2017-04-10T02:15:00-00:00 2016-06-30 Zuehls Legaspi & Co 350 S Figueroa St Suite 437 Los Angeles CA 90071 990 2015-07-01 951783788 LOS ANGELES WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL LOSA 4242586160 3535 HAYDEN AVENUE Room 200 CULVER CITY CA 90232 TERENCE MCCARTHY PRESIDENTCEO 2017-04-10 true Susan Legaspi 2139724033 2017-04-10 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Terence McCarthy 3535 Hayden Ave Suite 200 Culver City CA 90232 1539797 false X www.lawac.org X 1953 CA The Los Angeles World Affairs Council promotes understanding of global issues their impact on the people of So CA by inviting to LA authoritative and influential figures in world affairs and providing an open forum. 56 56 8 0 -8979 1083559 988117 417135 369742 -2086 43099 12117 18018 1510725 1418976 2500 0 0 734694 812555 0 131790 809163 800717 1546357 1613272 -35632 -194296 1954911 1658231 93610 206860 1861301 1451371 The Los Angeles World Affairs Council is a membership based, non-partisan speakers forum which brings together business and community leaders and individuals with an interest in world affairs. It provides an open forum for the public to learn about and enhance understanding of global and international issues. false false 1079793 Educational Events Over sixty 60 public events were held, bringing important people in the field of international affairs to Los Angeles including the United Nations Secretary General, the Presidents of the Philippines and Ghana, the former President of Finland, the former Chairman of the Federal Reserve, US Senators from California and South Carolina, the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, US Ambassadors to Germany and the Philippines, Ambassador to the US from Canada, Ireland and Latvia, the President of the University of California, Architect Frank Gehry, the Deputy Chief of Staff during the George W. Bush Administration, the Cuba Coordinator at the US Department of State, the Head of Emergency Operations of the Red Cross, the US Representative for North Korea Policy, and many others of similar stature. Total attendance of the Councils events was over 6,490 with the average attendance of 105 people. In addition, the Council held 22 screenings of foreign language and documentary films which were attended by over 2,800 people. 182266 Online Media Online Media encompasses the educational outreach of the organization on the internet and its website. An online archive of transcripts and videos of its educational events are made available to the general public free of charge. 52890 Student Programs The Council hosted about 395 students from Los Angeles area high schools at its educational events. 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BASED ON A SPENDING POLICY ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD, A FIXED OF THE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE OPERATING FUND ON A QUARTERLY BASIS 2 A FUND TO SUPPORT THE COUNCILS STUDENT AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS. INVESTMENT INCOME FROM THIS FUND HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS FOLLOWS A 75 TO SUPPORT THE COUNCILS STUDENT PROGRAM, AND B 25 TO SUPPORT THE COUNCILS BROADER COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, INCLUDING YOU TUBE VIDEO STREAMING. false false false false false false false false false false Terence A McCarthy President 270000 21200 31499 322699 Alexander Messmann Executive Vice President 124250 9940 15837 150027 Form 990, Part IV, Section A, Line 2 The following Directors have business relationships Kevin Hanley and David Adishian, John Hotchkis and Brad Freeman, Ina Win Howard and Jason Sturman, Dana Jacobs and Sarah Ketterer, Sherry Lansing and Gene Block, Peter Mullin and Donald E. Vinson, Max Nikias and Stanley Gold, Max Nikias and Ray Irani, Max Nikias and Steven Sample. The following Directors have a family relationships John Hotchkis and Sarah Ketterer. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a, 7b The Council is a membership organization. All members of the organization have equal voting rights. Members have the right to vote on 1 the election of directors, 2 changes to the by-laws, 3 merger, 4 dissolution, or 5 disposition of all or substantially all of the corporate assets. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11a Form 990 is prepared by an independent accountant, reviewed by the President and CEO and the Executive Vice-President. It is e-mailed to the Chair of the Audit Committee. The Councils Form 990 is made avilable to anyone upon request and is also publicly available on the website Guidestar.org. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Members of the Board of Directors are mailed a conflict of interest policy document and are asked to sign an Annual Conflict of Interest Statement acknowledging compliance with the policy. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Compensation of the President is determined by the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee taking into account comparable positions, market and performance. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The president annually evaluates members of management and staff in accordance with certain compensation guidelines and based on their overall performance as assessed during the evaluation process. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Documents are made available to the public upon request. Form 990 is also available on the internet.