FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION INC (EIN 13-6006960)
Tax period
2015-04-01 to 2016-03-31
Filed
2016-10-20
IRS object ID
201622949349300217
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)
Return2016-10-20T11:38:49-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN582676261PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Rogers & Company PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line18300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600AddressLine1Txt
CityViennaCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22182ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN136006960EIN

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Business Name Line1Foundation for Economic Education IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlFOUNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4045549980PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11819 Peachtree Road NE No 300AddressLine1Txt
CityAtlantaCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30309ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRichard LorencPersonNm
Person TitleChief Operating OfficerPersonTitleTxt
Phone4045549980PhoneNum
Signature2016-10-20SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLori A CollingsworthPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00639819PTIN
Phone7038930300PhoneNum
Preparation2016-10-20PreparationDt
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Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerRichard LorencPrincipalOfficerNm

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CityAtlantaCityNm
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ZIP30309ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,290,993GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresshttp://fee.org/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1946FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo promote and educate in the principles of sound economicsActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$257,175NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Investment Income$71,832CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$427,495PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$268,786CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,295,358PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,562,999CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$51,840PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,536,444ExpenseAmt
DescSeminars and Lectures - Promoting the philosophy of free market economics and the importing of general education relating to economic freedom.Desc

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Expense$565,175ExpenseAmt
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DescBooks and Publications - The dissemination of the results of research and study in the field of economics and the related branches of social science.Desc

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Expense$810,416ExpenseAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document85IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee22EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Sarah Atkins
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Thomas Armstrong Jr
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Frederic J Fransen
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Dan Grossman
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Chris Talley
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John Westerfield
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Lawrence W Reed
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Richard Lorenc
Chief Operating Officer40.00Yes (X)$98,517$0$8,511
Wayne Olson
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Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

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Fundraising$149,597FundraisingAmt

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,129,414CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,222,381CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,196,935TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,129,414CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,222,381CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,196,935TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Public Support Total170$11,918,753PublicSupportTotal170Amt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$97,564CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$223,276CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$95,531CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$70,605CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$575,651TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$95,827CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$244,872CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$220,492CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$303,667CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$257,175CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,122,033TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$15,894,619TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$181,088GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.74990PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.73930PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,485,448BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$14,432InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,499,880EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,506,686BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$9,191InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$12,047GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$1,485,448EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,531,480BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$10,167InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$14,627GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$1,506,686EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$34,957OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$16,582DepreciationAmt
Book Value$18,375BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$348,824OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$270,347DepreciationAmt
Book Value$78,477BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$223,220OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$93,707DepreciationAmt
Book Value$129,513BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$226,365TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Desc20,000 Shares Metalcraft, Inc.Desc
Book Value$1,655,000BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$1,655,000TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Charitable gift annuity$2,738
Income taxes payable$21,755
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$24,493TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,479,440TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$223,666NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$84,111DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$55,996OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$83,559RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,562,999RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,562,999TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,902,376TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$84,111DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$55,996OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$140,107ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,762,269ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,762,269TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part IV, Line 2b:The Foundation is a trustee for a charitable remainder trust. The fair value of assets held by the trust is reported as an asset on the Foundation's balance sheet, and is offset by a liability representing amounts due to other beneficiary of charitable remainder trust.
Part V, Line 4:The Foundation for Economic Education holds several long term investments received from contributions and grants specified by the donors to be used for endowments for scholarships and other program expenditures.
Part X, Line 2:Management has evaluated the Foundation's tax positions and concluded that the Foundation's financial statements do not include any uncertain tax positions.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Cost of goods sold 55,996.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Cost of goods sold 55,996.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
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)
PersonLawrence W ReedPersonNm
TitlePresidentTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$145,667BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$3,354DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$5,643NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$154,664TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$60,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair Market ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution5ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$27,556NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair Market ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescGifts/ AwardsDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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 (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11A draft of the Federal Form 990 is provided to the organization for management review and approval. A complete copy is provided to the Governing Board prior to filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The Organization's Performance and Compensation Committee establishes criteria for the evaluation of the President's performance, conducts a review of the President's performance for each fiscal year, and submits a recommendation to the Board of Trustees at the annual meeting with respect to the President's compensation. This is reviewed, deliberated and decided by the Board of Trustees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization makes its governing documents, Conflict of Interest Policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gProfessional Fees - Writers: Program service expenses 56,980. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 56,980. Professional Fees - General: Program service expenses 28,521. Management and general expenses 12. Fundraising expenses 27,354. Total expenses 55,887. Professional Fees - Consulting: Program service expenses 143,932. Management and general expenses 12,126. Fundraising expenses 90,378. Total expenses 246,436. Professional Fees - Design: Program service expenses 84,209. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 6,445. Total expenses 90,654. Professional Fees - Editing: Program service expenses 55,507. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 55,507. Professional Fees - Video: Program service expenses 9,440. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 9,440. Outside Services - General: Program service expenses 163,982. Management and general expenses 1,160. Fundraising expenses 62,742. Total expenses 227,884.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The Organization's Board of Trustees is responsible for oversight of the audit, including selection of the independent accountant. The process has not changed from previous years.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1George A Warren Trust UA DTD 91169 Foundation for Economic EducationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11819 Peachtree Road NE Suite 300AddressLine1Txt
CityAtlantaCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30309ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN046421546EIN
Primary ActivitiesSupporting Organization- See Part VIIPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 11a, IPublicCharityStatusTxt
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 Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
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 OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule R, Part II, Column (b) Primary ActivityFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTo discover, develop and support students, scholars and other intellectuals who maintain the highest standards of academic and professional excellence.ExplanationTxt

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