2022-07-27T18:46:48-05:00 2021-12-31 205579753 ALAN S GLACKMAN CPA PC 38 MAHAIWE ST STE 5 GREAT BARRINGTON MA 01230 990 2021-01-01 461421645 SCHUMACHER CTR FOR A NEW ECONOMICS INC SCHU 4135281737 140 JUG END ROAD GREAT BARRINGTON MA 01230 MATTHEW STINCHCOMB PRES OF BD OF DIR 4135281737 2022-07-21 true MATTHEW STINCHCOMB XXX-XX-XXXX ALAN S GLACKMAN P00004273 4135286804 2022-07-27 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z MATTHEW STINCHCOMB 133 SKIBA ROAD PINE PLAINS NY 12567 623591 false X HTTP://CENTERFORNEWECONOMICS.ORG X 2012 MA EDUCATION - TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT AN ECONOMICS THAT SUPPORTS BOTH PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. 11 11 9 0 850237 614933 125 418 2371 3756 852608 619232 0 0 351561 318886 0 33207 293242 328421 644803 647307 207805 -28075 997524 968901 697 1127 996827 967774 X EDUCATION - TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT AN ECONOMICS THAT SUPPORTS BOTH PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. false false 20832 LECTURES & EDUCATIONAL EVENTS - BECAUSE OF COVID 19, THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S LECTURE PROGRAMS,PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED IN-PERSON, ALL MOVED ONLINE. THE RESULT WAS AN ENORMOUS INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE. THE FORTY-FIRST ANNUAL E.F. SCHUMACHER LECTURE WAS GIVEN BY JULIAN AGUON, A PACIFIC ISLANDER POET AND LAWYER WORKING TO RECLAIM LAND FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE. THE TALK WAS VIDEOED AND PLACED ON THE CENTER'S WEBSITE AND PUT IN PODCAST FORM. VIEWS OF THE AGUON LECTURE REACHED OVER 9,000. A SERIES OF ELEVEN VIRTUAL "SCHUMACHER CONVERSATIONS" WITH PAST SCHUMACHER SPEAKERS, THEN POSTED IN BOTH YOUTUBE AND PODCAST FORMAT REACHED ANOTHER 13,000 VIEWERS. 93121 LOCAL CURRENCY PROJECT - THE SCHUMACHER CENTER FOR A NEW ECONOMICS PROVIDED RESEARCH ASSISTANCE, DEVELOPMENT, AND ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT FOR BERKSHARES, A LOCAL CURRENCY DESIGNED TO EDUCATE CITIZENS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF VIBRANT, SELF-SUFFICIENT, REGIONAL ECONOMIES. THE CENTER CREATED EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL FOR PRINT AND ONLINE; DEVELOPED SYSTEMS FOR INTEGRATING WITH BANK OPERATIONS; HOSTED MEDIA, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF COMMUNITIES IN OTHER REGIONS WHO ARE STUDYING THE PROGRAM. BERKSHARES IS COLLABORATING WITH HUMANITY CASH LLC TO DEVELOP A DIGITAL COMPONENT OF THE CURRENCY. ALL DIGITAL BERKSHARES IN CIRCULATION WILL BE BACKED ONE TO ONE WITH FEDERAL DOLLARS HELD ON DEPOSIT AT TWO LOCAL BANKS. THE APP WILL BE RELEASED IN EARLY 2022. THE BERKSHARES PROGRAM SERVES 10,000 PERSONS REGIONALLY AND THROUGH MEDIA AND INTERNET REACHES OVER 50,000 PERSONS NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. 36933 THE SCHUMACHER CENTER MAINTAINS A PUBLICATION PROGRAM BOTH IN PRINT AND ONLINE. THE PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE SCHUMACHER LECTURES, BUT ALSO INCLUDE THE LEGAL AND OPERATIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S LOCAL CURRENCY, COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, AND SHARE MICRO-CREDIT PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS BACKGROUND TEXTS TO THESE PROGRAMS. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER MAINTAINS A WEBSITE OF THE 40 YEAR'S PUBLICATION OF MANAS, A JOURNAL OF INDEPENDENT INQUIRY, CONCERNED WITH THE STUDY OF PRINCIPLES WHICH MOVE THE WORLD ON ITS PRESENT COURSE. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER DIGITALIZED ALL OF THE TAPES FROM THE LINDISFARNE ASSOCIATION, A COLLECTION OF CONVERSATIONS ON CULTURE, SOCIETY, AND TECHNOLOGY. THESE ARE ALL ONLINE AT THE CENTER'S ARCHIVE.ORG SITE. THERE WERE 5,754 DOWNLOADS OF THE PODCASTS OF THE LINDISFARNE TAPES IN 2021. ADDITIONALY, THE SCHUMACHER CENTER PUBLISHES LECTURES AS PODCASTS WITH 13,455 DOWNLOADS IN 2021. 339418 SOCIAL MEDIA STATISTICS (2021) TWITTER-- NEW FOLLOWERS IN 2021: 948 NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO VISITED OUR PROFILE: 61,759 TWEET INPRESSIONS (THE AMOUNT OF TIMES OUR TWEETS WERE SEEN BY OTHER ACCOUNTS):483,500 TOTAL FOLLOWERS AT THE END OF 2021: 5,062 FACEBOOK-- NEW PAGE LIKES IN 2021: 635 ENGAGED USERS (THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ENGAGED WITH OUR PAGE): 4,403 TOTAL REACH (THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAD ANY CONTENT FROM OUR PAGE OR ABOUT OUR PAGE ENTER THEIR SCREEN): 100,846 TOTAL PAGE LIKES AT THE END OF 2021: 3,906 INSTAGRAM--NEW FOLLOWERS IN 2021: 568 TOTAL FOLLOWERS AT THE END OF 2021: 1,150 LINKEDIN-- IMPRESSIONS (THE NUMBER OF TIMES OTHER LINKEDIN MEMBERS VIEWED OUR CONTENT): 38,400 NEW FOLLOWERS IN 2021: 325 TOTAL FOLLOWERS AT THE END OF 2021: 1,067 THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST PROGRAM IS PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROLE OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES IN A NEW ECONOMIC SYSTEM. WORKING WITH THE BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, THE SCHUMACHER CENTER HELPED FOUND AND PROMOTE THE HARRY CONKLIN FUND FOR FARMSTEADS AS A WAY TO SUPPORT SECURE ACCESS TO FARMLAND AND HOUSING FOR THE MANY SMALL FARMERS PROVIDING FOOD FOR THE REGION. STORIES ABOUT THE HCFUND FOR FARMSTEADS APPEARED IN LOCAL AND REGIONAL PRINT, ONLINE, RADIO AND TV MEDIA REACHING OVER 30,000 PEOPLE. DOCUMENTS FOR THE FUND ARE ON THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S WEBSITE WHERE THEY ARE ACCESSED BY GROUPS REPRESENTING FARMERS FACING SIMILAR LAND INSECURITY ISSUES. LIBRARY OPERATIONS - DURING 2021 COVID RESTRITIONS LIMITED IN-PERSON RESEARCH AT THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S LIBRARY. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S VALUABLE COLLECTION OF BOOKS AND PAPERS, INCLUDING FRITZ SCHUMACHER'S PERSONAL BOOKS AND PAPERS AND THOSE OF OTHER DECENTRALIST AUTHORS AND ACTIVISTS ARE ALL CATALOGUED AND THAT CATALOGUE IS SEARCHABLE ONLINE. RESEACHERS SEARCHED THE ONLINE CATALOGUE TO LEARN WHAT THE SUBJECTS OF THE COLLECTIONS WERE READING. HISTORIANS ARE ONLY NOW REALIZING THE CONTRIBUTION OF THINKERS IN THE PERIOD OF 1950-1970S ON CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL ACTIVISM. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S LIBRARY HAS FOCUSED ON COLLECTIONS FROM THIS PERIOD AND HAS PROVEN AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR HISTORIANS. THE REINVENTING THE COMMONS PROGRAM CONDUCTS RESEARCH INTO THE COMMONS AS A PARADIGM OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CHANGE, AND SHARES IT WITH SCHOLARS, POLICY EXPERTS AND THE PUBLIC. IN 2021 THIS WORK WAS PRESENTED IN MANY FORMS: A COMMERCIAL BOOK THAT HAS REACHED MORE THAN 1,700 IN PRINT AND 3,000+ PEOPLE ONLINE; FOREIGN TRANSLATIONS OF A PREVIOUS BOOK(2); A MONTHLY PODCAST (12,000+ DOWNLOADS/YEAR; AND WEBINARS (8, WITH AN ESTIMATED 3,000 VIEWERS). IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM HAS REACHED PEOPLE THROUGH ONLINE CONFERENCE PANELS (9), ACADEMIC AND PRIVATE WORKSHOPS (3), TWEETS ON TWITTER (50+), CHAPTERS IN BOOK ANTHOLOGIES OR ONLINE ESSAYS (3), MEDIA INTERVIEWS (18), BOOK ENDORSEMENTS (4), AND PERSONAL CONSULTATIONS WITH ACTIVISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS (50+). THE WORLD GAME PROGRAM IS BASED ON THE WORK OF BUCKMINSTER FULLER. IT IS A GAME DEVISED TO EDUCATE ABOUT FAIR DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES AROUND THE WORLD. 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THE CENTER CREATED EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL FOR PRINT AND ONLINE; DEVELOPED SYSTEMS FOR INTEGRATING WITH BANK OPERATIONS; HOSTED MEDIA, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF COMMUNITIES IN OTHER REGIONS WHO ARE STUDYING THE PROGRAM. BERKSHARES IS COLLABORATING WITH HUMANITY CASH LLC TO DEVELOP A DIGITAL COMPONENT OF THE CURRENCY. ALL DIGITAL BERKSHARES IN CIRCULATION WILL BE BACKED ONE TO ONE WITH FEDERAL DOLLARS HELD ON DEPOSIT AT TWO LOCAL BANKS. THE APP WILL BE RELEASED IN EARLY 2022. THE BERKSHARES PROGRAM SERVES 10,000 PERSONS REGIONALLY AND THROUGH MEDIA AND INTERNET REACHES OVER 50,000 PERSONS NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C THE SCHUMACHER CENTER MAINTAINS A PUBLICATION PROGRAM BOTH IN PRINT AND ONLINE. THE PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE SCHUMACHER LECTURES, BUT ALSO INCLUDE THE LEGAL AND OPERATIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S LOCAL CURRENCY, COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, AND SHARE MICRO-CREDIT PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS BACKGROUND TEXTS TO THESE PROGRAMS. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER MAINTAINS A WEBSITE OF THE 40 YEAR'S PUBLICATION OF MANAS, A JOURNAL OF INDEPENDENT INQUIRY, CONCERNED WITH THE STUDY OF PRINCIPLES WHICH MOVE THE WORLD ON ITS PRESENT COURSE. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER DIGITALIZED ALL OF THE TAPES FROM THE LINDISFARNE ASSOCIATION, A COLLECTION OF CONVERSATIONS ON CULTURE, SOCIETY, AND TECHNOLOGY. THESE ARE ALL ONLINE AT THE CENTER'S ARCHIVE.ORG SITE. THERE WERE 5,754 DOWNLOADS OF THE PODCASTS OF THE LINDISFARNE TAPES IN 2021. ADDITIONALY, THE SCHUMACHER CENTER PUBLISHES LECTURES AS PODCASTS WITH 13,455 DOWNLOADS IN 2021. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D SOCIAL MEDIA STATISTICS (2021) TWITTER-- NEW FOLLOWERS IN 2021: 948 NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO VISITED OUR PROFILE: 61,759 TWEET INPRESSIONS (THE AMOUNT OF TIMES OUR TWEETS WERE SEEN BY OTHER ACCOUNTS):483,500 TOTAL FOLLOWERS AT THE END OF 2021: 5,062 FACEBOOK-- NEW PAGE LIKES IN 2021: 635 ENGAGED USERS (THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ENGAGED WITH OUR PAGE): 4,403 TOTAL REACH (THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAD ANY CONTENT FROM OUR PAGE OR ABOUT OUR PAGE ENTER THEIR SCREEN): 100,846 TOTAL PAGE LIKES AT THE END OF 2021: 3,906 INSTAGRAM--NEW FOLLOWERS IN 2021: 568 TOTAL FOLLOWERS AT THE END OF 2021: 1,150 LINKEDIN-- IMPRESSIONS (THE NUMBER OF TIMES OTHER LINKEDIN MEMBERS VIEWED OUR CONTENT): 38,400 NEW FOLLOWERS IN 2021: 325 TOTAL FOLLOWERS AT THE END OF 2021: 1,067 THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST PROGRAM IS PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROLE OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES IN A NEW ECONOMIC SYSTEM. WORKING WITH THE BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, THE SCHUMACHER CENTER HELPED FOUND AND PROMOTE THE HARRY CONKLIN FUND FOR FARMSTEADS AS A WAY TO SUPPORT SECURE ACCESS TO FARMLAND AND HOUSING FOR THE MANY SMALL FARMERS PROVIDING FOOD FOR THE REGION. STORIES ABOUT THE HCFUND FOR FARMSTEADS APPEARED IN LOCAL AND REGIONAL PRINT, ONLINE, RADIO AND TV MEDIA REACHING OVER 30,000 PEOPLE. DOCUMENTS FOR THE FUND ARE ON THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S WEBSITE WHERE THEY ARE ACCESSED BY GROUPS REPRESENTING FARMERS FACING SIMILAR LAND INSECURITY ISSUES. LIBRARY OPERATIONS - DURING 2021 COVID RESTRITIONS LIMITED IN-PERSON RESEARCH AT THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S LIBRARY. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S VALUABLE COLLECTION OF BOOKS AND PAPERS, INCLUDING FRITZ SCHUMACHER'S PERSONAL BOOKS AND PAPERS AND THOSE OF OTHER DECENTRALIST AUTHORS AND ACTIVISTS ARE ALL CATALOGUED AND THAT CATALOGUE IS SEARCHABLE ONLINE. RESEACHERS SEARCHED THE ONLINE CATALOGUE TO LEARN WHAT THE SUBJECTS OF THE COLLECTIONS WERE READING. HISTORIANS ARE ONLY NOW REALIZING THE CONTRIBUTION OF THINKERS IN THE PERIOD OF 1950-1970S ON CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL ACTIVISM. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S LIBRARY HAS FOCUSED ON COLLECTIONS FROM THIS PERIOD AND HAS PROVEN AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR HISTORIANS. THE REINVENTING THE COMMONS PROGRAM CONDUCTS RESEARCH INTO THE COMMONS AS A PARADIGM OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CHANGE, AND SHARES IT WITH SCHOLARS, POLICY EXPERTS AND THE PUBLIC. IN 2021 THIS WORK WAS PRESENTED IN MANY FORMS: A COMMERCIAL BOOK THAT HAS REACHED MORE THAN 1,700 IN PRINT AND 3,000+ PEOPLE ONLINE; FOREIGN TRANSLATIONS OF A PREVIOUS BOOK(2); A MONTHLY PODCAST (12,000+ DOWNLOADS/YEAR; AND WEBINARS (8, WITH AN ESTIMATED 3,000 VIEWERS). IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM HAS REACHED PEOPLE THROUGH ONLINE CONFERENCE PANELS (9), ACADEMIC AND PRIVATE WORKSHOPS (3), TWEETS ON TWITTER (50+), CHAPTERS IN BOOK ANTHOLOGIES OR ONLINE ESSAYS (3), MEDIA INTERVIEWS (18), BOOK ENDORSEMENTS (4), AND PERSONAL CONSULTATIONS WITH ACTIVISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS (50+). THE WORLD GAME PROGRAM IS BASED ON THE WORK OF BUCKMINSTER FULLER. IT IS A GAME DEVISED TO EDUCATE ABOUT FAIR DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES AROUND THE WORLD. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER HOLDS COPYRIGHT TO THE WORLD GAME. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORIZED THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND APPROVE FORM 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING. A FORM 8879-EO WAS THEN SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION AUTHORIZING THE ELECTRONIC FILING OF THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REQUIRES AN ANNUAL DECLARATION FROM ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS TO THE EXISTANCE AND DISCLOSURE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT AN ANNUAL BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS CAME ABOUT THROUGH ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND REVISIONS. THIS IS THE SAME FOR THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS WEBSITE, THROUGH THE WEBSITE OF THE SCHUMACHER CENTER FOR A NEW ECONOMICS,THROUGH GUIDESTAR'S WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E HONORARIUM 8,500 0 0 LEASE FEES AND TX 5,340 2,420 585 SOFTWARE/TECHNOLOGY 4,564 906 1,620 UTILITIES 4,455 2,019 487 CONSULTANT-MAINTENANCE 4,271 1,890 456 TELEPHONE AND INTERNET 3,531 1,600 386 GOVERNMENT FILING FEES 1,020 4,082 0 PRINT / COPY / PHOTO 1,909 152 1,770 POSTAGE AND DELIVERY 670 222 2,371 GROUNDS/WALK/SIGNAGE 1,446 655 158 BUILDING MAINT 1,438 652 157 CONSULTANT - PROGRAM 1,380 0 0 BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES 1,053 302 0 MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT 560 660 2 PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 213 851 0 MEMBERSHIPS / DONATIONS 205 824 0 MISCELLANEOUS 568 396 58 EQUIPMENT REPAIR / RENTAL 133 294 7 DRIVEWAY MAINT 214 97 23 VEHICLE EXPENSES 27 102 0 CONFERENCES/EVENT ATTEND 90 0 0 MARKETING 89 0 0 LOCAL CURRENCY DISCOUNT -110 -442 0 TOTAL 41,566 17,682 8,080