UNITED STATES ARTISTS INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
UNITED STATES ARTISTS INC (EIN 22-3903993)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2017-11-13
IRS object ID
201703179349302775
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2017-11-13T11:11:03-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm EIN350921680PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CROWE HORWATH LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1225 West Wacker Drive Suite 2600AddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN223903993EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1United States ArtistsBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlUNITBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3124706325PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonDeana HaggagPersonNm
Person TitlePresident and CEOPersonTitleTxt
Signature2017-10-13SignatureDt
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Form 990 IRS990

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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Phone3124706325PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

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Steven H Oliver
Chair4.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Samuel Hoi
Immediate Past Chair1.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Edward P Henry
Secretary2.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Diane Kaplan
Treasurer2.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kyle Abraham
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan V Berresford
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Shawn M Donnelley
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrew Glasgow
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jack Guthman
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ann Hamilton
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ann M Hatch
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Horvitz
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Yoko Ott
Trustee (Until September 2016)1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rosalba Rolon
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Todd Simon
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lizzie Simon
Trustee (as of March 2017)1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Katie Weitz
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Deana Haggag
CEO (As of April 2017)40.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anna Harris
Director of Finance40.0Yes (X)$102,656$0$17,464
Sunny Fischer
Interim President & CEO (until April 2017)25.0Yes (X)$65,000$0$0
Lisa Feingold
Director of Development40.0$124,162$0$17,154Yes (X)
Meg Leary
Director of Programs40.0$119,949$0$20,534Yes (X)
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Personal$0PersonalAmt

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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Fundraising$13,421FundraisingAmt

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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Fundraising$140FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Fundraising$8,331FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Management And General$1,313ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,217FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Management And General$15,931ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,652FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$108,843ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,245ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,613FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Fundraising$6,920FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Management And General$3,722ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,824FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Program Services$5,449ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,871ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,019FundraisingAmt

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LICENSE AND FEES$12,188$4,631$3,291$4,266
TAXES$13,229$5,027$3,572$4,630

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Management And General$2,294ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,029FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$318,044ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$450,175FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$491,904BOYAmt
EOY$717,828EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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EOY$1,663,630EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

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EOY$24,113EOYAmt

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Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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EOY$34,369,453EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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EOY$50,090EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$30,081,023BOYAmt
EOY$34,369,453EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$4,070,080ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$2,654,153NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$5,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,046,390CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$178,996CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,364,200CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,726,920CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,672,406CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,988,912TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,046,390CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$178,996CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,364,200CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,726,920CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,672,406CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,988,912TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$11,411,676SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$8,577,236PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$337,670CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$295,936CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$239,052CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$189,623CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$226,345CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,288,626TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,893CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,893TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$21,281,431TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$0GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.4030PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.4832PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other IncomeFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDESCRIPTION - RECOVERY OF BAD DEBT, COLUMN A - 0.0, COLUMN B - 0.0, COLUMN C - 0.0, COLUMN D - 0.0, COLUMN E - 3893.0, COLUMN F - 3893.0;ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$17,608,406BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,730,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,802,117InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$779,481OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$24,361,042EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$11,928,846BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$6,630,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$140,440InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$810,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$17,608,406EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$12,503,467BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$174,621InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$400,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$11,928,846EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,839,365BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,714,102InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$50,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$12,503,467EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,284,081BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,055,284InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$500,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$10,839,365EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.0BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.8762PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.1238TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$63,299OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$39,186DepreciationAmt
Book Value$24,113BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$24,113TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Liability$0TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,483,447TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$2,654,153NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$8,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$0OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,662,153RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,821,294RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$77,457InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$3,470OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$80,927RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,902,221TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,754,214TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$3,000DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$0OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$3,000ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,751,214ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$77,457InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$3,470OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$80,927ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,832,141TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment fundsTHE USA OPERATING ENDOWMENT FUND WAS INSTITUTED FEBRUARY 2016 TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THIS ENDOWMENT FUND WILL DEFRAY THE ORGANIZATION'S OPERATING COSTS IN PERPETUITY. THE USA FELLOWSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND ALSO SUPPORTS THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THIS ENDOWMENT FUND WILL PROVIDE FUNDS FOR ANNUAL FELLOWSHIPS ALONG WITH ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS TO SELECT, ANNOUNCE AND ADMINISTER THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IN PERPETUITY.
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnoteUSA has received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service indicating that they are a not-for-profit entity as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code ("IRC") and is exempt from federal income taxes on related income pursuant to Section 501(a) of the IRC, except for taxes pertaining to unrelated business income. The Organization follows guidance with respect to accounting for uncertain tax positions. No provision has been made for income taxes in the accompanying financial statements, as the Organization has had no unrelated business income. Management believes the Organization has no material unrecognized income tax benefits, including any potential loss of its tax exempt status. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been made in the financial statements. There were no income tax related interest or penalties recognized by the Organization for the years ended June 30, 2017 and 2016. The Organization has not been examined by any tax jurisdiction. The Organization recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest and income tax expense, respectively. The Organization recognized and accrued no amounts for interest and penalties as of and for the years ended June 30, 2017 and 2016. The Organization does not expect the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits to significantly change in the next 12 months.
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4(b) Other revenues in form 990 not in audited financial statementsLoss on Disposal of Assets - -423 Recovery of Bad Debt - 3893
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4(b) Other expenses in form 990 not in audited financial statementsLoss on Disposal of Assets - -423 Recovery of Bad Debt - 3893

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCentral America and the CaribbeanRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedInvestmentsTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$202,000RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$202,000SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$202,000TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (true)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (true)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CoYes (true)PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
USA Fellow Grant46$2,250,000
Knight Hometown Hero Grant1$5,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds.FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe grants awards are unrestricted. A survey of the Fellows is conducted approximately two years after the grant is awarded.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing bodyThe Audit committee reviews the draft return with the tax firm assisted with preparation and then forwards the Form 990 to the Board of directors prior to its filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policyTHE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO ALL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH FISCAL YEAR THE POLICY REQUIRES THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS TO AFFIRM RECEIPT, UNDERSTANDING AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY, AND REQUIRES DISCLOSURE OF AFFILIATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS NOTWITHSTANDING USA'S ANNUAL ACTIVE DISTRIBUTION AND COMPLETION OF ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS MAINTAIN AN ONGOING RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY USA OF CHANGES IN THEIR AFFILIATIONS THAT MAY REQUIRE DISCLOSURE TO USA UNDER THE POLICY
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management officialA search committee was formed from members of the USA board. The search committee engaged the service of m/Oppenheim Associates, a non-profit executive search firm to assist with the recruitment of USA's new CEO. The firm also provided compensation recommendations based upon non-profit industry data from comparable organizations. This process was last undertaken for the President and CEO in April 2017.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the publicALL INFORMATIONAL RETURNS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDING GOVERNING DOCUMENTS SUCH AS THE BYLAWS, IRS DETERMINATION LETTER, GIFT ACCEPTANCE POLICY, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY AND DOCUMENT RETENTION POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15B PROCESS TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION OF OTHER EMPLOYEESThe organization's CEO determines the compensation for all other employees by examining levels of experience and comparable salaries for those levels across comparable national organizations.

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