2017-04-28T14:14:27-05:00 2016-12-31 Foundation Source One Hollow Ln Ste 212 Lake Success NY 11042 990PF 2016-01-01 260143643 The Burt's Bees Greater Good Foundation % Foundation Source BURT 8008391754 Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd Wilmington DE 198091377 PAULA ALEXANDER President 8008391754 2017-04-24 true Jeffrey D Haskell P01345770 8008391754 5.102.240.171 06391520171185000010 2017-04-28 P A03CA8425FE017993163D7917FD3F5FFAC126974 6B1EFC400AF5C33D9B3602785388C863E4E2E7C3 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z X 120837 X 572620 499 499 0 573119 499 0 3150 0 0 3150 3 17412 17412 20565 0 0 20562 478988 478988 499553 0 0 499550 73566 499 47271 120837 120837 47271 120837 120837 0 0 X 47271 120837 47271 120837 47271 120837 47271 73566 120837 120837 false 353527 79407 4.452089 299182 52264 5.724437 343848 86763 3.963072 283097 89774 3.153441 267536 92649 2.88763 20.180669 4.036134 96270 388559 5 388564 499550 X 5 5 5 0 5 false false false false false false true true true DE true false false false false true Foundation Source 8008391754 501 Silverside Road Suite 123 Wilmington DE 198091377 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false Paula Alexander Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd Wilmington DE 198091377 Pres / Executive Dir / Sec 1.0 0 0 0 Matt Kopac Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd Wilmington DE 198091377 VP / Dir / Treas 1.0 0 0 0 0 97736 0 97736 0 97736 1466 96270 4814 4814 5 5 4809 4809 4809 499550 0 0 0 0 499550 5 499545 4809 2014 2013 2012 262922 278624 339520 296573 349563 1527202 499550 4809 494741 2021943 0 262922 1759021 278624 339520 296573 349563 494741 NONE X ABUNDANCE FOUNDATION INC 220 LORAX LN BOX 5 PITTSBORO NC 27312 N/A PC Pickards Mountain Eco-Institute apiary and beekeeping workshops 5000 ALLIANCE MEDICAL MINISTRY INC 101 DONALD ROSS DR RALEIGH NC 27610 N/A PC Community Garden & Wellness Program 10000 ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE ENO RIVER 4404 GUESS RD DURHAM NC 27712 N/A PC Outdoor Classroom at the Confluence Natural Area to Connect More Kids with Nature Program 5000 BE GLOBAL INCORPORATED 5411 MCGRATH BLVD APT 1201 N BETHESDA MD 20852 N/A PC Teens Leading Change Program 9000 BENEVOLENCE FARM PO BOX 1313 GRAHAM NC 27253 N/A PC Resident stipend supplements Project 5000 BLACK FAMILY LAND TRUST INC PO BOX 2087 DURHAM NC 27702 N/A PC WRAP program - beekeeping equipment fund 1200 BOTANICAL GARDEN FOUNDATION INC CB 3375 CHAPEL HILL NC 27599 N/A PC Educational kiosk Project 9950 BREAD RIOT PO BOX 296 SALISBURY NC 28145 N/A PC Share the Harvest Program 5000 CAMP KESEM NATIONAL PO BOX 452 CULVER CITY CA 90232 N/A PC North Carolina scholarship fund 3000 CANCER SURVIVORS FUND PO BOX 792 MISSOURI CITY TX 77459 N/A PC General & Unrestricted 1500 CHAPEL HILL CARRBORO PUBLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION PO BOX 877 CARRBORO NC 27510 N/A PC Native Plant Landscapes to Support Biodiversity and Pollinator Health at East Chapel Hill High School 1000 CHAPEL HILL CARRBORO PUBLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION PO BOX 877 CARRBORO NC 27510 N/A PC Pollinator Campus project 2000 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CHILDRENS MUSEUM - KIDZU CHIL 201 S ESTES DR STE A9 CHAPEL HILL NC 27514 N/A PC Cultivating Kidzu Naturalists: Expanding on Pollinator Education in Kidzu's Outdoor Learning Garden 7500 CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS 750 S MERRITT MILL RD CHAPEL HILL NC 27516 N/A GOV East Chapel Hill High School 5000 CONETOE FAMILY LIFE CENTER INC PO BOX 203 CONETOE NC 27819 N/A PC Gardening and Beekeeping Program 15000 DUKE UNIVERSITY PO BOX 90581 DURHAM NC 27708 N/A PC Durham County Beekeepers Association's Club Apiary at Duke Campus Farm 4000 DURHAM CENTRAL PARK PO BOX 1526 DURHAM NC 27702 N/A PC Bee hotel installation Project 5000 ELLERBEE CREEK WATERSHED ASSOCIATION PO BOX 2679 DURHAM NC 27715 N/A PC Pearl Mill Nature Preserve (signage, bench, plant material and mulch) project 6200 EYES EARS NOSE AND PAWS INC PO BOX 3443 CHAPEL HILL NC 27515 N/A PC General & Unrestricted 1500 FARMER FOODSHARE INC PO BOX 2873 CHAPEL HILL NC 27516 N/A PC Farmers Market 'Donation StationFood Ambassadors Educational Program 7500 FRIENDS OF NC STATE MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES PO BOX 26928 RALEIGH NC 27611 N/A PC Discovery Room Observation Hive Project 1000 FRIENDS OF THE DPS HUB FARM LTD 2107 HILLANDALE RD DURHAM NC 27705 N/A PC DPS Hub Farm Seeds Environmental Stewards and Healthy Lifestyles Project 5000 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF DURHAM INC 215 N CHURCH ST DURHAM NC 27701 N/A PC Pollinator-friendly landscape Initiative 29600 INTER-FAITH FOOD SHUTTLE 1001 BLAIR DR STE 120 RALEIGH NC 27603 N/A PC Bull City Cool Food Hub initiative 12000 KEEP DURHAM BEAUTIFUL INC 2011 FAY ST DURHAM NC 27704 N/A PC Bull City Buffet Initiative 10000 LEADERSHIP EDGE INC PO BOX 51657 DURHAM NC 27717 N/A PC General & Unrestricted 250 LINCOLN HEIGHT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COALITION 34 LINCOLN ST ROANOKE RAPID NC 27870 N/A PC Watch Me Grow Project 6850 NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION 1915 MAIL SERVICE CENTER STE G1 RALEIGH NC 27699 N/A PC GROW Workshops and webinar Programs 9955 NORTH CAROLINA WILDLIFE FEDERATION 1346 SAINT JULIEN ST CHARLOTTE NC 28205 N/A PC Butterfly Highway Community Garden Project 10000 NORTH RALEIGH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - CUB SCOUT 8501 HONEYCUTT RD RALEIGH NC 27615 N/A PC To assist in organizing food for the Helen Wright Center 300 NOURISH INTERNATIONAL 723 MOUNT CARMEL CHURCH RD CHAPEL HILL NC 27517 N/A PC Nourish's High School program 7500 OLD SALEM INCORPORATED 600 S MAIN ST WINSTON SALEM NC 27101 N/A PC An Introduction to Beekeeping in Early Salem Project 4400 PARTNERSHIP FOR A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY 104 S ESTES DR CHAPEL HILL NC 27514 N/A PC Chapel Hill Farmers Market 10000 PASSAGE HOME INC 513 BRANCH ST RALEIGH NC 27601 N/A PC Urban Agriculture Program 8000 PEOPLE ALLIANCE FUND 1011 MINERVA AVE DURHAM NC 27701 N/A PC General & Unrestricted 300 PROJECT ACCESS OF DURHAM COUNTY PO BOX 15339 DURHAM NC 27704 N/A PC HELP (health equipment loan program) 5000 RALEIGH CITY FARM 800 N BLOUNT ST RALEIGH NC 27604 N/A PC Pollinators in the Piedmont initiative to support 7 workshops 7000 RURAL ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL-USA PO BOX 640 PITTSBORO NC 27312 N/A PC Durham Farmers' Market Double Bucks Program 10000 RURAL ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL-USA PO BOX 640 PITTSBORO NC 27312 N/A PC Bring Back the Bees and administration of wildflower planting Project 20000 RURAL ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL-USA PO BOX 640 PITTSBORO NC 27312 N/A PC Bring Back the Bees - Burt's Bees Seeds Project 10952 RURAL ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL-USA PO BOX 640 PITTSBORO NC 27312 N/A PC Bring Back the Bees - 2016-2-BB Project 25000 RURAL ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL-USA PO BOX 640 PITTSBORO NC 27312 N/A PC Bring Back the Bees and administration of wildflower planting Project 25000 RURAL ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL-USA PO BOX 640 PITTSBORO NC 27312 N/A PC to purchase wildflower seeds, which will be planted to support the Burt's Bees Bring Back the Bees campaign 100000 SOUTHEASTERN EFFORTS DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE SPACES 706 GILBERT ST DURHAM NC 27701 N/A PC Equipment, pollinator beds and plants, signage and education, curriculum development, Leadership Triangle participation Project 12500 STEPUP NORTH CAROLINA 1701 OBERLIN RD RALEIGH NC 27608 N/A PC StepUp Durham Green Jobs Program: recruit 7 employers and employees 7500 TOXIC FREE NORTH CAROLINA INC 115 S ST MARYS ST STE D RALEIGH NC 27603 N/A PC Toxic Free, Inside and Out Program 6500 TRIANGLE LAND CONSERVANCY INC 514 S DUKE ST DURHAM NC 27701 N/A PC Pollinator Fields at Brumley Forest Nature Preserve 9000 TRIANGLE RESIDENTIAL OPTIONS FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSERS 1820 JAMES ST DURHAM NC 27707 N/A PC Yard sale Program 5000 URBAN MINISTRIES OF WAKE COUNTY INC PO BOX 26476 RALEIGH NC 27611 N/A PC Community Garden - chain link fence Project 5500 VETERANS HEALING FARM 19 MAHSHIE LN HENDERSONVLLE NC 28739 N/A PC Perma Tribe equipment fund 4031 VETS TO VETS UNITED INC 1311 ELMIRA AVE DURHAM NC 27707 N/A PC General & Unrestricted 1500 478988 14 499 499 499 false false false false false false false false false false X X 1 Burt's Bees c/o P Alexander 210 W Pettigrew ST Durham NC 27703 572620 X AUDIT FEES 3150 3150 This statement is submitted to report the distribution of certain assets during the year. The distributions resulted in a substantial contraction of assets. The following information is submitted in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.6043-3(a)(1) and the Form 990-PF instructions: During the taxable year ending December 31, 2016, the Foundation made distributions from assets from sources other than current income. Collectively, the distributions in excess of current income totaled $478,988. This amount represents over 25% of the Foundation's net assets of $47,271 (as measured by fair market value) at the beginning of the Foundation's taxable year ending December 31, 2016. Although the Foundation technically experienced a substantial contraction, it will continue in existence and has no plans for dissolution. The Foundation made distributions of cash to the grantees listed in the attachment to Part XV, Line 3a; each such grant was made solely for the charitable purpose specified therein. Administrative Fees 14143 14143 State or Local Filing Fees 2618 2618 REGISTERED AGENT FEES 651 651 990-PF Excise Tax for 2015 3