2017-08-09T14:52:15-04:00 2016-12-31 205579753 ALAN S GLACKMAN CPA PC 32 MAHAIWE ST SUITE 2 GREAT BARRINGTON MA 012301961 990 2016-01-01 461421645 SCHUMACHER CTR FOR A NEW ECONOMICS INC SCHU 4135281737 140 JUG END ROAD GREAT BARRINGTON MA 01230 SUSAN C WITT EXEC DIR& ASST TREAS 4135281737 2017-08-09 true ALAN S GLACKMAN P00004273 4135286804 2017-08-09 369B8059A9915DF27F7270DC0ED199D7F149CA52 31B790AA375F2D2E18DF29AB54BFF46998C28841 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z SUSAN C WITT 140 JUG END ROAD GREAT BARRINGTON MA 01230 408265 false X HTTP://CENTERFORNEWECONOMICS.ORG X 2012 MA EDUCATION - TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT AN ECONOMICS THAT SUPPORTS BOTH PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. 11 11 6 7 0 574299 380420 23878 26565 2 1 2501 1279 600680 408265 0 0 339957 261675 0 21676 278577 243355 618534 505030 -17854 -96765 575014 478831 529 1111 574485 477720 X EDUCATION - TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT AN ECONOMICS THAT SUPPORTS BOTH PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. false false 108169 LOCAL 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. 31563 LECTURES & EDUCATIONAL EVENTS - THE THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL SCHUMACHER LECTURES WERE HELD IN GREAT BARRINGTON, MA IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE AUDIENCE OF 650 ATTENDEES HEARD AN EXCHANGE ON AGRICULTURE BETWEEN MARY BERRY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BERRY CENTER, WENDELL BERRY, POET, AUTHOR AND FARMER, AND WES JACKSON, PRESIDENT EMERITUS OF THE LAND INSTITUTE. THE VIDEO OF THIS TALK WAS PLACED ON THE CENTER'S WEBSITE. VIEWS OF THE LECTURE PROGRAMS ONLINE REACHED OVER 24,000 IN 2016 37320 THE COLLEGE PROGRAM - IN ITS ONGOING WORK TO ENVISION AN ECONOMY THAT IS INCLUSIVE OF PEOPLE AND THE PLANET AND CREATE A COLLEGE CURRICULA THAT EDUCATES PRACTICIONERS ON NEW WAYS OF THINKING, THE SCHUMACHER CENTER CONVENED A GROUP OF 30 ACTIVISTS, THINKERS, AND PRACTICIONERS IN TARRYTOWN, NY REPRESENTING ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND IN EUROPE. THIS PROJECT IS ON-GOING. 228538 THE 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. 228538 405590 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 11 0 true 6 true false false false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true false true false false MA X X X MICHAL SNYDER 4135284465 140 JUG END ROAD GREAT BARRINGTON MA 01230 MATTHEW STINCHCOMB PRES OF BD O 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNE MACDONALD VICE PRESIDE 0.50 X X 0 0 0 GORDON THORNE TREASURER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 HILDEGARDE HANNUM CLERK 8.00 X X 0 0 0 SEVERINE VON TSCHARNER FLEMING DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAN LEVINSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 PETER BARNES DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JERRY MANDER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARY BERRY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE WOOLARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 NWAMAKA AGBO DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SUSAN C WITT EXEC DIR& AS 60.00 X 66600 0 0 66600 false false false 380420 380420 EVENT FEES 611600 24150 24150 RENTS 611600 1700 1700 REIMBURSED EXPENSES 611600 415 415 SPEAKING FEES 611600 300 300 26565 1 1 1279 1279 1279 408265 27844 1 X 66600 42624 10656 13320 174159 166118 7481 560 20916 18372 1327 1217 12310 2462 9848 1139 979 160 15191 8643 5410 1138 9984 1997 7987 PROGRAM EXPENSES 84836 84836 CONSULTANT-OTHER 15000 15000 CONSULTANT-PROGRAM 14990 14990 CONSULTANT-GROUNDS/DRIVEW 14337 8135 5063 1139 75568 41434 29832 4302 505030 405590 77764 21676 213340 131480 24198 24198 541475 218322 337476 323153 575014 478831 529 1111 529 1111 X 437629 407709 136856 70011 574485 477720 575014 478831 -96765 X false true true false X 1000 759201 652290 574299 380420 2367210 1000 759201 652290 574299 380420 2367210 2367210 9 15 2 1 27 2367237 27844 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 460276 173683 286593 47939 12963 34976 15034 13781 1253 18226 17895 331 323153 408265 408265 408265 505030 505030 505030 FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS 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 4D THE 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 11B THE 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 12C THE 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 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT AN ANNUAL BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE 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 24E INTERNET 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