ARTHUR F BURNS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015

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Organization
ARTHUR F BURNS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM INC (EIN 54-1629976)
Tax period
2015-10-01 to 2016-09-30
Filed
2017-05-22
IRS object ID
201741429349200529
Schema version
2015v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-05-22T13:14:27-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN521392008PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMANBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650NAddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP208142930ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN541629976EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1ARTHUR F BURNS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlARTHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2027373700PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12000 M STREET NW NO 250AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonFRANK-DIETER FREILINGPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2027373700PhoneNum
Signature2017-05-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3019519090PhoneNum
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Tax2015TaxYr
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Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressWWW.ICFJ.ORG/BURNSWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$136,507GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$136,500ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Investment Income$7InvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Revenue$136,507TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$2,659GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$87,963FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$227OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$5,684PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$74,172OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$170,705TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$34,198ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$123,279NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$89,081NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$147,761BOYAmt
EOY$140,095EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$33,334BOYAmt
EOY$10,000EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$181,095BOYAmt
EOY$150,095EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$57,816BOYAmt
EOY$61,014EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

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BOY$123,279BOYAmt
EOY$89,081EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeEACH YEAR, OUTSTANDING MEDIA PROFESSIONALS FROM THE UNITED STATES, CANADA AND GERMANY ARE AWARDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO REPORT FROM AND TRAVEL IN EACH OTHER'S COUNTRIES AS PART OF THE ARTHUR F. BURNS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM OFFERS YOUNG PRINT AND BROADCAST JOURNALISTS FROM EACH COUNTRY THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WHILE WORKING AS "FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS" FOR THEIR HOMETOWN NEWS ORGANIZATIONS.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomFELLOWS ARE EXPECTED TO WORK AT THEIR HOST ORGANIZATIONS, LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE COUNTRY AND ITS MEDIA. THEY ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO SPEND PART OF THE PROGRAM COVERING NEWS FOR THEIR EMPLOYERS AT HOME, IN EFFECT SERVING AS FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS. FOR BROADCAST JOURNALISTS, THE FELLOWSHIP DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE AVAILABILITY OF TECHNICAL CREWS AND EQUIPMENT. HOWEVER, FELLOWS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MAKE PRIVATE ARRANGEMENTS WHENEVER POSSIBLE. IN MOST CASES, PARTICIPANTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL THROUGHOUT GERMANY AND THE UNITED STATES/CANADA. THIS COMPETITIVE PROGRAM IS OPEN TO U.S., CANADIAN AND GERMAN JOURNALISTS BETWEEN THE AGE OF 21-40, WHO ARE EMPLOYED BY A NEWSPAPER, NEWS MAGAZINE, BROADCAST STATION, NEWS AGENCY OR WHO WORK FREELANCE AND/OR ONLINE. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE DEMONSTRATED JOURNALISTIC TALENT AND A STRONG INTEREST IN NORTH AMERICAN-EUROPEAN AFFAIRS. GERMAN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY IS NOT REQUIRED, BUT IT IS ENCOURAGED.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$2,659GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Foreign GrantsYes (X)ForeignGrantsInd
Program Service Expenses$153,698ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$153,698TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IVYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIVInd

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
MARCUS W BRAUCHLI
CHAIRMAN0.50$0$0$0
STANFORD S WARSHAWSKY
VICE CHAIRMAN0.50$0$0$0
FRANK-DIETER FREILING
PRESIDENT0.50$0$0$0
PHILIP C ZANE
SECRETARY AND LEGAL ADVISOR0.50$0$0$0
RICHARD BURT
HONORARY CHAIRMAN0.50$0$0$0
JAMES F HOGE JR
HONORARY CHAIRMAN0.50$0$0$0
FRANK E LOY
HONORARY CHAIRMAN0.50$0$0$0
DONALD BAER
TRUSTEE0.50$0$0$0
JOYCE BARNATHAN
TRUSTEE0.50$0$0$0
ELISABETH BUMILLER
TRUSTEE0.50$0$0$0
JD BINDENAGEL
TRUSTEE0.50$0$0$0
REBECCA BLUMENSTEIN
TRUSTEE0.50$0$0$0
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Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARIO SCHERHAUFERBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

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Address Line12000 M STREET NW SUITE 250AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2027373700PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$238,060CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$193,749CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$257,500CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$101,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$136,500CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$926,809TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$193,749CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$257,500CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$101,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$136,500CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$926,809TotalAmt
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Substantial Contributors Tot$470,971SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$455,838PublicSupportTotal170Amt

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$79CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$47CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$62CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$7CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$195TotalAmt
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Total Support$927,004TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.49170PublicSupportCY170Pct
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOMEDESCRIPTION: INTEREST. AMOUNT: 7.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: TRAVEL . AMOUNT: 7,351. DESCRIPTION: MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES. AMOUNT: 4,976. DESCRIPTION: ADVERTISING. AMOUNT: 970. DESCRIPTION: BANK FEES. AMOUNT: 944. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS. AMOUNT: 214. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 593. DESCRIPTION: SUBS/MEMBERSHIPS. AMOUNT: 245. DESCRIPTION: PARTICIPANTS COSTS. AMOUNT: 58,879. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 74,172.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: GRANTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 33,334. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 10,000.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 7,701. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 8,362. DESCRIPTION: DUE TO ICFJ. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 50,115. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 52,652.

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