2016-09-26T10:34:00-05:00 2015-12-31 113518842 MARKS PANETH LLP 685 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2015-01-01 237380557 WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION WOME 5165424700 1899 HEMPSTEAD TURNPIKE NO 400 EAST MEADOW NY 11554 DEBORAH SLANER LARKIN CEO 5165424700 2016-09-26 1 ROBERT R LYONS P00227274 2125038800 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z DEBORAH SLANER LARKIN 1899 HEMPSTEAD TURNPIKE NO 400 EAST MEADOW NY 11554 3011318 0 X WWW.WOMENSSPORTSFOUNDATION.ORG X 1974 DE CREATING LEADERS BY PROVIDING ALL GIRLS ACCESS TO SPORTS, FITNESS AND BETTER HEALTH. 30 29 13 29 0 0 3834071 2125814 0 0 44325 25316 64927 16122 3943323 2167252 298518 646332 0 0 870108 842835 0 0 393796 999688 1020769 2168314 2509936 1775009 -342684 4707040 4518903 76906 261016 4630134 4257887 X WE CREATE LEADERS BY ENSURING GIRLS ACCESS TO SPORTS. 0 0 462993 340264 PARTICIPATION: OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS, THE MAJORITY OF THE MORE THAN $80 MILLION THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION HAS DISTRIBUTED IN CASH GRANTS AND MATERIALS HAS HELPED MORE THAN 1.8 MILLION SOCIO-ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED GIRLS PLAY SPORTS OR BECOME PHYSICALLY ACTIVE, FROM A GIRL'S FIRST GRASSROOTS SPORTS EXPERIENCE THROUGH HER HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE SPORTS CAREERS, TO COMPETING IN THE OLYMPICS AND THEN TRANSITIONING FROM ATHLETIC COMPETITION TO THEIR NEXT CAREERS.THE FOUNDATION'S GOGIRLGO. GRANTS HAVE HELPED MORE THAN 170,000 GIRLS OF EVERY SKILL LEVEL TO PLAY SPORTS BY FUNDING SPORTS PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING THE COSTS OF EQUIPMENT AND APPAREL, IN GIRLS' SCHOOL, CLUB AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION HAS PROVIDED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, AND RESEARCH GRANTS.THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION AND ESPNW LAUNCHED SPORTS 4 LIFE IN 2014, A NATIONAL EFFORT TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION AND RETENTION OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND HISPANIC GIRLS, AGES 11-18, IN DEVELOPMENTAL YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAMS. THROUGH EDUCATION, PUBLIC AWARENESS AND GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS NATIONWIDE, SPORTS 4 LIFE SEEKS TO EFFECT SUSTAINABLE IMPROVEMENT TO THE OVERALL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF GIRLS IN THESE COMMUNITIES. SPORTS 4 LIFE IS AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE OF GIRLS, ENABLING ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY TO MAKE SPORTS ACCESSIBLE WHILE IMPARTING FOUR FOUNDATIONAL BENEFITS OF SPORTS: LEADERSHIP, SELF-ESTEEM, CONFIDENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE. IN MAY 2001, THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION LAUNCHED GOGIRLGO! - AN INITIATIVE TO GET ONE MILLION INACTIVE GIRLS PHYSICALLY ACTIVE. SINCE THEN, GOGIRLGO! GRANT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED THROUGH HUNDREDS OF PARTNER YOUTH-SERVING SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS, IMPROVING THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE GIRLS THEY SERVE. THE CURRICULUM COMBINES SPORTS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY WITH LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATION TO TEACH GIRLS ABOUT SOCIAL PRESSURES, HEALTHY CHOICES FOR BODY AND MIND, AND ENABLE GIRLS TO COPE WITH THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES THEY ARE FACING, FROM OBESITY AND SMOKING TO DEPRESSION AND UNHAPPINESS WITH THEIR BODIES. WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION AND OTHER RESEARCH POINT TO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AS A FUNDAMENTAL SOLUTION TO THE SERIOUS AND UNIQUE HEALTH AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS FACED BY GIRLS TODAY. THE FOUNDATION'S GOGIRLGO! GRANTS AND EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM HAVE HELPED MORE THAN ONE MILLION GIRLS OF EVERY SKILL LEVEL TO PLAY SPORTS BY FUNDING SPORTS PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING THE COSTS OF EQUIPMENT AND APPAREL, IN GIRLS' SCHOOL, CLUB AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. TODAY, THE WSF CONTINUES TO PROVIDE OUR AWARD-WINNING EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM TO ORGANIZATIONS IN MORE THAN 40 STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.STARTED IN 1984, THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION WAS THE FIRST CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION TO OFFER GRANTS TO ASPIRING WOMEN ATHLETES WITH ELITE POTENTIAL. THE FUND PROVIDES DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ASPIRING U.S. ATHLETES - IN INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM SPORTS - WITH SUCCESSFUL COMPETITIVE RECORDS WHO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO ACHIEVE EVEN HIGHER PERFORMANCE AND RANKINGS. THE FOUNDATION HAS AWARDED MORE THAN 1,300 GRANTS AND $1.7 MILLION NATIONWIDE TO TEAMS AND INDIVIDUAL ATHLETES. MANY OF THESE ATHLETES WENT ON TO CAPTURE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC MEDALS, INCLUDING FIGURE SKATERS MICHELLE KWAN AND MAIA SHIBUTANI, GYMNAST GABRIELLE DOUGLAS, SKI JUMPER ALISSA JOHNSON, BOBSLEDDER ELANA MEYERS, AND THE USA SOFTBALL TEAM AND USA BOXING TEAM, AMONG MANY OTHERS. IN THE 2014 WINTER OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC GAMES, TWELVE TRAVEL & TRAINING FUND RECIPIENTS COMPETED IN SOCHI, WITH TWO WOMEN EARNING MEDALS FOR TEAM USA- ONE SILVER AND ONE BRONZE. IN THE 2012 OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC GAMES, THIRTY-ONE TRAVEL & TRAINING FUND RECIPIENTS COMPETED IN LONDON, WITH ONE TEAM AND FOUR INDIVIDUALS EARNING 7 MEDALS - FIVE GOLD, ONE SILVER AND ONE BRONZE. 857137 293500 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS:THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION ANNUALLY RESPONDS TO THOUSANDS OF REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM FEMALE ATHLETES, PARENTS, COACHES, THE MEDIA AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND DISTRIBUTES THOUSANDS OF PIECES OF EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION EACH YEAR. EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH THROUGH THE FOUNDATION'S WEB SITE, WWW.WOMENSSPORTSFOUNDATION.ORG, WITH THOUSANDS OF PAGES OF INFORMATION, SEARCHABLE DATABASES, AND A NATIONAL TOLL-FREE INFOLINE (800.227.3988), PROVIDES ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS RANGING FROM "THE BOYS PLAY ON TURF FIELDS THAT HAVE LIGHTS AND THE GIRLS HAVE ROCKS ON THE FIELDS, THEY AREN'T LINED. IS THIS OKAY?" TO "HOW CAN I GET FUNDING FOR GIRLS' SPORTS PROGRAMS IN MY COMMUNITY?" IN THE PAST YEAR, OUR OUTREACH HAS ALSO GROWN THROUGH INCREASINGLY POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS, ENABLING US TO SHARE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR WORK AND IMPORTANT ISSUES THROUGH INTERACTIVE MESSAGES ON FACEBOOK (19,000+ LIKES), AND TWITTER (14,000+ FOLLOWERS).WSF ATHLETE LEADERSHIP CONNECTION (ALC), A SIGNATURE PROGRAM BORN FROM THE IDEA THAT FEMALE ATHLETES CAN BE EFFECTIVE CHANGE-MAKERS INSIDE SPORT AND VALUABLE BUSINESS HIRES POST-COMPETITION, IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING CHAMPION FEMALE ATHLETES IN TWO DISTINCT WAYS. FIRST, TO PROVIDE THE RESOURCES, EDUCATION AND NETWORK THEY NEED TO BECOME POWERFUL LEADERS AND SECONDLY, TO ACT AS THE CONDUIT THROUGH WHICH CHAMPION ATHLETES CAN MAKE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION FROM THEIR PLAYING CAREERS TO THEIR NEXT PROFESSIONAL CHALLENGE. ACCORDING TO 2016 GALLUP RESEARCH RELEASED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NCAA, 48 PERCENT OF FEMALE FORMER COLLEGIATE STUDENT-ATHLETES REPORT FEELING ENGAGED AT WORK, COMPARED WITH 41 PERCENT OF FEMALE NON-ATHLETES. THAT ENGAGEMENT GENERALLY TRANSLATES INTO PRODUCTIVITY, LOYALTY AND SUCCESS.1. PUBLIC EDUCATION NATIONAL AWARDS PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S SPORTS HALL OF FAME AND SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF FEMALE ATHLETES ON AND OFF THE FIELD. OVER THE PAST 34 YEARS, MORE THAN 400 HONOREES HAVE BEEN CELEBRATED. WITH WOMEN RECEIVING ONLY 8% OF PRINT AND ELECTRONIC SPORTS MEDIA COVERAGE, THE FOUNDATION USES ITS HIGH-VISIBILITY AWARDS EVENTS AND CELEBRITY AND CHAMPION ATHLETE SPOKESPEOPLE TO CREATE MORE MEDIA COVERAGE, AND REINFORCE THE IDEA OF HAVING POSITIVE FEMALE ATHLETES AS ROLE MODELS PORTRAYED IN THE MEDIA.2. GOGIRLGO! IN MAY 2001, THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION LAUNCHED GOGIRLGO! - AN INITIATIVE TO GET ONE MILLION INACTIVE GIRLS PHYSICALLY ACTIVE. GOGIRLGO! GRANT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED THROUGH HUNDREDS OF PARTNER YOUTH-SERVING SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS AND ENABLE GIRLS TO COPE WITH THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES THEY ARE FACING, FROM OBESITY AND SMOKING TO DEPRESSION AND UNHAPPINESS WITH THEIR BODIES. WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION AND OTHER RESEARCH POINT TO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AS A FUNDAMENTAL SOLUTION TO THE SERIOUS AND UNIQUE HEALTH AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS FACED BY GIRLS TODAY. THE FOUNDATIONS COMPREHENSIVE GOGIRLGO! PROGRAM INITIATIVES INCLUDE GRANT PROGRAMS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO GIRL-SERVING AGENCIES TO ENABLE THEM TO BETTER SERVE INACTIVE GIRLS AND COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC EDUCATION INITIATIVES.KEY TO THE FOUNDATION'S PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS INCLUDE THE DELIVERY OF RESEARCH-BASED FACTS AND MESSAGES ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF GIRLS PLAYING SPORTS AND BEING ACTIVE AND THE HIGHER HEALTH RISKS THEY ENCOUNTER WHEN THEY DO NOT. OUR WEBSITE, WWW.WOMENSSPORTSFOUNDATION.ORG/GOGIRLGO, PROVIDES SUMMARY DATA THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STATISTICS THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED BY INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY:*APPROXIMATELY 25 MILLION CHILDREN UNDER 17 ARE EITHER OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE.*A GIRL'S PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DECLINES SIGNIFICANTLY AS SHE GETS OLDER. BY THE TIME SHE IS 16 OR 17, ONLY 1 IN 7 ATTENDS P.E. CLASS DAILY, AND 15-30 PERCENT REPORT NO REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AT ALL.*INACTIVITY IS MUCH MORE COMMON AMONG FEMALES THAN MALES, AND AMONG BLACK FEMALES THAN WHITE FEMALES.*THIRTY-EIGHT PERCENT OF 12TH GRADE GIRLS AND 18 PERCENT OF EIGHTH-GRADE GIRLS HAVE USED AN ILLICIT DRUG.*THE UNITED STATES HAS THE HIGHEST TEEN PREGNANCY AND BIRTH RATES IN THE INDUSTRIALIZED WORLD.*BY AGE 15, GIRLS ARE TWICE AS LIKELY AS BOYS TO HAVE EXPERIENCED A MAJOR DEPRESSIVE EPISODE.*OVER 90 PERCENT OF VICTIMS OF EATING DISORDERS ARE FEMALE, AND 86 PERCENT REPORT ONSET BY AGE 20.3. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S SPORTS HALL OF FAMETHE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION OWNS THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S SPORTS HALL OF FAME AND A COMPREHENSIVE WOMEN'S SPORTS LIBRARY OF MORE THAN 2,000 VOLUMES, A SIGNIFICANT WOMEN'S SPORTS FILM AND VIDEO COLLECTION, ATHLETE AND EVENT MEMORABILIA REPRESENTING MORE THAN 40 SPORTS, AND TRAVELING MUSEUM EXHIBITS. 102981 3568 ADVOCACY: THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION IS SEEKING TO MAKE CHANGE ON MANY FRONTS AS IT RELATES TO THE RIGHTS AND REPRESENTATION OF GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SPORT. EVERY DAY THE FOUNDATION EDUCATES PEOPLE TO ENSURE THAT THE TITLE IX DEFINITION OF "EQUAL OPPORTUNITY" IN ATHLETICS REMAINS UNCHANGED AND THAT REGULATIONS ARE ENFORCED. THE FOUNDATION'S WEB SITE PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO INFORM PARENTS, COACHES, ADMINISTRATORS AND ATHLETES OF THEIR RIGHTS IN SPORT. STAFF WORKS INDEPENDENTLY AND IN COLLABORATION WITH NUMEROUS NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS INEQUITIES SUCH AS THE FOLLOWING: *GIRLS RECEIVE 1.3 MILLION FEWER OPPORTUNITIES TO PLAY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL AND NEARLY 63,000 FEWER CHANCES TO PARTICIPATE AT THE NCAA LEVEL.*WOMEN RECEIVE $183 MILLION LESS IN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS EACH YEAR THAN THEIR MALE COUNTERPARTS. *WOMEN OF COLOR COMPRISE APPROXIMATELY 23% OF NCAA FEMALE STUDENT ATHLETES.*WOMEN HOLD LESS THAN 43% OF THE HEAD COACHING POSITIONS IN WOMEN'S SPORTS, LESS THAN 3% OF THE HEAD COACHING POSITIONS IN MEN'S SPORTS AND 8.2% OF DIVISION I, 16.1% OF DIVISION II, AND 29.1% OF DIVISION III COLLEGE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR JOBS. 217262 9000 RESEARCHTHE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION HAS PUBLISHED OVER 30 RESEARCH STUDIES, INCLUDING HER LIFE DEPENDS ON IT I & II: SPORT, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF AMERICAN GIRLS (2005 & 2009); THE GROUND-BREAKING GO OUT AND PLAY: YOUTH SPORTS IN AMERICA (2008) AND WHO'S PLAYING COLLEGE SPORTS? (2008); AND WOMEN IN THE 2010 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES: AN ANALYSIS OF PARTICIPATION, LEADERSHIP, AND MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES (2010). THESE AND OTHER WSF ORIGINAL RESEARCH REPORTS ARE QUOTED DAILY IN MEDIA, ACADEMIC AND PUBLIC HEALTH SETTINGS. FOLLOWING ARE BRIEF SYNOPSES OF RECENTLY COMPLETED PROJECTS:1. GO OUT AND PLAY: YOUTH SPORTS IN AMERICA A NATIONAL RESEARCH TEAM HEADED BY DR. DON SABO, DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, SPORTS, AND HEALTH, D'YOUVILLE COLLEGE, STUDIED THE SPORTS AND FITNESS PARTICIPATION OF BOYS AND GIRLS 8-18 (TO ALLOW COMPARISONS) AND THE FACTORS THAT IMPACT THEIR PARTICIPATION. VARIABLES ADDRESSED INCLUDE RACE, ETHNICITY, AGE, SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS, FAMILY SUPPORT AND ROLE MODELING, CULTURAL BARRIERS AND ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIERS IN A NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE AND IN 10-20 COMMUNITIES THAT RANK LOW ON THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF GIRLS, OVER-SAMPLING THESE GROUPS AND OTHER RACE, ETHNIC AND ECONOMIC DEMOGRAPHICS TO INCREASE THE POWER OF THE STUDY. THE WSF HAS AN EXEMPLARY TRACK RECORD OF PERFORMING PUBLIC SERVICE RESEARCH. THIS RESEARCH REPORT IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND TO MEASURE A NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF GIRLS AND BOYS AND THEIR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BEHAVIORS. THE STUDY WILL BE REPEATED EVERY TWO YEARS TO TRACK PROGRESS.2. EXPANDING THE BOUNDARIES OF SPORT MEDIA RESEARCH: AN EXPLORATION OF CONSUMER RESPONSES TO REPRESENTATIONS OF WOMEN'S SPORTSOVER THE PAST THREE DECADES, SPORT MEDIA SCHOLARS HAVE CONSISTENTLY UNCOVERED TWO PATTERNS OF REPRESENTATION THROUGHOUT MAINSTREAM MEDIA: 1) FEMALE ATHLETES, COMPARED TO THEIR MALE COUNTERPARTS, ARE SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERREPRESENTED WITH RESPECT TO AMOUNT OF COVERAGE (FINK & KENSICKI, 2002; KANE & BUYSSE, 2005); AND 2) SPORTSWOMEN ARE ROUTINELY PRESENTED IN WAYS THAT EMPHASIZE THEIR FEMININITY AND HETEROSEXUALITY VERSUS THEIR ATHLETIC COMPETENCE (KANE, 1998; PARKER, 2002). THESE TRENDS HAVE BEEN REMARKABLY RESILIENT: THEY HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED IN PRINT AND BROADCAST JOURNALISM, AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ATHLETIC INVOLVEMENT (E.G., OLYMPIC, COLLEGE AND PROFESSIONAL SPORTS) AND REGARDLESS OF TIME PERIOD WITH RESPECT TO TITLE IX. REGARDING THIS LATTER POINT, DUNCAN AND MESSNER (2005) FOUND THAT SPORTSWOMEN CONTINUE TO BE LARGELY INVISIBLE THROUGHOUT THE VAST MEDIA LANDSCAPE, WHERE THEY TYPICALLY RECEIVE ONLY 6-8% OF ALL SPORT COVERAGE. THIS IGNORES THE REALITY OF WOMEN'S OVERALL LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT IN THAT THEY REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY 40% OF ALL SPORT PARTICIPANTS NATIONWIDE. IT ALSO IGNORES ANOTHER REALITY SPORTSWOMEN COMPRISE APPROXIMATELY HALF OF ALL THOSE INVOLVED IN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS (ACOSTA & CARPENTER, 2006).3. TITLE IX RESEARCH SERIESTHE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION HAS ASSEMBLED A TITLE IX RESEARCH TEAM LED BY DR. JOHN J. CHESLOCK, OF PENN STATE UNIVERSITY (FORMERLY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA) TO PRODUCE A SERIES OF THREE REPORTS ON TITLE IX WHICH WILL ESSENTIALLY ANSWER THREE RELATIVELY STRAIGHTFORWARD QUESTIONS:1. HOW HAS MALE AND FEMALE ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION CHANGED OVER TIME?2. WHAT FACTORS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THESE CHANGES IN ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION? WHILE THESE THREE QUESTIONS ARE SIMPLE, THE REPORTS WILL BE OF SUBSTANTIAL DEPTH. TO FULLY ANSWER THE RELATIVELY BROAD QUESTIONS LISTED ABOVE, ONE NEEDS TO ANSWER A VARIETY OF UNDERLYING SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. FURTHERMORE, THE ANSWERS TO EACH QUESTION CAN DIFFER SUBSTANTIALLY BY THE TYPE OF INSTITUTION EXAMINED. NCAA DIVISION I-A INSTITUTIONS, NCAA DIVISION III INSTITUTIONS, AND NJCAA INSTITUTIONS ARE UNLIKELY TO ACT IN A SIMILAR FASHION. EACH OF THESE REPORTS WILL SUBSTANTIALLY INFLUENCE THE DEBATE OVER TITLE IX WITH THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION LEADING A MEDIA EFFORT TO DISSEMINATE THIS WORK BROADLY. 4. WOMEN IN THE 2010 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMESTHE 2010 STUDY REPLICATES THE FOUNDATION'S "WOMEN IN THE 2006 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES: AN ANALYSIS OF PARTICIPATION, LEADERSHIP AND MEDIA COVERAGE" REPORT, A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GRADING THE PARITY OF WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION AND LEADERSHIP FOR THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES. THE FOUNDATION HAS ALSO CONDUCTED STUDIES ON THE SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES OF 2008. OF NOTE, THE 2012 OLYMPIC REPORT IS NOW ISSUED.THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION ISSUED A REPORT CARD THAT GRADES THE FOLLOWING:*2010 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES PARTICIPATION*2010 PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES PARTICIPATION*2010 IOC MEMBERSHIP*2010 INTERNATIONAL PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE (IPC) MEMBERSHIP*2010 U.S. OLYMPIC PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS*2010 U.S. PARALYMPIC PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS*2010 U.S. OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (USOC) BOARD OF DIRECTORS*2010 U.S. MEDIA COVERAGE*2012 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC REPORTTHE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION IS THE LEADER IN PROMOTING SPORTS, HEALTH AND EDUCATION FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN. WITH BILLIE JEAN KING AS OUR FOUNDER AND ONGOING VISIONARY, THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO HAVE A PROFOUND IMPACT ON FEMALE ATHLETICS, FROM ITS VIGOROUS ADVOCACY OF TITLE IX LEGISLATION TO PROVIDING GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS, GRASSROOTS PROGRAMS FOR UNDERSERVED GIRLS, AND GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH. AN AGENT FOR CHANGE, THE FOUNDATION HAS RELATIONSHIPS WITH MORE THAN 1,000 OF THE WORLD'S ELITE FEMALE ATHLETES AND IS RECOGNIZED GLOBALLY FOR ITS LEADERSHIP, VISION, STRENGTH, EXPERTISE AND INFLUENCE. 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THE FOUNDATION HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2 PART V, LINE 4: TO SUPPORT VARIOUS RESTRICTED GRANTS AND UNRESTRICTED ACTIVITIES AL AK AZ AR CA CO DE DC FL GA IL KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN TX UT VA WA WV WI ANNUAL GALA 1002349 566155 436194 436194 1002349 566155 436194 436194 436194 0 1 UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS OF NE PENNSYLVANIA 425 ALDER STREET SCRANTON PA 18505 240795389 501(C)(3) 6700 2014 GOGIRLGO! GRANT NATIONAL NURSING CENTERS CONSORTIUM 1500 MARKET STREET 15TH FLOOR PHILADELPHIA PA 19102 010560081 501(C)(3) 5000 2014 GOGIRLGO! GRANT PHILLY GIRLS IN MOTION INC 40 W TURNBULL AVENUE HAVERTOWN PA 19083 272888491 501(C)(3) 6000 2014 GOGIRLGO! GRANT SQUASHSMARTS INC 3890 N 10 STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19140 233060172 501(C)(3) 5300 2014 GOGIRLGO! GRANT BEAT THE STREETS WRESTLING PROGRAM PHILADELPHIA 3700 MARKET STREET SUITE 300 PHILADELPHIA PA 19104 800413630 501(C)(3) 6000 2014 GOGIRLGO! 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ONCE THE GRANTS ARE AWARDED, THE GRANTEES HAVE 12 MONTHS TO USE THEM AND NEED TO REPORT BACK TO OUR ORGANIZATION, AFTER 6 MONTHS AND AFTER 12 MONTHS, REGARDING THE USE AND BENEFITS OF THE GRANTS. AT YEAR END, OUR ORGANIZATION PREPARES A FINAL REPORT ON THE GRANT PROGRAM. X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DEBORAH LARKIN CEO 198395 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8028 0 206423 0 0 0 X 6 134319 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS THE FORM 990 FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. EVERYONE IN THE ORGANIZATION IS REVIEWED PERIODICALLY TO DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST HAS OCCURED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANIZATION USES THE FOLLOWING TO ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO AND TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS: 1) APPROVAL BY THE BOARDS COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, 2)WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT (CEO), 3) FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, 4) INDUSTRY SPECIFIC SALARY STUDIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 96,905. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 168,461. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 113,427. TOTAL EXPENSES 378,793. FORM 990, PART XII LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 THE FOUNDATION WORKS FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL WOMEN TO PLAY SPORTS SO THEY CAN DERIVE THE PHYSIOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL BENEFITS OF SPORTS PARTICIPATION. THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION IS THE TRUSTED VOICE OF WOMEN'S SPORTS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BECAUSE OUR WORK IS ANCHORED ON EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH AND 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE DESIGN AND EXECUTION OF AWARD-WINNING EDUCATION AND PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAMS. FOUNDED IN 1974 BY BILLIE JEAN KING, THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION IS A NATIONAL, CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE LIVES OF GIRLS AND WOMEN THROUGH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. WE ARE THE ONLY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION PROMOTING ALL SPORTS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES FOR WOMEN OF ALL AGES AND SKILL LEVELS AND ARE ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE MEDIA AS THE EXPERT RESOURCE ON ALL WOMEN'S SPORTS ISSUES. AN EDUCATED PUBLIC IS THE STRONGEST FORM OF ADVOCACY, AND RESEARCH IS KEY TO DEMOSTRATING THAT SPORTS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEAD TO HEALTHIER, HAPPIER AND MORE PRODUCTIVE LIVES. THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION HAS A RICH HISTORY OF CONDUCTING IMPORTANT RESEARCH AND HAS MADE A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO A SERIES OF SIGNATURE REPORTS ADDRESSING SUCH TOPICS AS GIRLS' PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS, THE IMPACT OF MEDIA IMAGES OF WOMEN IN SPORTS AND PAY EQUITY. OUR VISION IS A SOCIETY IN WHICH PARENTS UNDERSTAND THE BENEFITS OF SPORTS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PARTICIPATION FOR BOTH THEIR DAUGHTERS AND THEIR SONS AND EQUALLY ENCOURAGE THEM TO BE ACTIVE AND HEALTHY. TOGETHER WE WANT TO CREATE A SOCIETY IN WHICH GIRLS AND WOMEN OF ALL AGES FULLY EXPERIENCE AND ENJOY SPORTS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY WITH NO BARRIERS TO THEIR PARTICIPATION. OUR SUCCESS DEPENDS ON PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WHO WORK WITH US TO HELP EVERY GIRL AND WOMAN BELIEVE THAT SHE CAN BE FIT, CONFIDENT AND HEALTHY IN A BODY OF ANY SIZE. THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION IS A NATIONAL 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION WITH A STRONG BOARD WHO ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN STANDING COMMITTEES. THE COMMITTEES MEET ON A REGUALAR BASIS, AND THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD, THE PRESIDENT AND THE HEADS OF EACH COMMITTEE FORM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE EITHER BOARD MEMBERS AND/OR EXPERTS IN THE SCOPE OF THE COMMITTEE. THE ACTIVE BOARD AND STAFF WORK WITH VOLUNTEERS WHO ENGAGE WITH THE ORGANIZATION IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: GRANT REVIEW, AWARD NOMINATION PROCESSES, WSF NATIONAL AND GRASSROOTS EVENTS, PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION, DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, PUBLIC POLICY INITIATIVES AND FUNDRAISING. COLLABORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ARE STANDARD ORGANIZATION PRACTICES. STAFF MEMBERS LEAD OR PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL COLLABORATIONS AROUND GENDER EQUITY AND ACTION, TITLE IX ENFORCEMENT AND STRATEGY EFFORTS, RESEARCH EFFORTS ON WOMEN AND GIRLS, AND WOMEN AND PHILANTHROPY. MORE THAN 500 YOUNG PROFESSIONALS HAVE DEVELOPED LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE FOUNDATION'S INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WHILE PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR OUR PROGRAMMING EFFORTS.