2018-07-12T12:41:31-05:00 2017-12-31 202349670 DGN LLC PO BOX 947 TRAVERSE CITY MI 496850947 990 2017-01-01 522392335 UTOPIA FOUNDATION INC UTOP 2319294500 111 CASS STREET TRAVERSE CITY MI 496842601 SARA HARDING TREASURER 2319414300 2018-06-26 1 HEIDI WENDEL CPA P00721554 2319461722 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z SARA HARDING 111 CASS STREET TRAVERSE CITY MI 496842601 555570 0 X UTOPIAFOUND.ORG X 2008 MI TO HELP CREATE A WORLD, WHERE COMMUNITIES THRIVE AND EVERY CHILD GOES TO BED FEELING NOURISHED, LOVED, HAPPY AND HOPEFUL ABOUT TOMORROW. 6 6 0 0 0 0 259712 461929 -61391 64343 42185 29298 0 0 240506 555570 284629 362549 0 0 128038 0 0 0 2820 297253 149991 709920 512540 -469414 43030 614437 656705 2141 1379 612296 655326 UTOPIA FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO HELP CREATE A WORLD, WHERE COMMUNITIES THRIVE AND EVERY CHILD GOES TO BED FEELING NOURISHED, LOVED, HAPPY AND HOPEFUL ABOUT TOMORROW. 0 0 501258 362549 64343 PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR LIVELIHOOD/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIETY ACTIVITIES THROUGH BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN NORTHWEST MICHIGAN AND DEVELOPING NATIONS. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED 23 GRANTS TO VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS. THE TWO LARGEST GRANTS WERE FOR THE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF NEPAL AND THE HERMANUS RAINBOW TRUST. THE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT GRANT WAS USED TO REBUILD A SCHOOL AND HOUSING BUILDINGS FOR STUDENTS IN NEPAL AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE DESTROYED IT. THE HERMANUS RAINBOW TRUST GRANT WAS USED TO SUPPORT SOCIAL WORKERS THAT WORK WITH ORPHANS, DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES AND AT RISK CHILDREN IN SOUTH AFRICA. 0 0 0 501258 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 MI X SARA HARDING 2319294500 111 CASS STREET TRAVERSE CITY MI 496842601 X PAUL SUTHERLAND CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ALISON ARNOLD PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL NAUGHTON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 SARA HARDING INTERIM TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DEB LAKE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 GEVAS MOYO BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 461929 461929 TEDX 519100 64107 64107 PAPERWORKS 323100 236 236 64343 29298 29298 555570 0 0 93641 X 75039 75039 287510 287510 3165 2912 190 63 12116 11147 727 242 74324 68379 4459 1486 8572 8572 7093 6525 426 142 798 734 48 16 170 157 10 3 SUPPLIES 23997 22077 1440 480 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 13795 12691 828 276 OTHER 4684 4309 281 94 PRINTING 701 645 42 14 576 561 11 4 512540 501258 8462 2820 132073 290827 479801 364113 3991 2226 2563 1765 614437 656705 2141 1379 2141 1379 X 511083 585682 101213 69644 612296 655326 614437 656705 43030 0 X X 1 X 0 0 0 X 209184 453174 820829 259712 461929 2204828 209184 453174 820829 259712 461929 2204828 628359 1576469 600 70398 42053 29298 142349 2347177 64343 0.67160 0.48000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3991 2226 1765 1765 X PART X, LINE 2: THE FOUNDATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE FOUNDATION IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN PROVIDED IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FOUNDATION FILES AN INFORMATION RETURN IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE FOUNDATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2014. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NEPAL RAPID RELIEF RESPONSE TO REPAIR DAMAGES OF NEPAL EARTHQUAKE OF 2015 AS WELL AS SUPPORT THE CHILDREN UNDER THE CARE OF ECDC WHILE THEIR PARENTS ARE IN PRISON NEAR KATHMANDU, NEPAL. 135978 KENYA CAMPAIGN TO RAISE THE FUNDS NECESSARY TO PAY THE YEARLY TUITION OF $1,000 FOR 100 NEW GIRLS TO BEGIN ATTENDING THE GLORY VALUE SCHOOL. 6000 UGANDA GRANTS TO EMPOWER CHILDREN TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL BY HELPING THEM IMPROVE THEIR LITERACY, DEVELOP KEY LIFE SKILLS AND UNLOCK THEIR IMAGINATION THROUGH TEACHER TRAININGS, SPELLING BEES, READING INITIATIVES AND A WRITING COMPETITION. 91417 TANZANIA ST. MARK'S CHILDREN'S HOME AND ORPHANAGE IN USA RIVER, TANZANIA PROVIDES OVER 100 ORPHANED CHILDREN WITH SHELTER, FOOD, AND EDUCATION. 11952 PERU THIS COLLABORATIVE PROJECT WORKS WITH A LITTLE KNOWN CORRIDOR OF COMMUNITIES IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON TO COMBAT THE GROWING PRESSURES FROM EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES, VIOLENCE, AND ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES THREATENING BIODIVERSITY AND LIVELIHOODS. 7653 SOUTH AFRICA MULTI-FACETED PROJECT CALLED WASTELAND-GRACED LAND THAT AIMS TO BOTH CREATE A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE MELKHOUTFONTEIN AREA AND STRENGTHEN THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND LIVELIHOODS OF ITS RESIDENTS THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROGRAMS 20000 GUATEMALA ROTARY GRANT FROM TRAVERSE CITY TO ROTARY GROUP IN GUATEMALA 10575 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 BRING THE ARBOR BACK TO GLEN ARBOR 501(C)(3) 20002 TO ASSIST WITH STORM DAMAGES IN GLEN ARBOR, MI. PEACE BUILDERS CLUBS 37820 THE YP CONSULTING TEAM HELPS DEVELOP MORE EFFECTIVE CHILD AND YOUTH PEACEBUILDING FOCUSED PARTNERSHIPS, RESEARCH, PROJECTS, AND PRODUCTS. WE SERVE OTHERS AS CONSULTANTS AND WE DEVELOP OUR OWN PROJECTS. CLARKE GROUP 5000 GRANTS FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES 1 2 PAUL SUTHERLAND CHAIRMAN 354009 LOAN RECEIVABLE FROM AN ORGANIZATION IN WHICH PAUL IS AN OWNER. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE FOUNDATION REVIEWS AND INSURES THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTUAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 68,379. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,459. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,486. TOTAL EXPENSES 74,324. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION OF THE AUDITORS.