TORY BURCH FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
TORY BURCH FOUNDATION INC (EIN 26-3660127)
Tax period
2015-10-01 to 2016-09-30
Filed
2017-08-08
IRS object ID
201732209349300028
Schema version
2015v3.0
Source
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Return2017-08-08T09:44:40-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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JAY HASS
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TRACEY KOZMETSKY
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DINA POWELL
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HAYLEY BOESKY
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SUSAN DUFFY
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YASMIN GREEN
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Facts And Circumstances TestIN ACCORDANCE WITH TREASURY REGULATION SECTION 1.170A-9(F)(3), THE TORY BURCH FOUNDATION IS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED BECAUSE IT NORMALLY RECEIVES A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF ITS SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENTAL UNITS, FROM CONTRIBUTIONS MADE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC, OR FROM A COMBINATION OF THESE SOURCES, THAT IS, ITS PUBLIC SUPPORT EXCEEDS 10% OF ITS TOTAL SUPPORT, AND IT MEETS THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH (F)(3). THE FOUNDATION ALSO MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE PROGRAM FOR SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC.1. PERCENTAGE OF SUPPORTTHE TORY BURCH FOUNDATION'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE IS 29.10%, WELL ABOVE THE 10% REQUIRED TO QUALIFY AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION. 2. SOURCES OF SUPPORTTHE FOUNDATION RECEIVED DONATIONS FROM MORE THAN 5,000 DIFFERENT DONORS OVER THE FIVE-YEAR MEASUREMENT PERIOD. THE FOUNDATION RELIES ON CONTRIBUTIONS, AND NOT ENDOWMENT FUNDS, TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION. IN GENERAL, THESE DONORS WERE NOT RELATED TO EACH OTHER.3. REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODYTHE TORY BURCH FOUNDATION'S GOVERNING BODY - ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS - REPRESENTS THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC RATHER THAN THE PERSONAL OR PRIVATE INTERESTS OF A LIMITED NUMBER OF DONORS. BOARD MEMBERS INCLUDE CEOS, LAWYERS, PHILANTHROPISTS, CIVIC VOLUNTEERS, AND BUSINESS LEADERS ACROSS A WIDE VARIETY OF INDUSTRIES INCLUDING BANKING, EDUCATION, VENTURE CAPITAL, NOT-FOR-PROFIT FOUNDATIONS, MARKETING, AND FASHION. THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD THEREBY EMBODIES AND ESPOUSES AN EXTENSIVE CROSS-SECTION OF THE VIEWS AND INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY. VIEWS AND INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, BOARD MEMBERS HAVE SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE IN THE FIELD OF WOMEN'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND ARE APTLY POSITIONED TO GOVERN AN ORGANIZATION THAT FOCUSES ON THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH ACCESS TO CAPITAL, ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION, AND MENTORING AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. FOR EXAMPLE, VARIOUS BOARD MEMBERS ARE THEMSELVES ENTREPRENEURS, LEADERS IN BUSINESS AND FINANCE, AND/OR HOLD POSITIONS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT ALIGN WITH THE TENETS OF THE FOUNDATION, RESULTING IN A DEEP EXPERTISE IN THE FIELD OF WOMEN'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP. BOARD MEMBERS ARE REPRESENTED IN ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE TRUSTEES COUNCIL OF PENN WOMEN, THE CENTER FOR WOMEN'S ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP AT BABSON COLLEGE, THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SMALL BUSINESS, AND THE CENTER FOR WOMEN'S BUSINESS RESEARCH, AMONG MANY OTHERS.ABBREVIATED BOARD MEMBER BIOGRAPHIES FOLLOW BELOW:TORY BURCHTORY BURCH IS CHAIRMAN, CEO AND DESIGNER OF TORY BURCH, AN AMERICAN SPORTSWEAR AND LIFESTYLE BRAND. AFTER GRADUATING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA WITH A DEGREE IN ART HISTORY, SHE MOVED TO NEW YORK TO PURSUE A CAREER IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY. SHE WORKED IN PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING FOR SEVERAL AMERICAN DESIGNERS, INCLUDING RALPH LAUREN, VERA WANG AND NARCISO RODRIGUEZ AT LOEWE.SHE LAUNCHED TORY BURCH IN 2004 WITH A SMALL BOUTIQUE ON ELIZABETH STREET IN MANHATTAN, AND SINCE THEN THE BRAND HAS GROWN INTO A GLOBAL BUSINESS WITH MORE THAN 150 FREESTANDING STORES IN CITIES FROM NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES TO SHANGHAI, MILAN AND PARIS, AS WELL AS A PRESENCE IN MORE THAN 3,000 DEPARTMENT AND SPECIALTY STORES WORLDWIDE.TORY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH NUMEROUS AWARDS, INCLUDING THE CFDA FOR ACCESSORY DESIGNER OF THE YEAR, GLAMOUR'S WOMEN OF THE YEAR, FORBES'S MOST POWERFUL WOMEN IN THE WORLD.A DEDICATED PHILANTHROPIST, IN ADDITION TO LAUNCHING THE TORY BURCH FOUNDATION, SHE SERVES ON THE BOARDS OF THE COUNCIL OF FASHION DESIGNERS OF AMERICA, THE SOCIETY OF MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER, THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE BARNES FOUNDATION AND THE JAY H. BAKER RETAILING CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA'S WHARTON SCHOOL, AND IS A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS. SHE IS ALSO AN INAUGURAL MEMBER OF THE PRESIDENTIAL AMBASSADORS FOR GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP.HAYLEY BOESKYHAYLEY IS VICE CHAIRMAN OF GLOBAL MARKETS AT BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH, WORKING ACROSS ALL LINES OF BUSINESS TO DEEPEN PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE FIRM'S HIGHEST PRIORITY CLIENTS. SHE WAS PREVIOUSLY AT THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK IN THE MARKETS GROUP WHERE SHE SERVED AS VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF MARKET ANALYSIS. PRIOR TO JOINING THE FEDERAL RESERVE, HAYLEY WORKED AT MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND SEPARATELY WAS CHIEF U.S. RATES STRATEGIST AT GOLDMAN SACHS. HAYLEY HOLDS A DOCTORATE IN ASTROPHYSICS FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AND STUDIED MATHEMATICS AND FRENCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. SHE IS ALSO ON THE TRUSTEES COUNCIL OF PENN WOMEN AND IS A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS.SUSAN DUFFYSUSAN DUFFY IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR WOMEN'S ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP (CWEL) AT BABSON COLLEGE, A COLLABORATIVE LEARNING LABORATORY DEDICATED TO RESEARCHING, EDUCATING AND CELEBRATING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERS. UNDER SUSAN'S LEADERSHIP, CWEL IS REDEFINING WOMEN'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION WITH PROGRAMS LIKE THE WIN LAB VENTURE ACCELERATOR AND THE CWEL SCHOLARS PROGRAM. CWEL ALSO ADVANCES GENDER ENLIGHTENMENT AS A GROWTH STRATEGY FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS. SUSAN EARNED HER PH.D. FROM THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY WHERE SHE FOUNDED THE WOMEN'S ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE, A PROGRAM RECOGNIZED AS THE 2006 NATIONAL MODEL SPECIALTY PROGRAM IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION. SUSAN SERVES ON THE BOARD OF THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SMALL BUSINESS AND THE CENTER FOR WOMEN'S BUSINESS RESEARCH.YASMIN GREENYASMIN GREEN IS THE HEAD OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR JIGSAW, A TECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR WITHIN ALPHABET INC. FOCUSED ON SOLVING GLOBAL SECURITY CHALLENGES THROUGH TECHNOLOGY. SHE OVERSEES THE TEAM'S RESEARCH AS WELL AS ITS WORK ON COUNTER-RADICALIZATION AND ONLINE HATE, HARASSMENT AND INTIMIDATION. YASMIN WAS PREVIOUSLY HEAD OF STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS FOR GOOGLE IDEAS, NOW JIGSAW. PRIOR TO JOINING GOOGLE, YASMIN CONSULTED FOR BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON. SHE IS A SENIOR ADVISOR ON INNOVATION TO OXFORD ANALYTICA AND CO-CHAIR OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S' WORKING GROUP ON ONLINE RADICALIZATION. IN 2016, YASMIN WAS NAMED A WOMEN IN POWER FELLOW.JAY HASSJAY IS A PARTNER AT RRE VENTURES, WHERE HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BUSINESS STRATEGY AND OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS INCLUDING INVESTOR RELATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS AND PRODUCT MANAGEMENT. PRIOR TO JOINING RRE, JAY SPENT 22 YEARS AT BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN. THERE HE ESTABLISHED THE ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS GROUP, LEADING EIGHT PRIVATE EQUITY, HEDGE FUND AND ASIAN EQUITY FUNDS-OF-FUNDS WITH PEAK ASSETS OF OVER $1.3 BILLION AND APPROXIMATELY 1,300 INVESTORS. IN ADDITION, HE HAS BEEN AN ANGEL INVESTOR IN A NUMBER OF PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES AND AS PRESIDENT OF THE CONSULTING FIRM GATEHOUSE INVESTORS, HE HAS ADVISED HIGH-NET-WORTH FAMILIES AND FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTIONS ON INVESTMENT AND BUSINESS STRATEGIES. JAY IS ALSO DIRECTOR OF THE CHEETAH KOREA VALUE FUND AND IS A FORMER TRUSTEE OF THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA AND NATURAL LANDS TRUST.ROBERT ISENROBERT IS THE CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER AND PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT AT TORY BURCH LLC. ROBERT BEGAN HIS CAREER AS A CORPORATE ATTORNEY IN WASHINGTON D.C. AND WENT ON TO WORK FOR A PHILADELPHIA-BASED FIRM. AFTER PRACTICING LAW, ROBERT PURSUED VARIOUS ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES AND HELD KEY OPERATING, INVESTOR AND ADVISORY ROLES IN SEVERAL COMPANIES. ROBERT HOLDS A B.A. IN PSYCHOLOGY FROM DUKE UNIVERSITY AND GRADUATED WITH A J.D. FROM BOSTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL. ROBERT IS A MEMBER OF YPO/WPO AND ON THE BOARD OF THE TABITHA SIMMONS FOUNDATION. ROBERT IS THE HALF-BROTHER OF TORY BURCH AND JAMES ROBINSON.TRACEY KOZMETSKYTRACEY HOLDS A B.A. FROM TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY AND BEGAN HER PROFESSIONAL CAREER AT WOMEN'S WEAR DAILY AND LOREAL PROFESSIONAL. IN 1999, SHE STARTED HER OWN PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRM, ENGELKING KOZMETSKY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC. TRACEY HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE RGK FOUNDATION FOR 19 YEARS. SHE IS THE 2015 BOARD CHAIR FOR THE DALLAS CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER AND SERVES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF DALLAS CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER. SHE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE CRYSTAL CHARITY BALL. AMONG NUMEROUS AWARDS, SHE RECEIVED THE NORTH STAR AWARD RANKING HER AMONG THE TOP TEN CIVIC VOLUNTEERS IN DALLAS.SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION OF EXPLANATIONFactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Amt$67,062Amt
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Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,705,297TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$19,475NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$1,562,350DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,542,875RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,162,422RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,162,422TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,039,571TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$1,562,350DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,562,350ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$477,221ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$477,221TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTORY BURCH FOUNDATION, INC. IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS NOT SUBJECT TO FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES. TBF ADOPTED THE ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT RELATED TO INCOME TAXES WHICH REQUIRES THAT A TAX POSITION BE RECOGNIZED OR DERECOGNIZED BASED ON A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THRESHOLD. THIS APPLIES TO POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. TBF DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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Recipient10RecipientCnt
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ExplanationFOUNDATION REPRESENTATIVES REGULARLY MONITOR GRANT USAGE THROUGH AN ONLINE PORTAL THAT CAPTURES ALL TRANSACTIONS AND BY MEETING OR CORRESPONDING WITH DONEE PERSONNEL TO DISCUSS THE RECIPIENT'S PROGRESS TOWARDS BUSINESS AND EDUCATIONAL GOALS ON AT LEAST AN ANNUAL BASIS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2ROBERT ISEN (TREASURER) IS THE HALF BROTHER OF TORY BURCH (PRESIDENT) AND JAMES ROBINSON (SECRETARY).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD REVIEWS THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO DOCUMENT COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE BY CONTACTING THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICES AT WHICH TIME APPROPRIATE ACCESS WILL BE PROVIDED.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CFINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE SENT TO BOARD MEMBERS DIRECTLY ON A QUARTERLY BASIS FROM ACCOUNTANTS THEN REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED IF NEEDED AT SUBSEQUENT BOARD MEETINGS. YEAR END FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE SENT TO THE BOARD AND APPROVED BEFORE ISSUANCE. ANY QUESTIONS ARE DIRECTED TO THE AUDITORS.
FORM 990, PART VIITORY BURCH, PRESIDENT, HAS AN OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN TORY BURCH LLC.
FORM 990, PART VIITHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TORY BURCH FOUNDATION, INC. IS AN EMPLOYEE OF TORY BURCH LLC. HER TIME IS DONATED BY TORY BURCH LLC.
FORM 990, SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 17A (CONTINUED)DINA POWELL DINA IS THE HEAD OF GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA'S URBAN INVESTMENT GROUP, GLOBAL HEAD OF THE OFFICE OF CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT AND PRESIDENT OF THE GOLDMAN SACHS FOUNDATION. DINA JOINED GOLDMAN SACHS AS A MANAGING DIRECTOR IN 2007 AND WAS NAMED PARTNER IN 2010. PRIOR TO JOINING GOLDMAN SACHS, DINA SERVED AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS, AS DEPUTY UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND AS ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR PRESIDENTIAL PERSONNEL IN THE WHITE HOUSE. DINA SERVES ON THE BOARD OF THE HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL SOCIAL ENTERPRISE INITIATIVE, THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO, THE CENTER FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE NIGHTINGALE-BAMFORD SCHOOL. SHE IS A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS. JAMES ROBINSON JAMIE IS THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ALLIANCE MARKETING PARTNERS, A SPORTS MARKETING FIRM. LAUNCHING HIS CAREER AS A CERTIFIED NFL AGENT, JAMIE HAS NEGOTIATED SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT MERCHANDISING, LICENSING AND SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENTS TOTALING IN EXCESS OF $150 MILLION. HE HAS ALSO CREATED MARKETING CAMPAIGNS ON BEHALF OF A NUMBER OF THE NATION'S LEADING BRANDS INCLUDING HALLMARK CARDS, GAP, MCDONALD'S, COCA-COLA, RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS AND DUNKIN' DONUTS. JAMIE IS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE, THE MARKS COLORECTAL SURGICAL FOUNDATION, ASHLEY'S ANGELS AND THE STREETSAFE DRIVING ACADEMY. HE IS A GRADUATE OF GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY. JAMES IS THE BROTHER OF TORY BURCH. JAMIE TISCH JAMIE IS AN ENTREPRENEUR AND PHILANTHROPIST. IN 2008, SHE CO-FOUNDED FASHIONOLOGY LA, A CHILDREN'S CLOTHING STORE IN LOS ANGELES. IN 2003, SHE CO-FOUNDED THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY'S WOMEN'S CANCER RESEARCH FUND. THE WOMEN'S CANCER RESEARCH FUND WAS CREATED TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH DIRECTED TOWARD THE EARLY DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF ALL WOMEN'S CANCERS. 4. AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC FACILITIES OR SERVICES; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM OR POLICIES: THE TORY BURCH FOUNDATION RUNS NATION-WIDE PUBLIC PROGRAMS EMPOWERING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS. THE PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES ARE AS FOLLOWS: ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE CAPITAL PROGRAM THE TORY BURCH FOUNDATION CAPITAL PROGRAM POWERED BY BANK OF AMERICA PROVIDES WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN THE UNITED STATES THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS AFFORDABLE LOANS THROUGH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (CDFIS). (THE PROGRAM WAS ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS "ELIZABETH STREET CAPITAL".) THE LOANS ARE MADE TO WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS OPERATING EARLY STAGE VENTURES IN ALL INDUSTRIES. EDUCATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GOLDMAN SACHS 10,000 SMALL BUSINESSES AND BABSON COLLEGE, THE TORY BURCH FOUNDATION PROVIDES SPECIALIZED, PRACTICAL BUSINESS EDUCATION FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS. THE CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ENTREPRENEURS WITH TOOLS AND SUPPORT TO PRACTICE NEGOTIATION SKILLS, FINANCIAL, MARKETING AND EMPLOYEE MANAGEMENT. DURING THREE-MONTH COURSES, STUDENTS ATTEND CLASSES AND RECEIVE WEEKLY ONE-ON-ONE BUSINESS ADVISING TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC AND TAILORED PLAN FOR BUSINESS GROWTH. THE PROGRAM EXISTS ON THE GROUND IN 13 REGIONS AND THERE IS NOW ALSO A NATIONAL PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES ONLINE AND IN-PERSON SESSIONS. FELLOWS PROGRAM THE TORY BURCH FOUNDATION FELLOWS PROGRAM IS A NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS. WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS, FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, SUBMIT APPLICATIONS ONLINE. TEN ENTREPRENEURS ARE SELECTED ANNUALLY. EACH FELLOW RECEIVES A GRANT FOR BUSINESS EDUCATION, PARTICIPATES IN EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS TAUGHT BY INDUSTRY EXPERTS OVER 3-DAYS HOSTED BY THE FOUNDATION IN NEW YORK, AND IS PROVIDED WITH MENTORING AND GUIDANCE DURING THE ONE-YEAR PROGRAM. NETWORKING AND MENTORING EVENTS THE FOUNDATION ALSO HOSTS MENTORING EVENTS FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND INSPIRATION AND TO CREATE PEER NETWORKS. THROUGH "WOMEN RULE", A PARTNERSHIP WITH POLITICO AND GOOGLE, THE FOUNDATION HAS HELD A SERIES OF EVENTS EXPLORING HOW WOMEN ARE LEADING CHANGE IN POLITICS, POLICY AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. DIGITAL THE TORY BURCH FOUNDATION WEBSITE IS A DIGITAL RESOURCE HUB WITH RICH AND REGULAR CONTENT FOR ENTREPRENEURS. THERE ARE SCORES OF ORIGINAL ARTICLES ADDRESSING FINANCE, MARKETING, OPERATIONS AND MORE; INTERVIEWS WITH SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS PEOPLE; AND TOOLS, SUCH AS A BUSINESS PLAN BUILDER. THERE IS ALSO A DONATION PORTAL FOR THE PUBLIC WWW.TORYBURCHFOUNDATION.ORG

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