SUPPORTERS OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: SUPPORTERS OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH (EIN 46-3780336)
Tax period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed: 2018-03-29
IRS object ID: 201830889349300818
Schema version: 2017v2.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-03-29T13:24:19-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	454037800	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BURDETTE SMITH & BISH LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4035 RIDGE TOP ROAD SUITE 550	AddressLine1Txt
City	FAIRFAX	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	220307411	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	463780336	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SUPPORTERS OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SUPP	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5712577625	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1235 S CLARK STREET NO 510	AddressLine1Txt
City	ARLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22202	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	THOMAS GRUMBLY	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5712577625	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-02-23	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SARAH E DEVOE CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01350114	PTIN
Phone	7035915200	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	THOMAS GRUMBLY	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1235 S CLARK ST STE 510	AddressLine1Txt
City	ARLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,952,008	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.SUPPORTAGRESEARCH.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Other	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd
Formation	2013	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SUPPORTERS OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION (SOAR) LEADS A NON-PARTISAN COALITION OF SCIENTIFIC, CONSUMER AND PRODUCER GROUPS WORKING TO EDUCATE VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, INCLUDING FULL FUNDING FOR THE AGRICULTURE FOOD AND RESEARCH INITIATIVE (AFRI). AFRI IS A PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY CONGRESS IN 2008 TO AWARD COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS-AT ANY INSTITUTION-THAT APPLY BEST IDEAS FROM ANY DISCIPLINE TO THE MANY PROBLEMS CONFRONTING TODAY'S FARMERS AND CONSUMERS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	16	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	8	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$734,250	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$547,850	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$134,405	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$410,415	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	-$131,399	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$6,824	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$737,256	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$965,089	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$599,357	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$583,768	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$76,570	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$500,602	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,394,332	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,099,959	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,978,100	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$362,703	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,013,011	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,720,124	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$824,701	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$31,043	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$136,742	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,689,081	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$687,959	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE SOAR FOUNDATION LEADS A NON-PARTISAN COALITION WORKING TO EDUCATE STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND FOCUS MORE OF OUR BEST MINDS ON FEEDING AMERICA AND THE WORLD. THE SOAR FOUNDATION ADVOCATES FOR FULL FUNDING FOR THE AGRICULTURE FOOD AND RESEARCH INITIATIVE (AFRI) TO ENCOURAGE TOP SCIENTISTS FROM MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES TO ADDRESS AGRICULTURE-RELATED CHALLENGES IN ORDER TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH AND STRENGTHEN OUR ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	Yes (1)	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,668,060	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$410,415	RevenueAmt
Desc	TO ADD TO THE SCIENCE THAT UNDERPINS ADVANCES IN CROP PRODUCTION, FOOD, NUTRITION, ENERGY, FARM ECONOMICS, AND OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE COMPLEX FOOD SYSTEM..	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,668,060	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	Yes (1)	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	6	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	8	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	16	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	15	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (1)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	0	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	0	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SOAR FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5712577625	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1235 S CLARK ST 510	AddressLine1Txt
City	ARLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22202	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
ROGER BEACHY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
VICKI CHANDLER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM DANFORTH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT EASTER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PHILIP SHARP
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CAROL TUCKER-FOREMAN
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
THOMAS GRUMBLY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/PRESIDE	35.00	Yes (X)	$181,539	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ALAN LESHNER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN MCDONNELL
CHAIRMAN	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
NEIL DIERKS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS NOVAK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD WILKINS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ERIK OLSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROSE BARBUTO
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELLEN BERGFELD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RONNIE GREEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$181,539	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BURNESS COMMUNICATIONS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7910 WOODMONT AVE STE 700	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20814	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	MARKETING/PR	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$139,569	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$547,850	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$49,986	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$547,850	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROGRAM REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$410,415	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$410,415	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$410,415	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$18,911	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$18,911	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$974,832	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$986,919	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$12,087	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$12,087	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$12,087	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$965,089	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$410,415	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$6,824	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$183,076	TotalAmt
Program Services	$109,846	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$27,461	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$45,769	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$354,956	TotalAmt
Program Services	$251,835	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$92,319	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,802	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,690	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,497	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,489	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$704	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,046	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,248	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,693	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,105	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,557	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,557	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,650	TotalAmt
Management And General	$22,650	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$311,271	TotalAmt
Program Services	$292,869	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,770	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,632	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$268	TotalAmt
Program Services	$268	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,690	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,290	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,400	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$75,030	TotalAmt
Program Services	$67,527	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,503	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$69,042	TotalAmt
Program Services	$35,230	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$27,716	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,096	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$294	TotalAmt
Management And General	$294	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,667	TotalAmt
Program Services	$273	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,394	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,003	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,003	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
BREAKTHROUGHS 2030	$850,000	$850,000
TELEPHONE AND COMMUNICA	$6,013	$5,412	$601
TAXES	$4,947		$4,947
MISCELLANEOUS	$4,719	$255	$4,464

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,181	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,953	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,766	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$462	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,978,100	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,668,060	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$233,470	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$76,570	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,537	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,225	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$525,741	BOYAmt
EOY	$149,431	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,300	BOYAmt
EOY	$50	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$98	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$80,286	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$45,564	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,390	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,722	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,073,437	BOYAmt
EOY	$608,456	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,719	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,719	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,720,124	BOYAmt
EOY	$824,701	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,825	BOYAmt
EOY	$69,651	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$20,000	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$40,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,218	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,091	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$31,043	BOYAmt
EOY	$136,742	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,648,653	BOYAmt
EOY	$687,959	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,428	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,689,081	BOYAmt
EOY	$687,959	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,720,124	BOYAmt
EOY	$824,701	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$1,013,011	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$11,889	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	0	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$226,050	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,988,701	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$868,655	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$958,265	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,041,671	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$226,050	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,988,701	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$868,655	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$958,265	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,041,671	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$3,583,818	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,457,853	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$101	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$43,283	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$25,693	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$22,426	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$91,503	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$5,133,174	TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170	Yes (X)	First5Years170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$80,286	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$45,564	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$34,722	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$34,722	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED RENT	Desc
Amt	$7,091	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$7,091	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$976,978	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$11,889	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$11,889	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$965,089	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$965,089	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,978,100	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,978,100	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,978,100	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED SOAR'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THEY HAVE TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SOAR IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR THE YEARS AFTER AND INCLUDING DECEMBER 31, 2014, WHICH WAS THE FIRST YEAR THEY WERE REQUIRED TO FILE AN INCOME TAX RETURN.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	THOMAS GRUMBLY	PersonNm
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/PRESIDE	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$181,539	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$0	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$181,539	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	THOMAS GRUMBLY	PersonNm
Relationship With Org	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT	RelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan Purpose	PROVIDE SHORT-TERM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH CASH FLOW NEEDS	LoanPurposeTxt
Loan To Organization	Yes (X)	LoanToOrganizationInd
Original Principal	$40,000	OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due	$40,000	BalanceDueAmt
Default	0	DefaultInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (1)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written Agreement	Yes (1)	WrittenAgreementInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due	$40,000	TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$49,986	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2	BREAKTHROUGHS 2030: A STRATEGY FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, A NEW STUDY TO IDENTIFY AMBITIOUS SCIENTIFIC OPPORTUNITIES IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE MADE POSSIBLE BY INCORPORATING KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS FROM ACROSS THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SPECTRUM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	THE FOUNDATION CONTRACTS WITH THE RUSSELL GROUP TO PROVIDE GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FOUNDATION SENDS COPIES OF 990 TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18	UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 292,869. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 9,770. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 8,632. TOTAL EXPENSES 311,271.