THE AMERICAN FUND FOR CHARITIES: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: THE AMERICAN FUND FOR CHARITIES (EIN 52-2109597)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-11-06
IRS object ID: 201923109349300242
Schema version: 2018v3.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-11-06T14:24:44-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	042442519	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EDELSTEIN AND COMPANY LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	160 FEDERAL STREET 9TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02110	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	522109597	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE AMERICAN FUND FOR CHARITIES	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	C/O GMA FOUNDATIONS	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	AMER	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6174267080	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2 LIBERTY SQUARE NO 500	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02109	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARY T WHITE	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6174267080	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-11-06	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SCOTT KAPLOWITCH	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00002440	PTIN
Phone	6172276161	PhoneNum
Preparation	2019-11-06	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	38.111.9.114	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2019-11-06	IPDt
IP Tm	10:00:18	IPTm
IP Timezone	ES	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	C1284B650163F101757B7047818B4EE77766F5D2	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	2876621B7ACFCE7A1C27D9064FF90F46086F5B75	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-03-31 21:24:44Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MARY T WHITE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2 LIBERTY SQUARE NO 500	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02109	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,534,616	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.AMERICANFUND.INFO	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1998	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO CONNECT CARING PEOPLE WITH GREAT CAUSES WORLDWIDE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	5	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	5	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$9,445,205	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,687,943	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$19,359	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$20,200	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$13,221	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$46,716	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$105	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$9,477,785	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,754,964	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$6,123,283	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$7,436,989	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$26,250	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$39,907	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$21,703	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$129,427	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$197,112	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$6,278,960	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$7,674,008	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$3,198,825	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$4,919,044	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$11,859,508	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$6,693,706	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$176,491	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$73,593	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$11,683,017	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$6,620,113	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	OUR MISSION IS TO CONNECT CARING PEOPLE WITH GREAT CAUSES WORLDWIDE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$7,497,675	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$7,436,989	GrantAmt
Revenue	$20,305	RevenueAmt
Desc	WE SUPPORT OVER 150 ORGANIZATIONS WITH A RANGE OF SIZES OF GRANTS IN A VARIETY OF COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THE UNITED KINGDOM, CANADA, SOUTH AFRICA, AND OTHER COUNTRIES IN EUROPE AND AFRICA. THE GRANTS WENT TO VARIOUS NONPROFITS IN AREAS OF EDUCATION, ARTS, ENVIRONMENT, AND SOCIAL SERVICES.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$7,497,675	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	Yes (1)	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (1)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	1	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	0	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	0	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	0	DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	5	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	5	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (1)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GMA FOUNDATIONS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6174267080	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2 LIBERTY SQUARE SUITE 500	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02109	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MARY T WHITE
PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BEATRICE CHAYTOR - TREASUNTIL
1/22/18)/DIR(UNTIL 5/24/18)	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEFANIA SLABYJ
DIRECTOR (AS OF 5/24/18)	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NICHOLAS CLIFFORD
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FLORENCE WALUSIMBI
SECRETARY (AS OF 4/1/18/DIRECTOR)	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN STILES
TREASURER (AS OF 1/22/18)/DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JENNY CLARE
SECRETARY (UNTIL 3/31/18),EXEC ADMIN	24.00		Yes (X)	$39,907	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$39,907	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GMA FOUNDATIONS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2 LIBERTY SQUARE SUITE 500	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02109	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	MANAGEMENT FEES	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$122,000	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$2,687,943	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,687,943	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	EVALUATION FEES	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$20,200	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$20,200	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$20,200	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$73,784	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$73,784	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$752,584	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$779,652	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$27,068	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$27,068	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$27,068	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$105	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$105	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$105	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,754,964	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$20,305	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$46,716	ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,436,989	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,436,989	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,907	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,954	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,963	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,990	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$122,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,180	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$89,060	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,760	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$462	TotalAmt
Management And General	$462	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,368	TotalAmt
Management And General	$13,368	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,075	TotalAmt
Management And General	$15,075	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,294	TotalAmt
Program Services	$231	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,016	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$47	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,902	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,772	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,224	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,906	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,881	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,940	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,941	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$609	TotalAmt
Program Services	$609	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,141	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,141	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	FILING FEES	Desc
Total	$3,380	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,380	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,674,008	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,497,675	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$154,630	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,703	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$80,722	BOYAmt
EOY	$131,307	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,696,017	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,668,834	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$82,769	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,687	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$4,872,878	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,859,508	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,693,706	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,174	BOYAmt
EOY	$49,839	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$148,317	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,754	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$176,491	BOYAmt
EOY	$73,593	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,683,017	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,620,113	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,683,017	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,620,113	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,859,508	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,693,706	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$4,919,044	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$143,860	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7,221,404	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$13,627,263	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,440,074	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$9,445,205	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,687,943	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$35,421,889	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7,221,404	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$13,627,263	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,440,074	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$9,445,205	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,687,943	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$35,421,889	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$14,577,015	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$20,844,874	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,277	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,149	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,625	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$13,221	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$73,784	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$102,056	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$105	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$105	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$35,524,050	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$114,668	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.58680	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.56910	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Donor Advised Funds Held	4	DonorAdvisedFundsHeldCnt
Donor Advised Funds Contri	$463	DonorAdvisedFundsContriAmt
Donor Advised Funds Grants	$1,223,221	DonorAdvisedFundsGrantsAmt
Donor Advised Funds Vl EOY	$5,181,063	DonorAdvisedFundsVlEOYAmt
Disclosed Org Leg Ctrl	Yes (1)	DisclosedOrgLegCtrlInd
Disclosed For Charitable Prps	Yes (1)	DisclosedForCharitablePrpsInd
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,596,029	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$143,860	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	-$15,075	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$158,935	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,754,964	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,754,964	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,658,933	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$7,658,933	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$15,075	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$15,075	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$7,674,008	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	INVESTMENT EXPENSE -15,075.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	INVESTMENT EXPENSE 15,075.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE	1	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	N/A	$2,950,486
NORTH AMERICA	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	N/A	$3,974,828
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGIONGRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	N/A	$266,898
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	N/A	$64,983
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	0	OPERATING AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES	N/A	$39,907

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	1	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	1	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$7,297,102	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$7,297,102	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (74 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt	Description Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	EDUCATION	$9,839	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	RELIGION RELATED	$9,963	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES	$12,623	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	HUMAN SERVICES	$37,750	WIRE	N/A	N/A
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	HEALTH CARE	$9,440	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	HEALTH CARE	$290,000	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	YOUTH DEVELOPMENT	$9,250	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES	$11,625	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES	$39,265	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES	$487,500	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	EDUCATION	$14,000	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION & ADVOCACY	$13,050	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES	$42,019	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	EDUCATION	$71,787	WIRE	N/A	N/A
NORTH AMERICA	HEALTH CARE	$3,872,553	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC	EDUCATION	$8,325	WIRE	N/A	N/A
NORTH AMERICA	EDUCATION	$10,238	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	RELIGION RELATED	$7,400	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES	$68,150	WIRE	N/A	N/A
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	ANIMAL-RELATED	$9,761	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	HEALTH CARE	$120,000	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	HUMAN SERVICES	$7,400	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES	$18,848	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	EDUCATION	$71,000	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	EDUCATION	$68,250	WIRE	N/A	N/A
NORTH AMERICA	EDUCATION	$9,250	WIRE	N/A	N/A
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	YOUTH DEVELOPMENT	$18,593	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES	$46,250	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	$6,475	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	HUMAN SERVICES	$125,000	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES	$23,171	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	HUMAN SERVICES	$9,158	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES	$10,850	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES	$8,325	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	ARTS CULTURE & HUMANITIES	$46,250	WIRE	N/A	N/A
NORTH AMERICA	HEALTH CARE	$23,125	WIRE	N/A	N/A
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	YOUTH DEVELOPMENT	$26,339	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	HUMAN SERVICES	$7,500	WIRE	N/A	N/A
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	EDUCATION	$103,326	WIRE	N/A	N/A
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	EDUCATION	$38,957	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	HEALTH CARE	$140,000	WIRE	N/A	N/A
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	RELIGION RELATED	$11,192	WIRE	N/A	N/A
NORTH AMERICA	HOUSING & SHELTER	$9,712	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	EDUCATION	$28,247	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES	$35,150	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	EDUCATION	$26,270	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES	$27,750	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	EDUCATION	$18,870	WIRE	N/A	N/A
NORTH AMERICA	HEALTH CARE	$23,402	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	RELIGION RELATED	$6,012	WIRE	N/A	N/A
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	YOUTH DEVELOPMENT	$10,915	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	HUMAN SERVICES	$6,012	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION & ADVOCACY	$46,250	WIRE	N/A	N/A
NORTH AMERICA	ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES	$19,564	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES	$12,302	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	ANIMAL-RELATED	$224,665	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES	$5,087	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	EDUCATION	$40,145	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	HEALTH CARE	$150,000	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	EDUCATION	$32,426	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES	$5,735	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	HEALTH CARE	$51,000	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	HEALTH CARE	$329,938	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES	$12,025	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	ANIMAL-RELATED	$7,400	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	EDUCATION	$12,206	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES	$14,014	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION & ADVOCACY	$13,875	WIRE	N/A	N/A
NORTH AMERICA	ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES	$6,984	WIRE	N/A	N/A
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	HUMAN SERVICES	$23,125	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	ANIMAL-RELATED	$7,818	WIRE	N/A	N/A
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	ANIMAL-RELATED	$5,411	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	EDUCATION	$14,430	WIRE	N/A	N/A
EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC	MEDICAL RESEARCH	$56,658	WIRE	N/A	N/A

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	74	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART I, LINE 2:

THE BOARD HAS RESOLVED THAT ALL ORGANIZATIONS TO WHICH IT MAKES GRANTS OR FUNDS PROGRAMS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING: 1) IN CASE OF AN ORGANIZATION OUTSIDE THE USA, A COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ORGANIZING DOCUMENTS, REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES AND BUDGET IN ORDER TO ENSURE IT IS SUITABLE TO RECEIVE FUNDS FROM A US 501 (C) (3) PUBLIC CHARITY. WHEN A GRANT IS MADE TO AN ORGANIZATION, THE ORGANIZATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO: 1)MAKE A REPORT ON THE USE OF THE FUNDS, TO BE RETURNED TO THE ORGANIZATION WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE GRANTING OF THE FUNDS. 2)SIGN A STATEMENT THAT THE GRANTEE WILL REFUND ANY PORTION OF THE GRANT NOT USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE GRANT. 3)AGREE TO ANY OTHER CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY THE BOARD DEPENDING ON THE SPECIFICS OF THE GRANT AND THE ORGANIZATION TO WHICH FUNDS ARE BEING GIVEN. NO GRANT WILL BE MADE WITHOUT MEETING THE TERMS SET FORTH BY THE BOARD.

PART I, LINE 3:

ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING IS USED TO ACCOUNT FOR EXPENDITURES

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	THE ORGANIZATION HAS A MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH A GRANTS MANAGEMENT COMPANY TO PROVIDE CROSS-BORDER COMPLIANCE AND OPERATIONAL AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	A REVIEW OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS CONDUCTED BY ALL OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS CONSIDERED BY BOARD MEMBERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND BY NEW BOARD MEMBERS WHEN THEY ARE APPOINTED. EACH BOARD MEMBER SIGNS AN ANNUAL STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS HE/SHE HAS CONSIDERED THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND AGREED TO COMPLY WITH IT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR.