach of every investment, organizations must be strengthened to remain flexible to the responses and needs of its global stakeholders. Strengthening the operational capacity of vehicles like Give To Colombia is as important as supporting the social initiatives and NGOs they represent. Transforming a culture of charity to one of impact investing means taking risks and making changes. Leaders of the public and private sector in Latin America will need to be aware of these risks and make the necessary adjustments. They must also be aware that true philanthropy requires hard work; it is not about writing a check at the end of the month, but actually developing investment strategies, impact measurements and evaluations.

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LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORDear Friends of Give To Colombia,

2013 was a benchmark year for Give To Colombia, marking the conclusion of our first decade helping Colombia’s most vulnerable populations in the areas of Education, Economic Development, Health and Environment.

In March of 2014, Give To Colombia’s Board of Directors named me Executive Director in order to lead the G2C team in day-to-day activities, and help create and implement short and long-term plans for the organization. The Board also appointed Angela Maria Tafur, previously the Executive Director, to the newly created position of President. Angela continues to strengthen relations with donors, direct fundraising activities and provide strategic support to the team to help the organization achieve its goals.

I feel honored to have been offered this opportunity, and enthusiastic about the new challenges that face the organization in the upcoming years. I look forward to working hard with the President, Board of Directors and the staff to take the organization to the next level, while preserving the unique culture of G2C and its ongoing commitment to the vulnerable populations of Colombia.

Give To Colombia’s future growth will be determined by how well we articulate the needs of local communities to international donors. We believe this can be achieved by ensuring efficiency, transparency and impact, three properties that will be strengthened by the recent changes in our organization.

Organizationally, we have restructured our team and reinforced our efforts to better communicate our impact while intensifying our collaboration with the local foundations to more closely help them implement projects. Our aim is to continue being a model for other non-profit entities, a hub for sharing ideas and intelligence, and a space for fostering collaborations in benefit of Colombia.

Through the services provided to our donors, we awarded $1.8 million in grants in 2013 in the areas of Education, Economic Development, Health and Environment. We believe these sectors are essential for the development of Colombia and the reduction of inequality. We are thankful to our donors for their commitment to philanthropy and for creating a positive impact in the lives of thousands of Colombians and their families. In the following pages you will find our contributions breakdown by type of donor as well as by our four strategic pillars.

We are grateful to all of those who allow us to continue working for Colombia. With the help of our donors, local allies, board of directors, advisors and staff, we plan to make 2014 another year of real impact for Colombians in need. Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Santiago PizaExecutive Director

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TEAMdirectors

staff

Felipe Medina, ChairmanRobert Eichfeld, Vice-Chairman

Geoffrey Randall, Secretary Maria Camila Leiva, Treasurer

Rodrigo Arboleda Gabriela Febres-Cordero

Carlos Manuel ParraAngela Maria Tafur

Eduardo ArboledaAntonio José Ardila

Gustavo ArenasOrlando AyalaEduardo Barco

Moises EliembergCarlos Fonseca

Juan Carlos Franco

Gen. Douglas FraserJosh GilinskiEric Newman

Juan Carlos Ortiz Andres Otero

James Stewart Maria Soledad Saieh

Rodrigo Villar

MiamiAngela Maria Tafur, President & Co-Founder

Santiago Piza, Executive DirectorJulia Ardila, Communications & Grants Associate

Ana De Andreis, Grants AssociateSandra Restrepo, Administrative Assistant

ColombiaNathalie Renaud, Manager, Transforming PhilanthropySantiago Velez, Project Manager, Water & SanitationWendy Sewards, Project & Development Coordinator

Nydia Carvajal, Administrative CoordinatorMarcela Lombana, Administrative Assistant

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* As of August 2014

advisors

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TEAMMultilateral Organizations

29%

Private Foundations39%

Corporations10%

Individuals22%

CONTRIBUTIONSBREAKDOWNBY DONOR TYPE

2.6MFUNDS RAISED IN 2013

* As of August 2014

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OVERVIEW

LOCAL GRASSROOTSThese local organizations led our efficient, high-impact projects in 2013.

25PROJECTS

SUPPORTED IN 2013

$1.8MFUNDS

DISTRIBUTED IN 2013

8,843BENEFICIARIES

SERVED IN 2013

Damas Rotarias Unidas de Antioquia

Proyecto de Vida

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2013AREAS OF

INVESTMENT

OVERVIEWA L L - T I M E

175 $19.4M 277,089beneficiaries

servedfunds raised

projects supported

Throughout 2013, Give To Colombia partnered with its ally, Conexión Colombia, to finance projects in the areas of Education, Nutrition, Early Childhood Development, Health, Income Generation and Housing. Conexión Colombia is a non-profit organization that aims to strengthen the sustainability of communities working with grassroots organizations. Our donors included Tamarin Foundation, Circle of Donors in the United States, and the SeeYourImpact platform. Tamarin Foundation’s donation went towards seven diverse projects: the improvement of medical infrastructure for children under five at the Fundación Caracolí; a donation of supplies for the bakery at Fundación Semilla y Fruto; the institutional strengthening of the Centro Solidaridad La Esperanza (CESOLES); the construction of a second floor for José Olivo, a man with polio; a donation of Christmas presents to children with disabilities of Fundación Hogar Integral and La Fundación Fe y Vida para los Discapacitados (FEVIDI); the donation of hospital supplies for Hospital La Mesa in Cundinamarca; and support for The Night for Smiles, a benefit that raises funds to buy Christmas gifts for over 2,000 children from the Fútbol con Corazón Foundation. The funds from Circle of Donors in the United States went towards the activities supported by the Colombianitos foundation, and those from SeeYourImpact supported an in-kind donation of school supplies for Fundación Educativa Carla Cristina.

PROJECTS BYCONEXIÓN COLOMBIA

DONOR: TAMARIN FOUNDATION, CIRCLE OF DONORS IN THE UNITED STATES, SEEYOURIMPACTLOCAL ALLY: VARIOUSBENEFICIARIES: 4,941 INDIVIDUALSLOCATION: VARIOUS

Other1% Health

37%

Economic Development19%

Environment21%

Education21%

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

$335kFUNDS

DISTRIBUTED IN 2013

587 8BENEFICIARIES

SERVED IN 2013

PROJECTSSUPPORTED

IN 2013

Project NameStrengthening the

Entrepreneurial Capacity of Female Dressmakers

Bridging the Gap Between Donors and Projects

Promoting the Well-Being of Workers in Medellin

Donor Multiple Multiple Multiple

Local Ally Corporación Acción Por Caldas- Actuar Famiempresas

Corporación Banca de Inversión Social

Fundación Ernestina García de Santo Domingo

Beneficiaries 3 low-income women 1 foundation 1 foundation

Description

Supporting skills training in tailoring and dress-

making for three low-income individuals, while also

providing equipment and materials for them.

Supporting BIS, a Colombian non-profit that acts as a bridge

between donors, impact investors, traditional sources of social funding and social enterprises and projects.

Supporting employees of the Grupo Alumina family business

through programs that positively affect the general well-being of the community in the area of Medellín

surrounding the business.

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FEATURED PROJECT:INCLUSION OF ADOLESCENT MOTHERS INTO THE PRODUCTIVE CYCLEDONOR: JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATIONLOCAL ALLY: FUNDACIÓN JUAN FELIPE GÓMEZ ESCOBARBENEFICIARIES: 340 ADOLESCENT MOTHERS LOCATION: CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA

This project offers training in productive skills such as cooking, jewelry-making, cosmetology, and tailoring, in order to increase mothers’ employability and allow them to enter the local workforce. The beneficiaries receive psychological support, child care attention, nutrition, health and reproductive education and medical care. Medical care is intended to guarantee better levels of nutrition, healthy pregnancies and the reduction of infant mortality rates. The project also gives those who showed more motivation access to academic or business opportunities through scholarships and financial support offered by the foundation’s Employment and Entrepreneurship Office.

Supporting the Rehabilitation of

Disabled Persons

Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship Program Little Big Money My Dreamed Community:

Manzanillo del Mar

Multiple The Levi Strauss Foundation MultipleAnonymous,

Agencia Presidencial de Cooperación Internacional de Colombia

Fundación Teletón Corporación Interactuar Fundación Capital Colombia Fundación Carlos y Sonia Haime

1 foundation 200 garment factory workers (continues from last year) 18 individuals 226 individuals

Supporting the comprehensive

rehabilitation and professional and social inclusion of disabled individuals from low-income communities.

Providing financial literacy training, matched savings

and support for micro-enterprise development

through a program oriented towards creating culture of saving for Levi’s garment

factory workers in Medellín.

Supporting the first crowdfunding platform

in Colombia, intended to fund and develop small enterprises to generate

social and environmental impact. Projects included: BituteSabor.com, Delicias del Plátano, More Fresh.

Poverty eradication project benefitting the Manzanilo del Mar community by means of

environmental education taught by arts and income-generating

activities.

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EDUCATION363K

2,153 10

FUNDS DISTRIBUTED

IN 2013

BENEFICIARIESSERVEDIN 2013

PROJECTSSUPPORTED

IN 2013

Project NameFinancial Support for Talented Music

Students

Providing Opportunities for Talented Music

Students

Deepening Enseña Por Colombia’s

Impact

Supporting Enseña Por Colombia

Donor HILTI Foundation Anonymous JPMorgan Chase Foundation Felipe Vergara

Local Ally

Corporación Orquesta

Filarmónica de Medellín

Corporación Orquesta

Filarmónica de Medellín

Corporación Enseña por Colombia

Corporación Enseña por Colombia

Beneficiaries 1 foundation 28 music students 1,806 individuals 1 foundation

Description

Enhancing the artistic growth of disadvantaged

young musicians, to prepare them to become professionals and lead self-sustaining lives.

Providing scholarships and economic support

for talented, low-income music students

in Medellín.

Leveraging opportunities to deepen Enseña Por

Colombia’s impact by training young

professionals to become efficient teachers.

Supporting Enseña Por Colombia’s essential mission of building a

social movement towards the improvement of the Colombian education

system.

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FEATURED PROJECT:SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR DISABLED SOLDIERSDONOR: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS FOUNDATIONLOCAL ALLY: CORPORACIÓN MATAMOROSBENEFICIARIES: 65 SOLDIERS INJURED IN COMBATLOCATION: BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA

For over 50 years, Colombia has suffered an internal conflict that has caused a great deal of suffering and grief for its inhabitants. Criminal groups have carried out many illicit terrorist acts, which affect not only the general public, but also the members of the armed forces and their families. Despite improvements in security and a reduction in violence, the number of Colombian soldiers injured in 2013 by just landmines was 368.

Colombian soldiers do not have a high level of education and those injured in combat face an even bigger challenge to reincorporate into the labor market. These soldiers have the excruciating task of starting over in order to produce for themselves and their families.

This project aims to overcome these issues by providing disabled soldiers injured in combat with access to basic and professional education. Access to education is a determining factor in the inclusion of disabled individuals in society: it increases their employability and prepares them to enter the formal work force.

In partnership with the Corporación Matamoros, the project provides scholarships for 65 young men affected by the Colombian armed conflict. Priority was given to soldiers that were affected by landmines. A total of 65 beneficiaries were selected and began their studies in January and July 2013.

Donation of School Supplies

Recognizing Innovation and Connecting the Unconnected

Promoting the Visual Arts in Cartagena

Empowering Women in Medellín

Training Wounded War

Veterans in SAP

Thai Herm USA Cisco Systems, Inc. Multiple Skanska USA, Inc.

SAP Foundation, a Donor

Advised fund at Silicon Valley

Community Foundation

Fundación Quiero Ayudar Hablando con Julis

International Biennal of

Contemporary Art Foundation of Cartagena de Indias (BIACI)

Centro Colombo Americano Medellín

Corporación General Gustavo

Matamoros D Costa

90 children 23 schools and 5 families 1 foundation 30 women 114 retired

soldiers

Facilitating a donation for academic materials for children from a

low-income community in Cali, in partnership with the non-profit

organization, Colfuture.

Facilitating a Cisco VNI Service Award for

“Recognizing Innovation and Connecting the

Unconnected,” which was used to train families

to use the software, and install it in new schools.

Supporting the BIACI Foundation with its essential mission of promoting all genres of international and

national contemporary visual arts in

Cartagena, for the educational benefit of the local community.

Empowering female leaders in Medellín through the visual

arts and lectures in economics, income

generating activities, and civil rights for

women.

Providing training in SAP, an enterprise

software that manages business operations and

customer relations, for retired soldiers

of the security forces.

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ENVIRONMENT

413$369K

2PROJECTS

SUPPORTED IN 2013

FUNDS DISTRIBUTED

IN 2013

BENEFICIARIESSERVED IN 2013

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FEATURED PROJECT:CONSERVATION OF THE CIÉNAGA JUAN POLO

DONOR: ANONYMOUSLOCAL ALLY: FUNDACIÓN ECOPROGRESOBENEFICIARIES: 413 CHILDRENLOCATION: CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA

Fundación Ecoprogreso is an organization which protects the northern part of Ciénaga de la Virgen y Ciénaga Juan Polo in the city of Cartagena. The lagoon and its associated ecological structure harbor over 200 species of plants, 19 species of amphibians, 39 reptiles, 150 species of birds, and 17 mammal species. The biggest threat facing the mangrove ecosystem is the filling of the wetland driven by urban growth.

This project included a donation to support Ecoprogreso’s Environmental Education program, which includes Scouts Guardianes, an environmental youth group in the Afro-Colombian fisherman village of La Boquilla, and La Escuela Vive el Mangle, a program which works to raise environmental awareness in nearby schools. The project has raised environmental awareness within the community, supporting the development of empowered citizens that can become agents of change.

OTHER ENVIRONMENT PROJECT:RESPONSIBLE MININGDONOR: ANONYMOUSLOCAL ALLY: ALLIANCE FOR RESPONSIBLE MINING (ARM)BENEFICIARIES: 10% OF ARTISANAL SMALL-SCALE MINING ORGANIZATIONSLOCATION: INTERNATIONAL

ARM, in alliance with Give To Colombia, implemented the Responsible Mining Initiative to make fair market opportunities more accessible to Artisanal and Small-scale gold Miners (ASM) and to ensure that global supply chain reform initiatives incorporate a fair market approach and consider their rights. It focuses on increasing the number of ASM organizations that are committed to improving their social, environmental, labor and trading performance. Performance is increased through combining the further evolution of Fairtrade and Fairmined standards with the implementation of a diversified producer support and training strategy to ensure that more miners in Latin America, Africa and Asia can reach certification.

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Testimony:

“When I first got to Proyecto de Vida I was totally lost. I was full of fear, frustration, hatred, resentment, and above all, I had no desire to continue living. Today, that is all part of the past, because thanks to [the donor], Give To Colombia, Proyecto de Vida, the staff, my therapists, and all those who were part of my recovery, I have been granted another chance to live my life. Here, I was able to get to know the beautiful person I had inside all along, today I truly know myself, I have dreams, goals, projects; today I am calm, happy, relaxed, and most importantly, I don’t want to die, I want to live my life to the maximum, and I know that there are many beautiful things left to live.”

- JFR, patient in recovery at Proyecto de Vida

89 $639K 4BENEFICIARIES

SERVED IN 2013

FUNDSDISTRIBUTED

IN 2013

PROJECTSSUPPORTED

IN 2013

Project Name Prevention of Infectious Diseases Among Children in Colombia

Providing Oral Health Solutions for Children with Cancer Adopt a Child

Donor Covidien Multiple Multiple

Local Ally Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá Fundación Sanar Pereira Fundación Juan Felipe Gómez Escobar

Beneficiaries 400 children (continues from last year) 53 children 25 babies

DescriptionBringing a healthier culture of

handwashing across Colombia through hands-on training programs.

Channeling funds towards psychological support and oral

health programs for children with cancer and blood disorders.

Providing basic medical care for babies in Cartagena, plus

the purchase of cribs.

HEALTH

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FEATURED PROJECT:PROYECTO DE VIDA

DONOR: ANONYMOUSLOCAL ALLY: CAD PROYECTO DE VIDABENEFICIARIES: 11 PATIENTSLOCATION: BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA

The Center for Addictions “Proyecto de Vida” was born from a group of friends’ growing concern for the alarming rate of increase in substance abuse victims in Colombia. The Center offers in-house treatment with a clinical- psychological focus based on Narcotics Anonymous’ Twelve-step program. Today, the Center houses 15 patients at a time and has helped more than 400 patients to recover and lead better lives.

This project covers the cost of six months of treatment for 11 recovering addicts of substance-abuse, gambling, and/or co-dependence, who were seeking help but did not have the economic resources necessary to pay for treatment. Treatment at the Center includes individual psychotherapy, group therapy, family therapy, painting therapy, sports therapy, assignment of a Big Brother/Sister, autobiography writing, diary entries, medical lectures, cinema-forum, former patient testimonials, etc. Once the treatment ends, the patient enters into a follow-up phase as an outpatient, including a monitoring and evaluation plan with individual and group therapy, the only condition being that the patient must remain abstinent.

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DONORS: AQUAFUND

• PepsiCo Foundation;

• Swiss Cooperation: represented by the Agency for

Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the State

Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

• Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance

• Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

JAPAN SPECIAL POVERTY FUND REDUCTION PROGRAM

EMBASSY OF JAPAN IN COLOMBIA

GE FOUNDATION

LOCAL ALLIES: FUNDACIÓN PROPAL

FUNDACIÓN MAMONAL

FUNDACIONES ECSIM Y CONHYDRA

CINARA

BENEFICIARIES: 290 FAMILIES AND 2,500 STUDENTS (3,660 TOTAL)

LOCATIONS: CAUCA, BOLÎVAR, MAGDALENA, ANTIOQUIA

WATER & SANITATION

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In March of 2012, Give To Colombia was selected by the

Inter-American Development Bank as the Executing Agency

for the implementation of the project, “Comprehensive

Models of Access to Water and Sanitation.” The main

objective of the project is to design and implement

demand-driven and service-oriented pilot programs

that will seek to provide scalable and sustainable

access to basic water supply and sanitation services in

the poorest and most vulnerable areas of Colombia.

The project focuses on the following areas:

• Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion in Rural Schools

• Sustainable Self-Supply Models for Disperse Rural Communities

• Sustainable Models for the Financing of Household Connections

The principal advances in 2013 included:

• Construction of 2 sanitary batteries in the rural

zone of Magangué.

• Elaboration of the booklet “Buscando el Tesoro

de la Salud,” a methodological guide covering

hygiene, potable water, and sanitation to include

in school curriculums.

• Assessment of 32 rural schools in the department

of Magdalena.

• Design of sanitary interventions for 25 rural

schools in the department of Magdalena.

COMPREHENSIVE MODELS OF ACCESS TO WATER &

SANITATION

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For our 10 Year Anniversary, G2C held an exclusive event for 180 guests at the Ritz - Carlton, South Beach. The night created awareness about Colombia’s needs and the funds raised were used to help us continue implementing our misson. The event was sponsored by American Airlines, Caracol Televisión, Goldman Sachs, Diageo, SABMiller, Shutts & Bowen, Burberry, Solé Farms, Tiffany & Co., Casa Tua, The Collection, Christie’s, the EVR Group and Carla and Gerald Camacho-du Manoir. The evening began with a cocktail reception, followed by a private concert starring Andres Cabas, one of Latin America’s most acclaimed contemporary musicians. Cabas entertained the guests with a spirited performance of hits such as “Mi Bombón.” To close the concert, guests enjoyed a performance by Jorge Villamizar, former “Bacilos” vocalist, joining Cabas in a duet of “Bonita”, one of Cabas’ most famous songs.

After the concert, guests were invited to view the “Colombia Gives Back - Art Vintage Bill Collection,” an assortment of unique Colombian vintage bills, each transformed into a work of art or memorabilia by a top Colombian celebrity. The pieces were part of a silent auction that offered the guests the opportunity to bid electronically throughout the night. Following the concert, guests enjoyed an exquisite three-course dinner, during which a live auction of luxury experiences was led by Christie’s auctioneer Steven Zick, flown in from Chicago for the event. Finally, the soirée ended with another lively concert by a “vallenato” group performing traditional Colombian folk music.

Special thanks to these sponsors:

10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

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Transforming Philanthropy is an initiative created in 2010 that seeks to promote and facilitate collaborative and strategic social investment among Colombia’s leading families and economic groups, build on the capacity of the social sector, and promote the coordination of efforts between the public and private sectors and civil society to achieve high social impact. Through regional seminars and workshops, participants explore innovative approaches to maximize the social impact of their investments and become social investors who commit to supporting long-term interventions and increasing the flow of strategic investments into the country’s social sector.

EVENTSTransforming Philanthropy AcademyYear- round, BogotáThe Academy is a new program directed towards young adults who display an interest in expanding their knowledge of philanthropy, while also aiming to be more strategic and effective in their social investments and donations, thereby having greater impact on their country and society. The program, which consists of ten sessions within the period of one year, includes discussion-based lectures in which participants are guided by two to three experts in the social sector. It also includes opportunities for field trips aimed at deepening participants’ knowledge of topics previously covered in seminars.

Seminar on Family PhilanthropyAugust 13, BogotáThe seminar included lectures from five successful philanthropists that have concentrated their efforts in Latin America: Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Felipe Vergara of Lumni, Inc., Dr. Patricia Woff of Meds & Food for Kids, Gamaliel Alvarez of Mukatri and Nathalia Mesa of Fundación Carulla; all of whom were able to share their lessons learned and best practices. Through various activities and guided discussions, the participants left the seminar with a greater sense of the importance of increasing their social impact, eliminating inequality, and bettering the quality of life for Colombians.

Seminar on High-Impact Philanthropy & the Construction of Peace in ColombiaDecember 13, BogotáThe seminar, sponsored by the UPenn/Wharton Alumni Club of Colombia, included a presentation by Katherina Rosqueta of The Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania, and a panel discussion focused on the construction of peace in Colombia which included various leaders in philanthropy and persons working for the reconstruction of peace in Colombia.

For more information, please visit www.filantropiatransformadora.org

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FINANCIALS

For our complete audited financial statements, please visit www.givetocolombia.org

GIVE TO COLOMBIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARYCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGE IN NET ASSETS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,

2013 2012

Unrestricted TemporarilyRestricted Total Unrestricted Temporarily

Restricted Total

SUPPORT AND REVENUE

Contributions $167,892 $2,100,253 $2,268,145 $1,723,962 $726,545 $2,450,507Other income (expense) -1,574 -1,574 3,827 3,827

166,318 2,266,571 1,727,789 2,454,334Special Events 305,766 305,766 468,003 468,003

Less: Direct costs -132,195 -132,195 -355.162 -355,162173,571 173,571 112,841 112,841

Net assets released from temporary restrictions 1,659,538 -1,659,538 - 487,674 -487,674 -

Total support and revenue 1,999,427 440,715 2,440,142 2,328,304 238,871 2,567,175

EXPENSES

Program Services 1,772,519 1,772,519 1,910,417 1,910,417Fundraising 213,730 213,730 203,293 203,293

Management and general 125,561 125,561 213,334 213,334

Total expenses 2,111,810 2,111,810 2,327,044 2,327,044

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS -112,383 440,715 328,332 1,260 238,871 240,131

NET ASSETS- BEGINNING 327,744 526,378 854,122 326,484 287,507 613,991

NET ASSETS- ENDING $215,361 $967,093 $1,182,454 $327,744 $526,378 $854,122

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CREDITSAll photos by Julia Kristina Ardila Zurek except where noted:

Pg 2: Dora Franco; Pg 11: Wendy Sewards; Pg 14-15: Watercolor by Katherine Jury; Pg 16-17: Courtesy of Santiago Vélez; Pg 18-19: Dora Franco; Pg 20: Courtesy of Nathalie Renaud.

Annual Report designed by Julia Kristina Ardila Zurek.

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SPECIAL THANKS TO:

A D R I A N A C A S T R O

Alianza Law Firm, P.L.

German and Maria Camila Leiva

Gisela Lowenstein

STRATEGIC PARTNERS

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INDIVIDUAL DONORSAbraham ChehebarAdriana SantosAlejandra BejaranoAlejandro MarmorekAlejandro Santo DomingoAlejandro VillegasAlessio MazzantiAlex GoodmanAlexander GalewiczAlison MunzerAllan GubbinsAna M. MatallanaAna PantelicAndrea CostoyaAndrea VergaraAndrei PinedaAndres GonzalezAndres Penate GiraldoAndres Santo DomingoAndres Uribe CraneAndrew LeeAndrew ReeceAndrew TriefAngela EscallonAngela Maria Tafur de BarcoAngela ToddAnnette GonzalezAntonio José ArdilaArmando BuitragoArturo Santo DomingoBenjamin RussellBennett RathbunBerta GarciaBrigitte NachtigallC. EspinelCamilo DuqueCamilo GutierrezCamilo MontañaCarla Camacho-du ManoirCarlos A. HakimCarlos A. LopezCarlos GaleanoCarlos H. GuzmanCarlos Hernando Diaz CoboCarlos JaramilloCarlos SantosCarolina ApeyCarolina MarinCatalina MartinezCelia BirbragherCesar GarciaCharles FoucarChelsea WilbnerCheryl PlotkinChristian DegasChristian RomayClara Ines Garcia de OrtizClara Monica GiraldoClara SerranoClaudia De La CruzClaudia GiardinellaClaudia GomezClaudia M. Jimenez P.Claudia RodriguezConnie FreydellCornelia Hancu EulertDaniel AguelDaniel EchavarriaDaniel GriffinDaniel OssaDaniel ZookDanielle RalicDario RestrepoDavid TrudoDebra SookinDenise & Patricia PriceDenise E. OxlenDerrick Krout

Diana Santo DomingoDiane BirbragherDiego LinerosDiego LowensteinDonald P. JacksonEdgar LamadridEduardo ArboledaEduardo Barco CanalEduardo CastroEdward & Sylvia AgostiniEdward R. JenkinsElizabeth PinesElsa Gladis CifuentesElvira DanaEmily RudmanEric NewmanErnesto PomaEsperanza LopezEugenia M. Boshell D.Ezra GrossmanFederico EstradaFederico MoserFelipe & Anne Santo DomingoFelipe ArangoFelipe CorreaFelipe Gomez BridgeFelipe MedinaFelipe VergaraFelix Sabates Jr.Fernando Alonso R.Fernando LopesFernando LopezFernando M. OlloquiFrancisco DazaFrank DietrichG. Ladd GrahamGabriel PhillipsGabriela Febres-CorderoGary TriefGeoffrey RandallGerman E. Acevedo Z.German LeivaGerman OsorioGiovanna DaniesGiovanni CalorettiGiovanni FerrandGiovanni PistilloGonzalo GutierrezGregory LefevreGustavo ArenasGustavo CarvajalGustavo TellezH. Paul KondrickHenry GlucroftHernando De La RocheHernando GomezHugo JaramilloIngeborg Elizabeth StatonIngrid LozadaIsaac GilinskiIsabella Di PaoloJack HaimeJackie LytleJaime GilinskiJaime Gutierrez Jaime MurraJaime PinedaJason LevergoodJean-Paul LacosteJennifer & Justin KennedyJesus Roberto QuinteroJoanna XylasJohana MoreraJohn DaleyJohn H. SchulteJohn R. McKnightJohn V. ReganJorge Velasquez

Jose Arturo CajigaJose DugandJose GonzalezJose Ivan QuicenoJose M. DaesJose S. HerreraJoseph GanitskyJovany GarciaJuan Camilo RestrepoJuan Carlos OrtizJuan Carlos ZapataJuan CaromJuan Escobar-EstradaJuan EtingerJuan HoyosJuan Maria RendonJuan NoreñaJuan Pablo BenavidesJuan Pablo MotoyaJuan ZapataJuana San MiguelJuliana BarriosKaren MichanoskiKarin H. WickKarina AwadKarl Gunter LippertKathy VadisirisakdiKayoko AjlaniKimberly M. SanchezKristin FergusonLaura CharLaura Ospina PrietoLaurie Raz-AstrakhanLeonard ChinchayLeo DanLina UribeLisa HubertLolo SudarskyLorena RodriguezLouis NostroLuis G. VelasquezLuis GalloLuis Miguel MessianuLuis MorenoLuis ParodyLuis Santo DomingoLuz Angela SarmientoLuz Estella HoulzetMagaly LaplanaMarco E. RojasMargaret McSweenyMargarita JaramilloMaria C. RamirezMaria Cecilia CordobaMaria del Carmen SaldarriagaMaria F. Rodado-ForeroMaria Helena TamayoMaria Hoyos GutierrezMaria I. SalgarMaria LoweMaria NossaMaria Tereza Piedrahita Maria VegalaraMariana CardenasMariana MenezesMariela CisnerosMario Pacheco CortesMario Varon GarridoMartha RamirezMary M. BorthwickMatthew CopelandMatthew HayekMauricio Garcia QuinonesMauricio GonzalezMauricio HeilbronMauricio LacoutureMeera GandhiMelissa Marquez

Mia AnzolaMiguelina CamiloMonica AlfaroMonica TrujilloNatalia VasquezNed SilhavyNicole BrylNina G. Barton OwnesNohra HaimeOctavio G. PenaOrlando AyalaOscar BustamanteOscar H. Martinez PinillaPablo NavasPaola CappelliniPaolo AmorePatricia LeyvaPaul and Dayssi KanavosPaula A. ForeroPaula A. GiraldoPaula RodriguezPedro Luis RestrepoPierre CharalambidesReinaldo IragorriRicardo GutierrezRobert AmesRobert EichfeldRoberto ArboledaRoberto MalcaRodrigo ArboledaRoland SewardsRomain SvartzmanRosalba Rodriguez de la SierraRosalila AnguloRoxana MamerySamantha ShabmanSandra LaFleurSanthosh GeorgeSantiago PizaSarunas DaugirdasSergio LeyvaSilva MontañaSilvia LarrieuSilvia MadrinanSilvia VelasquezSiyuan YangSofia PalacioSonia SarmientoStacy BarrSusanne BirbragherSylvia L. CalfatSylvia MejiaTania de la SernaTanya CozzarelliTelly AndrewsTom FeherTom SchenkTomas Ko Freitag de LaraTyler AckermanUrsula BorreroVallerie HomeVanessa AraujoVictoria Kassin ChehebarVirgina GarcesVivian & Miguel BargWilliam BullardWilliam K. SkiltonWilliam RoherWilliam RubianoWilmar DelgadoXimena AcostaYadira NeumanYina BarraganYina SpringerYolanda Charry

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INSTITUTIONAL DONORSCORPORATIONSAbbott LaboratoriesAirline Training & Leasing Corp.Applied MaterialAT&T Employee Giving CampaignAzurianecuador S.A.Bank Of AmericaCaracol Television USACisco SystemsCLC TradingConstructora LimonardaFlores.comDELL ColombiaDell Your CauseEdviroEFG CapitalEGREleieleEstrategias Financieras y Corporativas FBN ColombiaFinotex USA CorpGables Smile & Cosmetic DentistryGlobal Aviation ConsortiumGM ChevroletGoldman, Sachs & Co.Goldman, Sachs & Co. Matching Gift ProgramHarwich Properties Corp.Inversiones La CostaJGB BankKannalikham DesignsLGT Bank (Schweiz) AG - Venture Philanthropy Mesa Solutions Corp.Microsoft Matching Gifts ProgramMorgan StanleyNarciso RodriguezPaola DesignsPepsi-Cola Advertising & MarketingPGA TourREPCA USASABMiller Latin AmericaSan PatricioShutts & Bowen, LLPSkanska USA Inc.Skylight Pictures, Inc.SprintSVT Designs Inc.Thai Herm USA, Inc.The Abreu Law FirmThe Carter Law OfficeThe CollectionThea Key BiscayneTruist

PRIVATE FOUNDATIONSAllison & Robert Price Family FoundationFrank Family Foundation, Inc.Fundación Carlos y Sonia HaimeHILTI FoundationJPMorgan Chase FoundationLevi Strauss FoundationMotorola Solutions FoundationSalesforce.com FoundationSAP FoundationTamarin FoundationThe Nina & Ivan Selin Family FoundationThorn Family Trust

PUBLIC CHARITIESCompartamos con Colombia Just GiveNetwork for GoodSeeYourImpactUnited Way of NY CityUnited Way - Twin Cities

MULTILATERAL ORGSEmbassy of Japan in ColombiaInter-American Development Bank

Paulina AlvarezLaura Anderson

Eric ArdmanCristina BarcoEnrique BarcoRodrigo BarcoJonathan DiazPaula Giraldo

Susana GuerreroLina Hernandez

Claudia LesmesKatherine Lopera

Chris MurphyVictoria PinillaCarlos Romero

Ana Gladys SalinasSolange SierraJanine SuarezAndres Talero

Natalia Yidi

VOLUNTEERS

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