COMMONS PROJECT FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
COMMONS PROJECT FOUNDATION (EIN 83-3933549)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-12-22
IRS object ID
202133569349301243
Schema version
2020v4.0
Source
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$300,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,115,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,415,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$493,400SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$921,600PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$1,415,000TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,110,000GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind
Public Support CY1700.00000PublicSupportCY170Pct

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,716,401OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$354,937DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,361,464BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,361,464TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescConditional ContributionDesc
Amt$500,000Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$500,000TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X : FIN48 FootnoteFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Commons Project Foundation does not believe its financial statements include any material, uncertain tax positions. Tax filings for periods ending December 31, 2019, the Foundation's initial filing, and later are subject to examination by applicable taxing authorities.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the Pacific05Program ServiceConsulting and Technical$235,501
Europe012Program ServiceBus Dev/Strategy and Advocary$737,493
North America02Program ServiceBus dev/Strat and Engineering$430,433
Middle East and North Africa01Program ServicesOperations Consulting$30,000
South America01Program ServicesDesign$12,752
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Employees21SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Employee21TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,446,179SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,446,179TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Adrian Soghoian
Software Engineer$181,710$9,133$190,843
Brad Perkins
CMO$175,297$865$176,162
Cyrus Kazi
SVP Bus Operations$191,034$20,548$211,582
JP Pollak
Chief Architect$153,163$1,908$155,071
Kathryn Tucker
CCO$272,274$13,666$285,940
Paul Meyer
President & CEO$166,023$19,883$185,906
Paul Uhrig
Secretary$135,199$16,034$151,233
Venkatesh Ravirala
VP Engineering$188,091$20,560$208,651

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp (7 entries)

Relationship With OrgRelationshipWithOrgTxtLoan PurposeLoanPurposeTxtLoan To OrganizationLoanToOrganizationIndOriginal PrincipalOriginalPrincipalAmtBalance DueBalanceDueAmtDefaultDefaultIndBoard Or Committee ApprovalBoardOrCommitteeApprovalIndWritten AgreementWrittenAgreementInd
Pamela Johnson
AdvisorCash FlowYes (X)$15,000$15,000falseYes (true)Yes (true)
Alan Warren
Board/ EmplCash FlowYes (X)$75,000$79,794falseYes (true)Yes (true)
Esther Dyson
BoardCash FlowYes (X)$250,000$270,596falseYes (true)Yes (true)
Steven Martin
BoardCash FlowYes (X)$100,000$106,392falseYes (true)Yes (true)
Amy Knapp
BoardCash FlowYes (X)$50,000$53,526falseYes (true)Yes (true)
Alex St-Amand
BoardCash FlowYes (X)$25,000$27,433falseYes (true)Yes (true)
Howard Morgan
BoardCash FlowYes (X)$950,000$995,013falseYes (true)Yes (true)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$1,547,754TotalBalanceDueAmt

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWill FitzpatrickPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionBoardRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$81,584TransactionAmt
TransactionLegal feesTransactionDesc
Sharing Of RevenuesfalseSharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or ShareholderThe Commons Project Federation, a non-profit organization under the laws of Switzerland, is the sole member of The Commons Project Foundation ("TCP") and elects TCP's board of directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessManagement and the board of directors reviewed the Form 990 prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementWe retained Sullivan, Cotter And Associates, Inc., an independent compensation expert to develop a comprehensive compensation strategy/plan, which included comparable data from Radford Surveys, reports from Guidestar, etc. Additionally, we were advised by AXA Equitable. Information collected and developed were presented to the board of directors in January 2020 for their review and approval.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesWe retained Sullivan, Cotter And Associates, Inc., an independent compensation expert to develop a comprehensive compensation strategy/plan, which included comparable data from Radford Surveys, reports from Guidestar, etc. Additionally, we were advised by AXA Equitable. Information collected and developed were presented to the board of directors in January 2020 for their review and approval.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableDocuments are available upon request.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Commons Project Fund LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1420 Fifth Avenue 19th FloorAddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary ActivitiesLending capital to the FoundationPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income-$99,187TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$4,955EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Commons Project FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Commons Project FederationBusinessNameLine1Txt

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1Rue De-Candolle 20AddressLine1Txt
CityGenevaCityNm
Province Or StateGenevaProvinceOrStateNm
CountrySZCountryCd
Foreign Postal1205ForeignPostalCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary ActivitiesInternational NGOPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile Foreign CountrySZLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)3ExemptCodeSectionTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

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