2017-04-17T12:24:48-05:00 2016-08-31 Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP 205 N Michigan Ave 28th Floor Chicago IL 606015927 990 2015-09-01 364296414 Accenture Foundation Inc % JESSICA JECMEN BRUMMEL ACCE 3126938096 161 North Clark Street Chicago IL 60601 KAREN L BOWEN TAX COUNSEL 3126938096 2017-04-14 true Mark Heroux P00959793 3127298000 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Jessica Jecmen Brummel 161 N Clark Street Chicago IL 60601 26827617 false X N/A X 1999 NY The support of educational and charitable activities. 9 0 0 15 3994 2994 2089761 4762516 0 0 6115944 13582722 0 0 8205705 18345238 19923219 2933921 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 327787 375352 20251006 3309273 -12045301 15035965 109168657 118041029 17615832 10953591 91552825 107087438 X ACCENTURE FOUNDATION, INC. (THE "CHARITY") FOCUSES ON THREE PRIMARY PROGRAM AREAS: (1) EDUCATION, (2) DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND (3) ENHANCEMENT OF HUMAN LIFE AND WELL-BEING. SPECIFIC PROGRAMS ARE IDENTIFIED AND APPROVED BY THE CHARITY'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH ARE DETERMINED TO BE IN FURTHERANCE OF THE CHARITY'S EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES. false false 1296476 1000000 GLOBAL GRANTS - THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE GLOBAL GRANTS PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR INITIATIVES WHICH CREATE A POSITIVE, SUSTAINABLE CHANGE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES AND WHICH BUILD SKILLS THAT ENABLE PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE WELL-BEING OF THE BROADER COMMUNITY. 1428245 1335864 1335864 EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN - THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE ACCENTURE EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN IS TO PROVIDE A CONVENIENT AND EFFECTIVE WAY FOR ACCENTURE EMPLOYEES TO GIVE TO THE CHARITABLE CAUSES THEY CARE ABOUT. 201581 201581 73825 DISASTER RELIEF - ONE GRANT FOR $201,581 TO A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION PROVIDING RELIEF TO INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY FLOODING IN CHENNAI. 100000 100000 100000 LOCAL GRANTS - See Schedule O, page 1 100000 100000 100000 3026302 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false true true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false true 0 0 0 true true false false false false false false false false false X 9 0 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false AL AZ CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS LA MD MA MI MN NJ NY NC OH PA TN UT VA WA WI X X JESSICA JECMEN BRUMMEL 3126938096 161 N CLARK ST CHICAGO IL 60601 Cathinka Wahlstrom President/Director 0.5 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Michelle Krause Director 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Mark J Bruni Vice President/Director 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Martin Rodgers Director 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Erin M Brannan Director 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Scott A Brown Director 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Michael J Redding Director 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Debra A Polishook Director 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Larry Solomon Director 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Douglas R Rees Treasurer 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Karen L Bowen Tax Counsel 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Jessica Jecmen Brummel Executive Director 20.0 0.0 X 0 110805 0 Ronald J Roberts Secretary 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 0 110805 0 0 false false false Northern Trust 50 S LaSalle Street CHICAGO IL 60603 Investment Manager 221091 1 4762516 3034446 4762516 0 3154197 3994 3150203 0 0 0 0 0 18910904 8482379 10428525 10428525 10428525 0 0 0 0 18345238 3994 13578728 1435864 1435864 0 1498057 1498057 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10305 10305 34400 12900 21500 0 0 300572 79481 221091 0 0 38 38 16529 16529 0 0 0 0 7717 7717 0 0 0 5791 5791 3309273 3026302 282971 0 0 0 1154877 1099283 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5791 4123 0 106779375 116469248 1228614 468375 0 0 0 0 0 0 109168657 118041029 55124 63144 17560708 10890447 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17615832 10953591 X 90751672 106501180 801153 586258 0 0 91552825 107087438 109168657 118041029 15035965 498648 X false true X true false X 790421 940137 1786364 2089761 4762516 10369199 0 0 790421 940137 1786364 2089761 4762516 10369199 3217461 7151738 2803693 3037656 2912369 2925128 3150203 14829049 3994 3994 0 25202242 0.28377 0.25866 X Schedule A, Part II, Section C, Line 17A: ALTHOUGH THE ACCENTURE FOUNDATION, INC. FAILED TO MEET THE 33 1/3% TEST, IT MEETS THE 10% SUPPORT RULE AND THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: 1. FOR THE TAX YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2016 ACCENTURE FOUNDATION, INC. RECEIVED 28.38% OF ITS SUPPORT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. ADDITIONALLY, 58.86% OF TOTAL SUPPORT OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS CAME FROM INVESTMENT INCOME FROM INVESTED FUNDS THAT CAME FROM CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 2. ACCENTURE FOUNDATION, INC. IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATES TO ATTRACT PUBLIC SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. 3. THE ACCENTURE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPRESENTS THE COMMUNITY WHICH IT SERVES. 4. THE ACCENTURE FOUNDATION HAS VARIOUS PROGRAMS FOR FUNDING CHARITABLE WORK FOCUSING IN THREE PRIMARY PROGRAM AREAS: (1) EDUCATION, (2) DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND (3) ENHANCEMENT OF HUMAN LIFE AND WELL-BEING. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 X 19107388 498648 263502 762150 18345238 18345238 3572775 263502 263502 3309273 3309273 Schedule D, Part X, Line 2: THE FOUNDATION FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FOR CONTINGENCIES IN EVALUATING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES RECOGNITION THRESHOLD PRINCIPLES FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED. NO LIABILITY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE FOUNDATION FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF AUGUST 31, 2016 OR 2015. THE FOUNDATION'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. true Sub-Saharan Africa Grantmaking 2665578 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) Grantmaking 971000 South America Grantmaking 1393880 Middle East and North Africa Grantmaking 390000 East Asia and the Pacific Grantmaking 304885 North America Grantmaking 675216 South Asia Program Services Disaster Relief 201581 6602140 6602140 Sub-Saharan Africa Train Health-Care Workers 1533249 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Train Entrepreneurs 1132329 Wire South America Train Disadvantaged Youth 1153880 Wire Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) Train Youth 660000 Wire Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) Train Women 311000 Wire South America Train Youth 240000 Wire Middle East and North Africa Train Youth 390000 Wire East Asia and the Pacific Train Youth 304885 Wire North America TRAIN UNEMPLOYED IMMIGRANTS 675216 Wire South Asia DISASTER RELIEF - CHENNAI, INDIA FLOODING 201581 Wire 6 false false false false false false Schedule F, Part I, Line 2: All grantees that receive funds from the Accenture Foundation, Inc. go through an approval process and sign an agreement to ensure funds are used for their intended purpose. Accenture Foundation also conducts quarterly stakeholder meetings via conference call, and requires grantees to submit status reports that monitor the use of the funds. Schedule F, Part II, Line 1(d), Row 1: (d) AMREF HEALTH AFRICA - A 2-YEAR $2.7 M GRANT TO SCALE THE "HELP" MOBILE HEALTH LEARNING SOLUTION TO COMMUNITY HEALTH VOLUNTEERS IN KENYA AND ACROSS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. (Purpose of grant - Train Health-care workers) Schedule F, Part II, Line 1(d), Row 2: CONCERN WORLD-WIDE - A 3-YEAR $3.2 M GRANT TO EXPAND SKILLS IN CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE TO SMALL FARMERS TO IMPROVE CROP YIELDS IN ZAMBIA AND MALAWI. (Purpose of grant - Train entrepreneurs) Schedule F, Part II, Line 1(d), Rows 3, 6, and 7: EDUCATION FOR EMPLOYMENT (EFE) - A 3-YEAR $4.6 M GRANT TO SCALE "PROGRAMMING FOR THE FUTURE" IN 6 COUNTRIES (SPAIN, MOROCCO, SOUTH AFRICA, ARGENTINA, BRAZIL AND TUNISIA), EQUIPPING YOUTH WITH FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS VIA E-LEARNING. (Purpose of grant - Train youth) Schedule F, Part II, Line 1(d), Row 4: SOCIAL BUSINESS WOMEN (SBW)- A 3-YEAR $1.4 M GRANT TO TRAIN AND EQUIP WOMEN THROUGHOUT GERMANY WITH EMPLOYMENT AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS. (Purpose of grant - Train women) true Genesys Works (Houston) 601 Jefferson St Suite 3950 Houston TX 77002 030440761 501(c)(3) 6492 Employee Giving Campaign Dumb Friends League 2080 S Quebec Street Denver CO 80231 840405254 501(c)(3) 12000 Employee Giving Campaign Global Impact 1199 North Fairfax Street Suite 300 Alexandria VA 22314 521273585 501(c)(3) 7994 Employee Giving Campaign The Cleveland City Mission 5310 Carnegie avenue Cleveland OH 44103 340760586 501(c)(3) 5448 Employee Giving Campaign Junior Achievement USA 1 Education Way Colorado Springs CO 80906 841267604 501(c)(3) 6594 Employee Giving Campaign Save The Children Federation Inc 501 Kings Highway E Fairfield CT 06880 060726487 501(c)(3) 1000000 Global Giving Program Food For Hungry Minds 3108 Chicago Ave Minneapolis MN 55407 201331977 501(C)(3) 24010 Employee Giving Campaign University of Notre Dame duLac 940 Grace Hall Notre Dame IN 46656 350868188 501(c)(3) 566178 Global Giving Program Syracuse University 285 Ainsley Drive Syracuse NY 13244 150532081 501(c)(3) 11051 Employee Giving Campaign Back On My Feet 100 S Broad St Suite 1400 Philadelphia PA 19110 262109809 501(c)(3) 5781 Employee Giving Campaign Wounded Warrior Project 4899 Belfort Road Jacksonville FL 32256 202370934 501(c)(3) 19687 Employee Giving Campaign St Jude Children's Research Hospital 501 St Jude Place Memphis TN 38105 620646012 501(c)(3) 15946 Employee Giving Campaign Karla Smith Foundation 301 Southridge Drive Shiloh IL 62269 202699020 501(c)(3) 20693 Employee Giving Campaign American Cancer Society 250 Williams Street NW STE 6000 Atlanta GA 30303 131788491 501(c)(3) 8028 Employee Giving Campaign Angel Fund Inc 649 Main St Suite 1701 Wakefield MA 01880 043478977 501(c)(3) 5400 Employee Giving Campaign Doctors Without Borders USA 333 Seventh Ave 2nd Floor New York NY 10001 133433452 501(c)(3) 10531 Employee Giving Campaign Genesys Works (Chicago) 180 N Wabash Ave Chicago IL 60601 271628570 501(c)(3) 7822 Employee Giving Campaign Hope Community Church of Cary Inc 821 Buck Jones Road Raleigh NC 27606 561854615 501(c)(3) 10080 Employee Giving Campaign Jewish Primary Day School of Nation Capital 6045 16th St NW Washington DC 20011 522115715 501(c)(3) 5016 Employee Giving Campaign Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest Inc 1800 White Bear Ave N Maplewood MN 55109 411424988 501(c)(3) 5042 Employee Giving Campaign Kipp Philadelphia Charter School 5900 Baltimore Ave 2nd Floor Philadelphia PA 19143 050546103 501(c)(3) 5396 Employee Giving Campaign Light of Life Rescue Mission 10 E North Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15212 251056389 501(c)(3) 10860 Employee Giving Campaign Saint Mary's College of California 1928 Saint Marys Rd PMB 3554 Moraga CA 94575 941156599 501(c)(3) 6000 Employee Giving Campaign Smithsonian Museum of African Art 950 Independence Ave SW Washington DC 20560 530206027 501(c)(3) 75000 Local Giving Alzheimer's Association 225 N Michigan Avenue 17th Floor Chicago IL 60601 133039601 501(c)(3) 5212 Employee Giving Campaign Catholic Charities of the East Bay 433 Jefferson Street Oakland CA 94607 942677202 501(c)(3) 7454 Employee Giving Campaign Cotting School Inc 453 Concord Avenue Suite 430 Lexington MA 02421 042104328 501(c)(3) 6000 Employee Giving Campaign Feed My Starving Children 401 93rd Ave NW Coon Rapids MN 55433 411601449 501(c)(3) 5484 Employee Giving Campaign Gateway Church 500 S Nolen Dr STE 300 Southlake TX 76092 952870806 501(c)(3) 5400 Employee Giving Campaign Oregon Ballet Theatre 0720 SW Bancroft St Portland OR 97239 931009305 501(c)(3) 10000 Employee Giving Campaign Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia 1518 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19102 231966756 501(c)(3) 25000 Local Giving 30 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2: All US grantees are verified as 501(c)(3) organizations. The employee giving campaign grant totals are made up of smaller amounts given to charities that employees care about. Local and global program grantees that receive funds go through an approval process and sign an agreement to ensure funds are used for their intended purpose. Accenture Foundation also conducts quarterly stakeholder meetings for global program grants via conference call, and requires grantees to submit status reports that monitor the use of the funds. Schedule I, Part II, Column (h): Employee Giving Campaign Global Giving Program X 31312 3034446 FMV false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 4D - Other Program Services LOCAL GRANTS - CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE USED FOR OPERATING EXPENSES AND US GRANTS IN SUPPORT OF THE FOUNDATION MISSION. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS GIVEN ONE DIRECTOR THE AUTHORITY TO REVIEW AND APPROVE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. ONCE IT IS REVIEWED BY OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL, THE FORM IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE TAX COUNSEL AND THE DIRECTOR. THEN THE FORM IS SIGNED BY THE TAX COUNSEL AND A COPY IS SENT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C: A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IS FURNISHED ANNUALLY TO THE BOARD BY EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER AND STAFF MEMBER. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19: GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND RETAINS OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. 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