2017-06-28T13:00:56-05:00 2016-12-31 202349670 DGN LLC PO BOX 947 TRAVERSE CITY MI 496850947 990 2016-01-01 522392335 UTOPIA FOUNDATION INC UTOP 2319294500 111 CASS STREET TRAVERSE CITY MI 496842601 SARA HARDING TREASURER 2319414300 2017-06-28 1 HEIDI WENDEL CPA P00721554 2319461722 96.36.16.114 2017-06-28 14:00:46 ED P 3ABB55702DA9412921E233546509E19BB6BE1553 3ABB55702DA9412921E233546509E19BB6BE1553 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z SARA HARDING 111 CASS STREET TRAVERSE CITY MI 496842601 241086 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. 7 6 17 0 0 0 952246 259712 23058 -61391 70398 42185 0 0 1045702 240506 400662 284629 0 0 229052 128038 0 0 7863 403551 297253 1033265 709920 12437 -469414 1105567 614437 23857 2141 1081710 612296 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 627668 284629 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 627668 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 0 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 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 AMY PETERSON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 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 259712 2730 259712 PAPERWORKS 323100 -61391 -61391 -61391 42053 42053 712 580 132 132 132 240506 132 0 -19338 59193 59193 225436 225436 103859 62308 37579 3972 6995 5524 1330 141 17184 13573 3266 345 2786 2200 530 56 31210 24651 5932 627 39167 30935 7445 787 5131 4053 975 103 31589 24950 6004 635 15243 12040 2897 306 1460 1153 278 29 8210 6484 1561 165 TRANSFER OF PAPERWORKS 113712 113712 0 0 SUPPLIES 19102 15087 3631 384 VOLUNTEER EXPENSES 14060 14060 0 0 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 9083 7174 1726 183 6500 5135 1235 130 709920 627668 74389 7863 209781 132073 774747 479801 112312 0 2017 0 3991 1428 6710 2563 1105567 614437 23857 2141 23857 2141 X 879711 511083 201999 101213 1081710 612296 1105567 614437 -469414 0 X X 1 X 0 0 0 X 1266291 209184 453174 820829 259712 3009190 1266291 209184 453174 820829 259712 3009190 1564771 1444419 3009190 0.48000 0.45880 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3991 1428 2563 2563 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, 2013. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SOUTH AFRICA SUPPORTING A WASTE RECYCLING PROGRAM AND MICRO-FACTORY DEVELOPMENT WITH UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON, UK, FOR IMPOVERISHED VILLAGE OF MELKHOUTFONTEIN, SA. 24150 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. 148374 SOUTH AFRICA GRANT TO SUPPORT PAYMENT OF SOCIAL WORKERS HELPING COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH AFRICA WITH ORPHANS, DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES AND AT RISK CHILDREN. 14333 KENYA GRANT AIMED AT IMPROVING THE LIVES OF CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY THOSE LIVING IN THE INFORMAL SETTLEMENT OF KIBERA IN NAIROBI COUNTY. 18789 TANZANIA PROVIDING SHELTER, FOOD AND EDUCATION FOR OVER 10 ORPHANED CHILDREN IN TANZANIA. 12350 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 BRING THE ARBOR BACK TO GLEN ARBOR 501(C)(3) 16387 TO ASSIST WITH STORM DAMAGES IN GLEN ARBOR, MI. PEACE BUILDERS CLUBS 14500 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. VASI 8017 CREATING SUSTAINABILITY THOUGH EDUCATION ALONG THE AMAZON RIVER. 10 CENTS A MEAL 382314954 11353 A $250,000 STATE PILOT, LAUNCHED IN FALL 2016, IS PROVIDING 16 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN NORTHWEST AND WEST MICHIGAN WITH COMPETITIVE MATCHING GRANTS TO SPEND ON LOCALLY GROWN FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND DRY BEAN. 1 3 PAUL SUTHERLAND CHAIRMAN 471899 LOAN RECEIVABLE FROM AN ORGANIZATION THAT 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 XII, LINE 2C: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION OF THE AUDITORS.