2018-11-12T11:55:57-06:00 2017-12-31 330835986 Squar Milner LLP 135 Main Street 9th Floor San Francisco CA 941051815 990 2017-01-01 261964339 LEADERS QUEST FOUNDATION USA LEAD 6466307336 1239 Broadway No 1601 New York NY 10001 Giles Goodhead President 6466307336 2018-11-09 1 Deborah Kaminski P00645581 4157812500 71.6.48.101 2018-11-09 11:03:27 PS P A1DB5DB41FEE3373BA9901E03D6B95C2889EF87E D6484FE2D5C57D545F786B5AA2EA116C3A84FE21 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z X Giles Goodhead 1239 Broadway No 1601 New York NY 10001 239209 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. 4 4 0 0 0 0 15000 239209 0 0 0 0 0 0 15000 239209 62933 129794 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2106 3075 65039 132869 -50039 106340 32801 139141 0 0 32801 139141 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 129794 129794 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 2017, 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 programme. 129794 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 X 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA NY X Giles Goodhead 5102066696 PO Box 5773 Berkeley CA 94705 X Giles Goodhead President 0.50 X X 0 0 0 Ninan Chacko Director 0.10 X 0 0 0 Lindsay Levin Secretary, Treasurer 0.10 X X 0 0 0 Julie Hill Director 0.10 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 239209 239209 239209 0 0 0 129794 129794 2855 2855 Bank charges 220 220 132869 129794 3075 0 28773 139140 4028 1 32801 139141 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 32801 139141 32801 139141 32801 139141 106340 0 X 0 0 0 X 15472 48655 146500 15000 239209 464836 15472 48655 146500 15000 239209 464836 360312 104524 1 1 464837 0.22490 0.20730 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 2016, the public support percentage was 20.73%. In 2017, the public support percentage was 22.49%. 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 22.49 % 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; publicly-supported charity donors include Greater Houston Community 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. Funders include other publicly supported charities such as the Greater Houston Community Foundation. 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 0 0 Grants to Recipients located in region 79794 Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) 0 0 Grants to recipients located in region 25000 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Grants to recipients located in region 25000 0 0 0 0 0 0 129794 0 129794 South Asia To fund the Mahastra Fellowship programme, which supports grassroots leaders tackling issues in disadvantaged communities. 29794 South Asia To fund the Right to Pee Campaign. 25000 Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) Unrestricted funds to support in an after-school nutrition project (Fit and Fed programme). 25000 South Asia Unrestricted support for the nutrition program of Mumbai Mobile Creches. 25000 Sub-Saharan Africa Unrestricted funds to support health program. 25000 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 C, line 19 The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public upon request.