2018-11-13T10:59:21-06:00 2017-12-31 271235638 MCMCPAS & ADVISORS LLP 462 S FOURTH ST SUITE 2600 LOUISVILLE KY 402023445 990 2017-01-01 522092229 THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE FOUNDATION CULT 2024830553 1711 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 200 WASHINGTON DC 20009 CHARLES BIRNBAUM PRESIDENT & CEO 2024830553 2018-11-06 1 REBECCA L PHILLIPS CPA P00024055 5027491900 69.135.99.226 2018-11-06 10:44:25 ES P 5A5F8288C5B062E10206C3F61243D9220F0EDFAA 8F4E5F8AE1D084947340340FACCA3C57713EB425 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z CHARLES BIRNBAUM 1711 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 200 WASHINGTON DC 20009 4330072 0 X WWW.TCLF.ORG X 1998 DC THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE FOUNDATION (TCLF) CONNECTS PEOPLE TO PLACES. TCLF EDUCATES AND ENGAGES THE PUBLIC TO MAKE OUR SHARED LANDSCAPE HERITAGE MORE VISIBLE, IDENTIFY ITS VALUE, AND EMPOWER ITS STEWARDS. TCLF ACHIEVES THIS MISSION THROUGH THE ONGOING DEVELOPMENT OF ITS THREE CORE PROGRAMS: WHAT'S OUT THERE, PIONEERS OF AMERICAN LANDSCAPE DESIGN, AND LANDSLIDE. 24 24 16 150 0 0 923631 2989128 341009 312040 54336 51039 36006 29962 1354982 3382169 0 0 0 0 795149 761205 0 0 120350 506394 487440 1301543 1248645 53439 2133524 2837805 5241601 153633 146915 2684172 5094686 X A NON-PROFIT ESTABLISHED IN 1998, THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE FOUNDATION (TCLF) CONNECTS PEOPLE TO PLACES. TCLF EDUCATES AND ENGAGES THE PUBLIC TO MAKE OUR SHARED LANDSCAPE HERITAGE MORE VISIBLE, IDENTIFY ITS VALUE, AND EMPOWER ITS STEWARDS. TCLF ACHIEVES THIS MISSION THROUGH THE ONGOING DEVELOPMENT OF ITS THREE CORE PROGRAMS:WHAT'S OUT THERE, NORTH AMERICA'S LARGEST AND MOST EXHAUSTIVE DATABASE OF CULTURAL LANDSCAPES;PIONEERS OF AMERICAN LANDSCAPE DESIGN, AN IN-DEPTH MULTIMEDIA LIBRARY, INCLUSIVE OF VIDEO ORAL HISTORIES, CHRONICLING THE LIVES OF SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND EDUCATORS;LANDSLIDE, AN ONGOING COLLECTION OF IMPORTANT LANDSCAPES AND LANDSCAPE FEATURES THAT ARE THREATENED AND AT-RISK. 0 0 425959 47609 LANDSLIDE: THE GOAL OF THE LANDSLIDE PROGRAM IS TO DRAW IMMEDIATE AND LASTING ATTENTION TO THREATENED LANDSCAPES AND UNIQUE FEATURES. IT SPARKS DEBATE, REVEALS THE VALUE OF EVERYDAY PLACES, AND ENCOURAGES INFORMED COMMUNITY-BASED STEWARDSHIP DECISIONS. AS IT HIGHLIGHTS AND MONITORS AT-RISK LANDSCAPES AND ANNUAL THEMATIC LISTINGS TO SAVE THIS HERITAGE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. ARTICLES PROVIDE A HISTORY OF EACH THREATENED SITE; THE SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ARTISTIC SIGNIFICANCE; A BIOGRAPHY OF THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT OR DESIGNER, IF APPLICABLE; AND DETAILS OF THE CURRENT THREAT. THROUGH WEB FEATURES, TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS, AND PRINT PUBLICATIONS, THE PROGRAM REVEALS THE VALUE OF THESE OFTEN FORGOTTEN LANDSCAPES. WE CURRENTLY HAVE THREE TRAVELLING LANDSLIDE PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITIONS. THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE LEGACY OF DAN KILEY WAS ON DISPLAY AT SITES IN SARASOTA, FL, MINNEAPOLIS, MN, AND ST. LOUIS, MO IN 2016; THE NEW AMERICAN GARDEN: THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE OF OEHME, VAN SWEDEN WAS ON DISPLAY IN WASHINGTON, DC, PITTSBURGH, PA AND BATON ROUGE, LA IN 2016; AND THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE OF LAWRENCE HALPRIN WHICH OPENED IN WASHINGTON, DC IN NOVEMBER 2016. ALL THREE EXHIBITIONS HAVE SITES BOOKED INTO 2018. 316669 26566 WHAT'S OUT THERE: THE GOAL OF THIS SEARCHABLE, EASY-TO-NAVIGATE DATABASE IS TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE RICH DIVERSITY AND INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF OUR SHARED DESIGNED LANDSCAPE HERITAGE. SPANNING OVER TWO CENTURIES OF AMERICAN LANDSCAPE DESIGN, THE WHAT'S OUT THERE DATABASE IS SEARCHABLE BY LANDSCAPE NAME, LOCALE, DESIGNER, TYPE, AND STYLE. IT HAS OVER 1,950 ENTRIES SO FAR WITH CONTENT CREATED BY ACADEMICS, VOLUNTEERS, AND ADVOCATES, AND HAS BEEN VETTED OVER THE PAST DECADE BY DOZENS OF RESEARCHERS AND HISTORIANS. WE CREATED WHAT'S OUT THERE TO SERVE AS A REFERENCE FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS OF DESIGN AND HISTORY, ENTHUSIASTS, AND PROFESSIONALS, PROVOKING INTEREST, INFORMING STEWARDSHIP DECISIONS, AND ENRICHING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF OUR DESIGNED LANDSCAPE HISTORY. AN EXTENSION OF THE WHAT'S OUT THERE DATABASE, WHAT'S OUT THERE WEEKEND DRAWS PEOPLE OUT INTO THEIR COMMUNITIES TO EXPERIENCE FIRST-HAND THE LANDSCAPES THAT THEY SEE EVERY DAY BUT OFTEN OVERLOOK. HOSTED IN DIFFERENT CITIES EVERY YEAR, WHAT'S OUT THERE WEEKEND BRINGS TO LIGHT THE UNIQUE LANDSCAPE LEGACY AND LOCAL CHARACTER OF EACH CITY, DEFINED BY ITS PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE PARKS, GARDENS, PLAZAS, CEMETERIES, MEMORIALS, AND NEIGHBORHOODS. FREE, EXPERT-LED WEEKEND TOURS OF 25 TO 30 SITES EACH WERE OFFERED IN HOUSTON, TX IN ADDITION TO FREE, EXPERT-LED TOURS OFFERED IN CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, MISSOURI, SOUTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, D.C., NEW YORK, AND ISRAEL FEATURING THE PUBLIC LANDSCAPE OF AMERICAN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT LAWRENCE HALPRIN. 152468 62961 TCLF HELD A CONFERENCE IN HOUSTON, TX, IN MARCH 2016 ENTITLED LEADING WITH LANDSCAPE II: THE HOUSTON TRANSFORMATION, PRESENTED IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL PARTNERS AND PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. IT EXAMINED THE LANDSCAPE LEGACY OF HOUSTON, AND EXPLORED THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE DESIGN WORK CURRENTLY HAPPENING THERE.THE ROSTER OF SPEAKERS INCLUDED INTERNATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT PRIVATE-SECTOR PRACTITIONERS WORKING ON CURRENT AND PROPOSED PROJECTS IN HOUSTON, AS WELL AS MUNICIPAL LEADERS, ACADEMICS, AND LEADING CRITICS AND THINKERS. THE FIRST TWO PANELS EXAMINED COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ONGOING PROJECTS, RESPECTIVELY, AND ASSESSED THE INFLUENCES OF CULTURE, HISTORY, AND ECOLOGY IN THE EVOLVING HOUSTON CITYSCAPE. THE FINAL PANEL PROVIDED A COMPREHENSIVE APPRAISAL OF THE PROJECTS AND ISSUES PRESENTED AND CONSIDERED THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR CITY-SHAPING. 895096 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 1 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X SUZANNE GARZA 2024830553 1711 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 200 WASHINGTON DC 20009 BARBARA DIXON VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SUZANNE TURNER SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARIO NIEVERA CO-CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HOLLY SHARP TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOAN SHAFRAN CO-CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEXIS WOODS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHARLENE ROISE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS REED DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 GINA FORD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JO ANN NATHAN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOEB MOORE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JULIE DONNELL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LISA LOWRY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL ALBERT DIRECTOR (RESIGNED 11/28/17) 0.50 X 0 0 0 NOEL DORSEY VERNON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 PETER MCQUILLAN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 RENE BIHAN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SHAUN SAER DUNCAN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 THOMAS WOLTZ DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 VICTOR F TREY TRAHAN III DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ERIC GROFT DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY ABBATIELLO DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 EMMA SKALKA DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 KEITH LEBLANC DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 TIFFANY BEAMER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHARLES BIRNBAUM PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 196640 0 15904 196640 0 15904 1 0 1 0 0 15000 14000 2960128 1296891 2989128 PROGRAM REVENUE 900099 263215 263215 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 900099 46800 46800 PUBLICATIONS 511190 2025 2025 312040 56991 56991 818652 824604 -5952 -5952 -5952 153261 15000 123299 29962 29962 3382169 312040 0 81001 212543 161533 29756 21254 448397 338912 77740 31745 13983 10541 2431 1011 40071 30291 6909 2871 46211 34986 7542 3683 3191 3191 17800 17800 56736 9750 4335 42651 28582 7126 15861 5595 74659 74075 584 46053 32945 9296 3812 38690 30429 5247 3014 137715 124664 12825 226 16222 16222 3272 3272 PROGRAM EXPENSES 23948 23948 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 19860 19860 MISCELLANEOUS 14864 14836 28 FUNDRAISING MATERIALS 3904 3904 1944 1060 884 1248645 895096 233199 120350 253998 178844 76053 76180 90355 748634 16583 10872 268925 207306 74930 61619 2295539 4131072 30347 34380 2837805 5241601 111636 108035 11650 4500 30347 34380 153633 146915 X 2088480 2295872 595692 2798814 2684172 5094686 2837805 5241601 2133524 276990 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 858434 941207 1231268 923631 2989128 6943668 858434 941207 1231268 923631 2989128 6943668 1310512 5633156 38811 47919 54930 56385 56991 255036 7198704 1688271 0.78250 0.89520 X 2145216 12556 2157772 1.00000 0 0 104574 104574 0 38183 29788 8395 126168 72944 53224 61619 457-B PLAN LIABILITIES 34380 34380 X 3879859 276990 220700 497690 3382169 0 3382169 1469345 220700 220700 1248645 0 1248645 PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT THE PROMOTION OF INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE IN THE FIELD. PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS CLASSIFIED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS USING THE "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" APPROACH AS DEFINED IN THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION. NO LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS HAS BEEN RECORDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SILENT AUCTION 168261 15000 153261 86280 230 36789 168261 15000 153261 86280 230 36789 123299 29962 X X 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CHARLES BIRNBAUM PRESIDENT & CEO 172640 0 24000 0 0 0 0 0 15904 0 212544 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A CHARLES BIRNBAUM RECEIVES FIRST CLASS TRAVEL TICKETS FOR AIRFARE FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION MATTERS CONCERNING SPEAKING ARRANGEMENTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. THE AIRFARE IS REIMBURSED BY THE ORGANIZATIONS IN WHICH THE ARRANGEMENT WAS COMPLETED FOR, EITHER IN ITS ENTIRETY OR UP TO THE AMOUNT OF AN ECONOMY TICKET. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COST OF FIRST CLASS TRAVEL AND THE AMOUNTS REIMBURSED IS NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE INCOME. TRAVEL FOR MR. BIRNBAUM'S COMPANION IS PAID FOR BY THE FOUNDATION. NONE OF THIS AMOUNT IS TREATED AS TAXABLE INCOME. PART I, LINE 1B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE A WRITTEN POLICY COVERING FIRST CLASS AIR TRAVEL. X 7 1150260 FMV X EXPENSES FOR VARIOUS EVENTS 5 88372 X EXPENSES FOR BOARD-RELATED TRAVEL 23 37259 FMV X SOFTWARE LICENSE 10 21000 FMV 0 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD CO-CHAIRS, FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND FOUNDATION PRESIDENT PRIOR TO FILING. THE FILED FORM WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD AT THE 19 OCTOBER 2018 BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IF THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE A MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, IT SHALL INFORM THE MEMBER OF THE BASIS FOR SUCH BELIEF AND AFFORD THE MEMBER AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE. IF, AFTER HEARING THE MEMBER'S RESPONSE AND AFTER MAKING FURTHER INVESTIGATION AS WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IT SHALL TAKE APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTION ACTION. IN JANUARY, AN EMAIL FROM THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE GOES OUT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH A MEMO REMINDING THEM THAT TCLF HAS ADOPTED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHICH ADDRESSES FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS BOARD MEMBERS MAY HAVE WITH TCLF AND WITH EACH OTHER. AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE POLICY REQUIRES EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD TO SIGN A STATEMENT THAT S/HE HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND UNDERSTANDS THE ORGANIZATION IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. ATTACHED TO THE EMAIL IS A COPY OF THE POLICY AND TWO FORMS - THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT, AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM - WHICH THE DIRECTORS ARE ASKED TO READ THE POLICY AND COMPLETE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD CO-CHAIRS CONDUCT A PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE FOUNDATION. A REPORT NOTING COMPENSATION FOR PRESIDENTS AND CEOS FOR SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND FOR ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WASHINGTON, DC AREA IS COMPILED. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, COMPRISED OF THE TWO BOARD CO-CHAIRS AND TWO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO ARE FIRM PRINCIPALS INVOLVED IN FIRM MANAGEMENT, MEET TO DISCUSS THE FINDINGS, THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S FISCAL PERFORMANCE AND THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW THEN FORM A RECOMMENDATION FOR COMPENSATION. THE RECOMMENDATION IS SHARED WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHO EXAMINES THE COMMENTS AND MAKES FINAL DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION INCREASE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S HEADQUARTERS. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE BOARD CO-CHAIRS, TREASURER AND PRESIDENT REVIEW THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND AUDIT WITH THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE AUDIT RESULTS ARE PRESENTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING VIA A PRESIDENTS REPORT SENT OUT PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AT THE MEETING.