2019-11-12T10:04:55-06:00 2018-12-31 520901831 ROSS LANGAN & MCKENDREE LLP 7900 WESTPARK DR STE T420 MCLEAN VA 22102 990 2018-01-01 272852264 FRIENDS OF UFM INC FRIE 3056065939 C/O RLM 7900 WESTPARK DRIVE NO T420 MCLEAN VA 22102 RODOLFO MILANI PRESIDENT 3056065939 2019-11-12 1 JEFFREY P HAYDEN P00057870 7038932660 X 208.82.213.4 2019-11-12 07:56:09 ES P B602D594AFD2B0B327E07A06F36CA6A7E42546D0 B602D594AFD2B0B327E07A06F36CA6A7E42546D0 2018 2020-04-17 16:48:07Z RODOLFO MILANI C/O RLM 7900 WESTPARK DRIVE NO T420 MCLEAN VA 22102 2109351 0 X FOUFM.ORG X 2011 IN TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF UNIVERSIDAD FRANCISCO MARROQUIN OF GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA ... ...TO TEACH AND DISSEMINATE THE ETHICAL, LEGAL, AND ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES OF A SOCIETY OF FREE AND RESPONSIBLE PERSONS. 3 3 0 6 0 0 613002 2096371 0 11591 -86 8 0 280 612916 2108250 810740 862964 0 0 0 0 0 0 6635 27841 52056 838581 915020 -225665 1193230 122500 1318347 4532 7149 117968 1311198 X TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF UNIVERSIDAD FRANCISCO MARROQUIN OF GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA TO TEACH AND DISSEMINATE THE ETHICAL, LEGAL, AND ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES OF A SOCIETY OF FREE AND RESPONSIBLE PERSONS 1 0 376932 376932 ITA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS: THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSIDAD FRANCISCO MARROQUIN (ITA IS A SPANISH ACRONYM MEANING "PROMOTING ACADEMIC TALENT") THAT SEEK TO IDENTIFY THE POOREST, MOST HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND MOTIVATED STUDENTS IN GUATEMALA IN ORDER TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO EARN AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE. THE PROGRAMS INCLUDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR: LAW STUDENTS; THE INSTITUTE OF POLITICAL STUDIES AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ("EPRI"); THE ADOLFO LAU SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM NAMED AFTER A LONG-TIME UFM PROFESSOR OF ARCHITECTURE THAT PASSED AWAY IN 2012; THE MANUEL F. AYAU SOCIETY, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED BY UFM TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF MANUEL F. AYAU AND SUPPORT SCHOLARS AND PROFESSORSHIPS; AND OTHER DONOR-RESTRICTED SCHOLARSHIPS. 132418 132418 UFM MADRID CAMPUS: IN 2018, UFM RECEIVED PERMISSION TO OPEN A CAMPUS IN MADRID. AS CLASSES BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 2018, UFM BECAME THE ONLY LATIN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE IN EUROPE. IT IS LOCATED IN ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR COUNTRIES FOR STUDY ABROAD AND ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST COMPETITIVE ACADEMIC MARKETS FOR BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. AS A FOREIGN UNIVERSITY OPERATING IN SPAIN, THE OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP NEW EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS THAT ADDRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF LIBERTY IN ALL ITS MANIFESTATIONS ARE IMMENSE. FRIENDS OF UFM AIMS TO MAKE UFM MADRID A HIGH-PROFILE SHOWCASE FOR A DISRUPTIVE AND REPLICABLE EDUCATION MODEL, IN WHICH BOTH LEARNING PROCESS AND CONTENT REFLECT THE PRINCIPLES OF INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM, FREE MARKETS, AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. UFM ASPIRES ...CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OCONTINUED FROM PAGE 2... TO BECOME THE EUROPEAN HUB FOR ALL WHO PROMOTE THESE PRINCIPLES. UFM MADRID IS A CHANCE TO EXPLORE AND EVOLVE WAYS TO REACH NEW AUDIENCES AND TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE IN HOW WE COMMUNICATE IDEAS. IT IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO RE-INTRODUCE CLASSICAL LIBERALISM INTO THE EDUCATIONAL CULTURE OF EUROPE. BY OFFERING YOUNG PEOPLE A SOLID EDUCATION THAT INSPIRES THEM TO SEEK A LIFE OF MEANING GROUNDED IN INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY AND RESPONSIBILITY, WE ASPIRE TO FORGE A CRITICAL MASS OF THOUGHT LEADERS, IN ALL SPHERES OF LIFE, WHO ARE COMMITTED TO PROMOTING AND DEFENDING THE VALUES THAT SUSTAIN A FREE SOCIETY. 40336 40336 4841 MONT PELERIN SOCIETY MEETING: UFM HELPED TO ORGANIZE (AND CO-HOST) THE MONT PELERIN SOCIETY GENERAL MEETING IN THE CANARY ISLANDS IN SEPTEMBER 2018. FRIENDS OF UFM SUPPORTED THIS PROGRAM THAT FURTHERS THE OBJECTIVES OF UFM. THE MONT PELERIN SOCIETY WAS CREATED AFTER WORLD WAR II, IN 1947, WHEN A GROUP OF 36 SCHOLARS, MOSTLY ECONOMISTS, SOME HISTORIANS AND PHILOSOPHERS HELD A FIRST MEETING AT MONT PELERIN, NEAR MONTREUX, CONDUCTED BY PROFESSOR FRIEDRICH VON HAYEK TO DISCUSS THE STATE AND THE POSSIBLE FATE OF LIBERALISM IN THINKING AND PRACTICE AT THAT TIME. THE MONT PELERIN SOCIETY HAS GROWN AND ITS OBJECTIVE IS TO FACILITATE AN EXCHANGE OF IDEAS BETWEEN LIKE-MINDED SCHOLARS, HOPING TO STRENGTHEN THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF A FREE SOCIETY AND TO STUDY THE WORKINGS, VIRTUES, AND DEFECTS OF MARKET-ORIENTED ECONOMIC SYSTEMS. 4875 4875 SCHOOL OF FILM AND VISUAL ARTS: THE SCHOOL OF FILM AND VISUAL ARTS AT UNIVERSIDAD FRANCISCO MARROQUIN IS SUPPORTED BY THE ORGANIZATION AND PROVIDES A SPACE FOR CO-CREATION, EXPERIMENTATION, AND CREATIVITY FOR CREATORS TO DEVELOP THEIR INTERESTS AND SKILLS INTENSIVELY. IT IS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN SHAPE THEIR PROFESSIONAL PROFILE WITHIN THE FILM AND VISUAL ARTS AS LEADERS, DIRECTORS, PRODUCERS, OR SCRIPTWRITERS. IN ADDITION, IT PREPARES STUDENTS TO FACE THE CHALLENGES OF THE AUDIOVISUAL MARKET THAT USES NEW TECHNOLOGIES AS A DISTRIBUTION PLATFORM, WITH A GLOBAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL VISION. THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE SCHOOL OF FILM AND VISUAL ARTS IS TO IMPEL THE DIRECTORS, PRODUCERS, AND SCRIPTWRITERS WITH AN ENTREPRENEURIAL MENTALITY OF THE FUTURE. IT ENCOURAGES CRITICAL THINKING, AUTONOMY, AND MAKES STUDENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN LEARNING AND TO BE GROWTH ORIENTED TO MEET INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM GOALS. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IN THE SCHOOL. 189 189 STARTUP CITIES INSTITUTE: THE STARTUP CITIES INSTITUTE IS A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION THAT APPLIES STARTUP ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO URBAN DEVELOPMENT. THE STARTUP CITIES INSTITUTE USES A NOVEL METHOD THAT CONVERTS CHALLENGED AREAS INTO A SERIES OF COMPETITIVE AND COOPERATIVE STARTUPS THAT FACE TOUGH CITY PROBLEMS HEAD-ON. 266403 266403 134 OTHER PROGRAMS: THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO ADMINISTER THE OTHER PROGRAMS AND ONE-TIME OR SPECIAL PROJECT SUPPORT TO UNIVERSIDAD FRANCISCO MARROQUIN (UFM). THESE INCLUDE THE MANUEL F. AYAU SOCIETY SCHOLARS AND VISITING PROFESSORS PROGRAM; THE COLLEGE FREEDOM FORUM; UFM DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SUPPORT; THE NEW MEDIA DEPARTMENT SUPPORT; DISASTER RELIEF SCHOOL OF MEDICINE ACTIVITIES; ARBORETUM SUPPORT; CONTINUING EDUCATION; THE MICHAEL POLYANI COLLEGE SUPPORT; AND OTHER SPECIAL PROJECT FUNDING. 12015 12015 THE DEPARTMENT OF PERFORMING ARTS: THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS UNIVERSIDAD FRANCISCO MARROQUIN'S PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM FORMERLY CALLED THE ORGANIZATION FOR THE ARTS. THE DEPARTMENT WAS FOUNDED IN 1983 AS AN IMPORTANT ARM OF THE COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM HAS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROJECTION THAT PRESENTS ACTIVITIES AND PRODUCES SHOWS FOR CHILDREN, JAZZ CONCERTS, RECITALS OF NOTABLE SOLOISTS AND CHAMBER ENSEMBLES, SYMPHONIC AND CHORAL CONCERTS, LARGE OPERA PRODUCTIONS, INTERNATIONAL BALLET COMPANIES, AND MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY DANCE. 29796 29796 6750 THE ANTIGUA FORUM: THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS THE UNIVERSIDAD FRANCISCO MARROQUIN'S FORUM THAT GATHERS POLITICAL LEADERS, ENTREPRENEURS, AND EXPERTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO WORK ON PROJECTS THAT FIND REAL SOLUTIONS TO REAL PROBLEMS. AT EACH EVENT, PARTICIPANTS FROM UP TO TWO DOZEN COUNTRIES WORK IN SMALL GROUPS, GUIDED BY TRAINED FACILITATORS, TO HELP PROJECT OWNERS COME UP WITH CONCRETE ACTION PLANS. 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GRANTS ARE APPROVED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD, DOCUMENTED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S MINUTES, AND REPORTS DOCUMENTING ACTIVITIES AND USES OF FUNDS GRANTED ARE REQUESTED FROM UFM AND REVIEWED. SITE VISITS ARE ALSO MADE. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 IN 2018, THE ORGANIZATION ADDED NEW PROGRAM AREAS. ALL OF THE NEW AND EXISTING PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE DETERMINED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES AT THE UNIVERSIDAD FRANCISCO MARROQUIN, AND ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED A COMPLETE COPY OF THIS FORM 990, INCLUDING SCHEDULES, TO THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, NEW TREASURER, AND PRESIDENT OF ITS GOVERNING BODY BEFORE FILING THIS RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS ENFORCED REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND IS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD'S DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING CONFLICT OF INTEREST INCLUDE AN INTERESTED PERSON BEING GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, AFTER WHICH THE BOARD DISCUSSES AND VOTES ON THE ARRANGEMENT. IF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DEEMS IT APPROPRIATE, HE OR SHE CAN APPOINT A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION ARRANGEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.