WORLD SCIENCE FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
WORLD SCIENCE FOUNDATION (EIN 43-2095418)
Tax period
2016-10-01 to 2017-09-30
Filed
2018-08-15
IRS object ID
201822279349302557
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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Facts And Circumstances TestCurrent Year Facts and Circumstances: The Foundation qualifies as a public charity under the "facts and circumstances test, based on the facts set forth below:The Foundation's public support is in excess of the required 10%. For the past five years of operation (on a rolling 5-year basis), the Foundation's public support was 23.1% (see schedule A, part II, c). The following factors also weigh in favor of public charity status under this analysis.Fundraising program has resulted in multiple public sources of support: The Foundation has maintained a continuous and bona fide fundraising program to attract funds from the public since its founding. In its first year of operations, the Foundation's founders and officers solicited funds from a few donors who were likely to provide seed funding for the Organization. However, since 2007, the Foundation has employed a full-time development staff, with an average of three employees per year dedicated to soliciting support from individuals, foundations, corporations and government grants. From time to time, the Foundation contracted with professional fundraisers to seek corporate sponsorships and hired independent grant-writers. The Foundation solicits in-kind product and service support from media companies, advertising services and marketing companies who can enhance promotion for the festival. Through all of these efforts, the Foundation has received financial, media and in-kind support from a diverse group of individuals, corporations, foundations and government entities. Since 2008, the Foundation has submitted multiple grant applications to 43 foundations and government sources, including the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the NYC Cultural Innovation Fund. While not all of these grant applications were accepted, the Foundation has received significant and regular support from foundations such as the Simons Foundation, the John Templeton Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Bill and Ann Ziff Foundation,the Kavli Foundation, the Bezos Family Foundation, as well as from the Norwegian Consulate and the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. The Foundation has also received State and City Funding from the New York City Cultural Development Fund, the New York State Department of Education and the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority. Since 2008, the Foundation has actively solicited corporate sponsors for its activities, reaching out to 425 corporations. As a result of this outreach, the Foundation has received financial support from corporations such as Credit Suisse, IBM, America's Navy, Con Edison, Knopf, Time Warner Cable, Google, Cognizant, IFF, and Northrop Grumman. Although not counted towards public support, the Foundation has consistently been able to reduce its advertising expenditures through contributions of in-kind media support (valued at $145,716 in 2017). From over 8 different news and media organizations and publications, including community-based news outlets WABC, WNYC as well as nationally distributed publications, such as Scientific American, and Popular Science.The Foundation also actively seeks individual donors by hosting cultivation events and by holding an annual GALA fundraiser. Since 2007, the Foundation has sent 4,800 invitations to 35 events that range in size from 20 to 200 guests. In addition, the Foundation has also hosted its annual gala benefit since 2009. Ticket prices to the gala include a portion allocable towards a charitable contribution. From 2009 through 2017, the Foundation sent 20,541 invitations and funding requests in connection with the annual gala. 4,433 people had attended the gala, and others contributed but did not attend. The aggregate value of individual contributions from the gala has continued to grow.The Foundation has also sought smaller donations from members of the general public who are interested in attending the World Science Festival and/or visit the website. From 2009 through 2014, the Foundation solicited donations on its website through Network for Good. Currently, the Foundation solicits website donations via Salesforce. From 2010-2017, the Foundation has attracted $47,609 in public support through these platforms.Beginning in 2012, the Foundation also provided an opportunity for ticket buyers to make a donation to the festival as part of their ticket purchase. This effort raised $61,877 through 2017 and will be continued in 2018.Composition of the Board: The Foundation's board of directors represents the worlds of education, the arts, media, non-profit management and philanthropy. Each director brings a range of expertise and varying perspectives to the organization. All directors have been exceedingly generous with their time and expertise, but the Foundation does not rely solely on its board for material financial support. Tracy Day, one of the co-founders, brings her experience as an executive producer in television journalism to all of the festival's programming. Brian Greene, also a co-founder, is a physicist, mathematician and professor at Columbia university. Because of the educational nature of the Foundation's mission and activities, the Foundation has recruited additional board members from a variety of institutions of higher learning. The presidents of Columbia University and New York University have served on the Foundation's board of directors from 2006-2012 and 2008-2009, respectively. Gillian Small, University Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs of Fairleigh Dickinson University and an accomplished scientist and educator, joined the board in January 2012. Alan Alda, an acclaimed actor, writer and director, brings a wealth of expertise and connections from the arts to the festival and has appeared at numerous festival events as a moderator and actor. He has been a member of the board of directors since 2007. Judith Cox has a background in non-profit management and international projects, and has been on the board since 2006. Ann Ziff, a member of the board since 2010, also has significant expertise in non-profit management and fundraising from her service on several non-profit boards; while Ms. Ziff and her family provide significant financial support to the Foundation, they are not the Foundation's largest donors. Broad Public Participation in Programs: The Foundation's educational programming targets a worldwide audience of adults and children. Most programming is designed for non-scientists. Attendance at the World Science Festival in New York City (the Foundation's annual live event spanning five days) has grown from 120,000 in 2008 to over 320,000 in 2016 to an audience of 628,000 in 2017 due to a large public event in Times Square. In an effort to reach a broader public, the Foundation has been streaming some of its festival programs via the internet since 2011. During the 2012 festival, the Foundation streamed nine live programs to 42,500 viewers. During the 2013 festival, eleven live programs were streamed to over 76,000 viewers; in 2014, twelve live programs were streamed to over 64,000 viewers; and in 2015, ten live programs were streamed to over 107,000 viewers. In 2016, twelve programs were streamed live to 77,000 viewers in over 4,000 cities from 167 countries across six continents. In 2017, 13 programs were streamed to 110,000 viewers in over 8,000 cities from 192 countries.Over time, the Foundation has dedicated increased resources to presenting video content from the festival, as well as original educational material, on its website, www.worldsciencefestival.com, and has created newsletters that it sends to its community of followers to keep them informed of World Science Foundations programmingIn FY 2016, the festivals website was visited by more than 520,000 users, generating 1.3 million-page views. Our YouTube channel generated 10 million views, and the watch time exceeded 139 million minutes. More than 65,000 people opted in to join the Foundations digital mailing list and received newsletters, festival programming alerts and early ticket purchasing opportunities. In FY 2017, the website was visited by over 330,000 users, generating over 900,000-page views. The festivals YouTube views grew to 10.5 million, generating 163 million minutes of watch time. Our subscriber list grew to 67,000. Broadcast, online and print impressions from major news outlets reached 3.6 billion. Through a vigorous program of social media outreach and regular communications to our followers, the festival has established over 343K fans on Facebook (a 12.6% increase from previous year), and built a strong presence on Instagram and other social media outlets.The Foundation also relies on large numbers of volunteers during the festival. For the 2017 festival, over 220 volunteers donated their time to ensure a successful event. Prior Year Facts and Circumstances: The Foundation qualifies as a public charity under the "facts and circumstances test, based on the faFactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

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Form And Line ReferencePart X : FIN48 FootnoteFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Foundation does not believe its financial statements include any material, uncertain tax positions. Tax filings for periods ending September 30, 2014 and later are subject to examination by applicable taxing authorities.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
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Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
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Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd
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Form And Line ReferenceSchedule L, Part V Supplemental InformationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIn September 2016, the Foundation entered into an agreement with an entity (the "Company") that is owned by the Foundation's co-founders, who currently serve as the Foundation's CEO, Tracy Day, and Board Chair, Brian Greene. The agreement provides for compensation to the Company for the Board Chair's ongoing and substantial consulting, advisory and creative services to the Foundation. These services are outside the scope of his duties as Board Chair. The term of the agreement commenced as of the effective date of January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2019.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, EtTracy Day (CEO) and Brian Greene (Chairman) are married.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessManagement reviewed a draft of the form 990 and provided edits to the tax preparer. After this process was performed, the form 990 was sent to the full board of directors prior to being filed with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsThe Foundation's Outside General Counsel distributes the conflict of interest policy and conflict of interest Questionnaire to each officer, director and key employee on an annual basis, and follows up with each individual to ensure that the questionnaire has been completed. Each officer, director and key employee is asked to certify annually that he/she has reviewed the Foundation's conflict of interest policy and has disclosed any potential or actual conflicts on the questionnaire. The Outside General Counsel reviews the responses to the questionnaire to determine if there is anything disclosed that should be brought to the attention of the Board. The questionnaires are maintained with the books and records of the Foundation. In addition to filling out the questionnaire, pursuant to the Foundation's policy, each officer, director and key employee is required to alert the other members of the Board if a transaction or fact arises that could be covered by the Foundation's policy after the individual has completed his or hear annual questionnaire. If the Outside General Counsel identifies any transaction that might present a conflict of interest, actual or perceived, she would confer with the President and Chair to discuss how it should be disclosed to the rest of the Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementA compensation review is done at the time an increase or new hire compensation package is proposed for the CEO or top management. A review of comparable salaries based on a recognized study, information from 990s of other organizations and a review of the performance of the CEO or top management is performed to determine if the proposed salary falls within comparable salary ranges. After a deliberation of this matter, a new proposed salary and benefit package is voted on. The minutes of the board of directors reflect the nature of this process.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesA compensation review is done at the time an increase or new hire compensation package is proposed for officers or key employees. A review of comparable salaries based on a recognized study, information from 990s of other organizations and a review of the performance of the officer or key employee is performed to determine if the proposed salary falls within comparable salary ranges. After a deliberation of this matter, a new proposed salary and benefit package is voted on. The minutes of the board of directors reflect the nature of this process.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableDocuments are available upon request.

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