SCHUMACHER CENTER FOR A NEW ECONOMICS: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
SCHUMACHER CENTER FOR A NEW ECONOMICS (EIN 46-1421645)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-08-09
IRS object ID
201702219349300840
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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DescLOCAL CURRENCY PROJECT - THE SCHUMACHER CENTER FOR A NEW ECONOMICS PROVIDED RESEARCH ASSISTANCE, DEVELOPMENT, AND ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT FOR BERKSHARES, A LOCAL CURRENCY DESIGNED TO EDUCATE CITIZENS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF VIBRANT, SELF-SUFFICIENT, REGIONAL ECONOMIES. THE CENTER CREATED EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL FOR PRINT AND ONLINE; DEVELOPED SYSTEMS FOR INTEGRATING WITH BANK OPERATIONS; HOSTED LAWYERS, MEDIA, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF COMMUNITIES IN OTHER REGIONS WHO ARE STUDYING THE PROGRAM; AND SPONSORED AN INNOVATIVE YOUTH BUSINESS PLANNING PROGRAM THAT BRINGS THE LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND YOUTH TOGETHER. THE PROGRAM HAS RECENTLY EXPANDED TO ADDRESS BROADER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ISSUES AND HAS CREATED A - LOCAL CURRENCY PROJECT CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O - LOCAL CURRENCY PROJECT CONTINUED - SURVEY TO HELP IDENTIFY AREAS IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY THAT COULD BE DEVELOPED THROUGH LOCAL MANUFACTURING TO REDUCE IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. PBS TV'S COVERAGE OF BERKSHARES WAS VIEWED OVER 11,000 TIMES ON YOUTUBE. THE BERKSHARES PROGRAM SERVES 10,000 PERSONS REGIONALLY AND THROUGH MEDIA AND INTERNET REACHES OVER 2 MILLION PERSONS NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.Desc

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DescTHE SCHUMACHER CENTER MAINTAINS A PUBLICATION PROGRAM BOTH IN PRINT AND ONLINE. THE PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE SCHUMACHER LECTURES, BUT ALSO INCLUDE THE LEGAL AND OPERATIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S LOCAL CURRENCY, COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, AND SHARE MICRO-CREDIT PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS BACKGROUND TEXTS TO THESE PROGRAMS. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER MAINTAINS A WEBSITE OF THE 40 YEAR'S PUBLICATION OF MANAS, A JOURNAL OF INDEPENDENT INQUIRY, CONCERNED WITH THE STUDY OF PRINCIPLES WHICH MOVE THE WORLD ON ITS PRESENT COURSE. THE SITE RECEIVES NEARLY 5,000 VISITS PER YEAR. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER DIGITALIZED ALL OF THE TAPES FROM THE LINDISFARNE ASSOCIATION, A COLLECTION OF CONVERSATIONS ON CULTURE, SOCIETY, TECHNOLOGY, AND CULTURE. THESE ARE ALL ONLINE AT THE CENTER'S ARCHIVE.ORG SITE. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S COMBINED WEBSITES RECEIVED OVER 300,000 VIEWS IN 2016. DOWNLOADS FROM ITS ARCHIVE.ORG AUDIO SITE OF LECTURE MATERIAL AND LINDISFARNE TAPES TOTALED OVER 7,500. THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST AND COMMONS PROGRAM IS PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROLE OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES IN A NEW ECONOMIC SYSTEM. WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST IN THE SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES, THE SCHUMACHER CENTER IS MODELING NEW LEGAL DOCUMENTS TO ENSURE AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO LAND FOR HOMES, BUSINESSES, AND FARMS. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE PART OF THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S WEBSITE. THE PROGRAM SERVES 2,000 PERSONS REGIONALLY AND ANOTHER 8,000 IN VISITS TO MATERIAL ONLINE. LIBRARY OPERATIONS - THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S LIBRARAIAN ACQUIRED THREE NEW SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: ONE FROM LEWIS HYDE, CULTURAL CRITIC WHOSE WORK FOCUSES ON THE NATURE OF IMAGINATION, CREATIVITY AND PROPERTY, ANOTHER FROM PRACTICAL ACTION, AN APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION FOUNDED BY E.F. SCHUMACHER IN ENGLAND, AND THE OTHER FROM FORMER VERMONT MEMBER OF CONGRESS AND FOUNDING BOARD MEMBER OF THE E.F. SCHUMACHER SOCIETY, JOHN MCCLAUGHRY. BOOKS FOR THE GENERAL COLLECTION ARE ADDED YEAR-ROUND. THE SITE RECEIVED 4,000 VIEWS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. RESEARCHERS CONTINUINED TO ACCESS THE LIBRARY'S COMPUTER INDEX OF OVER 17,000 BOOKS AND THE ARCHIVES VIA THE INTERNET. THE LIBRARY OPERATIONS SERVE OVER 1,000 PERSONS ANNUALLY. CUBA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM - IN MAY OF 2016 THE SCHUMACHER CENTER CONVENED A MEETING OF REPRESENTATIVES OF U.S. AND CUBAN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE GROUPS IN CUBA. THE RESULT OF THAT MEETING WAS TO FORMALLY ESTABLISH CUSAN (CUBA- U.S. AGRICULTURAL NETWORK) AS ITS OWN ENTITY WITH GOVERNANCE SHARED BY BOTH CUBANS AND U.S. REPRESENTATIVES TO THE GROUP. THE COORDINATING ARM WAS TRANSFERRED FROM THE SCHUMACHER CENTER TO THE VERMONT CARRIBEAN INSTITUTE, WHICH HAS SPANISH SPEAKING STAFF IN BOTH CUBA AND THE U.S. SCHUMACHER STAFF MEMBER GREG WATSON, WHO INITIATED THE PROGRAM, REMAINS AN ADVISOR.Desc
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$460,276OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$173,683DepreciationAmt
Book Value$286,593BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$47,939OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,963DepreciationAmt
Book Value$34,976BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$15,034OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$13,781DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,253BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$18,226OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$17,895DepreciationAmt
Book Value$331BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$323,153TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$408,265TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$408,265RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$408,265TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$505,030TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$505,030ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$505,030TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6VOLUNTEERS HELP EMPLOYEES MAINTAIN THE QUALITY OF ALL PROGRAMS. THEY DO NOT RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION OTHER THAN THE SATISFACTION OF THEIR BELIEFS IN THE PROGRAMS OF THE CENTER. INTERNS ARE TYPICALLY AFFORDED SMALL STIPENDS AND TREATED AS CONSULTANTS.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A- LOCAL CURRENCY PROJECT CONTINUED - SURVEY TO HELP IDENTIFY AREAS IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY THAT COULD BE DEVELOPED THROUGH LOCAL MANUFACTURING TO REDUCE IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. PBS TV'S COVERAGE OF BERKSHARES WAS VIEWED OVER 11,000 TIMES ON YOUTUBE. THE BERKSHARES PROGRAM SERVES 10,000 PERSONS REGIONALLY AND THROUGH MEDIA AND INTERNET REACHES OVER 2 MILLION PERSONS NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4DTHE SCHUMACHER CENTER MAINTAINS A PUBLICATION PROGRAM BOTH IN PRINT AND ONLINE. THE PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE SCHUMACHER LECTURES, BUT ALSO INCLUDE THE LEGAL AND OPERATIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S LOCAL CURRENCY, COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, AND SHARE MICRO-CREDIT PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS BACKGROUND TEXTS TO THESE PROGRAMS. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER MAINTAINS A WEBSITE OF THE 40 YEAR'S PUBLICATION OF MANAS, A JOURNAL OF INDEPENDENT INQUIRY, CONCERNED WITH THE STUDY OF PRINCIPLES WHICH MOVE THE WORLD ON ITS PRESENT COURSE. THE SITE RECEIVES NEARLY 5,000 VISITS PER YEAR. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER DIGITALIZED ALL OF THE TAPES FROM THE LINDISFARNE ASSOCIATION, A COLLECTION OF CONVERSATIONS ON CULTURE, SOCIETY, TECHNOLOGY, AND CULTURE. THESE ARE ALL ONLINE AT THE CENTER'S ARCHIVE.ORG SITE. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S COMBINED WEBSITES RECEIVED OVER 300,000 VIEWS IN 2016. DOWNLOADS FROM ITS ARCHIVE.ORG AUDIO SITE OF LECTURE MATERIAL AND LINDISFARNE TAPES TOTALED OVER 7,500. THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST AND COMMONS PROGRAM IS PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROLE OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES IN A NEW ECONOMIC SYSTEM. WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST IN THE SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES, THE SCHUMACHER CENTER IS MODELING NEW LEGAL DOCUMENTS TO ENSURE AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO LAND FOR HOMES, BUSINESSES, AND FARMS. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE PART OF THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S WEBSITE. THE PROGRAM SERVES 2,000 PERSONS REGIONALLY AND ANOTHER 8,000 IN VISITS TO MATERIAL ONLINE. LIBRARY OPERATIONS - THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S LIBRARAIAN ACQUIRED THREE NEW SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: ONE FROM LEWIS HYDE, CULTURAL CRITIC WHOSE WORK FOCUSES ON THE NATURE OF IMAGINATION, CREATIVITY AND PROPERTY, ANOTHER FROM PRACTICAL ACTION, AN APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION FOUNDED BY E.F. SCHUMACHER IN ENGLAND, AND THE OTHER FROM FORMER VERMONT MEMBER OF CONGRESS AND FOUNDING BOARD MEMBER OF THE E.F. SCHUMACHER SOCIETY, JOHN MCCLAUGHRY. BOOKS FOR THE GENERAL COLLECTION ARE ADDED YEAR-ROUND. THE SITE RECEIVED 4,000 VIEWS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. RESEARCHERS CONTINUINED TO ACCESS THE LIBRARY'S COMPUTER INDEX OF OVER 17,000 BOOKS AND THE ARCHIVES VIA THE INTERNET. THE LIBRARY OPERATIONS SERVE OVER 1,000 PERSONS ANNUALLY. CUBA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM - IN MAY OF 2016 THE SCHUMACHER CENTER CONVENED A MEETING OF REPRESENTATIVES OF U.S. AND CUBAN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE GROUPS IN CUBA. THE RESULT OF THAT MEETING WAS TO FORMALLY ESTABLISH CUSAN (CUBA- U.S. AGRICULTURAL NETWORK) AS ITS OWN ENTITY WITH GOVERNANCE SHARED BY BOTH CUBANS AND U.S. REPRESENTATIVES TO THE GROUP. THE COORDINATING ARM WAS TRANSFERRED FROM THE SCHUMACHER CENTER TO THE VERMONT CARRIBEAN INSTITUTE, WHICH HAS SPANISH SPEAKING STAFF IN BOTH CUBA AND THE U.S. SCHUMACHER STAFF MEMBER GREG WATSON, WHO INITIATED THE PROGRAM, REMAINS AN ADVISOR.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORIZED THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND APPROVE FORM 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING. A FORM 8879-EO WAS THEN SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION AUTHORIZING THE ELECTRONIC FILING OF THE FORM 990.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REQUIRES AN ANNUAL DECLARATION FROM ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS TO THE EXISTANCE AND DISCLOSURE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ACOMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT AN ANNUAL BOARD MEETING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS CAME ABOUT THROUGH ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND REVISIONS. THIS IS THE SAME FOR THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS WEBSITE, THROUGH THE WEBSITE OF THE SCHUMACHER CENTER FOR A NEW ECONOMICS,THROUGH GUIDESTAR'S WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24EINTERNET HOSTING 4,138 3,478 0 CONSULTANT-GRAPHICS 1,540 5,800 0 LEASE FEES AND TX 3,988 2,447 559 PRINT / COPY / PHOTO 6,104 311 539 TRAVEL 5,717 427 602 GOVERNMENT FILING FEES 1,135 4,482 0 MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT 3,767 990 29 UTILITIES 2,450 1,504 344 TELEPHONE AND INTERNET 2,351 1,444 330 VEHICLE LEASE 804 3,217 0 CONSULTANT-MAINTENANCE 2,269 1,308 299 POSTAGE AND DELIVERY 458 722 1,410 SUPPLIES - OFFICE 720 1,635 22 BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES 391 1,562 0 CONFERENCES/EVENT ATTEND 1,663 118 0 INTERN STIPEND 1,359 36 0 BOOKS FOR LIBRARY 1,164 0 0 DRIVEWAY MAINT 476 293 67 EQUIPMENT REPAIR / RENTAL 388 289 52 GROUNDS / WALK / 262 165 37 CONSULTANT-INTERN 200 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS 48 118 0 BUILDING MAINT 87 52 12 MEMBERSHIPS / DONATIONS 96 20 0 SOFTWARE / TECHNOLOGY 17 68 0 BOARD EXPENSES 14 34 0 LOCAL CURRENCY DISCOUNT -172 -688 0 TOTAL 41,434 29,832 4,302

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