2019-05-10T19:44:14-05:00 2018-12-31 330835986 Squar Milner LLP 135 Main Street 9th Floor San Francisco CA 941051815 990 2018-01-01 261964339 LEADERS QUEST FOUNDATION USA LEAD 6466307336 1239 Broadway No 1600 New York NY 10001 Lindsay Levin President 6466307336 2019-05-09 1 Joua Lo P01225144 4157812500 207.38.18.164 2019-05-09 15:48:55 PD P D6484FE2D5C57D545F786B5AA2EA116C3A84FE21 D6484FE2D5C57D545F786B5AA2EA116C3A84FE21 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z Lindsay Levin 1239 Broadway No 1600 New York NY 10001 30250 0 X WWW.leadersquestfoundation.org X 2008 CA Develop strong community leaders by making grants to organizations globally that provide leadership training and to grassroots organizations whose founders demonstrate positive leadership qualities. 3 3 0 0 0 0 239209 30250 0 0 0 0 0 0 239209 30250 129794 116642 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3075 1392 132869 118034 106340 -87784 139141 51357 0 0 139141 51357 Develop strong community leaders by making grants to organizations globally that provide leadership training and to grassroots organizations whose founders demonstrate positive leadership qualities. 0 0 116642 116642 30250 Grassroots Leadership Development - Leaders' Quest Foundation USA continued to support organizations empowering grassroots leaders in the developing world to build self-reliant communities by addressing issues that include sustainable livelihoods, access to education and health services and environmental concerns. During 2018, Leaders' Quest supported our NGO partner community who worked on Health Issues; Local Host Community in the USA as well as NGO Leaders as part of the Scholarship program. 116642 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 CA NY X Lindsay Levin 6466307336 1239 Broadway Suite 1600 New York NY 10001 X Lindsay Levin President, Secretary, Treasurer 0.10 X X 0 0 0 Ninan Chacko Director 0.10 X 0 0 0 Julie Hill Director 0.10 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30250 30250 30250 0 0 0 15392 15392 101250 101250 1252 1252 Bank Charges 140 140 118034 116642 1392 0 139140 51356 1 1 139141 51357 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 139141 51357 139141 51357 139141 51357 -87784 0 X 0 0 0 X 48655 146500 15000 239209 30250 479614 48655 146500 15000 239209 30250 479614 364132 115482 479614 0.24080 0.22490 X IntroductionLeaders' Quest Foundation - USA, Inc. ("LQF") is a 501(c)(3) publicly-supported charity, incorporated in 2008 in California, whose mission is to develop wise, compassionate and adept leaders - people who are capable of leading in fast-changing, disrupted environments with competing priorities and interconnected challenges. These leaders are drawn from the full spectrum of business, government and civil society in the US and globally. LQF pursues its mission by supporting charitable and educational programs. Recent activities include making support available for the Quest Fellowship Program, aimed at developing grassroots leaders in India; and for the Future Stewards Program, aimed at addressing climate change leadership worldwide.Public Support LevelsLQF's tax year is the calendar year. In 2017, the public support percentage was 22.77%. In 2018, the public support percentage was 24.08%. As required by Form 990, Schedule A, Part II, Section C (Computation of Public Support Percentage), Line 17a (10%-facts-and-circumstances-test - 2015), LQF is pleased to submit this statement in support of continuing to recognize the charity's publicly-supported status. Regulatory StandardThe standard for a publicly-supported facts and circumstances decision is set out in (26 CFR) Treas. Regs. 1.170A-9(f)(3). Broadly speaking, there are two mandatory elements and four discretionary "factors" taken into consideration. This statement follows that order strictly.Application of the Standard to LQFMandatory standard #1: "Ten-percent support limitation."LQF's public support percentage of 20.73 % exceeds the 10% minimum required by the regulations. Mandatory standard #2: "Attraction of public support."LQF has an on-going program of solicitation of public support from all types of donors: foundations, corporations, publicly-supported charities, and individuals. Corporate donors include Cigna Foundation; private foundation donors include David Weekley Family Fund and Elizabeth Bixby Janeway Foundation; and individual donors have made gifts of between $400 and $1,500. The solicitation of public support is a top priority of the volunteer board of directors and is supported by specialist consulting staff in a continuous and on-going fashion. Facts & Circumstances iii(A), "Percentage of financial support."In the modest but growing fundraising program, support has already been received from the Greater Houston Community Foundation, which is itself a publicly-supported charity. Facts & Circumstances iii(B), "Sources of support."LQF's sources of support are appropriate to the specialist nature of its mission and programs, in that LQF activity is focused by its nature on a small number of leaders, who will have a substantial impact in a wide range of endeavor. Facts & Circumstances iii(C), "Representative governing body."LQF's governing body of four people has the specialist knowledge appropriate to guiding and implementing the mission. The board members have substantial experience, both in for-profit and non-for-profit settings, in the travel and financial services sectors, in start-up applications, and as social activists accustomed to conducting charitable activities and securing necessary support. Facts & Circumstances iii(D), "Availability of public services."LQF's services are deliberately offered over a wide range of public issues and, to address leadership of those issues, deliberately target participation by individuals who can make substantial impact in their fields. The LQF program has operated steadily since incorporation in 2008. ConclusionFor all of the reasons stated above, in compliance with (26 CFR) Treas. Regs. 1.170A-9(f)(3), LQF asks the Service to continue to recognize LQF's publicly-supported charity status. 1 South Asia - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, 0 0 Grants to Recipients located in region 36250 Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium 0 0 Grants to recipients located in region 25000 East Asia and the Pacific 0 0 Grants to recipients located in region 20000 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Grants to recipients located in region 20000 0 0 0 0 0 0 101250 0 101250 South Asia - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, To fund the Right to Pee Campaign. 26250 Bank Transfer Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium Unrestricted funds to support in an after-school nutrition project (Fit and Fed programme). 25000 Bank Transfer South Asia - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Unrestricted support for the nutrition program of Mumbai Mobile Creches 10000 Bank Transfer East Asia and the Pacific Unrestricted support to continue to deliver life-saving health services in Shanghai and beyond. 20000 Bank Transfer Sub-Saharan Africa Unrestricted support to continue to deliver life-saving health services. 20000 Bank Transfer 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part I, Line 2: Upon receipt of the grant, the grantees must share two reports: one 6 month progress report and a final report after 12 months. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The board reviews the organization's tax returns before they are filed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c We can confirm that the organization ensures compliance with the conflict of interest policy, by ensuring that all Members of the Board and Officers of LQF update a Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement annually. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public upon request.