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THE CONVERSATION US INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
THE CONVERSATION US INC (EIN 46-0906774)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2016-11-15
IRS object ID
201613229349300426
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-11-15T00:00:00-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN042805993PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NEWBURG & COMPANY LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1890 WINTER STREET SUITE 208AddressLine1Txt
CityWALTHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02451ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN460906774EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE CONVERSATION US INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCONVBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7819298361PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1745 ATLANTIC AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02111ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOSEPH ROSENBLOOMPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6177974025PhoneNum
Signature2016-11-17SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonHOWARD NEWBURGPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00020281PTIN
Phone7818844100PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE CONVERSATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJOSEPH ROSENBLOOMPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line125 FAIRFAX STAddressLine1Txt
CityWEST NEWTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02465ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,630,290GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressTHECONVERSATION.COM/USWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2012FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE CONVERSATION (TC) IS A UNIQUE FORM OF GLOBAL, BORDERLESS AND INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM THAT BRINGS TOGETHER ACADEMICS AND JOURNALISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO ADDRESS TOPICS OF GLOBAL INTEREST. IT MAKES THE RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY WORK FROM THE GLOBAL UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY ACCESSIBLE WORLDWIDE, FOSTERS COLLABORATION AND PROVIDES READERS WITH HIGH QUALITY, TRUSTED GLOBAL COVERAGE.TC'S GLOBAL OPERATIONAL MODEL IS DECENTRALISED WITH EACH TC ENTITY INCORPORATED AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, WITH A LOCAL BOARD AND MANAGEMENT TEAM RESPONSIBLE FOR RAISING FINANCE WITHIN THAT TERRITORY AND MANAGING ITS BUDGET. THE OVERSIGHT AND FINAL AUTHORITY OVER EACH LICENSEE WILL RESIDE WITH THE CONVERSATION MEDIA GROUP (THE GROUP).EACH TC ENTITY WILL USE THE PLATFORM, WHICH TCMG IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING AND DEVELOPING FOR THE GROUP.TCMG ENSURES EACH ENTITY OPERATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARTER AND THE EDITORIAL ETHOS ESTABLISHED BY ANDREW JASPAN, (OR HIS SUCCESSOR AS APPOINTED BY TCMG) WHO CONCEIVED THE PROActivityOrMissionDesc
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Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
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Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
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Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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SUZANNE NOSSEL
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MARY CROUGHAN
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MARIA BALINSKA-SZCZERBA
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Travel TravelGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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SUBCONTRACTORS$19,845$19,845
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE$10,444$2,024$8,420
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$7,238$7,223$15

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$11,462ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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BOY$800,000BOYAmt
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EOY$2,714EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$15,464BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$1,355,102EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$94,538BOYAmt
EOY$77,106EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$308,333EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,904BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$385,439EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$190,606BOYAmt
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Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$1,073,258BOYAmt
EOY$1,048,417EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

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Current Tax Year$1,630,290CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,965,115TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

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Current Tax Year$1,630,290CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,965,115TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

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Current Tax Year$5,966CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,137TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year$5,966CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,137TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year$1,636,256CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,982,252TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First5 Years509Yes (X)First5Years509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

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Depreciation$10,593DepreciationAmt
Book Value$15,983BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$15,983TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,630,289TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,630,289RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,630,289TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,924,490TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,924,490ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,924,490TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRUCE WILSONPersonNm
TitleEDITORTitleTxt
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Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
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Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
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Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$183,361TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Real Estate Commercial RealEstateCommercialGrp

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Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$8,587NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescCONTRIBUTED LEGAL SERVICESDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
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Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4THE CONVERSATION US, INC. HAS ESTABLISHED A NEW LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH ITS AFFILIATE THE CONVERSATION AUSTRAILIA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 IS GIVEN TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THEN GIVEN TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW. ALL QUESTIONS ARE GATHERED AND DIRECTED BACK AT THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT WHO PREPARED THE RETURN. WHEN ALL QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED, THE RETURN IS SIGNED AND FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON THEIR REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE CONVERSATION MEDIA GROUPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line133 LINCOLN SQUARE SOUTHAddressLine1Txt
CityMELBOURNECityNm
Province Or StateVICProvinceOrStateNm
CountryASCountryCd
Foreign Postal3053ForeignPostalCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary ActivitiesJOURNALISMPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile Foreign CountryASLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd
Exempt Code SectionFOREIGN NON-PROFITExemptCodeSectionTxt
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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