CENTER FOR INQUIRY INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: CENTER FOR INQUIRY INC (EIN 22-2306795)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-08-15
IRS object ID: 201732279349302108
Schema version: 2016v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-08-15T10:39:39-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	160929175	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DOPKINS & COMPANY LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	200 INTERNATIONAL DR	AddressLine1Txt
City	BUFFALO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	142215794	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	222306795	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CENTER FOR INQUIRY INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CENT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7166364869	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3965 RENSCH ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	AMHERST	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14228	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BARRY KARR	PersonNm
Person Title	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7166364869	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-08-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MICHAEL ORLOWSKI	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00956557	PTIN
Phone	7166348800	PhoneNum
Preparation	2017-08-14	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	50.75.93.130	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2017-08-14	IPDt
IP Tm	14:47:50	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	512FA89F020FA3301DE7174BE170A4523D651FDC	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	4A2357BDD3488726C090ECCBE7868E403C2574F5	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	BARRY KARR	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3965 RENSCH ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	AMHERST	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14228	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$4,812,549	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.CENTERFORINQUIRY.NET	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1980	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	6	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	5	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	46	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	200	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,651,195	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,596,456	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,082,652	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$947,580	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$129,235	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$32,464	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$280,923	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$883,527	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,144,005	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,460,027	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$22,923	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,228,883	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,099,974	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$519,605	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$3,078,446	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,960,237	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$5,330,252	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$5,060,211	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$186,247	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$600,184	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,403,716	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$5,290,209	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$2,781,321	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$2,489,309	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,622,395	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,800,900	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO SPONSOR PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ADVANCE HUMANISM AND SKEPTICISM. TO ADVOCATE AND DEFEND A NONRELIGIOUS LIFE STANCE ROOTED IN SCIENCE, NATURALISTIC PHILOSOPHY, HUMANIST ETHICS, AND TO SERVE AND SUPPORT ADHERENTS OF THAT LIFE STANCE. TO PUBLISH SCHOLARLY MAGAZINES AND NEWSLETTERS AND TO HOLD EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES TO INCREASE PUBLIC APPRECIATION FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	Yes (1)	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$154,994	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,008,763	RevenueAmt
Desc	PUBLICATIONSFREE INQUIRY MAGAZINE AND SECULAR HUMANIST BULLETINFREE INQUIRY PUBLISHES ARTICLES EXPLAINING THE PRINCIPLES OF SECULAR HUMANISM AND SUPPORTING THOSE LIVING OUT ITS IDEALS. IT EXPLORES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SCIENCE AS THEY INCREASE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD AND OUR ABILITY TO IMPROVE IT. IT ALSO EXAMINES THE DAMAGE DONE BY IGNORANCE, INTOLERANCE, AND SUPERSTITION. THE READERSHIP INCLUDES SCHOLARS, RESEARCHERS, AND LAY READERS WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. IN ADDITION TO ARTICLES, FREE INQUIRY PUBLISHES A VERY LIMITED AMOUNT OF POETRY.THE SECULAR HUMANIST BULLETIN QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER PROVIDES A LIVELY FORUM FOR HUMANISTS TO EXPLORE THE JOYS AND CHALLENGES OF LIVING WITHOUT RELIGION. SHB REPORTS ON THE COUNCIL'S MANY ACTIVITIES AND PLANS, AND IT GIVES UPDATES ON CHURCH-STATE NEWS AND OTHER HUMANIST ISSUES. IT ALSO DEBATES THE FULL RANGE OF SECULAR HUMANIST VIEWPOINTS, AND GIVES READERS THE CHANCE TO EXPLORE HOW SECULAR HUMANISM CAN MEET THEIR NEEDS AND INTERESTS.SKEPTICAL INQUIRER MAGAZINE AND SKEPTICAL BRIEFSPUBLICATIONS EXPLORE EXTRAORDINARY CLAIMS FROM A SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVE. THEY EXAMINE WHAT THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY KNOWS ABOUT CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECTS WITHIN THE REALMS OF THE PARANORMAL AND ELSEWHERE. THE PUBLICATIONS EXPOSE PSEUDOSCIENCE AND PROVIDE EXPERT COMMENTARY ON HOT BUTTON ISSUES WITHIN SOCIETY. THEY AVOID THE SENSATIONALISM OFTEN PRESENTED BY THE PRESS, TELEVISION, AND MOVIES AND PROVIDE CRITICAL THINKING TOOLS TO EXAMINE THE INFORMATION PRESENTED WITHIN THE MEDIA AND ONLINE.THE AMERICAN RATIONALISTTHE AMERICAN RATIONALIST (AR) IS THE CENTER FOR INQUIRY'S BIMONTHLY JOURNAL OF FREETHOUGHT OPINION. AR WAS FOUNDED IN 1956 BY A GROUP OF INDEPENDENT FREETHINKERS, MAKING IT AMERICA'S OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY PUBLISHED FREETHOUGHT PUBLICATION. IT WAS PUBLISHED INDEPENDENTLY UNTIL 2000, WHEN THE CENTER FOR INQUIRY TOOK OVER ITS PUBLICATION. AR PUBLISHES OUTSPOKEN CRITIQUES OF TRADITIONAL RELIGION, UNCOMPROMISING ANALYSES OF BIBLICAL AND RELIGIOUS CLAIMS, AND REVIEWS OF NEW FREETHOUGHT WORKS. IN EACH ISSUE EDITOR S. T. JOSHI COMMENTS ON CURRENT AFFAIRS AND CURATES A CLASSIC REPRINT FROM THE FREETHOUGHT PRESS OF LONG AGO.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$613,606	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$61,802	RevenueAmt
Desc	OUTREACH PROGRAM REGIONAL OFFICESPROFESSIONALLY-STAFFED OFFICES (CENTERS FOR INQUIRY) IN SELECTED CITIES CARRY OUT ASPECTS OF OUR NATIONAL AGENDA GERMANE TO CERTAIN LOCATIONS, SUCH AS OUTREACH TO THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY IN LOS ANGELES, GOVERNMENT OUTREACH IN WASHINGTON D. C. IN ADDITION, EACH REGIONAL CENTER PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL PROGRAMMING FOR INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS RESIDING WITHIN SEVERAL HOURS' DRIVE OF THE FACILITY, INCLUDING LECTURES, SEMINARS, SOCIAL GATHERINGS, OPPORTUNITIES TO CELEBRATE LIFE MILESTONES, AND THE LIKE.CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMPROMOTES FORMATION OF LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ON-CAMPUS STUDENT GROUPS FOCUSED ON OUR ISSUES, NATIONWIDE. PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, SPEAKERS, AND OTHER RESOURCES FOR SUCH GROUPS. TRANSPORTS SELECTED CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO HEADQUARTERS FOR ANNUAL TRAINING SEMINARS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$198,550	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$198,962	RevenueAmt
Desc	CONFERENCEHELD NATIONAL CSICON IN LAS VEGAS, NV OCTOBER 27-30TODAY YOU TURNED ON YOUR COMPUTER OR YOUR PHONE AND FACEBOOK TOLD YOU THAT VACCINES ARE AN EVIL GOVERNMENT PLOT, TWITTER TOLD YOU THAT THE SUN IS REVOLVING AROUND A FLAT EARTH, AND THE HOUSE SCIENCE COMMITTEE TOLD YOU THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. MEANWHILE, UP IS DOWN, TRUE IS FALSE, OCEANIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN AT WAR WITH EASTASIA, AND DOGS AND CATS MAY IN FACT BE LIVING TOGETHER. ENOUGH ALREADY! IT'S TIME ONCE AGAIN FOR THE FORCES OF REASON AND SCIENCE TO COME TOGETHER; TIME FOR CRITICAL THINKERS TO CONNECT, LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER, AND SHARPEN THEIR SKILLS; TIME FOR THE LEADING LIGHTS OF SKEPTICISM TO SHARE THEIR WISDOM AND RALLY THE TROOPS. IT'S TIME FOR CSICON 2016 IN LAS VEGAS. LLUMINARIES SUCH AS JAMES RANDI, RICHARD DAWKINS, EUGENIE SCOTT, JILL TARTER, LAWRENCE KRAUSS, AND MASTER OF CEREMONIES GEORGE HRAB FOR THE BIGGEST SKEPTICS' EVENT OF THE YEAR AT THE EXCALIBUR HOTEL AND CASINO IN LAS VEGAS, THE CITY OF ILLUSIONS. CSICON 2016 WILL BE PACKED WITH FASCINATING TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS, DAZZLING ENTERTAINMENT, AND FUN SOCIAL EVENTS WITH FELLOW SKEPTICS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$2,972,842	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$236,580	RevenueAmt
Desc	ADDITIONAL PROGRAM EXPENSES ARE FOR MEDIA/INVESTIGATION PRODUCTIONS PROGRAMS, LIBRARY PROGRAM, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM INCLUDING INSTITUTE, CONFERENCE EVENTS, THE ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL BIRTHPLACE MUSEUM PROGRAM, AND THE AFRICAN AMERICANS FOR HUMANISM PROGRAMS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$2,972,842	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$236,580	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,939,992	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (1)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (1)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	36	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	46	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (1)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	UK	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	6	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	5	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (1)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (1)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AZ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BARRY KARR	PersonNm
Phone	7166364869	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3965 RENSCH ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	AMHERST	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14228	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
Y SHERRY SHENG
DIRECTOR	0.80	0.20	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BARRY KOSMIN
DIRECTOR	0.80	0.20	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
EDDIE TABASH
CHAIRMAN	0.80	0.20	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
LEONARD TRAMIEL
DIRECTOR	0.80	0.20	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KENDRICK FRAZIER
DIRECTOR	35.80	0.20	Yes (X)	$36,000	$0	$0
BRIAN ENGLER
DIRECTOR	0.80	0.20	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELISABETH CORNWELLTHROUGH MAR '16
DIRECTOR	0.80	0.20	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RONALD LINDSAY
PRESIDENT	16.00	2.00		$51,129	$0	$9,949	Yes (X)
BARRY KARR
CFO, TREASURER	42.00	2.00		$72,087	$0	$11,067	Yes (X)
THOMAS FLYNN
SECRETARY	40.00	2.00		$64,514	$0	$6,607	Yes (X)
ROBYN BLUMNER
CEO	38.00	2.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$223,730	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$27,623	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations	$383,935	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions	$2,212,521	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,596,456	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PUBLICATIONS	Desc
Business	511190	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$947,580	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$947,580	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$947,580	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$24,106	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$24,106	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$360,880	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$352,522	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$8,358	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,358	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$8,358	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FORFEITED DEPOSIT ON S	900099	$325,000	$325,000
EVENT INCOME	900099	$223,971		$223,971
CONFERENCE INCOME	900099	$198,501		$198,501

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$136,055	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$136,055	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$883,527	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,460,027	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,506,107	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$357,464	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$223,460	TotalAmt
Program Services	$169,621	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,303	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,536	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,622,382	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,214,760	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$244,573	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$163,049	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,487	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,865	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$973	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$649	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$102,391	TotalAmt
Program Services	$76,793	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,359	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,239	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$145,254	TotalAmt
Program Services	$108,941	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,788	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,525	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$180,934	TotalAmt
Program Services	$108,560	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,187	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$36,187	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$89,907	TotalAmt
Program Services	$67,886	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,865	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,156	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$53,499	TotalAmt
Program Services	$39,055	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,094	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,350	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,740	TotalAmt
Management And General	$14,740	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$186,774	TotalAmt
Program Services	$167,867	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,600	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,307	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$365,681	TotalAmt
Program Services	$365,555	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$108	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$115,877	TotalAmt
Program Services	$55,186	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$54,646	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,045	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$156,264	TotalAmt
Program Services	$116,305	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,144	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,815	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$192,955	TotalAmt
Program Services	$139,095	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$40,925	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,935	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$147,703	TotalAmt
Program Services	$131,968	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,044	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,691	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$190,723	TotalAmt
Program Services	$182,717	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$8,006	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,840	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,579	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,053	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,208	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$118,337	TotalAmt
Program Services	$86,386	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,117	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,834	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$117,160	TotalAmt
Program Services	$85,632	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,851	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,677	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO	$354,321	$265,349	$4,047	$84,925
POSTAGE	$214,938	$165,656	$9,075	$40,207
CFI COMMUNITIES	$98,450	$98,450
CENTER EVENTS	$63,678	$60,972	$174	$2,532

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$279,456	TotalAmt
Program Services	$212,794	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,038	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$46,624	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,060,211	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,939,992	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$600,614	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$519,605	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,895,270	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,832,840	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$394,289	BOYAmt
EOY	$462,543	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$26,598	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,903	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$55,568	BOYAmt
EOY	$81,128	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$71,702	BOYAmt
EOY	$60,772	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$751,920	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$653,840	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$205,276	BOYAmt
EOY	$98,080	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$946,914	BOYAmt
EOY	$938,198	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$71,253	BOYAmt
EOY	$47,423	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$736,846	BOYAmt
EOY	$741,322	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,403,716	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,290,209	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$728,061	BOYAmt
EOY	$627,067	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$596,250	BOYAmt
EOY	$331,250	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,457,010	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,530,992	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,781,321	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,489,309	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$488,173	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,805,095	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,134,222	BOYAmt
EOY	$995,805	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,622,395	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,800,900	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,403,716	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,290,209	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$600,184	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$13,836	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$14,400	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	-$271,246	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$2,021,699	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,272,020	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,781,267	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,634,017	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,651,195	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,596,456	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$12,934,955	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,272,020	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,781,267	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,634,017	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,651,195	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,596,456	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$12,934,955	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$4,278,205	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$8,656,750	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7,314	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,825	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,877	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$52,351	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$24,106	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$91,473	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$73,057	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$81,832	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$57,857	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$280,923	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$558,527	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,052,196	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$14,078,624	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.61490	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.59240	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	OTHER INCOME - 2012 AMOUNT: $ 73,057. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 81,832. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 57,857. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 125,273. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 136,055. CONFERENCE INCOME - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 89,567. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 198,501. EVENT INCOME - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 66,083. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 223,971.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Belongs Afflt Grp	Yes (X)	OrganizationBelongsAffltGrpInd

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$10,574	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$10,574	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$42,296	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$42,296	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$52,870	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$52,870	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$5,060,211	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$5,148,563	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$5,113,081	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$5,201,433	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$405,654	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$410,072	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$101,414	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$102,518	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$0	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$0	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$691,910	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$700,410	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$436,395	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$410,072	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$2,238,787	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$3,358,181	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$51,798	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$50,129	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$67,172	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$52,870	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$221,969	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$172,978	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$175,103	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$109,099	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$102,518	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$559,698	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$839,547	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$10,760	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$10,026	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$13,162	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$10,574	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$44,522	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included	$0	RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included	$741,322	AssetsIncludedAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$491,615	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$18,514	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$600	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$509,529	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$498,807	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$6,892	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$300	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$491,615	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.33270	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.66730	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch R	Yes (1)	RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$107,763	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$79,056	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$28,707	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$622,644	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$567,613	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$55,031	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$21,513	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$7,171	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$14,342	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$98,080	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	LIBRARY BOOKS	Desc
Book Value	$741,322	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$741,322	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED SUBSCRIPTIONS	$864,286
ANNUITY OBLIGATIONS PAYABLE	$491,706
REFUNDABLE ADVANCES	$175,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,530,992	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,651,827	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$13,836	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$14,400	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$225,708	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$253,944	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,397,883	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$62,144	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$62,144	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,460,027	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,148,563	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$150,496	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$150,496	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$4,998,067	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$62,144	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$62,144	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$5,060,211	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 4:	LIBRARY COLLECTION: THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COLLECTION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS, INCLUDING BOOKS, PERIODICALS AND OTHER ITEMS TO BE USED IN EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES TO INCREASE PUBLIC APPRECIATION FOR HUMANISM AND SKEPTICISM.
PART V, LINE 4:	THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE HELD BY THE CENTER FOR INQUIRY DEVELOPMENT FUND, A RELATED ORGANIZATION. THE FUNDS ARE USED TO PROMOTE THE CENTER FOR INQUIRY, INC. MISSION AND PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.
PART X, LINE 2:	UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IT IS HIGHLY CERTAIN THAT SOME POSITIONS TAKEN FOR INCOME TAX PURPOSES WOULD BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES, WHILE OTHERS ARE SUBJECT TO UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE MERITS OF THE POSITION TAKEN OR THE AMOUNT OF THE POSITION THAT WOULD BE ULTIMATELY SUSTAINED. THE BENEFIT OF A TAX POSITION IS RECOGNIZED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION, IF ANY, IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE ORGANIZATIONS. MANAGEMENT CONTINUALLY EVALUATES ITS TAX POSITIONS AND, AS A RESULT OF THIS EVALUATION, NOTHING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS MANAGEMENT DOES NOT CONSIDER THE FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND PENALTIES, IF ANY, TO HAVE A DIRECT AND MATERIAL EFFECT ON THE DETERMINATION OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT AMOUNTS TAKEN AS A WHOLE. THE TAX RETURNS FOR 2013 THROUGH 2016 REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR U.S. FEDERAL TAX PURPOSES AND ALSO BY NEW YORK STATE FOR STATE TAX PURPOSES.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	REVENUES OF AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS CONSOLIDATED FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, 249,538. IMPAIRMENT LOSS -23,830.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	EXPENSES OF AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS CONSOLIDATED FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 150,496.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	0	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (8 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
S AFRICA	GRANT	$5,000
EUROPE	GRANT	$15,200
EUROPE	PROGRAM SERVICES	$13,900	EDUCATIONAL
S AMERICA	GRANT	$6,800
M EAST/N AFRICA	GRANT	$4,500
SUB SAHARAN AFRICA	GRANT	$8,600
N AMERICA	GRANT	$12,575
E ASIA/PACIFIC	GRANT	$8,700

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office	0	ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee	0	ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$75,275	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$75,275	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	EDUCATION	$13,900	WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	AID & SUPPORT	$10,200	WIRE
NORTH AMERICA	AID & SUPPORT	$10,575	WIRE
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	PRGRAM DIRECTION	$8,600	WIRE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	43275	Total501c3OrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (6 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
PROGRAM DIRECTION	S AFRICA	2	$5,000	WIRE
PROGRAM DIRECTION	EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	1	$5,000	WIRE
PROGRAM DIRECTION	SOUTH AMERICA	2	$6,800	WIRE
PROGRAM DIRECTION	MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	2	$4,500	WIRE
PROGRAM DIRECTION	NORTH AMERICA	1	$2,000	WIRE
AID & SUPPORT	EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	2	$8,700	WIRE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	FORM 990, SCHEDULE F, PART V	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	WRITTEN REPORTS ARE SUBMITTED PROVIDING ACTIVITIES AND ACCOUNTING OF THE FUNDS USES TO THE CEO/PRESIDENT OF CENTER FOR INQUIRY, INC. ACTIVITIES ARE REVIEWED ON A REGULAR BASIS THROUGH EMAILS, THEIR WEBSITES, AND INTERNET ACTIVITY. SPECIAL GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OF WRITERS AND BLOGGERS ESCAPING TO SAFETY FROM DEATH THREATS ARE MADE THROUGH SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY OR THE CEO/PRESIDENT, WHO THEN CHOOSES AND SUNBMITS THE INFORMATION TO THE MANAGMENT COMMITTEE FOR FINAL APPROVAL. THIS PROVIDES FUNDS FOR TRAVEL, HOUSING AND LIVING EXPENSES FOR RELOCATION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1	PROMOTED SCIENCE AND SECULARISM THROUGH VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING PODCASTS, CONFERENCES, PRINT PUBLICATIONS, HISTORICAL TOURS, MUSEUMS, LIBRARY COLLECTIONS, ONLINE RESOURCES SUCH AS BLOGS AND VIDEOS, AND LOCAL COMMUNITY MEETINGS. ADVOCATED FOR FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE, SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE, AND SCIENCE-BASED PUBLIC POLICY THROUGH LITIGATION, AMICUS BRIEFS, INFORMATIONAL CAMPAIGNS, AND APPEARANCES BEFORE UNITED STATES LEGISLATIVE BODIES, AGENCIES, AND INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES. SUPPORTED LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS AND CAMPUS GROUPS INTERESTED IN HUMANISM AND SCIENTIFIC SKEPTICISM AND PROVIDED LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR THESE GROUPS. PUBLISHED FREE INQUIRY MAGAZINE, SKEPTICAL INQUIRER MAGAZINE, SKEPTICAL BRIEFS, SECULAR HUMANISM BULLETIN, AND AMERICAN RATIONALIST NEWSLETTERS. PUBLISHED DIGITAL NEWSLETTERS. CONDUCTED TEACHER EDUCATION WORKSHOPS ON EVOLUTIONARY SCIENCE AROUND THE UNITED STATES. WORKED WITH ENDANGERED SECULAR BLOGGERS AND ACTIVISTS IN OTHER COUNTRIES TO BRING ATTENTION TO THEIR PLIGHTS AND BRING THEM TO SAFETY. AWARDED BALLES PRIZE IN CRITICAL THINKING.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2	DURING 2016, CFI ENTERED INTO A MERGER AGREEMENT THAT WAS ACCOUNTED FOR BY THE ACQUISITION METHOD. ON DECEMBER 31, 2016, CFI ACQUIRED CERTAIN ASSETS AND ASSUMED CERTAIN LIABILITIES OF THE RICHARD DAWKINS FOUNDATION FOR REASON & SCIENCE ("RDF") THAT RESULTED IN AN INHERENT CONTRIBUTION RECEIVED FROM RDF IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,045,529, REFLECTED ON THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS. RDF'S MISSION IS TO REMOVE THE INFLUENCE OF RELIGION IN SCIENCE EDUCATION AND PUBLIC POLICY, AND ELIMINATE THE STIGMA THAT SURROUNDS ATHEISM AND NON-BELIEF. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT RDF'S MISSION IS ALIGNED WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS' OVERALL MISSION AND EXPECTS THE SYNERGIES BETWEEN THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS TO BENEFIT BOTH RDF AND CFI.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	DURING 2016, CFI ENTERED INTO A MERGER AGREEMENT THAT WAS ACCOUNTED FOR BY THE ACQUISITION METHOD. ON DECEMBER 31, 2016, CFI ACQUIRED CERTAIN ASSETS AND ASSUMED CERTAIN LIABILITIES OF THE RICHARD DAWKINS FOUNDATION FOR REASON & SCIENCE ("RDF") THAT RESULTED IN AN INHERENT CONTRIBUTION RECEIVED FROM RDF IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,045,529, REFLECTED ON THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS. RDF'S MISSION IS TO REMOVE THE INFLUENCE OF RELIGION IN SCIENCE EDUCATION AND PUBLIC POLICY, AND ELIMINATE THE STIGMA THAT SURROUNDS ATHEISM AND NON-BELIEF. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT RDF'S MISSION IS ALIGNED WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS' OVERALL MISSION AND EXPECTS THE SYNERGIES BETWEEN THE TWO COMPANIES TO BENEFIT BOTH RDF AND CFI.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE CFO. THE SECRETARY PROVIDED A DIGITAL COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY. THE GOVERNING BODY APPROVED THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	DISCLOSURE IS REQUIRED WHEN CONFLICT OCCURS, BUT NOT REVIEWED ANNUALLY. POLICY HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY ENFORCED AND DIRECTORS ARE REMINDED OF THE POLICY TO ALLOW THEM TO SELF REPORT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CONTACTING BARRY KARR.
FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B	THE FOLLOWING IS AN ESTIMATE OF TIME DEVOTED AMONG ALL ENTITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS REPORTED IN PART VII - SECTION A: 1. KENDRICK FRAZIER, DIRECTOR - CENTER FOR INQUIRY DEVELOPMENT FUND,- .10 HOURS, CENTER FOR INQUIRY INC.- 35.8 HOURS, AND CENTER FOR INQUIRY HOLDING CORPORATION - .10 HOURS. 2. EDWARD TABASH, CHAIRMAN - CENTER FOR INQUIRY DEVELOPMENT FUND,- .10 HOURS, CENTER FOR INQUIRY INC.-.8 HOURS, AND CENTER FOR INQUIRY HOLDING CORPORATION - .10 HOURS. 3. LEONARD TRAMIEL, DIRECTOR - CENTER FOR INQUIRY DEVELOPMENT FUND,- .10 HOURS, CENTER FOR INQUIRY INC.-.8 HOURS, AND CENTER FOR INQUIRY HOLDING CORPORATION - .10 HOURS. 4. BARRY A. KOSMIN, DIRECTOR - CENTER FOR INQUIRY DEVELOPMENT FUND,- .10 HOURS, CENTER FOR INQUIRY INC.-.8 HOURS, AND CENTER FOR INQUIRY HOLDING CORPORATION - .10 HOURS. 5. BRIAN ENGLER, DIRECTOR - CENTER FOR INQUIRY DEVELOPMENT FUND,- .10 HOURS, CENTER FOR INQUIRY INC.-.8 HOURS, AND CENTER FOR INQUIRY HOLDING CORPORATION - .10 HOURS. 6. ELIZABETH CORNWELL, DIRECTOR - CENTER FOR INQUIRY DEVELOPMENT FUND,- .10 HOURS, CENTER FOR INQUIRY INC.-.8 HOURS, AND CENTER FOR INQUIRY HOLDING CORPORATION - .10 HOURS. 7. RONALD LINDSAY, PRESIDENT - CENTER FOR INQUIRY DEVELOPMENT FUND,- 1.0 HOURS, CENTER FOR INQUIRY INC.- 16.0 HOURS, AND CENTER FOR INQUIRY HOLDING CORPORATION - 1.0 HOURS. 8. BARRY KARR, CFO,TREASURER - CENTER FOR INQUIRY DEVELOPMENT FUND,- 1.0 HOURS, CENTER FOR INQUIRY INC.- 42.0 HOURS, AND CENTER FOR INQUIRY HOLDING CORPORATION - 1.0 HOURS. 9. THOMAS FLYNN, SECRETARY - CENTER FOR INQUIRY DEVELOPMENT FUND,- 1.0 HOURS, CENTER FOR INQUIRY INC.- 40.0 HOURS, AND CENTER FOR INQUIRY HOLDING CORPORATION - 1.0 HOURS. 10. Y. SHERRY SHENG, DIRECTOR - CENTER FOR INQUIRY DEVELOPMENT FUND,- .10 HOURS, CENTER FOR INQUIRY INC.- .80 HOURS, AND CENTER FOR INQUIRY HOLDING CORPORATION - .10 HOURS. 11. ROBYN BLUMNER, CEO - CENTER FOR INQUIRY DEVELOPMENT FUND,- 1.0 HOURS, CENTER FOR INQUIRY INC.- 38.0 HOURS, AND CENTER FOR INQUIRY HOLDING CORPORATION - 1.0 HOURS.-(SEE NOTE BELOW) CENTER FOR INQUIRY, INC. ENTERED INTO AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT TO HIRE A CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ROBYN BLUMNER, FROM THE RICHARD DAWKINS FOUNDATION FOR REASON & SCIENCE (RDF). COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AMOUNTED TO APPROXIMATELY $158,000 AND $23,000, RESPECTIVELY, AND WERE PAID BY RDF WHICH THEN CHARGED CENTER FOR INQUIRY, INC. A MANAGEMENT FEE PER THE AGREEMENT WHICH IS INCLUDED ON PART IX LINE 11A.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	IMPAIRMENT LOSS -23,830. INHERENT CONTRIBUTION DUE TO ACQUISITION 2,045,529.
FORM 990: PART XII; LINE 2C	THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 8	DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016, THE ORGANIZATIONS DISCOVERED THAT IT HAD IMPROPERLY RECOGNIZED VARIOUS ASSETS AND LIABILITIES IN ITS 2015 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ERRORS DISCOVERED AND THE EFFECT OF CORRECTING THOSE ERRORS ON THE 2015 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: CFI REASSESSED THE LIABILITY RELATED TO GIFT ANNUITY OBLIGATIONS BASED UPON LIFE EXPECTANCY AS OF THE END OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014, RESULTING IN AN ADJUSTMENT TO THAT LIABILITY. ADDITIONALLY, TRUST INCOME PREVIOUSLY RECOGNIZED PRIOR TO 2015 WAS DETERMINED TO BE REVOCABLE. ACCORDINGLY, THE NET ASSETS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014 HAVE BEEN RESTATED BY $336,530.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	DURING 2016, CFI ENTERED INTO A MERGER AGREEMENT THAT WAS ACCOUNTED FOR BY THE ACQUISITION METHOD. ON DECEMBER 31, 2016, CFI ACQUIRED CERTAIN ASSETS AND ASSUMED CERTAIN LIABILITIES OF THE RICHARD DAWKINS FOUNDATION FOR REASON & SCIENCE ("RDF") THAT RESULTED IN AN INHERENT CONTRIBUTION RECEIVED FROM RDF IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,045,529, REFLECTED ON THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS. RDF'S MISSION IS TO REMOVE THE INFLUENCE OF RELIGION IN SCIENCE EDUCATION AND PUBLIC POLICY, AND ELIMINATE THE STIGMA THAT SURROUNDS ATHEISM AND NON-BELIEF. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT RDF'S MISSION IS ALIGNED WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS' OVERALL MISSION AND EXPECTS THE SYNERGIES BETWEEN THE TWO COMPANIES TO BENEFIT BOTH RDF AND CFI.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
CENTER FOR INQUIRY DEVELOPMENT FUND
3965 RENSCH ROAD	AMHERST	NY	14228	161553194	TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES AND PURPOSES OF RELATED ORGANIZATIONS	NY	501(C)(3)	LINE 12C, III-FI	0
CENTER FOR INQUIRY HOLDING CORPORATION
3965 RENSCH ROAD	AMHERST	NY	14228	161403907	TO HOLD PROPERTY LEASED BY RELATED ORGANIZATION	NY	501(C)(2)		0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	Yes (1)	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CENTER FOR INQUIRY DEVELOPMENT FUND	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	C	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$383,935	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	CASH	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt