2018-05-08T12:39:57-04:00 2017-12-31 205579753 ALAN S GLACKMAN CPA PC 38 MAHAIWE ST STE 5 GREAT BARRINGTON MA 01230 990 2017-01-01 461421645 SCHUMACHER CTR FOR A NEW ECONOMICS INC SCHU 4135281737 140 JUG END ROAD GREAT BARRINGTON MA 01230 SUSAN C WITT EXEC DIR& ASST TREAS 4135281737 2018-05-05 true ALAN S GLACKMAN P00004273 4135286804 2018-05-08 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z SUSAN C WITT 140 JUG END ROAD GREAT BARRINGTON MA 01230 500104 false X HTTP://CENTERFORNEWECONOMICS.ORG X 2012 MA EDUCATION - TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT AN ECONOMICS THAT SUPPORTS BOTH PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. 14 14 5 7 0 380420 482686 26565 12445 1 -157 1279 878 408265 495852 0 0 261675 199639 0 33330 243355 250818 505030 450457 -96765 45395 478831 523798 1111 683 477720 523115 X EDUCATION - TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT AN ECONOMICS THAT SUPPORTS BOTH PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. false false 101904 LOCAL CURRENCY PROJECT - THE SCHUMACHER CENTER FOR A NEW ECONOMICS PROVIDED RESEARCH ASSISTANCE, DEVELOPMENT, AND ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT FOR BERKSHARES, A LOCAL CURRENCY DESIGNED TO EDUCATE CITIZENS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF VIBRANT, SELF-SUFFICIENT, REGIONAL ECONOMIES. THE CENTER CREATED EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL FOR PRINT AND ONLINE; DEVELOPED SYSTEMS FOR INTEGRATING WITH BANK OPERATIONS; HOSTED LAWYERS, MEDIA, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF COMMUNITIES IN OTHER REGIONS WHO ARE STUDYING THE PROGRAM; AND SPONSORED AN INNOVATIVE YOUTH BUSINESS PLANNING PROGRAM THAT BRINGS THE LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND YOUTH TOGETHER. THE PROGRAM HAS RECENTLY EXPANDED TO ADDRESS BROADER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ISSUES AND HAS CREATED A - LOCAL CURRENCY PROJECT CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O - LOCAL CURRENCY PROJECT CONTINUED - SURVEY TO HELP IDENTIFY AREAS IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY THAT COULD BE DEVELOPED THROUGH LOCAL MANUFACTURING TO REDUCE IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. THE BERKSHARES PROGRAM SERVES 10,000 PERSONS REGIONALLY AND THROUGH MEDIA AND INTERNET REACHES OVER 200,000 PERSONS NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. 33560 LECTURES & EDUCATIONAL EVENTS - THE THIRTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL SCHUMACHER LECTURES WERE HELD IN GREAT BARRINGTON, MA IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE AUDIENCE OF 350 ATTENDEES HEARD AN ADDRESS BY WINONA LADUKE, A LEADING NATIVE AMERICAN ACTIVIST. AND IT HEARD A PANEL WITH ACTIVISTS NWAMAKA AGBO, ROBERT HAWK, STORM BIRCH, KARISSA LEWIS, AND GOPAL DAYANENI. THE VIDEOS OF THE TALK AND OF THE PANEL WERE PLACED ON THE CENTER'S WEBSITE. VIEWS OF THE LECTURE PROGRAMS ONLINE REACHED OVER 600 IN 2017. THE COLLEGE PROGRAM - IN ITS ONGOING WORK TO ENVISION AN ECONOMY THAT IS INCLUSIVE OF PEOPLE AND THE PLANET AND CREATE A COLLEGE CURRICULA THAT EDUCATES PRACTICIONERS ON NEW WAYS OF THINKING, THE SCHUMACHER CENTER CONTINUED ITS ENGAGEMENT WITH ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING NEW ECONOMIC THINKING ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND IN EUROPE. THIS PROJECT IS ON-GOING. 179229 THE REINVENTING THE COMMONS PROGRAM CONDUCTS RESEARCH INTO THE COMMONS AS A PARADIGM OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CHANGE, AND SHARES IT WITH SCHOLARS, POLICY EXPERTS AND THE PUBLIC. IN 2017 THIS WORK WAS PRESENTED VIA CONFERENCES(6), WORKSHOPS(4), UNIVERSITY LECTURES(2), ONLINE VIDEOS (6), INTERACTIVE WEBINARS(2), BOOK CHAPTERS(3), MAGAZINE ARTICLES(2), RADIO & NEWSPAPER INTERVIEWS(4), INTERVIEWS FOR FILM(2), AND PERSONAL CONSULTATIONS(43). APPROXIMATELY 2,000 PEOPLE WERE REACHED DIRECTLY AND AN ADDITIONAL 10,000(EST) VIA VARIOUS MEDIA. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER MAINTAINS A PUBLICATION PROGRAM BOTH IN PRINT AND ONLINE. THE PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE SCHUMACHER LECTURES, BUT ALSO INCLUDE THE LEGAL AND OPERATIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S LOCAL CURRENCY, COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, AND SHARE MICRO-CREDIT PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS BACKGROUND TEXTS TO THESE PROGRAMS. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER MAINTAINS A WEBSITE OF THE 40 YEAR'S PUBLICATION OF MANAS, A JOURNAL OF INDEPENDENT INQUIRY, CONCERNED WITH THE STUDY OF PRINCIPLES WHICH MOVE THE WORLD ON ITS PRESENT COURSE. THE SITE RECEIVES NEARLY 5,000 VISITS PER YEAR. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER DIGITALIZED ALL OF THE TAPES FROM THE LINDISFARNE ASSOCIATION, A COLLECTION OF CONVERSATIONS ON CULTURE, SOCIETY, TECHNOLOGY, AND CULTURE. THESE ARE ALL ONLINE AT THE CENTER'S ARCHIVE.ORG SITE. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S COMBINED WEBSITES RECEIVED OVER 270,000 UNIQUE VIEWS IN 2017. DOWNLOADS FROM ITS ARCHIVE.ORG AUDIO SITE OF LECTURE MATERIAL AND LINDISFARNE TAPES TOTALED OVER 40,000. THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST PROGRAM IS PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROLE OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES IN A NEW ECONOMIC SYSTEM. WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST IN THE SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES, THE SCHUMACHER CENTER IS MODELING NEW LEGAL DOCUMENTS TO ENSURE AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO LAND FOR HOMES, BUSINESSES, AND FARMS. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE PART OF THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S WEBSITE. THE PROGRAM SERVES 1,000 PERSONS REGIONALLY AND ANOTHER 5,000 IN VISITS TO MATERIAL ONLINE. LIBRARY OPERATIONS - THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S LIBRARIAN ACQUIRED A SIGNIFICANT NEW COLLECTIONS OF BOOKS FROM THE THEOSOPHY SOCIETY IN CALIFORNIA THAT WAS SERVING AS CUSTODIAN OF THE BOOKS OF HENRY GEIGER, THE EDITOR AND PUBLISHER OF MANAS JOURNAL. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME WAS SPENT CATALOGUING THE BOOKS FROM PRACTICAL ACTION, AN APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION FOUNDED BY E.F. SCHUMACHER IN ENGLAND WHICH ARRIVED THE END OF DECEMBER 2016. THIS COLLECTION CONTAINED ARCHIVAL MATERIAL ABOUT FRITZ SCHUMACHER. BOOKS FOR THE GENERAL COLLECTION ARE ADDED YEAR- ROUND. THE SITE RECEIVED 4,000 UNIQUE VIEWS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. FIVE RESEARCHERS CAME FOR EXTENDED STAYS WORKING ON BOOKS OR THESISES. OTHER RESEARCHERS CAME FOR SHORT PERIODS. AND RESEARCHERS CONTINUED ACCESSING THE COLLECTION OVER THE INTERNET. 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THEY DO NOT RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION OTHER THAN THE SATISFACTION OF THEIR BELIEFS IN THE PROGRAMS OF THE CENTER. INTERNS ARE TYPICALLY AFFORDED SMALL STIPENDS AND TREATED AS CONSULTANTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A - LOCAL CURRENCY PROJECT CONTINUED - SURVEY TO HELP IDENTIFY AREAS IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY THAT COULD BE DEVELOPED THROUGH LOCAL MANUFACTURING TO REDUCE IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. THE BERKSHARES PROGRAM SERVES 10,000 PERSONS REGIONALLY AND THROUGH MEDIA AND INTERNET REACHES OVER 200,000 PERSONS NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D THE REINVENTING THE COMMONS PROGRAM CONDUCTS RESEARCH INTO THE COMMONS AS A PARADIGM OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CHANGE, AND SHARES IT WITH SCHOLARS, POLICY EXPERTS AND THE PUBLIC. IN 2017 THIS WORK WAS PRESENTED VIA CONFERENCES(6), WORKSHOPS(4), UNIVERSITY LECTURES(2), ONLINE VIDEOS (6), INTERACTIVE WEBINARS(2), BOOK CHAPTERS(3), MAGAZINE ARTICLES(2), RADIO & NEWSPAPER INTERVIEWS(4), INTERVIEWS FOR FILM(2), AND PERSONAL CONSULTATIONS(43). APPROXIMATELY 2,000 PEOPLE WERE REACHED DIRECTLY AND AN ADDITIONAL 10,000(EST) VIA VARIOUS MEDIA. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER MAINTAINS A PUBLICATION PROGRAM BOTH IN PRINT AND ONLINE. THE PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE SCHUMACHER LECTURES, BUT ALSO INCLUDE THE LEGAL AND OPERATIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S LOCAL CURRENCY, COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, AND SHARE MICRO-CREDIT PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS BACKGROUND TEXTS TO THESE PROGRAMS. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER MAINTAINS A WEBSITE OF THE 40 YEAR'S PUBLICATION OF MANAS, A JOURNAL OF INDEPENDENT INQUIRY, CONCERNED WITH THE STUDY OF PRINCIPLES WHICH MOVE THE WORLD ON ITS PRESENT COURSE. THE SITE RECEIVES NEARLY 5,000 VISITS PER YEAR. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER DIGITALIZED ALL OF THE TAPES FROM THE LINDISFARNE ASSOCIATION, A COLLECTION OF CONVERSATIONS ON CULTURE, SOCIETY, TECHNOLOGY, AND CULTURE. THESE ARE ALL ONLINE AT THE CENTER'S ARCHIVE.ORG SITE. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S COMBINED WEBSITES RECEIVED OVER 270,000 UNIQUE VIEWS IN 2017. DOWNLOADS FROM ITS ARCHIVE.ORG AUDIO SITE OF LECTURE MATERIAL AND LINDISFARNE TAPES TOTALED OVER 40,000. THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST PROGRAM IS PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROLE OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES IN A NEW ECONOMIC SYSTEM. WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST IN THE SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES, THE SCHUMACHER CENTER IS MODELING NEW LEGAL DOCUMENTS TO ENSURE AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO LAND FOR HOMES, BUSINESSES, AND FARMS. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE PART OF THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S WEBSITE. THE PROGRAM SERVES 1,000 PERSONS REGIONALLY AND ANOTHER 5,000 IN VISITS TO MATERIAL ONLINE. LIBRARY OPERATIONS - THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S LIBRARIAN ACQUIRED A SIGNIFICANT NEW COLLECTIONS OF BOOKS FROM THE THEOSOPHY SOCIETY IN CALIFORNIA THAT WAS SERVING AS CUSTODIAN OF THE BOOKS OF HENRY GEIGER, THE EDITOR AND PUBLISHER OF MANAS JOURNAL. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME WAS SPENT CATALOGUING THE BOOKS FROM PRACTICAL ACTION, AN APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION FOUNDED BY E.F. SCHUMACHER IN ENGLAND WHICH ARRIVED THE END OF DECEMBER 2016. THIS COLLECTION CONTAINED ARCHIVAL MATERIAL ABOUT FRITZ SCHUMACHER. BOOKS FOR THE GENERAL COLLECTION ARE ADDED YEAR- ROUND. THE SITE RECEIVED 4,000 UNIQUE VIEWS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. FIVE RESEARCHERS CAME FOR EXTENDED STAYS WORKING ON BOOKS OR THESISES. OTHER RESEARCHERS CAME FOR SHORT PERIODS. AND RESEARCHERS CONTINUED ACCESSING THE COLLECTION OVER THE INTERNET. THE LIBRARY OPERATIONS SERVE OVER 1,000 PERSONS ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORIZED THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND APPROVE FORM 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING. A FORM 8879-EO WAS THEN SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION AUTHORIZING THE ELECTRONIC FILING OF THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REQUIRES AN ANNUAL DECLARATION FROM ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS TO THE EXISTANCE AND DISCLOSURE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT AN ANNUAL BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS CAME ABOUT THROUGH ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND REVISIONS. THIS IS THE SAME FOR THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS WEBSITE, THROUGH THE WEBSITE OF THE SCHUMACHER CENTER FOR A NEW ECONOMICS,THROUGH GUIDESTAR'S WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E LEASE FEES AND TX 5,971 3,666 838 CONSULTANT-GRAPHICS 2,370 4,400 0 INTERNET HOSTING 2,966 3,194 0 UTILITIES 3,149 1,934 442 GOVERNMENT FILING FEES 1,092 4,369 0 CONSULTANT-WEB TECHNICION 950 3,200 0 MEMBERSHIPS / DONATIONS 3,825 302 0 CONSULTANT-MAINTENANCE 2,320 1,423 323 TELEPHONE AND INTERNET 2,124 1,305 299 MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT 1,126 1,771 78 CONFERENCES/EVENT ATTEND 1,557 1,100 0 VEHICLE LEASE 443 1,778 0 POSTAGE AND DELIVERY 714 850 596 SUPPLIES - OFFICE 621 1,456 0 BUILDING MAINT 1,183 724 163 PRINT / COPY / PHOTO 510 373 1,037 INTERN STIPEND 843 972 0 BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES 316 1,266 0 MISCELLANEOUS 270 1,081 0 EQUIPMENT REPAIR / RENTAL 428 450 52 CONSULTANT-GROUNDS/DRIVEW 37 149 0 BOARD EXPENSES 24 98 0 BOOKS FOR LIBRARY 55 0 0 LOCAL CURRENCY DISCOUNT -173 -692 0 TOTAL 32,721 35,169 3,828